@calvinhobbesliker:
How does one forget Rome if it’s building 10 inf a turn?
Pretty sure he meant Germany wanted to BYPASS taking Rome over because of the 10 build per turn.
GrandMaster, Calvin is correct. When a capital falls (Rome), its allies (Germany and Japan) are unable to take control of any of those (Italian) territories. However, if an enemy takes control of Italian territory, then Germany and Japan would be able to take control by taking those territories out of Allied hands.
It’s the same reason the Allies can’t take control of French territory after Paris falls on turn 1. As soon as an Axis power takes a French territory, however, it is then available for any Ally to take it over and control it. Same rules.