AAG40 FAQ

@Variable:

Alpha +.2 Rules Question:

US is neutral. Successful Sealion (barely) on G2. New rules say US may declare war on any Axis powers on their turn. Japan has not attacked US or UK. Japan still only at war with China. Can/should the US be able to declare war on Japan? I would think not but the rules seem to indicate yes. Larry or Krieg, can I get a ruling?

Thanks guys.

Larry doesn’t read this site.  I know you’re asking for Krieg, but I can tell you for absolute certainty, that yes if London is under Axis control, the USA may declare war at the beginning of the combat movement phase.

It’s extremely clear in rule #9.  I’m puzzled as to why it’s even a question, to be quite frank.

@Variable:

First, thanks for the clarification. I presumed this was the case, but wanted to make sure since Russia has its special situation and this is slightly different rules from OOB.

Second, I believe the only stupid question is the one not asked. If I’m going to do my part in the play testing, I should be using the rules correctly, right? That is the reason for my question…

You are absolutely welcome - glad to help.

I didn’t say it was a stupid question, I said I was puzzled as to why it would be a question.  After posting, I wondered if you maybe didn’t have a copy of the Alpha+2 rules, and were maybe just hearing it from someone else.

I just don’t see any other way you could possibly interpret rule #9, and was sticking up for Larry/Krieg because they’re often criticized (by me) for ambiguous rules.  However, this one is not ambiguous.  But then I realized maybe you didn’t have your hands on the Alpha +2 rules.  If you do have the Alpha+2 rules, then you should save yourself the embarassment and not respond that you do have them, because it’s in plain, unambiguous English.  I guess you were just incredulous that there would be a rule like that?  If so, I don’t know why.  It’s extremely likely the US would have immediately entered the war if London became occupied by the Nazis.

Please don’t take it personally.

For those who don’t know what we’re talking about, rule #9 says
“The United States may declare war on any or all Axis powers at the beginning of the Combat Move phase of its next turn if London and/or any territory in North America is captured by an Axis power.”
Is that not CRYSTAL??!  :-)

Please don’t hesitate to ask more questions, Variable.  I’m a friendly person, but I’m gonna call a spade a spade, here.   :-)

You should know better than to engage me in conversation.  You have me blocked on PM’s and I have you blocked.  Why did you stick your nose in here?

He thanked me for the response, and it was clearly good enough for him, so just stow it, EM.

@Emperor:

I wasn’t going to say anything after your first post, but you have gone too far. You are way out of line.  You like anyone else are free to post your interpretations of the rules, but they carry no weight, only Kreig can post “the law”.

EM, you’re a joke.  I must have missed the coronation ceremony crowning you a moderator, because you’re acting like you’re one.

Krieg had me answer questions for him while he was away.  He has thanked me for answering questions on the thread while he’s here - saves him the trouble.  Just crawl back into your hole, “Emperor”.  You should have known better than to post a scathing rebuke to me.  I’m going to PM your opponents to warn them not to play you - I’ve seen the stunts you’ve pulled in other games besides your antics when playing Boldfresh or I.

@gamerman01:

You are absolutely welcome - glad to help.
I didn’t say it was a stupid question, I said I was puzzled as to why it would be a question.  After posting, I wondered if you maybe didn’t have a copy of the Alpha+2 rules, and were maybe just hearing it from someone else.
I just don’t see any other way you could possibly interpret rule #9, and was sticking up for Larry/Krieg because they’re often criticized (by me) for ambiguous rules.  However, this one is not ambiguous.  But then I realized maybe you didn’t have your hands on the Alpha +2 rules.  If you do have the Alpha+2 rules, then you should save yourself the embarassment and not respond that you do have them, because it’s in plain, unambiguous English.  I guess you were just incredulous that there would be a rule like that?  If so, I don’t know why.  It’s extremely likely the US would have immediately entered the war if London became occupied by the Nazis.

Please don’t take it personally.
For those who don’t know what we’re talking about, rule #9 says
“The United States may declare war on any or all Axis powers at the beginning of the Combat Move phase of its next turn if London and/or any territory in North America is captured by an Axis power.”
Is that not CRYSTAL??!  :-)

Please don’t hesitate to ask more questions, Variable.  I’m a friendly person, but I’m gonna call a spade a spade, here.   :-)

Why didn’t you highlight THESE parts, EM?  Because it was proof that I was being nice?

I already know you despise me for calling you out on your antics in games before.  You don’t have to let the cancer of your hate carry over into this thread.  You should just delete your post, and save the moderators the trouble.

@Juhlius:

But a defending sub (if not hit) always had a choice of either retreat or submerge (if a destroyer is not present)?

No, defending subs can never move to a different zone.  The only defending unit that can ever move to a different zone is a defending fighter that lost its carrier.  It can move 1 space to friendly landing place.

@Slacker:

In our last Global game (playing Alpha+.2) my Soviet Union attacked the westernmost territory in Mongolia, so we placed neutral units on the rest of the territories. My opponent then used one of Japan’s tanks from Manchuria to blitz through two Mongolian territories to capture them both to get the IPC values (the spaces were 1 and 2 IPCs). Is that allowed?

I don’t see any Mongolian territories with IPC values.  Did you mean 1 and 2 Infantry, perhaps?
You can’t blitz to claim a neutral because you claim a friendly neutral (which Mongolia and all other true neutrals have become, to the Axis) in the noncombat phase.  You can only blitz in the combat movement phase.

Maybe you guys don’t know that when you invade a true neutral all true neutrals in the world become friendly to the enemy?  If Russia takes the westernmost territory in Mongolia to violate neutrality, you have just allowed the Axis to walk into Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, the African ones, etc etc for free, getting all the infantry and IPC values.