Global 1940 2nd Edition OOB - The Beginner’s Learning Guide
Let’s move from talking about general Warfare Principles to Global 1940 itself. Oh, by the way I am not going to be talking about gambits or odd play. What we want to achieve is consistent play to win as many games as possible. Gambits do not fall into that category because either a) they require the opponent to not have seen the gambit before or react poorly to it to be successful or b) have low overall odds of success. We want to win every time! Not some of the time. In addition, this general overarching discussion is regarding strategy, not tactics.

So, open the Global 1940 Board and what do we see? As usual the Axis have centralized position. The Axis have greater firepower to begin the game. The Axis have the initiative; they will be the ones to determine the overall battlegrounds of the game. The Allies have more territory and money initially. What this means is the Axis will be trying to win the game and the Allies will be doing their best to slow them down, then hopefully stop them, and then push them back for an ultimate Allied victory.

WINNING THE GAME:
There is no argument that the Axis has the advantage in Global 1940 2nd Edition OOB. This is due to two factors.

1. The Axis only need to win on one side of the board to win the game. If we want a balanced game where either faction wins half of the time then the Axis can only have one third of a chance of winning the game on either side of the board. NOTE: It is easier for the Axis to win on the Europe side of the board than on the Pacific side of the board.

2. The Axis have five scenarios that can lead to winning.
   • Germany takes Moscow.
   • Germany takes London.
   • Italy gets big in the Mediterranean.
   • Japan wins in the Pacific.
   • The game develops into a long-term money game and the Axis prevail due to collecting the same or more money than the Allies.

For the Allies to win they must stop the Axis on both sides of the board by stopping all five of their scenarios. Just one is enough for the Axis to win but it takes all five to make the Allies happy.

The key for the Allies is to put more pressure on one side of the board to gain an advantage while stalling the other side of the board. This balancing act is easier said than done. As one of my gaming group members once said, “Axis and Allies is like a balloon; if you push too hard in one area it bulges in another.”

1. GERMANY GOES FOR MOSCOW
   Germany starts with enough units on the board, and quickly gains enough money to buy additional units, that Germany can take down Moscow. Once Moscow falls the Germans push to Egypt and the game is over. Unfortunately, there is no way to stop the Germans from taking Moscow without giving the game to the Axis elsewhere. The key issues for the Allies are a) how long does it take and b) how much does it cost. Losing Moscow does not lose the Allies the game. Losing Moscow too cheaply or too quickly does as it makes the fall of Cairo inevitable. The Allied defense is fourfold. 1) Knowing it is a main target Russia builds and acts accordingly; buying tons of infantry and harboring every unit for the final Moscow battle. 2) Assistance in the form of UK units come to Moscow via the Middle East to delay the inevitable. 3) An Allied fleet reduces German reinforcements aimed for Moscow by attacking the Atlantic Wall. 4) The Allies prepare a defense of the Middle East and Egypt so that once Moscow falls the Axis still cannot win the game. This is the most difficult winning scenario the Allies face.

2. GERMANY GOES FOR LONDON
   Personally, this is the one scenario I love to see the Axis try as the Allies. The reasons being are it is a) a lot easier for the Allies to come back from the fall of London than it is the fall of Moscow and b) unlike Moscow once the Allies see the Germans going for London the Germans have a limited window of Opportunity to take London. Also, it is easier to defend London than Moscow because the Germans need to build and protect their transport fleet to be able to move their ground units against London. The key for the Allies here is not to lose London on the cheap. It must cost the Germans a ton of money and units so even once it falls the Germans are in a weak position because the Bear of Russia is going to come knocking on the door. Surprisingly, once Russia gets into German territory they collect more money than Germany does. Ouch. As long as the Allies do not leave London weak this is not the scenario to worry about.

3. ITALY GETS THE MEDITERRANEAN
   If Italy gains control of the Mediterranean then the Axis will be collecting too much money and will overpower the Allies. This is the easiest way for the Axis to win but luckily it is also the easiest scenario for the Allies to stop. Once UK blows up the Italian fleet in the Med, kills the Italian ground troops in Africa and convoy disrupts SZ97 the Italians are basically removed from the game.

4. JAPAN WINS IN THE PACIFIC
   Though Japan is surrounded by four enemies and has far less income than the four combined Japan can become a monster if left unchecked. For Japan taking India and China is not that difficult. And, as before, the Allied strategy is forcing Japan to spend time and cash accomplishing those goals so that by the time they turn to go for Sydney or Hawaii they are now contained by a large US Fleet.

5. AXIS COLLECTS ENOUGH MONEY TO WIN LONG-TERM
   The final scenario for the Axis comes about when the Allies have performed admirably and have stopped the previous four game winning scenarios. However, the Axis was still able to take enough territory to be close to or even with or, heaven forbid, ahead of the money the Allies are collecting. That is bad news for the Allies. Due to their centralized position and for the most part more efficient use of Land Units and Air Units versus Naval units the Axis do not need to be collecting the same or more than the Allies to win. The Allies need to be ahead by about $10 a Round. If that is the case they are winning a long-term money game and if not, they are losing.

ROLES OF THE POWERS
So, what does each Nation or Power have to do to be successful? What is their role in the game?

AXIS: Win the game by achieving one of their five scenarios…

GERMANY is the main antagonist on the Europe side of the board. It is up to them to win the game. As a land centric Power, with lots of money available to them in the east, typically their goal is to take Moscow and then drive for Egypt. They must defend their coastline from Allied Landings to maintain their income and to deprive the Allies of the opportunity of getting France back into the game. Or even worse losing Berlin.

JAPAN all by herself in the Pacific, will either try to win the game, if the US ignores it too much, or be a constant irritant forcing the US to spend monies in the Pacific that they desperately want to be spending in the Atlantic. While outnumberd Japan can knock out one or two of its weaker opponents and become sizable if the Allies are not careful.

ITALY is the weak sister of Germany. In fact, every true German wishes Italy was just more German territory to feed more income to German Factories and remove the dreaded possibility of Rome falling to the Allies. Normally Italy’s role is reduced to defending German and Italian territory and producing some limited can openers for the march to Moscow and Cairo. It is not unusual for Italy to be doing everything it can just not to be taken. Played correctly by the British Italy should be a non-factor in the game.

ALLIES: Win the game by pressuring one side of the board more than the other to gain an advantage on one side while stalling on the other side…

RUSSIA is the main target of the Axis. Thus, they need to play defensively unless the Germans go for Sealion. The longer Russia lasts, and the more money it collects and puts down in troops, gives the Allies time to gain advantages elsewhere on the board and be ready to repel the Germans once Moscow finally falls.

USA is the key to the game for the Allies. How and where the US spends their money is the difference maker. The US will collect more money than any other Allied Power and unlike every other Allied power its capital is safe from the Axis. Depending on Allied strategy the US will either a) go all out in the Atlantic for a few Turns then turn its full attention towards the Pacific, b) go 100% into the Pacific for many Turns to rout the Japanese and then turn towards Europe or c) have some balance between the two sides of the board.

CHINA is one of the minor Powers that has a lot of importance in the game. Its role is to kill Japanese ground troops. While it cannot stand against a concerted Japanese effort the more troops it kills the harder it is for Japan in the Pacific.

UK EUROPE has the toughest job in the game as it is the closest Power to Germany, is immediately at war with the Axis, and has the most critical initial missions. UK must protect its Capital, knock Italy out of the game, assist Russia in the defense of Moscow, distract Germany and protect the Middle East from Germany after Moscow falls or is turtled. Simple right? Job one, after defending London, is taking Italy out of the game by taking control of the Med, Middle East and Africa. Once that is accomplished it can move on to reinforcing Moscow and start landings on the Atlantic Wall. But Italy comes first! The benefit of playing UK is at least you know what you need to do.

UK PACIFIC Like China there is not a lot India can do to stay alive if Japan focuses on capturing it. India’s mission is to stay alive as long as possible and make any capture of Calcutta a Pyrrhic victory.

ANZAC is the other minor Power that plays a big role. ANZAC is the death by a thousand cuts for Japan. Making them trade the Money Islands and acting as US Fleet blockers. ANZAC’s job is to force Japan to spend money on them so the US can concentrate on getting a superior fleet versus Japan’s.

FRANCE is, well, ummm… does not really have a role in this game except to die on G1.

Remember as the Allies all you are trying to do is slow the Axis down, kill as many of their units as you can, so that when they come for the final push your money advantage overwhelms them.

GERMANY 1 (G1)
As I mentioned earlier it is important for the Allies to recognize what the Axis is doing to be able to counter it. Since Germany is the main antagonist here are some prime examples of G1 options:
• 100% ground unit buy for Germany. The Germans are going to go for Moscow on G6, G7 or G8.
• Major IC in Romania. The Germans are going for Moscow on G6.
• Carrier and two transports in SZ112 or SZ113. The Germans are going for Sealion.
• Submarine, destroyer and carrier in SZ112. The Germans may be going for Sealion though more likely they are building a fleet to contest the British and fight for the Med. This is more a long-term strategy than a short-term strategy.

TAKING YOUR TURN
Here are the four steps to consider when you prepare to take your Turn:

1. First and foremost, always look to see if your capital is safe. What can the enemy do to you this Turn and the next Turn? No matter how important some other objective is if you fail to protect your capital you just messed up.
2. Are there one or more VIP areas that must be taken or protected to protect my capital down the road or to achieve my main objective?
3. As part of my main objective what can I do to the enemy and what do I need to buy to accomplish it?
4. Are there any attacks of opportunity that, while not part of my main objective, assist me in accomplishing my main objective? As tempting as it may be, any attack that does not assist in accomplishing your main objective, should be ignored.

THE BID
As discussed, the Axis has the advantage in Global 1940 2nd Edition OOB; significantly. How much of a bid the Allies receive is up to each Player’s desire to be the Axis or the Allies. Whatever amount the bid is, it should be used to accomplish the Allied goals of slowing the Axis down and making life more difficult for the Axis and to assist the Allies in accomplishing their own goals. Bids should be used to:

• Protect the British Fleet – as I already said ships cost a lot and saving ships means not having to buy them later. Protecting the UK fleet not only makes it easier for the British to fight for the Med and make Atlantic Wall landings later it also protects London. Any bid placement should include a fighter for Scotland and a submarine for either SZ 111 or SZ 110. (Mandatory)
• Taking Italy out of the game is job #1 and a submarine in SZ 98 to maximize Taranto assists in that. (Mandatory)
• Ground troops for taking out Italian units in Africa or a transport in SZ 71 to do the same.
• Submarine or destroyer in SZ 91 to defend the UK cruiser and assist in the attack on SZ 96.
• Submarine in SZ 106 to defend the UK destroyer and transport.
• Infantry in India/West India/Burma to bolster defense. Or a mechanized infantry in Burma to threaten FIC on UK1 if the Japanese do a J1 declaration of war.
• Submarine in SZ 62 to protect the transport.
• Infantry in Russia to defend Moscow.
• An artillery in Amur to pin more Japanese troops in Manchuria.

I hope you learned something reading this paper. The goal was to highlight key points regarding how to play Global 1940 that will help you win more games.

@jesse144 said in Introduce or Re-Introduce Yourself (Current):

Hi, Jesse here from Kelso, WA. Glad to have found this site! I especially appreciate the amazing customizations and House Rules people have developed. Wow, some really beautiful and ingenious work has been done over the years. Custom game tables, painting, solo wargaming techniques, escape rolls for transports… just awesome stuff. Thanks to all contributors!

I played Classic many times back in the 80s, CD ROM version in late '90s a few times, then rediscovered A&A (and this site) a few months ago. Have since played 1941 (teaching my wife the game that way–she picked the game up quickly and is almost as big a fan as I am now), then 1942 SE about 4 times, Europe 40 three times, Pacific 40 is next. Then G40.

I’ve been accumulating and some House Rules ideas, drafting some of my own ideas, and purchasing additional playing pieces (oil economy, Allied Lend Lease, Govt in Exile, Canada and The Netherlands-Belgium as minor Powers, elite/specialty units) so that someday my ongoing G40 games will have these elements. And I’m going to paint France’s units dark blue-gray. I hope I don’t ruin them haha.

I don’t generally have big chunks of free time, so our games tend to take a couple of weeks at a time. It’s been interesting to notice how helpful it is to have fresh-eyes between breaks, to slow down the aggression-momentum phenomenon that tends to occur when playing to get the game over quickly after a long slog of hours.

Ditto! Definitely lucky to have a wife that not only is okay with you playing but enjoys playing with you too! I am trying to convince my new wife to play and she is reluctant so far. At least she supports my habit.

Being in Kelso you may want to look up the Axis and Allies Portland Wargaming Group. I think they are starting to play face to face again. https://www.facebook.com/PdxAA

If you are ever up in the Seattle area we are back to playing face to face ourselves. Just had our first game last weekend.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/329268357746777

WELCOME!!!

Thank you for your consideration. It is not my intend for anyone else to have any opinion regarding Trulpen or myself regarding our game. This is a game just between us and unfortunately a private game is open to public disclosure since we are playing online. How I feel about Trulpen is my business so please do not let my feelings or experience affect your opinion of him.

Without getting into details I think everyone can agree the game got out of hand and there are many reasons, beyond edits, that I am unwilling to play against Trulpen any longer. Again, that is just my business. Not finishing the game was my way to remove myself from what was a very negative experience. If that cost me a loss so be it.

I fully intend to continue playing in League games. I am trying to decide how best to move forward to minimize any future potential disagreements because I, like I am sure most everyone here, just wants to play and have fun.

Please consider this matter over.

@Saber25
OOB? Three things if OOB. 1) $34 is not enough of a bid. Needs to be at least $50. Buying 2 fighters for Russia is not the way to go as that would be far better used as infantry. These two things combined sound like you are having to over commit the US to the Atlantic.

In the Pacific Calcutta holding till Turn 7 or 8 is actually great. Normally they go down on Turn 5. 2) The US needs to spend the bulk of their money in the Pacific so by the time Japan knocks out or beats down China and India a large US force is there to stop them from winning the game. 3) With a large US presence ANZAC can be aggressive instead of defensive. Trading the Money Islands and forcing Japan to spend money against ANZAC is a must.

Get the US fleet to Queensland or Carolines as quickly as possible without being destroyed. That forces the Japanese to combine their navy or get picked off in detail.

@aequitas-et-veritas said in Warfare Principles of Axis & Allies (By AndrewAAGamer):

A.) It will be a 50/50 chance each time, b/c either you won or you lost.
B) even if you play as much as possible without taking risks, if your opponent makes a risky move, doesn’t this call off your whole riskfree playstyle and awareness??

Good questions… Thank you for contributing.

A) It is only a 50-50 chance if the Players are of equal caliber. The stronger Player is always going to win more than 50% of the games. Thus the stronger Player does not need to take as many risks and the weaker Player does have to take risks to win.

B) That depends. If you are the stronger Player than you may still be able to play conservatively even if the other Player is succeeding in risky attacks. Case in point. I had a face to face AA50 game where our Opponents had a dramatically aggressive G1. They attacked Egypt and every Allied fleet they could get their hands on. None of the battles were greater than 65% and one of them was under 50% yet they won them all. Our Allied position was frankly terrible. Germany was going to swoop through Africa and there was no Allied fleet to do anything about it for multiple Turns. Our team huddled and since it was the very beginning of the game, and night, my partners wanted to concede and start over so we could play at least one game where we might win. I disagreed. My point was the reason they had such an aggressive opening was because they knew we were the better team. Thus they will either a) make a mistake down the road that we can take advantage of or b) they will continue to make very risky attacks and eventually the dice will turn against them. So we continued and I was correct. They made a strategic error the very next Turn and the following Turn had two risky battles go against them so by the beginning of Turn 4 we were right back in the game and eventually won. So we did not have to play risky because we were better than them.

On the other hand I have been in games where the caliber of the Players was about the same and my Opponent started making risky attacks and was successful and you are correct. I had to change from my conservative strategy and start making risky attacks to try and stay in the game. For example while personally I would never like to attack Moscow with anything less than an 80% chance of victory against a really good Player I would go all the way down to 60% because after all, against a really good Player winning 60% of the time is a good thing. In fact if you are playing the best of the best winning 51% of the time is all it takes to be happy.

The point I am trying to make in my article is if you do not have to make a risky attack to win; why make it? I never said risky attacks were bad; many times they are necessary. I said do not make them if you do not have to.

After playing a couple of games of PtV this carrier scramble rule was one of the main reasons that I decided not to continue playing PtV anymore. I won’t get into the other reasons since you are not addressing them here anyway.

I would choose Proposal B for three reasons:

1. A 3 scramble matches that of land based aircraft airbases. For me it makes no sense that a carrier that is smaller and has a harder time getting its planes into the air can scramble half of its force where a land territory with gosh knows how many landing strips can only scramble a maximum of three fighters no matter how many planes are there.
2. Limiting it to 3 would open up the ability for more mobile warfare which has always been the advantage of sea combat over land combat while still maintaining some ability to project defensive force just like airbases. Just changing the cost of the carriers alleviates the problem somewhat but not that much and a scramble of 8-9 would certainly be doable. I have played in many games with 12+ carriers so those 24 planes would reside on 8 carriers instead of 12.
3. Changing the cost of the carrier and its abilities further differentiates the game from Axis and Allies. I think the intent of the developers, you guys, was to tweak Global 1940 but still maintain the Axis and Allies original game, look and feel. The more it is different from Axis and Allies the more it is like any other TripleA game map that is not Axis and Allies.

@oysteilo

I think the discovery of the Play Boardgames area where high ranked Players can play lower ranked Players for fun solves this issue. I just wish we promoted it more to new players as for example I had no idea it even existed.

Also trulpen and I will be having a World vs Andrew game here shortly. Check it out as a learning opportunity for anyone interested.

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35254/tutor-game-andrewaagamer-x-vs-trulpen-and-everyone-else-a-50-oob

I have seen it used successfully as an end game measure when the game is in a stalemate. It allows for the Allies to gain more income than the Axis do to try and break the stalemate. Otherwise it is not very useful.

I agree with a lot what both sides are saying in this discussion. A Player should not be forced into playing a version they do not want to play. That does not make anyone happy. At the same time we want to welcome new Players and OOB is the standard outside of this website.

For 2021 my suggestion would be to have separate Leagues or at least separate Playoffs. If you qualify for the Playoffs (8+ games) you can play in as many of the Playoff versions as you like. That way everyone gets to play the version they want to play, and no one has to play in a version they do not want to play in. If a version doesn’t get enough interest for a Playoff, then that Playoff version is canceled.

While P2V is a completely different game if there was enough call for a playoffs I see no reason to not include it unless there is a conviction that any Playoffs should only include Global 1940 (OOB or BM3) as P2V is frankly a completely different game; like Big World. In fact, you could have a Big World playoff too if enough people were interested in it. And how about AA50!!! That is one game I would play in League. But I digress.

As a new League Player here is my recent experience. I was playing in my Face to Face gaming group and we ONLY played OOB; well AA50 too, and D-Day and Guadalcanal. You get the picture. We had heard of this Balanced Mod thing but none of us played it. Due to COVID-19 we had to stop playing and I wanted to continue gaming and while I had for years used this site for information sources I had never played here. So, after doing some investigation, I was very pleased to read the League Rules and saw that Global G40 2nd Edition (aka OOB) was the default and based on that I joined and began playing.

I have had no problem finding OOB competitors so far. I can find people to play with at the E, 1 and 2 levels all the time. However, it came to my attention that a majority of the very top M players seem to not only play BM3 exclusively but avoided OOB like the plague, so I have not played against them. While I was disappointed in that it is fine if they feel that way and do not want to play OOB. But, to say if you want to play in the playoffs in the A Tier that you must play BM3 because they do is not fair. Just as it is unfair for them to have to play OOB when they do not want to and have not played a single game all year of it. Thus, why I suggest separate Playoffs.

We are going to lose newcomers if they are forced to play BM3. For those of you who are adamant about how great BM3 is and how OOB sucks, I know just as many people who feel the same about OOB being the best game and BM3 sucks; actually more. I would not have joined the League if BM3 was my only choice. At the same time, I do not want people who only play BM3 to not play in a Playoffs or be forced to play OOB if they do not ant to. Again at least two Playoffs for 2021 would be my recommendation.

Couple of notes:

1. All the units are British. There is no difference between UK Europe units and UK Pacific units. That is why they move and attack together.
2. Each UK capital can ONLY collect money from and build on their side of the board territories (Exceptions: West India is Pacific Territory - West Canada is Europe Territory). For example; If India (Calcutta) is taken and West India is taken by the Axis and then UK Europe takes West India back they do not collect for it because it is a Pacific Territory. Other Allies taking West India back could collect for it. Also, if for some reason Borneo is still under British control with India captured UK Europe may not build any infrastructure there because it is a Pacific Territory and Europe money.

@nolimit @RSCERIE

Have to agree with nolimit here. 75-25 Axis seems about right to me.

@victoryfirst

So while I agree with the generic overall Allied strategy you mention (Russia turtles, Taranto, push hard in Middle East, send air and ground to help Moscow) there is not a winning strategy against the Axis without a hefty Bid in OOB Global 1940 2nd Edition. $50-$60 IPCs is needed to balance the game as the Axis have quite an advantage.

As you mention I figure you just haven’t figured out how to play the Axis efficiently yet.

BTW your House Rule of hacking of bombers actually helps the Axis, not hinders it. While I have seen some people use bombers against Moscow I have never done that myself and I take Moscow eventually 98% of the time. On the other hand the Allies bombing the crap out of the Axis as they take minors and Germany proper is definitely part of the Allied strategy. As someone who likes being Axis I would certainly enjoy playing against someone using your House Rule.

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 25

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 25

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 armour, 3 bombers and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        3 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
        16 bombers moved from Southern Italy to Greece
        2 infantry moved from Rostov to Volgograd
        3 bombers moved from Rostov to Volgograd

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Volgograd
            Germans attack with 3 bombers and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 2 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
            Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 3 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Greece
            Germans attack with 16 bombers and 3 infantry
            British defend with 1 airfield, 2 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans roll dice for 16 bombers and 3 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 12/19 hits, 11.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Greece, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 armour owned by the British lost in Greece
            Germans win with 16 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
            Casualties for British: 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        3 bombers moved from Volgograd to Southern Italy
        16 bombers moved from Greece to Western Germany
        7 mech_infantrys moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
        2 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from France to Southern France
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 aaGun moved from France to Western Germany
        2 fighters moved from Western Germany to France
        5 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        3 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
        4 armour moved from Rostov to Ukraine

    Place Units - Germans
        3 infantry placed in Russia
        3 infantry placed in Ukraine
        3 armour placed in France
        3 bombers and 4 infantry placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1
        Germans collect 60 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 60 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 80 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 112 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to 109 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0.33
Germans regular : 0.50
British regular : 1.67

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 25

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 25

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 armour, 3 bombers and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        3 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
        16 bombers moved from Southern Italy to Greece
        2 infantry moved from Rostov to Volgograd
        3 bombers moved from Rostov to Volgograd

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Volgograd
            Germans attack with 3 bombers and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 2 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
            Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 3 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Greece
            Germans attack with 16 bombers and 3 infantry
            British defend with 1 airfield, 2 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans roll dice for 16 bombers and 3 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 12/19 hits, 11.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Greece, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 armour owned by the British lost in Greece
            Germans win with 16 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
            Casualties for British: 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        3 bombers moved from Volgograd to Southern Italy
        16 bombers moved from Greece to Western Germany
        7 mech_infantrys moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
        2 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from France to Southern France
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 aaGun moved from France to Western Germany
        2 fighters moved from Western Germany to France
        5 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        3 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
        4 armour moved from Rostov to Ukraine

    Place Units - Germans
        3 infantry placed in Russia
        3 infantry placed in Ukraine
        3 armour placed in France
        3 bombers and 4 infantry placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1
        Germans collect 60 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 60 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 80 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0.33
Germans regular : 0.50
British regular : 1.67

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Yes. Germany can fly as many planes as they want, that can make it with a legal landing zone, into the Sea Zone during the Combat Move Phase.

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 24

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 24

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        3 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
            Italians attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Americans and 2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Normandy Bordeaux
            Italians win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        3 fighters moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
        1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Southern Italy to Yugoslavia

    Place Units - Italians
        3 infantry placed in Southern France

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4,1,1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2,2,4,6,4,1,4,6,6
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5
        Italians collect 11 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 11 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 1.33
Italians regular : 1.33

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@jesse144 said in Introduce or Re-Introduce Yourself (Current):

@andrewaagamer
Thanks very much Andrew! Yes, the Portland group would be much closer, not even considering Tacoma traffic 🤯

Yes - Tacoma traffic. I moved to Washington in January of 2012 and they were working on the Tacoma interchange and traffic was a mess. 9 years later and from what I can tell nothing has changed. The traffic is still horrible and they are still working on it.

@jesse144 said in Introduce or Re-Introduce Yourself (Current):

Hi, Jesse here from Kelso, WA. Glad to have found this site! I especially appreciate the amazing customizations and House Rules people have developed. Wow, some really beautiful and ingenious work has been done over the years. Custom game tables, painting, solo wargaming techniques, escape rolls for transports… just awesome stuff. Thanks to all contributors!

I played Classic many times back in the 80s, CD ROM version in late '90s a few times, then rediscovered A&A (and this site) a few months ago. Have since played 1941 (teaching my wife the game that way–she picked the game up quickly and is almost as big a fan as I am now), then 1942 SE about 4 times, Europe 40 three times, Pacific 40 is next. Then G40.

I’ve been accumulating and some House Rules ideas, drafting some of my own ideas, and purchasing additional playing pieces (oil economy, Allied Lend Lease, Govt in Exile, Canada and The Netherlands-Belgium as minor Powers, elite/specialty units) so that someday my ongoing G40 games will have these elements. And I’m going to paint France’s units dark blue-gray. I hope I don’t ruin them haha.

I don’t generally have big chunks of free time, so our games tend to take a couple of weeks at a time. It’s been interesting to notice how helpful it is to have fresh-eyes between breaks, to slow down the aggression-momentum phenomenon that tends to occur when playing to get the game over quickly after a long slog of hours.

Ditto! Definitely lucky to have a wife that not only is okay with you playing but enjoys playing with you too! I am trying to convince my new wife to play and she is reluctant so far. At least she supports my habit.

Being in Kelso you may want to look up the Axis and Allies Portland Wargaming Group. I think they are starting to play face to face again. https://www.facebook.com/PdxAA

If you are ever up in the Seattle area we are back to playing face to face ourselves. Just had our first game last weekend.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/329268357746777

WELCOME!!!

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 24

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 24

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 fighter, 6 infantry, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to India
        1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Shan State to 38 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 38 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Shan State to 38 Sea Zone
        3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        3 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
        2 bombers moved from French Indo China to Celebes
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 44 Sea Zone to Celebes
        1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in 44 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 2 transports
            ANZAC defend with 2 transports
                2 transports owned by the ANZAC lost in 44 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 fighter and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
            Casualties for ANZAC: 2 transports
        Battle in India
            Japanese attack with 4 fighters, 3 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 2 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Japanese roll dice for 4 fighters, 3 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in India, round 2 : 4/11 hits, 5.17 expected hits
                UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 infantry in India, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the British lost in India
            Japanese captures 9PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital
            Japanese win, taking India from UK_Pacific with 4 fighters, 3 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Celebes
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 3 infantry
            ANZAC defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 3 infantry in Celebes, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Celebes, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese, 1 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 1 artillery owned by the ANZAC lost in Celebes
            Japanese win, taking Celebes from ANZAC with 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 fighter moved from 44 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from Celebes to Philippines
        1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 40 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        4 carriers moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from French Indo China to 37 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to French Indo China
        1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to French Indo China
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 37 Sea Zone to French Indo China
        1 fighter moved from French Indo China to 37 Sea Zone
        4 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 fighter and 2 transports placed in 37 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber placed in French Indo China
        4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Japan

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 51 PUs; end with 60 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
        Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.50
ANZAC regular : 0.33
UK_Pacific regular : -0.67

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 24

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 24

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 2 armour, 4 artilleries, 14 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        2 infantry moved from Rostov to Volgograd
        2 bombers moved from French Indo China to Volgograd
        1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Volgograd
        5 mech_infantrys moved from Albania to Turkey
        3 bombers moved from Southern Italy to Turkey
        10 bombers moved from France to Turkey
        2 fighters moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
        2 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 bomber moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 bomber moved from France to Turkey
        1 bomber moved from France to Turkey

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Turkey
            Germans attack with 15 bombers and 5 mech_infantrys
            British defend with 8 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 15 bombers and 5 mech_infantrys in Turkey, round 2 : 8/20 hits, 10.83 expected hits
                British roll dice for 8 infantry in Turkey, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                4 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans and 8 infantry owned by the British lost in Turkey
            Germans win, taking Turkey from British with 15 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Germans: 4 mech_infantrys
            Casualties for British: 8 infantry
        Battle in Volgograd
            Germans attack with 3 bombers and 2 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 2 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Volgograd, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Volgograd
            Germans win, taking Volgograd from Russians with 3 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry
            Americans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        8 artilleries and 22 infantry moved from France to Southern France
        3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        2 fighters moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
        1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern Italy
        15 bombers moved from Turkey to Southern Italy
        3 bombers moved from Volgograd to Rostov
        1 infantry moved from France to Southern France
        4 infantry moved from Bryansk to Rostov
        3 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        2 armour moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
        4 armour moved from Rostov to Bryansk

    Place Units - Germans
        3 infantry placed in Russia
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
        2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in France
        1 artillery, 8 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1
        Germans collect 64 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 64 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 84 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -0.33
Russians regular : -0.33
Germans regular : -2.17
British regular : 1.33

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