Colonial Campaigns Club (CCC)

Well, this is for all those Big Chiefs that smoke Peacepipe all day in their chairs. Something to chew on, like that fine North Carolina tobacco.

Why is there no <font color="purple"><b>Purple Heart </b></font id="purple">(Feather, badge) [:0][?]

I think if anyone loses 5 Major Defeats in a row they should get nominated for one. I mean with that many in a row, you probably would have been captured also, maybe even lost a finger or two to a Tomahawk. Possibly an ear. I mean, if any white man can make it back from my camp after getting bushwhacked, they should get the Purple Heart (feather).

Don't wonder when low ranking players disappear, I just had a to leave them in the woods anyway, they do not look so good, and a post humorous medal wouldn't be necessary anyway. We don't trust anyone who doesn't have at least General or Duke or King in their name.

So, what says King George, General George, and Froggy Phillip(?) and Chief of Injuns?

Me. I'm in favor of it!!!

BUT .... only "post humorously"

hehehehehehehehe ... ahhhhh ... that's another "good un" Chief!

Looks like only them Poofter French Dressers want to smoke Peacepipe and talk of giving <b><font color="purple">Purple Feather (Heart) </font id="purple"></b>to those who deserve it.

I am totally dismayed my Injun leaders who do not see my wise owl ways.

I expect that I will need to wait a month or so before the Lobsters tell King George as they sail around the world to do so. [|)]

Where are my land grabbing Colonial friends, must be to busy trying to take what is mine with some dumb piece of paper written by some lumberjack. [V]

Well, Frog Face, let us smoke Peace pipe and make our own plans, looks like your <font color="yellow"><b>yellow rock</b></font id="yellow"> is better than rest...[8)]

Maybe we should go north of the border and make deal to get all land for France! [;)]

Chief One Feather

1 Aye, 0 Nay, 6 staff unaccouted for...

It is an interesting idea, but one of the drawbacks of any medal program is the recordkeeping needed to maintain the medals and keep everything fresh and active.

The more medals, the more data and tracking needed. Our present system with a very large variety of medals for 4 armies, a significant number of battle awards, service awards with special medals/ribbons added for tournaments and special actions can get very cumbersome in a short period of time.

I don't think we want to increase the workload of Stefan (and Dierk), nor do we want to start farming out medal projects to others, but that is only my opinion.

That is unless the good Chief is contemplating lending a direct hand in running the program? Maybe Stefan could use a break? or Dierk? Justa thought... [8D]

Hmmmmmmm[;)]

Make him Chief 3 Feathers, then.[:o)]

Rich,

With the way you do your Indian Allaince OBD I thought this would be quite easy.

I do not know about the other Armies, but scanning your OBD page
(http://www.hist-sdc.com/ia/obd.html) would be pretty easy if we had one more column that showed the result.

MV mv D md MD - Major Victory, Minor Victory, Draw, Minor Defeat, Major Defeat.

Just a thought.

I am not trying to create more paperwork for everyone. Just thought it would be a good idea for Leaders of the Armies to be able to give this out.

This could induce some of the newer players to keep with it. Obviously, the older players probably will not ever get it, but you never know.

Cheers,

Speaking of club awards, I've noticed there's a number of as yet long unclaimed awards for scenarios that are grossly unbalanced, that a player on one side or the other would have to be crazy to accept for a club game. I doubt that anyone will ever earn several awards that are for some particularly uneven scenarios. I can't say enough good things about the Award Center, and for Dierk and Stephan who manage it, but some of the scenario choices seem a little odd to me. But anyway thanks for your work guys!

Phil

The criteria were size ("big battle") and length (35+) turns, not winnability for both sides.

Also, with long-time gaming partners I will often try exactly the unbalanced scenarios, so to learn something new. At one time, we will do something that's considered unwinnable for the rebels. Next time, I will of course accept something that's unwinnable for the good guys. And so on. Not every fight is competetive. [^]

Gotcha, thanks Dierk. But for the average club player, some of those scenarios are never going to even be considered and the awards never claimed by anyone. IMHO I do think that awards should be considered for the average player and not hinge on something like "I wonder if I can survive this unbalanced scenario". No biggie at all, was just wondering about the selection process.

Phil

Guys,

My thoughts exactly, I was hoping we could have some minor variations, like for Long Island as as it stands the Americans can never win. Al Amos redo of Bunker Hill seems to a good example, the original seemed too easy because of the point structure, the redo has me really battling as the points make me have to really sweep the Americans off both Breeds Hill and Bunker Hill.

Some I do not think need to be redone, just points changed in such a way that an obvious massacre has to be earned. If you do not massacre then you should only get a minor or draw. If you massacre the opponent then you get Major because you followed history.

Most designs are great and very thoroughly done, but it usually is the points that let the scenario down, not the design.

Cheers,

I frequently play my newly trained recruits in scns that are decidedly unbalanced against me. This to give them more experience, and it also gives me a chance to see how a scenario plays when I would not ordinarily subject myself to it. So I do not need any awards for losses please thank you... [:D]

Well, I do think that it's nice to have some that are only rarely won. It's not as if one had to collect them all. [:)]