Still, I can’t keep up :-P

I don’t have that much time at work ;-)
(since it’s the only place I can look at the boards)

I should have gone heavy against Russia from the start with Japan, not go mess around n Canada to put even more brakes on US…

But im on the way… and Russia can´t take India if you want to keep Cauccasus…

OK 88, no i like the africa deployment plan, but do you suggest dropping my guys off in algeria or below algeria round 2?  also what kind of force will I be looking at.  If I hit algeria then that means I can feasibly get 3 inf/1 art/2 tanks into there, and then the round after that I can deploy an airplane or two from my carrier.  also what type of navy would you suggest I build t1/t2, I was looking at an initial build of 1 ac, 1 sub, 1 trannie, 1 inf, 1 armor

@ncscswitch:

To be honest though, I think it is such an exceedingly rare occurance that I don;t think it will be an issue in 999 games out of 1000.

Agreed

And I still like the “logic” of not being able to blast away Parisian INF from the Normandy Coast; or Chicago National Guard Units from the Virginia coast…

Yeah, that is kinda wonky.  But no more so than some of the other abstractions the game makes.

some extra info:

the total is indeed 4 spaces for a fighter!
you can decide whether you go:
0 spaces in combat and 4 in non-combat
1 space in combat and 3 in non-combat
2 spaces in combat and 2 in non-combat
3 spaces in combat and 1 in non-combat

moving 4 spaces in combat is ONLY possible when attacking a sea-zone and when you can land on an aircraftcarrier (AC).
this AC has to be a survivor of the sea-battle OR
the AC has been moved there in non-combat phase (you move the AC to the occupied sea-zone, but didn’t attack with it)

moving 4 spaces in combat to attack a land territory is not possible, since you can not land it in a freshly conquered territory and it can not get back properly (remember?)

Octo, we always play a sneak shot kills a battle ship (scapa flow)

You are, imo, right on yout point octo. I have only played with techs in my first two games, we quickly decided that whoever got the heavy bomber would win the game, and theres such a big ipc waste in not getting your fave tech.

Another thing regarding techs is low luck.
The dynamics change a lot if you choose to go for DAAKs low luck development rules, this makes for a more balanced progress, where you invest slowly and with increasing odds for getting the tech.
The daak low luck rules can be found here

-Daniel

Thank you for the update Craig.

I just referenced the new 1.3 version in answer to a question in our Tournament (new the result, if not the specific language)

Thank you!

No on all counts.

Here are the reasons:

#1:  Rockets originate from AA guns.  AA guns can ONLY move in non-combat.
#2:  Non-Combat Movement rules specify that any land unit moved/engaged in combat may NOT move in non-combat.
#3:  The “Rocket” could only be moved toward Russia in non-combat, which is AFTER the phase in which Rockets fire, so you cannot move then fire.
#4:  Any units on a Transport are considered Cargo.  They cannot attack or defend while on a transport, and they die if the transport dies.

This discussion needs moved to House Rules

You are correct Nix.  An AA can;t load in combat, since it may only move in non-combat.

Thanks man - that does help!

Yes.

http://dicey.net/revised/viewtopic.php?t=73

About half way down, the first 2 or 3 paragraphs on non-combat movement are explicit.

3 cats, an active 8 month old, and a wife who’d rather play D&D keeps me from doing the same thing, otherwise mine would be set up in blissful perpetuity as well…

This holds Germany back about 4 turns. Only then can they break the stalemate.
Buy 3 inf, art, 2 arm
Bel- 3 inf 2 ftr
Ukr- 3 inf, art,  3 arm
Wru- everything else in reach.
All should be taken over.
Place 3 inf and art on Cau, while the 2 arm  in Mos
move all infantry from east to west, leaving a 4 man plug on Sin and Yak
The Germans will have no cannon fodder to strike back, and if they do, 5-9 inf, 2 art and 3 arm will definately push them back in Ukr.
If they decide to go for Africa hard now, the russians will be in a favorable position for about 4 turns (this is usually enough for the British and Americans to overwhelm Africa and the seas). KGF

There is only a few ways to counter a KGF, and it should be done in the first turn for Germany. I like to buy a AC on med and land a fighter on it. This way the british airforce cant threaten my Africa chain the next turn. I also build a destroyer on the Baltic fleet. This helps them survive (I use them + planes to hit the allied vessels). This leaves Russia run around free in the east having 30+ icps everyturn, but the ipc’s lost in the east can be quickly regained in africa. Japanese planes help alot too.

Indeed

Hi everybody, I just join to this forum and surprisingly I´ve noticed that here are a lot of players. Do someone here have heared about the Ladder (tripleA web league)? The tripleA web league is the best place you can find to play AA 4th edition by PBEM or on line.

Why a Ladder?

1. find easly opponents, since many players are getting addicted of A&A
2. have fun
3. have an idea of our personal skills, we have a world ranking.
4. show up how good we are (nobody excluded)

The place is: http://tripleawarclub.org/ladder/

We play normally the triplea 0.6.0.1, if someone doesn´t have the software you can download it following this steps:

1. you need java software: http://java.com/en/download/windows_automatic.jsp

2. Sofware triplea: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/triplea/triplea_0_6_0_1.zip

Regards to everybody,

Serghis Khan

I meant to add that… the fun ends for the German navy pretty quickly…

The Carrier is a nice addition. After years of resistance I’ve dropped my pride and in my current game added one. Although I lost my Baltic fleet on U.S.4, it allowed me to control the north against determined Allied play through G4. I could have devoted more IPCs and held it longer, but I cut my losses and pulled my Ftrs. More meat and potatoes were needed.

So I’ve finally seen the  light- the G1 Carrier/ 8 Inf build is solid…damn you all…

And yes, I know you can vote for May already…
(I believe this poll will run in May as well, as far as I know…)