UW variant anyone?

General
#1

Anyone interested in an open-ended UW game? I have not played the game due to the scavenger hunt victory conditions but I would be very interested in seeing how an open-ended game turned out.

There may well be cons but I see a lot of pros for such a game.

Comments welcomed,
Steven

#2

So what would the pros and cons be??? How would this “open-ended” work???

#3

By open ended I mean each side would hammer the other side till one side was no longer viable. A non-ring dump victory as occurs in most all 1650/2950 games i.e. one side cries “uncle”

Well the “pro/con” is subjective I guess. Again I know game mechanics and nuances very well but I have NOT played this scenario so I could be way off base.

My thoughts on this matter are as follows:

Cons:

  1. Not sure how the game would fair over a prolonged period
  2. Is the game balanced if there are no victory conditions present?
  3. General uncertainty on my part however newness in a TA game is a huge plus for me

Pros:

  1. Only need 10 players to start.
  2. Much easier to put together an all friend or grudge game with 5 nations.
  3. 1v1 would be a lot cheaper. Rob mentioned 20% off as a possibility/probability.
  4. 1v2-5 (as above)
  5. Greatly improved characters over 1650, improved characters over 2950 i.e Saruman is 80E 90M at start.
  6. No +20 k/a since some of you care about that sort of thing
  7. 2 super-nations (10&12) that have 12 characters (ran by team in UW scenario)
  8. PC’s are more 1650ish (8-15 in number) at start rather then the 4-5 as in 2950.
  9. Armies are more 1650ish (Rohan starts with 1700HC, 1300LC and 900 of all others (on a confined map space)

Of course all this is JMO.

I posted to see if there is any interest since I am a bit bored ATM.

Any rules for this sort of game would be up the participants, not me other than as one of the participants

#4

Steven, might be interested. There is no escapeing the Harley ‘standard’ game is getting a bit thin. Depends on when the Kin Strife comes out—it has been just-around-the-corner for the past four years.

#5

Yes, KS would be superior but I gave up on that some time ago.

/shrug