SS, that is an interesting idea with naval and air bases. What made you decide to not be able to purchase any during the game and limit 3 movement to non-combat only? Can they still be damaged by SBR?

Are railways needed for a map this big for the USA and USSR?

I think I will add the convoy zone boxes to the map.

Caesar Seriona, I know what you mean with the bomber gap. I was thinking of reducing the range of all aircraft by 1 point so that US bombers and fighters can no longer get to Britain in 1 turn and require aircraft carriers to bring them across the Atlantic and maybe giving the aircraft carrier the same bonus as an airfield?

seancb I still have not decided on a starting data or setup yet. My goal, in the end, is to have one for 1939, 1940, and 1942 all on this map.

SS I used that map as a reference when I first started. I liked the land territories but the distances between the USA and Europe/Japan are too short for me. It is only 3 zones to France and 4 to Japan if you go through by Alaska. I am trying to make it at least two rounds for Europe and three for Japan (can be two if a naval base is built on midway)

Do you prefer the convoys of Global 1940 or the Global War map you just linked? I can see the appeal of the convoys as their own zones and are maybe easier to keep track of.

Also, does the shorter Sahara desert make for a more dynamic game with more options for an Italian invasion of the rest of Africa?

Been playing GLobal 1940 for the last year or so and really enjoy it but getting kind of tired of the map and wanted a new one. So, I decided to create a new map using the Global 1940 map, Global War 1939, and small parts of the Global 1936 map (Australia and some sea zones distances). I used the Global War 1939 map as my starting point and attempted to keep most of the distances similar to Global 1940 for land with a few places taking one or two turns longer to get too.

Here is the map:
imgur.com/1lrTi6R (Copy and Paste into browser because I can not post links for some reason)

Some example changes:

• Berlin to Moscow is 1 more turn.

• Rome, Paris, and Berlin are all 1 turn further away.

• The distance to Moscow from the far east has been drastically increased.

• The Pacific Islands are closer to their geographical locations. (Guam is no longer above the Philipines)

• Distances between the USA and the rest of the world (Gibraltar, Japan, etc.) have been increased.

• Europe has grown in size to fit the new territories

• The Atlantic part of North America has been stretched further south to get closer to actual geographical locations.

Looking for feedback and suggestions on where to improve the balance of the map particularly around the Pacific Islands and the Philippines hopping from one to another with naval bases and around Kiev/Stalingrad for the German push or anywhere you see the board is completely broken.
I have also not decided on where to put the ocean border in the north Pacific underneath Alaska. (in cyan)

None of the land territories have income values yet, just working on spacing and distances at the moment and maybe some extra territories if needed.

Thank you!

If another player asks me how much money I have in the bank do I have to tell that player?