Posts made by chrisbump86

@The-Captain Were you able to release the total war rules?
Cheers,
Chris

Looking for thoughts on some ideas I have for events that would bring a surge of troops to the table so to speak.
I read in one of the optional rules about the US getting an immediate influx of 10 infantry at no charge once war was declared on them or they declared war. I don’t fully recall and am paraphrasing, but the notion was that that sudden influx represented the mobilizing of the National Guard that took place on Dec 8 and after.
If Japan proper was attacked, would there- should there be an immediate influx of volunteers or civilians who’d been training for repelling an invasion? In such a circumstance should Japan get 10 (or more) infantry to defend the home island at no charge?
Should Russia get an infusion of infantry the turn after or maybe 2 after Germany attacks?
Would Germany get such a mass infusion of troops if Germany came under attack- akin to the Volkstrum and the masses of men and boys who picked up arms in the final months?
I have my own ideas but would love to read what others think about my questions.
Cheers,
Chris

Hi Plano Guy and NatChris,
We play Global 40 in the Flower Mound area pretty regularly and are always looking for people who want to play/ learn who also have a laid back attitude about gaming. We play for fun, although the competitive juices do come out some times lol. If you are intrigued, drop me a note or call me.
I hope to hear from you.

Chris Bump
cncbump@verizon.net
972 768 4149.

@edfactor if you are still of the mind and looking, we play Global 40 pretty regularly in the Flower Mound area. I can be reached at cncbump@verizon.net and 972 768 4149 if you’re interested in learning more.
Hope to hear from you,
Chris

@TANK78 we play up here in the Flower Mound area pretty regularly. Sebastian has even joined us a couple times. There is also a large group who play regularly down in the Hurst/ Grand Prairie area. You can reach me at cncbump@verizon.net or 972 768 4149 if you’re interested.
Love to hear your thoughts.
Best,
Chris

@PlasticKnight Hi,
We play pretty regularly down here in the Flower Mound area of North Texas. You are welcome to come if you’re willing to make the drive. We might be able to wrangle up some accommodations for you if you do decide to make the trek.
My email is cncbump@verizon.net and my phone is 972 768 4149
Hope to see your thougths.
Best,
Chris

Interested in how you are positioning these too. Are you thinking that they could go into the attack so that the attacker may also have AA against defending aircraft in addition to being able to move more further/ faster? Are you thinking of giving them a land combat capability? I’ve been acquiring models for each of the major nations. My challenge is that they were used in such small numbers since they tended to be distributed into battery sized units (4-6 vehicles) and assigned to various battalions or brigades, so how much land combat value to give them. Look forward to your play test results- hope you share as you play each time.
Thanks,
Chris

All the major protagonists had mobile artillery in one form or another. Is your thought to limit the availability to nations who made the most use of it? We’ve had discussions around these type things, but ultimately decided that the game is a game more than a simulation and so if a player wants to buy one or if the Italian player wants to research jets, they should be allowed to.

@Titus thank you so much!

@Landkreuzer1000Ratte Did the Dutch fight? I was of the impression that when they capitulated in 1940, their military ceased all defensive operations. But fully prepared to be corrected. All that Dutch infantry will make the limited Japanese available infantry even more of a liability for Japan. If I were going to add all those troops, would feel obliged to balance with more Japanese troops. Does that then cause in balance in China if the Japanese player then opts to use his new found troops there rather than for an invasion of the money islands? Not sure I see the upside to this adjustment?

@jacobg We play with the limitations, ie only as many dice as there are planes and a max limit of 3 dice per AA gun, but we use 12 sided dice. So before the first round of battle begins, those AA shoot with a 1 or 2 being a hit. Before the second round of combat, same process, but now they hit only on a 1. So it might be worth saving them or buying the occasional one.

@Titus or would you be willing to just share a pdf of the silhouettes you used on your battle board? Looking forward to your thoughts. TIA, Chris

@FranceNeedsMorePower you’d have to paint them blue, but etsy has some nice figures with multiple options- even French Foreign legion

@Titus This is really nice. Would you be willing to share this as an editable file or PDF? We use d12 and I am trying to craft a battle board for that. This could really jumpstart my frustrated efforts thus far.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Thanks,
Chris

@ScottMcCullar would it be possible, would I be too rude in asking, if you would consider sharing a pdf or jpeg of each of the icons you created in order to make this?
Thanks for any assistance.
Chris

@Pvt_Griff
Have you made any progress on the battle board you described crafting?
Certainly not asking in order to press, but rather in an effort to stay on your radar so that you might share with me what you have created.
Thanks!
Chris

@bratcher note sent

What Cary said. I’m 62 and the 2 guys who compete on the other side are 22 and 25. All we ask is emotional maturity and a sense of decorum. The rules can sometime seem a bit overwhelming, but we provide infinite grace with the goal of just having some fun and maybe a little male bonding. Planning a game for the weekend of the 27th.
shoot me a note if you’d like to join.
-Chris
cncbump@verizon.net
972 768 4149

@Leviathan we are playing a complexed version of Global 40. We are very laid back and give lots of grace as a new player is learning the rules. We are in the Flower Mound area. Let me know if you’d be interested.
972 768 4149- best to text me as I get lots of spam calls and so I ignore most calls I don’t recognize.

@jonathan-rost,
we play Global 40 as well, and a pretty consistently revolving basis- essentially as soon as a game ends we begin a new game shortly afterwards. We are in the DFW area and if you are truly interested in making the trek.