Posts made by kilroynothere

I have a dumb question to the comment on:

For 1. Germany builds CV and 2 transports. Uk builds 2 ftrs and a tank and flies in the tac. It has 9 units, with a defense of 30. Germany attacks with 3 inf, 3 art, 4 ftr, 3 tac, 1 bmr, with an attack of 36, assuming a plane dies to AA. Germany takes UK every game.

If the UK simply builds 9 inf (and still brings over the inf and tank from canada) and Germany does what was said, my calcs show only a 25-30% chance the Germans take UK on G2.  Although certainly possible, maybe not the best move as it is still draining the Eastern Front.

Am I missing something?

Well, that’s easy!  Kuddo’s to those who put this together!

Testing the dice:

Rolls: 4@1 3@2; Total Hits: 44@1: (1, 1, 3, 4)3@2: (1, 1, 3)

First Game on the Forum….

This strategy also seems dangerous in that Mongolia as a Strict Neutral being attacked by an Axis player would make all the other Strict Neutrals instantly become pro-Allies. This could have devastating effects on the European side of the board.

Thanks Spartan!  Found it. Very helpful.

I’m certain this thread has been out there before, but unfortunately cannot locate it. So…. I beg your forgiveness.

I’ve played the game for years but my friends that I enjoy playing with the most are now strewn about the country. We just played our first game of AAG40 and were incredibly thrilled with the game (thank you Larry and the gang!) but as we all now know, without spending two or more days, the game is hard to truly finish. So, we thought about starting to PBEM.

What is the easiest and best method for playing by email that everyone is using?  From mapping moves to rolling of dice, I’m a complete newbie. We all have the board games ourselves to keep up and active if that is an option as well (we all enjoy actually visualizing the board this way rather than on a screen).

Thanks for your help.

Now I think I understand!  Because France was liberated, Normandy is now French and until an Axis takes the territory it will remain French. Therefore, although UK is there, they do not get the IPCs.

I guess the moral of the story is when you do liberate France, you better make sure you can hold it for a bunch of reasons.

Thanks to you both.

Thanks Calvin. Still a little confused though. If UK is currently occupying Normandy when France is taken back by Germany, would that allow UK to build there?  They have been occupying for a full turn.

French IPC question

First, my apologies if something like this has already been discussed. A situation occurred in my last game that I’d like clarification on if anyone can shed some light.

US player takes Normandy. German and Italy could not take it back on their turn. Britain reinforces on their turn. On the next US turn, it is assumed that the US player can build 3 at the minor IC in Normandy as France is still under German control. Here’s the issue, US attacks France and wins. At that point, France is liberated and the Normandy IC can no longer be considered US and therefore cannot be built out of. Is that correct?

And now it even gets more confusing. The Germans take back France their next turn (even with the 4 extra french INF) which then reverts Normandy back to US. But, there are now only UK troops in Normandy. Who gets Normandy and could UK or US then build out of it on their turn after Germany has taken France back?

I realize this is complicated, but someone must have been through this scenario before.

Thanks for your time.