Thank you all so far, for your replies.
The purpose of finding the time span for an OOB G40 game - or modified G40 version - is to compare to the time span with the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.
It seems that the time spans are more or less identical for both the OOB G40 game and the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion (aka G40 HRE).
An average G40 HRE game lasts an average of 10-11 rounds - a total of 11-12 hours.
This is true even for new players who are only partly familiar with the G40 HRE.
With 2 equally skilled Veteran Players a G40 HRE game takes an average of 13-14 hours.
In other words;
On average a G40 HRE game is slightly faster to play than the OOB G40 (or modified G40) game.
We have analyzed more than 120 G40 HRE games from 2020 to 2024 and calculated that some of the rules and units that makes the G40 HRE faster than the G40 OOB version are:
Economic Related Rules:
Winning Conditions (Economic Victory) US & UK Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union Total War Production Strategic Rail Movement Capacity The Expanded Theatre of Operations in the Pacific (Increased IPC Values) Non-Agression Pacts & UK National Economy Advanced Production CapacityMilitary units & Rules:
Paratrooper units Landing Craft units German U-Boat Wolfpacks Panzer Armies & Tank Armies Soviet Army Corps & German Waffen-SS Armies Army Groups Air Fleets Red Army Conscription Infantry Transport Unit Defense Air Transport units German Take Over Of ItalyAs we continously keep analyzing G40 HRE games and developing the G40 HRE a set of G40 HRE Tournament Rules are now available.
During the G40 HRE World Championship in Late 2026 the G40 HRE Tournament Rules will be used.
Once again, we thank you all for responding to our request about the time spand for the G40 OOB board game.