Battle of the North Atlantic

@tekkyy:

@Nuclear:

As for the rules, I am still typing them up.  Should have a good handle on those soon.  Very similar to traditional Axis and Allies rules.  So should be easy to understand.

So its going to be a standalone document?

If there aren’t many changes you can just reference LHTR. Saves you lots of time.

I never use LHTR Rules.  I am not a fan of those and perfer not to use them.

Ever since I got a new computer, a lot of my files have been scattered when I transfered them over.  The map file is 100% intact, the other things like rules and what not are in pieces all over the place.

There are cards, different values for units.  For example, tanks take 2 hits to destroy.  Elite Units with the use of black chip to indicate as such.  Italy is in the game, the convoy routes.  America’s Job to finance the war.  New use for AA Gun.  Nolonger AA Gun, but AA Unit.  Different order of conducting a turn.  Infantry can be built anywhere rule unless it is occupied area not of your color.

There are enough differences to warrant a complete new rule set.  Not to mention the addition of weather.

These were some of the card ideas.  Ideally each player would draw one per turn.

Cards (Still to do)

Germans
1. Hitler
2. V2 Rocket
3. Bismark (Effect: In one battle a battleship takes 3 hits to destory)
4. Atlantic Wall
5. Atomic Bomb
6. Spain (Effect: Spain can join in on the war)
7. Sweden (Effect: Swedem cam join in on the war)
8. Paratroopers
9. XXI Uboats (Effect: Increased Movement, immune to aircraft fire)
10. Operation Sea-Lion

Italy
1. Jet Aircraft
2. Air Supplies (Effect: Bombers may transport up to 1 infantry)
3. Industry Improvement (Effect: All units cost 1 IPC less)
4. Mussolini (Effect: Still to be determined)
5. Frogmen (Effect: One allied ship within the Medittearean Sea takes a hit.)
6. Explosive Motor Boats (Effect: Auto 1 hit on any one ship. Card is one time use)

USSR
1. Russian Winter
2. Mobile Industrial Complex
3. Massive Draft (Effects: All infantry only cost 2 IPCs)
4. Trans-Siberian Railroad
5. Lend Lease
6. Stalin
7. Battle of Stalingrad

UK/France
1. Winston Churchill
2. Montgomery
3. Paratroopers
4. Operation Market Garden
5. Operation Overload
6. Battle of Britain
7. French Resistance
8. Colonial Forces
9. Charles de Gaulle
10. Sonar

USA
1. Atomic Bomb
2. Superfortress
3. Marines
4. Patton
5. Turkey (Effect: Can join in on the war)
6. Paratroopers
7. Long Range Aircraft
8. Sonar
9. Mass Production (Effect: All Tanks and Artillery cost 1 IPC less)
10. Operation Overload

@Imperious:

Id say 3 more for Soviets and 4 more for Italy. get ideas from AARHE if you have too. Then they all have 10 choices.

Yes I could make them all have ten.  But I perfer to balance out the total cards for the Axis and the Allies to be even.  The cards are just meant to add a sense of randomness to the game, hence making it more dynamic.  Some sides will just run out of cards before other players do.  This in a sense adds strategy, as one may not want to play the cards right away since they do not know what the enemy has, and the fact that the person may still have more to draw.

Wow, been sometime.  I have been busy with school.  I will see about updating this info when I get some free time.

Anyhow, now that college is coming to an end for the semester, I shall have time to test out the map and come up with a set up sheet and all.  It is a good thing I work at a business where there is a big ploting machine, so I can print maps from it at little to no cost.

Anyhow back to the point.  Plan on testing it out hopefully, and finding a balance which makes the game fun to play.

@Imperious:

If you make a copy of the map available i can provide some input on this.

Check the message that I sent you on the forum.