Last night marked the five year anniversary of monthly game night for us - we’ve been through three maps and several editions of house rules over that time. Players have come and gone but we have six regulars now. We did an arms Buildup and three rounds as usual when starting a new game.
At the close of round three, Germany is thumping pretty hard on Russia - the Germans don’t have much pressure so far on their Atlantic side so have focused almost everything on the East Front…
Below the USA has managed to make a landing in Morocco which spoils Italy’s monopoly of the Med…
Italy has run wild across Africa as it was only lightly defended this game - with their bonuses kicking in for dominating the Med they are making big money.
Japan chose to ignore China so far and push North, breaking the treaty with Russia on round one. But this has resulted in China getting alarmingly strong - if they push Japan out of Manchuria they will hold all of their original territories and can leave China then…
The USA got a surprise attack from the Axis on Mexico, but managed to push them out by turn three and now own an Axis factory…
The Axis are pumping their muscles - doing well but the Allies are not ready to give up yet!
Wow, this is impressive. Nice work. I’ve got IL’s 42 map open in GIMP right now, and was about to go to work adding Italy & China ala POS from triplea + AA50 considerations- you’ve made it much easier on me! Of course, this is also much more complicated that I was looking for, but I think we could probably simply ignore anything my group isn’t ready to handle yet.
Any reservations with me taking this and making a Hybrid ‘Lite’? Any chance you’ve already got something like that floating around? :) Thanks!
Hi vodot - Yes that’s basically what I did starting with IL’s map. Feel free to adapt this as you’d like - you might want to check with IL as I got permission from him to adapt his map - I’m sure he’ll have no problem with it.
yea no problem, just don’t take off my name please.
I now have a youtube channel where the map and house rules will be discussed - please subscribe!
Hey all - Latest rules version 7.3 and setup cards 7.3 can be downloaded here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?fke26796apo8p
This link also includes a file of counters which symbolize units we use that you may not have. I’m proud to say this latest edition is actually shorter than 7.0. At a lean 19 pages long, it is even shorter than the original Axis and Allies manual from 1986, which has 32 pages. The more recent official Axis and Allies release (Global 1940) has 43 pages and Historical Board Gaming’s Global war 1936 has over 60 pages.
Arms buildup has been removed in favor of setup that better reflects history, yet gives each player just enough freedom to make each setup unique. Other confusing or impractical rules were either scrapped or adjusted.
Just printed off your rules 7.3 and will read those more carefully later. The Variable set up rule looks very interesting and just wanted to relay that thought. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Hambone - hope you find them interesting!
The Progressive Arms research chart and rules that go with 7.3 above can be adapted to any edition of Axis and Allies, and can now be purchased at HBG…
Click the link here to see my explanation video and purchase…
http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Progressive-Arms-Research-Chart-_p_2750.html
Terrific stuff! I am adapting some of your rules, along with the rules layout, for my games as well. I also love (and subscribe to) your YouTube channel.
How did you figure out how to properly scale the map for printing? I have got a map of my own but can’t determine how to figure out proper dimensions so that it will scale to the right size when printed in a larger scale.
Terrific stuff! I am adapting some of your rules, along with the rules layout, for my games as well. I also love (and subscribe to) your YouTube channel.
How did you figure out how to properly scale the map for printing? I have got a map of my own but can’t determine how to figure out proper dimensions so that it will scale to the right size when printed in a larger scale.
Hi Trenacker - I don’t know what software you use but with Photoshop I first set the map file to 300 DPI (Standard print quality) and then the final size I want the map to be. (in my case 58" long by 34" wide) So the map is already exactly the size I want it while I’m making it. Then I send it to the printer as is without any resizing.
DK, any chance you have a complete map file with France split in two (other changes as well)?
I was contemplating printing this map, however after seeing your change and your reason for the change I would want to have that incorporated into this map.
We have a G40 game tomorrow and we will be adding Flagships, Entrenchment chips and the Variable set up concept. Should be fun!
DK, any chance you have a complete map file with France split in two (other changes as well)?
I was contemplating printing this map, however after seeing your change and your reason for the change I would want to have that incorporated into this map.We have a G40 game tomorrow and we will be adding Flagships, Entrenchment chips and the Variable set up concept. Should be fun!
Hi Hambone - wow - that’s cool! Let me know how things go tomorrow.
I was going to upload the map with new changes but not until we played on it first to make sure it worked well - we will play on the 30th of this month. I don’t want to have everybody downloading something that hasn’t been tested if I can avoid it.
DK, by helping me out in Photoshop, you just made my year. I’ve been trying for months to figure out how to make my draft map print-ready. Thanks again!
DK, by helping me out in Photoshop, you just made my year. I’ve been trying for months to figure out how to make my draft map print-ready. Thanks again!
That’s great! I hope we get to see your map when it’s done!
Rounding out the cities on the map, which will be small(ish) circles.
DK, may I ask how you added roundels to the map? I’ve found a few online, but the resolution is ruined when I try to paste them into Paint or PhotoShop. They also usually come with white or dark backgrounds that must be removed or painted over.
I remember some of them I used were already on IL’s map that I started with. I think I made Germany’s from scratch in Photoshop because it was pretty easy. Some of the countries you can find the high resolution square flag and then take a circle out of it.
Uploaded the latest version 1.2 of the map we are using. This map contains the East Front territory changes, divides France in half, and gives a capital to China as shown in my “Map Patches” video on you tube.
https://www.mediafire.com/file/m7xudoypp1sqnjp/DKs HYBRID AA Map (1.2).pdf
Thanks DK.
IMO, to be as accurate as you wish, you should compare your China map with real ones and revise names according to better geographical location. Not just follow Global one on this. Looking at AA50 map may also give you some hints about how designer try to solve some Chinese toponymes issues. When I looked at it, I’m pretty sure you can reach better compromises than Global map.
To name just an obvious case:
Chongqing was also a Sichuan province municipality during the Republic of China (ROC) administration, serving as its wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War(1937-1945).
Wikipedia
Sikang is not in Southern China bordering only Tibet. Chongqing cannot be the capital city of Sikang.
Xinjiang borders the countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. The rugged Karakoram, Kunlun, and Tian Shan mountain ranges occupy much of Xinjiang’s borders, as well as its western and southern regions. Xinjiang also borders Tibet Autonomous Region and the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai.
Also, it is too bad I just noticed a misspelled Eastern Ukraine (Ukrane!)… :cry:
Good points, Baron. To me, Chinese territory names and spelling are confusing and seem to change depending on what time period you are looking at and what reference you are using. Are they named for a landmark, a city, a region, etc? When naming Chinese territories perhaps it’s best to drop a bunch of silverware on the floor and write down the result - you get Chung, Chang, Ching, Chong, etc. lol
