G40 Delta 1st Edition

This is Fantastic KNP! I’m sooo happy. I was worried about the border edges because it was difficult to size and place each card on to the blank template, but they look great. I will address each of your questions here throughout the day…

Cheers and thanks for sharing.

There is an error on the progressive advantage card “Manhattan Project”…

It should read:

America chooses an enemy capital and may then roll 3 dice to damage the IC, 2 dice to remove IPCs, and 1 dice to destroy units on that territory (enemy chooses which casualties to remove).

…and not:

America chooses an enemy capital and may then roll 3 dice to remove IPCs, 2 dice to damage the IC, and 1 dice to destroy units on that territory (enemy chooses which casualties to remove).

To remove IPCs means to take cash.

There is an error on the Russian strategic objective card “Lend Lease Act”, it should read sea zone #125 (not #120).

There is an error on the American strategic objective card “The South Pacific”, it should include Java.

Thanks KNP for pointing out those errors, and I apologize for the design flaws… I guess I was dreaming to think that I could pull this off without a single flaw. These and other changes will be adressed during 2nd edition.

Here is a post from KNP discussing a Commonwealth and a new production unit…

Hey All,
I am going to try this idea out this weekend. I am using the great Delta G40 card deck developed by Young Grasshopper and per his suggestion, it just seems better to have the UK as a single economy. Of course, so to not make the UK too wealthy, I am also using the Commonwealth to include ANZAC, South Africa, West South Africa and all of Canada. Here are the rules I am going with, sort of a mish-mash of ideas from the preceding Commonwealth ideas:
1 > Calcutta is no longer a capital but just a Victory City. Also, the Major IC is now replaced with one of my patented Mid-Level ICs. (Okay, so it’s not really patented, but that just sounded good.) Also, if Calcutta is captured by the Axis, the UK does NOT lose it’s treasury.
2 > I am using ANZAC units for all Commonwealth territories. The UK units in Canada, South Africa and the surrounding sea zones will be replaced with ANZAC units.
3 > The Strategic Objectives for ANZAC will apply to all the Commonwealth. The Strategic Objectives for the UK will still go to the UK. A couple of the SOs sort of cross over but I figure that is okay since the UK and Commonwealth are kind of dependent on one another.
4 > Commonwealth income can be spent at any IC: Canada, Australia and/or South Africa.
5 > Commonwealth is an odd power as it has two capitals: Ottawa and Sydney. If one or the other gets captured by the Axis, all Commonwealth money on hand goes to the capturer but Commonwealth is still in play like normal and may use any or all remaining ICs to produce units. If both Ottawa and Sydney are captured by the Axis, then Commonwealth is out of the game until one or the other is liberated. For City Objective purposes with the Delta G40 rules, I will still treat Ottawa as a victory city rather than a capital. In other words, the capturer only gets 2 IPCs per turn for capturing it instead of 5 IPCs.

I think this is the simplest way to incorporate this idea into the game. I didn’t want to use the rule where if one capital gets captured, then the economy is split from then on because I just think that adds unneeded complexity. I’m excited to see how this goes. I’ll let you guys know.
Thanks to everybody for posting all your ideas. It’s nice to have a lot of choices to pick from and make your game truly your own.

Perhaps we can put all these elements together for 2nd edition.

Here’s what I’m thinking…

The United Kingdom:

The British economy is no longer split between London and Calcutta, instead, the United Kingdom will now collect one income for all territories owned on the map with London as it’s capital. All UK IPCs must be relinquished anytime an enemy power captures London, and the major IC on India is now downgraded to a major factory(see below). Japan will not collect the UK’s IPCs for capturing Calcutta is it no longer a capital city, instead Japan will gain 2 IPCs for activating a minor victory city. Also, due to the new British Commonwealth nation explained below, The United Kingdom’s starting income is now 38 IPCs.

The British Commonwealth:

All territories with an ANZAC and Canadian roundel on them will now be know as the British Commonwealth. This new nation will replace ANZAC in the game round sequence, and their collective 17 IPCs to start the game will now be spent and placed on any Commonwealth IC that the Commonwealth player wishes. All starting units on Canadian territories must be replaced with ANZAC gray pieces, and the initial setup has been modified to include a Commonwealth fighter in Ontario. The British Commonwealth has only 1 achievable national objective which is “5 IPCs for control of all original territories” which may only be collected when at war with both Germany and Japan.

New Production Units: (this is KNPs Mid-Level IC idea with a few of my own modifications)

Industrial Complex:
Produces up to 10 units
Maximum damage 20
Unoperational at 10 damage
Replaces all oob Major ICs in initial setup
May no longer be purchased

Major Factory:
Produces up to 5 units
Maximum damage 10
Unoperational at 5 damage
New unit replacing all oob Minor ICs in initial setup
May not be purchased

Minor Factory:
Produces up to 3 units
Maximum damage 6
Unoperational at 3 damage
May be purchased at a cost of 12 IPCs
May be placed on any territory with an IPC value of 2 or greater.

*****The War Time Production strategic advantage will now boost production of Industrial Complexes to 12, Major Factories to 7, and Minor Factories to 4.
*****All Industrial Complexes, and Major Factories are downgraded to Minor Factories once captured.
*****The Industrial Complex in India is downgraded to a Major Factory.
*****Production facilities may no longer be upgraded from one to the other. (except the 3 Major factories into Industrial Complexes when America enters the war).

A&A 1942 IC pieces as well as Monopoly hotels and houses will work fine.

Industrial Complex = Gray ICs (1942 A&A)
Major Factory = Red Monopoly Hotel (Red for 5)
Minor Factory = Green Monopoly House (Green for 3)

Just some quick points before I head to work…

• I am open to the idea of original owners upgrading factories, how much $ from minor to major, major to IC, and minor to IC?

• The idea of a commonwealth has been around since the conception of the 1939 Global War variant, different people have different ideas.

• For some, the idea of a single UK economy may be to strong for the allies, so there exists the idea to remove Canada from the UKs income to reduce it. My concern is if you include South Africa and India, the Uk won’t have any ICs to place units on, and therefore not much fun to play.

• The concept of a mid-level IC that produces 5 units has always been KNPs idea and I’ve always stated so, I didn’t like the terms…

Major IC
Mid Level IC
Minor IC

My ideas to modify were…

Industrial Complex
Major Factory
Minor Factory

…and replace all the minor ICs in the setup to Major Factories.

KNP has bought a deck and has been a great contributor, so when he said that he was gonna house rule a Commonwealth and a mid level factory into his Delta games, I thought that we should make it official.

I have added the following to the post 1 rule document in the optional rules section…

The United Kingdom:

The British economy is no longer split between London and Calcutta, instead, the United Kingdom will now collect one income for all territories owned on the map with London as it’s capital. All UK IPCs must be relinquished anytime an enemy power captures London, and the major IC on India is now downgraded from an Industrial Complex to a major factory. Japan will gain 2 IPCs for activating Calcutta, but they will not collect the UK’s IPCs as Calcutta is no longer a capital city. The United Kingdom has only 1 achievable national objective which is “5 IPCs for control of Gibraltar, Egypt, India, and Malaya”, which they may collect even if they’re not at war with Japan. Also, due to the new British Commonwealth nation explained below, The United Kingdom’s starting income is now 38 IPCs.

The British Commonwealth:

All territories with an ANZAC and Canadian roundel on them will now be know as the British Commonwealth. This new nation will replace ANZAC in the game round sequence, and their collective 17 IPCs to start the game will now be spent and placed on any Commonwealth factory that the Commonwealth player wishes. All British baige starting units on Canadian territories must now be replaced with ANZAC gray pieces, and the initial setup has been modified to remove a Commonwealth fighter from New Zealand, and to add a Commonwealth fighter in Ontario.

The British Commonwealth has only 1 achievable national objective which is “5 IPCs for control of all original territories” which may only be collected when at war with both Germany and Japan. The Commonwealth nation does not have a capital, therefore an enemy may not take all Commonwealth IPCs if they capture either Ottawa or Sydney. The Commonwealth may continue to collect an income from their territories remaining on the board even if either Ottawa or Sydney are captured, however, the Commonwealth may not collect an income if both are under enemy control.

New Production Units:

Industrial Complex:
Produces up to 10 units
Maximum damage 20
Unoperational at 10 damage
Replaces all Major ICs in the initial setup
May not be purchased

Major Factory:
Produces up to 5 units
Maximum damage 10
Unoperational at 5 damage
New unit which replaces all Minor ICs in the initial setup
May not be purchased, or upgraded

Minor Factory:
Produces up to 3 units
Maximum damage 6
Unoperational at 3 damage
May be purchased at a cost of 12 IPCs
May be placed on any territory with an IPC value of 2 or greater.
May be upgraded to a Major factory for 10 IPCs (must be the original owner of the territory)

*All Industrial Complexes, and Major Factories are downgraded to Minor Factories once captured.
*The Industrial Complex in India is downgraded to a Major Factory to begin the game.
*The only Production facility upgrade that may be made is from a Minor Factory to a Major factory at a cost of 10 IPCs, and may only be upgraded by the original owner of the territory.

Important: If you wish to play with the above modifications, the War Time Production Card must read “All production units may now produce 1 extra unit each”, the Commonweath Aid strategic objective must now read “All units placed on production facilities anywhere other than London are now 1 IPC cheaper”, and all UK and ANZAC strategic objectives are now replaced with those noted in the optional rule descriptions.

I have play tested the above modifications with a friend (the UK single economy, and Canada / Anzac Commonwealth without new production units), with the only complaint being the downgraded major IC to a minor in India (new production units will help with those complaints).

Here are a few things I really like about this Commonwealth mechanic…

• With a single UK income, the removal of the Canadian territories will dilute the UK economy a little, but not to much.

• With the Canadian territories having Canadian emblems on them and not British, it’s almost as if the map was made for this idea.

• The alternative British roundel once used to track UK pacific income can now easily be used to track the Commonwealth income.

• With the ANZAC and Canadian incomes as well as production options combined, the Allies have more freedom to buy more significant units on either the Europe side, or the Pacific side.

• Although I’m gonna paint my plastic ICs blue for Industrial Complexes, red for Major Factories, and green for Minor Factories… monopoly hotels and houses could also work well.

• Having colored production units will help players associate the max amount of units allowable for each facility (blue for 10 units on an Industrial Complex, red for 5 units on a Major Factory, and green for 3 units on a Minor Factory).

• Very easy to now play a 7 player game… Germany / Russia / Japan / America / Commonwealth with China / Britain with France / Italy.