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@generalhandgrenade

Thanks for the reminder, but this is just for fun! I have no intentions of selling anything. I just wanted a bigger version of the game. If anyone wants the map I created, they are more than welcome to it. I love your channel by the way!

Re: 2025 Bigger version

Greetings everyone!

Since the first time I heard about Global 2025, I have been fascinated with it. Now that it is out, I have been trying to develop a larger version that expands upon some of the concepts that G2025 offers. I have been working on a bigger map, and I now have one that’s being play testing. Global War 2025 Map.pdf

So far, I like the feel of the new map. I have added new territories, without making it too complex. I am still trying to balance the game in terms of scale for each faction. Example: I wanted to make the Chinese Navy more powerful, and also develop neutral nations more. I also want to adjust the incomes of the nations. Currently NATO is becoming too powerful. Last playtest, there was a fair large invasion of Russia within 6 turns!

This is still a huge work in progress, but I wanted to showcase what I’ve accomplished so far.

Cheers!

@Midnight_Reaper:

This sounds like an interesting “free-for-all” version of an old classic.

You state that there are 5 types of ground units, 3 types of air units, and 6 types of sea units in this variant. If you don’t mind, what all units do you have? Infantry, armor, and AAA would be three for ground, fighters and bombers would be two for air, and transport, submarines, carriers, and battleships would be four for sea; we seem to be short some units.

Also, I would be interested in more information about your R&D rules.

Thanks for sharing your variant rules with us.

-Midnight_Reaper

The units that I have available to me are the same that are available in A&A 1940 Global 2nd edition

6 Land Units to start: Infantry (2 to start with with these rules), Artillery, Anti Aircraft, Mec. Infantry and Tanks

3 Air Units: Fighters, Tactical Bombers, Strategic Bombers

6 Naval Units: Submarines, Transports, Destroyers, Cruisers, Carriers, Battleships

As for the research and development charts, here is the basic concept;

4 Charts:
Ground: Dealing with improvement of land units
Air: Dealing with Planes longevity, cost, and special defense
Naval: Dealing with Ships longevity, cost, and transports
Industrial: Dealing with Income, advanced weapons, and production capabilities

Each chart has two brackets of six technologies. A nation must have the top bracket, before he or she is eligible for any of the technologies on the bottom bracket.

An unused factory is the requirement for rolling a dice for research “Tech-Roll”. If a player has multiple unused factories, that player can roll one dice per factory in order to acquire multiple Techs. Example: 3 unused factories translates to 3 dice rolling for technologies. Dice must hit at a “1” in order to gain a technology. If multiple dice hit at a 1, then multiple technologies can be acquired. Next, the player selects one of the 4 charts in which to gain a technology. If multiple techs were gained, the player can pick from multiple charts. Once selected, the player will again roll the dice to determine which of the 6 Techs on that chart he or she achieved. Example: If the player chose to roll for Techs on the Ground chart and rolled a 5, then the player would earn the Tech corresponding with #5.

With this playing style, Techs are often sought after in order to gain an upper hand in the game. The most notable Techs that we play with are as follows:

Atomic Weapons: Is one the bottom bracket of the Industrial Chart. Once obtained, a player can spend 40 IPC for one atomic bomb. That bomb must be built at a factory and can be either walked on land one space per turn (like an Infantry unit) or can be flown on a Strategic Bomber. Once deployed into an enemy territory, it automatically kills up to 25 enemy units. It is definately a game changer, but it is hard to acquire.

Industrial Nation: “Super Factories” is found also on the Industrial Chart and allows any factory to produce unlimited amounts of units. This is good for really bringing the battle to your opponent.

Battleship Assault: Allows Battleship Bombardment to happen without an amphibious landing. One shot per turn per ship. This can be lethal because land units have no defense against it.

just to name a few

304thMountaineerCorp

Charleston, West Virginia // USA

A&A (Axis and Allies 1940 Global/Axis and Allies 1941/Ingersoll House Rules)

Hello everyone,

I was asked to share a variant of AnA that I learned long before Global 40 or any of the other out of box games for AnA.

I had a professor back in college (Gary Ingersoll) that would play his own version of Axis and Allies with his students. He built his own map/board out of Blue Stone Marble tiles (I believe 5’x3’) and hand painted a map similar to the AnA 1940 Global Map. He encased the tiles with two interlocking wooden casings. The game was played more like Risk, but with AnA pieces and rules. I believe that he taught his students this version because teaching his version was much easier as we had a revolving door of players. Since then, I have made my own board that is custom painted on canvas (6’X3’), and have taught this version to my friends that are willing to frequently play. In fact, we as a collective are just now getting involved with G40. We played yesterday, and the games are always different with this style.

Here’s some of the differences:

1. Each territory on the board has a IPC value (no exceptions). The values are based off World War 2 relevance.
2. Each territory has its own card with the IPC value on it just like in Risk. The cards are shuffled and placed in stacks of 10-15. Usually there is enough stacks per player, with 1 or 2 left over. There will likely be leftover cards and that is OK. Unlike in Risk, every territory will not start with units on it. Dice is rolled to see which players get to pick from the stacks first, second, third, etc… Example: If there is 5 players, there will be 6 or 7 stacks to choose from.
3. Players choose which territories they want from their stack. If the stacks have 10 territory cards in them, players can pick the 3 or 4 best cards they want. This is where strategy comes into play because you might settle for cards of lesser value, but are clustered similar together. Like in Risk, a player could have cards scattered all over the board, but a smart player will be very selective with his cards. the remaining cards will be discarded into the general stack. So when it is all said and done, each player can start off with either 3 or 4 territories. The reason for only choosing to start with 3 might be for having the ability to start off with more units stacked on one territory for defensive or offensive purposes (more on that in a minute).
4. Each player starts off with one of every type of unit (exception for 2 infantry pieces), 2 factories, a capitol complex, a coastal gun (optional), and an air and naval base (optional rules). A player will place these pieces (6 land units)(3 planes)(6 ships)(2 Factories)(Capitol) on the 3 or 4 territories that they drew and selected from their stacks. Remember that all pieces should be positioned in the most strategic way for your nation to succeed. After the placement is complete, an optional rule is to provide each player an additional 15 or 20 IPC to build whatever types of units they want for their territories. One rule to note is that your capitol complex acts like a victory city and should be protected at all times. Having a capitol gains you an extra 10 IPCs. Also, of your two factories, one must be located in the territory with the capitol complex.
5. Your factories work differently that they do in traditional AnA. A factory produces the IPC value of the territory it is located on. Exanple: A territory worth 5 IPC has the ability to produce 5 units a turn on that factory. The Capitol Complex/factory has an ability to produce unlimited numbers of units. It doesn’t matter the value of the territory. Example: A territory only worth 2 IPC can produce unlimited numbers of units if it has a capitol complex/factory located on it, while a territory worth 2 IPC with only a factory on it can only produce 2 units.
6. Once all the starting pieces are on the board, players roll dice again to determine the starting order. Once an order is established, each player is given a starting income based on their starting position. Its really up to you how much each player starts with, but we play by having the last place positioned player starting with 20 IPC, and then removing 1 IPC per player going up towards the first place player. Example: Player 1/16 IPC Player 2/17 IPC, Player 3/18 IPC, Player 4/19 IPC, and Player 5/20 IPC. The rules from this point on basically follow AnA rules minus the political situations. Players are free to ally or attack whom they desire.
7. Ship movement is determined by rolling dice. Instead of having a set number like 2 moves per ship, players must roll the dice to see how far they can move. One dice can be rolled for an entire fleet, or if boats ares going in different directions per ship. Transports move at half speed because they are heavy and slow. Example: A player rolls a 6 on his dice and wants to move his fleet with loaded transports. The armed ships can move at full speed 6 spaces, however the transports can only move 3. All dice rolls are rounded up for ship movement. Example: A roll of 3 would mean a transport could move up to 2 spaces.
8. All empty territories are up for grabs with no threat of war. Obviously the more you have, the better because it funds your war effort. A territory must have at least one of your units in it to count as yours. Once you leave the territory, you no longer can receive its IPC value.
9. If you lose your territory containing your capitol you can still play, however you must give the victor over you in that battle half of your IPCs on hand at that time. You can purchase a new capitol on your turn, however it must be located where you have a factory. You can choose to forfeit your nation at anytime, but technically as long as you have units (land, air, or sea) to move on the board you are in the game. Players that have no ground units are referred to as pirates. They lack the ability to obtain new land to gain IPCs, build factories, build new units, etc…
10. Usually a winner is called by whoever is doing the best in the game.

This game can take just as long or longer to play that Axis and Allies 1940 Global. It is fantastic for anyone to play, however it is hard to play on a tradition AnA map. I play on a custom map that features different territories that AnA offers. You could play on the G40 map, but it is much more difficult to create balance in the game. Plus, North and South America become way less relevant on an AnA map.

Usually we play with 4-6 people. The game played yesterday only had 3 player, but we each played as 2 nations. So 6 total nations were represented. I have the G40 miniatures, plus some custom ones from Historical Board Gaming.

I have implemented my own research and development charts, which consists of 48 different techs that can be achieved. 4 charts (Air, Naval, Ground, Industrial) each have 2 sets of 6 technologies. Once you have gained all 6 of the top bracket, you are eligible to secure the bottom bracket of 6 (One per each side of a dice). You obtain techs by not using one of your factories to build new units. For each factory you didn’t use, you are allowed one dice to roll at a 1 in order to secure a tech. Then a player chooses between the 4 charts, and rolls again to see which of those 6 he achieves for his research. Examples: Nukes, Railroads, Shipyard Efficiency, Infantry Training, Jet Fighters, Industrial Resources, Trench Warfare, etc… You roll for this at the end of your turn, not the beginning.

Well that’s all I can think of for now, but I hope you all liked this version and get around to trying it. I can answer any questions you might have.

Cheers!  :-)

Thanks for the suggestions and warm welcomes!

I will be sure to post the home rules of Prof. Ingersoll on the other thread!  :-D

Hello everyone,

I am new to Axis and Allies proper (I had a professor in college teach me a very, very, very home ruled version of AnA, in which it was more like Risk with AnA rules and pieces), but I am eager to play the correct way. I have owned 1940 Global 2nd addition for a while now and have played a few games with friends, but they’d rather play the home rule version I mentioned above. I am willing to drive a couple hours if need be, or I am most certainly willing to host a game at my house. I live outside of Charleston, WV, so getting into Ohio or Kentucky isn’t too difficult.

Thanks

Cheers!