Your browser does not seem to support JavaScript. As a result, your viewing experience will be diminished, and you have been placed in read-only mode.

Please download a browser that supports JavaScript, or enable it if it's disabled (i.e. NoScript).

[Anniversary Ed.] More Sea Zones between Japan and Egypt?

House Rules

1.4k

A

Argothair '23 '22 '21 '20 '19 '18 '17 '16
last edited by

I wouldn’t, no. I think the fact the you can’t sail from Crete to Calcutta in one turn is a feature, not a big.

I’m also not sure the UK needs a free starting factory with these map changes.

You do you, though. :-)
1 Reply Last reply
Reply Quote 0

2 / 2

Featured Topics

League rules idea: mulligans for patrons

Guadalcanal Tournament at Strategicon (Los Angeles) Feb. 17, 2024

T-shirts, Hats, and More

global 1940

177

anniversary

1914

1942 2nd ed

tips&tricks

bm3

video

axis & allies

Suggested Topics

Balanced Mod [Anniversary 41]

House Rules
• anniversary • • Argothair

105

3
Votes

105
Posts

10.7k
Views

N

I just tried to addressed to the one of the main complaint about Japan’s power in Anniversary and claimed that having Japan with that power is not a must for maintaining balance but happy to see different income distirbutions with No’s or not.
T

[Anniversary] 1941 China revisions

House Rules
• • • TheAandAClassicDude

14

0
Votes

14
Posts

1.2k
Views

T

@Argothair:

Hey ClassicDude,

We agree on the narrow issue that China shouldn’t be knocked out quickly and easily by Japan, but we may need to agree to disagree about the rest. It sounds to me like we’re trying to accomplish different goals. You seem mainly interested in encouraging players to re-enact the historical Japan vs. China conflict, where Japan made deep investments in the China war all through WW2, and didn’t get much to show for it. I’m more interested in making sure that all players have a variety of interesting and balanced strategies available to them – which might include a heavy war in China, or it might focus instead on Indonesia, Siberia, India, or a naval showdown with the Americans.

I think it’s very possible that given your group’s play style, your rules may work great for you and your friends – if America is in the habit of ignoring Japan, then you may as well buff up China to the max to keep Japan busy. In my playgroup, though, we often see Kill Japan First openings, where the USA builds a large navy and attacks the Japanese Empire with it starting on turn 3 or 4. If Japan has to spend most of its income fighting China, then Japan won’t have a realistic chance to even hold off the US Pacific Fleet, let alone defeat it. We do in fact sometimes invade mainland China, because Japan is usually too heavily fortified to take with an early transport fleet – the USA will only have enough cash left over to build one or two loaded transports in the opening, because the rest of their money has to go toward building up a fleet that can overwhelm the Japanese boats and planes.

Cheers,
Argo

Yes I think that this is something we can agree on. However I am still willing to test out your ideas.
A

[Anniversary '41] Alternate National Objectives

House Rules
• • • Argothair

2

0
Votes

2
Posts

576
Views

C

Looks fine but from what I can see, two objectives I don’t like the values.

Northern Lend-Lease should be more due to getting equipment from both UK and US.
Pacific Lend-Lease should be less because USSR refused to take any combat Lend Lease through that route because they did not want to give an excuse for Japan to declare war so they only took non combat issued items.
A

[Anniversary] One Free Tech for Each Nation?

House Rules
• • • Afterword

6

0
Votes

6
Posts

594
Views

H

I’ve played some games where we roll for a free tech which seems like a good way to get tech into the game. I’m a fan of this idea.
A

(Anniversary-1941) Chicago rules - Base Rule changes

House Rules
• • • axis_roll

2

0
Votes

2
Posts

475
Views

V

I was hoping you’d post these!
T

Pacific Sea Zones - G40

House Rules
• • • the_jetset

1

0
Votes

1
Posts

368
Views

T

Have any of you ever modified some of the Sea Zones in the Pacific? I am thinking about doing the following. Would like comments and suggestions.

SZ6 - Japan: Would be divided into two along the central “spine” of Japan. Convoy Zone and Kamikaze marker would be repeated. This would allow Japan to more safely mobilize sea units in the Sea of Japan between Korea and Mainland Japan. This is basically the same divide that exists in the '42 2nd Edition version of A&A.

SZ’s 7 and 16: Would be split in half with a North-South line. This would prevent both Japan and US from directly attacking each other via Hawaii. Instead, it would be necessary to launch (or hit) Midway or Aleutian Islands first.

SZ 30 - Johnson Island: Would be split with an East-West line in the “lower part”.

**SZ 50 - Fiji: ** Would be split an East-West line just below the island of Fiji.
J

Operation Sea Lion

House Rules
• • • Jennifer

13

0
Votes

13
Posts

2.4k
Views

K

@Uncrustable:

Get your submarines out of CRD range (you want the max capture possible.)
Im sorry what does CRD mean ?

“Convoy Raid Disruption” or “Convoy Raid Damage”. Basically, the round before Germany hits England, you want to move your subs out of the Convoy sea zones so Britain will collect their full income on their turn. Then when Germany attacks England, assuming they take London, they will plunder the British treasury and collect the max number of IPCs.
E

Air-Sea Combat

House Rules
• • • Emperor_Taiki

17

0
Votes

17
Posts

2.5k
Views

E

yah, so planes should be able to target other planes, tanks and artillery becasue thats what they were devistating against.

If i was defending against only infantry I would rather have the machineguns and autocannons of the aircraft given to my infantry rather than have them used on the planes. Why would u not do this?

38

Online

17.7k

Users

40.3k

Topics

1.7m

Posts