Roger's Scenario Thread

RogerCooper

@schulz said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper Isn't strategic bombing on Germany by the US becomes too powerful without National objectives? I've also always found the Allies way stronger without the National objectives.

Try out strategic bombing as a strategy. and see how well it works. I think that Allies are bit better off because China does better. National objectives helps everyone except China, so if the Japanese don't focus on China initially, China can become reasonably strong, protecting Russia's Eastern flank.

RogerCooper

Name Death from Above
Description Classic game with modified order of play and cheap airpower.
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Death_From_Above

Good Points

Modified unit values make change rethink tactics

Bad Points

You still have megastacks in Karelia

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@rogercooper Have you reviewed Civil War: A house divided

RogerCooper

@board-3659 said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper Have you reviewed Civil War: A house divided

I have not tried this. I don't like games with inset maps and there are many features that are not AI-compatible.

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@rogercooper ok I find it hard to learn but am trying to

RogerCooper

@board-3659 said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper ok I find it hard to learn but am trying to

Some mods just suffer from feature bloat. Too many unit types and too many special features. A&A is basically a simple game and best TripleA mods are not complex.

My suggestion for the American Civil War on computer is Victory and Glory: The American Civil War. I have not seen a good TripleA mod for it.

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@rogercooper Find it harder to learn than GW 1936. That one at least has axis and allies as a skeleton. This one is too different (resource management) for me to easily learn. I think this map kind of told me not to go too far with my map

beelee

@board-3659 yea I tried it a few times when I first found triplea. It was a bit much for me. I've seen people say it's probably the most unique triplea map.

Some cool stuff for sure but my brain just had trouble with it.

Used to be somebody who played it frequently. Can't remember who

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@beelee I do think it's interesting though I think my favorite's are Steampunk Advance and Lord of the Rings: Middle Earth

RogerCooper

@board-3659 If you want something different, check The Grand War. A unique alternate history with interesting units on map with only 190 territories.

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@rogercooper OK thanks, I'll check it out

RogerCooper

Scenario Churchills 1939 WW2 PTV
Description 1939 on the Path to Victory Map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Churchills_1939_WW2_PTV

Good Points

Lots of territories on the East Front

Bad Points

The Axis start too weak to properly threaten the Allies

RogerCooper

Name Europe - incomplete v3
Name The Axis & Allies: Europe boardgame with Anniversary edition rules
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Europe_incomplete_v3

Good Points

Fast-playing boardgame port

Bad Points

Strongly favors Axis. A human can win in 6 turns whatever the Allies do.
Victory conditions not implemented

RogerCooper

Name Hearts of Iron2_Lion's Den_1944
Description World War 2 on large world map, starting in 1944
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Hearts_of_Iron2_Lion's_Den_1944

Good Points

Timed victory condition
Interesting additional units

Bad Points

Victory conditions not implemented in game
Large number of areas and units slow play
Overly small areas in Europe get overcrowded and hard to read

RogerCooper

Name Hearts of Iron 2: Clash Of The Titans-Winter1942
Description World War 2 on a large world map starting in 1944
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Hearts_of_Iron_2:_Clash_Of_The_Titans-Winter1942

Good Points

Interesting additional units
Lots of conflict zones

Bad Points

Overly small areas in Europe get overcrowded and hard to read
Tough position for Russia

RogerCooper

Name Cold War-Revised
Description World War 3 on the Revised Map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Cold_War-Revised

Good Points
*Fast-playing

Bad Points

Russians don't have a chance

RogerCooper

Name Six Armies 3 Alliances
Description A 3-sided conflict on the Revised map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Six_Army_3_Alliance

**Good Points

Lots of fighting all over the map

Bad Points

Hard to actually win

RogerCooper

Name Iron War-Europe
Description World War 2 in Europe with multiple units types and resources
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Iron_War:_Europe

**Good Points

The AI can play this effectively despite multiple resources
Large map areas make if easier to play

**Bad Points

All powers active from beginning

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Here some maps that could be interesting:
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Domination_Map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic?so=search
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Russian_Civil_War_(6_players)

RogerCooper

@board-3659 said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Here some maps that could be interesting:
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Domination_Map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Jurassic?so=search
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Russian_Civil_War_(6_players)

My experience is that the Domination map is too big, slowing the game. In additional problem is that designers often add many other things on to the Domination map. I just tried Domination-Weltpolitik, and was faced with a dozen player action choices per turn as the US.

Jurassic is a free for all, which is generally not interesting to play.

Russian Civil War is a good mod that I have tried in various versions.