When you’re stuck at home in quarantine and you have nothing that you need to do, sometimes the craziest ideas will cross your mind:
This is something I’ve actually been toying with for a while: a 1939 or 1937 game played on the 1914 board. It’s been a great deal of fun, but I usually find myself exploring alternate history rather than creating a game that is actually balanced with streamlined rules.

Have you ever experimented with playing a World War 2 era game on 1914 with the rules and units from 1940? Making a good setup has been difficult, and some places like Russia just aren’t ideal, but I’ve seen a lot of potential with making an early war scenario like this with many playable little nations. OH, and a well-defended France as well.

Have I just gone crazy, or is this an interesting idea?

Chaos in the Balkans:
Hungary and Romania are at war, Germany has annexed Austria, Yugoslavia suffered an unfortunate die role and has been forced to disintegrate into a Pro-Fascist Croatian state and a smaller Serbia. Italy managed to seize Albania without loss, and Czechoslovakia is reinforcing its border with the Nazis.
The UK has pledged to declare war on any power invading Greece.

Swedish Disaster:
The Swedes attempted to peacefully take over Norway to prevent any major nations from entering Scandinavia, but the plan backfired. Not only did another unfortunate die role cause the Norwegians to resist, but the German and British players were offended by the assault, and Germany turned a blind eye to a British force that liberated the Norwegians and devastated Sweden’s hopes of a powerful, neutral, United Scandinavian state.

Spain in Flames:
The civil war rages on in Spain, just as a deadly naval encounter ended in mutual annihilation for the Nationalists and Republicans. The free world does not want a Fascist Spain, and the U.S. Player has sent generous air aid to the Republicans. With Franco’s Army of Africa having headed for the mainland, I, as France, took advantage and seized their Moroccan colony. Unfortunately, I earned a -1 diplomacy points for this “aggressive” act.

Global 1939 Version 3 plus tweaks (Europe and Pacific Standalone setups are further below)

Axis and Allies Global 1939 is a 1940 variant that uses a new setup and political situation.

Global (Europe + Pacific):
Anything not specified here is the same as 1940 2nd Edition.

Political situation changes:

Russia may not declare war on Germany/Italy until turn 5 unless attacked by the Axis.

Nazi-Soviet Pact:
On turn 1 only, Russia is given the option of attacking/annexing any of these territories: Vyborg, Baltic States, Eastern Poland, and Bessarabia.  Germany may not take any of the aforementioned territories or trigger Finalnd on turn 1 without declaring war on Russia.  If Russia does not take some/all of these territories, Germany may take them without consequence starting on turn 2.  Vyborg is hostile to Russia and friendly to Germany.  Eastern Poland is an enemy to both Russia and Germany.

Germany is allowed to move through the Danish straits even though Germany does not control Denmark on turn 1.

Italy begins the game neutral and cannot leave its territories.  Other powers cannot enter neutral Italy.  Italy may declare on any Allied powers on turn 2 or later.  If Italy stays neutral, the Allies may declare war on Italy on turn 3 or later.  On the turn Italy declares war or the Allies attack Italy, transports may load units in shared sea zones shared between Italy and the Allies.

The United States may declare war on the Axis on the collect income phase of turn 4.
The minor industrial complexes on Western, Eastern, and Central U.S. don’t get upgraded automatically.  The U.S. must pay for the upgrades if it wants them.

The new pro-Allies/-Axis (same rules as for Persia, Iraq, etc.) and their standing armies are
Pro-Allies:
Poland: 6 infantry
Eastern Poland: 2 infantry
Denmark: 1 infantry
Norway: 2 infantry
Holland/Belgium: 3 infantry
Iceland: nothing
Greenland: nothing
Belgian Congo: 1 infantry
Pro-Axis:
Slovakia/Hungary: 3 infantry, 3 tanks
Romania: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 fighter
Bessarabia: nothing
Baltic States: nothing
Vyborg: 2 infantry
Northwest Persia: nothing
Persia: 2 infantry
Eastern Persia: nothing

When collecting NOs, treat the territories as the board represents them (e.g. the original controller).
Examples:
Iceland and Belgian Congo do not start as British anymore, but they are needed for UK’s NO for holding the empire because they have a British roundel on them.
Even though Persia is pro-Axis in this setup, it does not count in Russia’s spread of Communism NO because the board represents it as being pro-Allies.

New Turn order and starting income/IPCs in hand:
Germany: 14
Soviet Union: 35
United Kingdom-
Europe: 27
Pacific: 17
Italy: 10
France: 19
ANZAC: 10
Japan: 24
China: 14
United States: 52

New Setup:
Germany:
Germany: 16 infantry, 4 artillery, 1 tactical bomber, 4 AA guns, 2 strategic bombers, major industrial complex
Greater Southern Germany: 6 infantry, 2 artillery, 3 tanks
Western Germany: 2 infantry, 3 tanks, 4 AA guns, 4 fighters, 3 tactical bombers, 2 mech., air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Sea Zone 112: 2 submarines, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 113: 2 submarines, 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 114: 1 submarine, 1 transport, 1 battleship

Soviet Union:
Russia: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 artillery, 1 strategic bomber, air base, minor industrial complex
Samara: 1 infantry
Novosibirsk: 1 infantry
Kazakhstan: 1 infantry
Turkmenistan: 1 infantry
Caucasus: 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Volgograd: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, minor industrial complex
Ukraine: 2 infantry, 1 tactical bomber
Western Ukraine: 2 infantry, 1 artillery
Belarus: 2 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
Novgorod: 6 infantry, 1 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 tank, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, minor industrial complex
Karelia: 2 infantry
Timguska: 1 infantry
Yenisey: 1 infantry
Yakut: 1 infantry
Buryatia: 2 infantry
Sakha: 2 infantry
Amur: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry, 2 AA guns, 1 tank
Siberia: 1 infantry
Soviet Far East: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 100: 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 115: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 127: 1 submarine

Italy:
Southern Italy: 4 infantry, 2 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Northern Italy: 4 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank, 1 strategic bomber, 1 tactical bomber, minor industrial complex
Sardinia: 1 infantry
Sicily: 1 infantry
Albania: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Libya: 3 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank
Tobruk: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry
Ethiopia: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Italian Somaliland: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
Sea Zone 95: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 97: 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 1 transport

France:
France: 6 infantry, 3 AA guns, 3 artillery, 2 tanks, 2 fighters, air base, minor industrial complex
Normandy/Bordeaux: 1 infantry, naval base, minor industrial complex
Southern France: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, naval base
Tunisia: 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Algeria: 1 infantry, 1 mech.
Morocco: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun
French West Africa: 1 infantry
French Central Africa: 1 infantry
Syria: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 105: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
Sea Zone 93: 1 cruiser, 1 transport
Sea Zone 94: 1 battleship
Sea Zone 82: 1 submarine
Sea Zone 72: 1 destroyer

Japan:
Japan: 6 infantry, 1 mech., 2 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 tank, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 2 strategic bombers, air base, naval base, major IC
Korea: 2 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
Manchuria: 6 infantry, 1 mech., 1 artillery, 1 tank, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 1 AA gun, control marker
Jehol: 3 infantry, 1 artillery, control marker
Shantung: 3 infantry, 1 artillery, control marker
Kiangsu: 5 infantry, 2 artillery, control marker
Okinawa: 1 infantry, 1 fighter
Formosa: 1 infantry, 1 fighter
Hainan: 1 infantry
Palau: 1 infantry
Caroline Islands: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, air base, naval base
Marshall Islands: 1 infantry, air base, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber
Marianas: 1 infantry, naval base, 1 AA gun
Iwo Jima: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun
Siam 2 infantry
Sea Zone 6: 1 submarine, 3 transports, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 2 carriers with 2 fighters and 2 tactical bombers
Sea Zone 19: 1 transport, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 20: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 1 aircraft carrier with 1 fighter and 1 tactical bomber
Sea Zone 36: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 22: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 33: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine
Sea Zone 32: 1 destroyer

United States:
Western United States: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, minor IC
Alaska: 1 infantry
Hawaii: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, 1 strategic bomber air base, naval base
Midway: air base
Wake: air base
Guam: air base
Philippines: 2 infantry, 1 fighter, air base, naval base
Eastern United States: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, minor industrial complex
Central United States: 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank, minor industrial complex
Sea Zone 64: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 101: 1 destroyer
Sa Zone 10: 1 submarine, 1 transport, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 29: 1 carrier with 1 fighter and 1 tactical bomber
Sea Zone 26: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 35: 1 destroyer

China:
Suiyuan: 3 infantry
Chahar: 1 infantry
Anhwe: 3 infantry
Kiangsi: 2 infantry
Kwangsi: 2 infantry
Hunan: 2 infantry
Kweichow: 3 infantry, 1 artillery
Hopei: 1 infantry
Shensi: 1 infantry
Szechwan: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 fighter
Yunnan: 3 infantry

United Kingdom:
United Kingdom: 2 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 artillery, 1 tank, 1 fighter, 1 strategic bomber, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Scotland: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base
Quebec: 1 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 mechanized infantry, minor industrial complex
Nova Scotia: naval base, air base
Ontario: 1 AA gun, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Gibraltar: naval base
Malta: 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, airbase
Alexandria: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank
Egypt: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, naval base
Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
British Somaliland: 1 infantry
Kenya: 1 infantry
Rhodesia: 1 infantry
Anglo-Egypt Sudan: 1 infantry
Union of South Africa: 1 infantry, 1 tank, 1 mechanized infantry, naval base, minor industrial complex
West India: 2 infantry, 1 artillery
India: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Burma: 2 infantry
Shan State: 1 infantry
Malaya: 3 infantry, naval base
Kwangtung: 1 infantry, naval base
Samoa: naval base
Sea Zone 106: 1 transport, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 109: 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 110: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship, 1 transport
Sea Zone 111: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 91: 1 cruiser, 1 aircraft carrier (carrying 1 tactical bomber)
Sea Zone 98: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 81: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 71: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 70: 1 transport
Sea Zone 39: 1 cruiser, 1 sub
Sea Zone 37: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 51: 1 destroyer

ANZAC:
New South Wales: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank, naval base, minor IC
Queensland: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base
Northern Territory: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun
Western Australia: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
New Zealand: 2 infantry, 1 AA gun,  1 fighter, naval base, minor IC
Malaya: 1 infantry
Shan State: 1 infantry
Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
Egypt: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 62: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 63: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 54: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer
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Pacific 1939 Standalone:

Anything not specified here is the same as 1940 2nd Edition.

The United States may declare war on Japan on the collect income phase of turn 4.

New Turn order and starting income/IPCs in hand:
United Kingdom: 16
ANZAC: 10
Japan: 24
China: 14
United States: 17

New Setup:
Japan:
Japan: 6 infantry, 1 mech., 2 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 tank, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 2 strategic bombers, air base, naval base, major IC
Korea: 2 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
Manchuria: 6 infantry, 1 mech., 1 artillery, 1 tank, 2 fighters, 2 tactical bombers, 1 AA gun, control marker
Jehol: 3 infantry, 1 artillery, control marker
Shantung: 3 infantry, 1 artillery, control marker
Kiangsu: 5 infantry, 2 artillery, control marker
Okinawa: 1 infantry, 1 fighter
Formosa: 1 infantry, 1 fighter
Hainan: 1 infantry
Palau: 1 infantry
Caroline Islands: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, air base, naval base
Marshall Islands: 1 infantry, air base, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber
Marianas: 1 infantry, naval base, 1 AA gun
Iwo Jima: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun
Siam 2 infantry
Sea Zone 6: 1 submarine, 3 transports, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 2 carriers with 2 fighters and 2 tactical bombers
Sea Zone 19: 1 transport, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 20: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 1 aircraft carrier with 1 fighter and 1 tactical bomber
Sea Zone 36: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 22: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 33: 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine
Sea Zone 32: 1 destroyer

United States:
Western United States: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, major IC
Alaska: 1 infantry
Hawaii: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, 1 strategic bomber air base, naval base
Midway: air base
Wake: air base
Guam: air base
Philippines: 2 infantry, 1 fighter, air base, naval base
Sa Zone 10: 1 submarine, 1 transport, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 29: 1 carrier with 1 fighter and 1 tactical bomber
Sea Zone 26: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 35: 1 destroyer

China:
Suiyuan: 3 infantry
Chahar: 1 infantry
Anhwe: 3 infantry
Kiangsi: 2 infantry
Kwangsi: 2 infantry
Hunan: 2 infantry
Kweichow: 3 infantry, 1 artillery
Hopei: 1 infantry
Shensi: 1 infantry
Szechwan: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 fighter
Yunnan: 3 infantry

United Kingdom:
India: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 fighter, 1 tactical bomber, air base, naval base, major IC
Burma: 2 infantry
Shan State: 1 infantry
Malaya: 3 infantry, naval base
Kwangtung: 1 infantry, naval base
Samoa: naval base
Sea Zone 39: 1 cruiser, 1 sub
Sea Zone 37: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 51: 1 destroyer

ANZAC:
New South Wales: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank, naval base, minor IC
Queensland: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base
Northern Territory: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun
Western Australia: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
New Zealand: 2 infantry, 1 AA gun,  1 fighter, naval base, minor IC
Malaya: 1 infantry
Shan State: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 62: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 63: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 54: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer

Europe Standalone:
Anything not specified here is the same as 1940 2nd Edition.

Political situation changes:

Russia may not declare war on Germany/Italy until turn 5 unless attacked by the Axis.

Nazi-Soviet Pact:
On turn 1 only, Russia is given the option of attacking/annexing any of these territories: Vyborg, Baltic States, Eastern Poland, and Bessarabia.  Germany may not take any of the aforementioned territories or trigger Finalnd on turn 1 without declaring war on Russia.  If Russia does not take some/all of these territories, Germany may take them without consequence starting on turn 2.  Vyborg is hostile to Russia and friendly to Germany.  Eastern Poland is an enemy to both Russia and Germany.

Germany is allowed to move through the Danish straits even though Germany does not control Denmark on turn 1.

Italy begins the game neutral and cannot leave its territories.  Other powers cannot enter neutral Italy. Italy may declare on any Allied powers on turn 2 or later.  If Italy stays neutral, the Allies may declare war on Italy on turn 3 or later.  On the turn Italy declares war or the Allies attack Italy, transports may load units in shared sea zones shared between Italy and the Allies.

The United States may declare war on the Axis on the collect income phase of turn 4.
The minor industrial complexes on Eastern and Central U.S. don’t get upgraded automatically.  The U.S. must pay for the upgrades if it wants them.

The new pro-Allies/-Axis (same rules as for Persia, Iraq, etc.) and their standing armies are
Pro-Allies:
Poland: 6 infantry
Eastern Poland: 2 infantry
Denmark: 1 infantry
Norway: 2 infantry
Holland/Belgium: 3 infantry
Iceland: nothing
Greenland: nothing
Belgian Congo: 1 infantry
Pro-Axis:
Slovakia/Hungary: 3 infantry, 3 tanks
Romania: 4 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 fighter
Bessarabia: nothing
Baltic States: nothing
Vyborg: 2 infantry
Northwest Persia: nothing
Persia: 2 infantry
Eastern Persia: nothing

When collecting NOs, treat the territories as the board represents them (e.g. the original controller).
Examples:
Iceland and Belgian Congo do not start as British anymore, but they are needed for UK’s NO for holding the empire because they have a British roundel on them.
Even though Persia is pro-Axis in this setup, it does not count in Russia’s spread of Communism NO because the board represents it as being pro-Allies.

New Turn order and starting income/IPCs in hand:
Germany: 14
Soviet Union: 26
United Kingdom: 28
Italy: 10
France: 17
United States: 35

New Setup:
Germany:
Germany: 16 infantry, 4 artillery, 1 tactical bomber, 4 AA guns, 2 strategic bombers, major industrial complex
Greater Southern Germany: 6 infantry, 2 artillery, 3 tanks
Western Germany: 2 infantry, 3 tanks, 4 AA guns, 4 fighters, 3 tactical bombers, 2 mech., air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Sea Zone 112: 2 submarines, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 113: 2 submarines, 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 114: 1 submarine, 1 transport, 1 battleship

Soviet Union:
Russia: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 artillery, 1 strategic bomber, air base, minor industrial complex
Samara: 1 infantry
Novosibirsk: 1 infantry
Kazakhstan: 1 infantry
Turkmenistan: 1 infantry
Caucasus: 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Volgograd: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, minor industrial complex
Ukraine: 2 infantry, 1 tactical bomber
Western Ukraine: 2 infantry, 1 artillery
Belarus: 2 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
Novgorod: 6 infantry, 1 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 tank, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, minor industrial complex
Karelia: 2 infantry
Sea Zone 100: 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 115: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 127: 1 submarine

Italy:
Southern Italy: 4 infantry, 2 artillery, 2 AA guns, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Northern Italy: 4 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank, 1 strategic bomber, 1 tactical bomber, minor industrial complex
Sardinia: 1 infantry
Sicily: 1 infantry
Albania: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Libya: 3 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank
Tobruk: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 mechanized infantry
Ethiopia: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Italian Somaliland: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry
Sea Zone 95: 1 submarine, 1 destroyer, 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 97: 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship, 1 transport

France:
France: 6 infantry, 3 AA guns, 3 artillery, 2 tanks, 2 fighters, air base, minor industrial complex
Normandy/Bordeaux: 1 infantry naval base, minor industrial complex
Southern France: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, naval base
Tunisia: 1 infantry, 1 artillery
Algeria: 1 infantry, 1 mech.
Morocco: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun
French West Africa: 1 infantry
French Central Africa: 1 infantry
Syria: 1 infantry
Sea Zone 105: 1 destroyer, 1 transport
Sea Zone 93: 1 cruiser, 1 transport
Sea Zone 94: 1 battleship
Sea Zone 82: 1 submarine
Sea Zone 72: 1 destroyer

United States:
Eastern United States: 1 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base, naval base, minor industrial complex
Central United States: 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank, minor industrial complex
Sea Zone 64: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 101: 1 destroyer

United Kingdom:
United Kingdom: 2 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 artillery, 1 tank, 1 fighter, 1 strategic bomber, air base, naval base, major industrial complex
Scotland: 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 fighter, air base
Quebec: 1 infantry, 1 fighter, 1 mechanized infantry, minor industrial complex
Nova Scotia: naval base, air base
Ontario: 1 AA gun, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Gibraltar: naval base
Malta: 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 AA gun, airbase
Alexandria: 1 infantry, 1 mechanized infantry, 1 tank
Egypt: 2 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AA gun, naval base
Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
British Somaliland: 1 infantry
Kenya: 1 infantry
Rhodesia: 1 infantry
Anglo-Egypt Sudan: 1 infantry
Union of South Africa: 1 infantry, 1 tank, 1 mechanized infantry, naval base, minor industrial complex
West India: 2 infantry, 1 artillery
Sea Zone 106: 1 transport, 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 109: 1 transport, 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 110: 1 destroyer, 1 battleship, 1 transport
Sea Zone 111: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 91: 1 cruiser, 1 aircraft carrier (carrying 1 tactical bomber)
Sea Zone 98: 1 destroyer, 1 submarine, 1 battleship
Sea Zone 81: 1 cruiser
Sea Zone 71: 1 destroyer
Sea Zone 70: 1 transport

Special thanks to all who contributed to this project.  This is the final version.  Questions and comments are appreciated.
        de Gaulle

@General-Veers I like the idea of reducing the facilities cost as well. But I have been wondering if perhaps airbases should cost more than naval bases. I feel like the scramble potential of airbases is more powerful than the repairing abilities of naval bases (while the move extension seems obviously on equal terms). I think a 12 or 13 IPC naval base sounds good, but I’d personally want air bases to be more, maybe about 14 IPCs. One of the reasons why I think airbases need a higher cost is their relevance to aircraft carriers. Why build a carrier for 16 when you can scramble 3 fighters for 15 (or as you and I propose 12/13).

I’d love to see more facility building, as this is something that’s very rare in my group’s games. It would be hard to find the perfect cost, but I think your 12 IPCs is a good place to begin testing, perhaps going as low as 11 for sea bases and as high as 14 for air bases. I’d like to try it.

Have you ever seen a game where France actually builds units in Indo-China? I’ve never seen this happen and was wondering if it ever occurred in a real game.

Japan typically builds an industrial complex after capturing French Indo-China, so it would only take the UK or another ally to liberate it and give France a free factory to use. Supposing Paris has also been liberated, France could very well start building in Indo-China.

Now of course this scenario would imply that Germany has lost France, and Japan has done very poorly in Southeast Asia —making a grim scene for the Axis. Typically in my games, they would surrender after losing two very crucial areas. The only scenario I could think of is perhaps Germany and Japan are trying to destroy Russia and didn’t fare well on other fronts. Maybe France would have a reason to build in Indo-China because of this? Although Paris would likely be the better option, but games can be crazy.

Have you ever seen this happen?

I TOTALLY Love this! GREAT WORK OZ!

Did you make a 1939 setup for 1940 Oz?

So, everyone give me your ideas for adding Vichy rules! I am getting a little tired of the unrealistic OOB setup which eliminates historical French rules. I would like to stress that I want changes to be simple and not changing the balance. Thanks!  :roll:

de Gaulle

Thanks Barney! Can’t wait to try it! Maybe France will get more of  :lol: a role in it.

This is a mod which changes some rules and adds many more pieces to the setup. It uses the pieces and countries of 1940. I would love for everyone to try it and give their opinion.

Rules changes:
All units are added from 1940 2nd Edition except air and naval bases. ICs printed on the map are not used; ICs from 1940 are used instead. Strategic bombing raids can be done against these. No new ICs can be built. Units such as carriers and battleships which have different rules in 1941 compared to 1940 keep the rules of 1941.

All spaces are worth double their printed value. Countries start with double IPCs as well.

Italy: Italy is its own power now. It receives control of Southern and Western(ahistorical but the best I can do) Europe. Italy’s capital is in Southern Europe.

ANZAC: ANZAC is its own power now. It receives control of Australia, East Indies(ahistorical again), New Guinea, Sllolomon Islands, and New Zealand. Its capital is in Australia.

China: China is its own power. China must stay in China. China may only purchase infantry and artillery. China may deploy anywhere in China(Northwestern China, Szechwan, Manchuria, and Coastal China). If all four of these are captured by Allies, China gets control of all of them and may build all units (anywhere in China) and may move out of China. The US may give China as many IPCs as it wants; however China may only purchase one unit with US funds per turn. If all China is controlled by Axis, US gets China’s IPCs.

France: France is its own power now. France receives control of France(note that this has been captured) West Africa, Equatorial Africa,and  Madagascar. France is considered an originally controlled territory of France. If France is liberated France assumes control and places one infantry there(this happens each time France is captured). Note that if France is liberated by Alllies and Germany takes it back, Italy will NOT assume control as it is an original French territory.

Anything blunt or unspecified should be corrected. Feel free to ask me abut any rules.

Note that the setup is really three setups in one: the original, the setup pictured on the back of the box, and the units I added. A bit crowded. It plays well but some problems are still here. Please try it out and give me feedback.

Turn order and starting IPCs in hand/ starting income(don’t forget that everything is doubled):
Soviet Union: 14
Italy: 8
Germany: 16
ANZAC: 6
France: 0
United Kingdom: 18
Japan: 18
United States: 32
China: 2

Setup:
Germany:
Germany:6 infantry, 2 mech, 1 fighter, 2 S bombers, major IC
France: 3 infantry, 1 artillery, 1 AAA, 1tank, 1 fighter, 1 T bomber
Norway/Finland: 3 infantry, 1 AAA
Southern Europe: 2 infantry
North Africa: 3 infantry, 1 mech, 1 artillery, 1 tank
Eastern Europe: 5 infantry, 2 artillery, 1 AAA, 3 tanks, 1 fighter, 1 T bomber, 1 S bomber
Ukraine: 3 infantry, 2 tanks, 1 AAA
West Russia: 4 infantry
SZ 5: 1 sub, 1 destroyer, 1 cruiser, 1 battleship
SZ 6: 1 sub
SZ 9: 1 sub
SZ 16: 1 sub, 1 transport, 1 cruiser
SZ 17: 1 transport, 1 destroyer
SZ 18: 1 transport, 1 cruiser

Italy:
Southern Europe: 4 infantry 1 artillery 1 AAA 1 fighter 1 t bomber minor IC control marker
Western Europe: 1 infantry minor IC control marker
North Africa: 2 infantry 1 artillery 1 mech. 1 tank
SZ 17 1 transport 2 destroyers 1 cruiser

Japan:
Japan: 6 infantry 1 artillery 1 mech. 1 AAA 1 tank 1 fighter 1 T bomber 2 S bombers major IC
Iwo Jima: 1 infantry
Okinawa: 1 infantry 1 fighter
Manchuria: 4 infantry
Coastal China: 3 infantry 1 artillery 1 tank 1 fighter
Southeast Asia: 2 infantry 1 artillery
Caroline Islands: 2 infantry
SZ 45: 1 transport 1 destroyer 1 cruiser 2 carriers(carrying 3 fighters and 1 t bomber) 1 battleship
SZ 46: 1 transport 1 destroyer 1 carrier( carrying 1 fighter and 1 t bomber)
SZ 31: 1 destroyer 1 sub
SZ. 38: 1 transport 1 destroyer 2 cruisers 1 carrier(carrying 2 fighters)
SZ 37: 1 sub

Soviet Union:
Russia: 8 infantry, 2 mech., 1 artillery, 1 AAA, 1 tank, 2 fighters 1 T bomber 1 S bomber major IC
Archangel: 4 infantry
Karelia: 3 infantry 1 AAA
Caucasus: 5 infantry, 1 artillery 1 AAA 1 tank minor IC
Urals: 1 infantry 1 tank
Siberia: 5 infantry
SZ 4: 1 sub
SZ 3 1 sub 1 transport
SZ18: 1 transport 1 cruiser

ANZAC:
Australia: 3 infantry 1 artillery 1 AAA 1 fighter minor IC
New Zealand: 1 infantry 1 fighter
New Guinea: 1 infantry
India: 1 infantry
Egypt: 1 infantry 1 artillery
SZ 33: 2 subs 1 transport 1 cruiser

France:
England: 1 infantry 1 fighter
Equatorial Africa:  1 infantry 1 mech. 1 artillery
Egypt: 1 infantry
Middle East: 1 infantry
SZ 25: 1 transport 1 destroyer 1 cruiser

United Kingdom:
England: 2 infantry 1 artillery 1 AAA 1 fighter 1 t bomber 2 s bombers major IC
Eastern Canada: 1 infantry 1 tank
Western Canada :1 infantry
Egypt :2 infantry 1 mech. 1 artillery 1 AAA 2 tanks 1 t bomber
Kenya :1 infantry 1 fighter
Union of South Africa :1 infantry
Middle East : 1 infantry
India : 3 infantry 1 artillery 1 fighter 1 t bomber minor IC
SZ 8: 1 sub 1 cruiser 1 battleship
SZ 10: 2 transports 1 destroyer
SZ 14: 1 carrier (carrying 1 fighter)
SZ 29: 1 transport 1 destroyer 1 cruiser
SZ 30: 1 battleship

United States :
Easter US :6 infantry 2 tanks 1 fighter 1 s bomber major IC
Western US :3 infantry 1 mech. 1 artillery 1 tank 1 s bomber major IC
Alaska : 1 infantry
Hawaii : 2 infantry 1 AAA
Philippines : 2 infantry
Midway : 1 infantry 1 t bomber
Wake: 1 infantry
SZ 11: 1 sub 1 destroyer 1 transport 1 cruiser
SZ 42: 1 sub 1 transport 1 cruiser 1 carrier (carrying 2 fighters)  1 battleship
SZ 40: 1 transport 1 carrier (carrying 1 fighter and 1 t bomber) 1 battleship

China:
Northwestern China: 2 infantry
Szechwan: 3 infantry 1 artillery 1 fighter

This must have been answered at some point, but I haven’t played in a while and forgot the rule
When mobilizing a pro-Allied neutral that is adjacent to another pro-Allied neutral (Persia is really the only OOB example), is a player allowed to use a tank or mechanized infantry on the noncombat movement phase and activate two territories, must the unit stop after activating the first one?

For example,
If Russia is at war and has a mechanized infantry in Turkmenistan, can that unit (on the noncombat movement phase) move into and activate both Eastern Persia and Persia (central)?

@General-Veers I like the idea of reducing the facilities cost as well. But I have been wondering if perhaps airbases should cost more than naval bases. I feel like the scramble potential of airbases is more powerful than the repairing abilities of naval bases (while the move extension seems obviously on equal terms). I think a 12 or 13 IPC naval base sounds good, but I’d personally want air bases to be more, maybe about 14 IPCs. One of the reasons why I think airbases need a higher cost is their relevance to aircraft carriers. Why build a carrier for 16 when you can scramble 3 fighters for 15 (or as you and I propose 12/13).

I’d love to see more facility building, as this is something that’s very rare in my group’s games. It would be hard to find the perfect cost, but I think your 12 IPCs is a good place to begin testing, perhaps going as low as 11 for sea bases and as high as 14 for air bases. I’d like to try it.

@Imperious-Leader I was only thinking about 1940, but I’m curious now about 1942. Do you like cruisers at 12 and battleships at 20 for 1942?

@Imperious-Leader I’m referring to Global 1940 aircraft carriers that are capital ships which take two hits to sink and cost 16 IPCs.

Some units just don’t get purchased very often because they’re a little too expensive for their abilities (such as AA guns and cruisers, and to a lesser degree, battleships and tactical bombers). On the other hand, some units are accused of being too good or “broken” due to their wide range of uses and influence (such as strategic bombers and mechanized infantry).

My proposition is this: alter the IPC cost to make better balance but don’t do anything else. If you were to tweak only the price, what would you do? Here’s my take:

No change:
Infantry: 3
Artillery: 4
Mechanized Infantry: 4
Tanks: 6
Fighters: 10
Submarines: 6
Transports: 7
Destroyers: 8

My changes:
AA Guns: 4
Cruisers: 11
Battleships: 19

Up for debate:
Tactical Bombers: 10 (11)
Strategic Bombers: 13 (12)
Aircraft Carriers: 15 (16)

I think infantry, artillery, tanks, submarines, transports, destroyers, and fighters are all very good units that should not be touched. Mechanized infantry are only “overpowered” because of the Global 1940 map and setup’s inherent problems in my opinion.

AA guns need a boost. Most people would rather change their entire mechanism, but I think most of us wouldn’t mind buying them for a 1 IPC discount, and at the same time, they’re still not too effective. I don’t see why anyone should object to this.

Cruisers are overshadowed by battleships and the other special naval units. Again, many players have tried countless ways to change cruisers into something more affordable, but in order to keep it simple but also keep battleships relevant, a single IPC discount should work for most people.

Tactical bombers are actually quite good already. I can understand why many would argue that 11 IPCs isn’t that bad, but I do think they are slightly overpriced due to their limitations. I’d honestly rather boost them by a small rule change, but the purpose of this thread is to only change prices. 11 or 10— take your pick.

Strategic bombers at 13? Yikes. I can already hear the players who love bombing the heck out of factories screaming at me. But seriously, these far-reaching aircraft are pretty darn good and effective at eliminating production. I just wanted to throw this out there since I think the power of strategic bombing is pretty heavily abused.

Aircraft carriers are already a great purchase. So why do I want to discount them? Well, since I’m suggesting reductions in price, to the big gun ships, I want to make sure that the effectiveness of aircraft carriers is preserved. This is World War II after all, and I’d hate to see the false idea of battleships being superior to aircraft become a thing. It’s just another idea I want to add since…

Battleships need a discount since cruisers are getting one. I think the perfect value would be 19 IPCs, but I could see others arguing for 18 or even leaving them at 20. 19 might sound like an odd number, but if cruisers are 11, I think battleships should be 19.

So now that I’ve seriously thought about it all, here’s a revised price chart that I think most players will like. Changes are in bold:

Infantry: 3
Artillery: 4
Mechanized Infantry: 4
Anti-Aircraft Artillery: 4
Tanks: 6
Fighters: 10
Tactical Bombers: 11
Strategic Bombers: 12
Submarines: 6
Transports: 7
Destroyers: 8
Cruisers: 11
Aircraft Carriers: 16
Battleships: 19

Please share your thoughts, especially on those that I changed and whether aircraft carriers should be 15 or not. Remember, no unit characteristic changes, only price changes.

Chaos in the Balkans:
Hungary and Romania are at war, Germany has annexed Austria, Yugoslavia suffered an unfortunate die role and has been forced to disintegrate into a Pro-Fascist Croatian state and a smaller Serbia. Italy managed to seize Albania without loss, and Czechoslovakia is reinforcing its border with the Nazis.
The UK has pledged to declare war on any power invading Greece.

Swedish Disaster:
The Swedes attempted to peacefully take over Norway to prevent any major nations from entering Scandinavia, but the plan backfired. Not only did another unfortunate die role cause the Norwegians to resist, but the German and British players were offended by the assault, and Germany turned a blind eye to a British force that liberated the Norwegians and devastated Sweden’s hopes of a powerful, neutral, United Scandinavian state.

Spain in Flames:
The civil war rages on in Spain, just as a deadly naval encounter ended in mutual annihilation for the Nationalists and Republicans. The free world does not want a Fascist Spain, and the U.S. Player has sent generous air aid to the Republicans. With Franco’s Army of Africa having headed for the mainland, I, as France, took advantage and seized their Moroccan colony. Unfortunately, I earned a -1 diplomacy points for this “aggressive” act.

When you’re stuck at home in quarantine and you have nothing that you need to do, sometimes the craziest ideas will cross your mind:
This is something I’ve actually been toying with for a while: a 1939 or 1937 game played on the 1914 board. It’s been a great deal of fun, but I usually find myself exploring alternate history rather than creating a game that is actually balanced with streamlined rules.

Have you ever experimented with playing a World War 2 era game on 1914 with the rules and units from 1940? Making a good setup has been difficult, and some places like Russia just aren’t ideal, but I’ve seen a lot of potential with making an early war scenario like this with many playable little nations. OH, and a well-defended France as well.

Have I just gone crazy, or is this an interesting idea?

I hadn’t really given it a thought, but here’s two ideas that just came to mind:

Make it so that the player has to somehow “transfer” the precious metal from the area. This could be as simple as forcing there to be one unit in the zone, or somehow involve a shipping convoy.

Another thing I was thinking that might help with the same old boredom in Africa, is perhaps gold or silver can be used to recruit more African locals and deploy infantry in the colonies.

@barnee

Unfortunately, no. Never got the chance to play it because I’m on Android. That would be a fun way for me to try Oztea’s new rules though.

Did I hear the words Free French?

This is an interesting spinoff, Oz! I had been waiting so long for you to make this setup that I actually made my own. But now we got yours to try, and it even incorporates a semi-independent Holland! Some great stuff here.

And I love any scenario in which I can fight the despicable Vichy Regime and its Boche oppressors of France.