• Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    Oztea…

    When the balance of economics ISN’t behind you, it’s better to face the 1v1 suicide. :)

  • TripleA

    anyway, I just hope developers play the game before they bust it out. OOB was a little ridiculous, but I am glad we got past it.

  • TripleA

    jtolsen came up with an interesting idea. put a transport on sz 105. historically there was a normandy retreat. This would ease things up for allies as typically normandy is not attacked on G1 and if it is germany suffers more casualties in france usually (6 tanks left instead of 3 mech, 6 armor, and an artillery or two). If normandy is ignored it eases the defense of london up a bit so uk might not have to suicide a transport getting units from canada to london.

    I would like to see french transport on sz 105. historically correct, small game impact.

  • TripleA

    maybe a british sub if possible somewhere on the map, historically britian had a sub somewhere.


  • i was thinking the same thing the other day. France needs that transport for Dunkirk and it would be nice for the Brits to have a sub.


  • Sub in the Mediterranean for both the UK and a 2nd sub for Italy.


  • …never read forums again, leave WOTC and make a Global 40 “Gold” edition costing $500.

    :-D :-D :-D


  • Hmmmmmm, Good topic

    1. Add a bunch of optional rules and units like “Tank Destroyer” and Vichy Rule.
    2. Add a tranny near france for dunkirk
    3. Remove 3 Russian inf in bury and replace it with 1 arty and 1 mech
    4. Rewrite the tech tree, make more stuff like V2, Nukes, Heavys Tanks, ect.
    5. Add more sea zones in med
    6. Make a diplomacy rule for neutrals

  • Customizer

    We have D-Day and the Bulge. What happened to Cobra and Goodwood? Seems there is a hole that needs plugging and a use for all the A&A Europe assets.
    Transports would be usable for re=enforcement from England while there would be room for a new piece (air transport or rail transport). The one off games tended to have a unique piece (blockhouses for D-day, Motor T for Bulge, and US carrier aircraft for Guadalcanal).

    I would love an Iwo Jima game as there were lots of assets used by both sides but it would only be US vs Japan. You could even have what if scenarios involving a major sea battle as at Guadalcanal to add some replay factors.

    Semper Fi
    Desert Shield, Storm, Calm
    Dec 24-May 22 1990-91

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    They should make a battle for Italy game.

    If the Germans/Italians hold out long enough, they win.  If the Allies secure Rome and other goals in time… they win.


  • Larry should ban all Canadians from playing…since they are not represented well on the map. :-D


  • @sgtwiltan:

    We have D-Day and the Bulge. What happened to Cobra and Goodwood?

    The D-Day landings and the Battle of the Bulge have the advantage of being well known.  Quite a few members of the general public (defined here “those uninteresting people who don’t play A&A”) have heard about both engagements, but I doubt that they’d know what Cobra and Goodwood refer to.  D-Day and the BotB have had major movies made about them, so that helps the recognition factor.


  • An optional “commonwealth” rule.
    Where UK gives up canada, and you use ANZAC pieces to represent them

    UK gets a new NO to compensate for the loss of 7 IPCs.
    Canada and ANZAC work as a split economy on the same turn….just like UK/India (move and attack together, collects different IPCs)


  • I like it

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    All fans of Michigan should be banned.  It’s rival to Larry’s home state.


  • @oztea:

    An optional “commonwealth” rule.
    Where UK gives up canada, and you use ANZAC pieces to represent them

    UK gets a new NO to compensate for the loss of 7 IPCs.
    Canada and ANZAC work as a split economy on the same turn….just like UK/India (move and attack together, collects different IPCs)

    Maybe give canada an NO saying +5 for all originals and no axis war ships (including subs) in 106.  
    Give UK the sub NO again to compensate for the loss.
    Would you give the axis some minor buff to compensate?


  • Maybe to compensate, we give germany an extra starting sub and an NO that says “Plus 5 IPC’s for at least 1 german sub in 109 or 106.”  Maybe make it like the moscow/lenin/stalin NO where its gives +5 for each place.  To help balance sealion defense, i say add 2 or 3 “commonwealth” infantry to UK.  Or 2 extra german subs and 1 extra UK dd in 119.

    This with canada being a seperate power from the UK would bring some incentive to have a battle for the atlantic.


  • Bring back optional National Advantages! While you could use house rules, my group only likes to stick to what is official.


  • @warwinner:

    Bring back optional National Advantages! While you could use house rules, my group only likes to stick to what is official.

    Yeah, house rules are great until you want to play someone new….  If you stay with the official rules at least you’re playing the same game as everyone else.

  • TripleA

    be happy 4 games in 1 year.

    one of them is the best aa to be released, 1941.

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