I added an explanation what I mean with "in detail":
The phrase "in detail" in the poll question means that you check the scenario beyond what can be seen at the regular start of the scenario, this can be achieved for example by starting without FoW, starting it from the opponents side, loading it into the scenario editor, etc. all this gives information beyond a regular start of a PBEM with FoW. Starting the scenario from the side you intend to play with FoW active isn't meant by this because you wouldn't see anything beyond what you will see in the regular start.Joe Meyer wrote:
Hmmmm! The question includes the words, "in detail."
I normally like to check out the scenario before I play, but not in full detail! So I voted , "YES"
If you just start the scenario like you would start it in the regular game that you are about to play you can vote No because you won't see anything beyond what the regular start will show you.
Joe Meyer wrote:
I would like to ask those of you who prefer not to preview a scenario for realism sake if you'd ever want to play the scenario again having played it once? And no matter how thoroughly one may preview a scenario, isn't it true that you couldn't possibly know what your opponent is actually going to do until he does it?
Well with the huge amount of scenario even when only possessing 2-3 titles you will unlikely have to play a scenario twice unless you want to. My personal road is to play down the historical scenarios, and with 13 titles now I real don't know if I ever run out of historical scenarios to play.
It is true that the real actions of the opponent can only be seen when he does them, still knowing what he knows will at least give you a clue of what he can and can not do, that already makes it easier for you to beat him.
Joe Meyer wrote:
And then there's the knowledge that while you may not want to preview the scenario, that your opponent might do just the opposite! I've never asked an opponent if he's previewed or played the scenario before or not. It simply wouldn't do me any good one way or the other, because I'm going to assume that he has done exactly that and plan my game accordingly in my own way.
I also do not ask my opponent about it, but I do look if he had played it before. At this point we run into the trust terrain, just like I trust players not to reload turns to do them better I trust them that they won't spy on my side.
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