Hi @Tjoek, I hope you don’t mind but I’d like to use your map for this 1940 tracker I’m building. I can see how long you’ve spent cleaning this up, so I would like to add you to the credits if that’s okay.

I think I might have taken some of the tokens you cleaned up already while bulding my prototype. I think they popped up in google image searches, I hope you don’t mind. I plan on sharing freely with the community in a seperate thread once it’s more polished.

Here’s a link with a picture of the board : https://storage.googleapis.com/aa-calkit4me/index.html

And here’s a preview with you image :

As you can see, I’ll need to insert the IPC tracker at the top again (I think it adds a nice touch) and realign a few icons, but you get the gist. I think it would look much nicer.

Thanks in advance,

Kev

Actually, here’s an updated version of the link. The former is no longer active.

https://aa-g40.k2m.ca/

@Tjoek Hey! Thanks for the link, will do.

No, my app doesn’t do multiplayer. In fact, it’s a static website with no backend right now. I don’t really see the need to make it MP, unless there’s real demand. For now, it will remain a digital tracker for a 1940 Global in-person game.

I found it especially useful with some of my buddies who had never played before and for us, who play 1-2 times a year. The few questions and issues I’m trying to tackle with this app (without referencing the book every 2 minutes) are the following :

When can each country enter the war again?
Which ship is the cruiser and which is the destroyer? (I’m adding HD images/country)
Which territories specifically do I need for that objective, and where are they?
Preparing options for purchases while waiting for one’s turn
Calculating odds for a particular encounter
Reminding us about convoys and troop-related objectives (Egypt, sz125, etc.)
Which factories are different from the Pacific/Europe default games? And when do they change?
Comparing one game’s scores by turn with another (stats and a graphic), etc.

I don’t know if there are any other issues or nice-to-haves that the community would want, but those are the ones I could think of during in-person play.

I don’t think I want to recreate Triple-A, though…
Currently it’s not really useful on mobile either, but I plan to make it mobile-friendly. For now, we play with a big screen running the app, next to the table. A couple of people update it as we go and use it to plan their moves.

@Tjoek Good to know we’re not alone in our VBA madness.

Yeah, I could see myself building it for 1942, but honestly I thought 1940 was likely the most complicated to track for now, with objectives and research. Plus, the way I designed it, I think it would require a good amount of effort to switch to a different version.

Don’t worry about porting it if you don’t already share it. If you have an image or video to get the gist, I would appreciate it though.

Also, if you happen to have a tip jar or patreon, let me know. I could add a link to it under support when I share it, and I’ll definitely chip in myself. Your map took some serious work and it’s a gift to the community.

@Tjoek Great to hear from you!

We started with an Excel document and formulas a few years ago… then a little VBA later. Now, I’m just fooling around with basic HTML/JavaScript/CSS. I’m (of course) using GitHub and I decided to deploy to Firebase to keep it free. I’m just geeking out because I love to play a couple of times a year with my friends!

I’m adding a purchase planner now. Next, I want to add game stats and a battle odds calculator. I haven’t shared it anywhere but here so far. I’m still trying to polish a few things and make it “whole” before I share more widely.

I’d love to see your implementation as well. What technologies are you using? Do you have any recommendations?

Actually, here’s an updated version of the link. The former is no longer active.

https://aa-g40.k2m.ca/

Hi @Tjoek, I hope you don’t mind but I’d like to use your map for this 1940 tracker I’m building. I can see how long you’ve spent cleaning this up, so I would like to add you to the credits if that’s okay.

I think I might have taken some of the tokens you cleaned up already while bulding my prototype. I think they popped up in google image searches, I hope you don’t mind. I plan on sharing freely with the community in a seperate thread once it’s more polished.

Here’s a link with a picture of the board : https://storage.googleapis.com/aa-calkit4me/index.html

And here’s a preview with you image :

As you can see, I’ll need to insert the IPC tracker at the top again (I think it adds a nice touch) and realign a few icons, but you get the gist. I think it would look much nicer.

Thanks in advance,

Kev