but Italy in control of Greece?

as it turns out Italy was in charge of Italy and part of Yugoslavia. Hitler put them in charge of Greece as it was considered under the Italian sphere of influence.

OOB  out of the box
BTW by the way

I cant separate your files. PNG, Tiff, Jpeg extensions cannot be broken into different layers

Thus i cant edit anything.

Please post a picture of the AARHE map with pieces during play. Id like to see it in its final form.

so how does it play. I saw it in a store. It even comes with a ski mask with 'terrorist' on the front.

ahh you finally showed up here!

any COD2 players???

Ill be on tonight.

goto CTF type server..usually the one with 16-22 out of 22 total players and low ping

ReinhardHeydrich

I mean you can stamp "nerd" in the forehead for free and be done with it   wink

Now thats brilliance. very good humor!

[you end up with Agent Smith's]

In LL, you end up with Agent Smith's who have years of work with sims to lock down specific strats that always work.

Once again ncscswitch couldn't pass an opportunity to bait me...

Does this not YET AGAIN prove that you are Agent Smith??? Yes i think it does... everybody was right in their assumptions.
You should not be allowed to play on the basis that you were already banned by all sorts of groups for your continued  vitriolic and ignorant comments.

As a matter of fact nearly 95% of your comments have the same childish remorse:

.... "Of course that only works against inferior American strategies based on limited intelligence, faulty reasoning and proves that house rules and variants are designed for the purpose of allowing these inferior strategies a chance to gain acceptance..."
   

Thats the kind of stupidity we see in everyone of your posts... different words but the same meaning everytime...

Do you have only one record to play?

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++++++ well they could have a reserve of X amount of turns... in germanys case until Romania is activated ( i think thats turn 3-4)... in Japans case it would be end of 1941 ( turn 6?)

Ok make the changes. Look for this sentence in the file...

When you hold none of your original oil centers, all non-infantry units cost one additional...

for a universal 3 game rounds of oil reserves

-> When you hold no oil centers for 3 consecutive game rounds, all non-infantry units cost one additional...

Or, you can draw a table to say what X value you are using for each nation.

==== the three turn thing is nice a easy. add it. X value adds too much to worry about.

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ok new file:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ctjmmsb1wmm
I see you've placed Spain's neutral naval units in SZ12.

Remember you made it Turkey has 1 destroyer too.

Secondly, you made it that neutral naval units are placed in any adjacent sea zone decided by the defending player.

So for my OOB map I put Spain's and Turkey's naval unit icons in the territory itself.

===================yes thats correct on the naval placement, also correct on turkey. make sure to add it in the rules ( one destroyer)

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Note: you need to add Balkans to neutral as +1 axis diplomacy and have them with my set up
Wait. What do you mean?
I am maintaining the base rules file and map.
You are maintaining the 1939 module.

==============  no no your the rules compiler.

Heres the link again...
http://home.exetel.com.au/cometo/20071129_AARHE_1939.doc

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also, the spainish 5th infantry is in Rio de Oro ( presumably to protect it from flashman)
Ok I add it to base rules file.
You adjust 1939 rules file accordingly.

===========  no no i got too much to do already... i have to make new set up sheets remember??

Where is flashman these days...

I think someone gave him an actual map of the world in 1939 and he learned the error of his ways... He probably also found out that the Japanese army used the rising sun flag exclusively over the meatball, and Vichy France was not called the "french state"... and now he must repent these sins before god.

This was a problem in Milton Bradley, when UK moved its bomber in range of that Japanese sea zone and it was 3 AP against  one bomber... in those days Id always take the risk as Japan... but in those days we didn't use sims.. we just rolled dice and id give Japan 60% of getting the bomber on the first 2-3 rounds with 3 ones. The reason back then was to assure that Japan has little chance of getting smacked after taking Hawaii. But then again USA had less IPC back then.

anybody buy those shirts on the right?

are they any good? or do they wash off after 10 cleanings???

and lastly... should i design some for this site?

I can "do" that..

Well your trying something may effect my trying something such that I may have to try something different depending on what you are trying.

That almost sounds like the run on sentence i would type.

ok new file:

http://www.mediafire.com/?ctjmmsb1wmm

http://www.mediafire.com/upload_complete.php?id=btvdzje1sjn

if i missed something let me know.

Note: you need to add Balkans to neutral as +1 axis diplomacy and have them with my set up

also, the spainish 5th infantry is in Rio de Oro ( presumably to protect it from flashman)

ok i will have "fighter-bomber" and "naval fighter" under these planes.. the same for cruisers
Well icons are still more elegant.

I reckon you could try to paint the wings black or something for naval fighters.
Paint the body black or something for fighter-bomber.

=== Im not going to 'fix' the art of somebody else. I script under the units will suffice.


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those two pacific islands are most valuable to japan and the reason why Japan is even in the game, because they needed that oil

We went through this.
You say remain at 4 IPC to represent oil fields.
I say we have oil fields rule already.
You say Japan needs that income.

We didn't find a solution.
But doesn't matter, I am not complainting in particular of those two 4 IPC islands.
I am only saying we can't have too many of these things.

The complaint do you have strong enough agreement to make yet another "quick fix". (India's 4 IPC and IC)

====== ok Austrialian IC. I will remove India IC

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OOB Axis start 33 win 45
OOB Allies start 44 win 55
1939 Axis 17 win Huh
1939 Allies HEAPS win Huh

====== i don't understand this....what are you saying?
I mean maybe you should set new VCP winning numbers for the 1939 scenario.

OOB scenario
Axis start@33 win@45
Allies start@44 win@55

1939 scenario
Axis start@19 win@ ?
Allies start@24 win@ ?

====== the end result is the same...

axis at 45 and allies at 55... it will take longer to get to that point which is why the 1939 scenario exists... for longer games

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Oil fields
You made a rule that if you lose all your orignal oil fields your units move less.
But only USSR is prone. (US also has original oil fields but they look safe lol. The other nations do not have original oil fields.)

Romania should be important to Germany.
East Indice and Boreno should be important to Japan.
Middle East should be important to UK.

So need to tune the oil field rule.

===uk will need to capture more oil fields ( Persia) just like they did. Germany and Soviets will need to hold on to the ones they got.. The middle east is important to uk because her oil is in the middle east.  what is at issue?

Only USSR and US has oil fields in their original territories.
Your rule says if you lose all your original oil fields, movement is restricted.

Hence you need to tune the rule.
Because UK Japan and Germany has no oil fields at game setup and you want to force them to take oil fields.

One simple change is movement is restricted if you have no oil fields.
So you could make it

++++++ well they could have a reserve of X amount of turns... in germanys case until Romania is activated ( i think thats turn 3-4)... in Japans case it would be end of 1941 ( turn 6?)

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I propose we allow a special rule that this Graf Spee can dock one turn in any south American 'port' and avoid being attacked for one turn. Sort of a special historical rule for only the first 1-2 turns.
This is a good idea.
I think it could be a standard rule to dock at neutrals.
Or neutrals at certain level of cooperation.

Attacking the docked unit is an attack on the neutral.
Docked units do not block the sea zone.

====yes but its only a one turn thing and yes it would require at least one level of diplomacy toward that players side...so Argentina would need to be one level pro axis which i think they already are.

post how it should read.. i also like the no block the sea zone thing.

I just add to the diplomacy section that allies/axis naval units can dock at neutrals with +1/-1 level of co-operation.
Besides adding to the +5....-5 table I add this paragraph.

Naval units may “dock” at neutrals with at least 1 level of co-operation towards your team. An attack on a docked naval unit is an attack on the neutral. Naval units may not “dock” at the same neutral for two consecutive game rounds.

However you didn't change the 1939 scenario diplomacy values for South American territories.
So they are the same as OOB scenario.

Argentina 0
Peru1 +1
Venezula +1

So make sure you revise the initial diplomacy values for 1939 scenario.

make the changes necessary.

heres a random page:

1.4 Turn details:
1.4a Playing event cards:
Your event card can be played in any manner which best creates the maximum advantage for the player. With each card you follow the instructions and not every card will help you, while others may affect the other player.

Next each player rolls the following dice according to this schedule:

The Imperial Player plays first and receives the following activations:
France: 20
Spain and Confederation of the Rhine: 6

The Coalition plays second and receives the following activations:
Great Britain:  6
Russia: 6
Austrians:  6
Prussia: 4
Ottoman: 4

1.5 player action allocations:
Players now draw colored blocks equal to each nation’s activations. Each block has two sides which indicate either a movement or combat allocation. Each time a player uses these blocks they are placed with the leader to note how many actions that leader has undertaken. A leader can never take on more allocations as his leadership rating and further each additional allocation on the same leader costs one additional point. For example: Napoleon is used to move his army twice and conduct two combat actions. Thus he has used 1+2+3+4= 10 allocations out of Frances total this turn.
    For example: the Imperial player activates Napoleon for movement and combat, then the Coalition player decides that the British player will activate Wellington for similar actions.
     The Imperial player always starts with the first action in any event. The player who has less actions to allocate has specific options as follows: 1) He may take a pass option and force the other player to perform a double allocation and 2) He may himself take a double allocation. The player with fewer player actions can never allow more than two consecutive pass or double actions unless he’s out of player actions completely. If both players end up with the same number of allocations the Imperial player is awarded the options.
     Player actions consist of the following types of items that can be performed during the turn:
1)   Movement allocation: activate a Military Leader and move your army into one enemy controlled territory (unoccupied or occupied) or if using an Admiral you move your fleet up to three sea zones.
2)   Combat allocation: attack enemy units into their territory/sea zone you moved into. Landing units during sea invasions constitute a combat allocation.
3)   Redeployment allocation: Activate a leader and either move units toward this leader (e.g. Rally) or move the forces within your controlled territories in any manner of your choosing.
One General or Admiral is required to activate your forces. Your forces do not move without a leader. A General can only lead an army of his own kind, while an Admiral can lead a fleet of ships from different nations.

     All players on the same side move and conduct all other turn functions together. Once both sides have no further allocations to make then they perform turn phases 3-5 in sequence with the Imperial player performing this first. Each player of the alliance then tallies up his total value of his territories and makes his purchases. Each nation counts his controlled territories and adjusts his Production Point (PP) total based on each nations production multiplier value ( see section 5.0 Determine Production totals).All units take one turn to build. Ground forces are placed in your home nations in any manner you choose. Naval vessels can only be built in friendly ports in home nations.
   At the end of each complete game turn the Imperial and Coalition player representative now draws one event card for use on its following turn. They also determine their production point (PP) totals for the following turn and this is either given to the player in the form of play money or written down.

How does post count equate with this notion of "competitiveness" ?

A 'post count' is a non-sequitur statistic having no meaning whatsoever...

And competing ideas are not a function of the exchange of ideas where many cases thats is only where these differences arise.

I personally don't think their is any relationship of the two.