Don’t forget that Anniversary Ediition is now available.
It is a 6 players game, with a large map.
It is a Deluxe edition with many additional player’s aid like paper money.
Check on youtube, you can compare the unboxing of both 1942.2 and AA50 (Anniversary reprint.)
New to the Game!
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An Amphib CAN be called off, but only by retreating from/losing a preceding naval battle. However, even in that case, aircraft sent to attack the land territory are already “on target” and must engage in 1 round of combat before retreating. Once combat declarations are made, combat WILL engage unless you are unable to engage (such as with the failled naval battle before the amphib assault)
As for SBR…
I do not use the Operation Manual that comes with the game, and the printed SBR rules are part of the reason. The way it is written, SBR’s are WAY too powerful (even worse than Heavy Bombers from Classic). LHTR (Larry Harris Tournament Rules) correct and clarify the SBR rules so that:
1. AA rolls against each and every BOM ONCE.
2. Each surviving BOM rolls 1d6 to determine IPC’s of damage (no to hit roll needed, just roll $1 to $6 damage per BOM)
3. Damage is capped to be a MAXIMUM for all bombers as the IPC value of the territory being bombed.So…
England has 3 BOM. They send all 3 to SBR Germany.
AA is rolled 3 times.
One 1 is rolled, so 1 BOM shot down.
Remaining 2 bombers roll damage.
UK player rolls a 6 and a 5 for $11 IPC of damage.
But Germany is worth only $10 IPC as a territory, so the actual damage is the maximum that UK can inflict this turn, $10 IPC.Now, USA can ALSO Bom Germany in their move, and do up to $10 MORE in SBR damage. So in theory, Germany itself can be bomed for up to $30 IPC of damage each and every turn… $10 by USSR (if they ever buy bombers :-D ) $10 UK, and $10 USA.
However, if you have a LOT of Bombers, you can send some to one factory, and some to another (within range). So the UK could SBR both Germany AND Southern, and thus have the potential to do up to $16 IPC of damage (10 for Germany, 6 for Southern)
Hope that helps.
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i misintrepeted the rules that way before i heard of LHRt.
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cyan, ncscswitch - thanks for clarification!