AAP40 at GenCon

[johnnymarr]

source LH (08-12-09)

“It is my understanding that my publisher (Wizards of the Coast) will allow me to present a AAP50 map a Gen Con, this week. If so I’ll ask them if I can present the map here sometime after the convention.” - Larry Harris

[Krupp Steel]

Very nice

+1

[Emperor_Taiki]

so awesome! great news

[Imperious Leader]

take pictures…

[Romulus]

AAP50 presented? So it is quite ready to be released! Interesting…

[Joe Cold]

Here is a picture of the board Mr. Harris had at the convention.
http://www.geocities.com/headlesshorseman2/GENCONPAGE2.html

If I remember right it is 35x35, so when plugged in with the Europe addition coming out next year, it will be 70x35! :-D

Larry was getting opinions on whether cruisers should have aa guns, which brought many opinions of course…

[Imperious Leader]

Remember i invented that idea.

[Adlertag]

@Imperious:

Remember i invented that idea.

you want more applauds ?

[Imperious Leader]

no. but what i don’t want is “hey frog great idea you invented”

[Upside-down_Turtle]

I recall inventing the 6 IPC tank not too long ago, along with the 1-2-2-4 “Motorized Infantry” (Trucks for when I get my new FMG pieces.  :-D Half-Tracks will be IL’s 2-2-2 Mech inf, only at 5 IPCs).  Larry has it called “Mechanized Infantry” with Half-Tracks…merely a corrupt mingling of two great ideas…sulking.

[cannon fodder]

What tanks cost 6 now?  I got used to it being 3/3/5 from 3/2/5 and now it cost 6?  Is it still 3/3?

[Guest]

@cannon:

What tanks cost 6 now?  I got used to it being 3/3/5 from 3/2/5 and now it cost 6?  Is it still 3/3?

Yes

[cannon fodder]

Tanks!!  Does anyone know why?

@Brain:

@cannon:

What tanks cost 6 now?  I got used to it being 3/3/5 from 3/2/5 and now it cost 6?  Is it still 3/3?

Yes

[Bob_A_Mickelson]

Cost was raised to encourage players to buy more diverse land forces.

Personally I found that the best way to encourage player to buy mixed land forces is to create a new unit thats 2-2-2-4 and can carry either an infantry or artillery but can’t blitz. I called this unit a “Mechanized Division”.  All other units were kept at the same price. With this configuration land purchases became more interesting and almost always included 3-4 land unit types for germany (and also for russia and japan).

[Guest]

I was playing with a piece like that in 1986.

[idk_iam_swiss]

Siam is completely surrounded…

[Guest]

@idk_iam_swiss:

Siam is completely surrounded…

WTF?

[idk_iam_swiss]

language! Anyway just look at the map. there is one japanese territory worth one IPC completely surrounded. I think its siam. its hard to read it.

[Guest]

Yep, it’s definitely Siam and it is surrounded but it has a sea zone for an escape.

[maverick_76]

@Brain:

I was playing with a piece like that in 1986.

LOL, I was born in 1986!