Posts made by Black Bishop

Cheers,
I’m planning on ‘building’ both the AA40P and AA40E in order to have the chance of playing the Global version. But since I already have a lot of chips and units from both AA50 and AA Revised, I thought I could probably by the parts and components I’m missing separately and save a few bucks (I’ve noticed AA40 E and P are quite expensive).

So, I wonder if some of you could help me out making a shopping list of what I need

What I have:
grey and red chips
USSR, USA, UK, GER, Italy and China units from both AA50 and AAR
Dice

What I think I need:

• Both Maps (obviously)

• All French and AZNAC armies

• Then I need the new units:

Tactical bombers and Mech Infantry for the normal 6 powers.
Question here: how many tactical bombers and mech.inf. units do I need for each nation? (I already have a bunch of Stukas coming from AAR, so I guess I don’t need any new one for Germany).

• Naval&Air base tokens.

• Do you think I will need more grey&red chips? more units like tanks, fighters or whatever?

• Do I need more monopoly-money?

• Battle & Deployment charts: should I buy them or can I download and print them (where can I down load them?).

• Manuals (are pdf available?)

• Am I forgeting something  :?

thanks so much!  :-D

@calvinhobbesliker:

I have never seen japan go after San Francisco. There’s no need to: with the newest rules, if Japan takes and holds 6 VCs on the Pacific map, the axis win. Thus, it can take 2 of Hawaii, India, and Sydney, which is easily done if the UK puts everything in Europe.

in other words: Japan can win the war all by itself – if the Emperor gives Admiral Yamamoto all he needs to go for the Pacific instead of launching a war against the USSR…

… well, I like this idea very much  :-D

Thanks about your answers  :-D

just one further question about the USSR: in the later versions Soviet Union’s role seems to be just hang in there sustaining punches from Germany (and later in the game by Japan), trying just to survive until the Western Allies grow strong enough to take Berlin…

Is it the same in this new version or are there any chance? (I mean: can the USSR eventually charge against the Reich or should I expect every game to end with Anglo-Americans taking Berlin while the Red Army entrenched in Moscow defending their capital city under siege?)

Broadly speaking I would like to know is if could be strategically soundable for (say) Germany to go after London and for Japan against San Francisco instead of both go together after Moscow (Japan going after Moscow is not historical at all, and if that’s what always happens is boring too).

thanks!

cheers,
I’m thinking about buying both AA40 Pacific and Europe versions as a late Christmas present for … well, for me  :-D

Few questions before proceeding:

a) is it playable? I mean: how long it takes finishing a game?

b) is it balanced? if not, do you guys already come with a bid for any side?

c) how historical is it?

d) what about re playability?

E) This is VERY important and it’s related to © and (d): does the game allows for different global strategies or are my friends and I ending up with Allies playing KGF (or KIF) always, while Axis will ALWAYS play Kill-Russia because those are the best strategies and all the rest only works if you’re playing with a moron?

thanks so much!

I haven’t played much, but I’m sure you guys did already.

So, simple question:
is there a consensus about the need for a bid to balance the game (I guess for the Allies)? in AA50 1941, in AA50 1942?
or is it a consensus about that the game is balanced? (I guess not)

thanks for your answers