World at War game 2

[Witt]

There are 5 Allied and 3 Axis. Does that mean if there is another player, he will not have to roll : he will have to be Axis?

[Degrasse]

Yes, that sounds simple and easy.

[captainwalker]

It looks like Dawgoneit, Dizz, Whitman and myself will be the axis.
AeV’s roll will have to go to the allies since the axis powers had already been filled when he rolled.
One of the guys who had expressed an interest in playing a team game doesn’t want to play WaW…so I’m recruiting another player for the allies.
He’s got several games of WaW going currently so I’m hoping he’ll play.

[captainwalker]

We may have ten players in this game so AeV’s roll may go to axis if we do end up with ten.
We’ll just have to wait and see how many are playing.

Also…I think it would add some mystery to the game if the opposing forces didn’t know who was playing what on the opposite side until the game starts.
That could add the element  of espionage and deception to the game too!

[Vold]

i’m interested if there is still room.

V

[captainwalker]

yes there is…you’ll be on the allies side then.

If Whackamatt wants to play then there’ll be five axis and five allied players.

[DizzKneeLand33]

If I know Whackamatt, he definitely wants some of this…. ;)

[captainwalker]

I’m hoping he gets on board…it will be fun with ten players.

[DizzKneeLand33]

Say, what will the ground rules for options be?  Did we want to play the same rules we will be using for the tournament?

[dawgoneit]

@DizzKneeLand33:

Say, what will the ground rules for options be?  Did we want to play the same rules we will be using for the tournament?

sounds like a good idea to me

[dawgoneit]

tournament?

[DizzKneeLand33]

@dawgoneit:

tournament?

Yes, sir!  We have 4 signed up so far, and it will be starting on May 1:

http://cellargaming.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=158

If you are interested (all are welcome), feel free to post a response in that forum or just let me know here and I’ll get you added to the list.

[dawgoneit]

how do I go about signing up. when I go to the site?

[DizzKneeLand33]

You can just reply to that thread about the tournament and say that you would like to join.  For signing up to the boards, there’s a small verification process to keep all the bots out, and after that you should be signed up and then can post freely.  :)

[Vold]

WaW looks cool but i’ve never played.  is there a guide or write-up someone can share so I can get up to speed?

[captainwalker]

I’m not aware of any guide for the game.
You might want to do a few rounds against the AI…it may help you understand the different units in the game.
One thing you need to know is that air units can hit subs…if the subs survive an air attack they can submerge.

You can pm me if you have any questions about the game and I’ll try to answer them the best I can.

[Witt]

And Subs and TTs block movement.
You will also note some countries have a back up capital, from which they can earn and spend income (if there is a Factory) the following turn.
TTs can carry one inf(whether Reg, Elite or Marine) and one other unit.
Your allies will help and explain further.

[wheatbeer]

Definitely check out the new units.

Several land units have a movement of 3 now.

Also, I recently realized that planes can use all of their movement to attack (i.e. can be suicidal to reach a target).

[captainwalker]

I think planes can use all of their movement to attack only if you have kamikaze selected as a game option…we won’t be using that option unless the other players really want it.

[wheatbeer]

I didn’t realize it was option dependent, one of my other games must have it switched on.

I assumed it was default since the unit descriptions say so, but I am not passionate about it either way.