Allied Player controling France

Russia and US need to be France and China, because they are doing very little else during the first 3 turns.

UK and Fra = European Powers Player
Commonwealth and ANZAC = British (Ex-)Colonies Player
USA and China = Team America World Police Player

Everyone else can probably be their own country.

This should make everyone happy.

I know in a four player game with my parter I would control the US, Anzac, France, and China, and my partner controls UK(east and west) and then Russia.  By round three France will be dead(for all real purposes because the only decisions let for them are minimal) and china will be nearly cleared by that point and I am basically left with the US and Anzac

In a 5 player game, here is how I would split the Allies:

USA and ANZAC

UK and France

Russia and China

This gives great possibilities for working together to defend and attack, and allows each player to coordinate between a minor and a major effectively.

I agree.

that idea sounds the best as china has to protect the Russian back door .

@Butcher:

In a 5 player game, here is how I would split the Allies:

USA and ANZAC

UK and France

Russia and China

This gives great possibilities for working together to defend and attack, and allows each player to coordinate between a minor and a major effectively.

I agree with everything, but I was giving China to the Brits, but that might be better.

For our first game, our group is trying to accommodate 8 players.  Tentatively we have:

US Pacific Command
US Atlantic Command
UK Europe/Africa plus France
UK Pacific plus ANZAC
Russia
Germany
Italy
Japan

China control TBD

Not ideal in some respects, but we wanted to get as many players with some actual teeth in as we could.

The global rules book suggest one player plays the Soviets and France.

To speed up game play it might be best to put:
US with Anzac
Russia with China or France
UK with China or France

My reasoning is that turn order is Ger, Rus, Japan, UK, Anz, Ita, US, China, Fra.  By splitting up turn order US can think about
Anzac moves/buys during Ger, Rus, Jap turn and US buys during Ita turn, and so on with the other powers.  By having other powers
turns in between your powers turn it gives some time to think and have at least purchases decided upon before hand.

I’ve said it many times, by why not do it again! :-D

2 Player Game
1. Germany, Japan and Italy
2. USSR, UK, ANZAC, US, China, and France

3 Player Game
1. Germany, Japan, and Italy
2. USSR, UK, and France
3. ANZAC, China, and US

4 Player Game
1. Germany and Italy
2. USSR, UK, and France
3. ANZAC, China, and US
4. Japan

5 Player Game
1. Germany and Italy
2. USSR
3. UK, France, and China
4. Japan
5. US and ANZAC

6 Player Game
1. Germany
2. Italy
3. USSR
4. US and ANZAC
5. Japan
6. UK, France, and China

Yeah

Also in 5 and 6 China can be with the Russians.