in my table top test of Anniversary edition, which I just got, i have only needed the battleboard a few times, when units greater than 10 on attack and defense.
It’s interesting how bad dice rolls can doom a larger attack force and reshape the game drastically. In this game the dominant countries have each had a really bad turn of dice rolls change their fate. Another thing for dice is the technology rolls, so far, only 1 country has one and many many IPUs were spent trying to get them, which also affected the games early stages for Germany.
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should technology be more front and center in this game? historically, it was.
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What games ? All AA games ?
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Technology should absolutely be a key element of G40. To make it so, however, you have to come up with a system allowing for targeted R&D, rather than the random, hit-or-miss OOB system. Without targeted R&D, you’re just wasting IPC.
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@The-Pripet-Martian said in big tech:
Technology should absolutely be a key element of G40. To make it so, however, you have to come up with a system allowing for targeted R&D, rather than the random, hit-or-miss OOB system. Without targeted R&D, you’re just wasting IPC.
That depends on your tech rules. Don’t need to spend a lot of money but as the norm this is G40 OOb.
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@SS-GEN i like to set specific goals for countries then they get a research roll, so britain gets a atlantic ocean clear of enemy ships so they get a research roll, i usually do this for each nation, giving the major powers like germany, japan, USSR, britain, and america, 2, while the minor powers have 1 goal for a research role. I feel it implements them into the game better, like another national objective
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@SS-GEN all versions.
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Well in my game you can buy it but also in my event cards you receive 2 free tech token cards, 1 free tech and a spy steals a tech. There is like 22 cards in each deck so u have a chance for a tech or 2 in game. You still only spend about 5-10 icps per game. We had 16 techs in a game once and didn’t unbalance game. Not all techs should be good for other countries. Granted some have an advantage but it’s the risk reward in game.
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Just found an old Gargantua and grasshopper thread about research facilities. Interesting.
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@SS-GEN i forgot to ask if i could see or buy these cards.
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@Swoldier mostly i agree, but we must avoid that distinctly global phenomenon: rewarding the wealth aka the rich get richer! I think the bonuses ought to be innate ie leningrad itself has a bonus that goes to whomever owns it.
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@crockett36 said in big tech:
@SS-GEN i forgot to ask if i could see or buy these cards.
The event cards ?
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is there anything comparable to the Rise of the Kriegsmarine for the allies? I get squeamish about advantaging the Axis in a game that is imbalanced in their favor. I would think modifications to the game of any sort ought to have a ratio of 4:3 or even 3:2 bonuses for the Allies.
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are there other events cards?
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@crockett36 Yes Each country has like 20-22 cards. Draw 1 a turn at beginning. Have to use right away.
Event cards for Germany, Japan, Italy, USSR, UK, US, China and France.
There is a guy on East Coast that is playing with them now. 2 groups want a set. They are for d12 dice but they just convert to d6 values and Sz. I plan on making a set for G40 and/or D6 dice.
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They are for d12 dice but they just convert to d6 values and Sz.
What does this mean? I understand converting 12 to 6, but what is sz? And this is not for g40. Then for which game?
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@crockett36 said in big tech:
They are for d12 dice but they just convert to d6 values and Sz.
What does this mean? I understand converting 12 to 6, but what is sz? And this is not for g40. Then for which game?
SZ = Sea Zone. The East Coast guys are using them for G40 ( convert to D6) now. These cards in D12 I use in my game.
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Making Task Force Cards too.
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@crockett36 said in big tech:
Just found an old Gargantua and grasshopper thread about research facilities. Interesting.
yea I had them as an option one time but lost them when my machine fried. It’s on the list todo. I used it in conjunction with Der Kuentzlers tech chart. Thought it was fun for a change of pace
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@crockett36 said in big tech:
Just found an old Gargantua and grasshopper thread about research facilities. Interesting.
Can you post link here please. Always looking
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@SS-GEN
I found it to be fun. The at war Players were the only ones to get to do research if i remember right. You could also build them and they get bombed like factories. I’ll see if I can find Der Kuentslers tech rules too
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/24842/1940-global-a-bomb-triplea-mod
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