Then u have a better chance at taking Finland if guys are left behind.  I’ve never done it but I missed a perfect chance at doing it once.  Germany had no transports and the whole air force was out of range.  They were busy taking out the uk navy and the us navy.

I was just adding ideas to the thread.  It’s only 7 ipcs and it makes Germany have to think of different scenarios to defend as opposed to pure offensive.

more or less. I still prefer being the axis. -1 inf to egypt hurts.

Axis don’t just knock both uks out on round 3 anymore. They can still do sea lion, but it is not a devastating 70-99% attack every time. UK can do attacks and still have a good chance at holding on.

Agree on a fair bid (9 is quite standard)
Roll dice for desiding countries.
Change countries with one another as you please.

You can push for Egypt after taking Russia. It can be difficult.

Losing in france  adolph would have probably  been overthrown        however a little daring and the rewards could be big    kinda like the real war:)

north or northwest persia

I usually go with a US landing a bunch of troops somewhere in Normand or S. France followed by UK landing and reinforcing with troops and fighters. This forces the Gerrys to focus on that front as well. But first you have to cripple Italy in the med. A complex in Egypt  plus the UK taking Iraq on T-1 usually works in our games

boy do u feel dumb :oops:

Thanks. I will look again next week. (If I remember my password!)
Enjoy your weekend.

axis advantage boardgame, just like the new 41 and 42.

Just be desperate, hope for the best.

@variance:

Use the second edition rules and setup.  You can download them here:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=28703.0

Here’s the history in case you care.  What happened was they released the first editions of 1940 Europe and Pacific a few years ago but then people immediately figured out that if you put those 2 together to make the global game it was hopelessly screwed up.  So for the next 2+ years all the experts played and played and talked and talked and talked and the company every so often put out new versions of the rules and setup that were called alpha 1, alpha 2, and so on until FINALLY they released the second edition, which is just about perfect.

"Thanx for the input, much easier to understand now  :-)  So I’ll use 2ed rules, but some of the player aides & charts for +3 & +3.9 look like an easier read & are cool.  So I’ll compare them to the 2ed rules & set-ups & should be able to use those ok.  Thanx again.

never say never in the world of Axis and Allies.  I’m pretty sure I’ve found a way, but as stated, has enough drawbacks of its own.  I could show you in a friendly game.  8-)

@knp7765:

The only issue I had was with the giant ANZAC infantry units. They are a head taller than all other nations’ infantry and really look weird on the board.

Also, their round base has a larger diameter than the standard A&A infantry base, so they don’t fit in the central depression of standard A&A mini poker chips, which is a bit annoying.

I’m looking for some G40 forum action.  Either side is fine by me.  I’m sharpening up my Allied skills, though currently having 3 games as the Allies on the go i wouldn’t mind being the Axis either.

IM me and we can get it started.  I promise several turns a day.

Z1, Z2… or SZ1, SZ2… - Sea zone #1, Sea zone #2
SBR - strategic bombing run
BMB or SB - strategic bomber (alternatives to Bmr)
TAC or TB - tactical bomber
B1 (British turn 1)

Oh, and the game programs we use may have 3 or 4 letter abbreviations for every territory, so we often use abbreviations for territories.

I’m really not at all keen on the whole Mongolia thing! And it’s not even worth any IPCs! That’s just plain mean; it should have been worth at least 1.  :-(

Krieg answered the question about Japan conducting kamikaze strikes earlier in kamikaze sea zones but the US still holds the the Philippines Islands, hopefully I can echo his answer correctly and save him some typing.

Kamikaze strikes are a defensive response to amphibious assaults or naval combats in certain sea zones.  Possession of the islands in that sea zone doesn’t matter, just that Japanese naval forces are defending or land forces defending from amphibious assault.

If I’m going - I’m going.  Russia and Mongolia are not very big deals as Japan.  If Russia goes aggressive, just counter-attack and start taking their money.  You should have enough transports to deal with their infantry push - especially if they go R1 or R2.

US should have started with like 6 more infantry (2 east, 2 central, 2 west) to offset the IPCs it spends on Transports for the duration of the game.

@rmcbride:

"what do you mean by “G40”

Global 1940