Roger's Scenario Thread

RogerCooper

@rogercooper
Scenario AAC-BuildCaps
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Description Classic 1984 edition of Axis & Allies, with builds restricted to what came in the box

Good Points

No big stacks
Greater variety of units built

Bad Points

The size limits are arbitrary
The AI has some problems

RogerCooper

Scenario Ultimate Pants ww2v3
Download In repository under Experimental tab, Ultimate World Variants

Good Points

Detailed world map
Many nations, fighting on many fronts

Bad Points

Areas on map are too small to fit units unless you shrink the units to 50%
Large number of areas & units slows play
Territory values are often highly ahistorical,

RogerCooper

Scenario AAR-BuildCaps
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Description 2004 edition of Axis & Allies, with builds restricted to what came in the box

Good Points

No big stacks
Greater variety of units built

Bad Points

The size limits are arbitrary, although not as restrictive as AAC
The AI has some problems

RogerCooper

Scenario World War II v5 1942 Second Edition**
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Description 1942 Scenario for the AAG40 game

Good Points

No confusing political rules
AI plays well

Bad Points

Like most scenarios for the Global game, it is hard to win as the Allies

RogerCooper

Scenario WW3 Circa 1955
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Description World War Three using AAC map & rules with all technologies on

Good Points

Plays fast
Not just another WW2 scenario

Bad Points

2 IPC infantry results in infantry spamming
Long-range heavy bombers are too deadly to naval units and can easily wipe out production
Unlimited builds in original complexes encourages infantry spamming
No victory conditions

RogerCooper

Scenario Midnight Express 1939 Scenario
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Description An effort to create a more historical scenario for AAG40. There are versions for every year from 1939 to 1944, but I have only ported the 1939 scenario,

RogerCooper

WW2_NEW_WORLD_ORDER

I have updated this scenario pack by adding victory conditions and creating additional scenarios where the neutral nations are allocated to the alliances as suggested but not implemented in the notes.

RogerCooper

Scenario Big World: April 1940
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Description The title says it all

Good Points

Straight-forward, fast-playing scenario

Bad Points

Despite the April 1940 starting point, everyone is immediately at war

RogerCooper

Scenario AA42-2_FreeCiv_Art
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Description This simply replace the art for World War II version 5, with art from the game FreeCiv.

RogerCooper

@rogercooper
Scenario Camp David 1956
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Description The Suez crisis of 1956

Good Points

Shows some of the political constraints of the actors in the crisis
Low unit density

Bad Points

Victor conditions not implemented
Political constraints confuse AI
The Jordanian front is too important

RogerCooper

Scenario WWIIv3 1941 Free Tech
Download from Repository as WW2v3_Variants
Description The AA50-41 scenario with each power getting a free tech on turn 1 and other techs on later turns

Good Points

You get to see some tech

Bad Points

The tech tends to be more useful to the Axis and the Russian get little free tech (only 1 every 8 turns compared to 1 every 3 turns for Germany)

RogerCooper

Scenario Camp David-1967
Download from Repository as Camp David
Description The 1967 Arab-Israeli War (6 day war)

Good Points

No unusual units or rules
AI plays well
Interesting situation, Israelis start stronger and have central position, Arabs have higher production
Small board, fast play time

Bad Points

TripleA system not a good match for a brief war
Israel;s advantage in air power and command control not reflected.
Victory conditions not implemented

RogerCooper

@rogercooper
Scenario Fantastic Forces
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Description An iincomplete fantasy scenario

Good Points

Some nice unit art

Bad Points

Most features not implemented
All units have same stats

RogerCooper

@rogercooper
Scenario Russian Civil War (3 players)
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Description The Russian Civil War

Good Points

Interesting historical situation
Unusual units used in the war such as Armored Trains and Tanchakas

Bad Points

Can build in any territory
Excessive unit density
No victory conditions implemented

Cernel

@rogercooper I don't think being able to build in any territories should be, per se, a bad point. It's a choice. I'm also making a medieval map, in which you can do that, as that seems at least more reasonable than having 1 or 2 territories raising armies and all the other ones not.

RogerCooper

@cernel Having factories in every territory essentially eliminates logistics. The need to wait for your reinforcements to reach the front creates a de facto logistics limitation. This is an important part of the game.

Factories also provide an important and interesting intermediate level target. The decision to build a factory becomes an important strategic decision.

As for realism, centralized factories are even more realistic in the medieval period. Consider how the need to march armies from southern England to Scotland made the conquest of Scotland difficult for the English. Even in the 16th century, the Ottoman empire had to assemble its forces in Edirne for its campaigns against Austria, resulting in a short campaign season and Austrian victory. Only the most sophisticated pre-industrial states could assemble large armies at a location other than a capital.

So I think from both realism and game interest, expensive factories add to the game. Note that the Russian Civil War was full of major offensives that collapsed partially because of logistical problems.

RogerCooper

@rogercooper
Scenario Pact of Steel V3 Rules
Download In repository under Pact of Steel Variations
Description Modified version of AAR

Good Points

Fast-playing straightforward scenario

Bad Points

Axis is too strong

Cernel

@rogercooper Wasn't Fantastic Forces just the old name of Elemental Forces? I don't think a map has to be considered unfinished if during the development its name was changed, thus not further developed with the old name (tho I cannot say if the current 1.0 is that finished). Mostly assuming here, as the Download link doesn't work for me.

RogerCooper

@cernel said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper Wasn't Fantastic Forces just the old name of Elemental Forces? I don't think a map has to be considered unfinished if during the development its name was changed, thus not further developed with the old name (tho I cannot say if the current 1.0 is that finished). Mostly assuming here, as the Download link doesn't work for me.
Yes, Elemental Forces does seem to be the developed version of the same mod.

RogerCooper

Added to Wiki, World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3