Research & Development Discussion - Delta+1

[Young Grasshopper]

Free R&D Dice Scale

This was Jen’s suggestion back on page #16.

$10 - 49 IPC = 1 Roll
$50 - 89 IPC = 2 Rolls
$90 - 119 IPC = 3 Rolls
$120 - 149 IPC = 4 Rolls
$150 - 224 IPC = 5 Rolls
$225 + IPC = 6 Rolls

This is my Recommendation using her suggestion.

$10 - 49 IPC = 1 Roll
$50 - 89 IPC = 2 Rolls
$90 - 119 IPC = 3 Rolls
$120 - + = 4 Rolls

This is what I edited from her suggestion.

$150 - 224 IPC = 5 Rolls
$225 + IPC = 6 Rolls

Does everyone agree on using my edited free dice scale using Jen’s first suggestion?  :x

[Guest]

That looks fine to me.
Sorry if this was agreed to earlier (I kind of lost track of things in this thread for a while).

[Young Grasshopper]

Qualifications for using the R&D Phase

1. You must be a nation at war.
2. You must be in control of your own capital (eliminates China as a nation that researches)

Does everyone agree?

[Young Grasshopper]

Using the R&D free dice scale

1. The research and development phase should stay where it is in the turn sequence, and the free dice scale should represent all cash on hand.

2. the research and development phase should stay where it is in the turn sequence, and the free dice scale should represent income as shown on the tracker + NOs.

3. the research and development phase should stay where it is in the turn sequence, and the free dice scale should represent income as shown on the tracker + NOs + up to $5 of cash on hand.

4. the research and development phase should be moved to second last in the turn sequence (before collect income), and the free dice scale should represent income as shown on the tracker + NOs.

5. the research and development phase should be moved to second last in the turn sequence (before collect income), and the free dice scale should represent income as shown on the tracker + NOs + up to $5 of cash on hand.

Please pick one, so we know where everybody stands.

[Young Grasshopper]

Using the R&D free dice scale

This is my choice….

5. the research and development phase should be moved to second last in the turn sequence (before collect income), and the free dice scale should represent income as shown on the tracker + NOs + up to $5 of cash on hand.

[Young Grasshopper]

The Development Chart

TBD after the above issues have been addressed and finalized.

Agreed?  :x

[Young Grasshopper]

@Young:

Qualifications for using the R&D Phase

1. You must be a nation at war.
2. You must be in control of your own capital (eliminates China as a nation that researches)

Does everyone agree?

I AGREE!

[Guest]

I agree on the Qualifications and I would also endorse option 5.

To be clear, I believe what is meant by “cash on hand” here is up to 5 IPCs saved from the Purchase & Repair phase; not money earned this turn.  So technically tech development would be done during the Collect Income phase after convoy raids and before IPCs are collected for the current turn?

I also agree that there needs to be quite a bit of fine tuning of the actual tech dev chart, especially the naval ones and mech infantry.

[Young Grasshopper]

@Young:

The Development Chart

TBD after the above issues have been addressed and finalized.

Agreed?  :x

I AGREE!

[Young Grasshopper]

**ATTENTION

Please refer to the previous page in this thread (page #19) for survey questions (beginning at reply #277) that require your input, Thank you.**

Looking for answers to the survey from:

Young Grasshopper
Cmdr Jennifer
JimmyHat
Vance
Special Forces

[Young Grasshopper]

@Vance:

I agree on the Qualifications and I would also endorse option 5.

To be clear, I believe what is meant by “cash on hand” here is up to 5 IPCs saved from the Purchase & Repair phase; not money earned this turn.  So technically tech development would be done during the Collect Income phase after convoy raids and before IPCs are collected for the current turn?

I also agree that there needs to be quite a bit of fine tuning of the actual tech dev chart, especially the naval ones and mech infantry.

You are correct, and I have modified the option to be specific.

Please…. lets not bring up the chart right now. LOL

[Guest]

Agreed.  :wink:

[Young Grasshopper]

Purchasing R&D dice

1. Each additional dice will cost somewhere between $10 and $5 each

2. Additional dice must be purchased using some variation of the 4-6 rule similar to the revised edition

[Young Grasshopper]

@Young:

Purchasing R&D dice

1. Each additional dice will cost somewhere between $10 and $5 each

2. Additional dice must be purchased using some variation of the 4-6 rule similar to the revised edition

#1 for me, at $10 each

[Young Grasshopper]

Amount of tech allowed per round

1. one

2. more than one

[Young Grasshopper]

@Young:

Amount of tech allowed per round

1. one

2. more than one

1. one

[Guest]

I vote $10 each; 1 per round.

[special forces]

I agree and my preferred choice is:

4. the research and development phase should be moved to second last in the turn sequence (before collect income), and the free dice scale should represent income as shown on the tracker + NOs.

[JimmyHat]

We cannot have ‘free dice’ techs that are weaker than ‘pay dice’.  ANZAC/Italy and other minors cannot afford dice, so they could never get the ‘cool’ techs.

Jenn this is 5+ player game!

[JimmyHat]

I vote similar to Special forces.  I don’t like the 5 ipc limit or the min/max of purchased dice.  10 ipcs sounds about right.