Hey everyone, I put together some alternative national objectives for the 1941 Scenario in 50th Anniversary Edition. I think Anniversary is a fantastic game, but I’m often frustrated by the need for a large Allied bid and by the way almost all of the action focuses in the Atlantic theater, especially France. Using the out-of-the-box rules, France is part of a national objective for Germany, Italy, the UK, and the USA – it just strikes me as overkill. So, here’s my attempt to re-balance the game! Please let me know what you think. :-)
SETUP CHANGE
Add 1 factory to Australia
Add 1 British transport and 1 British cruiser to Sea Zone 28 (near South Africa)
Add 2 Chinese infantry to Yunnan
Add 1 Russian artillery to Stanovoj Chrebet
Add 1 Italian tank to Libya
Add 1 German infantry to France
GERMANY
Scandinavian Metal: Collect 5 IPCs if there are no Allied ships in sea zone 5, and the Axis control Norway and Finland.
Ukrainian Wheat: Collect 5 IPCs if the Axis control both Ukraine and Eastern Ukraine.
Caspian Oil: Collect 5 IPCs if the Axis control both Caucasus and Persia.
Axis Satellites: Collect 5 IPCs if the Axis control at least one industrial complex in Finland, Hungary, or Romania.
USSR
Northern Lend-Lease: Collect 3 IPCs if there are no Axis ships in sea zones 3 or 4, and the Allies control Archangel.
Southern Lend-Lease: Collect 3 IPCs if there are no Axis ships in sea zone 34, and the Allies control Persia plus either Caucasus or Kazakh SSR.
Pacific Lend-Lease: Collect 3 IPCs if there are no Axis ships in sea zone 63, and the Allies control both Yakut SSR and Soviet Far East.
JAPAN
Chinese Coastline: Collect 5 IPCs if Axis control all of Manchuria, Kiangsu, Fukien, Kwangtung, and French Indo-China Thailand.
Borneo Oil Route: Collect 5 IPCs if there are no Allied ships in sea zones 49, 50, 60, 61, and 62, and the Axis control Borneo.
Greater East-Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere: Collect 5 IPCs per territory if the Axis control India, Australia, and/or Hawaii.
UK
Atlantic Shipping: Collect 5 IPCs if there are no Axis ships in sea zones 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, or 19.
Soft Underbelly: Collect 5 IPCs if the British or Americans (not the Russians) control Italy, the Balkans, or Romania.
Pacific Colonies: Collect 5 IPCs if the Allies control at least 3 of India, Burma, French Indo-China Thailand, East Indies, and Kwangtung.
ANZAC Supply Lines: Collect 5 IPCs if the Allies control at least 3 of Australia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and New Zealand.
ITALY
Mare Nostrum: Collect 3 IPCs if there are no Allied ships in sea zones 13, 14, 15, or 16 and the Axis control at least 2 of France, Gibraltar, and Morocco.
New Roman Empire: Collect 3 IPCs if the Italians (not the Germans or Japanese) control Egypt, Trans-Jordan, or Italian East Africa.
UNITED STATES
Monroe Doctrine: Collect 5 IPCs if the Allies control Mexico, Panama, West Indies, and Brazil.
Operation Overlord: Collect 5 IPCs if the Allies control both France and Northwest Europe.
Defense Perimeter: Collect 5 IPCs if the Allies control Alaska, Midway, and Hawaii.
Island Bases: Collect 5 IPCs if the Allies control at least 3 of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Wake Island, Caroline Islands, and Formosa.
Pacific Liberator: Collect 5 IPCs if the Allies control the Philippines, Kiangsu, or Manchuria.