@Young:

@Axisplaya:

it was not a challenge, or a pissing contest of any sort. Just a friendly proposition to explore early UK rounds positional play. Just an oportunity for one of us (or both) to learn a few things about this wonderful game.   :wink:

I live in Montreal, so if i know i’m going to be in Toronto for a few days, i’ll sure pm you and try to fix an apointment for a gaming session.

:-)

That would be great, you would love my set-up and the beer fridge is always running (after a few cold ones, we could have that pissing contest).

That’s damn funny

I’ve been experimenting with alternative global setups in an effort to find balance. One setup which has returned favorable results requires fewer rules, not more. Using Alpha2 rules but no national objectives has returned some tight finishes and, so far, balanced results. The caveat of course is that i have a limited set of eyeballs and opponents. From this limited data set i might conclude that all the extra bonus income only muddles and confuses the game.

More testing is needed but i wonder if a true global solution would mean less is more.

America declaring war when London falls seems highly implausible. That’s a long way to go with no allies to help. I don’t see it.

If any Axis power attacked America then i could see a DOW against all Axis powers. Or if China had only one territory left i could see an American DOW again Japan. The current DOW rules are too contrived and unnatural.

I’m a concise gibbering fanboy

I wouldn’t use the extra rules. Too gamey and contrived

Starting a new Global 40 game. Using OOB setup, Alpha 2 rules, NO national objectives! Burma road is used but only artillery purchase is allowed, no additional income.

turn 1 in progress. Germany elected Barbarossa and taking France. Normandy and Southern France were ignored. Italy will take southern France later this turn. U-boats attack British warships with mixed results. German fleet attacked Russian fleet to allow amphibious invasion. Baltic States were taken but Russia drove back the Hun on their turn. Eastern Poland is in Nazi hands. Stacks of six infantry will reinforce from Hungary and Poland.

Japan attacked China, Russia, and continental British and French holdings. The almost the entire Japanese air arm has landed in Manchuria. The Carolines have been abandoned and the fleet is returning via the Phillipines.

Waiting on the ANZAC turn…

THere was discussion a few pages ago about using OOB setup and Alpha2 rules and NO. Has anyone attempted a test? I wonder if that wouldn’t solve the Pacific problem.

Obviously this has the added value of using what’s in the box and not requiring additional printed pages of setups.

Historically the Axis did attempt Barbarossa and not Sealion. THerefore i agree that Russia can be reduced. I don’t see a need for India to be easier.

@Jay:

I would also like to see the US have a trigger for going to war.   I would suggest .

The axis capture of London

Attack on any US territory obviously.

Any attack on Calcutta(inc. ind. bombing) or Australia(any part) .  Including convoying.

Japan attacking Russia , if only to make Japan more likely to stick to it’s treaty.

Also remove the FIC NO for Japan  . But they can attack other Uk/anzac pacific territories and the DEI , solomons ect.  Without bringing US into war.

I like most of these. Not so much the last line.

@kcdzim:

Japan utterly crushes Anzac/UK with free reign of the Pacific.  They confine them to Calcutta and Sydney and convoy raid all income away.  They take EVERY money territory, AND China, and the US STILL cannot enter the war.

THat’s not right. THe complete loss of China should draw America to the fight.