Looking at the combined map and the New rules, Every deploy unit phase the U.S.S.R. gets to deploy 2 infantry on Novosibirsk as long as its at war. This territory is connected with China and so speaking these units every turn could be sent into china to help support the Chinese. Already with stacks of units on the Manchuria boarder how would these units effect the Pacific side? thoughts?
P.S. may need to be moved to Pacific 1940 sorry about that. :wink:
Sounds like Algeria or whatever territory is farthest west in Africa is still only 2 spaces away from Eastern US. I was thinking there might be a third sea zone in there which would require another set of transports.
Don’t forget that with naval bases giving units an extra move that territory could be 3 spaces away.
At least they are giving us a chance to choose, WOTC are you listening? Doubt it…anyways i chose Peleliu.
(i know my post was off topic so i made a new forum for it in house rules)
I would have no hesitation in buying a Stalingrad A&A board.
One thing i have considered for my A&A games are 12 sided dice. 6 sided one get the job done but 12 sided ones give you way more options and realism. One thing that has always bugged me have been that ALL tanks hit on 3 or less for attack and defense when realistically all tanks WERE NOT the same. By using 12 sided dice you could have t-34s hit on a 6 or less while shermans hit on a 5 or less (just an example). you could even implement house rules that have advanced units. Ex. well trained infantry v.s. regular infantry would hit on a 4 or less while regular on a 2. Agains just an example but i think by using 12 sided dice you can get a completely different game.
One thing i have considered for my A&A games are 12 sided dice. 6 sided one get the job done but 12 sided ones give you way more options and realism. One thing that has always bugged me have been that ALL tanks hit on 3 or less for attack and defense when realistically all tanks WERE NOT the same. By using 12 sided dice you could have t-34s hit on a 6 or less while shermans hit on a 5 or less (just an example). you could even implement house rules that have advanced units. Ex. well trained infantry v.s. regular infantry would hit on a 4 or less while regular on a 2. Agains just an example but i think by using 12 sided dice you can get a completely different game.
Good question but as always im sure someone here has the answer to that :wink:
It would be a different atmosphere, it would historically be an axis victory, and even thought it would just involve the U.K. U.S. and Germany, rules such as paratroopers and perhaps supply lines could be implemented.
How about a market garden battle?
So do you believe Hitler killed himself in Berlin? One interesting fact i discovered was Joseph Stalin went to his grave believing Hitler had escaped.
Source:History Channel’s show “Mystery Quest”
There a lot of conspiracy surrounding this idea and i was curious to know what some of you all thought. Personally i believe he died but at the same time i cant help but wonder if he actually escaped.
Having taken a trip to central Europe a year ago I highly recommend the cities of Prague (Czech Republic) and Budapest (Hungary). Both cities were have an amazing night life as well as your usually historical tours.
I just hope now that those soldiers can finally be given a proper burial.
hmm now that i look at my board i notice they can. man that can come in handy, well like i said i would have to be put in that situation to see the outcome of my strategy. With the house i listed above the fall of Asia is usually delayed due to the partisan rule. but that still does not stop the fall of the D.E.I. or the blockades put against the U.K.
That’s a very interesting strategy that i have not come up against while playing as the allies. My counter strategy would be my normal one when playing as the US, “Cutting the head off the snake.” As the US player i always focus on Japan and sz 6. If such an incident would occur as you mentioned i would assume Japan would already be spread thin, unless they are already spending those 70ipcs. My strategy would be to lure the Japanese to attack me by threatening them with naval forces in the north Pacific. Capturing Iwo Jima and building a air base their is my all time favorite. But to be honest i would not know how this would really work in your scenario.
For those of you who think the game is broken my buddies and I have developed two house rules that greatly change the way the game is played
1. the idea was taken from this forum and that is if Japan does a J1 attack to automatically give the US its 40ipcs.
What this does is it does not given Japan (what I call a J1 cushion). In a normal J1 attack Japan can do as it wishes without fear of a US navy attack for another one or two turns. By giving the US its 40ipcs right away the US can start construction on another naval task force. while rushing its starting navy out to sea.
2.The second rule is more like a National Advantage but it has changed Japan’s strategy in Mainland Asian in our games, and that rule is Chinese Partisans. The rule goes as such “Any territory with a Chinese symbol, even those under the starting control of Japan are subject to this rule. At the end of Japan’s income phase any Chinese territory that does not have at least one Japanese land or air unit in it is automatically given control to China, and 1 Chinese infantry is placed there.”…What this has done to our games has been pretty remarkable. instead of Blitzing all through china and leaving it empty the Japanese player is now subject to leave at least one unit behind! unless of course they don’t mind handing it over to the partisans, but anyways this offers some what of a cushion to British Mainland forces and helps keep Japan from over taking all of Asian within a matter of turns.
To be honest i think it depends entirely on the people who play it. An experienced AA player can easily fall in love with Japan’s setup and us its air force to its advantage. While new player would more than likely be cautious and explore possibilities with all that power. But to answer your question i say yes and no. Yes because if Japan is played right the entire Asian continent can be turned orange, while at the same time able to keep the US at bay. No because if mistakes are made Japan can be spread too thin and can be an easy target…The game i was referring to happened to take place within the first 2 weeks of its release, so different strategies were still on the board. Because of its set back in the D.E.I. Japan was never able to recover naval wise, the US navy was able to isolate Japan on its own island several turns later.
My battleship happened to survive, ya i know :-o. Ever since the Japan player never let me keep the BB. Yup i scrambled, it was the only way the plan would work.
In one game i played as the British, J1 started with Japan taking Celebes and of course the Philippines with the two trans from sz 6, and the one from sz 33. Already Japan was placed in a good position to easily take the D.E.I. by round 2. So I decided to experiment by purchasing an airbase in the first round. I moved the British Battleship, Cruiser and Destroyer to the sz surrounding Borneo. I then piled the 3 fighter and tac-bomber on borneo, as well as the fighter from Burma. By placing the air base on Borneo i was too much of a threat to ignore, the following turn Japan responded with its usually massive fleet. The outcome was deadly for both me and Japan….What happened? because i was able to destroy a huge chunk of japans navy this gave the US player a good start, but at the expense of my air-force.
As Always awesome job two thumbs up