Variable set-up

This rule is part of the G40 House Rules Expansion

Please note, that this set up is in addition to the OOB set up.

The fighting in The Pacific Theatre now has a new dimension. “Island Jumping” is a crucial part of the Total Economy for both sides.

As part of the intense fighting in The Pacific, the Increased Ship Building rule is also implemented (soon to be posted at this site).

G40 Expanded Pacific Additional Set Up.pdf

I thought about trying a Vichy French and Italian Civil War situation, very unlikely of happening but plausible. Vichy France is easy, if Germany takes Southern France, all Vichy French comes into power. Southern France becomes the new capital, all original French territories join Vichy France, if French Indo China is under Japanese control by this time, Vichy France does not take control. All units on French territory join Vichy, all French naval units in the Med join Vichy France. Vichy France join the axis but becomes neutral.

Italian Civil War, if southern Italy is taking control by the allied powers, all Italian forces outside of Europe or Russian including navy join the allies controlled by the British, Italy must surrender all battleships and carriers to the allies. Italian forces in the North, Europe, and Russia remain part of the Italian Axis forces.

So this is what I tried in place of bids.
Each power,in the same order as play so Germany 1st France last,gets to relocate 1 starting unit (with the exception of ICs and capital ships)to a place only where they already have another starting unit.
  For example:Russia can start a tank in amur instead of moscow.
                    Germany starts  cruiser in sz113.
                  Italy moves dd from sz96 to 97
                    Us puts a 2nd fig in Phillipines
I think its gives allies a better chance b/c they start with more units out of position and they would ,for the most part, make their choices after axis.

True, but it also represents the other German cruisers on the loose in the Pacific, South Atlantic & and Indian Oceans that cannot be represented. These were a serious concern for the Allies until eliminated.

Just found this thread, thanks to Innohub.
Lots of good ideas. Thank you  all.

@Flashman:

Remember too that the autumn rains bogged German tanks down in the mud, while the Russian tanks had wider tracks which coped much better with this.

Germany is hardly likely to blitz through Russia; perhaps tanks simply can’t move in winter (frozen fuel).

i think more of the autumn/spring rains that hurt the tanks and the winters that hurt the infantry.  certainly the fuel freezing was a winter thing, but the tanks could move at least when started, as compared to autumn when no one moved anywhere on the german side…

Very interesting, Switch, especially with the German player’s option for sub placement.  I’m anxious to hear of any test games results. :-D