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Game Summary and Components:

PURCHASING THE GAME…… Reply #2
THE THEME OF THE GAME… Reply #2
THE GAME MECHANICS… Reply #2
THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE GAME… Reply #2
OPENING THE BOXES… Reply #2
CUSTOMIZING YOUR GAMING EXPERIENCE… Reply #2

Setting up the game:

ASSIGNING NATIONS AMONG PLAYERS…… Reply #3
PREPARING THE GAME BOARD… Reply #3

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Summary of Play

Axis & Allies 1940 Global can be played by up to six players. The game depicts a two-sided conflict, so if you have more than two players, split them up into the Axis side and the Allied side. The Allied powers include the United States, United Kingdom, France, ANZAC, China, and the Soviet Union. The Axis powers are represented by Germany, Japan, and Italy. Each player controls at least one world power. Some will control more than one power. Each turn you take for a power, you choose which units to build for that power. Then you move your attacking units into hostile spaces and resolve those attacks using dice rolls. After combat, you can make noncombat moves with your units that didn’t take part in combat that turn. Finally, you place the units you purchased at the beginning of your turn and then collect your income for the turn, including income gained from any newly conquered territories.

How the War is Won

The Axis wins the game by controlling either any 8 victory cities on the Europe map or any 6 victory cities on the Pacific map for a complete round of play (ending with the next turn of the Axis power that captured the final required city), as long as they control an Axis capital (Berlin, Rome, or Tokyo) at the end of that round. The Allies win by controlling Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo for a complete round of play (ending with the next turn of the Allied power that captured the third capital), as long as they control an Allied capital (Washington, London, Paris, or Moscow) at the end of that round.

THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE GAME

The Axis Powers

Germany
Japan
Italy

The Allies Powers

Soviet Union
United States
China
United Kingdom Europe
Untied Kingdom Pacific
France

OPENING THE BOXES (Both Europe and Pacific components combined)

Control markers
The game comes with control markers for each nation, control markers are used to track income on the income tracker, to mark territories that have exchanged hands, and to identify any breakthroughs gained during the research and development phase (for this variant you will require a set of union jack roundels which can be purchased at historicalboardgaming.com… here is the link… http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Custom-Roundels--Union-Jack_p_384.html) �

20 German
20 Russian
40 Japanese
45 American
5 Chinese
35 UK Europe (including 2 Union Jacks)
20 UK Pacific (Union Jacks can be purchased through HBG)
20 Italian
5 French
10 ANZAC (which will not be used in this variant)

Facilities and Kamikazes
Facilities are units represented by common gray tokens that nations may purchase and place on the board. Kamikaze tokens are special units controlled by the Japan player. When you print the recommended map file to play this variant, all cardboard facility tokens will only be used for newly purchased units as the setup facilities are already printed on the map. � � � � �

18 Major factories
20 Minor factories
30 Air bases
32 Naval bases
6 Kamikaze tokens

Game aids
The battle board is used to organize the changing dynamics of each combat round during battle, the research and development tracker tracks which nations have gained breakthroughs, and the rule books are for playing Axis & Allies 1940 Global 2nd Edition. All these aids provided in the game boxes will not be used for the variant, this forum thread will replace all rules, and here is a link to a new battle board, and card decks needed to play my variant… �

New game aids for this variant…

Game accessories
Place game boards together to form a map of the world, total dimensions are 70"X32". The cardboard trays are for holding each nations plastic units, the setup chart for each nation is printed on the tray lids. Plastic chips are used to consolidate units on a single space, gray chips equal 1 each, green chips equal 3 each, and red chips equal 5 each. The plastic unit on top of one or more chips is added to the total represented by chips, therefore, 1 gray chip, 1 green chip, and 1 red chip with a units on top equals 10 units total. �

The 4 Game boards (2 from Europe, 2 from Pacific) will not be used to play my variant, instead you must print a new map using the following file…

New map needed for this variant…

…all other game accessories will be used

10 Unit trays

1 German
1 Japanese
1 Russian
1 American
1 Chinese
2 British (use 1 for UK Europe, and 1 for UK Pacific)
1 Italian
1 ANZAC (use for community tokens like facilities)
1 American / French (use for France pieces only)

110 Gary plastic chips
30 Green plastic chips
20 Red plastic chips

6 Red dice
6 Black dice

Plastic unit pieces
Each nation has one or more types of plastic sculpts representing military units, some nations have different sculpts for the same type of unit.

GERMANY - BLACK

40 Infantry
8 Artillery
9 Mechanized Infantry
12 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
9 Tactical Bombers
4 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
4 Cruisers
6 Destroyers
6 Submarines
6 Transports

JAPAN - ORANGE

40 Infantry
12 Artillery
9 Mechanized Infantry
12 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

16 Fighters
9 Tactical Bombers
8 Strategic Bombers

8 Battleships
8 Aircraft Carriers
8 Cruisers
12 Destroyers
12 Submarines
12 Transports

SOVIET UNION - MAROON

40 Infantry
8 Artillery
9 Mechanized Infantry
10 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
9 Tactical Bombers
2 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
2 Cruisers
4 Destroyers
4 Submarines
4 Transports

UNITED STATES - GREEN

40 Infantry
12 Artillery
15 Mechanized Infantry
12 Tanks
16 Antiaircraft Artillery

16 Fighters
15 Tactical Bombers
12 Strategic Bombers

8 Battleships
8 Aircraft Carriers
8 Cruisers
12 Destroyers
12 Submarines
12 Transports

CHINA - LIME GREEN

30 Infantry

UNITED KINGDOM - BEIGE (use for UK Europe)

40 Infantry
12 Artillery
12 Mechanized Infantry
16 Tanks
16 Antiaircraft Artillery

16 Fighters
12 Tactical Bombers
12 Strategic Bombers

8 Battleships
4 Aircraft Carriers
8 Cruisers
12 Destroyers
12 Submarines
12 Transports

ITALY - BROWN

20 Infantry
8 Artillery
6 Mechanized Infantry
10 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
6 Tactical Bombers
4 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
4 Cruisers
6 Destroyers
6 Submarines
6 Transports

ANZAC - GRAY (use for new UK Pacific nation)

20 Infantry
6 Artillery
6 Mechanized Infantry
8 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
6 Tactical Bombers
6 Strategic Bombers

4 Battleships
4 Aircraft Carriers
4 Cruisers
6 Destroyers
6 Submarines
6 Transports

FRANCE - BLUE

20 Infantry
8 Artillery
8 Mechanized Infantry
10 Tanks
8 Antiaircraft Artillery

8 Fighters
6 Tactical Bombers
2 Strategic Bombers

2 Battleships
2 Aircraft Carriers
2 Cruisers
4 Destroyers
4 Submarines
4 Transports

Customizing your gaming experience

Money
The game does not come with any tangible currency, you can get special paper money at HBG (historical board gaming), or special poker chips at IWNGU (I will never grow up).

Extra Units
I myself bought 2 copies of both 1940 Europe and 1940 Pacific when I first got started, and I have never run out of anything during a game, but I understand if people don’t want to spend that much money. My suggestion is to play the game a few times and find out what you usually run out of, and then buy extras from HBG. For example: if you find that the Japanese tend to use mech infantry a lot, or if Germany always buys bombers in your games… than add extra units accordingly.

Chips
The game does not provide enough chips, and HBG is usually of stock when it comes to the A&A out of box chips. So apart from buying 2 full sets of 1940 global, I suggest replacing all of them with HBG chips, I would get 100 whites, 50 greens, 50 reds, and 10 blues.

Dice
Even if you buy 2 full sets of 1940 Global, you still won’t have enough dice… and HBG is always out of stock. I just got a ton from IWNGU which are almost identical to the A&A out of box dice, and FMG have nice customized combat dice.

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Setting up the game

Assigning nations among players
This is how players are to be divided among the available nations.

Two Players

Player 1: The Axis Powers
Player 2: The Allied Powers

Three Players

Player 1: The Axis Powers
Player 2: Soviet Union / UK Europe / France
Player 3: United States /  China / UK Pacific

Four Players

Player 1: Germany / Italy
Player 2: Japan
Player 2: Soviet Union / UK Europe / France
Player 3: United States /  China / UK Pacific

Five Players

Player 1: Germany / Italy
Player 2: Japan
Player 3: Soviet Union / China
Player 4: United States / UK Pacific
Player 5: UK Europe / France

Six Players

Player 1: Germany
Player 2: Japan
Player 3: Italy
Player 4: Soviet Union / China
Player 5: United States / UK Pacific
Player 6: UK Europe / France

Seven Players

Player 1: Germany
Player 2: Japan
Player 3: Italy
Player 4: Soviet Union
Player 5: United States
Player 6: UK Europe / France
Player 7: UK Pacific / China

Eight Players

Player 1: Germany
Player 2: Japan
Player 3: Italy
Player 4: Soviet Union
Player 5: United States
Player 6: UK Europe
Player 7: UK Pacific
Player 8: China / France

Preparing the game board
On each nation’s individual piece tray, there is a chart explaining where different units must be placed on the board before the game begins. This is called the setup, and all 9 nations must follow this procedure. However, this variant calls for some minor setup changes and those changes are highlighted in red on the following list…

Note: the UK Pacific economy is a separate nation in this variant combined with ANZAC, therefore they will be represented by the ANZAC gray pieces throughout the game.

GERMANY:

Germany: 11 Infantry, 3 Artillery, 1 Tac Bomber, 2 Bombers, 1 Major IC, 3 AA guns
Western Germany: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 4 Mech Infantry, 2 Fighters, 3 Tac bombers, 3 AA guns, 1 Major IC, 1 Naval base, 1 Airbase
Greater Southern Germany: 6 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 3 tanks
Slovakia/Hungary: 2 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter
Poland: 3 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Tac Bomber
Romania: 2 Infantry, 1 Tank
Holland/Belgium: 4 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 3 Tanks, 1 Fighter
Norway: 3 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Denmark: 2 Infantry
Sea Zone 113: 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 114: 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 103: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 108: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 117: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 118: 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 124: 1 Submarine

SOVIET UNION:

Russia: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, 1 Tac Bomber, 2 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Major IC
Novgorod: 6 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 2 AA Gun, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC
Archangel: 1 Infantry
Karelia: 2 Infantry
Vyborg: 3 Infantry
Baltic States: 3 Infantry
Belarus: 1 Infantry
Eastern Poland: 2 Infantry
Western Ukraine: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Bessarabia: 2 Infantry
Ukraine: 3 Infantry, 1 Minor IC
Volgograd: 1 Tank, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Minor IC
Caucasus: 2 Infantry
Buryatia: 6 Infantry
Sakha: 6 Infantry, 2 AA guns
Amur: 6 Infantry
Sea Zone 115: 1 Cruiser 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 127: 1 Submarine

CHINA:
Suiyuyan: 2 Infantry
Shensi: 1 Infantry
Kweichow: 2 Infantry
Hunan: 2 Infantry
Yunnan: 4 Infantry
Szechwan: 6 Infantry, 1 Fighter

JAPAN:
Japan: 6 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 1 Tank, 2 Fighters, 2 Tac Bombers, 2 Bombers, 3 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Major IC
Korea: 4 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Manchuria: 6 Infantry, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 AA Gun, 2 Fighters, 2 Tac Bombers
Jehol: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Shantung: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Kiangsu: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 1 Tac Bomber
Kiangsi: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Kwangsi: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Siam: 2 Infantry
Iwo Jima: 1 Infantry
Okinawa: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Formosa: 1 Fighter
Palau Island: 1 Infantry
Caroline Islands: 2 Infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base
Sea Zone 6: 1 Submarine, 2 Destroyers, 2 Carriers each with 1 Tac Bomber & 1 Fighter, 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 19: 1 Submarine, 1 Battleship, 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 33: 1 Destroyer, 1 Carrier with 1 Tac Bomber & 1 Fighter
Sea Zone 20: 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport

UNITED STATES:

Eastern United States: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 Artillery, 2 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC
Central United States: 1 Infantry, 3 Mech Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Bomber, 1 Minor IC
Western US: 2 Infantry, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 2 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC
Hawaiian Islands: 2 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Philippines: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Midway: 1 Airbase
Wake Island: 1 Airbase
Guam: 1 Airbase
Sea Zone 10: 1 Battleship, 1 Cruiser, 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport, 1 Carrier with 1 Tac Bomber & 1 Fighter
Sea Zone 26: 1 Submarine, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 35: 1 Destroyer, 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 101: 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport

UNITED KINGDOM PACIFIC:

India: 6 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 3 AA Guns, 1 Fighter, 1 Tac Bomber, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Major IC
Burma: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Malaya: 3 Infantry, 1 Naval Base
Kwangtung: 2 Infantry, 1 Naval Base
Sea Zone 37: 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 39: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Queensland: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
New South Wales: 2 Infantry, 2 AA guns, 1 Minor IC, 1 Naval Base.
New Zealand: 1 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Malaya: 1 Infantry
Egypt: 2 infantry
Sea Zone 62: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 63: 1 Cruiser

UNITED KINGDOM EUROPE:

United Kingdom: 2 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 1 Bomber, 4 AA guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Major IC
Scotland: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 AA gun, 1 Airbase
France: 1 Artillery, 1 Tank
Ontario: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Quebec: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Minor IC
New Brunswick Nova Scotia: 1 Naval Base
Iceland: 1 Airbase
Gibraltar: 1 Fighter, 1 Naval Base
Malta: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 AA gun,
Alexandria: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank
Egypt: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Naval Base
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: 1 Infantry
Union of South Africa: 2 Infantry, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC
West India: 1 Infantry
Sea Zone 106: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 109: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 110: 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 111: 1 Destroyer, 1 Battleship, 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 91: 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 98: 1 Cruiser, 1 Destroyer, 1 Carrier with 1 Tac Bomber, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 71: 1 Destroyer

FRANCE:

France: 6 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tanks, 1 AA gun, 1 Fighter, 1 Airbase, 1 Major IC
Normandy/Bordeaux: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC
Southern France: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC
United Kingdom: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Morocco: 1 Infantry
Algeria: 1 Infantry
Tunisia: 1 Infantry
Syria: 1 Infantry
French West Africa: 1 Infantry
Sea Zone 72: 1 Destroyer
Sea Zone 93: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 110: 1 Cruiser

ITALY:

Northern Italy: 2 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 Bomber, 2 AA Guns, 1 Major IC
Southern Italy: 6 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 2 AA Guns, 1 Naval Base, 1 Airbase, 1 Minor IC
Albania: 2 Infantry, 1 Tank
Libya: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Tobruk: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Tank
Ethiopia: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Italian Somaliland: 1 Infantry
Sea Zone 95: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Submarine, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 96: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 97: 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Transport

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A&A 2nd Edition OOB National Objectives

GERMANY

SCANDINAVIAN RESOURCES = 5 IPCs
TRADE WITH RUSSIA = 5 IPCs
AFRIKA KORPS = 5 IPCs
CAUCASUS OIL FIELDS = 5 IPCs
LONDON = 5 IPCs
LENINGRAD = 5 IPCs
STALINGRAD = 5 IPCs
MOSCOW = 5 IPCs
IRAQ = 2 IPCs
PERSIA = 2 IPCs
NORTHWEST PERSIA = 2 IPCs

SOVIET UNION

LEND LEASE ACT = 5 IPCs
NATIONAL PRESTIGE = 5 IPCs
SPREAD OF COMMUNISM = 3 IPCs
BERLIN = 10 IPCs (one time)

JAPAN

TRADE WITH AMERICA = 10 IPCs
THE OUTER PERIMETER = 5 IPCs
SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS = 5 IPCs
CHINESE CAPITULATION = 5 IPCs
CALCUTTA = 5 IPCs
SYDNEY = 5 IPCs
HONOLULU = 5 IPCs
SAN FRANCISCO = 5 IPCs

UNITED STATES

AMERICA = 10 IPCs
CENTRAL AMERICA = 5 IPCs
ALASKA & THE ISLANDS = 5IPCs
THE PHILIPPINES = 5 IPCs
FRENCH LIBERATION = 5 IPCs

CHINA

THE BURMA ROAD = 6 IPCs (can build artillery)

UNITED KINGDOM / EUROPE

ORIGINAL TERRITORIES = 5 IPCs

ITALY

THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA = 5 IPCs
THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST = 5 IPCs
NORTH AFRICA = 5 IPCs
IRAQ = 2 IPCs
PERSIA = 2 IPCs
NORTHWEST PERSIA = 2 IPCs

UNITED KINGDOM PACIFIC

ORIGINAL TERRITORIES & MALAYA = 5 IPCs
THE OUTER ISLANDS = 5 IPCs
KWANGTUNG & MALAYA = 5 IPCs

FRANCE

FRENCH FORCES LIBERATED = 12 IPCs (worth of French units / one time)

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