SQL MASTERS ROUND 2 STATUS

updated 060501

  • TIMEFRAME: March 15, 2005-Present
  • SCENARIO: WG111“Nutcracker”
  • Status: The scenario is a represents an American assault versus Germans defending their homeland in the last stages of the way. The battle takes place on urban boards, (20 and 21). Victory conditions result in a win if either side receives too many casualties. This is the first playtest of this scenario.
  • OBJECTIVE: This is an attempt at a mid level tournament scenario as opposed to elementary and integrated combined arms extremes suitable for 2-3 hours of FTF play by slow paced players in a tournament setting such as WBC. Priority is below tournament games.
  • MATCHES IN PROGRESS:
    • Match 2.1: 1/6220 Pete Pollard 0-0 (A +3x666) def 2/6082 Alan Yngve 1-0 (G)
    • Match 2.2: 3/5654 Andrew Cummins 0-1 (A) def 9/4734 Eric Filipkowski 0-1 (G); 7/10/05
    • Match 2.3: 5/5162 Chris Stewart 1-0 (A+6x666) def 7/5060 Robert Menzel 0-0 (G); 8/10/05
    • Match 2.4: 4/5215 Michael Pacheco 1-0 (A+4x666) def Andy Jackson 13/5000 0-0 (G); 7/10/05
    • Match 2.5: 6/5106 Stefan Eriksson 0-1 (A) vs def 8/5000 Bill Black 0-1 (G+2x467); 6/08/05; both sides playing at max casualites
    • Match 2.6.: Chuck Young (TBD) vs Howard Rosenberg (TBD); Game setup 060419
  • SIDE MATCHES; SCENARIO PLAYTEST:
    • Match 2.6: Chuck Young (G) vs Bill Thomson (A):; American win; 04/05/06; non ladder, non area.
    • Match 2.7: Bill Thomson (G) def Andy Jackson (A); 6/20/05
    • BPA 2004 SQL PBEM Final: David VanBronkhorst (A+1x666) def John Blazel (G); 1/17/06; Americans playing last two turns with max casualites.
  • SCENARIO STATUS: Revision as of 060412 which deleted the German casualty VP criteria and added one squad. As of 060410; eight games have completed with the following results [bid in brackets]: A [+6\]; A [+4]**; A [+3]; A[+1]*]; A[+0]; A [+0]; G[+0]; A [-2]. * indicates A was working at maximum causalities during final turns, ** indicates both sides were working at maximum causalities during final turns. Thanks to B. Black, J. Blazel, A. Cummins, S. Eriksson, E. Filipkowski, A. Jackson, R. Menzel, M. Pacheco, P. Pollard, C. Stewart, B. Thomson, D/ VanBronkhorst, C. Young, A. Yngve, SQLA current opinion is this scenario is balanced as printed; this view may change as additional games are played. The Scenairo record (reset to 0-0) was requested on 060412.
  • GAMEMASTERS: