Posts made by cb4

@allweneedislove - So would a bid be different for more players or would one team or the other just work out who gets what? Also, my group has played three F2F games now and we played without NO’s because of how they ‘messed up’ AAA50 (or AA50 or AAAE? the anniversary edition). By ‘messed up’, I mean that it made the game artificial by forcing the various powers to go after the NO’s rather than just playing to discover possible options and new strategies.

Having read much in these forums, our next global game will be with NO’s.

@Young:

@Gargantua:

I find alot of people turtle too often with the Russia defense.

I believe the secret lies in the ability/threat of Russian counterattacks.

Separating German ground units from their air force is a major key.

That is to say, do not expose your medium stacks to german attacks that will overwhelm them, but be prepared to counter attack moves of german stacks that are pushing towards the front.

Focusing on Russian income and NO’s is also critically important.�  Make a small task force of 3 or 4 units, to liberate Persia, and attack Iraq.�  Iraq is worth 5 to russia.�  Then continue to work your way into africa, and get one or two italian territories.�  Again boosting your economy.

And don’t be afraid to take some risks!

I agree with Gargantua’s statement 100%… The key is to retreat and protect what you can while always looking to land a solid punch. Russia will never knock out Germany, but a well placed jab could cause a bloody nose and a slowed advance. Without at least one gutsy counter attack to stall them… Moscow will quickly fold with little difficulty.

Seems like this is pretty much the best that Russia can do. Except following Stalingradski’s advice by preparing for their demise. Having some tanks and mechs remaining after Moscow falls creates a couple of options:

• a possible counterattack on Moscow, or

• a “late game opportunity for mobility and spot attacks” –Stalingradski

I didn’t see a response that directly addressed the yes NO’s vs. no NO’s helping/hurting Russia. Consensus from other posts and my “balanced game” poll is that NO’s (and a bid) should be played to balance out the entire board. But, at the risk of being somewhat myopic (to get the hypothetical question answered), if the scope is just Germany and Russia, will NO’s help one power more than the other?

@Cmdr:

I didn’t say not to intercept, I am just saying that as Germany, IN MY OPINION, it is an even better trade to lose the bomber to kill a Russian fighter even if you don’t get to hit the complex.

I agree and, as Cmdr Jennifer pointed out, the numbers also work against Russia.

There’s a good discussion on ideas for changing how research is done here http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=31634.45.

Updated options in the poll to include no research, NO’s and a bid.

I have played without NO’s so far. Thoughts on Russia surviving better with them or without them???

How does Anzac get to 20+ IPCs?

@Cmdr:

Something to consider however, is when your actions result in a worse situation for the allies (or axis.)  Sometimes I find these hypothetical discussions get tunnel visioned to the exclusion of all other events that could happen on the board. […] he implemented his anti KJF strategies but they worked so well he lost Berlin to America on like round 6 or 7 or some ridiculously LOW number.  He focused on one thing to the point he cost himself the game.

Just a word of caution.  Make sure (especially NOW with as huge as the map is now!) to consider ALL the ramifications of what you want to do.  Not saying it cannot be done, not implying it either.  Just be careful to look around the board.

Good advice, especially about winning the battle but losing the war. The map is huge and that creates so many possibilities. I just wish I had more time to play so I could explore them all… :-(

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I should have included that option (no research, yes NO, and bid). Didn’t see any way to update the poll.

@ghr2, Stalingradski - Very salient points that I will certainly look into for next game.

My group has had the perception from prior A&A, AA Europe, and AA50 games that if Russia falls it’s game over for the Allies. That started to change as I retreated my last Russian stack and let Germany take Moscow. I proceeded to use them to harass the weak Japanese troops in western China and bolster UK defense with Russian aircraft. Also, in terms of total IPC counts between Axis and Allies, it was still pretty even with Russia gone. And I really like your idea about preparing for it. I need to think about that some more and then coordinate Allies along those lines next time.

@Gargantua - Your recommendations make sense but we have not played with NO’s yet. Still trying to get a handle on the possibilities without them. My understanding from other posts is that the game is more balanced with NO’s and possibly a bid, so we will have to consider this for next game.

Thanks for your responses.

Thanks.

The 2Ed and Alpha +3 rules say:

A state of war between Japan and France or between Japan and the Soviet Union will not affect relations between Japan and the United States, and vice versa.

and

Japan may attack French territories at any time, requiring no declaration of war against any Allied power before doing so.

If Japan attacks French Indo-China, does that affect relations between Japan and UK/ANZAC?

Thx.

Let’s get a community “ruling” on this very important question!

Although I have only played two games of G40 so far I have been playing strategy games for 40 years and A&A since it first came out. Someone posted that unless you’ve played this game 10-12 times you don’t know what you are doing and I believe it.

Anyway, in both games, Moscow has fallen hard in G5-6. In the first game (about 6 weeks ago), Russia pushed everything up to the front to try and stall Germany as much as possible. In the second game, did the opposite and retreated leaving a 1 inf screen to keep German tanks from blitzing. Our third game is coming up and all in our group dread playing Russia almost as much as playing France :-(  I have searched the forum looking for advice and found tips here and there but no concise summary to help out those of us new to the game.

After that first game, I did a test play-through to see what would happen if the Allies (mostly UK) brought whatever fighters and bombers they could to Moscow before G5 to bolster its defense. (Russia retreated all possible troops to Moscow to maximize defense but left a 1 infantry screen to stop blitzing) I tried a few different options for the Russian buys but it was mostly or all infantry. For the German player, I moved everything east of Germany into Russia for the attack on Moscow. Germany’s buys were all tanks G1-G3 and bombers G4. Germany’s IPC count includes France, Normandy, and Bulgaria.

In the end, my recollection is that the simulator calculated a slightly better than 50% chance of German defeat (I think it was 57%). From a probability standpoint, the Allies can help Russia survive the G5 assault but just barely. The problem is that, as long as Germany is buying tanks, the Allies basically must follow a ‘script’ for 4 turns in order to maximize the defense of Moscow and that takes all the fun out of the game. And this scenario didn’t include the possibility that Japan could have tanks in Moscow by turn 6.

What am I missing?