@MaherC:

nope, not saying that at all.  I’m saying that people have been doing what you did to get extra pieces, when they got the 6 they were supposed to get.

YOU are well within your right to get more pieces if you only got 4 Tacs in your set.  That BLOWS!

Some people have been getting extra pieces and some haven’t in this thread, leaving many people wondering if they just weren’t lucky or if they weren’t saying the right thing.

Ok, that’s fine, I didn’t want any misunderstandings  :-) I could see how that would be an easy “tactic” for some to do, and I agree with you that that would be plain wrong – and could make it so I get zip!  :cry: lol

This is in no way ill-intended whatsoever.

(I know how internet posting can be misinterpreted, especially from a new member like myself  :-)).

To clarify, are you saying I’m being dishonest about the pieces I received? I just want to say that those are exactly the number of pieces I received – I just counted them an hour ago. I am not a dishonest or deceitful person and in no way would want to take pieces away from anyone, I just want to have 6 tac bombers like everyone else. I’m not trying to get more than 6.

I don’t want to get started off on a bad foot in this forum so please don’t take this in any shape or form as me being upset. I’m aj jovial happy person  :lol: I just don’t want people to misunderstand and think that I’m trying to “cheat” the system.

-Jason

Ok, I guess I’ll have to wait and see if I get any packages…

Ok, I should’ve read the errata update earlier. That makes it much more clear. The original wording in the game book was sort of ambiguous. Thanks for clearing it up.

Ok, thanks for clearing it up. Wanted to make sure I had it right.

@MaherC:

The US can’t declare war.  It is a reaction to Japan’s actions.   You don’t get the money until the END of the US turn that Japan attacked the UK/Anzac/US on.

J2 attack, US gets +40 at the end of US2, can’t spend it until US3.

Note, if THIS changes, I’m driving to WOTC and throwing my game into the lobby a la Kramer with the Pottery Barn catalogs.

Is this true? Specifically, that the “US can’t declare war”? I wasn’t aware of that. I thought the U.S. could declare war at any time before it’s combat move phase.

My Tac Bombers were really short. I only received 4 for Japan and 4 for the US, as well as the bad battle strip, and I also got shorted on chips. Needless to say I wasn’t happy, so after reading through this thread I sent them an email a few hours ago and have since had two responses. I’ll detail them here:

Message #1 from me:

To Whom It May Concern,

My name is Jason Shaffer, and I am an Axis & Allies loyalist. I love the games, and recently purchased Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940. The game seems great, but upon initial inspection I’ve noticed that there are some issues with certain game components that I’ve received.

• The first issue is with the “Battle Strip”. It appears that not all of the units are listed, and some of the units do not have the correct numerical information on the strip. This makes battles more inconvenient to do. Is there anything to be done about this? Replacements? It seems like this is something that shouldn’t be overlooked.

• The second issue is regarding actual units. I’ve received only four (4) Tactical Bombers for both Japan, and the United States. This isn’t enough for setup, let alone regular game play.

• The third issue is regarding the chips. The manual says I should have 50 grey chips, and 10 red chips. I count 43 grey, and 9 red. This also makes gameplay quite difficult when coupled with the lack of regular units.

Overall the game seems to be well designed and of good quality. It is also fun to play, but very annoying when I have to use makeshift pieces to even set the game up, and then when the game gets going, it’s not hard to run out.

So if there is anything that could be done about the battle strip, Japan & US units, and chips, that would be wonderful. I love Axis & Allies and hate to feel let down after paying for such a premium for this game. I expect a better quality control than this, and I’m sure you can resolve the issue. I want to be able to feel confident when Europe 1940 comes out, so hopefully you can help.

Thanks,
Jason S

This was their response:

Hi Jason,

The Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940 game has a known issue where the Battle Strip is misprinted. Some of numbers are wrong or missing. While we don’t have any correct Battle Strips available for replacement at this time, we do expect to receive them by February. Please reply with the following information so we can make sure to send you a correct Battle Strip when we get them in:

First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
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In the mean time, the correct information is the provided in both the rulebook and the game board itself. The information provided above will also be used to order replacement pieces for your missing units. To clarify, you received 4 tactical bombers each for Japan and the US, for a total of 8 tactical bombers between the countries. If this is incorrect, please let us know in your reply.

We very much appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter.
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Jason W

My response to them:

Thanks for your quick response.

My Contact info is as follows:

First Name: Jason
Last Name: Shaffer
Address: **
City: **
State: **
Zip Code: **
Phone: **

To clarify: I only received 4 Tactical Bombers for Japan, and 4 Tactical Bombers for the US. I also only received 4 Mechanized Infantry for Japan.

Also, the correct amount of grey chips was not included (short by 7 chips), nor the correct amount of red chips (short by 1).

So if the units, battle board, and chips could be fixed, that would remedy the situation.

Thanks again,
Jason S

Their second response:

Hi Jason,

This email is to inform you that we have received your incident and have escalated it for further review. A representative should be contacting you concerning your incident in 24-48 hours or less. We apologize for this delay and appreciate your patience while we work to resolve this.

We would appreciate your feedback on the service we are providing you. Please click here to fill out a short questionnaire.

To login to your account, or update your question please click here.

Jason W

So who knows where this will go. I don’t like the sound of “further review”. But we’ll see.

-Jason

@Boyardee:

What,
Japan can move trough a Us Fleet to attack a Uk/Anzac force, even if he is already at war with them (Meaning it is uk that declared war to japan in a previous turn)?

As far as I understand the rules, as long as Japan is at war with UK-ANZAC due to an unprovoked UK/ANZAC attack on Japan, the U.S. and Japan are still not at war, thus Japan would be able to travel through a SZ containing US naval units. This is because the SZ, at this point, is not hostile.

Would someone correct me if I’m wrong? (I’ve only played AAP40 twice, and in the process of game three).

-Jason

It looks great, can’t wait to try it. The best part for me is having the NO’s on there. That makes remembering them much easier. Thanks a lot!

-Jason