Has anyone ever tried 1940 rules/units on the 1942 map?

We have a group that enjoys to play, but 1940 is a serious time commitment that we just can’t schedule, and it seems to be taking the fun out of it (for us). When we played 1942, we could set up and play a few rounds in one night and while not always finishing, we could get a good enough sense in how the game was going to declare a victor.

We do enjoy the new pieces and rules (scrambling, tac bombers, convoys, air fields, kamakazi, shipyards) from 1940 … has anyone ever tried to use them on the older, smaller, more manageable 1942 board? any tips? any existing transfer rules? any thoughts?

Thanks everyone!

I’ll send messages out and PM’s to those in the string, checking to see if anyone is still interested.

If I missed you or if you’re new to the string, PM me.

Were they difficult to paint? I’ve never painted shapeways before…

So … We have a huge vinyl map , custom factories (settlers of Cataan pieces), the IPc poker chips, and war dice.

What are good replacements or upgrades to signify air and sea bases? I know there’s a version of a map out there that has them embedded into the map, but that isn’t the version we use, and id like it to have a 3-d piece feel , like the other tokens.

I’ve looked around and just can’t find any good representations from other sets or other games. Any thoughts?

Here’s my YouTube tutorial on convoy disruptions…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwQXKKDORaI

What a great tutorial thanks! Love the series, I’m watching the customization series now …  thanks for creating it!

That definitely helps!

My mind kept going to convoys being an offensive tool, not a defensive, so I was always trying to reconcile removing IPCs during an attack phase. I’m sure it was clear in the instructions, but trying to understand all of the other new rules just sorta clouded the issue.

Now this makes sense - in my turn, if enemy ships are in my territory, I lose money.

That’s garbage!!!

We’re on turn 7 in our first game so we’ll add convoys to our next game … probably not fair to start it mid-game!

And just to confirm, it doesn’t impact the ships’ ability to fight later in the turn right? it’s just (for lack of a better term) “extra”?

:? :? :?

So my group of friends and I are pretty well versed in A&A. We have played 1942 about once a month for the last several years. We just recently started 1940 Global, and so far it’s pretty darn impressive.

HOWEVER …

How the heck do convoy attacks work? I’ve read the section of the rules several times and I just can’t make sense of it. Can someone please explain it to me like I’m 5?

Thanks!

Well, just wanted to update, out of fairness to FMG…

Package arrived today, as ordered.

No response to email, no response to my Paypal complaint, no response to my IM, and almost a month after being ordered…  it’s here.

SO, if you’re patient and trusting, probably safe to order … but not the kind of company for me.

I’m in Phoenix area (east valley) and would be interested as well! I’m not new to A&A (love Spring 1942) but new to Global…

I opened up a Paypal claim requesting a refund. They contacted Paypal to let them know the package has been shipped (w/tracking #), so I guess we’ll see what arrives. I’ll update this thread once it arrives.