Page 13, 2.1 Variable End, “Add +1 per Major Power capital that is Enemy-possessed.”
If Japan held Nanking, that would add 1 to the game end roll.
If KMT held Nanking, that would not add 1 to the game end roll.
In Operation Live and Let Die, CCP possesses Nanking. The roundel for Nanking is KMT. This makes me feel that a +1 should be added to the game end roll for CCP possession of Nanking.
Do others concur?
In Operation Live and Let Die, Great Britain currently has achieved 1 point for “Contain Communism”, 1 point for “Maintain the Empire”, and could get 1 point for Mediterranean Security if they move a capital ship into the Med (which they can do). However, Great Britain has lost four Home Country territories. I know Page 16, 3.4 states, “A nation that has surrendered has a total score of zero Victory Points.” But that doesn’t apply since Great Britain still holds London.
Can a nation contribute a negative victory point total to its alliance?
By strict reading of the rules, I would hazard to guess that Great Britain contributes a -1 to its alliance’s overall victory points. Do you agree?
@trig I agree with Trig. Only the attacking bombers, the escorting fighters, and the intercepting fighters. I do not think you can intercept with defending bombers (even though they have an interception value)!
I think it would be up to the building player what gauge they decide to build with.
@Trig Ha! You responded literally seconds before I did!
@spartantom I’m positive you can destroy the rail. From Page 2 of the USSR National Reference Sheet, Scorched Earth, “Can destroy its own facilities during the Combat Phase of its turn.” A more interesting question is could you just damage it?
@insanehoshi Yeah, I see now it is option 3. Just because you lost, doesn’t mean you surrender! 8 )
On Page 58, 13.3 Chinese Civil War, Victory, “One side wins once it has eliminated the other faction’s units from Continental Chinese Home Country.”
On the KMT National Reference Sheets, Page 1, Surrender, “KMT surrenders when it has no land units left on the map and Possesses no land zones.”
There are three possibilities.
@trig said in Vichy France vs Free France, Which is Light Blue?:
@hbg-gw-enthusiast I agree. Also, the HBG Vichy army is in light blue.
Thank you everyone!
HBG has Free France as Light Blue, but as far as gameplay, I think it might make more sense to have the Vichy as Light Blue and the Free French as Dark Blue because after Paris is liberated, you will not have to change the Free French to Dark Blue.
Thoughts?
@noneshallpass said in Do the Chinese lose their money when you take their capitols?:
@Chris_Henry raises a valid point that since CCP and KMT share the same Home Country, it would only be logical that they also share a capital in Nanking.
Another argument for Shensi not being a capital is that it is not a city like most capitals in the game (but there are exceptions like Northern Iran).
And I am still not convinced that the CCP roundel on the map is as bright as the one in Nanking, especially if you compare it to the HBG CCP roundels where the red is much brighter.
After all these posts, this would seem to be fairly straight forward questions for the FAQ :
Q. Is Shensi a capital for the CCP ?
A. Yes or NoQ. If Nanking is captured while occupied by the CCP, does the CCP lose its IPP to the bank ?
A. Yes or NoAnd I may add :
Q. If Nanking is captured by the CCP in the Chinese Civil War, does the KMT lose its IPP to the bank ?
A. Yes or No
Nonshallpass asks, and it seems he shall receive!
From the updated FAQ today:
**Q: Do CCP or KMT have a Capital? (e.g. able to lose their IPP to the bank if captured)
A: No.**
So it seems the answer to all three questions is NO!
@theveteran said in Do the Chinese lose their money when you take their capitols?:
@hbg-gw-enthusiast Spain doesn’t matter as they don’t operate with cash. There is no need to add them in when talking about losing $ from your capitol.
True. I will withdraw my Spanish Civil War analogies and focus solely on China (and stick to OP).
@trig That’s strong evidence, and I cannot argue with the brightness of the roundel in Shensi. However, note Nanking. It is printed in red, is a city, and has a star indicating a major power capital. Shensi is a territory name, not a city name.
In your view, with the bright roundel, there are two capitals, one of which is listed on Page 16, 3.2 as an Objective City, the other isn’t even listed on the map or named, but for the first time in the game is a territory rather than a city.
I think the brightest of Shensi isn’t enough. My way makes the most sense.
@trig Well, for the Nationalist Spanish and CCP, I would argue they are a special case from other minor powers. Do you feel the Nationalist Spanish have a capital, or do you agree with my view that the Republican Spanish hold the capital at the start of the game? What roundel is brighter for the Nationalist Spanish? It seems to me that if you do end up agreeing with me that the Nationalist Spanish do not hold the capital at the start of the game, then you will agree that once the Nationalist Spanish take Madrid, the Republican Spanish should forfeit their money. If the Republican Spanish take it back from them, then the Nationalist Spanish lose their money. It will work the same with China.
@spartantom Concur.
I have been playing this wrong. As CCP, I don’t have the capital at the start of the game, so I will not be affected by this rule until I do. But I am going to start making KMT and CCP lose their money when they lose Nanking.
@theveteran Jinx’s podcast is a great way for people to get to know members of our community better! 8 )
Let’s say I’m the Germans and I’ve captured Paris. The British player is conducting three attacks on Paris this turn:
If I have a fighter in Paris, I cannot participate in all three battles, correct? The British (attacking) player would announce his combats and I would then have to choose which one of the first two my fighter would want to fly interception for, but could I then participate in the land combat? Two out of three? Or only 1? But there’s no way all three, right?
I know that if I scrambled and actually left the land zone to participate in an adjacent battle, then I wouldn’t get to participate in a battle in Paris, so I feel like the right answer is I can only participate in one of the three battles.
