Question about Oztea’s 1939 map

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

Re: Oztea's 1939 Global Setup

If Italy declared war on China, would that count as a state of war and allow it to invade pro Allied and activate pro Axis territories? Thank you!

Also, are the Danish Straits closed if Denmark is neutral?

[General 6 Stars]

Italy in China ! I can’t take these games no more !

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@general-6-stars

Just saying it, not doing it. Also,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_concession_of_Tianjin

[cds]

@SuperbattleshipYamato

China is already in a state of war with Japan, it doesnt matter what other Axis partners do with their declaration of war (politics) early in the game or later on. It only matters when they want to invade China aswell.

Regarding the invasion of pro Allied and activation of pro Axis territories, I assume that the same restricitons/rules apply during the state of war with Japan as they would when either Germany or Italy would declare war.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@cds

You misunderstand. I’m asking about how a declaration of war would affect Italy, not China.

Italy starts as a neutral power (similar to the US), presumably meaning that it cannot atack strict neutrals or mess with the pro-Allied or pro-Axis neutrals in any way. Would Italy declaring war on China lift these neutral restrictions for Italy? Or would it not count the way the Soviet Union declaring war on Japan doesn’t lift the restrictions in Europe?

[cds]

@SuperbattleshipYamato

I assume you are talking about the Oztea 1939 map, I dont know what it would mean for those politics, the only way too find out is by playing in local and see what happens. I have other questions about the whole political phase :) Like f.e. the Dutch etc. Well the only way to find out is by playing and making mistakes and learning from them. I love to see how it goes when you are just goofing around and stuff happens. Like experimenting on one thing and then discovering something totally different.

[cds]

@SuperbattleshipYamato

Also, are the Danish Straits closed if Denmark is neutral?

I believe the Danish Straits are closed, seeing when I played in local I couldnt send the German Kriegsmarine (navy) into the atlantic, So it seems to me that the Straits are closed for either side.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@cds

I agree, but TripleA is usually not representative of the actual rules, which is why I’d like answers from (preferably) the creators of the rules.

In case you’re wondering, I took the game for a spin a year ago (didn’t finish it because of these questions), and the Danish Straits are closed. This is a good example of my issue: Is this a TripleA feature or a bug (in this case, bug doesn’t mean a techinical bug, but simply a part of the map that doesn’t match up with the rules)?

[cds]

@SuperbattleshipYamato

Yeah, it might be a bug and the rules say otherwise. I just havent found the rules for this edition yet.

[SuperbattleshipYamato]

@cds

Here:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/32236/oztea-s-1939-global-setup?page=1

I don’t think it says either way, which is why I have all these questions.