Good and Bad Scenarios

[Crossroads]

You raise some good points, Larry! Being a history buff, I hugely enjoy the historical scenarios. I often play them while reading a book about the battle as it was. I often consider the historical result, then study the map and my forces, and often will try another approach to gain a victory.

And as for "getting a victory", here I agree, getting a historical scenario "right" must be tough, as you mention. I wonder if there really is any short cut to this. Maybe designer's experience can help to set the victory condition balance right, but after that, it is testing testing testing.

And then, if it is a big scenario, that will take time...

By the way, how is your Petsamo-Kirkenes scenario coming out? I know you've been busy with life, but I would love to get a look at it! As you maybe have seen, I have set my own goals towards Lapland and North as well...

I have done just one scenario, and it being a historical scenario, it was a tough job to get the victory conditions right. I am still not quite sure if it is good enough, maybe it is maybe not.

I have another similar size (ie. biggish but by no means huge) historical scenario on the table, but currently feel a bit burdened about it as it will be equally tough to get it right. However, with my Lapland War Mod, I will try to introduce it in "the mid term future". Finnish front is not well known apart perhaps Winter War, and if I would be able to get a couple of scenarios out that feel "historically right" and that hopefully are fun to play would feel I would really have achieved something.

At the same note, I enjoy the smaller scenarios as well, and will try to put out a couple of "category one" scenarios as you describe.

All this, by 2020 perhaps? :(