Thoughts about AAE40

[Adlertag]

This game are being designed by the best brains America has raised, and playtestet during several years by the top players from the A&A community. It will be good.

[Emperor_Taiki]

@Adlertag:

It will be good.

Amen brother! I am particularly am excited about how it sounds like tanks, mech inf, tac bombers, and fighters are going to support each other in order to give the game a true blitzkrieg feel.

but i think the game would be even better if there was a proper Battle of France.

dont you argee?

[Variable]

Either way, I can say this. AAE has become one of my favorites due to its unique rules. AAP is close, but a bit complex for newbies. This new pair of games definitely has the potential to revolutionize A&A as we know it. It will give the seasoned player something to really enjoy and  the beginner something to look forward to. Bravo to Larry and the crew :-D

[LuckyDay]

@Imperious:

I would love the wipe out france on G1 in every game. I can claim at least some satisfaction if i lose, knowing i took out france. To remove this is to take fun from the game.

totally worth the whole purchase price!

@Emperor_Taiki:

Yah, well there is the real reason :-D. I agree, I have desired French infantry for sometime.

so has france.  too biting?  ok, how about a question about what the piece would look like?  Can they really make a piece with the shoulder dropping a rifle and running away?

[LuckyDay]

i like the idea of Germany being able to choose to turn first on Russia instead of France/UK and I do not believe that those two would have so readily jumped to help Russia, though they would already be committed to helping Poland.

I’m less inclined to connect the fall of France to the entry of Russia into the war and think that the ‘not before turn X’ is probably the best route available.  I’ve been trying to work out a few territories that Stalin would have linked to his sphere of influence dreams that if ‘number B’ of them were taken or attacked by Germany would awake Stalin to the reality that Hitler would indeed at some point come after him, but it seems that really without this or Barbarossa that Stalin was totally duped by Hitler, much like the alleged ‘Calais’ landings that later crippled Hitler to defend France.

[Emperor_Taiki]

@LuckyDay:

i like the idea of Germany being able to choose to turn first on Russia instead of France/UK and I do not believe that those two would have so readily jumped to help Russia, though they would already be committed to helping Poland.
 
I’m less inclined to connect the fall of France to the entry of Russia into the war and think that the ‘not before turn X’ is probably the best route available.

Well its an indirect conextion that I am making. If Germany is fighting france then there is less reason the soveits have to fear Germany. Its a way of making the battle of france variable but not dooming Germany.

Anyways, it dosn’t matter anymore. It sounds like the game is starting June 5th(the day after the Germans finally took dunkirk) so the first part of the battle of France is already over and France(while they still have a large potion of theire orignal force) has very few options . I asked Larry about it and although his answer was not the clearest it sounds like he is going a similar route too what Adlertag(bump) suggested he would. IL posted Mr. Harris’s full responce in the AA1942 section.

[Shakespeare]

Will the UK have enuff forces to reinforce France on the 1st turn if Germany attacks the SU first?

[johnnymarr]

Will the UK have enuff forces to reinforce France on the 1st turn if Germany attacks the SU first?

LH
When you look at the English Channel and contemplate an attack on this island nation, you will see exactly what the Germans saw… a totally depleted British land force. The only thing that stands between you and capturing London is the RAF