Historical vs. "What If"

[E Nicely]

I'm curious what kind of games potential players are interested in. Will you be doing mostly historical recreations or maxing the PL system out to build the nastiest fleets you'd never want to play against?

I like the strong "what if" playability of the game. This will lend itself well to campaign play (what if campaigns) and I get to build some wrath of god kinds of fleets. A Nagato BB (remember, this game uses PLs, biggest won't always fit) with Takao and Mogami cruisers backed up by some nice submarines sounds like the ultimate fun fleet (ok I've tried it, it IS the ultimate fun fleet). Though I will no doubt play a few historical games, they'd make good demos. But I love building fleets.

What kind of games you going for, commodore?

 

[Captain_Nemo]

Most of these games are probably going to end up 'what if' or 'You've got to be &^%^%$^%$ kidding me! That Would NEVER Happen'

You know like Italians Vs. Japanese or Germany vs. Germany or
French vs. Russians at Sevastopol.

I'm kinda lookin forward to it really.

Edit:

I know a guy, who while taking part in a Napoleonic Naval Campaign,
had painted his ships purple and his sails pink. Although the crew he was dealing with called it a gross breach of decency or some such, Harold had a blast.

I think I'll paint one of my fleets in Black and Orange Tiger stripes....

 

[Sgt. Brassones]

I'll be playing both. I especially wan't to do a campaign where the Japanese caught the carriers at Pearl.

 

[Captain_Nemo]

Hey Sarge, Are you going to allow the Americans to be ready?
Stupid question but I had to ask.

 

[Sgt. Brassones]

i.e. Roosavelt was aware of the pending attack? Well if they were then the carriers would be at sea, wouldn't they? Nudge,nudge.

 

[E Nicely]

I'll be playing both. I especially wan't to do a campaign where the Japanese caught the carriers at Pearl.

Nice idea.

 

[oggie x]

I like doing historical games, but these tend to favour one side over the other. For example I played the Battle of Watling Street in Warmaster Ancients facing a legion of Romans who are on top of a hill blocking the way between impassable woods on both sides as the Britons (no prizes for guessing the outcome). Which means that waht ifs are probably going to be more common and are fun. However they lack something that only historical scenarios can give and give you an insight to the mind of the commanders at the time. So both have their merits.

The Pearl Harbour game sounds great. Yes the yanks were caught napping but the advantage was that most of the ships were sunk in shallow water, the carriers were not present and most of the vast oil supplies were left untouched. But anyway that is a game I would love to do.

oggie

 

[Jellicoe]

Most of these games are probably going to end up 'what if' or 'You've got to be &^%^%$^%$ kidding me! That Would NEVER Happen'

So true.

I'll go for some "what if" and historically accurate battles.

 

[Wulf Corbett]

I like doing historical games, but these tend to favour one side over the other. For example I played the Battle of Watling Street in Warmaster Ancients facing a legion of Romans who are on top of a hill blocking the way between impassable woods on both sides as the Britons (no prizes for guessing the outcome).

That wasn't so one-sided as it appears. If the Brits were a bit more disciplined, and concentrated their attacks, or used the woods on either side to move troops up, they could have given the Romans a bit of a hard time.

Instead they all charged in a great screaming frothing mass and got slammed down for it... sounds like most of my LARP battles...

Wulf

 

[Reaverman]

I'd do both, I think there is some enjoyment to be gained from both. I did know people who would recreate famous battles, to the point where certain units were removed from play like what happened in history. To me, thats just not fun. If I want to know how the battle was fought, I'd read a book!

 

[Lord David the Denied]

Historical re-fights are only part of a game like this. Yes, taking on the Bismarck with the Hood would be fun, but so would putting fleets together from the RN list and smacking Johnny Foreigner about in random games.

After all, how often do ACtA players stick to the "historical" scenarios in SFoS? Or 40K players re-fight the Battle for Armageddon or what-have-you?

 

[Burger]

I'm not really interested in historical re-creations, I'd rather choose a fleet myself than be stuck with whatever Commander Muppet chose to engage with.

 

[E Nicely]

For some reason I want to do do US vs Britain.

 

[oggie x]

In the scenario the woods were impassable and any units not engaging were shot to bits using bolt throwers.

oggie

 

[Reaverman]

For some reason I want to do do US vs Britain.

Bring it on :twisted:

 

[E Nicely]

For some reason I want to do do US vs Britain.

Bring it on :twisted:

Your funeral, pal.

 

[DM]

Hmm, US vs. Britain. Was that "Navy Plan Red"?

(IIRC Orange was Japan, Blue was France, Black was Germany, and there were quite a few more)

 

[E Nicely]

Ok Plan Orange would be cool too.

 

[Reaverman]

For some reason I want to do do US vs Britain.

Bring it on :twisted:

Your funeral, pal.

Ok the rules are; you get to use rafts, while I am allowed 1 tribal loaded to the teeth in MG's and Mortars

 

[E Nicely]

But I get a mines. Lots of mines.