A minefield is only active when the naval base is controlled by either the original controller or another power on the same side. Normally, the original controller controls a naval base if its territory is contested (unless its capital is controlled by an enemy power). However, since Italy has been eliminated from the game, it cannot control anything, and Italian territories no longer have an original controller.

As a result of all this, as long as the territory is contested, neither side controls the naval base. If a power on either side gains control of Rome, it will also control its naval base. However, with Italy out of the game, no other power is on its side, so neither side can activate the minefield.

“And/or” means that the list may be interpreted either way, as either an “and” or an “or”. For instance, “A and/or B” means the same as “A, B, or both A and B”, whereas “A or B” strictly means one or the other, but not both, and “A and B” means only both. In the case in question, the objective is awarded as long as any combination of some or all of the three territories is controlled.

Since it is Lend-Lease, think of it as Germany sinking supply ships belonging to the other Allies, which has nothing to do with being at war with the USSR.

I noticed this apparently counterintuitive rule a while back, and submitted it for review in the FAQ. Hopefully it will be resolved therein.

If one favors the Allies and the other favors the Axis, shouldn’t they balance each other out?

The Axis doesn’t have to control the cities - it just has to keep the Allies from controlling them. So, for the Axis, having land units from both sides in a city is just as good as being in control of it. For example, if the Allies control the cities at the end of turn 8, but one of them is contested at the end of turn 9, the Allies can no longer win.

Tactics card 16 returns destroyed units to the reinforcement card, so they go into their original slots. Since empty slots are at the beginning, they will always be selected for deployment before any units already on the card.

The only restriction on Chinese movement is that Land Units may not move by sea.

The only reorganization of Commands that’s permitted during Movement Operations is to split Commands due to pinning. As such, UK must split the Infantry off to a new Command and leave it behind in order to move the Armor, which will remain under the original Command. If UK is out of Command Tokens, the order must be cancelled.

1. Correct.
2. Correct.
3. It’s not optional. From page 11: “Pinning is not considered optional by either party.”

I don’t think you are excluding the computer versions, as they are basically the same game in a different format. Whether or not MB made them, they are an implementation of an MB game.