Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

Following the hot debates on whether or not to include certain scenarios into a tournament. One thing is clear and hope no one will disagree that a stock of well balanced scenarios is limited, as well as a stock of scenarios well suited for training purposes. Moreover some scenarios labeled historical are not quite historical. Or not at all.

Anyway, why don't we hold a kind of competition among scenario designers? Everyone has a preset time to send in a scenario that is examined by an expert comission and playtested. Based on the experts opinion and playtesting results the best designers are awarded with something neat from a ribbon in the Club to a contract with HPS . This comission ought to include such expert like Bill, mod designers like Al Amos, Rich White and great players like Paco or Kolin (hope those on on the list will forgive me!)

It could contain three nominations:

1. Historical scenarios. These need to be compared with the real cause of actions. And the scenario should be tested on whether or not does it allow to reconscturct the real sequence given the fact that sides play historically.

2. Balanced scenario. No comments.

3. Training scenario. The nature of training game implies that the scenario needs to possess some characteristic features:
-it's preferable that the trainee attacks;
-it's preferable that the trainee commands his future army;
-since the trainer is by default more experienced and skillful the trainee needs to have more troops.
-the armies ought to be heterogenious so that the trainee can experience the difference between different types of units (pros and cons of light and heavy cav for example).

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Good idea Anton. I would be willing to put up a free HPS Napoleonic titles (future) to the winner of the best historical scenario.

I would not be willing to be a judge as frankly my time is so limited to game design and admin duties and playing in club games that taking on something like judging with several files to compare would not be something I could do. Mainly as I probably would miss something key due to getting close to 50!:lol:

Getting older is a privilege but I just wish someone would let me know why!

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Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz

3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps

Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie

NWC Founding Member

For Club Games: I prefer the Single Phase mode of play. I prefer to play with the following options OFF:

MDF, VP4LC, NRO, MTD, CMR, PR, MIM, NDM, OMR (ver 4.07)

Yes good ideas!

Bill, 50 is the new middle age!...No not the Middle Ages! Middle aged! put your glasses back on

Well lets see, at the ripe age of 15 I hit a car with my bike. Spun me completely around and I was standing holding the bike when all was said and finished. Yeah, standing.

My car stories are legend. Too numerous to tell. Ernie almost hit me head on one time (ok, having fun with the Marine again).

And if I had been home for the 1994 earthquake my stereo and so on would have fallen on me (as at the time I was sleeping on the floor awaiting funds to buy a new mattress). (this is no joke - my room was a mess and about 100+ pounds of stereo equipment plus my bike landed right where I usually slept)

All I can say is Praise God, I am almost 50! The next 50 years could be very interesting to say the least (if I make it to 51!).

Enjoy each day as it comes ...

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Generalfeldmarschall Wilhelm Prinz Peters von Dennewitz

3. Husaren-Regiment, Reserve-Kavallerie, Preußischen Armee-Korps

Honarary CO of Garde-Ulanen Regiment, Garde-Grenadier Kavallerie

NWC Founding Member

For Club Games: I prefer the Single Phase mode of play. I prefer to play with the following options OFF:

MDF, VP4LC, NRO, MTD, CMR, PR, MIM, NDM, OMR (ver 4.07)