Thank you so much Black Elk for the fix! I wanted to move my sub from sz 36 to sz 41, but the game wouldn’t let me do it. Even when I moved to sz 43 first and then to sz 41 the game curved my path along sz 37 and said the distance was too great. Turns out that on the real map, these SZs aren’t adjacent at all!
I like the solution. Simple, but effective. The war can go back on at full speed!
I also was thinking about how we can manage the representation of the armies on board, and make it as clear as possible. As a first step, we could represent the Panzer/Tank armies by a token or flag, because a Panzer Army always consists of the same units. This will save space, and it will be easier to move around as well. And when you use them in battle, you can edit the tanks back in.
Not sure how to handle the other Armies though. It might become a bit messy when you have to check every time what’s in the Army, and editing the units back in could also lead to problems. I still think creating a separate section/space on the map could be interesting. This section could function like the Army Board in a real game. For example, the units from the 1st Waffen Army in Slovakia could be placed/edited into the 1st Waffen Army territory (which could be either above the map or below). Then, you place a token of the 1st Waffen Army into Slovakia, and you only have to look at the territory to see what’s in there.
This would need some graphic artwork though, and I know you said graphics aren’t your thing. Neither is mine, but I still think I can be of assistance in this process. I know how to work with GIMP, so I could try to make some tokens there. Then we can see if it works in triplea.
Might this be an idea?
This is the situation in Early 1942, after the Russian turn. @The-Captain, you have the most experience. Is this a lost position for the Axis?
Found one more in China. Tsinghai and Suiyuyan have an invisible impassable mountain range :)
They should not be connected.
@the-captain
I love this! I want to play a game of 1943 but I have no idea what strategies to use. I could use this as a starting point for developing some strategies
By the way, will there ever be a strategy guide for the 1943 setup as well?
Discovered another one! Here, sz 34 and sz 44 shouldn’t be adjacent. This one looks a bit tougher to fix though.
@barnee
Well, a few months ago I set up the game, just to see how it looks. Then, I did a G1 and R1 for fun. I pulled a bit back as the Germans, but not enough! The Russians were able to freely move a large part of their army into Bryansk with no risk of being destroyed. The smaller German army in Rostov was almost encircled and guaranteed to be destroyed. On top of that, the territories of W Ukr and Ukr were going to be taken with no good defences being available for the Germans. So, the Germans lost their entire foothold and army in the south and the Russians threatened to push further, so I ended the game there. I wanted to have a bit more experience in the 1940 game before I move to 1943!
@barnee Thanks for letting me know about the threads by @Black_Elk. I didn’t know these existed! I’ve always wanted to dive into map-making, but I never got to understand how it works. I will certainly take a look at them, and I hope I can be of any assistance to you in this project. It would be so great if the separate Army Areas would work out, cool you are busy with it already :)
I think I will read through the thread “how to make units” first, and I’ll try to make a nice-looking token for the Panzer/Tank armies.
THanks! I was looking for this for ages!
Do you also know where I can find the Desert Army Group rules? I believe it is still not in the rulebook yet.
Thanks for the info. Wow, this looks really good, to be honest. A normal army contains max 4 different types of units, so that’ll fit easily in a box. For the Army Groups, we can simply add tokens to represent the armies, and then the 10 combat units could be added as well. Also, the D-Day box could contain a lot of different units too. Will all of them fit in the box?
@barnee , do you want to have boxes for the Tank armies as well?
I was thinking, and in my opinion, it is better to include boxes for the Tank armies. This way you can quickly see if the army is empty or not. Otherwise, you have to be looking at the map to find a little token :)
We do need one more box too (25). I guess we can put the German and Soviet Armies on top, that’ll total 13. The US and UK armies and the Army groups can fit on the bottom, which will take up 12 boxes.
On the top, the first 8 boxes can be colored in Germany Color. The other 7 Soviet. Then, at the bottom, the first three boxes US, the next three UK, and lastly three more boxes in Gray, Red, and Green for the AGs.
Barnee, what are your thoughts? Do you agree with this?
I’ll try to make some nice-looking tokens that represent the Armies. Do you want them to be small or big?
So cool that this idea is possible! It would be great if we can get this to work :muscle:
Also, thanks for the fixes Black Elk. You solved it very nicely. Now I realize how distorted the original G40 map actually is. On a realistic map, the same area connections look a bit weird!
@barnee
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/37786/global-1940-desert-army?_=1663048515797
Here it is! I was typing ‘desert army group’ for search, but it is just ‘desert army’.
Yeah, adding boxes to the sides will mess up the wrap, I did not realize that. Thanks for pointing that out. Boxes at the top and bottom will work out much better indeed!
@barnee
What might be more clear is that you create separate subcategories of the same unit (like it already is with the Commissars). Then you will have units of the same army grouped together of units, which is more clear to see than a bunch of units with three leading units. So for example having a Tank1, Tank2 and Tank3, one sort for each army.
For the army group you can do the same, create a unit called e.g. TankAG, so that you can see which units are in the AG by hovering over the unit.
What a great milestone to hit… congrats to you Captain.
Two years of fun, joy, and entertainment for the Axis & Allies community.
Two years of strategy and tactics brought to a much deeper level.
Or in other words - my favorite Axis & Allies game exists for two years now.
We should thank you for all the effort you and your playgroup put into designing this awesome expansion for G40 and showing off the true potential of Axis & Allies! :muscle:
Lol, I was looking at that American fleet up there and I thought: “Hmm, this doesn’t feel right. The sea zones look different.” I then went ahead and checked, turns out it did :)
I then looked if there were more, and found a bit further down another one.
I believe that’s everything unless I missed something too lol.
If Elk has time to fix this, that would be great. Your map looks so awesome, I am having such a blast! Just looking at the map makes me happy lol.
Global 1940 House Rule Expansion, a solo game by VictoryFirst
No. 1 Game Report
Round: Late 1940 (Round 2)
Germany:
Germany’s purchase:
5 U-boats
1 Panzer General
1 Elite
10 Infantry
4 Paratroopers
1 Destroyer
No combat took place during this turn.
Germans moved some more units East. The U-boats in the Atlantic scattered, and took positions in Convoy Sea Zones of the UK. A new air force moved to Rome, replacing the old one, which was eliminated during the Taranto Raid. 1st Panzer Army was formed in Berlin. Collected IPCs: 66.
Soviet Union:
The Soviet Union continued to build up the defensive lines on the German Front. It purchased another six mines, a Commissar, and two Tank units, in preparation for forming the 2nd Soviet Army Corps in Moscow. The Soviets ended the turn with 53 IPCs.
Japan:
Japan purchased two minor factories, as well as some naval units.
Japan made a Declaration of War on this turn against the Western Powers. It continued its advance in China and conquered several Chinese territories. Malaya and the Philippines were successfully attacked and conquered.
French Indo-China was forced to join the Japanese Empire.
During NCM, Japanese aircraft moved into Siam, Kwangsi, and Japan/SZ 6, to threaten as many territories and sea zones as possible.
Japan placed factories in Shantung and Kiangsu.
United States:
The US purchased naval units. They attacked a U-boat Wolfpack in SZ 6 with two naval units and four air units. However, only two U-boats were killed, and both American naval units were destroyed.
In the Pacific, the Americans regrouped their navy and moved into offensive and defensive positions. One AC with two fighters moved south to SZ 54, to support ANZAC. The AC and two DDs were placed in SZ 10, and three DDS and a sub in sz 101. The US collected 81 IPCs.
China:
China again successfully recaptured Yunnan.
United Kingdom:
The UK purchased some air and land units and built four forts. Brazil and Persia joined the war on the Allied side, both on behalf of the UK. Sumatra was reinforced with infantry units and fortifications. One fort was also built in Borneo. A large force from Burma moved into Yunnan - to support the Chinese. The air units were placed in London, three tank units in South Africa, and infantry units in India.
The British collected 58 IPCs but ended with 48 due to blockades by the German submarines.
Italy:
Italy built land units and paratroopers. It attacked Greece and Algeria. Syria was invaded by Paratroopers. The Italians also moved some units East, to help out the Germans in Operation Barbarossa.
ANZAC:
built two subs and a destroyer. It attacked a couple of Japanese naval units. It also moved a fighter to Sumatra, to help with the defense.
France:
Not a lot to report from France, except that they made one funny little move: they moved their African destroyer to the Pacific, to SZ 41 near Sumatra, in order to protect the UK transport :)
Income totals:
With Bonuses:
Without Bonuses:
Some pictures that depict the situation in Late 1940:
No problem, but I think it’s best if we try one more time to get it to work for you as well. I believe you did not use the email you use for axisandallies.org. If you want to see which email you use, click on your profile icon on the right, and then on the first option containing your name.
Then, you see this screen:
Your email should be visible for you below all those numbers.
Global 1940 House Rule Expansion, a solo game by VictoryFirst.
No. 1 Game Report.
Round: Early 1942 & Late 1942 (Round 5 & 6)
Germany:
Germans took Novgorod, but they couldn’t move into Ukraine, because of a massive Soviet force that could counter-attack. So they moved a lot of units to positions where they could reach Ukraine instead and tried to move their AGS to the territory in Late 1942. If the Soviets decided to counter-attack, at least they would be met by a counter-counter-attack :)
Soviet Union:
The Soviets got their Soviet Conscription done and recruited 26 infantry for the defense of the motherland. They moved some more mines forward, and also made an interesting move - they dug in three land mines on the border with Rostov and the Black Sea, in order to deter any Italian naval landing forces with landing craft, that were stationed in Greece.
In Late 1942, massive carnage on the Eastern Front occurred. The Soviets did attack Ukraine, with a massive trade as a result. The Germans lost everything, including their full AGS. The Soviets lost everything except their air force. The Stalingrad factory moved east. Except for the 3rd SAC in Belarus, which will likely get destroyed on the next turn, the Soviets have no armies at the moment.
Japan:
Japan has a huge income, but yet they struggle to defeat all of their enemies. China is getting closer to defeat, but the British forces in India advanced to Burma. The Australian submarine fleet is becoming a nuisance in the South Pacific, and many Japanese convoys get sunk by this. Japan needs some well-coordinated maneuvres in order to get a grip on the situation.
United States:
The US are building a large transport fleet - both to threaten Italy and the Mediterranean Coast, as well as to prepare for D-Day in the future. The US have already landed in Morocco.
The Germans, seeing this, have begun the construction of the Atlantik Wall. Mines and infantry are on their way to France.
United Kingdom:
Britain, like the US, is also preparing for an invasion of Europe. The Italian forces in Africa are being pushed back. A large navy with a carrier and naval transports is being formed in the Atlantic. The British also rebuilt the naval base in Gibraltar, which was destroyed by the Italians on an earlier turn.
In India, land units are produced at full speed, in order to make life for Japan as hard as possible, Not allowing them any time to recover.
Italy:
Italy is also building up its defenses. The goal is for Italy to survive until Late 1943 - so that the German Take Over of Italy can take place. Italy is still assisting Germany on the Eastern Front - but its forces grow smaller and smaller due to a lack of reinforcements.
ANZAC
The submarine spam strat seems to be working, but now the Australians need to pay attention to their defenses. Japan has arrived with two massive fleets, that will likely clean up the submarines. A naval transport fleet is also on its way, and the Australian homeland might be threatened.
Income Totals for Late 1942:
W/Bonus
Wo/Bonus
Some pictures that depict the situation in Late 1942:
Eastern Front heating up. Although the Germans have a much higher economy, the trade might have favored the Russians, since the front is close to their supply lines. However, German reinforcements will be on their way!
The Soviets have a large infantry force in Smolenk, to be able to counter-attack several territories.
In any case, The Captain and his group did a very good of making the eastern front interesting :)
Allied fleets knocking on the door.
ANZAC submarine fleet wreaking havoc. Java was also liberated, although not for long, seeing the Japanese reinforcements coming.
Japanese struggling to maintain their large empire.
