Played a game with the New Alpha set-up (Which I like alot!)
I was playing Germany and Italy and the New IC in southern France made me rethink an old move. Usually Italy takes southern France… But now with the minor IC I allowed Germany to take Southern France on the Second turn.
I compensated Italy by giving them all the Balkan Neutrals (which I softened up for them).
The small French force was able to make a weak and ineffectual counter attack on their turn that came to no effect anyway.
Giving Germany Southern France opened up new options for German participation in the Med and in Africa. Italy was no longer “Alone” down there are German Subs etc could easily be launched. In addition, should Northern Italy be threatened or taken by the Allies, it gave Germany two attack vectors from minor ICs.
Just thought I would share.