@CWO:
keep in mind is that the two separate components of Global 1940 – Europe 1940 and Pacific 1940 – can be played on their own. Pacific 1940 has fewer player nations than Europe 1940, so you might want to try that one first, then the Europe game, before putting the two halves together to play the Global version.
I was actually doing that. I played one game of each (in that order, actually) against the TripleA AI just to play around with the rules in practice and see how the powers fit together with all the new stuff. Unfortunately, it was just a bit overwhelming so I figure something like 42.2 would be good. I just wasn’t sure if there was a better version than that one to check out first.