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 😜
Played Our First Game Tonight
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Do you think this game is better balanced than AAPacific? Do both sides have a good chance of winning depending on how the game goes?
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I’m still waiting for a phone call from my local game store! I’m in UK and I believe it has been released today. Absolutely champing at the bit for this title. Will post again as soon as I’ve picked up my copy… :|
where did you get it if you dont mind me asking. im from UK had to import it.
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Oh boy! :-(
Figured I would get a few things wrong!!
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I’m still waiting for a phone call from my local game store! I’m in UK and I believe it has been released today. Absolutely champing at the bit for this title. Will post again as soon as I’ve picked up my copy… :|
where did you get it if you dont mind me asking. im from UK had to import it.
I too am curious about that. Also, what price are people paying? It seems to be pricier than Anniversary, even though it should be the same.
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I paid $67 u.s dollars
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Any thoughts of attacking sea zone 26, Pearl Harbor on J1 and taking over Hawaii? This would remove US from piling on Hawaii with airplanes on an airfield where they can scramble and fight in sea zone 26, gives Japan a +5 from NO and +1 from TT, US would no longer be one move away from Japan coming out of Hawaii with a naval base, and destroys the 2 infantry, fighter, tatical bomber, bomber, and cruiser (? can’t tell from the picture).
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From a first view, id say that if you attack Hawai, you commit yourself to Hawai, it’s so close to the US that you will have to move Most of your fleet there to defend it thus preventing you from mounting a real attack on ANZAC or India. But could work.
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Hawaii would be dicey.
I was thinking maybe hit Phil J1 on your way to India. It would bring US in US1, but you can kill $42 worth of US units on Phil, get a NO bonus $5 (and US looses theirs) also set the stage to take the rest of the $ islands rd #2 (giving you NO bonuses and taking them away from the allies). You also push hard into Asia/China rd #! & #2. J3 destroy trapped UK fleet and 1-2 punch India. You’ll also be getting some NB along the way. With your back door closed now you can focus on a growing Anzac, and a monster USA.You could skip hitting Phil on your way to India, but those air units will come back to haunt you!
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Wild Bill, it’s not only the Phillippines you can take on J1, but you can also crush the UK BB+2 transports of the coast of Malaya with ease (3 bombers, 1 ftr will do the trick). Those two attacks alone make it worthwhile giving USA 35 IPC extra (40 IPC minus 5 from the NO). :wink:
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Are you in the US?
Yes, Pennsylvania
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$67 = £42
I can’t understand why the cheapest I’ve seen it in the UK is £57 which is $96.
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Come to think of it, I don’t think Japan can take Hawaii on J1 with at most a landing force of 3 infantry and 2 artillery.
On J1, Attacking Phillippines and destroying the destroyer, transport, 2 infantry, fighter, bomber and attacking sea zone 37 and destroying the battleship, and 2 transports seems to be the logical choices.
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Yup, and you also attack Kwangtung, the Chinese and land your bombers + ftrs on Shan State so you have India locked up unable to buy fleet. :wink:
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@Army:
$67 = £42
I can’t understand why the cheapest I’ve seen it in the UK is £57 which is $96.
Doesnt work like that - overseas pricing is never matched 1 to 1 on a conversion rate basis.
Just try to feel fortunate its not £67, which more often than not is exactly what some retailers would do!
Im assuming your an ex-pat, right? If so, maybe have someone from home buy it in the US and then ship it to you.
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Doesnt work like that - overseas pricing is never matched 1 to 1 on a conversion rate basis.
True, but I was judging the price by the price for Anniversary (and other A&A) games. Anniversary was £50 over here, so I can’t see why it should be any more for Pacific.
Im assuming your an ex-pat, right? If so, maybe have someone from home buy it in the US and then ship it to you.
No, my avatar (and name) may be deceptive - I’m a Brit.
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@Army:
Doesnt work like that - overseas pricing is never matched 1 to 1 on a conversion rate basis.
True, but I was judging the price by the price for Anniversary (and other A&A) games. Anniversary was £50 over here, so I can’t see why it should be any more for Pacific.
Im assuming your an ex-pat, right? If so, maybe have someone from home buy it in the US and then ship it to you.
No, my avatar (and name) may be deceptive - I’m a Brit.
A Brit who is interested in the American Civil War?
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Why not?
I’m a Chinese Canadian interested in Napoleonic war
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Why not?
I’m a Chinese Canadian interested in Napoleonic war
Is that opposite of a french Canadian whose interested in the Chinese Civil War. :-D
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Well, I am a French Chinese Canadian if you want :D
Its 2:30 and I’m still awake. Must study for my exam
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