Roger's Scenario Thread

[RogerCooper]

Name House of Habsburg 0.8
Description 16th Century Europe on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_Habsburg_0.8

Good Points

• Rules for castles highlight the importance of fortifications
• Interesting unit interactions to reflect the pike & shot period
• Upkeep costs prevent mega-stacks

Bad Points

• No victory conditions
• Some of the technologies do not work
• It is difficult to create armies large enough to do anything

[RogerCooper]

Name Hearts of Iron 2: Turning tide-1943
Description World War 2 in 1943 on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Hearts_of_Iron_2:_Turning_tide-1943

Good Points

• Unusual 1943 starting point for immediate action
• Many interesting unit types

Bad Points

• Strongly favors the Axis
• Many units are poorly balanced.

[RogerCooper]

Name Hearts of Iron: The Rising Sun 1942
Description World War 2 starting in 1942 on the Big World Map with many new unit types
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Hearts_of_Iron:_The_Rising_Sun_1942

Good Points

• Reasonably balanced

Bad Points

• Most of the new units aren't useful

[RogerCooper]

Name Domination 1914 No Man's Land
Description World War One on a large world map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Domination_1914_No_Man's_Land

Good Points

• Action all over the map
• World map less distorted than most

Bad Points

• No victory conditions
• Bolsheviks handled in an odd and ahistorical way

[RogerCooper]

Name HeartsOfIron2-Europe
Description World War 2 in Europe starting in 1941 with many new unit types
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/HeartsOfIron2-Europe

Good Points

• Lots of interesting unit types

Bad Points

• Favors the Axis

[RogerCooper]

Name WWIIv3 1941 UK Factory
Description Anniversary Edition with an additional British factory anywhere they want and some minor changes in deployment
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/WWIIv3_1941_UK_Factory

Good Points

• Improves balance

[RogerCooper]

Name Ultimate World-Expanded
Description World War 2 in 1939 on a large map with many nations
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimate_World:_Expanded

Good Points

• Reasonably balanced
• Conflict all over the map

Bad Points

• No victory conditions
• A lot of units

[RogerCooper]

Name A Song of Ice and Fire
Description War based upon the Game of Thrones series of books, on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire

Good Points

• Many unique units inspired by the books
• A diplomatic system
• A pretty map

Bad Points

• No restrictions on army size resulting in mega-stacks
• Boundaries are hard to see on the map
• The diplomatic system is fairly basic and results in a war of all against all in AI play

Note: Try this with all powers controlled by AI and watch the "Others" slowly conquer the map

[RogerCooper]

Name Bad-Ass 4 Nation FFA
Description Abstract 4 player conflict on a world map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Bad-Ass_4-Nation_FFA

Good Points

• Extensive diplomatic rules
• Neutrals get stronger each turn

Bad Points

• The diplomatic rules don't work too well in AI play
• The AI does a poor job with the large initial bids

[RogerCooper]

Game Oztea 1939 Global
Description World War II starting in 1939 using the Global board
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Oztea_1939_Global

Good Points

• Balance is improved

Bad Points

• The AI handles political decisions poorly

[RogerCooper]

Games World War II v3 1942 No National Objectives
Description Anniversary edition played without national objectives
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_II_v3_1942_No_National_Objectives

Good Points

• Popular in face to face tournament play

[Schulz]

@RogerCooper Aren't v3 41 and 42 unbalanced in favor of the Allies without national objectives?

[RogerCooper]

@Schulz said:

@RogerCooper Aren't v3 41 and 42 unbalanced in favor of the Allies without national objectives?

Generally in tournaments, there is a small bid to take the Axis. If you are playing 1 country with the AI in TripleA, the game is interesting.

[RogerCooper]

Name Ultimate World: Revised
Description World War II in 1940 on a large map with many nations
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimate_World:_Revised

Good Points

• Lots of conflict all over the world
• Easy to understand rules

Bad Points

• No victory conditions
• Favors the allies

[RogerCooper]

Name Charles de Gaulle 1939
Description World War in 1940 on Global map with some variations
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle_1939

Good Points

• Improved neutral and political rules
• Better balance

Bad Points

• AI makes bad political decisions

[RogerCooper]

Name Hearts of Iron: The Rising Sun 1942
Description World War 2 in 1942 on the Big World map with many added unit types
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Hearts_of_Iron:_The_Rising_Sun_1942

Good Points

• Both sides have a chance to win

Bad Points

• Many unit types are similar

[RogerCooper]

Name CTF2 Future Warfare
Description Conflict with a futuristic feel on the Capture the Flag map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/CTF2_Future_Warfare

Good Points

• An intersting puzzle to solve against the AI

Bad Points

• Not much replay value

[RogerCooper]

Name Classic Iron Blitz 3rd Edition
Description The Classic edition with marines and destroyers added
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Classic:_Iron_Blitz_3rd_Edition

Good Points

• Port of old Iron Blitz PC game
• Fast-playing

Bad Points

• Favors allies

[RogerCooper]

Name The Shogun Advanced
Description Japan in the Sengoku Period on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/The_Shogun_Advanced

Good Points

• A variety of clearly differentiated units
• Upkeep costs & build caps prevent spamming and mega stacks
• Historical economic values and clan locations
• Political rules
• Historical events like the introduction of muskets

Bad Points

• Everyone starts at war with everyone else (historically the clans tending to group into eastern and western alliances)
• Because of the lack of alliances at start and some random placements, it can be confusing to play