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EasilyConfused -> RE: Shameless Plug! (10/9/2005 7:55:43 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Mantis
I can't resist the opportunity to share this with you.
I am a tremendous fan of the Grand Campaign style scenarios in TOAW. I have enjoyed several, but one of them stands above all the rest (for me at least!) - Mark Steven's Europe Aflame.
WWII utilizing a map similar to 3R, with various additional areas included (the Horn, Ethiopia, etc). This scenario could be shipped as a stand alone package, and would be worth the money all by itself. Being constantly updated and improved for several years, it is the only scenario to feature its own forum on SZO. (Europe Aflame Forum Link)
Containing a plethora of strategic options (German pre-war builds, Operation Seelowe, Allied invasions of Sweden, Spain, Persia, etc., a German 'Eastern Crusade' option which is made available if the Allies extend the Maginot Line to the sea...) this scenario is a must for people who like to have a little more meat in their wars.
This is no set-piece battle... YOU decide your path into Russia as the Axis - and what you do in Europe up 'til that point. The game is also reactionary. What you do (combined with a little luck) will determine when the Americans will have had enough, and offer Lend Lease, and ultimately, declare war on the Axis powers.
For fans of the 'big ones', or those that like a great degree of strategic flexibility, I can't recommend Europe Aflame enough!
(The scenario itself can be found in the first, stickied thread in the EA forum)
I'm not a huge fan of this type of scenario. The problem is that TOAW simply can't deal (at the present time at least) with something on that scale (by that I mean area not hex size). Most of the problems could be fixed with upgrades to the game such as expanding the number of events and exclusion zones, but I remain skeptical that there will ever be a TOAW scenario of that scope that is very realistic.
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