Posts made by USA8

Thanks for the helpful feedback.  My goal is not to make the game longer or add to the complexity. This is the only version that I own now, and I like the fact that maybe more people might play it.

I will go back to the idea that I had in the house rules.

Industrial Production Certificates
Total income for each country will be the IPC chart (not territories) x2 throughout the game. 
For example, Germany starts the game with 24 IPCs, but it can only produce 4 units in Germany.

I believe that this will not add too much to the length of the game.  Simply, players will now have an opportunity to buy higher priced units.  So, Germany could buy 4 tanks on its first turn.  More variety in purchasing could actually make the game more attractive to new and veteran players.

Thinking of the replay value for some moderately experienced players.

One idea that occurred to me was to give every territory that has a national marker w/o IPCs a value of 1.  For example, Midway would be worth 1 IPC. This has probably been discussed, but I am interested to see if this is a good idea.

This change would add IPCs and create more islands and land for the Axis to try to capture.  The Pacific theater would become more fun/strategic, and Germany would have more of an incentive to take over Africa (worth around 8 IPCs).  Of course, the Axis could still ignore the extra cash available and crush Russia.

Also interesting is that this would give US a +25 at the beginning of the game which is the highest IPC available at the top of the map for the IPC chart.  I think UK would be around +24, and Russia would get a couple extra IPCs.

Thoughts?

Very helpful!  Thank you.  I wonder what Germany should do with that transport in the Med.

Should the Soviet-Japanese Non-aggression Pact be removed?

Cool!  I can’t wait to get back into playing.

Do you strafe Ukraine with 2 tanks, 3 infantry on R1?  Or do you go all in on West Russia?  Fly the fighter to Egypt?

Looks like the Germans have a lot of options during G1 including counterattacks on West Russia and the Ukraine or Caucasus.  Plus they can hit Egypt, and as you pointed out, they can start clearing the Atlantic.

Thanks, Private Panic!  You are one of the guys that really sold me on the game with your comments in other sections.

Where would you put the Destroyer in the Atlantic?  Does this really help to balance things out in your experience?

I guess the bomber would not help much.

Would a bomber in Russia (+12 bid) be a good idea?  I am not sure if the game is balanced OOB?

A few things concern me about 1941 - low income, luck playing a big role, and the Axis advantage.  Here are some house rules that will make the game more fun (at least for me).

IPC x2

IPCs will be x2 (not territories).  The purchase capacity will remain the same, but now players have more money to purchase higher priced units.

Re-Roll Tokens

Each side will receive 2 re-roll tokens to re-roll a round of combat.  This will be used especially in cases where the dice are really bad during a crucial battle.

Additional Bomber

Add 1 USSR Bomber in Russia for a +12 Allies bid.