Optional Rules

[bo]

ORIGINAL: konevau

So which Optional Rules do you insist on for the different scenarios?

Are there any that you stay away from for certain scenarios?

I don't like artillery (which in my experience make life too easy for the defender) or pilots (because I don't think they add anything to the game but complexity). Am I going to be able to find an opponent who shares my particular prejudices?

I felt the exact same way you do at one time until I became a beta tester and played with and without pilots and arty. I was always leery of complexity in computer war games until now. The finest thing about this game is any optional rule can be used or discarded but I beg you give them a chance. For example in the Pacific theater of war in the game, a fast start game come with carrieres with implied naval air power, I guarantee you will start a new game and use actual naval air units as soon as possible instead of implied air units.

Arty is excellent when you want to support a ground attack against a hex because it cannot be intercepted like aircraft can.

Bo

[Missouri_Rebel]

Allied Combat Friction

[Missouri_Rebel]

Chinese Attack Weakness

[Missouri_Rebel]

Fractional Odds

[Missouri_Rebel]

Limited Overseas Supply

[Missouri_Rebel]

Limited Supply Across Straits

[Missouri_Rebel]

and lastly Variable Reorganization Costs

[Joseignacio]

Thanks for all that effort.

[&o]

[captskillet]

Jose, what scenario/rule set(s) would you recommend for a newb to get his feet wet, massive doesn't scare me as I'm an old WITP-AE player and I dont think they get any more massive than that.

[Joseignacio]

Captskillet: Athough I am a long time player, I am not by far the most knowledgeable on WIF, surely someone can advise better. HOwever, here are my 20 cents.:

Don't remember the names but there is a scenario that I would start with (maybe Barbarossa?), which is just the German-Russian part of the war with some touches of american-CW help to Murmansk. This will allow you to handle only one front, not have to deal (I think) with the American Entry system, not touch the non-european size hexes rules, and very few naval affairs. This way you learn, the sequence, supply, land, air, ..., which is more than enough.

I'd say this is the way to start.

[composer99]

Barbarossa and Guadalcanal scenarios are good starts for anyone learning the game; the former for learning the land/air and production systems, and the latter for the naval/air system (which is probably the hardest element of WiF to master).

With respect to optional rules, for the first few games I would suggest as few as possible.

However, most optional rules do not add a great deal of complexity - in my mind Oil, Intelligence, and Railroad Movement are probably the only ones that add a significant cognitive burden (although I am speculating with respect to Intelligence, having never played it).

[Irish Guards]

I seem to remember a chart or an article that went thru all the optional rules .. as such at the time ...
and basically gave them a # with plus and minus .... for each MP ... ????
I will have to look but .. does any1 remember that ... ???????
IDG

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[composer99]

If memory serves that is the "Millennium" Annual from 2000 or so.

[Missouri_Rebel]

ORIGINAL: Joseignacio

Thanks for all that effort.

[&o]

I'm glad you appreciate it.

[Erik Rutins]

Bump.