While waiting for 2 more participants, I’d like you to consider my proposed starting setup for a 2v2
Allies are further handicapped by lack of coordination.
Not that we are trying for a perfectly balanced game, it’s about the fun, not the end result so much.
In a 1v1, players tend to bid between 40 and 60 IPCs to add to the board for the Allies.
Slow down the Japs, make it a little more realistic, maybe
I think we can take off
fighter removed from Okinawa,
tactical removed from Japan
Add
Infantry to Chahar
Infantry to Anhwe
Infantry to Hopei
Infantry to India
And Europe handicap
Add
DD to 101
Infantry to Egypt
DD to 91
DD to 110
Transport to SAF (71)
Infantry to Ukraine
Infantry to Russia
Fighter to East Poland - Germany destroyed 2000 planes in a single day, June 22, 1941. The game starts in 1940.
That’s 83 if you’re counting, but not where any player would put a 83 bid, so is not as powerful as a discretionary strategic 83 but strong enough to reasonably balance the sides.