Search for a strategy called “shuck-shuck”.
That´s the best bet for the US.

True, but woud it balance the game if there was a rule that said once the white and red markers are used up, you have to strafe units to be able to buy more? Massive build-ups would disappear and it will probably give players greater incentive to develop weapons.

Hmmmm, I think you´re probably right in that all units other than inf are the same for all the countries. I will count up my pieces and see what I get.

Still no responses to whether or not you should exceed the number of possible allowable units by creating more markers?

All good points! It´s weird that taking Spain isn´t discussed more often considering how many people think it´s a good strategy.

Having another front against G is great - especially when it isn´t coming from the seaway. G ends up having to defend against three contries at the same time early on. Bad news!

Having played my game in the oddest locations, I´m starting to wonder if I haven´t lost any of the units. Is there a site where I can see how many each force has? (i.e. 3 bombers, x inf etc.)

And on a side note: Once the white and red chips are spent, do you guys leave the possibility open to buy more units with homemade markers?
(Because then I also need to know how many red and white chips there are supposed to be.)

My brother and I played a couple of games before he had to go to UK to work, and he came up with what I think is an interesting strategy:

The US “buys” Spain (drops troops into it and pays 3 IPC) and uses Spain instead of Norway to drop off troops.

Has anyone else tried this? It seems a good strategy, since I can´t get G to build enough troops to take Karelia (where the US reinforcements aren´t) and G has to contend with a building force on the mainland not as easily refuted as an amphibian assault on WG.

Never heard of it, sorry.

It´s not rocket science - it´s illegal! That´s what it is!

I´ve heard the tactic used to get arm out of Fin-Nor (as CC describes), but I have never found it to be worth it. The amount of inf that you (Germany) lose compared to how many Russia loses cannot compensate an armor, which only costs two more IPCs than an inf.

HIJACK!!!