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[AA50/Anniversary] Modular Map Overlays - Splitting Australia, the Balkans, and Sea Zones; adding Cairo, Malaya, Singapore, Rio, Cape Town, Recruitment Centers and tons more!

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Now that my indomitable son-- lover of the color blue and therefore of France, bless his mistaken heart-- has worked his way up to playing Anniversary with me, I’m finally going to tackle the addition of France and therefore the creation of a plausible 1940 setup.

Project Philosophy:
Placate my child: get blue units and TTs on the map, however inconsequential they may be Remain loosely tethered to historical reality K.I.S.S.
Project has three areas of focus:
France-related map updates France-related rules updates Neutrals updates
Visual updates:
For France we need… erm… France, so:
– Recolor & roundel France
– Split, recolor & roundel Syria off from Trans-Jordan
– Recolor & roundel (and perhaps split?) French African colonies & protectorates
– Adjust Burma borders and split/Recolor & roundel French Indo-China Thailand Other updates:
– Fix wonky Germany & Poland geography
Rules updates:
Need simple rules for the inexorable fall of Paris. I like GW36’s dieroll mechanic wherein you roll for TTs and individual ships to see whast happens. Rolling Dice is Fun!™ Create simple Vichy vs. Free French rules wherein Germany commands Vichy and the UK commands the F.F. the same way the US commands China.
Neutrals updates:
Assign Neutral TTs IPC values on map Create Neutrals rules similar to G40 but simpler:
– Pro-Allies
– Pro-Axis
– True “neutrals” you always have to fight to invade (including factionally divided TTs like Spain). Maybe also have to pay a fee like ye olde days.
Finally, TT unit setup details. Going to take a some time.
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1941 out-of-box rules, SuperbattleshipYamato (Allies) vs FranceNeedsMorePower (Axis)

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@SuperbattleshipYamato Or you can just add it back yourself.
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Nothing to see here - Lars / Martin testing

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@Martin Moin Martin, arbeite noch an dem Kartenproblem
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1914 out-of-box rules, SuperbattleshipYamato (Central Powers) vs FranceNeesMorePower (Allies)

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@SuperbattleshipYamato Dang it. Doesn’t work.
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Wiz (X) vs Zar (L+21) BM4 G1 L25

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@wizmark
using my laptop and it is giving me an error uploading to forum, here is the save file instead.

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PTV 25 Nikola v 666 (axis +12)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 10
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History
Round: 10 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 81 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 9 infantry and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 3 infantry moved from Paulau to 36 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from Davao to 36 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 38 Sea Zone to Sumatra 1 bomber moved from Davao to Sumatra 1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Sumatra 1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Szechwan 1 infantry moved from Hunan to Szechwan 1 infantry moved from Hopei to Tsinghai Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Chahar to Inner Mongolia Japanese take Inner Mongolia from Chinese 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 36 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Battle in 42 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 fighter ANZAC defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 42 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport Battle in Sumatra Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 3 infantry ANZAC defend with 2 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 cruiser in Sumatra, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 3 infantry in Sumatra, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Sumatra, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Sumatra 2 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Sumatra Japanese win, taking Sumatra from ANZAC with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry Battle in 56 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers Americans defend with 1 submarine; ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 4.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 56 Sea Zone 1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC lost in 56 Sea Zone Japanese win with 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine Battle in 47 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers Americans defend with 1 destroyer Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 47 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 47 Sea Zone, round 2 : 6/6 hits, 3.50 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 47 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 47 Sea Zone Japanese win with 3 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8 Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer Battle in Szechwan Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Szechwan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Szechwan, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Szechwan 1 bomber owned by the Japanese retreated Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 bomber moved from Szechwan to Yunnan 3 aaGuns, 6 artilleries and 13 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State 1 bomber moved from Yunnan to Shan State 2 bombers moved from Sumatra to Shan State 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hopei 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Chahar 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kiangsi 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Hunan 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 56 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 56 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 2 carriers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 43 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone 3 carriers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 56 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 7 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone 2 transports moved from 7 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Marianas to 22 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 2 transports moved from 22 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Davao 1 destroyer moved from 7 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 infantry, 5 submarines and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Davao 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 47 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 2 tactical_bombers moved from 7 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Japan to Davao 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R. 1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 132 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 1 destroyer and 3 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone 2 fighters placed in Japan 3 infantry placed in Malaya 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in French Indo China 3 infantry placed in Kwangtung 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 68 PUs; end with 68 PUs Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 71 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 76 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Chinese regular : 0.67 Americans regular : 0.17 Japanese regular : -1.00 ANZAC regular : 0.33
Territory Summary for Japanese :
Siberia : 1 flag Yakut S.S.R. : 1 flag, 1 aaGun and 1 infantry Soviet Far East : 1 flag Russia : 2 fighters Buryatia : 1 flag Yenisey : 1 flag Sakha : 1 flag Amur : 1 flag Southern Manchuria : 1 flag Kiangsu : 1 flag Northern Manchuria : 1 flag Shantung : 1 flag Jehol : 1 flag Japan : 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 5 infantry Kwangsi : 1 flag, 1 infantry Fukien : 1 flag Davao : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 4 infantry Manilla : 1 flag Guam : 1 flag, 1 airfield Anhwe : 1 flag, 1 infantry Kweichow : 1 flag, 1 infantry Tsinghai : 1 flag, 1 infantry Chahar : 1 flag, 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry Hopei : 1 flag, 1 infantry Shansi : 1 flag, 1 infantry Kiangsi : 1 flag, 1 infantry Hunan : 1 flag, 1 infantry Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 3 infantry Inner Mongolia : 1 flag, 1 infantry Yunnan : 1 flag, 1 infantry Shan State : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 7 artilleries, 3 bombers and 20 infantry Malaya : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 3 infantry Borneo : 1 flag French Indo China : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 3 infantry 38 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports 56 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer Buyant-Uhaa : 1 flag Sumatra : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 2 infantry Java : 1 flag Tsagaan Olom : 1 flag 47 Sea Zone : 1 submarine Central Mongolia : 1 flag Ulaanbaatar : 1 flag Celebes : 1 flag, 1 infantry 6 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 3 transports Dzavhan : 1 flag 17 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer 36 Sea Zone : 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 5 fighters, 5 submarines, 5 tactical_bombers and 3 transports 132 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 destroyer, 4 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 60 / 80 Russians : 12 / 0 Japanese : 68 / 76 Americans : 62 / 90 Chinese : 6 / 8 British : 47 / 69 UK_Pacific : 7 / 10 Italians : 4 / 1 ANZAC : 10 / 19 French : 1 / 0 Dutch : 0 / 0 Mongolians : 0 / 0 Neutral_Axis : 1 / 0 Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0 Neutral_True : 20 / 0
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LionelR v Mike G40

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@The-Janus

Wow. Never heard that before.

I’ve never played any other Axis and Allies game with national objectives.

I think what you wrote can be distilled down to 3 complaints:
There’s not much of a historical reason for this. There’s not much of a game design reason for them.
On historical accuracy, most Axis and Allies games aren’t too good in this category, and I don’t think they’re particularly egregious in this regard.

The second complaint deserves a longer comment.

I think national objectives should be important to economies. What’s the point of them if they’re all just extra IPCs powers don’t really need? That seems like

complexity for the sake of complexity

to me (it’s why I think the 10 IPC bonus for the Soviets capturing Berlin is pointless-the game’s already over and the German capital is already important enough, why add that to the rules?).

Making them actually crucial to economies more powerfully incentivizes the actions the game wants you to do. I don’t see what’s

@The-Janus said in Units, Mechanics, etc.:

unintuitive… also clunky and poorly implemented

about that. I also don’t see why a logical reason why

a country’s entire economic viability shouldn’t be based off of their Objectives

should be a guiding principle in game design.

And I don’t understand why minor powers should be allowed to attack with other powers. What’s the point of them being independent in that case anyway (other than capital-threatening shenanigans)?

I also don’t see what’s wrong with certain territories being worth more to certain powers than others. Sure it’s more complex, but it’s historically true that some territories were worth more to some powers than others. For example, the Dutch East Indies weren’t worth that much to the US or the British/ANZAC-they had more than enough oil. They were absolutely crucial for the Japanese though, since they were their only source of oil.

I also think National Objectives capture an important of the real-world:

Economies of scale (kind of). Some territories are probably worth more together than they are individually. For example, the industry of the US was probably distributed all over the country, mostly depending on local economic conditions, as there was a lot of free trade within the US. Therefore, for American industry to achieve its maximum potential, the Eastern, Central, and Western parts of the lower 48 all need to be controlled by the US, which is why they get a 10 IPC bonus for controlling all 3.

The incentives for avoiding war, while toothless, are good in theory (J1 generally just needs to be much less rewarding).

As for the Swedish iron ore, it’s pretty obvious the desginers were just trying to have Sweden’s role in the game match its historical role. While Global 1940 is still pretty inaccurate, adding that national objective probably made slightly more historically accurate.

And to me at least, double printing territories seems more confusing, not less.

And I don’t think the game’s egregious imbalance is the result of national objectives, but rather the Allies having far too few starting units or the Axis having too many (that, or Soviet territory needing to be worth way more).

None of this is to say the game’s national objectives are perfect. There doesn’t seem to be much of a reason why Egypt is economically worth twice as much as it’s actual value to Germany just because it has a land unit there, for example.

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