I thought this was hilarious. My friends decided to make a rule that combat decisions we only get 5 minutes and only 2 minutes for non-combat. They said it was because I took too long. I told them it was because the axis has so many units it takes a while. So I finally agreed and said I was the allies. So we started the game and my friend that made the rule was Germany and because of the time limit forgot to attack France. LOL.
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RE: Sea Lion: Is it worth it?!?!?!
After the first game I explained to them how it wasn’t over based on comments on this site. The second game was actually on to round 5 before my parents cats (game set up at their home for more room) found the game and decided to “play” with the pieces. This game is still on but I do not think they will want to continue playing once ANZAK falls, China will only have 3 terriotories left netting 1 inf per turn, UK pacific taking in 8 without much hope of attacking japan again for 2 turns (we are about to destroy the only force they have near us). China will be absorbed soon, Uk pacific soon after I am saying with only 2 super powers really left they dont have much hope.
I think I have developed some good strategies against Sea Lion/some strategies for the Allies that I wanted to try but they didnt let me play as the Allies. I kept trying to explain to them that they need to basically try to focus thier efforts on a big turn 4 once the other allies get in and to basically survive until then but I don’t think they understand how to fully do that. IE they had a decent start by pulling the russian bs on territory west to slow my attack on leningrad and would have been on to making me work if they bunkered up in UK but instead they left it wide open. I was honestly astounded at it because it seems like such a foolish move oh well once we finish this game hopefully they will let me finally be the allies.
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RE: Playing Global Online (vs Computer?)
If they came up with a Global 1940 for the computer my wife would probably end up divorcing me or destroying the computer
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RE: Sea Lion: Is it worth it?!?!?!
I have played (in the middle of my 3rd game, so take it for what it is). I have been Axis all 3 games because my friends refuse to let me try being the Allies until they are able to beat me. I have found that building for Sea Lion turn 1 is great because it has so much versitility but not worth pursuing unless it is feasible to make UK fall turn 2.
Game 1, succeeded in turn 2 Sea Lion they quit because they thought it was over.
Game 2, built Sea Lion they bunkered and I went over to Leningrad and was putting the smack down on Russia while using a paper navy (subs and bombers to destroy UK’s navy everytime they tried to build one). Just out side Moscow when cats destroyed the game but bascially Russia was about to fall and US was dumb and went down to the Medeterranian but lost all land units so just sat there so Italy could build no navy. Italy built a IC in Egypt so it was pointless.
Game 3 was a fluke/unwise tactics by allies (keep in mind I am playing with the same people). I built 3 trans and 1 cruiser and a few artillary turn 1. Decimated UK navy (my teammate did all rolls with spactacular rolls the whole game so far). UK brought units from Canada, pulled 2 infantry to Scotland, lost 1 fighter destroying my battleship (so had 7 units to defend capital, I couldn’t believe it was so undefended after I did it once already!). I took UK round 2 only losing 1 bomber (stupid lucky AA roll on his last roll) and all infantry, had 1 tank and 2 art left. This game is basically done because my teammate’s rolls were insanely good. We took burma road country (forgot name) in Jturn 1. China tried to take it back and my teammated lost all his units but took all of Chinas so we just moved all we had into it even planes and UK is scared to attack it. China has 5 pieces of land left soon to be 3 and can build nothing basically. UK pacific is getting 8 ipc a turn and no navy, another spacticular defense of our navy near india were my guy rolled 5 2s in a row decimating attacking force of uk med navy, pacific navy (minus battleship, we took that out turn 1), and all of pacific’s airforce. We are about to make ANZAK lose its capital because they left it defended only with 2 inf and a carrier outside while I have 1 inf 1 art and a big portion of my navy in attacking distance (2 carriers with 2 planes and to tac). This is all before round 3!
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RE: AAG40 FAQ
1. What is Alpha +2 I hear mentioned alot?
2. UK cannot scramble fighters in the standard rules, correct?
3. If I have an industrial complex in Romania, the Turkish straight is still controlled by Turkey so its closed, can I still build sea units in sea zone 100, they just cant leave until the straight is opened? (If the question makes no sense basically Russia is moving all its units towards Barbarrosa so I want to basically drop units into Caucasus via transports in z100 behind thier main line to put pressure on Stalingrad or to pincer his other units).
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RE: Sealion counter
I played 1 more round by myself before I saw the reply that it was not over. I did notice I could not dump units into UK’s defense if I wanted to push the attack against russia. Although italy is very strong now with IPCs, UK did bunker all its units up into Egypt so Italy owns everything up to alexandria they have very little of Africa taken. I got America ready to liberate UK. Germany attacked Russia at the beginning of turn 3 and started its move but lost a key battle in the north (I can’t remember the name of the country and the game is at a diff location than my home). Japan is doing decent but I think it may not be enough to cause much of a threat once USA enters with fray.
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RE: Sealion counter
I was playing my first game the other day and this scenario happened…I was able to make UK fall to sealion turn 2. I ended with only 3 tac bombers left and a tank in UK (bomber fell to AA strike). The people playing with me quit immediately saying that the game was over. Is it indeed over.
Secondly, during this game I invested much of my air force to destroying UK’s navy so the France did not fall to Germany, it was extremely weak and fell to Italy. Is this a bad scenario?
Is this game truly over? I left it set up and may go on my own and play it out to see what happens.