I was thinking this past Sunday after our biweekly game and came to some conclusions about ideal scenario parameters. Keep in mind this applies to me in that I can't leave maps setup overnight and only have about 1 day a week to play.

Map size- 6 to 9 tiles

Unit count- 9 to 12 per player at any one point in time

Rounds- 7-10 makes for a nice 3-4 hour game if the other factors above are used.

Just rambling. Carry on.

my experience is: The smaller the game (4 to 6 map tiles, 6 to 8 units, few command points) the more challeging and exciting it is. This way each squad is special and must bs used the right way.

In my eyes ToI is a small unit game which is not preformint to well on larger scale. This is especially true for tanks. The rules of the game work great for small battles between a few aquads mixed up with one or two tanks. Anything beyond this proved to be not much fun. Of course this depends on your definition of fun

My friend and I have played probably 75% of the scenario's so far (base game, DotF, Normandy) and have found the smaller games to have been much more intense and close. I don't know if those scenarios simply lend themselves to more balance or if it's just been a happy coincidence. But anything larger than 9 tiles (3x3) seems to be a one-sided/lopsided battle with little bang for your time spent buck. The 3x3 and 2x2 scenarios seem to be cleaner, quicker, and on balance, more fair for both sides.

Just my 2 cents...