Roger's Scenario Thread

[RogerCooper]

Name Argothair's Middleweight Map 1942
Description World War Two in 1942 on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Argothair's_Middleweight_Map_1942

Good Points

• An effort has been made to increase historical accuracy without adding complexity

Bad Points

• Favors the Axis

[RogerCooper]

Name WWIIv3 1941 Tech Advance
Description WWIIv3 1941 with every power starting with a free tech advance.
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/WWIIv3_1941_Tech_Advance

Good Points

• Makes for some variety in the start

Bad Points

• Tech advances are not of equal value

[RogerCooper]

Name House of Habsburg 0.8
Description 16th Century Europe on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/House_of_Habsburg_0.8

Good Points

• Rules for castles highlight the importance of fortifications
• Interesting unit interactions to reflect the pike & shot period
• Upkeep costs prevent mega-stacks

Bad Points

• No victory conditions
• Some of the technologies do not work
• It is difficult to create armies large enough to do anything

[RogerCooper]

Name Hearts of Iron 2: Turning tide-1943
Description World War 2 in 1943 on a large map
https://axisandallies.fandom.com/wiki/Hearts_of_Iron_2:_Turning_tide-1943

Good Points

• Unusual 1943 starting point for immediate action
• Many interesting unit types

Bad Points

• Strongly favors the Axis
• Many units are poorly balanced.

[RogerCooper]

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

[RogerCooper]

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

[RogerCooper]

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

[RogerCooper]

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

[RogerCooper]

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

[RogerCooper]

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