China

Just have printer make it bigger

Hello all - is there a custom map file available for Pacific 2001? Thanks!

@Vital-Signs said in Looking for a vector map:

Ok thank you

Ya other wise you would of probably gotten it.
Good luck

thanks and sorry

These strategies are very helpful, but still China is such a annoying thorn to the Japanese player.

Never easy is it?

thank you for clarifying that.

I think I agree with both of you. I think Japan should just about ignore China on turn #1. That’s to say use everything you can on the other allies as they defend on a 1 on the first round, anything that can’t be used elsewhere should be used against China but nothing really risky.

Japan sooner or later will need that extra 1 or 2 IPCs to get that extra victory point. Often in latter rounds that is the China territories so China should keep that in mind.

I’d agree that it always seems to take ‘just one more round’ for the India invasion. Since Japan must push outwards for 3-4 rounds a good Australia threat might cause resources to be diverted there, then as you fall back perhaps you fall back really fast right into India.

I plan on VPs for Japan so I spend 80% on navy, mostly subs, the odd transport to get units of Japan. I thought I’d never need more transports as Japan but I usually end up build 1-2.

I haven’t played AAP in some time so I am still trying to figure out how to beat Japan. It ain’t gonna happen with the VPs at 22.

BB

I personally played this game several times, alone and with friens
My consideration is that 6 or 7/10 Japan can win.
Take most advantage of the J1 special rule.
Take most of the money island and sink all the ship you can; british too; focus on allies transport too.
Move all in to India; while pushing China west.
Japan can win if they get India within J4 / J5.
The longer the game, the more the pain, because US pressure will become too hard to hold