Operation Z

[Young Grasshopper]

KINGDOMS & EMPIRES (WORKING TITLE)

CATAPULT

TYPE - MACHINE
COST - 5
MOVE - 1
ATTACK - 1
DEFEND - 1
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

BALLISTIC

TYPE - MACHINE
COST - 5
MOVE - 1
ATTACK - 1
DEFEND - 1
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

HUMANS/SKELETONS

TYPE - FIGHTER
COST - 3
MOVE - 1
ATTACK - 1
DEFEND - 1
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

DWARVES/GOBLINS

TYPE - FIGHTER
COST - 4
MOVE - 1
ATTACK - 2
DEFEND - 2
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

ELVES/ORCS

TYPE - CREATURE
COST - 4
MOVE - 1
ATTACK - 2
DEFEND - 2
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

GIANTS/TROLLS

TYPE - TITAN
COST - 6
MOVE - 3
ATTACK - 3
DEFEND - 3
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

GRIFFONS/GARGOYLES

TYPE - CREATURE
COST - 10
MOVE - 5
ATTACK - 3
DEFEND - 4
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

SPHINXES/HARPIES

TYPE - CREATURE
COST - 12
MOVE - 5
ATTACK - 4
DEFEND - 3
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

WIZARDS/SORCERERS

TYPE - TITAN
COST - N/A
MOVE - 6
ATTACK - 3
DEFEND - 3
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

FIRE DRAGONS/BONE DRAGONS

TYPE - TITAN
COST - 16
MOVE - 6
ATTACK - 4
DEFEND - 4
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

PLAGUE/LOCUST

TYPE - SWARM
COST - 20
MOVE - 7
ATTACK - 4
DEFEND - 4
SPECIAL - Roll 2 dice each against swarm creatures
ADVANTAGES - May move two spaces through fields
LIMITATIONS - May not move through mountains

YG’S BEST 100 GUY FLICKS OF ALL TIME

1. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
2. The God Father
3. Pulp Fiction
4. The Shawshank Reception
5. Rocky
6. Good Fellas
7. Raiders of the Lost Ark
8. Scarface
9. The Dark Knight
10. Wall Street
11. Die Hard
12. Good Will Hunting
13. The Terminator
14. The Road Warrior
15. Star Wars II: The Empire Strikes Back
16. No Country For Old Men
17. The Deer Hunter
18. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
19. Blade Runner
20. Saving Private Ryan
21. In The Name of the Father
22. Predator
23. Inception
24. Star Wars I: A New Hope
25. Full Metal Jacket
26. Braveheart
27. American History X
28. Reservoir Dogs
29. Apocalypse Now
30. The Matrix
31. Fargo
32. Carlito’s Way
33. Lord of the Rings (Saga)
34. Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels
35. Django Unchained
36. The Silence of the Lambs
37. Clockwork Orange
38. The Departed
39. J.F.K
40. Terminator II
41. Platton
42. Kill Bill (Saga)
43. Alien
44. Gladiator
45. La Femme Nikita
46. Rocky III
47. There Will Be Blood
48. Unforgiven
49. Bull Durham
50. Jaws
51. Fight Club
52. 300: Rise of an Empire
53. The Godfather II
54. The Big Short
55. Cinderella Man
56. The Big Lebowski
57. Lethal Weapon
58. Inside Man
59. Raging Bull
60. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
61. An American Werewolf in London
62. Smoking Aces
63. Boyz in the Hood
64. All the President’s Men
65. Dances with Wolves
66. The Count of Monte Cristo
67. Unusual Suspects
68. Legends of the Fall
69. Minority Report
70. Eastern Promises
71. Momento
72. Glory
73. Donnie Baraso
74. Total Recall
75. The 5th Element
76. Taxi Driver
77. The Dark Knight Rises
78. True Romance
79. Friday Night Lights
80. Red Dawn
81. Taken
82. First Blood
83. Jacob’s Ladder
84. The Prestige
85. The Great Escape
86. The Gangs of New York
87. Young Guns
88. 48 Hours
89. Kick Ass
90. Road House
91. Seven
92. Into The Furnace
93. The Wolf of Wallstreet
94. Mad Max: Fury Road
95. Training Day
96. Water World

Honourable mentions
Lost Boys
The Manchurian Candidate
Bad Boys
Highlander
Zodiac
Children of Men
Tremors

[ThomasJefferson]

“The value of initiative cannot be overestimated.” -Karl Von Clausewitz.
I try my best to always tweek what I do so that  my opponents do not get used to anything, but the common denominator is that the Germans must set the tone for war, and they must dictate to the British what their first moves will be, what their purchases will be, and what their overall strategy must be.
Things to consider: attack the USSR as soon as there are sufficient infantry to protect the tanks.
-threaten London with anphip so to make them spend 27 IPCs on inf turn 1.
-re inforce italian airbase to protect italian fleet.
-neutralize as much british navy as possible.
-keep a submarine alive in the atlantic to deny a NO to the British.
-standard conquests: france, normandy, yougoslavia, finland.

[Darby]

Thanks!

Easy to understand and pretty useful lets hear more !

[ghr2]

Well, from what I’ve been told, taking normandy AND neutralizing the majority of the Royal Navy is not standard. I was told that you can’t have Normandy, France, and a crippled Royal Navy G1 because your not attacking each place with enough units.

[JimmyHat]

I would agree, its a close run thing to hit all 3.  I think skipping Normandy is the best option, even though that allows a ftr to retreat to UK.

[Dylan the Canadian]

@Trisdin:

There has been a lot of talk about rules, but what I really want to know is; what do you do in turn #1 and with whom. I am new to global and wish to improve my strategies, so any talk about your skills will help.

Well for Italy I tend to send almost everything to Alexandria (Egypt won’t be too hard after words,) and take whatever else is left of France and buy a fighter.

Also with China I recommended just keep on putting your soldiers on the front line and making attacks even though you know you can’t hold it. (Reinforcements will come.)
:-)

[Geist]

With Russia I usually build and wait to be attacked.

[ThomasJefferson]

For the sake of trying to save the Italians a headache i take Normandy as the Germans. I generally leave sz111 alone so as to have enough forces to do that.

As far as Japan, I push hard into china turn 1, 2. I then organize for assaults on DEI, Phillipines turn 4. I know I alone in my policy of leaving war till then, but I do it so as to push the US arrival in Europe back by 1 more turn. It is absolutely essential that the Germans have 1 extra turn to produce an army which can effectively repulse American or British Amphibious assaults. Without that extra turn the Germans have to cut short the resources they are sending into Russia to defend from the West, which it throws into question whether or not the Germans can take southern russian territories (Ukraine, Volgograd, Caucus, ect). The southern Russian territories represent the ability to produce 6 units, and as much as 18 IPCs for Germany and 8 fewer for the Russians a turn (the Germans get 5 for owning Volgograd, 5 for owning Caucus).

After taking the DEI, Phillipines, and assuming good progress in China, the Japanese are normally sitting on 60-70 IPCs a turn. They need to start building forces to take away the US additional income. SO they need to take the Phillipines, either Hawaii or Alaska, ect. After this, prepare to attack the United States so as to force them to spend all their money fighting you, not the Germans or Italians where the main show is happening.

What it comes down to is if the Germans defeat the Soviets, game over. The Japanese need to do everything to 1) make themselves a fighting force, and 2) use their fighting force to take the US out of the European theatre.

[ozimek1]

@ThomasJefferson:

…
What it comes down to is if the Germans defeat the Soviets, game over. The Japanese need to do everything to 1) make themselves a fighting force, and 2) use their fighting force to take the US out of the European theatre.

Ironically in your oppinion the best way of doing that is ignoring them for as long as possible. I’m not saying you are wrong; it’s just funny.  :-)

Obviously the alternative is to attack them on turn one, but then the Japanse will not have the economy to match the US, AND the US will be able to engage in both Europe and the Pacific with enough troops to make a difference.

[F4U Corsair]

When I play Japan I try to leave the US alone for as long as I can.  I’ve tried different things but jumping in too early againd t the US can be deadly.  Next game I’m going to buy 2 Minor IC’s in the first turn and get them set up on the coast for a better land war capability against the UK and China.