How to get people to use your house rules…

This topic is specifically to list house rules for units in whatever Axis and Allies game intended for. Please however list said game for a particular collection for clarification, the text enlarged and bolded. Axis and Allies Global Cruiser - Attack: 3, Defense: 3, Movement: 3, Cost: 11, Special: Can bombard during an Amphibious Assault per Transport. Tactical Bomber - Attack: 3, Defense: 3, Movement: 4, Cost: 10, Special: Can Attack at 4 when paired with a Tank or Fighter, Can damage Air Bases and Naval Bases. Strategic Bomber - Attack: 4, Defense: 1, Movement: 6, Cost: 11, Special: Can damage any Facilities, may only Attack at 2 against Naval Units, add 2 in damage if originated from an operational Air Base. Anti-Aircraft Artillery - Attack: -, Defense: -, Movement: 1, Cost: 6, Special: During the first round for combat (attacking or defending), it may shoot up to 3 Air Units, if any are 1, said unit is destroyed and may not fire back, may not be used in additional combat rounds except as a casualty.

I went lower at 15/23 because after J1 the Chinese lose 4 tt’s normally, and 15/23 just about doubles what happens from there. I think that 18/23 (and is still divisible by 3 for inf BTW) would be fine though, and most likely would work for the game your in now. I feel that they should at the very least should be able to help to liberate India (part of the Burma road, and I believe some Chinese divisions did end up retreating to India) if they have their own affairs in order first (18/23 does that IMO). It’s really what your comfortable with.

@Ichabod: YG, 1. Did you update your house rules in this thread (modify your original post), if so, what are the HR’s that are no longer being used? 2. Heavy Bombers Tech…I think you and your team got the right happy medium there! The classic edit. of 3 dice was over kill. Even 2 dice is overkill. But rolling 2 dice, but only selecting the “1” dice with the best results ensures the concept of the “heavy bombers” tech as an almost more than likely good hit, but still not overkill. I’m going to be playing in a table top tournament (42 setup) soon that’s a 3 day event. But for a side table game with no time rush where we can leave the table setup over night…ect, I’d like to try to get a G40 game with your house rules (if I can get people to go along with it). Anything really out of the ordinary that I should expect? Also, are your house rules designed to make it a balanced game, as in no bid for the allies? Cheers! Ichabod Hey Ichabod, I decided to unstick the thread with just my ideas, and leave up the thread which have my ideas that our group actually plays with. Here it is… http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=38351.0 BTW… the R&D Heavy Bomber rule is an oob rule, and I agree that it’s better than the past editions. In the link I provided, all my changes to R&D breakthroughs are highlighted in red. There are many things to talk about when it comes to how my rules change the game… but balance was the main driving force so yes, no bid required. The VOs give clear ways to win the game, the NOs just make sense, and the modified facilities clearly favor the Allies. If you are planning a game, you can email me cliffsidebunker@outlook.com and we can find a way to talk over the phone.

GRASSHOPPER’S INVITATIONAL - HOUSE RULE SET YouTube video explanation: coming soon Card deck accessory PDF files available for print: coming soon Victory Objectives & Victory Tokens Once a victory objective is achieved, a victory token will be awarded, the side with the most victory tokens at the end of the day wins the game. Victory tokens are awarded immediately upon completion regardless of when, or how the objective was achieved. Also, a token can never be taken away once earned, and they may never be awarded twice for the same objective. It doesn’t matter which round the game ends, however, a win or a tie can only be declared at the end of a full game round. Tournament Rule: On top of any victory tokens earned during each game, teams that win their game outright will receive a free victory token, and teams that finish a game without allowing a victory token will receive a free victory token. New Research & Development Rule: Research rolls are no longer used to develop breakthroughs, instead, nations are awarded development rolls when victory objectives have been achieved. Once a victory token is gained, the nation with the corresponding (*) instructions listed with each objective will choose a breakthrough chart, and make a free development roll with the resulting breakthrough taking effect immediately (may not effect units already in battle during the turn in which the breakthrough was rolled). Any breakthroughs gained by the UK regardless of which side of the map a token was achieved will effect all UK purchases and all UK units on the board. Here is a list of all victory objectives for each side… Axis Powers London -The Axis control London (R&D) *The nation that takes control Moscow -The Axis control Moscow (R&D) *The nation that takes control Calcutta -The Axis control Calcutta (R&D) *The nation that takes control Sydney -The Axis control Sydney (R&D) *The nation that takes control Africa -The Axis control Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Tobruk, Alexandria, and Egypt. (R&D) *The nation that controls the most Pacific -The Axis control 6 victory cities on the Pacific map (R&D) *The nation that controls the most Europe -The Axis control 7 victory cities on the Europe map (R&D) *The nation that controls the most Economy -All 3 Axis powers have a combined total of 136 IPCs on the income tracker (R&D) *The nation that is earning the most Allied Powers Berlin -The Allies control Berlin (R&D) *The nation that takes control Rome -The Allies control Rome (R&D) *The nation that takes control Tokyo -The Allies control Tokyo (R&D) *The nation that takes control Africa -The Allied powers control all non-neutral territories on the continent of Africa (R&D) *The nation that controls the most Paris -The Allies have liberated Paris (R&D) *The nation that takes control Philippines -The Allies have liberated the Philippines (R&D) *The United States Asia -The Allies control the Burma road as well as Hong Kong and Shanghai (R&D) *The United Kingdom Pacific -There are no Japanese Capital ships on the board (R&D) *The United States New & Modified Breakthrough Charts Modifications to oob breakthroughs are in red italics, Paratroopers have been replaced with Super Carrier Decks, and breakthroughs among the 2 charts have been re-positioned for balance. Breakthrough Chart #1 Heavy Artillery All artillery now support up to 2 attacking infantry and/or mech infantry each Rockets Each operational airbase may launch a rocket at an enemy facility up to 4 spaces away, roll 2 dice per rocket and apply the highest result for damage. Jet Fighters All fighters now attack at 4 or less, and defend at 2 or less when escorting or intercepting. Long-Range Aircraft Maximum movement range for all air units is now increased by 1. War Bonds During the collect income phase, roll 2 dice and collect IPCs in the amount shown on the highest roll. (For UK war bonds, Calcutta will gain IPCs from the lowest roll, London will gain IPCs from the highest roll). Blitz Tactics Mech infantry now attack at 2 or less if paired with a tank as well as artillery, they may blitz without tanks, and they may tow 1 artillery unit each during the non-combat movement phase. Breakthrough Chart #2 Super Submarines All submarines now attack at 3 or less. Anti-Aircraft Radar All ainti-aircraft fire from AA artillery, or AA guns built into facilities now defend at 2 or less. Improved Shipyards Battleships, Aircraft Carriers, and Cruisers are now 3 IPCs cheaper, and Destroyers, Submarines, and transports are now 1 IPC cheaper. Mass Production The mobilization capacity of all production facilities has been increased by 2. Also, you may remove 2 damage markers for the price of 1. Super Carrier Decks All aircraft carriers may now carry up to 3 fighters and/or tactical bombers each. Heavy Bombers When attacking during a battle or a SBR, roll 2 dice for each strategic bomber and select the best result. New & Modified National Objectives Germany (in addition to all original NOs) -5 IPCs if an Axis power controls London Soviet Union (2 NOs which replaces the original National Prestige NO) -5 IPCs if there are no Axis warships in sea zone #125, and the Allies control Archangel as well as London -5 IPCs if there are no Allied units on any original Russian territories Japan (in addition to all original NOs) -5 IPCs if Japan controls all original Chinese territories United States (in addition to all original NOs) -5 IPCs if the United States are at war with the Axis powers UK Europe (in addition to all original NOs) 5 IPCs if there are no German submarines anywhere on the board other than in the Baltic Sea (sea zones 113-115), the Black Sea (100), and the Caspian Sea (unnumbered). New Strategic Bombing Rules The +2 damage bonus for each strategic bomber during strategic bombing raids will now be distributed like such… +1 Damage - if the strategic bombers rolling for damage have departed from an operational airbase. +1 Damage - if the strategic bombers rolling for damage did not encounter an enemy interceptor. Player Assignments: 6 Player Games Player 1. Germany Player 2. Italy Player 3. Japan Player 4. Soviet Union / China Player 5. United States / ANZAC Player 6. United Kingdom / France TIME BLOCKS & TIME TOKENS GERMANY TIME BLOCK = 10 MIN - 5 TOKENS SOVIET UNION TIME BLOCK = 5 MIN - 5 TOKENS JAPAN TIME BLOCK = 10 MIN - 5 TOKENS UNITED STATES TIME BLOCK = 5 MIN - 5 TOKENS CHINA = 5 MIN - 2 TOKENS UNITED KINGDOM = 10 MIN - 5 TOKENS ITALY = 5 MIN - 5 TOKENS ANZAC = 5 MIN - 2 TOKENS FRANCE = 5 MIN - 2 TOKENS

These house rules are meant to make the game more realistic while staying as simple as possible. Battleships cost 14 IPCs. They cost 1 IPC to repair. Switzerland has an IPC value of 4. The U.K. can only produce up to 4 units per turn in India. If India is captured by the Central Powers, the Central Powers cannot produce units there. If a capital is captured, the IPCs are discarded and not taken by the capturing power. Neutral territories that are not home territories still get units if invaded. Sea units, except submarines, must end their movement when they enter a sea zone with enemy mines. Units that retreat from a contested territory cannot move into another contested territory. They may move into any adjacent friendly territory. There is a combat move and a non-combat move. During the combat move, units can move into neutral, contested, and enemy territories. The non-combat move comes after combat. During the non-combat move, units that did not move during the combat move and did not conduct combat can move into friendly territories. Land units can move an unlimited number of territories during the non-combat move within their original territories. Optional Manpower Rule Keep track of the infantry that are destroyed for each power. If a power has had 2x the number of their infantry destroyed as their starting IPC value (rounded up), they may only collect half of the total IPC value of their territories when they collect income (rounded up). If a power has had 4x the number of their infantry destroyed as their starting IPC value (rounded up), they may only collect the IPC value of their capital territory when they collect income.

Larrys new NOs for US look exellent and look like they will balance game better becouse they will scale down US income if conditions are not met

Sorry everyone, I will need to push my deadline to another week, there is a lot involved in preparing the illustrator file to work in artscow. I will do everything I can to make these cards available to everyone here as soon as possible.

if i had nukes tech i would build a stack of bombers and nuke every opposing territory within range, for 45 - 50 I.P.C. i could build 3 -4 bombers and nuke territories with no opposition with the superfortress tech, getting nuke tech needs a twist because of the damage that it can do, simply getting lucky by rolling a tech that has nukes tech combined would be a game killer, i think that a cost for nukes that would force a player to factor the cost of nukes into the I.P.C. spend would make nukes plausable within a set of house rules,