@themaster42 War Room can be played using Tabletop Simulator. There is a Discord group used for organization. This is a link to it, I hope it works and does not expire:
https://discord.gg/ywrjTHD
otherwise this boardgamegeek topic might help:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2464008/looking-players-online-over-tabletop-simulator

Here’s a setup chart. It shows costs and piece values.

What happens is planes and ships can get bonus plane kills during all battles. let me know if you get this. Can PM me if you want.

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@domanmacgee
I only recently got the game, sounds like an interesting experience. Although, there is never force advantage for the air battle stage therefore air units may always be hit fighters with 3-4 and bombers with 2-3 still crazy odds but I found with enough dice in a battle they seem to die in large numbers most battles with large amounts of dice just ends with both sides losing everything.

@domanmacgee

Thank you for reaponding!

Hello,

Anyone in the Sacramento, CA or surrounding area interesting in joining a group of mine?

@panther
Yes, I have seen it and I have to test it soon…

Looking for players who play war room

On the logistcs/budget aspect :

War Room: One game to buy. Everything you need is in the box unless you want the Jumbo pack expansion. You need a large round table for the map and another medium to large table for cards, pieces, battle boards and to roll dice. One game can be played in a single day once you have a good grasp of the rules.

G40: You have to buy both AA Pacific and AA Europe games to combine them. You can play with what’s in the box, but there are a lot of nice third-party (i.e. HBG) upgrades to customize your game, make everything look better and replace the out-of-box cardboard pieces (plastic factories, ports and airbases, damage markers, etc.). You need a large rectangle table to play. Can be played in a long day with experienced players who know when to give up.

GM36: No two boards are alike. You buy the map from HBG and then customize everything, from units to facilites, according to your own taste. It helps if you have a lot of other AA games to scavenge for pieces, chips and markers, but buying everthing will get expensive. Obsessive-compulsive types beware! Not all models and colors of units are available so painting pieces seems inevitable. Depending on the size of the map you buy (there are three, going up to 5x10) you will need a large room and and a very large table. The setup alone takes at least an hour and needs to stay in place for a long time since you can’t finish a game in a single day, so this is not a game for the kitchen table… But once you graduate from G40 to this, you will not go back.

We only had one game. But we like it. We will play it again. Its a good system. If you play this you have to free your mind from Axis and Allies its a different game. But its really really cool.

thanks all

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I finally got it up and running now.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMDWs4JPjWgoxnx7602V5AQ

If you want to see cap recaps, strategy sessions, tactics and meta gaming videos on War Room check it out and sub to the channel.

Just finished a 5 part series on Imperial Japan and starting up a 5 part series on UK.

Any air combat hits are most likely taken against incoming bombers and from our games there are is usually only one or two bombers in a raid. If one protects important territories with perhaps 3 fighters then that should take care of one bomber. Any tanks or artillery will also get AAA.

Losing rail or a factory space or a resource is not that devastating overall. Losing a stack of units under construction is painful and thus one has to consider where to build and how much to protect.

Do not see an issue yet with strategic bombing or surface bombing. Bombers are costly and vulnerable (i.e. fist hit).

Thank you!

@sjelso

Great ideas. Thanks.

Taking a look at a opening strategy for Japan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W3o2k5jV2M

The Allies can leverage the Axis into bidding more than they want for turn order by every turn they trade (USA/UK/RUS) 5 OSR for 2 OIL from Venenzuela or Suadi Arabia.

Thus the Allies every turn get 2 oil which they use to bid for turn order, they do it every turn no matter what, that will force the AXIS players to bid at least 3 oil every turn if they want to dictate turn order.

Do not overlook the power of bidding and how it effects the orders and production. The Allies need to leverage their universal access to oil over the Axis, who have no access to oil at the start of the game.

We have found, beginning of the game bid for 1st for initiative, end game bid last to react to enemy moves and/or avoid mis-steps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPC_z1NXjC4

1st attempt at a game video

@koala Thank you…

Duh. Didn’t think to try the actual website. I sent you my email anyway in case you still wanted to forward me that email you got.

Thanks for the help!

@oztea

One way to get around the 1 turn delay in production is not be conservative on where you build your units. Germany and Russia have factories right on the front line. They can produce there and take the risk but the reward is those units appear right on the front line.

It is a give and take. The big downside of this tactic is not only can they be strat bombed into kibble bits BUT your enemy can capture them and use them against you.

You can also build right behind the front line in multiple locations in Germany and Russia. Not as much risk but good for building up a secondary/reserve force able to jump right into the action with out having to waste commands to move them. Once again some risk involved but a solution to this issue on the German/Russian front.