This may have been asked before, but on my printed map they seem to border, and in a game we played today, we decided they did. The border between Algeria and SZ17 seems longer than the border between the UK and SZ3, and that border is real.
If Russia is aggressive in its first move, all things considered, it’s game over for the Axis. It’s why I favor a house rule that forces the USA to spend a certain amount of money in the Pacific Theater-and units purchased can only be used in that theater of operations…
I always make sure the USA buys a certain amount of IPC’s against Japan. And those purchases can only be used against Japan. It gives a more authentic feel to the game. And it makes yhe Allies fo something else than Europe 1st every move.