Guadalcanal first impressions

@Shr3dZ: Ok, one more question: At the beginning of the game, Japan has at least 1 unit on each island. In the case of Choiseul or Santa Isabel, if you remove that single infantry, do you lose control? Do the reinforcement points suddenly go to the natives? Or is it still yours until someone else lands a unit on it, hence the Japanese flag icon indicating you have control in the box with the single unit? If the US player has no ground units on that islands, than you keep control. Second part: If you have 1 AAA on and island, since it has no land attack value, can it keep control of an island for you? If the other player has no units on that island: Yes. If the other player has land units on that island, but your navy near that island has in summary more supporting points than your enemy with ground units and navy: Yes. In short: You only lose control of an island if the enemy has ground units on it and the dice value of enemy force is bigger than yours. Naval units only count if there is at least one ground unit (can be an AA gun) on island. Air units not count in.

@Shakespeare: What is the most misunderstood rule or common mistake that new players make in their 1st game??    :? Was answered with this: @Krieghund: That’s easy - trying to apply rules from other A&A games to this one.  This game is completely different from every other A&A game.  You need to try not to read in rules from other games that aren’t in this one.  Just try to pretend that this game doesn’t say “Axis & Allies” on it when you read them. And that is exactly correct (emphasis added.) Same goes for Battle of the Bulge. The biggest specific source of confusion though is the combat system mostly from thinking that it works like other A&A games instead of being divided into phases with random casulaties. Second would be submarines mostly from trying to apply sub rules/abilities and destroyer rules/abilities from other games. Also though because subs choose a target to attack while other casualties are random. But just take the rulebook as having nothing in common with any other game and confusion and mistakes will be kept to a minimum.

@Imperious: frimmel: your the greatest! Thanks.  :lol: Although I made an error in my round 1 reinforcement recommendations well in what I do. I had the chance to play today and AC’s cost 7. My Typical US is usually: AC, 4 supplies, 2 TRN, 1 INF; use 2 supplies to deploy AC with 2 FTR (already at base) and TRN with INF to board. Sometimes only 1 TRN as I’ve brought one back from board on turn 1. Then AC, 4 supplies, 1 TRN 1 INF, 1 RTL (if my costs are correct.) AC is 9 right? should be adjusted. Either 2 more INF or an additional supply. I’ve found it a good idea to “bank” my reinforcement points with supplies. If I’m not going to get the land units off the island or just not sure what to do a supply is the most versatile purchase for later. Now this is my preference and I don’t have enough experience yet to say that is what you ‘have’ to do to win but the AC with fast deploy has been keeping me up a tempo (in the Chess sense.) And that rhythmn or ‘feel’ for what is going on seems terribly important in this game. What is the term in Go? Sente, I think? 22 Points– assumes turn 1 the US landed and captured Malaitia, Santa Isabel and retained Guadalcanal. I’m also really sure I haven’t the foggiest idea where to start with a strategy guide. Past what the US in my opinion HAS to do on turn 1 this game’s as ‘free form’ as A&A gets.

Ok thats what I was starting to think.  Thanks.

Hiya Forum, Here is a video I have created on youtube of the set up of AnA Guadalcanal. I hope it come to some help for you to enjoy the game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha7cDDmFj4o BH

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Haaahaha! I feel your pain, FMG. The second I bought Guadalcanal, I was so psyched to make my opponent’s IPC’s deteriorate via bombing raids, and swarm em with fighters. And then I opened up the box and went “WTF!?”. I, too, am a bit unappealed by the rules. What we did was put a certain amount of chips on each island, gave it an IPC value, and put a production factory on our “base islands”. This made for an exciting naval minimap. I haven’t gotten to play a lot of navy-heavy games, usually my 1942 games just end up with British bombardment and amphibious assault on Berlin, and the US navy buildup with the subsequent bulldozing of the Japanese. So, theres my suggestion for you, FMG. I look forward to your custom A&A molds. I’m DEFINITELY buying an italy set once I get my paycheck, and of course, once it’s released =D