Publisher/Date:
Kansas City Irregulars (2015)
Product Type:
Scenario Pack
Country of Origin:
U.S.A.
Contents:
15 (reprint) scenarios on cardstock
The Very Best of March Madness (Vol. 1) is a reprint scenario pack from the Kansas City ASL Club (i.e., Kansas City Irregulars), consisting of 15 scenarios that previously saw publication in one of four earlier scenario packs printed during the period 2009-2012: the ASL March Madness Partisan Pack, the ASL March Madness Irregular Forces Pack, the ASL March Madness Texel Pack, and the ASL March Madness Double Blind Pack.
The pack contains the following scenarios.
- PP03 Ukrainian Mutiny, near Aushwitz, Poland, 4 July 1943. 5 Turns, Ukrainian Partisan vs German SS
- PP04 Partisan Fight, near Przebraze, eastern Galacia, 6 July 1943. 7.5 Turns, Polish vs UPA
- PP05 Hot Zemlyankas! East of Angara, Crimea, 2 January 1944. 8.5 Turns, Partisan vs Romanian
- PP06 Sturmwind on the Sopot, Osuchy, Poland, 25 June 1944. 9.5 Turns, German vs Partisan
- PP08 No Simple Victory, Kurylowka, Poland, 7 May 1945. 7.5 Turns, Polish vs Russian NKVD
- MM03 The Jews Have Guns! Warsaw Ghetto, Poland, 19 April 1943. 5.5 Turns, Partisan vs German SS
- MM04 Is Paris Burning, Paris, France, 23 August 1944. 8 Turns, Partisan vs German
- MM09 Old Child Labor, Oudeschild, Netherlands, 6 April 1945. 7 Turns, German vs Georgian/Partisan
- MM11 Kriegsmarine at de Koog, 8 April 1945. 7.5 Turns, Georgian vs German
- MM12 Texel Airport, Vlijt Airport, Netherlands, 14 April 1945. 10 Turns, Georgian vs German
- MM13 Texel Lighthouse, De Cocksdorp, Netherlands, 22 April 1945. 8 Turns, Georgian vs German
- MM15 Crossroads at Suxy, Suxy, Belgium, 11 May 1940. 6.5 Turns, French vs German
- MM16 Eve of Destruction, Oktiabr’skii State Farm, west of Prokhorovka, Russia, 11 July 1943. 5 Turns, Russian vs German SS
- MM17 Busting the Bocage, Vicinity of St. Martin de-Tallevende, France, 6 August 1944. 5.5 Turns, German vs American
- MM24 Fort IX, Warsaw, Poland, 26 September 1939. 9.5 Turns, Polish vs. German
The scenarios are not very old (as of this writing) and there has not been any real call for this sort of “best of” pack. The Kansas City ASLers have released their packs each year at their tournament. It is likely that they either did not finish a new pack in time or simply decided to give themselves a break.
In any case, this product is basically primarily for true completionists. Others can do without it.
If you don’t own the previous March Madness packs, this is also a nice way to pick up some of the scenarios for not much money. I bought it for that reason.
I’d say it’s a fine bargain–15 scenarios, including unusual topics like the Georgian uprising at Texel and a bunch of varied partisan actions, for $20. Looks like about half the scenarios from those packs–I’d like to see vol. II with the other half!
The included scenarios do seem a bit long for tournaments, averaging about 7.5 turns with a number at 10 turns, but I don’t mind that. Nice variety, I say.
Are these the best, or at least very good, scenarios? Or a collection of their favorites?