Best posts made by Imperious Leader

@8d88 but also change up the far east group. it wasn’t only infantry, it was mechanized, 1 tank, 1 art and 2-3 infantry.
The Manchukuo force should have similar composition. and the Americans in China should have 1-2 more infantry, and 1 artillery at least. China had 500 divisions of admittedly poor quality, but that’s reduced to Japanese army road apples.

I have some upcoming news for my game. It will eventually be published after lengthy time off. I just selected the Pantone colors for the pieces, which were never finalized. We ordered a set of pieces (enough for our playtest games). Setup was recently done, some board changes are being worked on. I know i have been flogging this since 2012 ( and even since 2006).

Pictures will come soon of the shipment…

@8d88 well the bomber can be placed in Finland so it will only be used in 7, that makes for no disaster for Germany in7 and not a ruined game. Its hard for Germany to fail in 7 and lose a plane or two and still allow a UK BB

@simon33 Your using faulty reasoning. Because a few people live there in today’s time frame, does not mean that entire armies can cross with tanks and artillery through hundreds of miles of sand dunes. You watch too much Rat Patrol! You and the one that thinks movement is unrealistic nonsense should go to the same BBQ. The block in that game is realistic enough. Look at the Qattara depression. Their is a reason why Rommel and the Allies totally avoided this place at El Alamein! its an impassible quagmire of desert!

Who are these people that keep bringing up this ridiculousness??

new map cartography, oil centers, real neutral armies/navies ( not just infantry,) D12, NO National Objectives, Real Tech Chart, start 1939, not 1940, USSR then All axis and rest of allies move sequence, remove NCM, add Rail Movement, Atomic Weapons, etc

SS doesn’t have to do squat. Fungus can just show up with his barbells to anywhere SS is playing. BTW i lifted 2,000 pounds today ( 20 reps). Does that count?

@KraytKing Modeling weather should only follow that certain areas of the map are effected. Rasputita and snow in Russia and possible Typhoons in south east Asia are really the only candidates in an Operational or Strategic setting. So movement modifiers in Western Russia for all land units at 1 and limited air movement seem the only things along with perhaps a -1 combat modifier for tanks? But the only benefit are the Allies. You have to stack up this hindrance to if it improves the game, which its not adding anything except more realism. Realism isn’t itself sometimes enough to make a game more fun, while player options are an improvement that wins everytime.

Imagine the AA participants walking to the tournament hall on that gorgeous red carpet… All of them wearing uniforms of the country they play…general staff and adjutants of course!

Your Welcome!

Ordered. Good work. If you could do the Bismarck profile on Grey, that would be cool too

Your not my nemesis, just a spec of dust that i brush off occasionally.

1. Frogmen- once per game ( or 3 times per game) the Italian player may make one target attack against any ship rolling 8 or less to hit.
2. Bersaglieri -up to X of these may be built, in combat they have automatic hits ( they were sharpshooter units)
3. Rommel effect- When German and Italian units are in combat and the German player has armored units, they receive a combat bonus of re rolling X misses.

@eisenhower The Police have been called and will knock shortly. Enjoy your day sir!

I have done the 1942.2 map and its great. They could have just used that. I didn’t get “paid” i did it to benefit others and their welcome to enjoy it. The AA online thing has an ok map, at least the colors are decent and the pieces are great! Its just the multiplayer interface and the AI.

@Pellulo thanks Pellulo, which incidentally is how you used to end every post of thousands of posts

These are 50 times better than WOTC pieces.

AS soon as we can buy let me know!

@noneshallpass My comments were more of a wish list of what should have been. I could obviously paint them as i choose, but what i preferred from the box

Hmmm Tacos!

I’m beginning to think the only way out is to play one Axis and one Allied nation to avoid this… yes at the same time!

Getting back to topic, what about forget light cruiser. Instead a 3-3 unit that takes 2 hits…the Battlecruiser. And Perhaps each nation can pick one attribute either a shore Bombard at 3, or always move 3 ( 4 with naval base… AKA “Fast Battleship”), or AA gun platform…AKA Alaska Class Battleship… getting any hit goes against planes.

The cost of such a unit would presumably be around 15-17 IPC

Since 6 sided dice only allow a small window of differentiation you need to give these extra units something outside the box, but within the system.

Battlecruisers can model old battleships, Proper Battlecruisers, Pocket Battleships, Heavy Cruisers, etc

The Cruiser can stick with Light and some Heavy Cruisers. I would substitute…or downgrade at least one BB for each: Japan, UK, Italy, USA ( only choosing in pairs- One allied one Axis in order to preserve pay balance