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Axis and Allies Pacific is one of the best games in the series of Axis and Allies. It shows how the Allies raced against time to stop the Japanese from expanding their empire in the south Pacific and Asia. Japan has the advantage even with the adjusted set-up. Here are some house rules that have helped me balance the game.

1. Victory conditions remain the same.

If you are Japan, you win in one of two ways:
- Occupy one Allied capital and hold it until the start of your next turn (must control Japan).
- Accumulate 22 victory points.
If you are the Allies, you win in one of two ways:
- Occupy Japan and hold it until the start of your next turn (must control home country).
- Prevent Japan from collecting any victory points on its turn.
2. Place 4 Infantry in India before the game begins.
- Provides some help with the India Crush by Japan.
3. Japan receives one victory point at the end of the first round.
- Same as Japan needing at least 24 victory points.
4. Japan may not attack seazone 5 in round 1.
- Japan will lose all 3 carriers in a counterattack and will not be able to recover and win.
5. Submarines must conduct one round of combat before submerging.
- This is how Larry Harris played the game after its release because substalling was an oversight in the rulebook.
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Pacific Islands worth 3 icps

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• • • General 6 Stars

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I m also going with you can only spend the money in the Pacific side with no ground buys going towards India or China. Figs cost 11 icps so it would take either side 2-3 turns just to buy a plane if it went against China or India.
Same for Med. Place a token on top of money showing NO bonus money only goes P or Med. Just use a token with the letter P or M on it.
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House Rules A&A Pacific 2001

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• • • USA8

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I think you could just announce that it’s a recon force and which ships would be passing through if it succeeds… maybe put the recon force into the territory for combat and the rest of the fleet could be put on the line between the territories until combat is resolved. If the recon force takes out the blockers in the first round of combat, the ships on the line could then pass through the territory or use their shore bombardment in the territory: but the recon force could not pass through with them and could not bombard with them (they would be out of position, expended munitions, etc.). If the recon force fails to take out the blockers, then the remaining ships may join the combat or they could stay in the previous zone and either way can’t pass through or bombard the shore. The recon force would then have to continue to engage in regular combat or retreat.
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How Can We Incentivize the US to Split its Effort Between Atlantic and Pacific?

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• • • Argothair

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@Argothair

-Assigning 1ipc values to the Pacific Islands would certainly help and encourage Japan to invade them but I doubt USA will try to retake them. For balance purpose, Japan has to start with significantly bigger fleet than the Allies. It requires minimum 15 ipc (transport+destroyer) just to invade one of the island with a protection. Even if Japan lose some of them, she is still capable of compensating these loses with another conquests. While if USA just ignores Japan, the huge Japanese fleet lose its all combat value suddenly for a long time.

-Yes, the capital rule does not make sense. Nations should be able to collect income and mobilize units even if their capitals are fallen. Also no losing all of incomes when capital is lost.

-That’s why I think Germany is too weak and Japan is absurdly too strong in A&A games which should have been the other way around and it results Germany just spamming infantry and waiting Japan ro rescue. It makes no sense. Historically by far the strongest Axis country should not have badly needed Japan’s and Italy’s helps to just stay even alive. This aspects also encourage USA to go only one front since if Uk-Russia is strong enough to defeat Germany-Italy. USA could choose to go Pacific only to just secure the British colonies but still no two ocean going USA unfortunately.

-Ipc vaules are known very abstract but still it would look very weird if these Pacific islands worth more than 1 except Hawaii. For example Australia was obviously a lot more than twice valuable than Guinea yet having Australia just twice valuable than Guinea is somewhat justifiable for playability but Australia cannot be same with Guinea. It would totally negate all WWII feelings as much as the Japanese tanks storming Moscow.
If Guinea becomes 2 then Australia should be minimum 4, India 5 or 6, South Africa 3, Egypt 3, Hawaii 2 etc.

-Having both Indian and Australian factories can actually help Japan more then Allies since if Japan concantrated southwest Pacific with East Indies Factories, UK might find itself spending more money than Japan in this area to just defend these factories because the Japanese units will be in range in both factories simultaneously considering USA needs 2 rounds to reinforce Australia.That’s why I’am fine with Indian factory but not with Australian factory.

-A solid way preventing USA going Pacific only is making UK-Russia doomed to fall without strong US assist in Europe. Preventing USA going only Atlantic is uhm… well I do believe not possible in A&A maps with its rules and cost structures. Totally needs redrawings, revaluings, new rules and costings.

-Expensive ships discourage naval investments for both sides when fighters just do well better than them with similar costs. Destroyer is too expensive for even mimic infantry abilities on sea such as blocking, baiting, deadzoning etc. Of course reducing ship costs do not magically create two ocean going USA, it is just one of the indispensible condition to achieve that. The expensive ships also reason too why Germany and Russia don’t build navy either.
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1942.2 USA pacific fleet: Ships in sz 53 move to sz 56

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@Black_Elk:

What if you just moved the carrier fleet from Pearl to San Diego?
Instead of introducing new TUV onto the board, you just shift it out of harms way. This would give the US a strong Pacific option, but also preserves these units to go either way if desired.

Admiral James O. Richardson would have approved of this concept. In fact it’s pretty much what he said to President Roosevelt in 1940. It didn’t turn out to be a good move career-wise in the short term (he was dismissed as CinCUS), but this wasn’t altogether a bad thing for him in the long run in view of what happened to his successor, Admiral Husband E. Kimmel.
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Axis&Allies Europe/Pacific

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• • • namius444

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Hmmm, an interesting set of ideas. I am planning to do the same, using the original Pacific and European games for my summer history class and historical gaming class. I have some home rules for Pacific that I use, where I have increased the game to 6 players: the US, British India, Australia, the Netherlands East Indies, China, and Japan. For the European Game, I am planning to add Italy, using the pieces from the Anniversary edition. There will be theater commanders for the US and the UK in Europe and the Pacific, and a separate commander for Australia.

I do have rules for Lend-Lease, and also Lend-Lease certificates that I use. I have modified the rules a bit for aircraft and shore bombardment, and Japanese Infantry are a bit harder to kill. When I add Italy, it will have the option of changing sides during the game, or even staying neutral. It does mean reworking the IPC for the Europe game, but such is life. Should be interesting when it is finished. I am also writing a combined rules set for the game.
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Adding Russia to Pacific 1940

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• • • oztea

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The point of it is to help the allies, so japan cant empty manchuria

When august comes around….you wont be able to empty manchuria or korea, or 6 russians will walk in

That is what im trying to simulate
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Axis and Allies Pacific and Europe: 1940 House Rules

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• • • Imperious Leader

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In terms of movement the port works the same as AAP, its not a new zone.

Under these rules the only way to get them out of port forcibly is by “dislodgement” by taking the territory by land, the naval units are put out to sea which will cause a naval battle on the following turn if enemy ships are blockading.

Also, i would limit air attacks at one round, with AA providing flak fire if present in the territory.

So under these rules the only time a port would be under attack is if you have like a single ship defending or overwhelming odds by air power knowing these planes will be loses
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AA Europe & AA Pacific Linked Rules

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• • • Admiral_Thrawn

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http://www.wargamer.com/axisandallies/EUROPE/AAE-AAP-combined/aae-aap_combined_MAIN.html

try this…

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