Any spring 42 strategies?

@skay85 The Rulebook can be found here.

Take a Look:
Mysterious Hellcat.jpg

For the rule To see the differences between the Revised, LHTR and Spring 1942 check the attached .pdf, made by Krieghund.

Map & setup changes:

UK Battleship on SZ13 replaced with a Cruiser UK Destroyer on SZ35 replaced with a Cruiser US Destroyer on SZ10 replaced with a Cruiser J Destroyer on SZ50 replaced with a Cruiser Formosa (J) and Iceland (UK) have been added to the map Western Canada now only borders SZ64 (on Revised it bordered Central US, SZs63 & 55) Central US now borders Eastern Canada and Panama instead of W. Canada and Mexico

Can one of the moderators please make this a sticky topic?
A&A_1942_&_Revised_Editions_Rules_Comparison.pdf

Add more colors, use multiple maps, or express things in terms of formulas.

Know what I m=-qals+An?

First off i’d like to say that we play A&A very casual so there is a big chance that some of these rules are imbalanced either seperatly or in combination. All i can say is that it works for us & actually makes it alot more fun. Therefore i appreciate any feedback you can give.

Secondly these rules are a combination of rules taken from other A&A games, custom rules other ppl have suggested and some things i have added. All credit goes to the ppl that came up with these rules.

Ok now to list the different rules in no specific order:

1. Order of play

Start with both axis players followed by all allied players.

Weapon Development/Purchase Units/Combat Move and then wait Conduct Combat at the same time (for example: UK & USA players can attack the same country if able) Note: Players have to decide before attacking who will conquer the land if won. If only one player has troops left that player automatically gets ownership of the land. Non-combat move/place units/collect income

2. Weapon Development

First step in the turn: you can spend 5IPC to roll a die, the number on the die represent the technology researched. If you roll a research that you’ve allready got the research failed and the IPC is lost.

1. Jet fighters: fighter defense = 5
2. Paratroopers: Bomber can become a transport that can transport max 3 infantry. These infantry can be dropped on any country the bomber flies over but can only attack the next turn. A transport bomber has 0 attack. During an invasion an AA gun can also kill a paratrooper. Can be used during amphibious assault.
3. Nuclear Submarines: Submarines get 3ATT
4. Long Range Aircraft: Fighters get 6 range, Bombers get 8 range
5. Combined Bombardement: Destroyers can bombard as well during amphibious assault.
6. Heavy Bombers: bombers roll 2 dice during strategic bombardement
3. AA guns

AA guns can fire when planes fly over as well as when they attack the country.

4. Send Reinforcements

During the combat sequence after ‘Remove Casualtys’ you can send reinforcements: You can send extra forces from neighboring countries, land units can go over 1 sea zone if there’s a transport ship present in the zone. (Max allowed per transport still applies)

This esspecially has given us lenghty and exciting battles, i do understand though that many ppl won’t like this ^^

5. New Unit: Bunkers

We made these out of bottle caps from cola bottles, just saw a hole into them and a little paint job & they look great. The idea was taken from someone else, if you type in ‘axis & allies bottle cap bunkers’ in google i’m sure you’ll find it. Easy to make & they look great.

Can be placed where there are 2 infantry or more Only one bunker can be present in any country We use 6 bunkers, once they are depleted we don’t build any more Up to 2 infantry can take place in the bunker, they get 4 defense A bunker can be captured but can not be moved Stats:
Cost: 8
ATT: 0
DEF: 0

6. Transport Ships

Transport Ship: 2 land units + 1 infantry
Aircraft Carrier: 2 infantry

Infantry on an aircraft carrier do not fight when the carrier attacks or is being attacked but can join in an amphibious assault.

7. Power specific Abilities

Russia: Mechanized Infantry: Tanks can transport 2 infantry when blitzing Japan: Kamikaze: fighters can make suicide runs (fly out without being able to land and are destroyed after the run) Germany: Blitzkrieg: When 4 or more tanks attack at the same time in the same country they have the possibility to perform a blitzkrieg: each tank gets the following stats:
ATT 4
DEF 1
MOVE 3 USA: Strategic Bomber = 1 bomber + 1 fighter or tank: Bomber gets DEF 4 and MOVE 2 UK: Cruiser Transport: cruisers can transport 1 infantry

8. Diplomatic Issues

Russian troops can never be in the same country as British or American troops due to political reasons German & Japanese troops can never liberate countries for each other due to alliance only through common enemy.

That’s it, if you decide to use any or all of these rules then feel free to give feedback. If you see something wrong with these rules or have any questions you can always ask/let me know.

Enjoy!

Grtz,
Pluven

@jiman79:

Even with a decent R1 west russia battle, you can pretty much stack Karelia every time, unless USSR also buys 3 arm. Do you consider 3inf 3 arm as the superior R1 buy?

Yup. Another one I’ve seen and tried is 4 arm, 1 art. That one really makes Germany think twice about moving stacks forward (or buying planes on G1) :)

That’s what I’m worried about doing, Bunnies. I got the feeling that once I start going into some detail that I’ll just keep going on and turn every question on plane movement into a lecture.

I’ve been thinking about leaving some stuf out all together, notably, strategic bombing. It just feels like something I can leave out for less confusion that isn’t a game-killer by not being there. I think the sub surprise attack and plane movement will be the hardest to fully explain so they understand.
One thing I just remembered was how hard it was to distinguish between some of the naval units when I first started playing. I have a picture printed out that someone made that helps with that, but that’s just one more thing to add to the confusion.

The more I think about it, the more I think I need to get with at least one of the guys and teach him a little. One - to help me out, and two - to make it so I’m only teaching two or three guys instead of four.

“And you wouldn’t like them when they’re angry.”

Luckily, no investigative reporters named Mr. McGee are invited.

@nutbar:

Buy tanks. They work well with offense and defense, and they move 2 instead of 1. I also reccomend buying 1 fighter per turn to stock up and destroy Germany. Stay defensive until you have a monster military and then attack Germany.

Another nutbar quote:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=22573.15

Yes, Japan’s setup needs to be changed in order to weaken them. Germany’s setup should be weakened OR the allie’s setup be strengthened.

No wonder you think Japan and Germany need to be weakened if you think a plan of 1 Russian fighter a turn is a good one.  If I could make the Russians spend 10 IPC on a fighter every turn, I’d agree Axis have an advantage.