Sorry to answer such a naive question. I’m new to A&A.
What does “bidding” mean in the context of these games ?
An auction-style way to decide wheater you play axis or allies and to level out imbalances of a game. The “bid” is an extra amount of IPC that can sometimes be placed in extra units pre-game (i.e. you add units to the starting setup).
Any number of new Chinese infantry can be placed in any Chinese territory. However, they can’t be placed in territories that already contain three or more Chinese units.
Just to clarify: can you place units in territories that you have conquered this turn?
E.g. China retakes Hupeh with 1 inf. Can you place another two there at the end of your turn (assuming that you have at least 4 chinese territories)?
because Germany may hold Gibraltar until the end of the game.
Sorry, this is complete nonsense. Gibraltar borders sz12 (AZO) in the new map and therefore it is easyly accessible for both UK and USA. You would loose it very quick!
Well, in Revised, the standard victory condition in tournament play became 9 VC out of 12, which is 75%. With the actual 18 VC, 75% would mean 13,5 CV.
It may depend on what you play for. With the standard 15 VC you could ignore the Pacific as allies. But can you really afford to ignore the Pacific, if you play to 13? This “minor victory” basically means 7 VC for Japan in Asia-Pacific, Germany-Italy must hold it starting 4 VC in Central Europe and the axis powers must conquer both Stalingrad and Leningrad. So the axis could win without taking a single capital. Nevertheless, this is quite an impressive goal to hold all continental european VCs besides Moscow if all three allies go for Germany and Italy.
Imho it is more likely that Japan will conquer Caucasus if you ignore them in the Pacific, so the question is wheater the western allies are quicker taking Italy (or even Germany) out of the game than the Japs taking Moscow.
Ignoring Pacfic in a 13 VC game may be the wrong strategy as besically Germany-Italy only have to defend their 4 VC in Central Europe and let Japan do all the rest. And if they take all Pacific and all Asia, they accumulate to about 70 IPC in total (with 15 IPC bonus) and this really is a lot!
Japan
- (Hawaiian Islands+Australia+India) =5 IPCs
I think this one sounds very reasonnable, but is it also true?
As you get a bonus for conquering Baltic, East Poland & Ukraine, it`s obvioius to attack all 3 territories. Karelia certainly is not a good idea as you need the airforce for something else.
The biggest questin is really Egypt. With the bmb, you have a 61,3 % chance of taking it with arm, bmb (74,6 % to win). But in 19,4% you even loose and the UK-fgt survives and you certainly loose the trn. The trn can be whiped out in any case if UK sacrifices the bmb that lands in TRJ.
What you gain by EGY is 2 IPC fot the territory and UK looses a bonus of 5 and the average gain is 4,7 IPC in unit (calculated with Revised price of bmb, so it`s even more).
The opportunity costs are that you miss the bmb in other fights, that you have a 19,4% risk of loosing the trn “cheap” (with UK-fgt) and a certain 100% risk of loosing it anyway if UK desires.
If you do not attack EGY, attacking cru, des at Azores is a must as otherwise your Italian fleet could be attacked by des, cru AZO + fgt EGY + bmb GBR which has a 53% chance of winning and therefore whiping out both the german and italian trn.
*(Hawaiian Islands+Midway+Marshall Islands+Wake Island+Okinawa+Iwo Jima)=5 IPCs
How correct is this one?
Taking into account that bonuses cares a lot in that game I would say that entering the Mediterrannean with the Royal Navy is most necessary as it already prevents an intalian bonus.
Next, invading France will force the Italians to retake it to prevent a US bonus. Additionally, France is the key to the other italian bonus as Gibraltar is out of reach if UK-navy is in WMD (assuming that axis could take both EGY & TRJ) and important part a german bonus. So in no way the axis could afford to loose France!
What does all that have to do with the IC in India?
Well, I think that UK forces are much more needed at another battleground, namely the Med, West Europe and North Africa. Next, the IC in India would be a real target for the Japs. If they concentrate on that, they imho get it very quick. I don`t think you can hold India longer without soviet support.
Actually I assume the game will be split in three conflicts:
And certainly “game” no. 2 (UK vs. Italy) is the one that could be decided first in one way, i.e the fall of Italy.
Yes, the additional territoy should be called Buryatia and the coastline province e.g. “Amur”, “Khabarosk” or “Primorsky”
Some more infos about the national objectives today? Probably the total number of them and the figures for each country?
On a day where the US (markets) create so much turmoil, one should release some good news to satisfy the world :wink:!
UK
Allied control of any Japanese 1941 at-start territory [Manchuria & Kiangsu are Japanese-controlled Chinese territories]= 5 IPCs.
Does “territory” also apply to zero-IPC islands like lwo Jima or Carloline Islands?
I’ve only confirmed one of the Japanese Objectives so far. Maybe Lynxes should mark the ones I’ve confirmed with an asterisk or something?
I think this one is a little incorrect: Manchuria+Kiangsu [Shanghai region]+French Indo-China/Thailand=5 IPCs
I assume that you have to hold Formosa as well to obtain that bonus.
I was going to do a Japanese one today, but I’ll do this one instead
Is there a forth japanese goal or is one of the three incorrect?
Is this correct that chines unit can not leave China?
Yes.
So the chinese fgt can not attack in the sz off Hongkong even if there is a lonely trn?
Is this correct that chines unit can not leave China?
If yes, what is considered to be chinese? All 7 starting countries of course, but also Shanghai and/or Manchuria? And what about Hongkong?
If this is true, you could leave French-Indochina unprotected against a potental chinese attack.
Is Philippine Island only 2 IPC?
If not (i.e. its 3 as in Revised), than the starting income of 42 scenario is 32 for Japan as they have extra 4 for both NEI & BOR, 2 for Birma, 1 each HGK & NGU which makes 29 plus PHI.
(Libya+Egypt+Anglo-Egypt Sudan+Transjordan+Italian Africa=5 IPCs)
@ Big “K”: Ist this correct? I would rather say it would be “historical correct” without TRJ.
What is the starting income e.g. for Germany? 37 or 42 as they have reached one national objective already at the start?
In a standard game, it takes 15 VCs to win. Optionally, you may play to 13 or 18 VCs.
Practically the VC system is “worthless” in the standard game. You only have to defend 4 countries not to loose which is North America (EUS, WUS, ECA) & UK for the allies. But with the bonus system the advantage of someone with 14 VC will be so overwhelming that you should better give up. Digging in UK & North America simply does not make sence any more. Nevertheless, this example shows that one should better play to less than 15 VC in “standard” games as there are always some guys who want to play to the bitter end!
@Kreighaund:
Are the national objectives the same for every country in both 41 and 42 edition?