What's the consensus?

TJD · 02-21-2013, 05:26 AM,

Is there any sort of consensus on which Panzer Campaigns title is the most widely played? I don't want to set off a dispute. I'm thinking of picking up another title or two and just want a little insight from some of the more experienced players.

Thanks,

Tim

Liquid_Sky · 02-22-2013, 05:20 AM,

Its hard to say. Seems that the most popular game is always the newest one. At the moment Moscow '42 is the one receiving the most 'talk'.

I have them all, end yet there are some I have never played.

The most enjoyable ones have been Normandy, Budapest, Stalingrad, Tunisia.

I have played Kharkov 42, Market Garden, France and Sicily...they were okay.

I didn't like Bulge, but I know others love that one. I recently played a scenario from Sealion, and it was a wild one. I will probably play a campaign of that some time soon. A lot of the other ones I have only played a scenario or two at most...and some I have never played at all, like El Alamein, Tobruk, Smolensk, Kursk, Rzhev, Kharkov 43 and Salerno

So I guess it comes down to personal preference, and perhaps even to what books you have read on what battles. Or if you like Grand Offensives like Minsk/Stalingrad/Normandy, or go for the more personal battles of Tunisia....

Really, I think if you buy something that interests you, you will probably find somebody here who will play it.

**Mr Grumpy** · 02-22-2013, 06:50 AM,

I agree with the "buy what you interested in" approach as you will always find an opponent for any PzC title at this ladder.

However here are the statistics of games played by title for 2012, it should be noted that F14 and T43 were the most played titles in 2011 as well, Bulge was played 30 times in 2011, but these numbers can vary a lot from year to year.

CarnageINC · 02-23-2013, 09:10 AM,

I like stats, makes me wonder how many games were played and not reported.

TJD · 02-23-2013, 09:29 AM,

(02-22-2013, 06:50 AM)Foul. Wrote: I agree with the "buy what you interested in" approach as you will always find an opponent for any PzC title at this ladder.

However here are the statistics of games played by title for 2012, it should be noted that F14 and T43 were the most played titles in 2011 as well, Bulge was played 30 times in 2011, but these numbers can vary a lot from year to year.

Foul, that's fascinating. Thank you for this.

Best,

Tim

**Mr Grumpy** · 02-23-2013, 06:50 PM,

(02-23-2013, 09:10 AM)CarnageINC Wrote: I like stats, makes me wonder how many games were played and not reported.

Well there are a dedicated group of guys at the club who test scenarios in upcoming titles, all of this activity is not recorded on the ladders as you are only allowed to report scenarios once they become "official" HPS/JTS scenarios after new titles have been released.

So there is a lot of "behind the scenes" activity going on. Wink