Yes 2 tanks might not be enough…I find it is important for Russia to have some tanks as well so when necessary, it can run to India for temporary support. Just UK and US planes alone are not enough to support India at first few rounds.
Is it balanced??
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@captain walker
Just curious…in your playing experience what is your though on 42 2E balance? Is it necessary to have bid?
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I feel that 42 2e is balanced. When playing with experienced players I don’t think a bid is necessary.
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Do you think the optional rules, interceptors and Black Sea straits, helps one side or the other in any significant way?
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I’m not familiar with the Black Sea strait rule, but I have played with the interceptor option. That rule seems to reduce the chance of SBR’s…but I don’t think if favors any side.
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It’s one of the two optional rules in the 2e rulebook. Interceptors being one and this being the other. No naval units may move into or out of SZ16 (Black Sea) aka Turkish neutrality. I think that would boost the allies a little since it keeps germany from doing and amphibious assault on CAUCASUS.
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I’ve never used that optional rule. It would help Germany in the early rounds of the game but usually the US/UK take out the bb and tranny as soon as they are able to do so…the UK can take those out in the first round if they really want to.
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IMHO the Black Sea straits rule would help Russian by taking some heat off from Caucasus as Germany no longer able to use transport to support additional troops to attack.
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Is there already an established bidding procedure for 1942 2nd?
What do you think about this one:
People are bidding for the axis granting IPCs to the player how takes allies. The player how is ready to take the allies for the lowest amount of IPC plays the allies. The allies can use this number if IPCs to buy extra units before turn one starts.
These extra IPCs can be split between Russia, UK and US as the allies prefer. They can purchase what ever units they want and place them in any territory which already contains at least one unit of the respective nation.This would grant maximum flexibility and different strategies can be tested by the allies. Like fortifying India, increasing the fleet on the US east cost, increase the egypt units. What do you think about this suggestion?
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Hi Josn. That is generally what happens here on the forum when people play on line.
It does work and makes every game potentially different.
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Unfortunately I do not really have a group and can only play once in a while. Sometimes I kind of play against myself to test strategies.
And yes, I do see not way how to win with the allies.
Usually India falls to JP by round 3 or 4. Afterwards africa goes also to Japan. Germany pressures Russia hard turns 1 to 3 but Russia survives keeping West Russia and Caucasus but loosing almost everything else and especially a lot of units. Americans land earliest in round 3 in France. By that time Germany simply goes totally into defense stacking germany and Italy. Japan takes over to pressure Russia and usually takes it within a couple of rounds producing tanks and infanterie in India. American support for Europe is too little to late. Thats how my games usually go.
I was wondering whether KJP might be more feasible in this version than KGF. G1 german atlantic massacre is massive and leaves the UK without a single ship in all the atlantic, making it also impossibe to quickly rebuild the fleet. So germany can totally empty all western europe, germany, italy ect the first three round and throw everything against Russia.
And once that Japan sees that the US pacific fleets go to europe Japan can also go all offensive sending a orange wall to roll up Asia pretty fast.
Maybe I need to play some other people to get some new insights into how to play Allies more effectifly???
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If you have time you could join AAA on this forum and play others here.
I played 4 games of it against an opponent here, so am a bit exhausted of it, but someone will play you.
The one time I was beaten as the Axis, my friend did all KJF.
Maybe it is the only way.
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Hey Josn,
I love to play on AAA with you on 42 2E if you are interested… I am happy to take Allies (and learn :-)). I still lost often but it seems to get better…
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OK that sounds really cool. I got shit load of work to do right now but I would love to play a couple of matches with you guys. Where can I download the game?
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Ok I think I downloaded the correct software. How is the 1942 2nd edition called in this onlineverison?
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v5 1942 Second Edition
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USA lost the 1 move Canada chuck
Now it both costs more and takes longer for the USA to make a real impact -
@Uncrustable:
USA lost the 1 move Canada chuck
Now it both costs more and takes longer for the USA to make a real impactThis cannot be understated. It REALLY slows down the America. I didn’t used to mind US making about the same as Germany, but now it is hard for them to have an impact. Add to this the fact that Germany can sink the US Atlantic fleet on turn 1, and America just got a lot harder to be effective.
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