Gathering ideas for the *next* tourney

[Mantis]

The next tournament will be hosted using our new team touney format. (Search old threads for the details). I have not yet decided upon the theme, and I would appreciate suggestions. Our current tourney is WWII West Front, and our most recent previous tourneys were Modern Warfare, and WWII African theatre.

I am considering a multi-era approach this time 'round, such as amphibious invasions, or island campaigns. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

[Mantis]

And no, it's not too early for me to be thinking about these details; the playtesting phases alone (if required) can take months.

[Menschenfresser]

What about....the Containment Tourney--the fight against the spread of communism. That gives you several major conflicts and several minor ones.

[Chuck?]

Originally posted by Menschenfresser
What about....the Containment Tourney--the fight against the spread of communism. That gives you several major conflicts and several minor ones.

Some other ideas:

World Revolution Tourney - scenarios covering the fight against the spread of capitalism.

Jihad Tourney - scenarios covering the fight to spread the word of Allah across the globe.

Intervention Tourney - scenarios covering American interventions in banana republics (Dominican Republic, Cuba, Guatemala, ect).

[Kraut2]

To keep things interesting there should be 3 different kinds of battle, 1) Side 1 attacking 2) Meeting engagement 3) Side 1 defending.
Take the east front for example, round 1 would see operation barbarossa and probably many axis victories, round 2 should be a balanced map were bouth sides can attack and round 3 should finally see side 2 attacking. This would keep the tounament interesting up to round 3 because the axis will probably lead throughout round 1+2 but round 3 has the potential to swing everything around.

[Chuck?]

Maybe there could be a way for players to pick the scenario they want to play. For example have a pool of several scenarios to choose from and have the 'home' player pick the one to play. The 'away' player would then pick the sides.

[Fallschirmjager]

How about two third world countries slugging it out?

[tigersqn]

Neat idea.

There's some decent scenarios out there on the China/Vietnam wars.

I also like the amphibious invasions idea.

With the impending arrival of Stauffenberg's Great War scenario, interest is bound to rise in WW I scenarios available. Maybe some of Todd's scenarios could be checked out for a WW I Tourny.

[Chuck?]

HEAT already had a World War One tourney at the other site. Maybe a tourney focusing on wars in the 1920's and 1930's could work. Don't know if there are any good scenarios covering these though.

[ER_Chaser]

Originally posted by tigersqn
Neat idea.

There's some decent scenarios out there on the China/Vietnam wars.

I also like the amphibious invasions idea.

With the impending arrival of Stauffenberg's Great War scenario, interest is bound to rise in WW I scenarios available. Maybe some of Todd's scenarios could be checked out for a WW I Tourny.

oh my... that is interesting... I have been reading everything I could find about that war (mainly the 1-2 months in 79, but actually the war lasted over the next decade for all sorts of minor conflicts), I still did not have a good picture of it. Even simply how much forces China and Vietnam had committed toward that border clash is hidden by those confusing different sources. Whether the PLAAF joined the operation also seemed to have many versions. The result of the conflict was also kinda confusing --- of course, the reason for it was even more strange as at least 3 versions exist (China, Vietnam and West...)... If there is a link you can provide, I am very anxious to see it, Tiger :)
many thx!

[Menschenfresser]

Or one called:

For God, Sand & Oil -- various wars of the Middle East

[tigersqn]

Here is a link to a great site about the China/Vietnam war.

http://fas.org/man/dod-101/ops/war/prc-vietnam.htm

[ER_Chaser]

thx. ... But I meant for the scenario you mentioned --- is it on any forum of Blitz or somewhere else? :)

[tigersqn]

Originally posted by ER_Chaser
thx. ... But I meant for the scenario you mentioned --- is it on any forum of Blitz or somewhere else? :)

Oops. :crosseye:

Here you go. Chinese invasion of Vietnam in 2003.

[ER_Chaser]

thank you very much, I will try it tonight ...

oops... maybe I put too much on myself :D ... (last night went to bed at 3:20am.. ;p and this morning got up at 7:30... :hurt: :dead: )

[MikeJ]

Originally posted by ER_Chaser

The result of the conflict was also kinda confusing --- of course, the reason for it was even more strange as at least 3 versions exist (China, Vietnam and West...)...

I'm just happy it didn't start WW3 :P

[ER_Chaser]

Originally posted by MikeJ


I'm just happy it didn't start WW3 :P

oh, I never worried about that though :D ... A border conflict between China and Vietnam surely won't raise that kind of big problem esp. in the cold war era.

Indeed, during the 70's, China was in a very strange and practically bad position in global power games: literally almost both the US and USSR were enemies of China, which is rediculous. And if cashed out, devastating for a nation like China. (or for any nation ever exists :D )... One of the popular view of the 79 war is that China, after Deng Xiaoping seized power in late 78, desperately wanted to improve this international position and decided the US was the better and feasible party to make friends with. (since 1972, Kissinger visited China, the US-Sino relationship had always been tricky and subtle, but on face, they were still formal enemies standing for different ideologies. But the Soviet-China border clash was a real bullet, blood-shedding battle, and at that time, as I can still remember, the common fear for the Soviet power was great among every Chinese. It was even until 1990, when I was then in the Army Acemedy of Shijiazhuang of PLA to receive 1 year training, the focus of PLA strategy research was still under the assumption that SU preemptively strikes China first with nukes and then thousands of superior tanks poured into China from northern borders, within months, Beijing falls, .. and then the resistence continues... .. oops... lost topic :D) ... And thus a strike against the former foe of the US and current ally of the SU would probably show some good wills toward the West. Actually during his visit to the US before the War, Deng should probably get at least a silent agreement from the US that the US navy would commit part of her 7th Fleet to tackle the SU strategic intensions. I kinda belong to this opinion ---- but who knows .... (in China, there was a totally different propaganda... and DoD web gave another view .... well .... people always have different thoughts :D)