Gotcha. That is a rough Allies game. When you say a solo game, do you mean you played both sides, or that you played Allies against TripleA AI? Just curious. Also, upon rereading what I said earlier, I didn’t mean for my thoughts to come across as harsh, so my apologies. 
@marshmallowofwar I agree. One of my favorite parts of the game when playing Germany or Russia is looking at the stacks and trying to calculate odds and what moves are best in the turns leading up to the (usually) inevitable battle for Moscow. Really engages the brain!
I don’t know how Germany was able to both hold off Russia after giving them 3 turns of buildup and have enough of a fleet to not only successfully defeat London (which sounds like it had built up) and challenge the Americans. Without seeing the game, it sounds to me like Russia needed to poke Germany a little harder (maybe build up along the front to draw more German units and thus IPCs) and the British needed to build up more in London. A prepared UK player shouldn’t lose London on turn 4, IMHO. A stack of 20+ infantry and several fighters (keep the French one there especially if Sealion seems like a threat) should be enough to make Germany suffer. Even if London falls, the German navy shouldn’t be able to outlast the Americans if the German player has put any thought into the Eastern Front. Germany starts the game with a lot of power and potential directions it could go, but to have that kind of stomping sounds more like Allied mistakes than Axis success.
Say Italy did not get hit by a Taranto raid, and only lost the destroyer and transport off the coast of Malta. I’m curious to hear different philosophies regarding what the next steps are. I often go for NOs if my fleet is still intact, and turn one go aggressively after Greece by including my two fighters and two infantry from S. Italy and the forces from Albania, leaving the cruiser in that sea zone in place for bombardment. I also take S. France if Germany hasn’t already, and take my second transport to Gibraltar with an infantry to complete the NO. The French fleet is taken care of by my BB and warships on the western coast of Italy (CA, DD, and SS). Depending on if the British are playing scared, I may even move into Alexandria if they felt the need to pull back, with the understanding that I can reinforce those troops with what is left over from Greece the next turn. I know it is not usual to be left with the fleet in the Adriatic, but what would you do if you were?
@all-encompassing-goose I recall one game a few years ago when there was a Russian and Anzac stack in Burma defending against Japan with no British units. I genuinely have no idea how that happened anymore, but it sure looked odd.
@all-encompassing-goose I recall one game a few years ago when there was a Russian and Anzac stack in Burma defending against Japan with no British units. I genuinely have no idea how that happened anymore, but it sure looked odd.
Say Italy did not get hit by a Taranto raid, and only lost the destroyer and transport off the coast of Malta. I’m curious to hear different philosophies regarding what the next steps are. I often go for NOs if my fleet is still intact, and turn one go aggressively after Greece by including my two fighters and two infantry from S. Italy and the forces from Albania, leaving the cruiser in that sea zone in place for bombardment. I also take S. France if Germany hasn’t already, and take my second transport to Gibraltar with an infantry to complete the NO. The French fleet is taken care of by my BB and warships on the western coast of Italy (CA, DD, and SS). Depending on if the British are playing scared, I may even move into Alexandria if they felt the need to pull back, with the understanding that I can reinforce those troops with what is left over from Greece the next turn. I know it is not usual to be left with the fleet in the Adriatic, but what would you do if you were?
Gotcha. That is a rough Allies game. When you say a solo game, do you mean you played both sides, or that you played Allies against TripleA AI? Just curious. Also, upon rereading what I said earlier, I didn’t mean for my thoughts to come across as harsh, so my apologies.
@marshmallowofwar I agree. One of my favorite parts of the game when playing Germany or Russia is looking at the stacks and trying to calculate odds and what moves are best in the turns leading up to the (usually) inevitable battle for Moscow. Really engages the brain!
I don’t know how Germany was able to both hold off Russia after giving them 3 turns of buildup and have enough of a fleet to not only successfully defeat London (which sounds like it had built up) and challenge the Americans. Without seeing the game, it sounds to me like Russia needed to poke Germany a little harder (maybe build up along the front to draw more German units and thus IPCs) and the British needed to build up more in London. A prepared UK player shouldn’t lose London on turn 4, IMHO. A stack of 20+ infantry and several fighters (keep the French one there especially if Sealion seems like a threat) should be enough to make Germany suffer. Even if London falls, the German navy shouldn’t be able to outlast the Americans if the German player has put any thought into the Eastern Front. Germany starts the game with a lot of power and potential directions it could go, but to have that kind of stomping sounds more like Allied mistakes than Axis success.
I usually keep two infantry in Norway if the UK has any transports in range in the first turn. This prevents me having to make an extra effort to move back to recapture my NO, as they will likely deter any weak attack for a quick 3 IPC’s. After that though, I send them east, as the UK will likely have moved that transport out of range of my air units.
While I do agree that ships represent just a few, I have to disagree on the planes. Large carriers can only carry two plane units in the game, and most of them in real life had a compliment of about 72 planes, thus each plane can only represent approximately 32 planes, a decent sized squadron. Perhaps this ability can only be available for battleships for a balanced compromise?
What if the three previously mentioned ships were to preemptively fire AAA at a 1@1 (up to one per participating ship of those three kinds)? That would make it less altering while still using the AAA capabilities.
This is a neat idea, but to be frank, it completely ruins the balance of the game. London would stand no chance with Germany’s undivided attention as well as that of the Soviet Union. Europe would be very stacked toward the Axis, and if Japan joined the Allies, it would be a massive build up on the Pacific side, with nobody to challenge them at all for several turns (except the 18 Soviet infantry and 2 AAA guns). As cool as a new scenario like this would be, it needs more balance and a great deal of play-testing.
There is an interesting thread suggesting China taking first place in the turn order. I haven’t tested it yet, but intend to soon as it seems like a good balancing tool.