Played Our First Game Tonight

Thanks for the feed back, very cool. I have mine set up and will play tomorrow night. Looking at set up I was thinking (if Japan) you have to go for Asia early, maybe push south and try to take out India.

Most people are saying to tiptoe around the US, so you don’t bring them into the war. Maybe even try to sucker UK/Anzac into attacking you first so you can fight them while still keeping the USA out.

I’m wondering if you should just nail the Philippines rd #1. Yea the US would get a $40 bonus(for two rds), but they should loose $42 worth of stuff there + 2IPC’s for the tt and 5IPC’s for there NO (for many rds), that’s $49+. You should have minimal causalities if you hit it hard and there is no AA gun. You can also start taking the $ islands rd #1. The bulk of you fleet will now be south to take the other money islands rd #2 (+ the NO bonus). You will also be in position to trap the UK fleet, and maybe crush it, all the while your still pushing through China in Asia, on your way to India. You may want to build a minor IC on the Asian coast.  When your at the Philippines they won’t know if your going south to Australia, or west to India. Keep them guessing. If you can take out the UK that closes your back door. It also permanently closes the Burma road, and will be easier to finish off China. The Anzac will be growing and the US will be a monster, but your income will also bee on the rise with tt gain & NO’s (65-70 I’m guessing). Of coarse you should start building fleet at home right away because the US will be coming. Make sure you can meet them with plenty of air power, and use your new ports (thanks UK) to hop around quicker.

@bigopfer:

Britian is a beast for a few beginning turns if they get bonuses and Dutch East Indies. Looks very fun to play.

I loved the game, and I have another scheduled on Saturday morning! Next up I’m probably playing as is Japan.

This makes me a happy brit ^^ Chocks away chaps!

We played the 1st couple/3 of turns: US evacuated the Philippines and moved the bulk of that force to Borneo, leaving behind only 1 inf. The Brits had taken Celebes and Dutch New Guinea, those moves denied those IPC’s to Japan early and now she has to work for them when the War really breaks out!

Thanks for telling us how the game was! :-)  Can’t wait to try it out myself!

I don’t even have the game, and you guys are already playing. Life is not fair. I know, no one ever told me life was fair.

Yes, my son who regularly plays Japan in AA50 and the original AAPacific, said he was overwhelmed with all the airpower the Japanese have at the beginning of this game. He said he did not know how or where to begin employing all that airpower.

But what he did do early was to build 2 more carriers so by the 3rd turn he had 6 carriers. So he attacked Pearl Harbor with 5. They were each filled with a fighter and tac bomber!

He decimated a sizable USA fleet with a loss to him of 1 carrier and a cruiser and a destroyer and 2 fighters, but his amphibious landing failed!

I’m still waiting for a phone call from my local game store! I’m in UK and I believe it has been released today. Absolutely champing at the bit for this title. Will post again as soon as I’ve picked up my copy… :|

@bigopfer:

I do think its important for ether UK or USA to get Dutch new guinea for ANZAC to get their bonus 5. I guess ANZAC could get it on their turn, but we felt like USA’s small force down in south pacific was more expendable since they would be making much more money.

The US is not allowed to claim free Dutch territories.  Only the UK or ANZAC may do this.

Do you think this game is better balanced than AAPacific?  Do both sides have a good chance of winning depending on how the game goes?

@Lozmoid:

I’m still waiting for a phone call from my local game store! I’m in UK and I believe it has been released today. Absolutely champing at the bit for this title. Will post again as soon as I’ve picked up my copy… :|

where did you get it if you dont mind me asking.  im from UK had to import it.

Oh boy!  :-(

Figured I would get a few things wrong!!

@General:

@Lozmoid:

I’m still waiting for a phone call from my local game store! I’m in UK and I believe it has been released today. Absolutely champing at the bit for this title. Will post again as soon as I’ve picked up my copy… :|

where did you get it if you dont mind me asking.  im from UK had to import it.

I too am curious about that. Also, what price are people paying? It seems to be pricier than Anniversary, even though it should be the same.

I paid $67 u.s dollars

Any thoughts of attacking sea zone 26, Pearl Harbor on J1 and taking over Hawaii? This would remove US from piling on Hawaii with airplanes on an airfield where they can scramble and fight in sea zone 26, gives Japan a +5 from NO and +1 from TT, US would no longer be one move away from Japan coming out of Hawaii with a naval base, and destroys the 2 infantry, fighter, tatical bomber, bomber, and cruiser (? can’t tell from the picture).

From a first view, id say that if you attack Hawai, you commit yourself to Hawai, it’s so close to the US that you will have to move Most of your fleet there to defend it thus preventing you from mounting a real attack on ANZAC or India. But could work.

@IMS:

I paid $67 u.s dollars

Are you in the US?

Hawaii would be dicey.
I was thinking maybe hit Phil J1 on your way to India. It would bring US in US1, but you can kill $42 worth of US units on Phil, get a NO bonus $5 (and US looses theirs) also set the stage to take the rest of the $ islands rd #2 (giving you NO bonuses and taking them away from the allies). You also push hard into Asia/China rd #! & #2. J3 destroy trapped UK fleet and 1-2 punch India. You’ll also be getting some NB along the way. With your back door closed now you can focus on a growing Anzac, and a monster USA.

You could skip hitting Phil on your way to India, but those air units will come back to haunt you!

Wild Bill, it’s not only the Phillippines you can take on J1, but you can also crush the UK BB+2 transports of the coast of Malaya with ease (3 bombers, 1 ftr will do the trick). Those two attacks alone make it worthwhile giving USA 35 IPC extra (40 IPC minus 5 from the NO).  :wink:

Are you in the US?

Yes, Pennsylvania