Seattle, WA! Typically play with my brother and dad, hard to find a lot of time with all our work schedules (and now my wife is pregnant too). Love to bust it out though when we can!

@Caesar-Seriona Yeah, I totally agree in general. I just don’t know from a gaming perspective how you’d change that. Obviously people have looked at all Allies going on one turn, then all Axis on one turn. But I feel like I’ve read a number of times in the past that formula has largely been shown to not work. Granted, no idea if that’s been explored for GW1936.

@GeneralHandGrenade thanks GHG. I’m going to have to make that assumption as well. I have a feeling it’s a contradiction though, as they mention what you say above specifically in the “Declarations of War” section. But I’d have to go with your assumption, as there would be no point in any kind of truce being signed otherwise.

Do you have any insight to my second question about the use of CCP income?

@GeneralHandGrenade thanks GHG for the input! Yeah, that’s more how I’ve envisioned moving forward with them in games. While I’m still going to test some troops to Africa this game, I do think having a small task force in the Southern Pacific is the way to go as well! The convoy raiding possibilities, if nothing else, will be the best bang for their buck for the ANZAC, as they can cause some decent damage given how small their income is.

@Caesar-Seriona thanks for the reply. Yup, I’m well aware they all attack and defend together. Really happy that’s the rule in this game, love seeing allied nations do things actually together. But that doesn’t change the fact that ANZAC has limited money to spend, which was really my question I suppose.

So your strategy is to send their forces straight to India/South East Asia and help there?

I could see how that would be beneficial, but with such limited money it almost seems like a waste to have to build build the naval forces necessary between ANZAC and FEC to safely ferry those forces to the mainland?

What’s everyone’s strategy when playing the ANZAC? I’ve struggled to this point to focus a clear picture of what I should do with them, and was wondering what others have come up with.

I’ve experimented in different games to this point. In my current game I’m shuttling men to Africa/Cairo to help defend there. I’m hesitant to do that too much for fear of leaving Australia vulnerable. In my past games I’ve worked on building Militia in some of their islands and/or shuttling troops to the islands to help defend them against the Japanese.

I’m tempted next time I play them to put more of a focus on a small navy to help with convoy escort duties, submarines to raid Japanese convoy lines, and to just target smaller Japanese forces.

What do you all do?

And earlier question has prompted me to look at V3’s beta rules out of curiosity. I personally am waiting to utilize that rule set until after I know if it’s completeness.

One thing I am hoping for is a revision to the Chinese Civil War, and it certainly looks like we’re getting that. However, I already see contradictions in the beta rules. I’m hoping those have been caught and will be fixed, and/or that someone can clarify here.

On page 78 of the beta rules, for “Truce”, it states: “Neither faction may Attack the other faction”.

However, both the CCP and KMT National Reference Sheets say this under “Chinese Truce”: “Even if the CCP and KMT have signed a Truce, either faction may still Attack the other faction at any time.”.

Well, which is it? The rule book specifically says signing the Truce makes you unable to attack each other. The Reference Sheets say you can even if the Truce is signed.

Also, this seems to make sense to me, but figured I’d ask here anyways.

The rules say that the CCP makes a recruitment dice roll for units, and doesn’t use IPP’s. This, on it’s face, makes the 2 IPP a turn the CCP gets as pointless in terms of buying units, right? The CCP cannot also use that 2 IPP a turn to buy a Militia, or save and build an Infantry, right?

If that is correct, do they just collect their IPP’s every turn during the game, and just save up for when/if they evolve to a Major Power? It looks like the IPP’s could be spent each turn otherwise on helping with influence rolls to align Warlord nations, but that’s it, right?

@HMS-Serapis Ahhhh there’s our mix up. I’m referring to the Version 2 rules. I don’t plan on playing with Version 3 until they are completed and there’s a full rule set and not a beta draft available! So I hadn’t looked too closely at those.

So yeah, I’m talking about the current Version 2 rules still. But, it sounds like with what Version 3 is going off of, that the rule should probably be that things cannot begin to be researched even until July 1939, in answer to my question. That would be quite the deviation from the Version 2 rules if that were not the case.

Agreed on #1, and thanks again on #2!

For #3, I’m not sure I’m following you. Here’s the rule from the rule book:

“Technology Research
7.5 Technology Development: To develop technology, a nation pays 2 IPP to the bank for
each technology it is attempting to develop. A nation may be developing as many technologies
as it wants at once but can only make one roll per turn per technology. No technology can be
researched prior to July 1939.
7.6 Technology Chart: The Technology Chart (Table 7-2) lists the technologies and the
number needed to pass each stage of development. Rolling the indicated value or higher on a
D12 results in success and the player places a roundel on that stage of development to show it
is complete (Note that some nations begin with markers on the chart signifying a head start in
one mor more technologies.) In later turns the player may continue to advance the marker by
paying 2 IPP and passing development stages until the marker is on Stage 4 (Completion).
Once a nation’s marker reaches Stage 4 the technology is immediately available for purchase
and use.”

Are you referencing a different game? Maybe the New Version 3 non-finalized rules? Or the Global War 1939 game, not to be confused with the Global War 1936 discussed here?

I only ask because I don’t think the rules mention getting research dice per undamaged major factories, nor does it specify being able to research up to the second stage. Unless I’ve missed something completely.

My question is really on the last sentence of rule 7.5 above: “No technology can be researched prior to July 1939.” What I don’t know is if that means you cannot even start researching until July 1939, or if you can begin research before that point, but couldn’t “activate”, if you will, the potential completed technologies until that time. My assumption is the former, but hoping for clarification.

Thanks for the reply @HMS-Serapis!

Just to clarify:

1. So you agree with me that they all should now be at war with Germany and all at wartime income, correct?

(Side note: I agree with all you said, except one thing. ANZAC is still it’s own nation in terms of a Home Country. FEC does not have a Home Country other than London, but Sydney serves as ANZAC’s Home Country Capital. This is important because that means ANZAC can build/upgrade Major Industrial complexes, while the FEC cannot do that. It also means that ANZAC can build shipyards and build capital ships, which the FEC would not be able to do since a Major Factory is needed to build a shipyard).

2. Thank you for that. I truly had not read the rule to mean that all this time. I really thought the bonus and negative effects just cancelled each other out, making infantry a normal 4, but it sounds like that is not the case!

3. Not 100% sure I’m understanding your meaning. Are you saying that technologies cannot begin to be researched/rolled for until July 1939 then?

Thanks,

Chris