WAR ROOM II - The Sequel

I had to custom make my table - the map is 58 X 34" and the table leaves a 7" border all the way around. I’ve found this is the minimum room you need if you are going to put reference cards, dice trays, battle boards, etc. out. Even then I needed side tables to put the piece trays out. Starting with flags is a good idea - they add color and give the room a lot of atmosphere.

@pfc_pander:

DK….after reading through your rules I like some of the customizations you added.  Looking at the R&D it seems like it is a nice way to prevent a game from running to long.  How has the R&D played out for you in some of your games and has it helped with putting a cap on the time?  It seems to me that if one nation buys a handful of research token for the A bomb it would make the opponent feel pressured to do the same.  fyi-just saw the movie Fury pretty good, 8/10.

It works out fine so far. I wouldn’t say it shortens the game any, though. My research chart breakthroughs are spaced out by round - you can’t get the A-bomb until round 10, for example. Since I have a whole room just for Axis and Allies, we don’t have to worry about playing a whole game in one sitting. We usually play 3 rounds and then leave it set up for next time.

Yes I plan to see Fury soon - if its WWII I’m there!

New upgrade - I slightly raised the depth of my dice trays since it was hard for everyone to see all the dice results on certain rolls near the edges. I then added camo felt tops for a switch.

Update: I’ve been working on this off and on since Christmas - the Enola Gay is now in flight over the map! Little Boy is on his way down…

Room update: Added a BMW R75 motorcycle and sidecar to my 1/35 scale war room diorama of a German column heading West - quite a tiny project compared to the huge B-29 hung over the game table…

There are four new painted soldiers, which I find more work than fun to do, but they do add a lot to the scene when done.

And lastly, I built some larger wooden trays to hold game pieces - these have 20 divisions for pieces instead of the old ones which had 12. There are empty spots available for any future unit additions desired.

Yeah I may get the 3-D ones later…so far nobody uses them that much.