<s>
Battleground	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Antietam	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1996	O
computer	B-Application
wargame	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
TalonSoft	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
fifth	O
issue	O
in	O
the	O
popular	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
simulated	O
combat	O
at	O
the	O
1862	O
Battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Antietam	I-Application
and	O
the	O
earlier	O
Battle	O
of	O
South	O
Mountain	O
during	O
the	O
American	O
Civil	O
War	O
's	O
Maryland	O
Campaign	O
,	O
using	O
both	O
a	O
video	O
version	O
of	O
miniature	O
wargaming	O
and	O
board	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
basic	O
platform	O
for	O
the	O
Battleground	B-Application
series	O
involves	O
individual	O
infantry	B-Protocol
and	O
cavalry	O
regiments	O
,	O
artillery	O
batteries	O
,	O
and	O
commanders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
compete	O
against	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
or	O
against	O
another	O
player	O
via	O
modem	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
may	O
try	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
individual	O
scenarios	O
,	O
or	O
refight	O
the	O
entire	O
battle	B-Application
of	I-Application
Antietam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
Battleground	B-Application
games	O
of	O
1996	O
—	O
Shiloh	O
,	O
Antietam	O
and	O
Waterloo	O
—	O
collectively	O
won	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Pluss	O
wargame	B-Application
of	O
the	O
year	O
award	O
for	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waterloo	O
and	O
Antietam	O
were	O
runners-up	O
for	O
Computer	O
Game	O
Entertainments	O
1996	O
"	O
Best	O
War	O
Game	O
"	O
prize	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Tigers	B-Application
on	I-Application
the	I-Application
Prowl	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
