Multi Player games

[Stejones82]

I am not in, Jeff. I am playing the Ardennes Christmas round 3 with OJW and finding it much too big for my liking. While I did start this thread by asking about MP games, I am more thinking 2x2 with stock scenarios.

I do appreciate your excellent work, but I would prefer not to have the pressure of running big turns to support the MP game. I know that I sort of buck the trend of many SqB players in that I don't really like bigger scenarios. I love "The Sharp End" series by Oz, and would prefer to see more of that kind of design.

I think that to play MP - at least to develop a cadre of players willing to give it a go - a reinforced company game might be just the thing. Say 2 players per side with each controlling two platoons. One player serves as Company CO and tries to direct both his front and that of the other player's, who might be playing the role of company 1st Sgt. providing "support and assistance" to the two butter bar platoon leaders. The fun would be in coordinating ranged fire of MGs and other ranged weapons and trying to decide who gets any support fires of offboard assets. Also in melding together of different styles and philosophies! Can you imagine the horse-wrangling for smoke rounds?

I'd rather start small-ish and work up to larger scenarios so to establish a working relationship.

I'll do some looking at stock or downloadable scenarios and try to get a bid out in the next week.

Steve