I don’t think knowing how to do it is the issue. Firstly, a good Allied player will always counter the Axis move as best as possible. Secondly, and even more importantly, the dice actually are the key on those critical battles. I tend to read too many posts where players bank on results that are actually quite risky. Each round is almost a mini game. One or two good rounds can swing the game around and fortunately there is no absolute manuscript on winning the game.

If the Germans lose too many valuable air and sea units taking our the England, Sealion is not possible. If the Chinese manage to get kills regularly on defence , India will just not happen as the Japanese attack will run out of steam. If I am throwing 1s & 2s and my opponent is throwing 5s & 6s, there is only going to be one outcome. Napoleon’s famous first question when promoting an officer was “Is he lucky?”. Hence give me luck and I was always bring home the bacon even against a five star AA veteran.

I argee with Zhukov that the J3 India crush nor the G3 sealion are done deals. It will only bring the USA into the war sooner and give the Russians a great buffer to gear up. I think the game is actually pretty balanced and a lot relies on luck of the dice.

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Japan will have lost 11 IPCs from DEI in the next 2 turns (no stopping it now), and are currently on 35 (give or take). I think the biggest mistake made by the Axis was giving up on Cairo early. He held back his attack which gave me a chance to build a minor IC there (a must for the UK I think), and effectively destroying Italy as an attacking force within 8 turns. I did however commit the vast majority of the UK London resources (and all UK Pacific Navy forces) in taking Africa and the Middle East as there are plenty of IPC to grab. It also facilities easy transfer of resources to aid the UK Pacific. On the flipside Germany was able to roll Russia (probably 2-3 turns too early due to my tactical error). At this point the panic set in as I thought I had thrown away a good winning lead (not that I care that much about losing but I hate making mistakes as I feel it dishonours my adversary). Hence I decided to put the foot down on Japan and spent 65 IPC on navy and air units to knock out the Japanese fleet at the Philippines which will lead to the total capture of the DEI in the next two turns. I figure that now I have economic superiority overall, that it is just a matter of time for an Allied victory. Surely the Germans cannot last long with so many fronts opened up and two severely weakened allies. Rome and France are vulnerable should I choose to push hard.

I also take onboard the feedback that not building a minor IC by the Japanese on the DEI islands was a mistake. He did built one in the captured Philippines but far too late to be effective. Admittedly he had one absolutely catastrophic roll when trying to take Burma with a superior force which was a real show stopper.

Win or lose I think that AA40 Global is by far the most dynamic and interesting of all the AA editions that I have played over the past 20 years (showing my age a little).

Apologises in advance for the long post and details. I have been playing a tight game (1st Global game) with a mate of mine who has control of the Axis. Russia has fallen with only a handful of infantry remaining in the far east. They still control around 8 IPC. He is refusing to give up as he can’t believe that the Germans can lose despite knocking over Russia and controlling 7 of the 8 European victory cities - he thinks he can crack through 6 territories to reach Cario. My belief is that ultimately the Allies economy will win the day as Japan is on the slippery slope down. The situation is as following:

Indicative IPC per turn taking into account lost revenue due to convoy blocks:-
Germany : 80 to 90
Japan : 35 and going down fast
Italy: 3 to 5 (parked 6 subs to drain the Italians)
UK london : 45
UK pacific : 6 (but will be 10 and then 14 in next two turns)
ANZACS : 19 (taken Java with a minor IC)
China: 7 (still causing headaches with it’s lone figher)
USA : 82

Sitrep:-

AXIS
Germany: Very strong. Knocking on the door of Stalingrad & Cacucus which are controller by a solid UK force including 8 tanks and a 2 fighters. They are having to deal with a western invasion at Normandy and Bordeaux for the past three turns. Along with helping Italy deal with UK Balkan invasion force. Fleet parked in Berlin (still have BB, 2Sub, CR, DD and TP). Still has lots of armour & aircraft but fighting on four fronts.
Japan: Just lost it’s fleet, only have two DD and a TP in Japan. Still holding Phillip’ with a minor IC and 6 fighters. Still pressuring UK pacific on mainland asia.Will lose all the DEI in next two turns.
Italy: No naval, 3 fighters left, 16 infantry remaining essentially holding 4 terriories.

ALLIES

ANZAC: Control PNG, mainland AUS/NZ and Java with minor IC. Will be in a position to bring troops to attack Malaya in next 3 turns.
China: hanging around still with the one figher and 8 infantry.
UK (pacific) : After being on the ropes, managed to recover Burma and will secure two more islands to take it back to 14.
UK (london) : Control all Africa (2 minor IC), Middle East (2 minor IC), strong fleet with total control over mediterean, tough battle with the Germans in southern Russia (just holding them off in order to buy time for Pacific control). Decent landing party in Greece and Bulgaria. Sucking Italians dry in the magic Adriatic sea convoy box.
USA: Lost a fair bit in the last major battle i.e. 1 BB,1 CR and 1 DD in Kamikaze attacks alone if you believe that!!. Still dominate the Pacific islands and seas. I have a sea train of troops trying to get a foothold onto mainland Germany (really a matter of time).
Russia: Failed me. Very unlucky roles thou - I scored one hit when rolling with 17 defending infantry.

Can the Axis really win assuming normal rolling?

Two rules queries please relating to AAG40 Alpha 3.

1. If the Allied player makes an amphibious attack on a Japanese island with a Kamikaze symbol with a single unescorted transport, can the Japanese player use his Kamikaze planes against this transport? Logically one would think so as it happened historically, yet in the rulebook it does specify that transport or subs cannot be targeted by Kamikaze attacks. It wasn’t clear if this has changed in the Alpha rules. My mate is annoyed that I took two islands in one turn in this manner.
2.  I understand that when a capital is taken all the remaining money goes to the victor for example when Germany takes Paris, the German player receives the unspent French money ($17 in round 1). Where I am not clear is what happens when the US/UK liberate Paris to be recaptured by Germany in the following turn (or down the track for that matter). I understand that 4 French Infantry units are placed in Paris and that all the French territories under Allies control revert back to French territories (bumping up their IPC). The French player will not be able to make any purchases as they have no money, but will collect the appropriate income at the end of the turn. If the Germans then recapture Paris, is it déjà vu, i.e. does Germany take the French money again and furthermore do all the hard earned Allied captures territory revert back to French territories denying the Allies player the IPC? If this is the case then there really is not advantage to taking Paris unless you know you can hang onto it. As the Germans I would bait the UK/US in taking in.

Long time gamer, first time poster. I have three questions that I would like to clarify please.

1. Can a nation land air units on a territory that was captured on the previous turn by a friendly nation even if this was during the same round of turns e.g. USA captures Caroline Island during its turn meaning that the USA cannot land air units on the Caroline island during it’s turn. During the following ANZAC turn, can the ANZACs land a fighter on the Caroline Islands?
(I believe this is fine as the rules states that the territory needs to be friendly at the start of the turn. However my mate believes that the turn refers to the entire round of nation turns).

2.  I would like clarification on a particular situation that I have encountered. Germany moves a single sub into the unoccupied sea zone adjacent to Britain. During the UK turn, the German sub is not attacked. During the build placement phase, the UK player places a single destroyer in the same sea zone as the German sub. The UK turn is now ended. During the following French turn can the controlling French player attack the sub with the French fighter based in the UK given that the territory is occupied by a UK destroyer which can detect the sub? If the French player can indeed attack the German sub, does the UK destroyer then participate in the combat?

3.  I need help understanding when one can apply damage to an attacker carrier legally and in the spirit of the game. It is clear that a carrier can participate in an attacking combat move albeit without any attack rolls. In the scenario where the attacker chooses to send a carrier plus two fighters to attack an enemy fleet, and where the attacking plane can only legally land his planes on the attacking carrier once the battle is complete (no other friendly territories available), can the attacking player decide to take the first hits on his carrier instead of the fighters knowing that the fighters will not be able to land following the combat due to the status of damaged or destroyed carrier?