Columbia Games’ Combat Infantry Scenario Design Contest
Criteria
The scenarios to be submitted, for this contest, will be for the Columbia Block Wargame; Combat Infantry.
Scenarios will be judged by Columbia Games staff and other selected judges. Scenarios will be judged by the following criteria;
Tactical decisions – How well does the scenario force players to think? Does the scenario serve well to keep options open for players to mull over? Does it exploit the strength and weakness of the chosen units? How well does it stand out from a regular “throw units on the board and fight” scenario?
Historical connection / Storytelling – Does the scenario tell a good story? Does it do a good job of “suspension of disbelief” to the player? A scenario may be based on an actual battle or not. What matters is that both through reading text and gameplay, does the scenario grabs the player and plant their feet in the middle of the action?
Ease of Play – This includes being easy to set up, understand the objective and any special rules, and length of game. These scenarios should take no more than 2-3 hours to complete in general.
We will not be judging on layout or graphical design. If we can read it and easily understand it, that is what matters. This is a scenario design, not graphical design, contest. 🙂 Get your gaming caps on!
Prizes and Categories
$ 1000 Game Dollars – Best Overall Scenario
$ 200 Game Dollars – Storytelling: Best
$ 70 Game Dollars – Storytelling: Honorable Mention
$ 200 Game Dollars – Solitare Scenario: Best
$ 70 Game Dollars – Solitare Scenario: Honorable Mention
$ 200 Game Dollars – Historical Concept: Best
$ 70 Game Dollars – Historical Concept: Honorable Mention
$ 200 Game Dollars – Engaging Gameplay: Best
$ 70 Game Dollars – Engaging Gameplay: Honorable Mention
How to Enter
Send submissions to orders@columbiagames.com under the title “CONTEST SUBMISSION”. Include your name (or names if part of a team or group), address, and email with the submission. All submissions become the intellectual property of Columbia Games. Authors will be credited if the scenario is ever published, even if modified.
You may submit as many scenarios as you wish. Each submitted scenario is eligible for prizes. Groups and teams are allowed to submit as long as they list all members so any prizes won may be equally distributed amongst them.
Deadline for submissions is November 15th, 2018. Winners to be announced January 31st.
Resources
Here are maps and counter artwork for you to use to get your scenarios on paper.
Also, it is a good idea to utilize the Combat Infantry VASSAL module for playtesting and submission with a saved game if you wish.
