1941 - New Guy Question about IPC

[Rescue55.joe]

Greetings, Today is Friday, 29 December 2023. We just bought the 1941 edition of Axis & Allies. We are going through the rules and got stumped on the Industrial Production Credits (IPCs). The reason we are confused is because the Instruction booklet says that Germany and the UK are supposed to start out with 12 IPCs. The United States is supposed to start out with 17 IPCs. However, the box only provided 10 IPCs for each country. So the question is: how do we start the game if we were not provided with the right amount of IPCs for each country? Any clarification is greatly appreciated.

[barnee]

Hi @Rescue55-joe

It’s mentioned on the 2nd page here https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/17840/1941-faq/35?page=2

The NP tracker tracks your income. Â Think of it sort of like a salary, and the total is equal to the sum of the territory values for territories you control. Â When you start the game, you have that much cash in hand. Â You make purchases with the cash you have on hand, and there is really no need to track anything on paper unless you want to. Â You may choose to spend all or none of your cash on hand purchasing units. Â At the end of each nation’s turn, your “salary” may be adjusted based on territories that were taken or lost. Â At the end of your turn, you collect cash equal to your “salary”, which is added to any you have in reserve. Â The reason the rules mention tracking your cash balance with a separate sheet of paper is because the game doesn’t give you any “money” to do so. Â Try using Monopoly money or actual coins to help keep track.

[Krieghund]

@Rescue55-joe I believe the “10 IPCs for each country” that you are referring to are actually the National Control Markers, which are used to track both conquered territories and national production levels. As barnee pointed out, IPCs are not physically provided, and the Rulebook instructs us to track them on paper, but any proxy (such as Monopoly money) will do. See page 7 of the Rulebook for details on both National Control Markers and IPCs.

In a nutshell, the National Production Track is used to chart your “income” using a National Control Marker. and every turn the “money” goes into your “bank account”, which is represented by IPCs, where it can be spent on new units (or saved for later).

I hope this helps.