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@tmartin

I’ve never done it myself, but my impression is that the game is severely imbalanced in favor of Japan, so start with a 30-50 IPC bid for the Allies, and revise from there.

Thanks Panther that is what I thought.

@clamoxyl Welcome to the forum.

Have you looked at https://boardgamegeek.com/ ?
Good luck.

@Krieghund

Thank you for clarifying!

@The-General-0 said in What are the basic strategies of Axis and Allies Pacific 1940?:

… it appears that Honolulu does not appear in the rulebook as a victory city that is able to be captured. Unusually, it appears on the board. Is this historical significance, or is it merely a mistake or simply decoration or literally a victory city?

You must have quite an old print. Maybe download the latest versions of the rulebooks from
https://renegadegamestudios.com/axis-allies-resources

Yes, Honolulu is a victory city.

Europe standalone is OK, but it is still lacking in options. Honestly, I don’t really plan on playing pacific alone ever again.

@dinosaur:

Krieg,

Even an unoccupied Dutch Territory?

This could be better clarified in the FAQ with another sentence.

But anyways

What brings each power into the war is described in their section. There is nothing in the US section that says the US is allowed to declare war on Japan, just because Japan attacks a Dutch territory, so they can’t. However, in order to attack a Dutch territory Japan must be at war with the UK/ANZAC. If Japan was the one who declared first, the US can declare war anyway, attacking the Dutch doesn’t matter. If the UK/ANZAC declare first, the state of war that allows Japan to attack the Dutch exists, but none of the things which allow the US to declare war have occurred, so they aren’t brought into the war.