Roger's Scenario Thread
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@Cernel As a long-time board wargamer I am used to using the term scenario. To me, TripleA is the game and the map is the virtual board that the scenario is played on.
When posting, I don't review my previous posts and see if I already played the same scenario.
The purpose of this thread is to give some exposure to the many different scenarios that TripleA can run, and their suitability for play against the AI. I am not trying to create a definitive set of reviews.
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Name 270BC Cernel Variant
Description The Mediterranean into the time of the Punic Wars and the Diadochi
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Good Points
- An interesting historical situation
- Beautiful unit art
Bad Points
- No victory conditions
- Low movement allowances does not reflect the sweeping campaigns of the period
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Name Large Middle Earth
Description The War of the Ring on a large map
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Good Points
- An interesting and varied set of units with many special unit & terrain effects
- Appropriate national objectives
- Most units are move 2, speeding play
Bad Points
- AI needs to be run at Hard level because of the many specials, which slows the game
- Unique units like Wizards and Nazgul are buildable
- Unlimited unit building is unlike the small armies described by Tolkien
- No sense of great numeric strength of Mordor
Note: If you play this with the AI use the "Terrain Effects Allow All Units" option are the AI will build units to attack mountain strongholds that can't reach mountain strongholds
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Name World at War
Description World War 2 on a large map
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Good Points
- Lots of conflict all over the map
- Reasonably well-balanced
Bad Points
- Slow because of map size (but better than other large map variants)
- No victory conditions
- Lots of ahistorical oddities on the map
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Name Big World 2: Rise of the Axis
Description Big World Map with National Objective, National Advantages & Politics
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Good Points
- Lots of interesting options
Bad Points
- The AI does not handle the politics correctly
- No victory conditions
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Name WW2 Path to Victory
Description Global game on modified map
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**Good Points
- Balanced game
- Russia and China harder to knock out
**Bad Points
- None really, this is a very good scenario
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Name World War II Global 2nd Edition
Description Implementation of the second edition of the Axis & Global 1940 game
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Good Points
- Faithful to the boardgame
Bad Points
- Favors the Axis
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Name 2020
Description Alternate History WW3 pits Europe/Canada/Japan/Australia against Russia/China/India
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**Good Points
- Standard rules set
- Not another WW2 game
**Bad Points
- Strategic situations lacks strategic tension (both sides are equal in strength) or operation tension (similar forces)
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Name NWO 1915 LebowskiED
Description World War 1 in Europe on the New World Order
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Good Points
- Balanced
- Interesting strategic situation with many options
- Some colorful WW1 units
Bad Points
- No victory conditions
- Board can get crowded later in the game
- Air power is ahistorically important
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Name Axis General
Description V3 rules on the revised map
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**Good Points
- Balanced
- Plays fairly fast
**Bad Points
- The AI has some problems with the neutrals, with the Americans putting to much effort into conquering neutrals while the Japanese focus on Russia rather than easy pickings in neutral Southeast Asia
- Everyone is immediately at war, despite the 1939 start point
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Name Big World: 1941 - Factions(Allies)
Description Big World scenario with more nations, unit types and some minor map changes
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Good Points
- Some interesting new unit types
Bad Points
- The Allies do not have enough income to overcome the Axis strategic advantage
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Name: Cold War Asia: 1948
Description: The Chinese Civil War, the Korean War & the Vietnam War all at the same time
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**Good Points
- Standard unit set
- Lots of conflict all over the map
- Reasonably balanced
**Bad Points
- Weird looking map
- Ahistorical conflation of 3 non-overlapping wars
- Not much effort to distinguish the differing capabilities of the combatants
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Name Classic-Kremlin
Description Classic edition with some optional rules
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**Good Points
- Fast-playing
**Bad Points
- The mega-stacks on the East Front
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Name World War I 1914
Description Based upon Axis & Allies: 1914 Boardgame
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**Good Points
- One round combat limit gives a trench warfare feel
- Unit set reflects WW1 conditions
**Bad Points
- Low movement allowance makes for slow game
- Odd territory boundaries and build rules make for very ahistorical strategies
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@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:
- No victory conditions
From the page you linked:
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_At_WarUnconditional Surrender: Victory is achieved at any moment the enemy alliance owns only 5 capitals or less
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Name World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition
Description Port of boardgame
link**Good Points
- Port of the Axis & Allies Global 1940 game
- Lots of interesting options
**Bad Points
- Favors the Axis
- Japan gets too strong
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Name CTF2 Good Versus Evil
Description Fantasy Warfare on an abstract map
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**Good Points
- Fast-playing even with Hard AI
- Challenging puzzle-like situation
- Balanced
- AI hard to beat
**Bad Points
- Bland, symmetric situation limits replay value
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Name Axis General
Description The Big World map starting in 1939
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Good Points
- Fast-playing
- Rules similar to v3
Bad Points
- Axis is too weak to launch an effective offensive
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Name World War II v3 1942
Description TripleA version of the Anniversary edition, 1942 scenario
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Good Points
- Accurate port of the boardgame
- Plays fast
- Action all over the map
Bad Points
- Tough scenario for the Russians
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Name The Rising Sun WW2v3 - AA Boats Edition
Description The Pacific War on a large map
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Good Points
- Well-balanced
- Not too slow despite the large map
- Lots of options
Bad Points
- Not historical, Japan divided into 3 players, Thailand & Dutch are viable, Russia is at war from day 1
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