[ Academy Update ] Changes to Scenario Self-Play Track

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(if you are on the Self Study or Mentor track none of the below applies)

Dear all current and future Vassal Academy members,

Based on user behavior over the past few months, I've changed the Scenario Self-Play track as follows:

Previous Approach

• student must own one of the games for which legacy standalone Vassal modules exist (Demo, Airborne, Conquest, Elsenborn, or Kokoda)
  
• student must submit two full scenarios from any of those games
  

Problems Observed

• some people didn't own any of those games
  
• some people didn't want to play (or replay) scenarios from those games
  

New Approach

• upon enrolling in the Scenario Self-Play track, students will be prompted to choose one game from the list of games currently supported by the Academy
  
• students will then be granted access to that game's Uber module resources in order to complete their 2 plays
  
• when uploading logfiles, students must define the scenario played (this makes it easier for our moderators to keep up with reviews)
  

This means if you are a veteran PG player and own any of the 60-odd games we already support you will be able to play two scenarios from the game of your choice. It also maintains the play it to unlock it gateway that's a core requirement of the entire Academy.

Thank you for reading!