1939 Map

thanks, this will go a long way to help bring our time from 1 month:P to 1 week.

I am late to the party but I love the whole idea of this. I want to order a map but I play with colleagues at work over our lunch hour so it takes forever to get through a round - say about a week per turn. I just don’t know if I have room to setup a 4x8’ map - though that is what I covet - you mentioned you’d rework the territories so 3x6’ was less cramped. How is that board vs the bigger one now.

Incredible effort by the group here. Qudos.

Ok. Thanks so how close to ready is the map? I’ve grabbed the pdf just to have a look over it. Really impressive. Can’t wait to play it using FMG’s new units.

@Tigerman77:

Updated map at top of this thread with spelling corrections and slight changes to some territories.  Also go to www.historicalboardgaming.com to order in a 96X48….great quality for a good price! I got my order in!!

Feet? inch? Sorry, i am only used with meters and centimeters…

46" X 96" (1.16m x 2.44m)
34" x 72" (.86m X 1.8m)

I believe this is correct.

So if I want to score the 34" x 72" map it is worth waiting for a new revision in about a month?

Oh crap.  I just ordered a map.  Should I have waited?!?!  :oops:

Hi,

I’ve played a game of the 1939 map last week-end and i have some questions:

1. If the japanese attack some strict neutral in south america, there is no penality for that and it did’nt seem to have any impact on USA. Did I understand the rule well? Because it’s only if germany or italy invade south america that have an impact, not japan… The japanese player did that early in my game and I did’nt find it very funny…
2. In my game Japan also attack on the first turn Russia. And since Russia is not producing a lot at start, and that a japanese attack don’t have any impact on the IPC russia receive, in my game, before Russia was able to have some IPC to build something japanese was almost at Moscow… Did we play right?
3. There is some strict neutral in south america that don’t have any troops, do you think that it could be a good idea to put some troops to all strict neutral?

I want to play tommorow so, if somehone could help me it would be very apreciated,

Best,

on your '39 varient i don’t know. on my set ups and map, yes it is too much. IJN turn 1 with my setups, IJN rolls over their competition while still being ambitious, with minimal losses.

if your pacific  is close to mine still, then you will see. Set up your board with IJN +Anzac + US pacific forces only. Attack with Japan and just see what you can/could do with a Sneak attack.  Now take into consider the possible ramifications globally that can help or hurt your side.

A sneak attack would allow japan easy island conquest with minimal forces, while setting up a super sweet turn 2 and invade HI. US would have left, if japan does it correctly 3 ships left in the pacific, no transports, no land units on HI. and possibly midway also.

in doing this, US has no choice but to respond, leaving Germany in a much better position.

I assume Russia and IJN have their treaty?
If they do, then that closes one front.

I apologize if this doesn’t help because if our set up charts are mostly different.

Wife and myself are loving our '39 map.  We don’t play with any of the rules or setup charts from this thread.

Doing more of a ‘true 39’ game.  not a historical timeline '39 game.  replayability will be really high and we’re loving it so far!
I’d be willing to buy a second map at some point if I could work out some customized changes into it(color of country mostly)

Tigerman,

Would you consider doing a revision of your map for the date 1989?  I am trying to create a Scenario for that date.  Thanks

Mike

That would be really cool if you do.  I have working on modern rules for such a scenario.  Thanks

Mike

Tiger,

I’m kinda tempted to take on this project… Just need to finish Midway first.