I've been thinking about this subject and thought I'd throw it out there for some discussion.
When two people play a standalone scenario, either historical or variant, the starting situation is known, assuming the player has played the scenario before or just loads it up solo and looks. I don't think anyone considers this cheating or taking unfair advantage to prepare like this, since it's a fixed situation.
So I was wondering, what about campaign scenarios? For instance,I'm playing the Ozark Pea Ridge campaign..
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COULD BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED THIS CAMPAIGN AND WISH TO IN THE FUTURE. STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!!
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In the final battle, there are three choices available to each commander. For the union player, it's deploy forward, deploy back, or split the difference. For the rebel player, the choices are to assault frontally, take the entire army around in a flanking movement, or split the difference and do both with each half of the army. If you had never played the campaign before, you will be unaware of the choices avaiable to your opponent, and you would also be unaware of the consequences to your own troops of the choice you make. For instance, in this example if the rebel choses the full flanking manuver he incurs substancial fatigue.
So I'm wondering, do players who play HtoH or PBEM regularly play any campaigns, and if so, is it considered honorable to preview all the possible scenario choices so as to be aware of the advantages and consequences of each choice? Just wondering about this...
When two people play a standalone scenario, either historical or variant, the starting situation is known, assuming the player has played the scenario before or just loads it up solo and looks. I don't think anyone considers this cheating or taking unfair advantage to prepare like this, since it's a fixed situation.
So I was wondering, what about campaign scenarios? For instance,I'm playing the Ozark Pea Ridge campaign..
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING COULD BE CONSIDERED A SPOILER IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED THIS CAMPAIGN AND WISH TO IN THE FUTURE. STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!!
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In the final battle, there are three choices available to each commander. For the union player, it's deploy forward, deploy back, or split the difference. For the rebel player, the choices are to assault frontally, take the entire army around in a flanking movement, or split the difference and do both with each half of the army. If you had never played the campaign before, you will be unaware of the choices avaiable to your opponent, and you would also be unaware of the consequences to your own troops of the choice you make. For instance, in this example if the rebel choses the full flanking manuver he incurs substancial fatigue.
So I'm wondering, do players who play HtoH or PBEM regularly play any campaigns, and if so, is it considered honorable to preview all the possible scenario choices so as to be aware of the advantages and consequences of each choice? Just wondering about this...