How to join the TOC ladder and info on active/inactive status

[Mr Grumpy]

Welcome gamers to the Tiller Operational Campaigns (TOC) ladder.  This part of The Blitzkrieg club is dedicated to the operational games in the WDS gaming company line up.  

*Note that from November 2021 John Tiller Software migrated into a new company Wargame Design Studios (WDS)*

• We discuss all aspects of the games here.
  
• Strategy and Tactics
  
• New ideas to enhance the games' enjoyment or historical interest.
  
• Modification and scenarios developed by other members.
  
• Responses to queries from folks directly and indirectly involved in WDS game development.
  

A great community awaits you here on this ladder.  If you have any questions about this forum, or just need a helping hand, contact myself or my associate RickyB and we will respond.

Below is some info on how to join this ladder.  
Regards,
Darran Fowler (aka Mr Grumpy)

How to join the ladder
In order for you and your opponent to be able to report your PBEM games you need to join the ladder!

Click on the settings icon....
 

Then select the TOC ladder (use the control key if you want to select multiple ladders)


Supported Games (All WDS).
All Panzer Campaigns (PzC) Titles,
All Modern Campaigns (MC) Titles,
All First World War Campaigns (FWWC) Titles,
All Total War In Europe (TWiE) Titles.

PBEM Etiquette
Make sure you and your opponent have the same game version and use the default optional rules or if you are not using the default optional rules discuss which ones you will be using before you start the game.
Other than the default rules, never agree to use optional rules that you don't fully understand the effects on play, it is a favourite tactic of "sharks" to use optional rules that slant the scenario in their direction, so beware.
To help further here is a article on the optional rules that you will useful Optional Rules Article .
Please do not just disappear if you need a break from a game or you wish to end a game, have the courtesy to Email your opponent to explain that you are taking time off or you no longer wish to continue the game.

Active/Inactive Status
You become "active" on the ladder once you report your first game, any player who has not reported a game for a year becomes inactive and his stats are removed and archived on the database, the only way to regain active ladder status again is to play and report a new game at which point your stats will reappear on the ladder.

However being inactive on the ladders does NOT impact on your ability to post on the forums.

CG bonus.
Any players who reach the last turn of any stock campaign game or other large scenario (Size Modifier 8 or larger) can apply for a 25 point bonus, please send the final turn file (with password) to RickyB.

PzC/MC/FWWC Articles.
PzC/MC/FWWC Articles

After Action Reports
Make sure you check out the AAR sub forum Here for some great AAR posts and links to other great AAR's on the Blitz site.

There are bonus points on offer for any completed AAR posted.