@Panther Yeah we like the setup and turn order of Alpha 2. We also have a few house rules namely that we don’t use victory cities. It’s my first time playing the US but I’ve played all the other major powers so I’ve been exploring all sorts of strange ideas. When we get together to play it’s a multi-day event throughout a whole weekend with copious drinking and costumes. Very ritualistic lol

@J-o-C Exactly. Or there’s a couple of MASSIVE battles and the victor of those has such an advantage the other side surrenders.

I’m mostly interested in the US garrisoning it’s controlled islands to make landings more difficult early on in the game (especially the Philippines). I saw the rules require ending the units’ movement in sea zones not adjacent to Japanese territories or islands. Would this work for dropping infantry off in the Philippines if Japan leaves a route open?

@barnee Thanks for the welcome! I was thinking of dropping just a couple extra infantry there to lure out more of Japan’s transports and for them to commit more ground units that would otherwise be used in China. I’d fully plan on losing the Philippines, I just want to make it more expensive.

@barnee They wouldn’t let me get away with it sadly lol. I was mostly considering it if whoever is playing Japan pulls their navy away to attack China/India and leaves me a clear path. It seemed like a fun and relatively cheap option to make them pay attention to the US before war is even declared.

@barnee Yeah, I want to keep Japan reacting to situations rather than the reverse

@barnee Yeah, I want to keep Japan reacting to situations rather than the reverse

@barnee They wouldn’t let me get away with it sadly lol. I was mostly considering it if whoever is playing Japan pulls their navy away to attack China/India and leaves me a clear path. It seemed like a fun and relatively cheap option to make them pay attention to the US before war is even declared.

@J-o-C Exactly. Or there’s a couple of MASSIVE battles and the victor of those has such an advantage the other side surrenders.

@Panther Yeah we like the setup and turn order of Alpha 2. We also have a few house rules namely that we don’t use victory cities. It’s my first time playing the US but I’ve played all the other major powers so I’ve been exploring all sorts of strange ideas. When we get together to play it’s a multi-day event throughout a whole weekend with copious drinking and costumes. Very ritualistic lol

@barnee Thanks for the welcome! I was thinking of dropping just a couple extra infantry there to lure out more of Japan’s transports and for them to commit more ground units that would otherwise be used in China. I’d fully plan on losing the Philippines, I just want to make it more expensive.

I’m mostly interested in the US garrisoning it’s controlled islands to make landings more difficult early on in the game (especially the Philippines). I saw the rules require ending the units’ movement in sea zones not adjacent to Japanese territories or islands. Would this work for dropping infantry off in the Philippines if Japan leaves a route open?