More Homebrew stuff for AAP40

First off great work. They look excellent.   Since you are asking for corrections here are a couple i noticed

1. “Palau” should be “Palau Island” so the setup card matches the map.
2. the cost column on china’s setup card should have gold text to match the rest of the cards. (this was probally done on purpose but i feel that matching the colors will look better)
3. place a superscripted “3” near the cost of the minor industrial complex. Near the bottom of the setup cards have a “3 can be upgraded to a major ic for a cost of 20 IPCs” or something to that effect to reflect Krieghound’s unofficial FAQ

Suggestions:

1. the phrase “Control” that begins nearly all national objectives should probably be “Allies control” or “Axis control” since technically any allied player could take over a territory in order to help another player achieve its national objective with the exception of ANZACs one time bonus NO.

2. I suggest wording the USA’s 40 IPC NO as “40 IPC Bonus: When the  US is at war and the Allies Control Western US.” I believe this is less ambiguous and correctly suggests that if Western US is taken over by Japan, Japan will collect 10 IPCs instead of 40 as per Krieghound’s statements.

3. Is there anyway to put each nations special rules (and/or diplomatic rules) on these cards? If they would fit they would definitely be a welcome addition though i suspect that there probably isn’t enough room.

4. the order of japans setup territories listed on the box lid is horrible and difficult to follow since it jumps around the map alot. This is especially true in china where the territories all have similar spellings.   I suggest rearranging the setup card to this order: “Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Jehol, Shantung, Kiangsu, Kiangsi, Kwangsi, Siam, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Formosa, Palau Island, Caroline Islands, Zone 6, Zone 19, Zone 33”
      Like Japan, China’s setup card order would be easier to setup if the order was changed to “Szechwan, Yunnan, Hunan, Kweichow, Shensi, Suiyuyan”
      Placing New South Wales before Queensland on the setup chart makes alot of sense since its the capital. It also makes this card more consistent with the others.
      While we are on the subject of setup order changes I believe US is most readable in this order “Western US, Hawaiian Islands, Midway, Guam, Philippines, Zone 10, Zone 25, Zone 35”

Hopefully you don’t take offense with any of these suggestions. They are only suggestions and are in no way intended to be criticism. You have done excellent work which should be commended. So take my suggestions with a grain of salt. Either way your setup cards will still shine.

P.S. Great work on your other “Homebrew” stuff.

japanese ships in sea zone 33?
In West Usa one or three fighter?

Those setup cards are fantastic! Definitely going to get them printed out.

Excellent +1

What is the best way to print these out- what kind of paper- maybe print at Kinkos???

I printed them and glued them to foam board. Do not use white glue. Bad mistake. They did not turn out good at all. So I reprinted everything and taking them to the office supply store to have them laminated.

Thanks! Great stuff!  :-)

Again, excellent work, but you do know that you’re required to make a matching set when AAE comes out right?
I mean we have to have a full matching set after all…  :wink:

All I did for the battle board and setup cards is print them out (with a normal inkjet printer) and then got them laminated (10 mm) and they turned out really good.

Thanks for making the battle board and setup cards :)

Hey bcg,

You’ve already done some great things here, so I’m hesitant to ask for more, but: any chance of you whipping up a ‘diplomacy chart’ (or some such player aid) to make those rules simpler for everyone to remember?

The diplomatic rules were so poorly-written and archaic that almost no one got it right OOB (without first having read Krieghund’s FAQ), and that includes A&A veterans. I’m sure that new players will have no idea what to make of them, and so any sort of graphic representation that captures the essentials of these rules and makes them clearer would be warmly welcomed.

Cheers, MIR

Man what do you do for a living because that was stellar work. Like someone earlier said, this puts WOTC to shame.

Hey thanks for the quick corrections and hard work! Beautiful stuff.

@bcguitars:

Anyway, the setup cards in the zip file have been corrected, so if you download the package, they’re right.  For those of you that have already downloaded and printed out the setup cards, I have added a “corrected” Japan/US PDF so you only have to print out one sheet to get both corrected cards.

www.vector1design.com/AAP40

Thanks for the updated set up sheets.

Yes. Diplomatic cards would be great. Perhaps we could print them on the back of your setup cards. I have tried to create a setup/diplomatic card, but mine pale in comparison to yours so i’ve halted completing that project for now.

Thanks for all the great work.

rubber cement works well on foam board (your local Michaels should have it for $2 per board, I think elmers makes it) that’s how my AA50 board came to fruition.

@bcguitars:  Awesome job with the cards.