Grasshopper's G40 Card Deck (with house rule accessories)

I like this. Very simple. Very elegant. I’m going to have to borrow this for our next game. I’m going to make 8 Blue Allied Victory Tokens, 8 red Axis Victory Tokens and 1 Gold Victory Token.

Here are some of the house rules I have come across to help china in AA50, all of these work for 1941 and 1942 setups unless mentioned otherwise. The rule that no more units can be placed in territories with more than three chinese units is still active. Most of these rules can be used together, though you might want to keep it simple and just use one or two. And you dont wont to make china TOO powerful! I can’t take credit for most of these either! 1-China’s economy: China is able to collect and spend IPCs like any other country, similar to g40, although is only allowed to buy infantry and at 2IPCs a piece. This allows China to save money plus gives a bit more of an incentive to the allies to take manchuria/kiangsu. 2-Burma road: If the Allies control India, Burma and Yunnan China gets one extra infantry per turn. Optionally you could allow the USA to buy one artillery for China instead, if the allies have these territories. Another option is that China could buy their own artillery at (3 or 4?) IPCs instead, if playing with China having an economy (like above). 3-Changed turn order (my fav): China gets to go before any other nation, at the start of a round. Since the USA is last and China is first, they can still go at the same time (except for the first round). This allows China to prepare for the japanese invaders a bit better. 4-Round up rather than down: When China has an uneven amount of territories, round up instead of down. Can’t be used with the ‘China’s economy’ rule. 5-Extra starting infantry: 1941 SETUP ONLY: China starts off with two extra infantry in Yunnan in Ninkang. I believe this was suggest by Larry Harris himself so that china can’t be completely destroyed in round 1 by japan. If you wish, in the 1942 setup you could start with one or two more infantry in yunnan to protect the flying tigers. 6-USA replaces flying tigers: If the flying tigers has been taken out by the axis, the USA is allowed to replace it for 12IPCs (10+2shipping). 7-Less restrictive movement: China is allowed to move into Burma. Maybe French Indo China too, though this might be questionable. Another option is that the flying tigers can also move out of China temporarily, though still needs to land in Chinese territory. Personally I have only been able to test 3 and 4, which seems to work okay. If you have any suggestions, additions or constructive criticisms feel free to comment   Moderator’s edit: Added tag [Anniversary] to title.

you have to build bombers to carry paratroopers and you only carry one of them and that can only be dropped 2 spaces away from friendly forces. The bomber commitment alone precludes the issue of “flying shock armies from buck rogers”.  Unfortunately some feel that you should be able to build and use them w/o bombers and i know 100% that this is a broken game, however, the OOB is somewhat balanced. but if you feel its not balanced you can impose a “training cost” of 1 or more IPC every time you drop airborne, paid to model training of these elite specialists. Also, limit the build of one airborne per turn ( example: if you build 3 bombers in a turn you only can use 1 additional airborne drop the turn following placement and 1 each following turn for the next 3 turns) This would preclude the really stupid and impossible idea of Germany building lots of bombers and thinking they will have an immediate Sealion because they didn’t buy anything for 5 turns and all of a sudden spurged on bombers as some kind of trick.

@knp, 3D6 heavies have never been popular. Back in the early nineties we played off and on with them. It’s one of those things where if you have them, you love them if you don’t, well life is hell. I like the 2D6 and seems like most players can live with them especially on the Global scale and sheer number of units on the board. Personally I liked it better when SBR came out of the player’s bank. People really hate that one and democracy usually rules most of the time when you have a regular group. I understand why people hated that one, however I liked it. It’s one of the things I like about disrupting convoys. Honestly I love HBG, you can now add a lot of stuff to the game especially when it comes to tech. SPA and TDs are a must. Anyway your thoughts on mech blitzing and both dice counting for heavies was spot on.

GRASSHOPPER’S INVITATIONAL - HOUSE RULES Victory Objectives & Tokens: New Victory Condition Rule 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 bonus victory token, and teams that finish a game without allowing their opponent to claim a victory token will receive a bonus victory token. Tie breakers for declaring teams that advance to the medal round games will be total game victory tokens first, followed by any bonus victory tokens next. 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 Liberation -The Allies have liberated London, Paris, Calcutta, or Sydney (R&D) *The United States 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 Fortunes of War: New Research & Development Rule Research rolls are no longer used to develop breakthroughs, instead, a system called “Fortunes of War” will be used where nations get free 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 “Fortunes of War” roll with the resulting breakthrough taking effect immediately after their turn has ended.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. 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. Bonus Income: New & Modified National Objectives Germany (in addition to all original NOs) -5 IPCs if an Axis power controls London Soviet Union (2 NOs which will replace 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) ANZAC (in addition to all original NOs) -5 IPCs if the Allies control Cairo (when at war with Germany/Italy) Payload & Navigation Modifiers: New SBR 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. Capital Purge: New Rule When a capital is captured the first time, all cash on hand will to the nation which takes it, however, each time the same capital is captured after the first, all cash on hand will go to the bank.

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its another house rule that I had dug up in another forum that allows artillery to “shell” or bombard an adjacent territory for 1 ipc per shot

Thats right. To me, the multiple collect income causes inflation. Yes collecting income before combat does stop this. Regarding the essay on a pad that can be reduced. For example in AARHE the Axis/Allies sequence makes. Its not 4 turns between Russia 1 and Russia 2. So you don’t have to hire an accountant to keep track of things even if we collect income before combat.