When I had looked quickly at the batch of scenarios (excluding for the moment the LitS trio), Bloody Nose, Himmlers' House and Makin Taken were the ones that jumped out at me first.
Bloody Nose mainly due to the Axis Minor contingent, which tends to catch the eye like Siam Sambal & Blood Enemies; through the presence of lesser used cardboard. I had seen (or saw, the grammar police isn't around to correct me :nuts: ) this played and noticed the Russki player used one of the guns (HIP'ed way to the rear) as a "last turn building grab" unit, which I guess is more a personal thing, but I don't care for that sort of silliness. Still, being aware of it should drive the Axis play of the scenario, it still looking like time well spent.
Himmlers, well, Deluxe always grabs me, but the size tends to be prohibitive amongst the guys locally (go figure :argh: ) I've always felt alot of guys play larger scenarios 'small' in that they don't always hold back reserves for those inevitable setbacks or after proper softening up of the defense. I had seen an AAR hereabouts commenting on the early commitment of the OT-34s and how they may have been better utilised later on.
Makin Taken, well, PTO (also) grabs me, but, again, locally it got a bad early rep. Due in part to the early ROAR reports as well as cowardice :rifle: , this was relegated to the scrap heap.
An ASL demi-god felt (feels?) an IJA upfront stuff defense makes this unwinnable for the US, but noone took the challenge of actually trying it out. I think the IJA can cause some serious casualties and a significant early delay, but think careful US play just may be able to overcome the game later. Of course, I have no practical experience with this.
Ptichin' In I kind of looked past because of the partisan element, though it and Escape to Wiltz (due in large part to Mark Ps AAR, IIRC) have begun to shine in a differing light due to later buzz.
As for the LitS, I really _must_ find someone willing to do this!
