Roger's Scenario Thread
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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@RogerCooper Aren't v3 41 and 42 unbalanced in favor of the Allies without national objectives?
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@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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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