Strategy Guide Global 1940

The new Transport rules still jack with me. I keep adding an Inf. lol Slowly coming around. It makes a Big difference : )

Wow DNG pretty brutal for ANZAC. Down to 8 bucks. 9 PU swing . Nimitz and MacArthur need to get with the program and help them out.

@barnee

The Solomons are even worse-they let Japan deny ANZAC both of their national objectives at once, the only territory to do that. Also, the new transport rules do make a big difference, but I would still like to have an infantry in each transport (unless it’s for improvised situations, and no infantry units are available), to absorb hits less painfully (note I haven’t played a game with these new rules, so my thinking might be wrong).

Great photos Barnee!

@superbattleshipyamato heh heh yea but Solomons are in range of Allied counter attacks so DNG is a safer play. But yes you are correct

After suffering heavy losses attacking through the Western Ukraine minefield, the dubious Waffen counterattack was halted in it’s tracks. The minor victory in Belarus was soured by the Wehrmacht’s failure to reoccupy Normandy.

The Fuhrer has released his personal U-boat to defense of the Reich and now is cleaning his Luger

The Eastern Front has Crumbled. There is talk of a Coup in Wehrmacht High Command

Lol forgot Trprts defend at 1 rd 4 on. Just lost a Ftr on a casual kill lol

@barnee

Hope that disaster was for the Allies! Japan better be doing well.

@superbattleshipyamato heh heh nope Mitsubishi Ftr got shot down by ANZAC Trprt. Those Trpts D1 rd 4 are game changers too.

Every game gets better for rule retention. Nothing like losing a Ftr to make you remember the rule lol

JPN doing pretty good but their Aryan Allies are fckn up big time lol

@barnee

I hate The Captain’s new victory conditions now! It basically invites a KGF, with the Axis victory depending on capitals, which, like in Axis And Allies 1941, are all in Europe. One of the best things I liked in the original 1940 version was that victory cities are a way to win, making Japan something of a threat, making Allied strategy more interesting and complicated-now, all Japan can do is help achieve an economic victory, which in any case is not enough for Japan to help win the game by itself. It should have been a collected total of victory cities on both sides if you don’t want the idea of the Nazis being dead but Japan winning, and increase the amounts as well (I am not a fan of that, but I know some people are). I like the economic victory conditions in addition to victory cities.

Now “hate” is a strong word, but I’m just a bit unhappy how hard for the Axis to win in Barnee’s latest game, where if the Nazis are in trouble, Japan can’t really save the game.

@superbattleshipyamato heh heh it’s not over yet. What’s needed is a new Sky Marshall and a new Battle Plan lol

Last game JPN attacked Russia and was a major force until the trprts bug came up. Woulda been an Axis win probably

Truly a Masterpiece you guys have come up with Captain. :grin:

This is basically the first full game I played. Start of Rd 11. Getting ready to activate Takeover of Italy. D-day be close behind. After that, everything will have been done at least once. Yea a little late to the party, but hey, I just got here :)

Probably roll with a 43 test Game next, if all goes well.

1 major bug and a couple minor ones on recent test game. Then just some cleanup to make it more efficient. Probably a week or so depending on what I find with Italy and D-Day.

I’ll do a Game report when done. Probably shoulda done an update, but triplea got history, so were good :)

Those LCVs pretty sweet. Coming around on the Escorts too. Good blockers and D3 as long as you got a trprt and they D1.

Anyway, well done.

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Takeover Complete

Italy no longer has any turn.

@The-Captain

Does Germany get the Italian dough before they Purchase ?

The procedure is like this:
On Germany’s turn in the Purchase & Repair
Units phase, all Italian sea units, land units, air
units, AAA, Industrial Complexes etc. must be
replaced by German units of the same type.

…

The Italian IPC are immediately handed over to
the German player. The German player must
immediately pay 5 IPC to the bank

Edit
Guess this should be in the Rules section :)

Wow, that Takeover of Italy really Boosts Germany. Worked good too. Just need the extra Rail movement and boost the Para and LCV max builds and should be there. All the extra dough showed up.

Oh yea and a Notification Late 43 ? rd 7 when it’s an option, even if conditions aren’t currently met.

Anyway, Good stuff. I like it. A lot more people are gonna die though. Allies better not pussyfoot around. They still have the upper hand but logistics are still a problem and JPN is strong.

They need to concentrate intelligently or it could get away from them. Doubtful though :)

@the-captain sweet that’s what i ended up doing. Just wanted to make sure. That extra dough sure came in handy : )

@barnee

I hope that the Axis win!

Right arm :muscle: Rd 12

This is so much fun :grin: Those little Escorts really Rock. Only had a few games where they were active and I ignored them, but the last two been using them.

They hit at 2 always on D and 3 if you got a trprt. They block. All sorts of good things :)

Those LCVs really Rock too. Definitely needed more Landmines in W Europe, but I always was buying something else. Think it’s probably best to focus on what you wanna do and buy stuff for that, instead of all the cool stuff you can buy.

Panzer Armies are sweet, but it takes a Big effort to keep them intact. Almost better to hold off a turn and concentrate with fodder, but once battle is joined … sometimes you gotta just go.

I’m a low to intermediate Global player and I play against myself, mostly just testing peoples house rules, and some games go either way, but this one still got some life lol Allies Should win but it’s fun finding out.

D-Day only thing I really haven’t tested yet. It’s basically an Edit thing, so should be ok. Uncle Sam still in the Med, so be a bit, but I think i’ll still test it anyway with a small invasion if necessary, maybe lol

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Edit

Oh yea those Trprts hitting at 1 are sweet too. Can suicide for island attacks, or any really, and it’s not a gimme they die. Requires more resources to kill, or some will live. Either way, Good addition.

Yea the Reich not looking too good. Got that mini boost from taking Italy but now …
JPN still strong but failed counterattack in Soviet Far East against American Expeditionary Force could be troublesome.

Russia facing some serious pressure but Allied counterattacks should help the Rodina to survive.

Idk if I’ll do D-Day or not. Wanna fix the issues and well … maybe next time lol

it’s not over yet : )