@Trout
Hi Trout,
Yes - we have playtested most of these NO’s - and some additional NO’s that we came up with over the years.
Our game experience shows that most players have focus on these items:
- Strategic Planning
- Tactical Advantages (specialized weapons and units for each Nation)
- Formation of Panzer Armies and other Armies
- Formation of Army Groups
- Focus on Economic Victory (most games end with Economic Victory)
- Focus on Military Victory
Due to the massive number of units & rules in the G40 Expansion, we decided to keep most game mechanisms OOB - including NO’s.
The only additions/changes concerning NO’s that we have added are:
- Japanese bonus for capturing China (see pg. 12)
- United Kingdom bonus if all European territories with an IPC value are controlled by United Kingdom (see pg. 12)
Also, after the German Take Over Of Italy, the German player collects both Italian and German NO’s.
Instead of adding more NO’s, the G40 Expansion includes some economic features such as:
- Advanced Production Capacity (see pg. 13)
- Non-Aggression Pacts (see pg. 22)
- United Kingdom is one economy (see pg. 12)
We suggest that players should master the G40 Expansion before adding further rules.
Once this has been accomplished, most players seem to have more than enough on their hands, when playing against experienced players.
Nonetheless, we have now recorded the suggestions above concerning additional NO’s.
We will look into those NO’s and other rules that we are continuosly working on during the coming 2024-2025 Axis & Allies Gaming Season.
Thanks for your comments.