@Munck:
John, thanks a lot for sharing.
Can you tell us more about the extra units/add-ons you have besides A&A G40 OOB?
- it seems you have HBG’s entire stock :-o
I do have a lot of things that HBG produces, because it adds so much to the regular board game components. I use a lot of their markers as you can see.
The main markers I use Munck are those long looking acrylic air bases, the naval marker that has the anchor, the shipyard markers, coastal sub markers, the orange damage markers that are not shown for ships, the yellow militia markers, and I use the old risk game grey cities for major factories and the minor factories, I use from older axis and allied games.
I buy a lot of specific markers, such as US Marines, Mountain infantry, Italian Blackshirt, German SS, French foreign Legion, Japanese SNLF, etc.
You can get escort duty markers, sub pens, etc.
I use old risk games for cavalry pieces.
If you don’t won’t use markers, coach has different colored chips, you can buy.
What I do is, after I buy a map or game, I compile a list of what I need versus what I can afford. If I can’t afford something, I will get a cheaper substitute, like chips.
There is no right or wrong way, you just have to figure out what you need versus what you can afford and go from there.
As far as units, you definitely need Global 1940 units, but to fill out your neutral countries, I would save up to buy the many different colored pieces, Coach has to offer.
To get you started, you can use different colored chips, until you can afford units.
I hope this helps. I can go on and on, but you really won’t know anything till you buy the map and rules. :-)
John
