Hello, I play pacific 1940 a lot. I have also played global a few times. Pacific 1940 second edition is a great game but I can almost easily win every time if I’m Japan and I attack on the third turn. A new rule was passed around late 2014 to allow the USA to receive a 30 IPC bonus if Japan attacks or declares war on them before turn 4. This seems to balance the game a little but I can still always win with Japan. The strategy for Japan is pretty much the same. Take the money islands, build a minor in French Indo China and Kwangtung and knock out China and India. Post in the Philippines with your huge navy and three fighters that can scramble and those six deadly kamikizes. Let Anzac and USA come to you so you can use the fighters to defend at 4 when the big navy battle happens. Eventually you will be making more than the allies with the money islands NO and the India NO. You should be around the 70-75 mark. Then when the time is right strike at Sydney or Hawaii and hold it and you should win as it will be six victory cities. For the allies, man this can be tuff lol. You better hope Japan attacks you on turn 1 or turn 4 because turn 2 and especially 3 it’s going to be difficult.
1: China: buy men and hit and run and fall back to the north west of China. You will be lucky if the Burma road is open more than two turns. Pull back and make Japan come to you.
2: UK: pull everyone back to India and just buy men!!! Try to bring your navy down to Australia and unite them with Anzac and hopefully later USA. If it looks like India is going to fall then pull your airforce out and send them to Australia to hopefully land on a Anzac or American carrier. If Japan hasn’t declared war early then take as many islands in the south as possible .
3: Anzac: small ships and transports are good. if it looks like Japan is going to invade then pull your forces to south Australia because from there you can hit any territory. Use your small ships to convoy raid or unite with the main USA fleet. Queensland is a great staging area for the allied navy early in the game. Also since there’s a airbase there fighters don’t hurt also since they can scramble.
4:USA: the big boy lol. The problem is when USA is neutral she only makes a freaking 17 ipcs a turn. While Japan is around the 40 mark and Japan has soooooooo many aircraft at its disposal. USA I say aircraft carrier early then mainly subs, destroyers, and a transport every turn with land units. A few rounds into the game get a navy base on the Johnson islands and start combining your fleet with the Anzac fleet and hopefully a small UK fleet. try to take the money islands by sacrificing transports because Japan will have a bigger navy early in the game. When the time is right move to Dutch New Guinea with your fleet and prepare for the big battle. Sometimes it’s better if Japan attacks you and sometimes it’s better if you attsck them. Hopefully you will have a lot of subs at your disposal. If you win the navy battle then Japan is pretty much toast even if they have India and China. Good luck and let me know how the war goes lol. I am playing anniversary edition on Saturday 😜
Where to Buy the Game?
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Your best bet is to support your local gaming store!
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If you don’t support your local game store, it will be gone.
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Preordered 2 P40s for myself- yeah. :-D Almost got a third but really didn’t want to spend the cash.
I suggest that everyone buys at least 2 of these games for extra pieces and such. In AA42 you HAVE to buy two of them because the WOTC cheapos didn’t even put in enough chips for the setup!!!- bafoons!!! :-( -
I suggest that everyone write to Wizards Customer Service and complain about the lack of chips in AA42. Maybe if enough people do it, more will be included in AAP40 and AAE40.
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maybe if everyone buys like five copies of the game, they might realize that people buy it, and then actually put some support behind it
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I thought AAP40 was all packaged already
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Not yet, but it’s close.
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I suggest that everyone write to Wizards Customer Service and complain about the lack of chips in AA42. Maybe if enough people do it, more will be included in AAP40 and AAE40.
I did just that (2 times) when I purchased AA42. They never replied, nor mailed me anything.
Now thanks to everyone answering my AAP40 questions, I’ll just buy 2 copies.
I’m not trying to deter anyone from doing this, just don’t have high expectations is all.
-adam.
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This was the response from Wizards of the Coast Customer Support.
All I asked them was why the Axis and Allies 1942 did not come with enough chips and pieces. You need to buy 2-3 sets to have enough to play a game.
**Thank you for contacting Wizards of the Coast! We place great value in the feedback, ideas, and suggestions of our customers. I assure you that Game Support meets with teams around the company on a regular basis, and we make it a priority that your voice is heard. While we cannot guarantee a direct response, we can promise that your thoughts and concerns are being passed along to the right people.
Also, Wizards of the Coast does not have the ability to sell extra pieces or parts for our Avalon Hill games. The amount of inventory we keep on hand will not allow us to offer extra items if they become lost or damaged due to use. We only have enough product on hand to provide replacements for actual defective products.
Take Care and Good Gaming!**
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Sounds like a boiler plate response to me.
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whoa krieg. this time of yeah must be pretty busy for you guys! two games At once no less!
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Oh, Larry and I are done with the Pacific design, and have been for weeks. I was just saying that the final component assembly may not be done yet. Something like throwing an extra bag of chips into each box may still be possible.
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Krieg,
I’m sure we would be ever so grateful if this could be done. :-)
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It’s not something that I have any control over. I’ve mentioned it at every opportunity, but with no results. As I said, your best bet is to inundate Wizards Customer Service with complaints about it. It may not do any good, but then again it may.
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Maybe Larry should take his game designs to Fantasy Flight Games. They have great customer service.
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Where is the best deal for this?
Was there 1 website for free shipping if you bought 2??
Thanks!
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Free shipping for us Residents if you purchase over 100$ of gameboards at www.coolstuffinc.com
I feel like I’m advertising for this website haha :P They should pay me for this
Note that free shipping only applies to certain locations in the USA. Go check it out. I’ve ordered my AA50 from them, and I also sell/buy cards from them
Robert
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Got my 2 P40 games preordered!!
Also, the good thing about waiting 8-9 months for E40 is that since there are new units, costs and additional rules, and many more territories and sea zones than before, it will take some time to get used to the new aspects of the game.
AA50 had new territories and a couple of new rules and such but the sea zones remained nearly the same. It was truly a “deluxe” version of Revised. G40 by comparison will truly be a new dynamic game.
Waiting 8-9 more months for the other one is tough but it will give everyone time to get used to the play of these new games. By the time E40 comes out, it will be an easier transition to G40- believe me that’s the ONLY good thing about waiting!! :-)
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There is nothing good about waiting. Give me the game now!
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