Spring 42 question

I think 42 is pretty well balanced.
Allied are a bit more difficult to play IMO, since it requires more coordination and forthsight to play especially the US effectively. Therefore axis may have a slight advantage.

No.  Air units have different retreat rules.  They stay in the contested space until noncombat movement, then they move up to their remaining movement allowance (whatever movement was not used in combat movement) to a friendly territory or carrier.  Also, air units cannot establish a retreat route for land or sea units.

First off i’d like to say that we play A&A very casual so there is a big chance that some of these rules are imbalanced either seperatly or in combination. All i can say is that it works for us & actually makes it alot more fun. Therefore i appreciate any feedback you can give.

Secondly these rules are a combination of rules taken from other A&A games, custom rules other ppl have suggested and some things i have added. All credit goes to the ppl that came up with these rules.

Ok now to list the different rules in no specific order:

1. Order of play

Start with both axis players followed by all allied players.

Weapon Development/Purchase Units/Combat Move and then wait Conduct Combat at the same time (for example: UK & USA players can attack the same country if able) Note: Players have to decide before attacking who will conquer the land if won. If only one player has troops left that player automatically gets ownership of the land. Non-combat move/place units/collect income

2. Weapon Development

First step in the turn: you can spend 5IPC to roll a die, the number on the die represent the technology researched. If you roll a research that you’ve allready got the research failed and the IPC is lost.

1. Jet fighters: fighter defense = 5
2. Paratroopers: Bomber can become a transport that can transport max 3 infantry. These infantry can be dropped on any country the bomber flies over but can only attack the next turn. A transport bomber has 0 attack. During an invasion an AA gun can also kill a paratrooper. Can be used during amphibious assault.
3. Nuclear Submarines: Submarines get 3ATT
4. Long Range Aircraft: Fighters get 6 range, Bombers get 8 range
5. Combined Bombardement: Destroyers can bombard as well during amphibious assault.
6. Heavy Bombers: bombers roll 2 dice during strategic bombardement
3. AA guns

AA guns can fire when planes fly over as well as when they attack the country.

4. Send Reinforcements

During the combat sequence after ‘Remove Casualtys’ you can send reinforcements: You can send extra forces from neighboring countries, land units can go over 1 sea zone if there’s a transport ship present in the zone. (Max allowed per transport still applies)

This esspecially has given us lenghty and exciting battles, i do understand though that many ppl won’t like this ^^

5. New Unit: Bunkers

We made these out of bottle caps from cola bottles, just saw a hole into them and a little paint job & they look great. The idea was taken from someone else, if you type in ‘axis & allies bottle cap bunkers’ in google i’m sure you’ll find it. Easy to make & they look great.

Can be placed where there are 2 infantry or more Only one bunker can be present in any country We use 6 bunkers, once they are depleted we don’t build any more Up to 2 infantry can take place in the bunker, they get 4 defense A bunker can be captured but can not be moved Stats:
Cost: 8
ATT: 0
DEF: 0

6. Transport Ships

Transport Ship: 2 land units + 1 infantry
Aircraft Carrier: 2 infantry

Infantry on an aircraft carrier do not fight when the carrier attacks or is being attacked but can join in an amphibious assault.

7. Power specific Abilities

Russia: Mechanized Infantry: Tanks can transport 2 infantry when blitzing Japan: Kamikaze: fighters can make suicide runs (fly out without being able to land and are destroyed after the run) Germany: Blitzkrieg: When 4 or more tanks attack at the same time in the same country they have the possibility to perform a blitzkrieg: each tank gets the following stats:
ATT 4
DEF 1
MOVE 3 USA: Strategic Bomber = 1 bomber + 1 fighter or tank: Bomber gets DEF 4 and MOVE 2 UK: Cruiser Transport: cruisers can transport 1 infantry

8. Diplomatic Issues

Russian troops can never be in the same country as British or American troops due to political reasons German & Japanese troops can never liberate countries for each other due to alliance only through common enemy.

That’s it, if you decide to use any or all of these rules then feel free to give feedback. If you see something wrong with these rules or have any questions you can always ask/let me know.

Enjoy!

Grtz,
Pluven

Cheers, thanks very much for the answers, clears things right up for me.

Still a bit unsure as to why I would use Artillery. A 2/2 unit for 4 IPCs versus a 3/3 unit for 5. Artillery may support infantry but Tanks have got 2 move and Blitz, which more or less cancel each other out. Using Artillery as the Soviets to help Infantry take and hold WR or something along there makes sense, but other than that I don’t see why I would ever build them instead of tanks, as I’d have to invest a fairly hefty amount of IPCs to get a significant numerical advantage.

That being said, I’ve only had this game for a day or so, so I’m sure there’s something I could be missing out on.

Something to remember about infantry units in 1941, they were able to shoot down aircraft. So with this in mind it is possible to shoot down enemy aircraft. I don’t agree with them being able to shoot down bombers, but some realism is lost to “game” play. Of course as players, you all can agree to modify your own rules so long as all agree.

Thanks guys, its a lot clearer now.

:-D

Thx very much for your quick answer.

The off/unloading in one movement gibts especially japan and britain more possibilities then in the games we did so far.

The game is so great !!! Can’t believe it took me so long to find it ;)

It’s better to just write your money down, especially if you’re playing one on one. It can get messy trying to keep IPC’s organized for all three allies. Writing income down is quicker and is evidence of purchases in case there are any disputes later. Our group stopped using money before 42 even came out because we realized the pointlessness of it.