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No there is no Tokyo Express. Maybe in the global game w/tech, but I doubt it. Larry has also kinda shot down any type of National Advantages for each power, but maybe he will change his mind. I think DD should be allowed to carry 1 inf, as most powers did it during the war. Japan obviously, UK at Dunkirk, I think Italy used DD transport in the Med also.

still weird bout the convoy.
don’t think i get that 100% :P
actually, a major IC on malaya, won’t that be death penalty for UK?

just like in real life
that’s what i like in this game: you’ll have same discussions of 1940 as in reality

i have read a book about it, some were pro war 1940, some 1941, some pro war China, some pro war USSR

each case: it has its advantages, but disadvantages.
only depends if there are more pro’s than con’s

@Frontovik:

@i:

@Frontovik:

@shohoku201:

UK
5 IPCs if the Allies (excluding the Dutch) control Sumatra, Java, Celebes, and Borneo at the same time
5 IPCs for controlling Kwangtung and Malaya at the same time

ANZAC
5 IPCs if the Allies (excluding the Dutch) control Dutch New Guinea, New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands
5 IPCs (once and only once) for occupying any territory that was originally Japanese controlled.

excluded the dutch?i don’t get it. if Uk liberates those islands, do they turn dutch again of UK?

no if the japanese capture them and uk or anzac liberate them they take controle over them :-D

and US?

…are a member of the “Allies” so UK & Anzac would get the bonus if the US controlled the Dutch islands.

I’ve certainly finished games (maybe not A&A) that were almost over yet completely forgone.

A&A can take a long time to finish.  I once played the Gamemaster edition against an opponent who insisted the game wasn’t over till I occupied both Germany and Japan.  I had a factory in the Soviet far East building Russian transports by the end of it.  It was fun, I admit.

@Axis Roll - I think you are being funny.  I find the game most fun when I’m under some pressure but still have a good fighting chance.  But sometimes these games are the best when you’re brand new.  Then you can buy whatever you want because you haven’t yet learned that some purchases are stupid!

I just had a game where my friend conceeded after Russia’s second turn. Total time was a little over an hour. The game before that, same teams, took us about 12 rounds and over ten hours.

Between 9 and 15 rounds on average.

It comes down to how well a player can forecast what he wants when it is not his or her turn and what options you have going.

I think this is my first post ever on this forum, although I have been a member for some time. So hello to all of you!

As someone who has played A&A since the first MB game in the eighties, I must say Germany. In the end it all revolves about her. If they do well, than you are on the path to victory. But one screwed up turn can really get the Axis between a rock and a hard place.

I like the importance that weighs on Germany, especially on turn one. I have spend a lot of hours conjuring up the best turn 1 for the Germans. In MB, A&A Revised and now for almost a year A&A 50. Its a great game!

Greetz

The following passages from the errata and FAQ should clear this up:

Page 20, Step 6. Conclude Combat: The following sentence should be removed: “(Note, if you are playing the 1942 scenario, place your marker on top of the original control marker; do not remove it.)”

Q. When the rules refer to the original controller of a territory, do they mean the controller at the start of the scenario or the controller printed on the map?
A. The controller printed on the map. The original controller of a territory is the same whether you’re playing the 1941 or 1942 scenario. China is considered to be the original controller of Manchuria and Kiangsu, and Japan controls these territories as an enemy power at the beginning of both scenarios.

In the example, the territory would revert to the USSR.

Approximately half of the U-Boat losses were due to Aircraft.

However in this version of Axis and Allies subs may not be hit by aircraft without an attacking destroyer present. Axis and Allies is not a very accurate recreation of WWII. However, it is a fun game.

@Romulus:

But subs, as TRNs, can not stall because they may be ignored by other surface ships that may treat the sea zone with subs within as friendly or am I wrong?

You’re not wrong.