Roger's Scenario Thread

RogerCooper

Name HeartsOfIron2-Europe
Description World War 2 in Europe on a large map with many unit types
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/HeartsOfIron2-Europe

Good Points

Competitive situation
Interesting unit types
Many strategic options

Bad Points

Some unit types are useless or overpowered

Black_Elk

I enjoy this thread a lot. It's fun to hear the quick take and to see the images, especially to see how the various maps have been adapted for alternative scenarios. If there's one thing tripleA definitely has that I dig, it's the full buffet. Sometimes it can be hard to wade through so many different games and think what to download and try out, so the brief survey here is fun. Especially with the screens to show how things look. It's also cool I think just to see the various visual conventions there, like what colors and such were chosen.

I find that the more visuals there are available, the more inclined I am to explore the game and check it out. Even in the map downloads feature like the built in, like if there are more images beyond the thumbnail of the entire map at max zoom. Or when it displays a gamenotes with extra images and kinda tease what's what. A cool expanded overview/survey with this same method, might be like screen of the first turn purchase menu too, to see an example of the unit spread.

Reading this made me go and download some things I hadn't seen before and a few I'd seen but forgotten about. Trying to get a little archive going on the D drive now hehe.

Anyhow, good work!

RogerCooper

@black_elk I am glad the you appreciate it. The website makes it easy to post images.

RogerCooper

Name World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition with Combat Move First
Description World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition with Combat Move First
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_II_Global_1940_2nd_Edition_with_Combat_Move_First

Good Points

Combat move first speeds up play
Better balance than the original game

Bad Points

AI has trouble making good political decisions

TheDog

@RogerCooper
Would you be so kind to review our map 1941 Global Command Decision v120, as we would like your opinion?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q5XcTxMNdUZVAjjTWbz4mw0gL-Bjlw6r/view?usp=sharing

RogerCooper

@thedog said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@RogerCooper
Would you be so kind to review our map 1941 Global Command Decision v120, as we would like your opinion?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q5XcTxMNdUZVAjjTWbz4mw0gL-Bjlw6r/view?usp=sharing

I will try it out on the weekend.

RogerCooper

Pacific Theatre Solo Challenge
World War 2 in Pacific on the AAP map with lots of special stuff
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Pacific_Theater_(Zim_Xero)

Good Points

Interesting set of rules designed for play against the AI

Bad Points

Can be confusing for both units and AI

RogerCooper

@rogercooper I don't generally big games like 1941 Global Command Decision Too many units, too slow to play.

It has some interesting ideas. Maintenance costs, stacking limits and tech by events all work well. It is good the Americans can get across the Atlantic in 2 turns.

The AI has some trouble with the many unit types. For example the AI Americans will not build nuclear bombers.

I like the territory names on so I know what I am fighting over.

Like most scenarios, there is no real sense of the huge economic power of the US.

TheDog

@RogerCooper
Thanks for the review!
I will look into the number of units and the nuclear bomber.

Not sure if you saw this.
If the AI is playing USA on Turn 1, it will buy 11x Industry-Med and place them in the US, on turn 2+ these generate 7pu each, so thats 77pu extra per turn.

Also scripted for both AI and US player is
Turn 2 Brazil
Turn 3 Mexico
Turn 4 Gulf of Mexico states
join the US as allies and generate approximately another 70pu per turn from turn 4+

From turn 5+ the US will produce more PU than Germany, but the US does not have the combat units to match Germany.
This can only be seen by looking at the History PU values in Resources phase.

RogerCooper

@thedog said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@RogerCooper
Thanks for the review!
I will look into the number of units and the nuclear bomber.

Not sure if you saw this.
If the AI is playing USA on Turn 1, it will buy 11x Industry-Med and place them in the US, on turn 2+ these generate 7pu each, so thats 77pu extra per turn.

Also scripted for both AI and US player is
Turn 2 Brazil
Turn 3 Mexico
Turn 4 Gulf of Mexico states
join the US as allies and generate approximately another 70pu per turn from turn 4+

From turn 5+ the US will produce more PU than Germany, but the US does not have the combat units to match Germany.
This can only be seen by looking at the History PU values in Resources phase.

I saw that feature but 70 pu is not enough to be decisive. The Americans also need to fight the Japanese, build transports and it is minimum of 2 turns to get units to Europe. The large number of areas makes it harder for the Western Allies to distract the Germans. Once the Japanese attack Russia, the Russians are in serious trouble.

Have you considered having American sea movement allowances increase during the game as a reflection of improvements in logistics.

The number of units is part of your design decision to create a game on a large map. Some people like large maps, but I don't. It would be interesting to try some of your ideas are on a map with fewer areas.

RogerCooper

Name Rome Total War
Description A scenario inspired by the Rome: Total War game
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Rome_Total_War

Good Points

Not another WW2 game

Bad Points

Most units even ships move 1, making a slow game
Little effort made to show the peculiarities of ancient warfare.

RogerCooper

Name D_Day-3
Description The Axis & Allies D-Day game translated to Triple-A
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/D-Day_3

Good Points

Keeping closer to standard Triple-A improves AI performance

Bad Points

Glitches on territory control
AI does not play the Germans well

RogerCooper

Name CTF2 Colors
Description Abstract conflict on a square map

Good Points

Puzzle-type play

Bad Points

Hard for any win to win a FFA on a symmetrical map

RogerCooper

Name World War II Empty Start
Description Historical alliances but only 1 territory with factory at start (and 200 pu's)
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_II_Empty_Start

Good Points

Total victory can be an interesting puzzle
Plays quickly

Bad Points

AI has trouble handling the situation

RogerCooper

Name NWO Vichy 1941
Description World War 2 in Europe starting in 1941 with Vichy France as a full member of the Axis.

https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/NWO_VICHY_1941

Good Points

Well balanced
Conflict in many areas

Bad Points

Victory Conditions not implemented

RogerCooper

Name World War II v3 1941
Description TripleA port of Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_II_v3_1941

Good Points

Successful boardgame port
A good compromise between the political complexities and large size of the Global game and the smaller versions

Bad Points

A tough struggle for Allies (but you can win as the Allies against the AI)

Note; My personal favorite in face to face play

RogerCooper

Name Ultimate World: Revised
**Description: World War 2 on large map starting in 1939
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimate_World:_Revised

Good Points

Multiple conflict zones
Reasonably balanced
Low unit density makes for fast play

Bad Points

No victory conditions
Many ahistorical elements

board 3659

@rogercooper ships moving 1 just makes no sense imo b/c even back then ... they weren't 2 knots per day.

RogerCooper

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

@rogercooper ships moving 1 just makes no sense imo b/c even back then ... they weren't 2 knots per day.

In Ancient times, fleets were faster than armies.

board 3659

@rogercooper true it just so inaccurate and it makes naval combat so painful. I also think they make the elephant a tank unit when it was more like a terror unit and should have reduced enemey stats (especially calvery) but not be a strong unit on it's own