Rolling for turn order

[Linkler]

Has anybody tried playing with random turn order each calendar turn? We had an idea today (sort of from samurai swords) where each round highest roll goes first and so on down … just as a house rule just curious how that went if anyone’s already tried that

[Trig]

@linkler It sounds interesting, but I do think it would mess up the game a lot. Imagine Germany having two turns back too back during Barbarossa. I would roll once at the start of the game, and then keep it constant.

[David '06]

@trig How about you bid IPPs, like in Warroom

[Noneshallpass]

Again, greatly would favour the Axis at first. The IPP difference is huge.

[Linkler]

@noneshallpass yeah definitely would be super unpredictable- that situation of Germany with a double turn and a blitz move could just about wrap up the game … I mean if someone felt like it was starting to feel scripted or whatever not there myself just a thought

[HBG GW Enthusiast]

@linkler The factor that combats scripting in Global War '36 is the three-player nature of the game. The turn order of the nations is nothing compared with that because whoever is on the bottom needs to be persuading the 2nd place player to join them in overturning the top dog.

[TheVeteran]

@linkler I definitely not and never will. The 3 factions and dice rolls for income increases offer enough variability that every game is different and there is no overall script for how to win the game as any faction.

[David '06]

@noneshallpass why would that be a problem?

[Call77]

@linkler I think if you link the roll to ipc cost may help

[Noneshallpass]

The capacity to play 2 turns in a row (3 for Germany if you count Blitzkrieg), combined with units that have themselves a blitz ability seems simply too overwhelming. You could be from the Soviet border into Moscow before the USSR player can do anything about it and he can’t outbid you to prevent it early in the game due to the income difference.

To compare with the bid mechanic in War Room, ressources are much more comparable for major powers (everybody is at war), all turns are simultaneous and combat ends movement (no blitz). Turn order is still important but not crushing.

[David '06]

@noneshallpass said in Rolling for turn order:

y to play 2 turns in a row (3 for Germany if you count Blitzkrieg), combined with units that have themselves a blitz ability seems simply too overwhelming.

for the 2 turns in a row germany would have to the first turn not bid anything and if another nation does that then it will be up to chance.

[Noneshallpass]

Bidding usually means that you can choose your turn order. So win an go last then win and go first.

[David '06]

@noneshallpass well then winning means that you would go first. problem solved