This is the release of the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion.

Included are Full Color Markers to be used as combat units etc. in case you don’t have eligible playing pieces. These should be printed and cut out for use.

Also included are the Army Boards & Markers used for displaying the various types of armies that you can create during the game.

In other words: the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion includes everything you need in order to play your Axis & Allies game with these rules.

I sincerely hope that the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion will bring inspiration - and tons of fun - to the Axis & Allies Community.

RULEBOOK Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion

Hi,

As part of the developement of the Expansion rules, it was necessary to paint all units to distinguish elite units from regular units etc.

Here are some examples of our painted units.

The Release Date for the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion is expected to be no later than 21st April 2021.

The Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion is designed to be used in conjunction with Axis & Allies Global 1940 (naturally) and is eligible to be play tested in conjunction with any equivalent Axis & Allies game.

More information will follow at the Release Date.

Hi from Denmark,

I live right outside Copenhagen, Denmark - and have been playing Axis & Allies since 1993 (started with Classic 2nd E).

Back in 1995 we started up a small group of commited Axis & Allies players - this veteran members group still exists and has expanded over the years.

Since 1995 we have played all Axis & Allies variants from Larry Harris Game Design.

We focus mostly on Axis & Allies Global 1940 2nd E. For the first 2 years we played out of the box rules.

Now we use a set of 4 Expansions (House Rules) which we have made ourselves, inspired by online existing house rules, Gamers Paradise, Xeno Games and Avalon Hill.

We also turned to World War ll History, to find inspiration.
These 4 sets of house rules are compatible with most A&A variants.

Today, we play (training) twice a month. Our Tournament schedule includes 3 major tournaments every year - each lasting a whole weekend.

We would very much like to contribute to the Axis & Allies community with our house rules, which are avilable for free.

Best regards
Axis & Allies Klub Danmark

The Captain

@nolimit

The Style/Font is Times New Roman with shadow effect. Very simple.

In 1993 we started working on our house rules - we bought all 3 expansions from Gamers Paradise - as well as several other variants for use with A&A Classic. So, yes - back then, we found some inspiration from Phillp Schwartzer & his play group - they did a great job. We wanted to show our gratitude by reviving some of these recognizable symbols in our introduction.

It is gratifying to see that it worked

As new A&A variants were released, the need for modified house rules increased. This was a big challenge - and it brought us tons of fun - and took countless amount of hours…

The War Room & Game Board Table is designed for two-player games, specialized for Axis & Allies Global 1940 with the G40 House Rules Expansion.

Not visible to the camera are the fireplace & armchairs.

The Dice Towers, unit trays (simple version) & small shelf on the wall are customized (homemade). The small shelf on the wall is for newly purchaised units.

The map is the G40 Siredblood Map Version 1.2 - we bought the map file in 2019. Printed in out-door self-adhesive foil and coated with matt transparent foil for further protection.

The War Room is in the back of my basement - so, no disturbances.

Inspired by Larry Harris’ advice concerning House Rules, we have developed an Expanded set of House Rules: “EXPANSION RULES for use with Axis & Allies Global 1940”.
We have attached a short introduction to this post.

All Axis & Allies players using House Rules know, that from the moment you get an idea to a certain House Rule - and until that House Rule is tested multiple times - to outcome might be somewhat different than originally intended.

Nonetheless, you know when you’ve got it right. When that House Rule is implemented in the game - and it works - there is no going back.

We, the Danish Axis & Allies Community, would truly appreciate feedback and comments from the entire Axis & Allies community on our House Rules Expansion.

Please note: the attached file to this post is only a short introduction. There is more to come…much more.

Best regards
The Captain
Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion, introduction.pdf

@witt Hi Witt,

We started play testing this rule 3 years ago - and it has seen many changes, during approximately 80-90 games.

This is the final outcome. And the play balance seems to be somewhat secured.

Remember, this rule is part of the entire Axis & Allies Global 1940 2E, House Rules Expansion so when this rule is held up against the advantages that The Allies are granted - it all makes better sense.

When this rule comes into play (Late 1943 - round 8 - at the earliest), The Allies (especially USA) are now producing troops, sea units and air units on a massive scale.

For The Axis to be able to implement the Takeover no Axis units are on the African continent - and the Italian Navy (if any) is confined to The Mediterranian Ocean. In other words - Africa is lost - and it would take a massive effort for Germany to conquer even North Africa at this time.

Our game experience with this rule (supplemented by all rules in the Axis & Allies Global 1940 2E, House Rules Expansion) shows, that when Germany takes over Italy, The Allies most often have brought the German advance into Russia close to a stand still.

The German Take Over og Italy gives the German troops a better chance to consolidate their gains in Western Europe - at least for some time - and thereby being able to stabilize The Eastern Front.

I hope this gives some insight - at least for now. By the end of this month, I expect to be able to release the entire Axis & Allies Global 1940 2E, House Rules Expansion version 1. We are working on the last editing.

When released, I hope you and your play group will be inspired, and play with these rules to gain experience - and fun as well.

I really appreciate questions and feedback.

Hi Manstein,

There are no restrictions to where the US Marines can fight. It is up to the US player to decide where these units are most needed.

Designing this rule, we had two major considerations:

1. With the game player in mind: the rule must be balanced and easy to use.
2. With the History enthusiast in mind: it seemed most realistic to let the “Generals” navigate to the conditions of the fighting, as during real combat.

It would make sense to let regular infantry take over any position, once the US Marines have conquered a territory.

Since the US player can have a maximum of 12 US Marine units on the game board at any given time, this might be worth considering.

Thanks for your comment

These rules are part of the Axis & Allies 1940 Global 2E, House Rules Expansion.

These elite combat units bring a new dimension to the game, especially to the fighting on The Eastern Front.

Soviet Guards, Waffen-SS Infantry & Waffen-SS Panzer.pdf

@barnee

Strategic Bombing is rarely used - especially when an IC is defended by a superior number of friendly fighter units.

Most players upgrade to Underground Factory when an IC is close to the frontline - as well as conquered IC. This brings the opportunity to destroy the IC if an enemy is anticipated to conquer/liberate that territory.

The Underground Factory rule as well as the Air-To-Air Combat Over Target Area rule both contributes to a game that is more based on Strategic Planning in terms of building up unit formations used for regular combat.

@barnee
If a Major IC is captured by enemy forces (and then replaced by a Minor IC according to the original G40 rulebook) - the enemy cannot upgrade to Heavy Industry. Only the original owner of the IC can upgrade.

If the original owner liberates this IC, this player can upgrade the IC to Heavy Industry.

@barnee yes

Hi Manstein,

What are the winning conditions for:

1. The Axis
2. The Allies

Does the Soviet Union ever get knocked out?

@barnee

Sounds good - let’s do it

Mines can use Rail capacity

Great work - I’ve just informed our Veteran Play Group (Table Top) - they look forward to play TripleA with the AAG40HRE

@barnee
Hi Barnee,

In that case - when mines can defend a specific line/border - the rules concerning mines are according to the standard rules in the AAG40HRE.

I understand Manstein’s concern about game speed and KISS

So, Gentlemen - I would anyway suggest that we go with Barnee’s plan - and let’s see how it goes.

How does that sound?

@gen-manstein

If it works with with TripleA, then lets try it.

Note: When mines are activated - originally these mines can no longer move. How does this work in TripleA if mines are activated in the Capital - before moving to the frontline?

How can we distinguish between mines that are dug in (armed) - and mines that are “unarmed” - and still able to move?

@barnee

Originally, there is no limit to how many mines can defend at any border. But since TripleA cannot adapt this rule, we have to consider the play balance in attacker vs. defender. So, TTy value plus 1 as the max number of armed mines in a territory seems well balanced.

Also, originally there is no limit to how many unarmed mines each territory can contain. The reason is, that mines must be produced in a Capital - and from there move to the front during NCM. So, when the owner of these mines wants to move them in any directions - depending on the anticipated direction of enemy attacks - there might be “traffic jam” if there is a limit to the number of unarmed mines “enroute”.

To make this work with TripleA I can see the difficulties. So, taken the above into consideration I suggest that we adapt a rule that you suggest will work

Depending on player feedback, we can always go back and adjust the rule for TripleA later.

What do you think about this?

@barnee

Hi Barnee,

You did a fantastic job

With both the TripleA version - and the Table Top version, players throughout the A&A Community now have unlimited access to
the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion - and will hopefully have tons of fun

I’ll look deeper into it during this week. I have never played TripleA - so I need assistance from those of our members who play TripleA, in order to “get the big picture”.

I’ll be online almost every day, after work

Thanks, once again. Great Team Work

@barnee

We’re discussing land mines for use in TripleA in our Play Test Group.

One suggestion is, that only a certain number of mines can be active in each territory. The number of mines are equal to the IPC value (+ 1) of any territory. Example: if a territory has an IPC value of 2, the maximum number of mines is 3.

If a territory has no IPC value, there can be only 1 mine in that territory.

Mines only defend during combat movement and non-combat movement into or through this territory - not during retreat of attacking units.

This suggestion is based on our game experience with landmines.

Please note:
Land mines are an essential part of defensive fighting. Especially on The Eastern Front as well as in Western Europe…

Could this suggestion work with TripleA ?