Multiplayer Scenarios - Desc., Size, Balance, in Expansions?

[RangerRobAZ]

Hello,
I just purchased this for the iPad and I am wondering some things about the multiplayer scenarios.

1) I see a big list of names with a one line description about the conflict. Is there somewhere that would tell me a big more about each. Specifically I would love a downloadable list of them that tells me how many units each size has, how big the map is, etc. I do not like large scenarios, which I realize is probably all the game has, but I had to try it anyway! Battle Academy I loved, but outside of the 3 smaller desert scenarios, the rest were too large for me to enjoy playing, so I deleted the game.

2) Do the scenarios in multiplayer that are listed as 'Historical / not balance' have adjustments for victory conditions to make up for the lack of balance in troops? Board game war games I've played may have a huge imbalance in troops, but the victory conditions try to make the victory conditions balance that out.

3) If I buy any of the expansions or 2 additional games (such as Afrika Corps), do they include more multiplayer scenarios?

Thank you for any help with these questions!

Robert

[Rudankort]

Hi Robert!

1) I see a big list of names with a one line description about the conflict. Is there somewhere that would tell me a big more about each. Specifically I would love a downloadable list of them that tells me how many units each size has, how big the map is, etc. I do not like large scenarios, which I realize is probably all the game has, but I had to try it anyway! Battle Academy I loved, but outside of the 3 smaller desert scenarios, the rest were too large for me to enjoy playing, so I deleted the game.

I would say most scenarios are "small" and "medium" sized in the base game, but there are larger ones, like Urban Warfare. Here is a full list, including the expansions, with scenarios sorted by map size. hope it helps.

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Base game
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Bocage Breakout. Map: 30x16=480. Number of turns: 17. Number of units (axis/allies): 27/20
Spoils of War. Map: 28x20=560. Number of turns: 17. Number of units (axis/allies): 15/15
The Dnieper. Map: 28x20=560. Number of turns: 14. Number of units (axis/allies): 34/34
Battle of the Bzura. Map: 29x20=580. Number of turns: 13. Number of units (axis/allies): 21/29
Partisan Uprising. Map: 29x22=638. Number of turns: 21. Number of units (axis/allies): 19/19
The Frozen North. Map: 20x35=700. Number of turns: 27. Number of units (axis/allies): 16/16
Bersaglieri and the Bear. Map: 38x20=760. Number of turns: 24. Number of units (axis/allies): 41/38
Return to Kiev. Map: 30x26=780. Number of turns: 20. Number of units (axis/allies): 38/38
Hylan Valley. Map: 28x29=812. Number of turns: 30. Number of units (axis/allies): 16/16
War Games. Map: 32x28=896. Number of turns: 22. Number of units (axis/allies): 28/27
Iron Cross Red Star. Map: 30x30=900. Number of turns: 25. Number of units (axis/allies): 18/19
Steamroller against Steel. Map: 40x30=1200. Number of turns: 30. Number of units (axis/allies): 27/28
Urban Warfare. Map: 40x40=1600. Number of turns: 33. Number of units (axis/allies): 26/26
Hunters in the Atlantic. Map: 50x35=1750. Number of turns: 30. Number of units (axis/allies): 43/54
Operation Huntress. Map: 43x43=1849. Number of turns: 20. Number of units (axis/allies): 52/35


Afrika Korps
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Cairo. Map: 36x26=936. Number of turns: 25. Number of units (axis/allies): 37/37
Ambush at Sirte. Map: 40x28=1120. Number of turns: 16. Number of units (axis/allies): 23/16
Hylan Oasis. Map: 32x32=1024. Number of turns: 30. Number of units (axis/allies): 19/19
Desert Squadrons. Map: 38x30=1140. Number of turns: 30. Number of units (axis/allies): 15/15
Blood and Sand. Map: 40x40=1600. Number of turns: 30. Number of units (axis/allies): 30/30


Allied Corps
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River Rapid. Map: 24x23=552. Number of turns: 16. Number of units (axis/allies): 22/21
The Void. Map: 23x23=529. Number of turns: 18. Number of units (axis/allies): 22/22
Frozen Spring. Map: 31x31=961. Number of turns: 26. Number of units (axis/allies): 28/28
Fortress Helm. Map: 37x35=1295. Number of turns: 28. Number of units (axis/allies): 112/48
Battle of Britain. Map: 39x34=1326. Number of turns: 28. Number of units (axis/allies): 26/30
Temporal Advance. Map: 38x38=1444. Number of turns: 36. Number of units (axis/allies): 22/22
Red Alert. Map: 48x37=1776. Number of turns: 30. Number of units (axis/allies): 37/37
Sonnenblume 43. Map: 43x46=1978. Number of turns: 22. Number of units (axis/allies): 67/54

2) Do the scenarios in multiplayer that are listed as 'Historical / not balance' have adjustments for victory conditions to make up for the lack of balance in troops? Board game war games I've played may have a huge imbalance in troops, but the victory conditions try to make the victory conditions balance that out.

There is no option to balance victory conditions, but there is a Handicap setting to make the odds more even.

3) If I buy any of the expansions or 2 additional games (such as Afrika Corps), do they include more multiplayer scenarios?

As the owner of the base game, you can create challenges using MP scenarios from base game, or accept challenges from any game. So you can already play on all MP maps available, you just need to catch the right challenges when somebody else creates them. If you purchase Afrika Corps or Allied Corps expansions, you will be able to create challenges using MP maps from these. Grand Campaign expansions do not include any MP maps, they are single player only. That's one of the reasons why they are cheaper.

[RangerRobAZ]

Wow, that was awesome information. Thank you so much for posting that list the scenarios with sizes. It will help me greatly when trying to pick one. The Expansions with MP sound very interesting to me now.

The game looks fantastic so far, thank you for getting it out on the iPad!