@BobbaRossa

Is it only just Saturday and Sunday? Is there a time limit?

@Krieghund said in AAZ Rule question: Background fire by Battleships:

AAA is the only case.

Always the stepchild…

@Striker said in Broken, Busted, or Both:

The technique is perhaps a cheesey strategy, but I disagree with aaz being boring since it adds another dimension to ground warfare beyond “stack everything In one territory, attack with 2 infantry and air to clear a territory and leave a single speed bump, rinse and repeat”

Those little battles matter, especially if you need them to block an assault on Moscow.

@DoManMacgee

There are several FTF tournaments during the year. Origins in Columbus, Gencon in Indianapolis, three CA tournaments, and many others. You should find good competition at many conventions, though I think the cream of the crop attend Gencon.

@DoManMacgee said in 1940 vs anniversary balance:

@taamvan said in 1940 vs anniversary balance:

@DoManMacgee Because tanks are so cheap, they’re a yes–even for loading on transports. I see few reasons for Russia to buy anything else because they add punch and threat AND are great defenders (for 5). At 6 then they’re correctly costed for the larger boards and to keep 42.2 competitive.

The Masters Invitational is on the AA50/42 board, which is why im so interested. Unf I was too preoccupied with the other tourney to see how the games actually play out.

What’s the Master’s Invitational? A TripleA thing?

The masters is an 8 team two bracket event made up of the top teams/players. You play every team in your bracket, so you are guaranteed 3 games. The top 2 teams of each bracket advance to single elimination. The top 3 finishers return to the masters, along with the top 3 teams from the AA50 event. Other teams get invited based on strength of play/history/etc.

Yes, it was done both to recognize the top teams, and to give other players a better chance of winning the “mega” tournament which was purely single elimination. This event started in the classic era, and changed to revised in 2005. It now uses AA50, as it should.

@taamvan said in 1940 vs anniversary balance:

@DoManMacgee Because tanks are so cheap, they’re a yes–even for loading on transports. I see few reasons for Russia to buy anything else because they add punch and threat AND are great defenders (for 5). At 6 then they’re correctly costed for the larger boards and to keep 42.2 competitive.

The Masters Invitational is on the AA50/42 board, which is why im so interested. Unf I was too preoccupied with the other tourney to see how the games actually play out.

You generally get anywhere from 6-8 rounds in.

@thrasher1

Zombies dont stop a blitz. They should. But they dont.

@axis_roll
That’s only part of it. Giving USA +10 for holding Washington isn’t a choice. Even if the NO’s were equal in amount, I would still not like them.

The NO’s should be more like Global, where they offer choices as opposed to just more $. The unequal balance just makes it worse.

@axis_roll
You are being too simplistic.

I am fine with Global NO’s because they add choices and complexity. Does Japan take +10 every turn, or go for attacks right away, but bring in the USA also. AA50 NO’s dont work that way. They simply give the axis alot more money to start with, unbalancing the game.

If there were a purpose to it besides just more income, then it could be fine. But it doesn’t add anything of value.

@axis_roll

Give each country $50 extra a turn. There will certainly be more units all over the board. But it doesn’t make the game itself better. Just longer.

The lack of income forces choices among the players. Japan must choose navy vs infantry. These strategic choices make the game better. JMHO.