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A Royal Pain - Combat Mission: Battle For Normandy

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Combat Mission x2 Ladder

A Royal Pain

By Mark Ezra
Allies 0 - 1 - 5 Axis
Rating: 7.97 (6)
Games Played: 6
SM: 3
Turns: 60
Type: Custom
First Side: Allies
Second Side: Axis
Downloads: 334
Canadian Troops Go Big Game Hunting Across the Divet River Map Size704 X 736 Time Limit 1Hr Variable Best Play H2H or Allied vs AI Degree of Difficulty-HARD
Player Voting Stats
Member Balance Enjoyment
para bellum's Profilepara bellum Slightly Pro Axis 7
Mad Mike's ProfileMad Mike Well Balanced 6
Manzcaser's ProfileManzcaser Slightly Pro Axis 6
Cyrano's ProfileCyrano Well Balanced 8
M.J.H.'s ProfileM.J.H. Well Balanced 7
Gaming Records
1st Side Player 2nd Side Player Result Score
Axis Das Morbo's Profile Das Morbo vs. Panzer Lehr Panzer Lehr's Profile Allies Axis Total Victory 33 3
Allies M.J.H.'s Profile M.J.H. vs. a1steaks a1steaks's Profile Axis Draw 18 18
Axis Cyrano's Profile Cyrano vs. Jobu88 Jobu88's Profile Allies Axis Tactical Victory 27 9
Axis Manzcaser's Profile Manzcaser vs. Duff Duff's Profile Allies Axis Total Victory 33 3
Axis Mad Mike's Profile Mad Mike vs. wellsonian wellsonian's Profile Allies Axis Total Victory 33 3
para bellum
First Sergeant
para bellum Thu Dec 01, 2016 12:18 pm
The scenario is interesting, the map looks great.

I think the scenario is winnable for both side, but the Germans are in advantage.
I could not knock out the King Tiger. Maybe I will try this scenario again as a singleplayer match.

I am looking forward to see what the other players think about this scenario.
Mad Mike
Major General
Mad Mike Sat Dec 10, 2016 8:40 pm
A lot of time for a small amount of forces .. likely to end before time runs out.
Cyrano
Technical Sergeant
Cyrano Thu Feb 02, 2017 3:07 am
Finely tuned scenario. No room for error on either side as whether or not the Big Cat gets taken out is the central matter.
Jobu88
Major General
Jobu88 Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:07 am
A fun little scenario. The Brit player can win but has to work carefully. Great map.
"A bad plan is still better than no plan at all." -- Mikhail TalpzV.jpg
M.J.H.
Master Sergeant
M.J.H. Frid Mar 31, 2017 8:52 pm
Fun idea for an asymmetric scenario - challenging with the low visibility leading to some odd and interesting moments.
Das Morbo
Staff Sergeant
Das Morbo Wed May 03, 2017 7:02 am
*** The reporting system could use a level of balancing between "slightly pro x" and totally pro x" - something like "strongly pro x" *** The scenario favours the Germans quite a bit ("strongly pro Axis"), especially in Late-game. There is a way to prevent that, but it is a challenge to figure out. As a result I think the Canadians could use 20% more troops.

Personally, I favour natural looking maps and this one looks quite artificial. Reason is, it is tailored to make for good tactical challenges. If you like the approach, you will love the map!

Despite the impabalnce, the scenario is quick and easy to play, which is good for PBEM-fun! :)