That little box with article links is pretty cool.

My local game shop can't get my set in. His distributor has fouled the whole thing up. I really want to play and I really want to participate in all of these discussions but until I can get some games in I'd be talking out my woo ha. 

And I do enough of that already.   

Don't see why not.

There aren't any limits in OOB rules to how much of anything you can have and "you got to do what you got to do" if you have more than six territories with Japanese tanks on them.

Many folks pick up additional sets or order replacement parts so they don't run short.

[does not mean]

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Regardless of whether you go KGF or KJF, there are certain factors the Allies need to do in both cases:
#1 - do something about Afr
#2 - do something about the Ger navy
#3 - set up some type of Atlantic shuck.

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My point is no matter which capital you ultimately go after you still have other objectives to meet against the other power.  KJF does not mean ignore Germany.  And KGF does not mean ignore Japan.

With my style I try and play a pretty generic rds 1-3 so that when it hits mid-game I can pick my target either Germany or Japan OR go after both.

I have to agree with Darth. There are fundamental things that must be done in any strat. What it ends up being called seems more a matter of hindsight and not really that relevant. Did you win? Then your strat worked whatever you want to call it.

All this smacks to me of chest thumping- my way is best talk, which I guess is what we come here for

You have to go with the flow don't you?  

I can't speak to "supposed" to be but my set has 12 AA guns and 6 Japanese Armor. There are way to few Japanese Armor. 

But I've never had to few AA guns.

Country 1 is Russia.
Country 2 is Germany.
Country 3 is UK.
Country 4 is US.

 

Abatttlemap is a computer app that is essentially a computer version of the board. You can play Europe, Revised, Pacific and some other games. It has a utility that "lists units." Here is a place to start downloading abattlemap or other map utility programs http://www.frood.net/aacalc/maps/

Actually I could probably post the list.

I can not link you to a scan of the setup cards.

If you go to the Avalon Hill website I believe there is a place to order replacement parts.  Also if you try looking at the boards here and looking for threads on "missing pieces" or "replacement parts" you might find a link to the order form. There are sometimes threads about this at Avalon Hills boards. Questions about parts come up but I never save the link.

Here is the list of units from Abattlemap for Europe at the start up. You should be able to paste into a text program and print it up. Hope that helps.

 ***** Country: 1 *****

*** Vyborg (Vyb)
1 Inf

*** Karelien (Kar)
2 Inf

*** Archangel (Arc)
3 Inf
1 Arm
1 IC
1 AA

*** Siberia (Sib)
3 Inf
1 Art
1 Arm

*** Leningrad (Len)
2 Inf
1 IC
1 AA

*** Russia (Rus)
4 Inf
1 Art

*** Moscow (Mos)
4 Inf
1 Arm
1 Ftr
1 Bmb
1 IC
1 AA

*** Turkestan (Tur)
3 Inf
1 Arm

*** Belorussia (Bel)
4 Inf
1 Art

*** Stalingrad (Sta)
2 Inf
1 Art
1 IC
1 AA

*** Ukraine (Ukr)
4 Inf
1 Art

*** Caucasus (Cau)
3 Inf
1 Arm

*** Iran (Ira)
1 Inf

*** Bessarabia (Bes)
1 Inf
1 Arm

*** East Poland (Epl)
4 Inf

*** Baltic States (Bst)
3 Inf

*** White Sea (WHI)
1 Sub
1 Trn

 ***** Country: 2 *****

*** Norway (Nor)
4 Inf
1 Ftr

*** Finland (Fin)
3 Inf

*** Tunisia (Tun)
1 Art
1 Arm
1 Inf

*** Morocco (Mor)
1 Inf

*** France (Fra)
4 Inf
1 Art
2 Arm
1 Ftr

*** Eastern France (EFr)
4 Inf

*** Netherlands Belgium (Net)
3 Inf
2 Arm

*** Northern Italy (NIt)
2 Inf
1 Art
2 Arm
1 AA
1 IC
1 Ftr

*** Southern Italy (SIt)
2 Inf

*** Germany (Ger)
4 Inf
2 Art
2 Arm
1 AA
1 IC
2 Ftr
1 Bmb

*** Denmark (Den)
1 Inf

*** Poland (Pol)
6 Inf
1 Art
2 Arm
1 Ftr

*** Czechoslovakia (Cze)
1 Inf
1 Art

*** Austria (Aus)
1 Inf
1 Art

*** Yugoslavia (Yug)
2 Inf

*** Hungary (Hun)
3 Inf
1 Art
1 Arm

*** Greece (Gre)
2 Inf
1 Art

*** Bulgaria (Bul)
2 Inf

*** Rumania (Rum)
3 Inf
1 Arm

*** Crete (Cre)
1 Inf

*** Denmark Strait (DST)
1 Sub

*** Barents Sea (BAR)
1 Sub

*** Danish Sea (DAS)
1 Trn
2 Sub

*** Halifax Sea (HAL)
1 Sub

*** Mid-Atlantic (MAT)
1 Sub

*** Azores Sea (AZO)
1 Sub

*** Bay of Biscay (BIS)
2 Sub

*** South Atlantic (SAT)
1 Sub

*** Tyrrhenian Sea (TYR)
1 Trn
1 Des
1 BB

 ***** Country: 3 *****

*** Canada (Can)
1 Arm
1 IC
1 AA

*** United Kingdom (Gbr)
4 Inf
1 Art
1 Arm
1 IC
1 AA
2 Ftr
1 Bmb

*** Iraq (Irq)
1 Inf

*** Syria (Syr)
1 Inf

*** Palestine (Pal)
1 Inf

*** Egypt (Egy)
1 Inf
1 Art
1 Arm

*** Malta (Mal)
1 Ftr

*** Davis Strait (DAV)
1 Des
1 Trn

*** English Channel (ECH)
1 Des

*** North Sea (NOR)
1 BB
1 Des
1 Trn

*** Celtic Sea (CEL)
1 Des
2 Trn

*** Strait of Gibraltar (SOG)
1 Des

*** Eastern Mediterranean (EMD)
1 Des
1 Trn

 ***** Country: 4 *****

*** United States (Us)
2 Inf
1 AA
1 IC
1 Ftr
1 Bmb

*** U.S. Eastern Coast (ECO)
1 Des
1 Trn

My sincerest best wishes.

If my set would come in I could help. 

With all of this stuff-- it is your game. You can play it any way you like.

But it doesn't hurt to ask about stuff especially if you have intentions of playing with folks outside your group.

Personally I haven't played Pacific with any thing but the altered setup and OOB rules so I'm not really much help as to whether it is better or more fun or something. I certainly recommend the revised setup found in the FAQ here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/faqs/axispacific

Chinese infantery still defends at normal 

Good catch.

All Allied units defend on 1 during Japan's first turn. It does make a considerable difference in the way the game goes if you ignore that one.

Get started how? Playing online? Improving your strategy? Picking a version of the game?

There are a lot strategy articles and that sort of information all over the site. There is a forum for each of the games where various strategies are discussed quite deeply.

I don't really need to explain myself do I?   

Krieghund, good to see you visiting these boards. It is terrific to have you here.