Basic Rules

Thanks a lot!
Now it’s clear!  :-D

Usually the only way to stop this strategy is by sending planes via UK to Leningrad so Russia can transform them into Russian units. Also if Germany makes a mistake and leaves no fighters in Berlin you have to make him pay with SBRs. Also if you can do this, use the 12 IPC bonus in the Middle East so Germany has to waste more time trying to control that.

But I have found that you can make the battle a lot more interesting by also building artillery with Russia in large amounts to create a dead zone, if Germany is foolish and sends it’s infantry forward too soon the Artillery bonus plus the converted fighters will make them think twice about pushing too fast, allowing the US more time to mount an invasion on fortress Europe.

But that does not mean this strategy is fool proof, you usually have to hope for a German mistake for you to get the upper hand, but playing this way definitely makes Germany have to play nearly flawless in order to succeed before the US becomes a threat.

Airplanes can attack ships.  Destroyer is needed if you want to attack Subs.

As for invading England it is possible.  I have done it before.  Those first 12 IPCs you get, can easily go for a destroyer for the Germans.  Following that.  You need to take the convoys in the Atlantic.  You should have a good amount of land units as it already in the game.  I suggest just mainly buying transports with perhaps a destroyer here and there depending what the UK does.  Besides Destroyers give you that nice bombardment which according to the rules I have is 3 or less. (I think in 2nd edition rules it is “2” or less).  Either way when you know you have more forces then what is currently on the UK, send your airforce and units in.  In the mean time before that just keep sending units accross the channel to keep the UK forces down.

In short you have to be very careful.  Usally if you cannot take UK quick enough the USSR will take you over.  For me it comes down to being 1 turn for victory or defeat.

A Russian sub in North Sea would prevent Germany from taking 4 IPCs of the Archangelsk convoy in R1! (And of course never again!)
(If Germany has “bad” rolls in attacking North sea maybe even as compensation to save the UK Battleship on occasion!)
Simoultaneaously it allows:
1. Agressive Russian play in Scandinavian territories (1 Art from the cash advance placed as Art in Karelia; transport can load 2 Inf from Archangelsk in R1) - to take IPCs and annihilate the isolated German troops there as fast as possible - and be back in time to face the main German threat! (More money, more inf-build possible for defending Moscow!)
2. Speed up UK retaking its convoy zones to allow for faster development.

I am curious what Larry will say! ;)

I like to play where there are mines in the danish sea that act as anti-aircraft for naval units.  This really deters any major naval invasions of germany or shipping of troops to russia.

Also, to represent Germany’s superior armor, their tanks defend on a 3.

Finally, because the game starts in the spring of 41 and I like to think that one turn is a season, the United States cant enter play until turn 4 (cant do anything in the spring, summer, or fall), UNLESS germany attacks one of their shipping-box thing-ma-bobs or attacks any US units.

ENDGAME

Once victory is achieved on a board, there is no more combat movement or resolve combat on that board. The victor keeps control and remains getting IPC’s for all territories gained. He also regains control for territories he owned at the beginning OF THE GAME. Also you may now non combat move into enemy owned territories and sea zones leaving mixed forces, for example if Japan won the Pacific game a American battleship and Japanese battleship may share a sea zone and do not ever resolve combat. You cannot non-combat move onto an enemy capital after a game is completed for that board. Example, Japan cannot drop of troops on United States or New South Wales. However if you took the enemy capital to win the game you keep control of it and the original owner and his allies may not non-combat move into it.

Interesting idea. Something to try out.

We use the rule that you can place out as many Anti-Air guns as you like, but each gun can only fire at just one plane, instead of one gun to all planes!
has proven to be fun.
:evil: Thoes426