1940 Pacific - 2 events

oh ok.

Here is the chart for special units we use. Note that most have a limit that can be on the board at one time. Most come from AA 1941, with the German Mech. Artillery being from Historical Board Gaming. | Name M. Art. Tiger JS-2 P-40 FW-190 He-111 Hood Esc. Car. Kongo | Nation Germany Germany USSR USA Germany Germany UK UK US J Japan | Cost 5 7 7 12 11 8 12 8 12 | Att 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 0 4 | Def 2 4 4 5 4 1 4 1 4 | Move 2 2 2 6 5 7 2 3 3 | Limit N/A 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 | Special Art., Can blitz with tank, boosts inf or mech to 2. Tank, Rerolls 6’s when in battle. Tank, roll of 1 hits enemy tank if possible. Fighter, Attack 2 and Defense 3 in SBR’s Fighter, Decreases 1 enemy Fighter’s Aor D  by 1 in battle or raid. Bomber, does not add 2 to SBR rolls. Cruiser, Bombard at 4, fires up to 2 AA shots. Carrier, carries 1 fighter or tactical bomber. Cruiser, Bombards at 4. |

@Idi: @Razor: I think that NO is historical correct. The DEI produced a lot of crude oil during WWII and that made it valuable. But you have to refine crude oil into gas and diesel before you can put it on your tanks and trucks, so since DEI is a short way from Japan, this oil was more valuable to Japan, that could put it to good use in no time, than to USA or Europe that had to sail the crude oil to the other side of the globe in order to refine it to gas and diesel, and then sail it back again to use it in trucks and tanks at the frontier. So your trying to tell me Australia had no refineries? I’m sure they did, but what was their refining capacity. I think the Allies are stacked enough, without the extra NO

Added a new American National Objective… - 5 IPCs if the Allies control Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Celebes.

@empireman: this is cool! Just 1 thing: Sweden should not be pro anything Yeah, there’s a problem with Sweden being pro-Finland….  mainly that the Finns and Swedes had a rather contentious relationship due in part to the fact that Sweden and Russia both vied for control of Finland.  Many of the treaties between Sweden and Russia that resulted from these wars used Finland a a bargaining chip, ceding land to each with little regard for an independent Finnish state.  So yeah…  Finns don’t really like Swedes. Tangentially, a Swedish historian told a group of us that in a treaty with the Russians from one of the final wars between them there was a clause that if Sweden were to engage in hostilities again against the Russians and they were to lose, Russia would claim all Swedish lands.  He indicated that this was one of the many reasons Sweden maintained neutrality, even when supplying materials to the Axis.

Axis and Allies Pacific is one of the best games in the series of Axis and Allies.  It shows how the Allies raced against time to stop the Japanese from expanding their empire in the south Pacific and Asia.  Japan has the advantage even with the adjusted set-up.  Here are some house rules that have helped me balance the game. 1. Victory conditions remain the same. If you are Japan, you win in one of two ways: Occupy one Allied capital and hold it until the start of your next turn (must control Japan). Accumulate 22 victory points. If you are the Allies, you win in one of two ways: Occupy Japan and hold it until the start of your next turn (must control home country). Prevent Japan from collecting any victory points on its turn. 2. Place 4 Infantry in India before the game begins. Provides some help with the India Crush by Japan. 3. Japan receives one victory point at the end of the first round. Same as Japan needing at least 24 victory points. 4. Japan may not attack seazone 5 in round 1. Japan will lose all 3 carriers in a counterattack and will not be able to recover and win. 5. Submarines must conduct one round of combat before submerging. This is how Larry Harris played the game after its release because substalling was an oversight in the rulebook.

Are you working on a setup for this? I’d be willing to try it out as long as it doesn’t alter the OOB map at all.

Hmmm, an interesting set of ideas.  I am planning to do the same, using the original Pacific and European games for my summer history class and historical gaming class.  I have some home rules for Pacific that I use, where I have increased the game to 6 players: the US, British India, Australia, the Netherlands East Indies, China, and Japan.  For the European Game, I am planning to add Italy, using the pieces from the Anniversary edition.  There will be theater commanders for the US and the UK in Europe and the Pacific, and a separate commander for Australia. I do have rules for Lend-Lease, and also Lend-Lease certificates that I use.  I have modified the rules a bit for aircraft and shore bombardment, and Japanese Infantry are a bit harder to kill.  When I add Italy, it will have the option of changing sides during the game, or even staying neutral.  It does mean reworking the IPC for the Europe game, but such is life.  Should be interesting when it is finished.  I am also writing a combined rules set for the game.