@SS-GEN Yes, I knew about the help of Mongolia in custody the border, but no the products,very interesting. I also think that it should be worth 1 IPC, Central Mongolia or Ulaanbaatar.

There are errors that I do not understand how they happened to the editors of the game. Colombia, Peru, Dutch, New, Guinea, should be worth at least 2 IPC, for oil. Persia was to be pro-axis, or strict neutral, strict neutral Ireland, Mexico and central America as pro-allied… and no love for Corseca, no Sakhalin island. They are uncomfortable details that could be corrected with a little research, and this is the reason we created the house rules.

Unfortunately I do not have the editing skills to create, Sakhalin, Malvinas and Cocos, islands. And an over map, to divide Yugoslavia, like the Historical Board Gamin one. There are many great ideas from them and from other players, like yours, the idea is to create a balance between history and acceptable complexity.

That’s why we do not copy ideas like rail lines, which break the difference in the movements of the pieces, move factories, construction cycles for large units. We are clear on one thing, the scale, that is why ideas such as hospitals, pow camps, are very interesting, but they are for a small scale tactical game and not for large scale strategy one.

One reason why we eliminate AAA from the facilities at start, is because they almost do not sufer attack in our games, now you have to buy the aaa (cardboard counter), and now we see more attacks in our games.

PD: I am intrigued by your system to influence neutrals ¿how does the mechanics work?

Thanks for the information, we decided Siam will be Pro-Axis. And if you play with events per turn, Japan can activate it until round 4. For now, wen playing with turn-based events, Mexico, Central America, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Siam, they are considered true neutrals until they enter the war; however, we want to implement the same restrictions for the other neutrals.
For example, the countries of “Latin America”, except Argentina and Chile, signed a mutual defense treaty, supported by the USA.
On the other hand, the Original rule with respect to true neutrals is unreal. What does it matter to Switzerland if Afghanistan was attacked by the UK or Japan? Why do all the neutrals turn to one side, when one of them is attacked? This is something that we want to modify.
But for now here is the placement of the neutrals:

Pro-Axis
Siam: 2 Infantry.
Persia: 1 Infantry, Northwest Persia: 1 Infantry, Eastern Persia: 1 Infantry
Iraq: 3 Infantry.
Romania: 4 Infantry
Bulgaria: 4 Infantry
Finland: 4 Infantry.

Pro-Allies:
Mexico: 1 Infantry, Southeast Mexico: 1 Infantry
Central América: 1 Infantry, Canal Counter.
Brasil: 3 Infantry
Colombia: 1 Infantry
Eire: 1 Infantry
Ecuador: 1 Infantry
Liberia: 1 Infantry
Sierra Leona: 1 Infantry
Yugoslavia: 5 Infantry
Greece: 4 Infantry

Special Neutral
State of Spain
Spain: 6 Infantry, Rio de Oro: 1, Infantry Balears: Empty.
People’s Republic of Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar: 1 Infantry, Buyant-Uhaa: 2 Infantry, Dzavhan: 1 Infantry, Olgiy: 1 Infantry, Tsagaan-Olom: Empty, Central Mongolia: Empty.

True Neutral
Venezuela: 2 Infantry
Peru: 1 Infantry
Bolivia: 1 Infantry
Paraguay: 1 Infantry
Chile: 2 Infantry
Argentina: 4 Infantry
Sweden: 6 Infantry
Switzerland: 2 Infantry
Portugal: 2 Infantry, Portuguese Guinea: 1 Infantry, Angola: 2 Infantry Mozambique: 2 Infantry.
Turky: 8 Infantry.
Saudi Arabia: 2 Infantry
Afghanistan: 4 Infantry

@SS-GEN Yes, you’re right, if UK, or ANZAC, attack Siam it’s not a UNPROVOKED attack to Japan. Siam attacked Malaysian positions and territories of France in Indochina, in 1940. We will leave it as pro-axis for gameplay, but if you play with historical events, they could by activated until round 4.

This is the initial configuration of troops we are testing. We did a little research, and we believe that this is a good aproximation. If there are errors or suggestions, you may feel free to put them.

Germany (3° German Empire) 27 I.P.C.
Germany: 11 Infantry, 3 Artillery, 3 AA, 1 Tactical Bomber, 2 Strategic Bombers, Major Industrial Complex.
Western Germany: 3 Infantry, 4 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Artillery, 3 AA, 2 Fighters, 3 Tactical bombers, Air Base, Naval Base, Major Industrial Complex.
Denmark: 2 Infantry.
Norway: 3 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Holland/Belgium: 4 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 3 tanks, 1 Fighter
Greater Southern Germany: 6 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 3 tanks
Slovakia/Hungary: 2 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter
Poland: 3 Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Tactical Bomber
Sea Zone 103: 1 Sub
Sea Zone 108: 1 Sub
Sea Zone 113: 1 Battleship, 1 Sub.
Sea Zone 114: 1 Transport, 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 117: 1 Sub
Sea Zone 118: 1 Sub
Sea Zone 124: 1 Sub

Soviet Union (Union of Socialist Soviet Republics) 37 I.P.C
Karelia: 2 Infantry
Archangel: 1 Infantry
Russia: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 tank, 1 Fighter, 1 Tac Bomber, 2 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Major IC
Volgograd: 1 tank, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Minor IC
Caucasus: 2 Infantry, 1 Resource marker.
Bessarabia: 2 Infantry
Western Ukraine: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Eastern Poland: 2 Infantry
Baltic States: 3 Infantry
Belarus: 1 Infantry
Novgorod: 6 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 2 AA Gun, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC
Vyborg: 3 Infantry
Ukraine: 3 Infantry, 1 Minor IC
Amur: 5 Infantry, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Fighter, 1 AA Gun, 1 Naval Base
Sakha: 2 Infantry
Buryatia: 6 Infantry, 1 AA Gun
Siberia: 2 Infantry
Soviet Far East: 2 Infantry, 1 Resource marker
Sea Zone 5: 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 115: 1 Cruiser, 1 submarine
Sea Zone 127: 1 Sub

Japan (Empire of Japan) 23 I.P.C.
Japan: 6 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 1 Tank, 2 Fighters, 2 Tac Bombers, 2 Bomber, 3 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Major IC
Manchuria: 6 Infantry, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 AA Gun, 1 Tank, 3 Fighters, 2 Tac Bombers
Palau Island: 1 Infantry
Formosa: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter
Shantung: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Iwo Jima: 1 Infantry
Jehol: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Caroline Islands: 2 Infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Okinawa: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Kiangsu: 2 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 Tac Bomber.
Korea: 4 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Hainan: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Sea Zone 6: 2 Sub, 2 Destroyers, 2 Carriers each with 1 Tac & 1 Ftr., 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Transport.
Sea Zone 19: 1 Sub, 1 Battleship, 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 20: 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport.
Sea Zone 36: 1 Transport, 1 Destroyer, 1 Carrier w/ 1 Tac & 1 Ftr.

United States of America 48 I.P.C.
Western US: 2 Infantry, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Fighter, 2 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC, Resource, Marker.
Hawaiian Islands: 2 Infantry, 2 fighters, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Philippines: 2 Infantry, 1 fighter, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Midway: 1 Airbase
Wake Island: 1 Airbase
Guam: 1 Airbase
Eastern United States: 1 Infantry, 1 Fighter, 1 Artillery, 2 AA Guns, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Minor IC, Resource Marker.
Central United States: 1 Infantry, 3 Mech Infantry, 1 Tank, 1 Bomber, 1 Minor IC, Resource Marker.
West Indies: Resource Marker
Sea Zone 26: 1 Sub, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 10: 1 Battleship, 1 Cruiser, 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport, Carrier w/Tac & Ftr
Sea Zone 35: 1 Destroyer, 1 Submarine
Sea Zone 101: 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport.

China (Nationalists, Communists and Warlords, Chinese Alliance) 14 I.P.C.
Szechwan: 2 Infantry and one fighter
Yunnan: 2 Infantry
Kweichow: 2 Infantry
Shensi: 2 Infantry
Suiyuyan: 2 Infantry
Chahar: 2 Infantry
Anhwe: 2 Infantry
Kiangsi: 2 Infantry
Kwangsi: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery.

United Kingdom Europe (British Empire) 28 I.P.C.
United Kingdom: 2 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 4 AA, 2 Fighters, 1 Strategic Bomber, Air Base, Naval Base, Major Industrial Complex
France: 1 Artillery, 1 Tank
Scotland: 2 Infantry, 1 AA, 1 Fighter, Air Base
Iceland: Air Base.
Greendland: Control Marker
Quebec: 1 Infantry, 1 Tank, Minor Industrial Complex
Ontario: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery
New Brunswick Nova Scotia: Naval Base
Alberta, Sakatchewan, Maritoba: Resource Marker.
Gibraltar: 1 Fighter, Naval Base
Malta: 1 Infantry, 1 AA, 1 Fighter, Air Base.
Alexandria: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, Resource Marker.
Egypt: 2 Infantry, 1 Mechanized Infantry, 1 Artillery, Naval Base, Canal Marker.
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan: 1 Infantry
British Somalia: 1 Infantry.
Union of South Africa: 2 Infantry, Naval Base, Minor Industrial Complex
Sea Zone 71: 1 Destroyer
Sea Zone 91: 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 98: 1 Transport, 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Aircraft Carrier (Carrying 1 Tactical Bomber)
Sea Zone 106: 1 Transport, 1 Destroyer
Sea Zone 109: 1 Transport, 1 Destroyer
Sea Zone 110: 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 111: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Submarine.

United Kingdom Pacific (British Far East Command) 17 I.P.C.
Kwangtung: 2 Infantry, 1 Naval Base
Burma: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter, Resource Marker.
Malaya: 3 Infantry, 1 Naval Base.
Borneo: Resource Marker.
India: 6 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 3 AA Guns, 1 Fighter, 1 Tactical Bomber, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base, 1 Major IC
West India: 1 Infantry
Sea Zone 37: 1 Battleship
Sea Zone 39: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Transport.

Italy (Italian Kingdom) 10 I.P.C.
Northern Italy: 2 Infantry, 2 Artillery, 1 tank, 1 Bomber, 2 AA Guns, 1 Major IC
Southern Italy: 7 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 2 AA Guns, 1 Naval Base, 1 Airbase, 1 Minor IC
Albania: 2 Infantry, 1 tank
Italian Somaliland: 1 Infantry
Ethiopia : 2 Infantry, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 Artillery
Libya: 2 Infantry, 1 Artillery
Tobruk: 3 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Mech Infantry, 1 tank.
Sicily: Air Base.
Sea Zone 95: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser, 1 Sub, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 96: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport
Sea Zone 97: 1 Cruiser, 1 Battleship, 1 Transport

ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps) 10 I.P.C.
New South Wales: 3 Infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 Minor IC, 1 Naval Base.
New Zealand: 1 Infantry, 2 Fighters, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Queensland: 3 Infantry, 1 AA gun, 1 Fighter, 1 Airbase, 1 Naval Base.
Malaya: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery.
Sea Zone 37: Destroyer, 1 Transport.
Sea Zone 62: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport.
Sea Zone 63: 1 Cruiser.

France (Republic of France) 19
France: 6 Infantry, 1 Artillery, 1 Tank, 1 AA, 1 Fighter, Air Base, Major Industrial Complex
United Kingdom: 2 Infantry, 1 Fighter
Normandy/Bordeaux: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Naval Base, Minor Industrial Complex
Southern France: 1 Infantry, 1 Artillery, Naval Base, Minor Industrial Complex
French West Africa: 1 Infantry.
French IndoChina: 1 Infantry.
Morocco: 1 Infantry
Algeria: 1 Infantry
Tunisia: 1 Infantry
Syria: 1 Infantry
Sea Zone 91: 1 Destroyer, 1 Transport.
Sea Zone 93: 1 Destroyer, 1 Cruiser
Sea Zone 105: 1 Cruiser

@barnee OK, I’m going to inquire about the game. The Historical start of 1940
Base map by ImASithLord https://www.reddit.com/r/AxisAllies/comments/73lpgi/axis_and_allies_global_1940_map_made_with_paint/?st=jvvq5t8x&sh=680c5a44

@barnee I’m glad to see the sources are useful for all.
Soon I will be placing the order of the troops. We searched, compared and discussed, its location for January 1, 1940, always attached to the original game frame.
I can tell you that ANZAC has no troops in Africa, they arrived in significant form by the end of the 40s, and their first operation in 41 in Greece. China controls Kwangsi, since it expels Japan almost entirely in its offensive of the late 39; China controls Kiangsi.
We are debating if an attack by the British empire or Anzac, on Siam (Thailand) would be considered an unproven attack on Japan. ¿What do you think?

@SS-GEN nice idea to add to a mode, or house rules, that represents petroleum resources, or resources centers, would be treated as facilities, with their determined points of impact, their cost of repair and penalties.
I do not see that my friends accept that the oil production sites can be bombed, because it would be necessary to create more rules … -ha, ha, ha-

@SS-GEN No problem. Sources 1. The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia https://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/O/i/Oil.htm 2.https://wayback.archive-it.org/6321/20160901222852/http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/league/le0280ah.pdf
-Leon in the trenches-, has a video, in YouTube, where he explains rules for making rules, we have taken as an example.
The idea of this Mode / house rules, is to offer a historical 1940 Start, conserving the scale, without diminishing too much the strategic options, and adding few material elements.
Now, I see your point, about the options in Japan. In 2 of the “5” tests, Japanese loses in the long run (by production as in real life), if China and USA play well.
If Germany and Italy manage to defeat Russia and defend Egypt, it is won by cities in Europe.
The tests have been solo and in group, 2 in group (Axis 1 allies 1, win ratio) 3 alone (Axis 2 Allies 1), we want to go through all the rules (and a victory condition) once we have decided on the placement of units in Asia. To make the final post and PDF file.
Then, with time, make an arrangement of pieces for 1 Sep. 1939, and a modification for 1942 oficial Start.
Obviously we are 100% open to corrections, ideas and analysis. Especially because Spanish is our language, and we know that asistid translation can make the rules confusing. I have a level (CEFR) B2 + in reading and C1 in listening, but A- in grammar, so I apologize for my writing errors.

@SS-GEN Climate is a nice idea, but for now we dont want to make to complex the rules/mod. But i like all your ideas.
Now this are the last of the rules. Now we need to make the charts of the IPC and start locations as in 1940, Balance in China Asia need some debate and test, because China Control most of the following provinces in 1940 Kiangsi and kwangsi, Tailandia (Siam) star deactivated pro-Axis.

Round limit is 12, like the combat is considered each turn simultaneous for each power. Order of play for this 1940 January 1, have not change from the original game. There are two modes of play 1 with time historical restrictions or 2 without them.
Round 01 January - June1940 (Game starts)
Round 03 January - June 1941. U.S.S.R. enter the war in attack face. Finland pro Axis Activation Allowed.
Round 04 July - December 1941. U. S. A enter the war in Attack Face. Mexico and Central America, pro allies activation allowed.
Round 05 January - June 1942. Brazil and Ecuador pro Allies activation allowed.
Round 06 July - December 1942. Modern Heavy Tank Production allowed
Round 07 January - June 1943. Colombia pro Allies activation allowed.
Round 12 July - December 1945 (Final round)

Victory Conditions: 3 modes of play.

1. Victory Cities: Same of the base global game for the axis and the allies.
2. Historical: Same of the base global game for the axis and the allies, but with year historical restrictions and game max duration is 12 rounds.
3. Fuel of War: Axis need to capture and retain 12 of the 25 important producing centers of natural petroleum, for 07 ROUNDS MAX.

USA 182.657mt (1 Western United States, 2 Central United States, 3 Eastern United States)
USSR 29.700mt (4 Caucasus, 5 Soviet Far East)
Venezuela 27.443mt (6 Venezuela)
Iran 10.426mt (7 Persia, 8 Northwest Persia)
Dutch East Indies 7.939mt (9 Sumatra, 10 Java, 11 Celebes, 12 Dutch New Guinea)
México 6.721 mt (13 Southeast Mexico)
Romania 5.764mt (14 Romania)
Colombia 3.636mt (15 Colombia)
Iraq 3.438mt (16 Iraq)
Argentina 2.871mt (17 Argentina)
Trinidad 2.844mt (18 West Indias)
Perú 1.776mt (19 Perú)
Arabian Peninsula 1.652mt (20 Saudi Arabia)
Burma 1.088mt (21 Burma)
Canadá 1.082mt (22 Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba)
Borneo 0.932mt (23 Borneo)
Egypt 0.929mt (24 Alexandria)
China 0.050mt (25 Yunnan)
*All Valor’s are in Millions of Metric tons, for the production of the year 1940, and not contemplate synthetic oil production.
*We considered only locations with production over 0.900mt, for total production of 1940, but allowed Yunnan for balance.

@SS-GEN hello.
In tropico there is only summer (“dry”) and winter (rainy), we will change that vision in the final document, for January to June, and July to December, each round represents 6 months, and although there is an order of players, like the combat is considered simultaneous.
If you were going to put stations to apply restrictions for climate, you would have to go through tropic and equator lines, because the stations are inverse in the emisphere and in the center there are only 2 instead of 4 stations. The climate is an interesting mechanism to represent, but we are not going to include it because make to heavy the mod.

The heavy tanks existed from the beginning of the war, but we want to highlight the modern heavy tank, that is, the practical one, and we believe that the first is the Panzerkampfwagen VI H, which left the factory on August 15, 1942.

@SS-GEN tanks for respond.

I have seen almost all the deck of cards, and it’s very interesting. There are cards that could be integrated in the future. But it is a shame that they do not have a number to indicate which would be compatible with the MOD / house rules set, that we are creating.

On creating new units, like the spy, after debate with my two friends, we believe that the MOD must be simple, and that the only new unit is the heavy Tank.
Statistics of the Heavy Tank unit.
Figure: ISSU and Tiger from the 1941 AA Game. (or card board counter)
Cost: 8 I. P. C
Movement: 1
Attack: 4
Defense: 4
Special Abilities: (1) combined weapons, tactical bomber paired with heavy tank, tactical bomber attacks 4. (2) combined weapons, infantry paired with heavy tank attacks 2.
Restrictions: (1) Without Blitz. (2) Round 06, Winter 1942, Modern Heavy Tank Production allowed, if played with events per year.