I now think a similar idea could apply to Finland.
Its 4 infantry can only move in the following territories:
Finland
Vyborg
Karelia
Norway
Sweden (not if the Axis are at war with the strict neutrals)
Tired of running low on game pieces?
To resolve the shortage, add the following playing pieces:
1. Meeple pig [[i]Carcassone] (no A, no D, no Move, $2) - place in a territory to boost agrarian production by 1 IPC. Never captured like an IC, the Meeple Pig will be made into bacon should the enemy lay hands on him.
2. Hotel [[i]Monopoly] (no A, no D, no Move, $7) - place in those nasty contested areas. Doesn’t defend worth a hoot but charges 1 IPC rent for the enemy to occupy.
3. Wrench [[i]Clue] (no A, D1, no Move, $8) - place in an IC and it automatically halves SBR damage. Defense value cuz it really smarts when a hand tool that freakin’ big falls on you…. it could happen. That’s how the got Heydrich y’know… in the Study.
4. Robber [[i]Catan] (no A, no D, Mov 1, $Free) - Place him in a Neutral space randomly determined. After every US turn, each side rolls d6 and, if a 7 results, the side with the higher die gets to move the Robber one space. Robber blocks IPC value of the territory he’s in cuz he’s just that kind of jerk… and a few other things we can’t say in polite company so we’ll call him a Partisan instead. An infantry unit can force his re-location and until then pilots will grumble in their beer that the loveable rogue is ruining their Alpha Male status with the ladies of the territory. Like I said: jerk.
Anyway, you get the idea….
What? are you going Bonjour on us? :-D
Queen: 120 IPC, Automatically Wins the game, Attack Value: Infinity (whatever you roll hits, 1,000 times, all territories on the board - ignores friendly units.) Defend Value: Infinity (whatever you roll hits, 1,000 times, all enemies attacking your queen.)
Get the piece from your chess set. (Axis gets White, because White is the aggressor in Chess, therefore, is the “bad guys”, Allies get Black (since they are being attacked by white, thus they are just defending themselves, thus they must be the “good guys.”)
@Cmdr:
Queen: 120 IPC, Automatically Wins the game…
… unless, opponent counters with: :evil:
6. Shoe token [[i]Monopoly] [Cost: Definitely Affordable if it fits] The token is placed at the beginning of the Turn in Ms Marcos’ closet / Manila, the Queen will immediately combat move over & be stuck in the Philippines hunting for the strappy little glass slingback that she can never find in her size! Her stimulation of the local economy doubles the IPC value of the territory.
7. Life Tile [[i]Game of Life] - Whenever a player captures a Victory City or causes an opponent to retreat from attacking his Victory City, grab a Life Tile and read it aloud. Players may freely conjecture how saving Stalingrad helped to “Find a Cure for the Common Cold” and if the $40,000 payoff has any IPC value.