BigBlocky is correct–in the normal rules, Western Canada is adjacent to the Hudson Bay SZ. However I HATE this rule, since the Atlantic area on the board is WAY too small anyway, with TRs & aircraft just zipping vast distances without even breaking a sweat. If anything, I’d like to see MORE SZs in the Atlantic to make the Allied supply line to North Sea a little slower & more vulnerable to German SUB & air attacks. When was the last time Germany built a fleet of SUBs? IMO, SUBs are part of the flavor of playing Germany, but no one (including me) ever opts for a SUB program because it’s too much investment for too little effect.
But I’m rambling…We don’t play w/ Western Canada adjacent to Hudson Bay SZ for precisely the reasons stated above & that in many cases it totally defies logic. But it IS standard rules.
Try this: park a large Japanese CV fleet in the small SZ west of British Columbia. Next turn, fly all the FTRs across West Canada through Hudson Bay SZ to attack the Allied TRs in North Sea SZ. Plan on landing all surviving FTRs on Western Europe, though there will be no survivors. Note the fury on the Allies’ faces :lol: ! They’ll agree to an amendment to the rule in no time.
As far as the Panama Canal, here’s what you do: take a standard black ball-point pen & draw a tiny line on the board between the two halves of Panama. Mine has lasted for years, and I have to point out to most people that I put it there!
Ozone27