Re: [DS] Scenario Design for Cons

This is what I did when I ran the Moonbase Xi 
(http://members.xoom.com/rlyehable/ds2/scenarios/moonbasexi.html,
pictures 
at 
http://people.canoe.ca/jhan/ft/gzgecc/gzgecc2/frames/gallery_fri_frame.h
tml 
and http://people.canoe.ca/jhan/ft/gzgecc/gzgecc3/fri-gallery.html) for
GZG 
ECC II. I set it on the moon. This limited many of the options (removed 
GEV/Grav, Artillery, VTOL, smoke, fires, and limited infantry to one
kind 
(Power Armor)). This simplified the game tremendously (tanks and a few 
infantry).  My biggest mistakes was that I was unable to play test the 
scenario enough. It was slightly lopsided. When I ran it again at
GZG-ECC 
III, I had over-corrected slightly and the game was somewhat unbalanced
in 
the other direction. I also found that moving terrain features a couple
of 
inches can have a drastic effect on game balance (I moved a ridge too
close 
to the goal, and one team was able to create an overwach with Size-5 
tanks). However, both games were close enough to balanced that every one

appeared to have fun.
As someone else said setup can be a big killer. Bring several sets of 
vehicle/infantry cards/sheets. Number your vehicles. I used small dots
that 
I placed on the bottom of the vehicles/infantry stands. I also 
pre-generated a chain of command and documented it on the unit sheets
(this 
saved the time of rolling to see if a leader got better or worse when a 
leader is killed) [this got mixed reviews].

At 21:21 2000-06-23 -0700, you wrote:

>--- Don Greenfield <gryphon@aros.net> wrote:
> >    The recent posting regarding the West Coast con
> > reminds me that I'm
> > hoping to run a DS game at the con.  Since I've
> > never been to a con, much
> > less run a game at one before, I'm looking for some
> > tips from the more
> > experienced folks out there.
> >	  First of all, how many players for a ground game
> > like DS make for a good
> > con game?
>XXX
>      I would suggest 4 or 6. You wish to remain
>sane afterward.
>XXX
>
>
> >	  Secondly, what sort of force levels should I be
> > looking at?
>XXX
>      As a first effort, make things simple for
>yourself.   Make a slightly undersized 2
>player game, double it using a slightly different
>force mix. (For 6, double initial force again.)
>XXX
>
> >	  Any good general tips to running a game at a con?
>XXX
>      Keep things simple, make it quick, stay
>with a balanced force on both sides.
>Keep away from special/super/unusual weapons,
>you can lose contol to quickly if the players
>know thr rules better than you.
>XXX
>
>Bye for now,
>John L.

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