If the transports aren’t hit, they can retreat. They cannot offload in the same turn. If they can’t retreat for some reason, they are lost, along with their cargo.
Can the transports offload in the non-combat phase if they retreated to a sea zone with a friendly territory attached?
I’m just wondering what the reasoning is behind AA Guns only being allowed to roll as many dice as there are attacking planes. Why can’t they be allowed to roll three dice per AA gun no matter how many planes are attacking? Does this unbalance the game or is the reasoning based on real life examples? Would UK not being able to roll the full amount of their AA guns be based on the idea that they are spread out and wouldn’t all be able to shoot at the attacking planes? I don’t know.
I like the idea of AA guns being able to roll three dice no matter what. That might even convince the actual purchasing of additional AA guns, which never happens in my experience. I’m probably missing some key facts so I thought I would ask.
I noticed the different shades as well. The pieces I had been using for Global came in large part from the first edition of 1942 so I chalked it up to that. I noticed it with the US and Russia mostly. Slightly annoying but what are you gonna do?
According to the new rules, does the US start with minor or major industrial complexes for Global 1940 2nd ed?
Are the chips completely new or do they match any of the previous chips that have come out? It would be awesome for me personally if they matched the 1st edition chips from Spring 1942.
@Vance:
HEY! Why don’t they just throw in a bunch of those with the global re-release? :-D
Would be sweet if they did. Cardboard pieces make me want to punch holes in the wall :(
@Vance:
I rather like the cities from Risk as minors and the grey axis & allies factories as majors because the risk cities have a little building on them that looks just like the A&A factory without the smokestacks (same 3 tiered roof). If you upgrade it to a major that little factory becomes an giant one I guess.
But isn’t the Risk piece as a whole bigger than the A&A factory? Didn’t you know that size matters? :-P
So garg, since I bought some oil derricks from HBG, does that make me as elite as you then?
Maybe for Australia I can bust out some Ramen noodles, add a little paint and glue, and call it the Great Barrier Reef.
I got my buildings in the mail yesterday and they are a great size if you have an enlarged board. I don’t think I could recommend them for an OOB board, although I do not own a copy of Europe or Pacific 40. The plastic pieces might be a little bent from being in the tube, but otherwise they’re great!
I’ve seen those markers from HBG, but they’re generic and lego pieces work just as well for me until I can find the rest of my building landmarks. I agree though that an Axis version of it would be cool as well. I saw the Risk cities too and they would have worked great as major complexes if I didn’t decide to cheap out and make them out of legos as well.
Other than a kangaroo, what else DO you put in Australia? I’m starting to lean towards Crocodile Dundee.
I found some that I think will work great. They should be arriving in the mail early this coming week:
I can’t post links yet, but if you go to Amazon and search ‘Safari around the world’ you should find a ‘toob’ with 10 mini buildings in it.
It includes a statue of liberty, big ben, eiffel tower, taj mahal, pyramids, tower of pisa (it’ll have to do for now), and other randoms. Pretty cheap for about 10 bucks too.
If anyone finds a St. Basil’s Cathedral, Osaka Castle, Brandenburg Gate, and whatever the heck goes in Australia, please let me know!
On a side note, Go Packers!
Hello, I’m trying to find miniature buildings to use on capitals for my custom Global 40 board. A friend of mine gave me a miniature Eiffel Tower that they picked up as a souvenir while actually in Paris which inspired me to get similar miniatures for all the capitals. I’m looking for buildings like Big Ben, Brandenburg Gate, St. Basil’s Cathedral, the White House, etc. Does anyone know a good place to find these miniatures? Ideally they would have a base around 1" x 1" but I could go a little larger if need be. My searching so far has not gone well, so aside from actually visiting each city myself and picking up souvenirs, any other tips would be appreciated :)
Thanks!