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RE: The saddest thing is an unplayed scenario!
I guess unlike some of the 'madder' and more 'intense' players. The rest of us have to make do with some form of selection policy for the few games we get in ?
Personally, unless its a large epic, I rarely hand-pick a scenario. I either prefer the opponent gives me a choice from 3 or 4, or with Wayne for example, we have a 'Random-Select' system so that no one side is intentionally favoured. Therefore, if he gets 3 slanted to the allies or I to the Axis, then it is merely the dice God's performing their art.
However, with our random select procedure there is often a theme. Our current game (from Red Warriors) was randomly selected (via dice) from the whole PG gamut. The next one on deck will be a random pick from whatever the PG Top 20 rated scenarios are. After that, it will be one headed "Wayne's Favourites".
The "Favourites" section was created by both of us. We both went through the whole set manually and picked ones (without the other player being allowed to see at this stage) what scenarios we would love to play. We then put the two seperate lists together, and any scenario that had been picked by the pair of us entered the 'favourites' bag (in the guise of a folded piece of paper or chit). So when it comes to a "Random Favourite", we dip into the bag, pull out a chit and the scenario on that chit is what we will play next (as one of our dual-favourites). In the case of a "Wayne's Favourite". Instead of the chit being pulled randomly from the favourites bag, Wayne instead gets to choose which "Favourite" he wishes to play.
Our full list of "Which scenario to play" is here below. It goes in a round robin of 20 scenarios, then back to the top again.
The "Random Pick" section is made up of a list of ALL the games which are then assigned a 'percentage chance" of coming up. Then each scenario within that game is given the same type of odds. This means that every scenario in PG has the same chance of being chosen as any other. To be honest, we both enjoy the process when it comes of going through the dice rolls to see which scenario is picked. We then cogitate together as to whom has got the advantage in the upcoming game. Thats how our current Red Warriors game came to be chosen (called "The Chosen" funnily enough) as did our last Road To Berlin scenario "Spring Awakened".
1. Dual-Favourite (pull a chit from the favourites bag).
2. Random-Pick (this is diced for using the whole PG collection where any scenario can come up, classic or dog, we'll play it)
3. Dual-Favourite (as No.1 above)
4. Invasion of Germany scenario (I love this campaign and we are playing them in date order one by one)
5. Random Pick (as No.2 above)
6. PG Top 20 Pick (diced for from the current PGHQ Top 20 rated scenarios)
7. Wayne Favourite (Wayne gets to pick his own choice)
8. Random Pick (as No.2 above)
9. Invasion of Germany Scenario (as No.4 above)
10. Dual-Favourite (as No.1 above)
11. Random Pick (as No.2 above)
12. Dual Favourite (as No.1 above)
13. Random Pick (as No.2 above)
14. Invasion of Germany Scenario (as No.4 above)
15. Vince's Favourite (as No.7 above but I pick instead of Wayne)
16. Dual-Favourite (as No.1 above)
17. PG Top 20 Pick (as No.6 above)
18. Random Pick (as No.2 above)
19. Invasion of Germany Scenario (as No.4 above)
20. Dual-Favourite (as No.1 above)
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