There has not been much ADDEG action lately so I've been trying some pick-up games on Valkyrie Net. Recently, I've encountered the player SniperViking who usually asks that France be removed from the list of selectable countries. I asked him why and he says that he has had too many bad experiences of the French player doing such things as evacuating France or choosing a Vichy option that he doesn't like.
Of course, having a human player as France will make things more difficult for Germany but so what? The point of playing the 36 scenario IMO is the pre-war and early-war action. France was more significant than the isolationist USA, say, and so will interact more with the other players like Germany in an interesting way. A lot of these pick-up games never actually get past the first session and so it's best to focus on the early action rather than agonising over the possible balance issues later in the war when the USA has entered (if it ever does).
Anyway, I'm often keen to play France when I don't want to be committed to a long game and don't like having this option removed. Vive la République!
Andrew
Of course, having a human player as France will make things more difficult for Germany but so what? The point of playing the 36 scenario IMO is the pre-war and early-war action. France was more significant than the isolationist USA, say, and so will interact more with the other players like Germany in an interesting way. A lot of these pick-up games never actually get past the first session and so it's best to focus on the early action rather than agonising over the possible balance issues later in the war when the USA has entered (if it ever does).
Anyway, I'm often keen to play France when I don't want to be committed to a long game and don't like having this option removed. Vive la République!
Andrew
