Getting extra pieces?

@Butcher:

There is no mention of the boxes with incorrect set-ups or Japanese tac bomber pieces that I had requested information on.

There is also no mention of all the typos and corrections to the rules.

Just when do you think we will get the official release of “Encyclopaedia Errataca” anyway.

@Imperious:

I’ve added you to the list for the corrected battle strips. Those should starting getting sent out in February, when we expect to receive the corrected ones.

As for the bombers and mechanized infantry, unfortunately you did receive the correct number of those pieces and as such I’m not able to send any more out. We are letting the A&A team know that a lot of customers are frustrated by the smaller amounts, and may be able to get extras of those to send out in the future.

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THis was encouraging as well.  I got the same response after I sent my address to them.

Sean

I’ll wager that the only way you’re going to get extra pieces is buy another game.

Hey all, here’s the letter I sent:

Hello,

I purchased a copy of Axis and Allies Pacific 1940. Upon opening the box and
reviewing the contents I have found some issues. The battle strip provided
does not have the proper units listed. Also, after conducting setup I ran
out of Japanese Tactical Bombers, grey chips, and was running very low on
units for other forces. After one round my opponent and I had to use coins
as grey chips and pieces of paper to represent units. Further research has
shown me that there are rules errata (including initial setup changes) in
the works. I don’t feel this is an appropriate level of quality for a game
of this price.

As a result, I have a few questions: Will a proper battle strip be
available? Will there be a new rulebook sent out with the errata? Will new
national army boxes be sent out to reflect setup changes? Will extra pieces
be made available, and if so, how?

Thank you, and I await your response.

Honestly, I was a little terse in the email. I let my excitement get the better of me. But, hey, I had to cajole, convince, and confound my partner into buying this and play it.

Also, could someone give a count of the number of tact bombers and cruisers for Japan? Heck, if someone could give (or point to) a breakdown for each nation it would be appreciated. I’m wondering if I’ve gotten too few pieces (as opposed to not enough to enact my stratagems).

Hey guys.  I sent an e-mail to WOTC as well.  This was the response I got from Jamie.

The Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940 game has a known issue where the Battle Strip is misprinted. Some of numbers are wrong or missing. While we don’t have any correct Battle Strips available for replacement at this time, we do expect to receive them by February. The same goes for the Japanese Tactical Bombers as well. Please reply with the following information so we can make sure to send you a correct Battle Strip when we get them in:

So in other words, we should be receiving more tactical bombers in Feburary!  Woohoo!

So I did a draft of the included pieces in my box. I’m guessing I did, in fact, get the right amount with one exception (US Infantry).

Here’s the numbers:

|

| UNIT |
| Infantry |
| Artillery |
| Mech Inf |
| Tank |
| Fighter |
| Tactical |
| Bomber |
| Sub |
| Transport |
| Destroyer |
| Cruiser |
| Carrier |
| Battleship |

|

| JAPAN |
| 40 |
| 12 |
| 6 |
| 12 |
| 16 |
| 6 |
| 8 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 12 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 8 |

|

| USA |
| 19 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 8 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |

|

| CHINA |
| 30 |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |
| – |

|

| BRITAIN |
| 20 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 4 |

|

| ANZAC |
| 20 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 8 |
| 8 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 6 |
| 4 |
| 2 |
| 4 |

|

RED CHIPS  - 10
GREY CHIPS - 50

So, the 19 Inf for US looks funny to me. What burns a little is that when AAE40 comes out, the Brits and US will get a boost in units, but ANZAC and JAPAN have gotten all they’ll get. How am I supposed to have Japanese in Africa, hmm?

EDIT: Forgot to add the chip counts.

I have 21inf for the US.( The only extra piece I have. None missing)

Looks like I got your missing US 1inf. :lol:

The bag stuffer for the US inf was having a bad day. :-(

@BadSpeller:

I have 21inf for the US.( The only extra piece I have. None missing)

Looks like I got your missing US 1inf. :lol:

The bag stuffer for the US inf was having a bad day. :-(

Hey! That’s my infantry! Give him back! :wink:

I was thinking about asking for the unit, but one infantry for the US is going to be moot. Once AA40E comes out I’ll have a whole slew more.

That’s great news (maybe) on the tac bombers. Now, let’s do a bit of a preemptive assessment…

First, can we do what we want to do with just 6 mech inf? If so great, if not, better get them to add that as well.

Second, assuming they fix the amounts of new units, Japan will have a complete double set. After E40, so will the Brits and the US. However, the Germans, Russians, and Italians may run into issues with a single set like the P40 US set. They should all get double sets in E40 as well like the Japanese did in P40. Think they will come through with this or do we start the begging now before we buy it and get disappointed and mad?

Lets collectively draft a letter to WOTC to handle this situation before they box everything up at the banana factory.

With these two games together, we should have two complete sets of equal counts for each nation for the global game, right? Let’s make them give us what we need!

I think that they plan to do what you’ve said Variable. The likely thought that we’d all buy AA40E and as a result have a full Brit and US set. I’d hope the Germans and Russians get the Japanese treatment.

Now then, we have to question something. Since ANZAC has only a half set, and does not have a presence in Europe, I venture there will be special attention for the ‘extra’ armies (ANZAC, Italians, French, etc). This will be one of three things (all guesses on my part):

• These armies aren’t in Global

• Armies are lumped together based on alliance

• Armies have so little production they are assumed to not need a full set

I wrote to WotC and complained about the:
*Battle strip
*IPC Chart
*I only got 5 Tac bombers for Japan
*Asked about an updated rulebook and Set Up box for US and Anzac.

Their reply:

"The battle strip is incorrect and was caught fairly recently. We’re in the process of making some new ones and should have them by February. We can put you on the list to receive one.

As for the rest, we’ve received no information one way or the other about what’s going to happen. The piece amount you have is correct, and we have received a number of complains about that and the set up issue, but have no answer we can give at this point. We are making the A&A guys aware and hopefully will have a response soon."

-adam.

I just got this from WOTC:

We have placed an order for a replacement battle strip and will ship the replacement to you when we receive the corrected strips in which should be around February. I am also sending you a few extra Japanese tactical bombers now.

Thank You

Has anyone else gotten something saying that WOTC will send them more Japanese tac bombers?

We are so going to get more pieces!  =)

@Butcher:

I just got this from WOTC:

We have placed an order for a replacement battle strip and will ship the replacement to you when we receive the corrected strips in which should be around February. I am also sending you a few extra Japanese tactical bombers now.

Thank You

Has anyone else gotten something saying that WOTC will send them more Japanese tac bombers?

I checked my email and I did not get a response like that.

I emailed 2x and both times was told they have no extra pieces to give out.  Not sure how the person who read your email said they would be sending you more now, but good luck!

My response did address the pieces, but only to say that they won’t be giving any out unless you were missing some (didn’t tell me how many there should be) or there were broken pieces.

Good news guys! We’re getting our bombers! Check this out. WOOHOO! I just got in my email:

Variable,

We have placed an order for a replacement battle strip and will ship the replacement to you when we receive the corrected strips in which should be around February. I am also sending you a few extra Japanese tactical bombers now.

Thank You
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Thanks again Variable.

@spacemarine17:

I wrote to WotC and complained about the:
*Battle strip
*IPC Chart
*I only got 5 Tac bombers for Japan
*Asked about an updated rulebook and Set Up box for US and Anzac.

Their reply:

"The battle strip is incorrect and was caught fairly recently. We’re in the process of making some new ones and should have them by February. We can put you on the list to receive one.

As for the rest, we’ve received no information one way or the other about what’s going to happen. The piece amount you have is correct, and we have received a number of complains about that and the set up issue, but have no answer we can give at this point. We are making the A&A guys aware and hopefully will have a response soon."

-adam.

You should have originally received 6 tac bombers for Japan. Also, it looks as though they are sending some extras out to people. Make sure you get extras with the one they owe you. It seems like just a few pieces, no big deal. But trust me, in this game it makes a huge difference. It’s worth the time.

I had been asking about getting boxes with the correct set-up info and got this response:

What is incorrect regarding the set up information for the US and ANZAC forces?

Thank You

I stated the corrections in the errata, and got this reply:

We have let the Brand team know about these issues as well but there may not be replacement boxes manufactured for this issue.

Thank You

Now that we have gotten the battle strip and tac bomber issues handled, we should try to get new boxes from WOTC with correct set-up info on them.