338 The Assault at Brecourt Manor

338 The Assault at Brecourt Manor

Quickly comparing this to #217 The Assault at Brécourt Manor, the maps are distinctly different and I also note differences in the starting units and Operations Cards, while there are some similarities (for example, the introductory text). The authors are different as well, with this version from Pino.

Am I correct in concluding #338 is a refinement/evolution of #217?

A few days ago Pino and I tried scenario #217.
We weren't happy with it at all so we thought we'd revision it.
As ideas or adjustments for the scenario arose, Pino thought of making a "personal" one starting from scratch.
In conclusion we can consider it as a separate scenario dealing with the same topic, similar to the 3 different scenarios related to "Pegasus Bridges".

Here you can see a couple of nice maps I've found online.

The second one is particularly interesting, showing the adaptation of the original map to the satellite one.





www.thehobbybutterflies.com/blog-1/2018/...t-manor-board-part-1
www.thehobbybutterflies.com/blog-1/2018/...t-manor-board-part-2

 

This scenario looks interesting. Do the trenches have any effect (for defensive cover or otherwise) on gameplay?

Hi PAB,
for trenches you can use the standard rules found here
www.commandsandcolors.net/tideofiron/the...rrains/trenches.html
 

I played this scenario twice solo, with each side winning once.  The scenario seems balanced to me but lends itself to solo play because there are not a lot of decision points for the German player.  The US player’s task is complicated by the one-squad-per-hex rule for trenches. Given this limitation, the game presents a fun and challenging puzzle to capture each of the guns within the allotted six rounds. 

A note on terrain esthetics:  The straight and curved gully (balka) hexes from the old Memoir 44 Airpack make for a very effective line of trenches—more so than the trench hexes from The Great War because the Memoir 44 hexes are the same size as the TOI hexes. 

 

PAB wrote:

A note on terrain esthetics:  The straight and curved gully (balka) hexes from the old Memoir 44 Airpack make for a very effective line of trenches—more so than the trench hexes from The Great War because the Memoir 44 hexes are the same size as the TOI hexes. 
 

This is a quick preview, what do you think?

 

Looks good to me. I really appreciate this website and the willingness of some of its members to create new scenarios. It helps keep this great game alive.