Preview Copies of 1940 Second Edition Arrived

[Cow]

When do you ever have finland?

[BulwFi]

Soviets take Finland often enough, if Germany goes south Barbarossa, only for a turn or two mind.

[BulwFi]

5 ipc value to USSR is priceless

[djensen]

Sorry it’s taken so long. I was working a little bit on this yesterday. The differences in the versions are slight:

• Same map, except for the production chart at the top.
• More pieces, 50+ per set.
• Some new pieces as you saw from squirecam
• Rules are at the very least the latest Alpha (I haven’t read through them and I’ll be getting help on this)
• New setup, in a few territories it’s quite drastic.

That’s it really.

I’ll be posting the setup and the map later today.

[Gargantua]

WTH?

• New setup, in a few territories it’s quite drastic.

I thought the setup was the same as alpha 3!

It’s NEW?

[Panther]

@djensen:

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• New setup, in a few territories it’s quite drastic.
  …

New setup for Global (other than latest Alpha) or for the theater games only?

[djensen]

Since I haven’t been keeping up with Alpha, I don’t know.

What I do know is that the setup printed on the storage boxes in each of the games does not match the previous version.

[Panther]

@djensen:

Since I haven’t been keeping up with Alpha, I don’t know.

What I do know is that the setup printed on the storage boxes in each of the games does not match the previous version.

Ah ok, then maybe the “new” global setup is identical to the latest Alpha.

Let’s wait and see…

[Witt]

It will just be Alpha 3 and that is drastically different. Japan lost 8 Air units remember. Squirecam said something similar, as he too was unfamiliar with Alpha 3.
Would be exciting if I was wrong though. Except, please,  no bomber for cow!
We would have to execute him or commit suicide.
Umm!

[djensen]

Anybody have a link to the Alpha setup?

[Krieghund]

http://www.harrisgamedesign.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=6149

[TheVenocWarlord]

@P@nther:

@djensen:

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• New setup, in a few territories it’s quite drastic.
  …

New setup for Global (other than latest Alpha) or for the theater games only?

Well since he is discussing the Global version, I would say he meant the Global setup.

[djensen]

No, I’m talking about the individual games but yes, it applies to Global as well and at first glance, it looks like the new setup matches Alpha 3.whatever.

Judge for yourselves and let me know:
http://www.axisandallies.org/resources-downloads/setup-chart-for-axis-allies-europe-1940-second-edition/

[Gargantua]

1 less artillery in Berlin…

Just starting to look.

[Gargantua]

Russia (Europe) is the same.

Germany is the same except -1 artillery.

No time to check the others.

[Gargantua]

USA is -1 fighter EUS

The rest on Europe board is the same.

[Gargantua]

Of course… this is all assuming Djensens entries are correct.  I’ll try to check the descrepancies against pictures Squire posted.

[Gargantua]

To clarify…

France is the same.
Italy is the same.
Russia is the same.
Us is the same - 1 fighter EUS.
Germany is the same - 1 artillery BER

UK to check…

[Cow]

italy has a strategic bomber for northern italy instead of a real bomber

[Cow]

ugh usa is missing lots of stuff… it is like they forgot to list usa.