Tech Preview?

@barnee

You’re absolutely correct.

While in playing games against myself which are lower stakes I sometimes try it, when it comes to actual, serious games against other players I stay well away from it.

It’s mostly if you just want to spice the game up and you don’t care about winning or losing.

That being said the technology does give you great advantages depending in the power and technology.

Super Subs+Improved Shipyards almost guarantees US or Japanese (depending on who got both of them) dominance in the Pacific.

Of course getting those two technologies is not easy, but it’s not impossible.

In what way would taking your allies into battle even remotely slow the game?

Probably just a ‘Clarification’.

@dadler12:

……  I don’t think it would be that big of an advantage, just a way for more minor powers to share with their bigger allies.

Um…yes it would. That would be a HUGE advantage.  :-o  I think you’re over-thinking it.

At first I couldn’t believe that nobody picked Heavy Bombers.  Then I remembered that in the Europe 40 rulebook they changed Heavy Bombers to where you roll 2 dice and pick the best result so you still only get one hit.  WHAT A CROCK!!  That sounds more like smart bombs to me.  Basically you are getting a better chance of hitting the target by rolling 2 dice instead of 1.  As far as I’m concerned, Heavy Bombers carry a bigger bomb load so they destroy more stuff.

I DO NOT use the new 1940 rule for Heavy Bombers.  In my games, if you get Heavy Bombers then you get to roll 2 dice and get 2 hits (assuming both dice came up 4 or less).  In the case of Strategic Bombing, you can now inflict up to 12 damage points on an IC rather than up to 6.  I guess that is my house rule.

With that in mind, I think Heavy Bombers is the best tech for USA and maybe Germany too.  Although Super Subs would probably be even better for Germany.
USSR = Advanced Artillery or Improved Mechs
UK = Radar, Improved Shipyards
USA = Heavy Bombers, Long Range Aircraft
ANZAC = Increased Factory
Germany = Super Subs, Improved Mechs, possibly Heavy Bombers
Japan = Long Range Aircraft
Italy = Improved Shipyards, War Bonds

That’s what the leash is for…

Don’t you keep your kids on them?  I don’t see how else parents can get their grocery shopping done, save tying them into the harness in the cart.

Good idea, but i think if you use long strips of paper and alot of folding, you can do with less stapling and get soemthing like this:

Yep, you lost all when you got a tech. We made a houserule that if you accidentily rolled two 6’s you was allowed two rolls and could pick the tech you liked.