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i went and had a quick look online about this nova version. quite the beta version haha

has anyone here played it? what was it like, much different from the MB version?

@Lisi7266:

And the Allies don’t always win, neither do new players always get crushed…regardless of what has been said

In a no bid game, the allies WILL always win!(given that both players have equal skills) And a new player WILL always lose vs an experienced player, does not matter if he plays Axis or Allies.

I have it but never played. People i game with think the map looks like a comic book and wont touch it.

Actually, I am thinking that with the addition of some 1 inch by 3 inch cards under each ship, you could easily use them for miniature naval battles using any of the wide variety of rule sets out there.  Especially now with the addition of the cruiser.  I am thinking of using some simply naval miniature rules to fight sea actions in the Guadalcanal game.

@Krieghund:

It’s true that SBRs are nearly a break-even proposition.  However, if they weren’t, they’d dominate the game.

The whole point of SBRs is inflicting damage that the enemy can’t afford.  The US is the only country that can really afford an SBR campaign, simply because it can afford the losses, while Germany can’t.  The US sacrifices its own income to suppress Germany’s so that the UK and USSR can take advantage of its weakened state.  This is not really pointless.

If SBRs were a money-making proposition, there’s no way that the Axis could survive, since they start off economically inferior to the Allies.  The Allies could simply build a few bombers to SBR with, then devote the rest of their income to defense.  Eventually, the combined toll of the bombings would render the Axis powers bankrupt, then the Allies could move in for the kill.  Doesn’t sound like a very fun game, does it?

The strategy you’re describing sounds perfectly viable to me.