Roger's Scenario Thread

[RogerCooper]

Name World War I 1914
Description TripleA port of the Axis & Allies World Ware One game
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/World_War_I_1914

Good Points

• A reasonably good port of the boardgame
• One round limit on ground combat gives that WW1 feel
• Plays fairly quickly in TripleA

Bad Points

• The AI has trouble with the one round combat limit
• The ability of the British to build without limit in India seriously imbalances the game.

[Schulz]

@rogercooper Do you think it's a bad point for Berlin to be closer to Moscow than Paris?

[RogerCooper]

@schulz said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

@rogercooper Do you think it's a bad point for Berlin to be closer to Moscow than Paris?

There is so much geographic distortion in A&A games, that I sometimes fail to point it out. Another problem with AA14 is that you can only build in capitals. Except in 1914, Moscow was not the capital of Russia.

Nonetheless, it a fun scenario to play and despite its problems, it does feel like WW1.

[beelee]

the map orientation makes it unplayable for me. I know thats the oob style but I don't like it

[RogerCooper]

Name 1941-Cristaldi
Description World War 2 in 1941
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/1941-Cristaldi

Good Points

• An interesting variety of units
• Some interesting country-specific units

Bad Points

• As is usual, the Russians have a hard time

[RogerCooper]

Name Ultimate P Talibush Mod
Description World War 2 on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimate_P_Talibush_Mod

Good Points

• Reasonably balanced
• Low luck speeds up play
• Conflict all over the map**

Bad Points

• A lot of ahistorical stuff on map

[RogerCooper]

Name Tiberian Conquest EU
Description SciFi warfare in Europe
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Tiberian_Conquest_EU

Good Points

• Interesting unit art

Bad Points

• Units don't fit in the areas, making the game hard to play
• No victory conditions
• Too many units, mostly overpriced

[RogerCooper]

Name 41 Oztea SBR Militia
Description World War 2 Global with better balance and militia
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/41_Oztea_SBR_Militia

Good Points

• Better balanced than the original game

Bad Points

• The militia unit is overpriced and has little effect on the game.

[RogerCooper]

Name 270BC
Description The Mediterranean in 270 BC

Good Points

• Colorful unit graphics
• Conflict all over the map

Bad Points

• Low movement allowances makes the game less dynamic
• Rome has a substantial advantage
• No victory conditions
• Unlimited army building does not feel very ancient

[RogerCooper]

Name No Man's Land Navalland
Description World War One on large world map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/No_Man's_Land_Navalland

Good Points

• Conflict all over the map

Bad Points

• The large number of units is hard to manage
• The Central powers have a definite edge.

[RogerCooper]

Name 41 Oztea SBR
Description World War 2 on the Global Map with a 1941 start
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/41_Oztea_SBR

Good Points

• Better balance
• The 1941 startpoint simplifies the political rules

Bad Points

• Still favors the Axis

[RogerCooper]

Name Ultimate Pants: ww2v3
Description World War 2 worldwide on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimate_Pants:_ww2v3

Good Points

• Reasonably balanced
• Standard unit types
• Conflict all over the map

Bad Points

• Many political & geographic anomalies

[RogerCooper]

Name Pact of Steel v3 rules
Description World World 2 starting in 1942 on a modified version of the Revised map with 7 powers.
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Pact_of_Steel_v3_rules

Good Points

• Straight-forward rules on reasonable map size

Bad Points

• Favors the Axis (but interesting to play as an ally against the AI)

[RogerCooper]

Name Star Wars-Tatooine War 4x2
Description Star Wars action on the planet Tatooine
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Wars-Tatooine_War_4x2

Good Points

• Reasonable map size
• Has some Star Wars feel

Bad Points

• A flat planet

[RogerCooper]

Name Camp David-1973 Yom Kippur War
Description The 1973 Arab-Israeli War on a smallish map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Camp_David:_1973_Yom_Kippur_War

Good Points

• Not another WW2 scenario
• Small map and mostly 2 point moves makes for a fast and dynamic game

Bad Points

• The shortness of the actual war does not fit in with the production model.

[Cernel]

@rogercooper said in Roger's Scenario Thread:

Bad Points

• The shortness of the actual war does not fit in with the production model.

For sure, but how should it have been constructed. Just go with no production at all like Chess or what?

[RogerCooper]

@cernel Probably something a bit more like Axis & Allies: D-Day with a reinforcement schedule and limited combat rounds. More differentiation between the sides would also be good.

Still, it is interesting scenario to play as is, with the Israelis having the advantage of the central position against slightly superior Arab production.

[RogerCooper]

Name Cold War Asia: 1948
Description The Chinese Civil War, Korean War and the Vietnam War all fought simultaneously
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Cold_War_Asia:_1948

Good Points

• Unusual situation with conflict all over the map
• Reasonable map size and unit density

Bad Points

• Map glitches
• Very ahistorical (but interesting) interpretation of the situation.

[RogerCooper]

Name WW2v5-Build Caps
Description World War II 1942 Version 2, with units capped at what came in the box.
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/WW2v5-Build_Caps

Good Points

• No mega stacks

Bad Points

• Capping builds make this scenario even more favorable to the Axis than the original game.

[RogerCooper]

Name Small's 1939
Description World War II in 1939 with many neutral territories on the Big World map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Small's_1939

Good Points

• Better balance than the regular Big World

Bad Points

• The AI has trouble playing Germany