Point Values

[Huib Versloot]

With the aid of a friend, I've been working on some tools for designing scenarios. The inclusion of VPs in the OOB's would be a great boon in my opinion and would conclude the concept I am working on. It would speed up a lengthy business of building forces with near-equal points.
Way to go Jason I say!

Peter

I'm not sure if I am lost here?
What does "near equal points" have to do with a scenario?

I've often found that equal forces is a detriment to a scenario's balance. And, the historical battle with near equal forces are few and far between?
The "charm" of many scenarios are in the tactics that are required to gain victory.
Take EFII's "Red Steel at Fedorovka". I have not done the math but, I think that the forces are not balanced "points wise" but, if played without Extreme Assault and Variable Visibility it is one of the most balanced of the smaller sized scenarios.

In historical scenarios the designer will build forces according to the sources without looking at their value. Looking at values comes later, when you have to determine the victory conditions. Here inclusion of values in the oob would save some work (you don't have to count everything yourself)... if you choose to count that is...
I must admit that I hardly do any counting and calculating and do most of the balancing by instinct and feeling with some corrections of the victory conditions/ objectives after a few first test runs. Only the damn Volksgrenadiers :hissy: really force me to count if they are in the scenarios.

I'm honestly not sure if a point value formula could truly create a balanced scenario. It is the scenario designer that has to do the work to create one based on force mix and objective hexes. :chin:
RR

Exactly.

Huib