IPCs

Hi all,

The existing TripleA module for Europe doesn’t take care of all rules, such as the Middle East or Strategic Bombing Raids. That’s why I made some improvements to this module to enhance the gaming experience.

The module is available for download directly via TripleA. Click on “Download Maps” and look for the map called “Europe Improved”.

@The_Good_Captain The rule applies in all sea battles where there are sea units allied to the attacker present, regardless of the type(s) of defending German sea units. The rule mentions only German subs because the author failed to take into account the possibility that the situation could also exist with German surface units if they were mobilized in a hostile sea zone. This oversight was corrected in the Axis & Allies Pacific Rulebook.

@The_Good_Captain Yes. Only “unoccupied” territories may be blitzed through.

@krieghund : +1: Ok, thx again for your help. Unfortunately, there are a lot of mistakes in all versions of this game. So, it’s really not easy to translate the book rules in french.

@andrewaagamer Ah ok, thank you very much. I haven’t really played this game yet. I started a game with my nephew, but we underestimated the time for the set up and the fact that we often have to go read the rules for this or that. We didn’t play much at all. And now I’m translating the rulebook in french and I was wondering if I should add this point to the original to make it clearer to understand. Thx.

@Adlertag:

To let the Allies shere IPC income, will destroy the game for sure, and is a madman idea.

Well, that’s the way I played until the other day.  When my friend taught me the rules he honestly thought the allies could share funds.  I finally questioned it on Friday after he bought 5 fighters and six tanks for the Soviet Union.  Apparently, either he and his dad glanced at the rules about allied soldiers being turned into Soviets when in a Russian province and thought sharing of IPCs was allowed, or his dad just pulled a fast one on him.  (The first time my friend played he was Germany.)  However, before that point we had never used that rule to its fullest extent, since we normally had another player and no one wants to give all their income away.

i’m pretty sure the money russia get’s in the convoy is supposed to be from the usa, The far east money isn’t represented too well. They don’t get it when archangel falls because this is where the allies landed their supplies.
if the game were 98% realistic, it would have to start earlier. If it were 98% realistic, and it started in 1941 germany would win since they wouldn’t make the same mistakes they did in the real war. I could argue that the allies made most of their terrible mistakes before the war started. Germany made a few key mistakes once the war was underway that cost them the war.
regardless, it’s a fun game

now that i’ve played a few times since the last comment, a sub in the atlantic helps germany alot, since it allows you to clear all their ships, and take the most valuable convoys on turn one with at least 8 subs left over (usually more) although saving isn’t bad too. Otherwise put artillary in poland for the initial strafe. Bids in africa are a waste.

as allies, i’m thinking that adding armor and infantry to russia is good (allies get usually 24 ipcs because of the bid) This alllows russia to take finland and then norway. This is important because it allows the allies to fly fighters to norway which is good! also boosts the russian income. Allies have a lot of options because of the large ipc’s they are able to place.