Quick help Please!!

Thanks for the help and thank you!

Thanks for the help!

Thanks Wittmann!

Okay.  Thanks for all your other help though.

Cheers
PP

I think the game publishers use the same philosophy as the post office. When I worked there, (very briefly) they would time the absolute fastest guy delivering the mail on that route, and then that’s how many hours you got paid for, no matter how long you personally took.

@canoehead:

I’m coming from a Risk background (and I realize there is no comparison with AA). […] given my profile so far, what is your best advice for someone like myself to have a successful and enjoyable start to my AA career?

Welcome to the world of A&A!  One thing that may help you get a conceptual handle on A&A is to keep in mind that, when you strip away most of the details, A&A and Risk do in fact have a fundamental resemblance.  A&A is powered by a “four-stroke engine” whose cycle can be described as follows:

Territory generates income

Income buys units

Units fight battles

Battles win territory

From what I can remember of Risk (it’s been ages since I’ve played it), it operates using a similar mechanic – though as I recall Risk doesn’t actually use money, and therefore Risk’s version of the first two steps I’ve listed above takes the form of a single “territory provides units” step.  So keeping this resemblance in mind as you play A&A could be helpful, both in terms of giving you a parallel with a game you already know and of helping you keep track of which phase of the A&A game you’re in at any particular moment.

Shat,

Loading and unloading from a transport is the unit’s “entire move”.

To clarify, It’s G1 combat move , you can load the transport, move the transport, and unload for an attack.

LOL There’s practically nothing on the board!!!

I would keep pumping out MEN.

The more men Japan builds, the harder it will be for the US to take it, and they won’t be able to afford it.

The same goes for Germany.  Infantry are going to be your best friend here, you’ve conquered Russia! Now it’s about killing everything off of the mainland.

As Japan, I would build up Fighters after securing my capital.  They have long range, are cheaper than boats, and the US will have to buy expensive carriers to keep them away.