AARHE Historical Map

[Admiral_Thrawn]

I am sorry if I am not up on all the aspects of AARHE but, is it to use the AAR board? Because if it is to be a more realistic historical game the map would need to have changes to keep it historical and realistic.

[Imperious Leader]

two boards will be offered:

1. is just like OOB map but adds a few new VC

2. Is another map using italy as a new player, new VC, and a few additional territories. Otherwise it looks exactly like AAR… also we added more values to pacific islands

[tekkyy]

if you don’t play with Italy
you can play with original map
you may print out a new map (with new VC) and player aids (Imperious is working hard at it) for convienence but its not essential

if you play with Italy
Italy takes over Med. Sea territories and with have about 15 IPC and Germany is gonna get extra IPCs in the territory Germany
and then the US lend-lease amount is made free, to balance the teams

the Italy rules is the final phase of the project
so its partially speculative at this point

[Admiral_Thrawn]

I think there needs to be project to include a more historically accurate map. I think the rules will need to work with AAR map but, maybe have a separate section if different rules apply to the larger more advanced map.

[tekkyy]

the only change we have in mind is splitting Norway into Norway/Finland
and giving Pacific Islands values (although I am against that in realism perspective since Okinawa is only 1 IPC)

through out this time of rule making we’ve been assuming strategic level of abstraction
so I duno about larger map with more territories if thats what you mean

in terms of realistic continent lines Imperious’s map is of such
for practical reasons inter-continent scales are still left wrong (Europe is still big)
but intra-continent scales are better
continent/sea border lines are also better

I guess you could download a very good world map and software trace it
print out a huge copy
and buy multiple sets of the game and use no chips!
it’ll look cool

[Imperious Leader]

the only change we have in mind is splitting Norway into Norway/Finland
and giving Pacific Islands values (although I am against that in realism perspective since Okinawa is only 1 IPC)

+++= this is correct, except is austrailia going into 2 spaces?

in terms of realistic continent lines Imperious’s map is of such
for practical reasons inter-continent scales are still left wrong (Europe is still big)
but intra-continent scales are better
continent/sea border lines are also better

+++ the map cannot look to different from revised or we lose the audience.

[tekkyy]

oh yes forgot the Australia split

yeah map can’t be too different
also wanna keep colors so it matches with the game pieces but I’ve mentioned that already

[Imperious Leader]

Exactly!

This is still revised AA it has to feel the same.

[Admiral_Thrawn]

Like I said before the rules should work with AAR board but, I think another better map could be made that also could use the rules.

[Imperious Leader]

yes thats why we will have two maps

[tekkyy]

yeah so Admiral if you haven’t read already they’ve been discussing some possible changes here http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=7193.0

[Admiral_Thrawn]

Here is a map I have been working on just for fun. Any constructive criticism?

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[Admiral_Thrawn]

The compression really murders it.

[tekkyy]

I just upload to rapidshare.de etc
whatever file
don’t matter if its 10MB

what are those greyish worm looking things?

[Admiral_Thrawn]

It’s so compressed. Those are rivers.

[Guerrilla Guy]

It still looks like an easy run to Moscow!

GG

[Imperious Leader]

I cant see anything… can i get a larger pic?  I hope you added Malta  The territories are mostly great, but then again its hard to tell.

[tekkyy]

@Imperious:

also we need to add Malta to the phase 3 map. It was a very strategic point.

I feel that gibrater and Malta should have more significace in the game than territories devoid of value. The loss of either would have major problems for england.

oh just add Malta and give it interdiction abilities like our Gibratar

[Imperious Leader]

Ok fine.

[tekkyy]

and you can put units at Malta just like Gibraltar right?