Hi, Mike,
Welcome to the group!? I'm your friendly moderator ;-)
Here is a leadoff question to you -- do you play the game FtF, or
do you use an online tool such as Warplanner?
In my humble opinion, the best option for playing A3R with
research is to play the game using the Best of AWAW (BoA)
rules package that some of us have put together and use.? You can
find an older release of the BoA rules package in the Files
section of this group.? Give me an hour or so, and I'll update
what is there with the current release of these rules.
A3R was first shipped around 1992.? A lot of experience regarding
game mechanics and such was gained during the next 11 or so years,
culminating in the release of A World at War (AWAW) in 2003.? The
AWAW rules themselves have continued to evolve.?
AWAW is quite complex!? Our merry band of players has worked to
extract the rules from AWAW that (in our opinion) correct the more
"gamey" aspects of A3R and which otherwise improve A3R mechanics.?
We've avoided AWAW changes that don't fit well within the base A3R
game flow.? For example, we've largely stayed with the A3R/ERS
research rules model, we've avoided the AWAW naval model, and
we've avoided the AWAW oil model.
If you want to learn more about A3R enhanced with the BoA rules,
feel free to drop me a line at tdunnavant@....? And, like
I wrote earlier, give me about an hour and I'll update this
group's Files section to include the current BoA rules package.
On 6/28/2023 5:57 PM, Mike Stoddart
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I've had A3R (EotRS) for a while but have yet to play it. I'm
currently stumbling my way through Gathering Storm, and one aspect
that I'm enjoying is the research. I downloaded the research rules
document from this group. I hope to play A3R in the future, so can
I use the research rules from here with the original rulebook?
Should I use the original research rules from EotRS? I also found
a rules rewrite on BGG. Which is the best option for playing A3R
with research? Thanks
