Strategy Guide Global 1940

Re: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/37319/canada-s-distinct-ownership-icons

We did create Canada as a distinct power and the extra ally does create imbalance- we took the money from UK so they are slow to do much. But my son was geeked up to order some UK troops and paint them cherry red.
We haven’t quite found a counter balance for the axis. Maybe we shall try Vichy France.
I lose more than win but my kid knows his ww2 history and world geography pretty well, so…

@doomer1940 I agree with you I’m working on fixing it

I have found it on eBay at decent prices…the WW1 1914 on the other hand is a little pricey($275)

@90cent
makes em a little too strong is my guess. Axis already have the edge

Why don’t you post the rules here for all other people to see and if they want ? Be easier.

@taamvan Nope. Its Deathheads map he came out with right around 1st AA50 edition came out. 2008 or 9 I believe.

He did get ideas from AAE AAP. Had his own Mods with using AA50 rules if they applied. D6.

I changed a ton of stuff to it and made it a D12 system. Game reports are in House Rules thread under 1940 Global War 2nd Edition if your interested in looking at.

Honestly The 2 young good players I have went at it in Europe the whole game. Said it was the best game for them as far as historic effects. Convoy raiding SBRing back and forth and UKUS did there NA combine attack one time in game and got Paris back. Germany had UK down to 26 icps with raiding and some Africa stuff but US got on board and finally got UK back to 50 icps in income. Also what hurt UK early was there Tacs and destroyers could not get dice hits on the Wolf Packs. Epic.
UK even had there NA Sub Hunters for whole game and Got a +1 for Tac bombers against lone subs and still missed a bunch.
Also only 1-1 for figs hitting surfaced subs with a destroyer. 5 subs Vs 2 Destroyers can only scramble 2 figs.
You also got to have the Sub being able to submerge after Tac bomber attack and even with a destroyer present. Then you give Destroyer a depth Charge drop attack.

Map pics in the thread i posted.

Deleted my prior post…I put it in the wrong forum!  :oops:

I knew this would happen!!!

The last three games have swung back over to the Allies, and we didn’t muck with the increased payments (e.g., left it at 12 IPC for lend lease).

Yes good that you stuck it out a few more games.

I’d attribute it to America buying Russia a FTR each turn to keep Germany at bay and enabling Russia to fight back the Japanese.  However, the Japanese are still very strong – and under good leadership are pushing in huge amounts of infantry with air cover.

What version you playing?

America never seems to be able to keep a fleet in the water.  So, we’ve just given up and let the Japanese own the Pacific trying a KGF strategy.

Americans must allocate a starter fleet to get her pacific game going, then go after Germany but with small tidbits of replacements until Germany is contained. The game was designed so that you cannot “ignore” either theater, to make American player more dynamic.

German U-Boats are extremely ugly until UK gets Anti-Submarine warfare.  Then the subs are worthless and the invasion usually starts.

Yes thats supposed to happen, but the Germans have some tricks to keep it going a bit longer, with upgraded subs and jets, but they must pursue different strategies at different times in the war and be able to change gears and ‘notice’ when the change appears so as to maximize her resolve in other areas of the game.

German jets usually end up kicking the Allies back on their heels until they can regroup or overrun him usually with terrible losses from the Jet power defending on a 5 and giving ARM+1.

Yes yes thats it! you see the power of Hitlers Panzers!

I’d say it’s easily 50-50 now with all the losses we had in the beginning to the Axis.

Still really enjoying it.

Good show. provide feedback and HQ will make adjustments and clarifications as they arise.

Now back to the eastern front!