I jumped through the hoops and downloaded these.  These are fan-freakin-tastic!  Wow.  I gotta get these printed…

Thanks to IL for this.  I now have to decide if I must shrink these for to fit my table/plexiglass (4’ X 6’) or just find a new way to display it…decisions, decisions…plus, I gotta find a sign company to do this bad boy justice…

My table is only 4 x 6…can I print this smaller and still have it be legible/proportional and all that?  I assume the print is larger?  Thanks for any advice!  This will be the centerpiece of my gameroom!!

Anyone else get a smaller board that does not match the
Other?  Mine is 1/2 cm smaller…would they exchange it if it’s a known problem?

I have taken Spain and weakened turkey and Sweden so the axis get little benefit from the true neutrals.  I build many mech armor and a few aircraft with russia.  While us starts opening a front in Spain, I like to swing the Russian forces through Turkey into the vicinity of Greece.  If Germany is committed north or deep into Russia, they quickly face fronts in the south and west in a swift coordinated move.  I like hitting Spain…if turkey and sweden are dealt with too…

If they hold up the gaps, they are defensive in a sense.  I like them to get back from the coast, consolidate and crawl back to Moscow or threaten Japanese gains in the north.  I don’t like a straight run back unless Germany skips sea lion for a pure barbarossa

I would not advocate for it since part of the challenge of the US is to be able to prioritize and manage both thwarted.  The alpha 2 split board does a good kob as is, in my opinion.  The difference between this and UK/India is that they are a world apart with separate populations…

Thanks for the feedback!  It actually sounds like I am not alone in seeing the potential of hitting neutrals with the allies!  I thought I was way out there!  Have you guys won this way?!

Sweden worried me so I hit it and reduced it…southamerica was still open…

Has anyone tried a neutral crush with the Allies with Alpha 2 Rules?  I am new to Alpha 2 (played as Allies for the first time yesterday.  It had some interesting effects but I only was 5-6 turns in.

With Russia, I acted like I was pulling back initially and Japan dispersed.  I stepped back in and took the neutral Mongolian territory that touches 3? Chinese ones as well as Manchuria.  I instantly threatened several territories and had a northern Chinese Army “Spring up.”

Since Russia was kept neutral so long for Sea Lion on G4 (friend prepped by dropping in Scotland G3 and then landed and attacked G4 with overwhelming odds) .  I poised near Finland and took it.  Then assaulted Sweden from land and sea leaving one “enemy” true neutral convert.  The same turn, I also rushed into Turkey and took it with a large mechanized Russian force (germany was occupied in UK).

Later the same turn, I swept into Spain with the US amphibiously.  This approach opened up many new approaches.  However, it is predicated on a quick takeout of neutral so as not give the Axis free standing armies.  It had to all come down very quickly.

My question:  This was novel and unexpected.  Has anyone had any success with this in a long game, or was this a fluke?  I note that my opponent is very, very good.  He has meetup groups (many opponents) and studies the game and boards on his own to the exclusion of other hobbies.  Thanks for any info.  Please refrain from the infantile “you are a douche” for trying something different.  Feel free to use “you are a douche” comments if you have something concrete to back it up other than general “that is dumb, you will get crushed” retorts.  I am actually interested in getting insight into the game so support any negative or positives.  If you have never tried it, please make this clear.

Axisplaya,

Thanks for the feedback…I have a board set and will model your conclusions.  In general, I play folks that understand efficiency and that for Russia, every defender is important.  At the same time, blocking a northern approach effectively and possibly interfering with German NOs is like having more defenders, in a sense.  I am not yet convinced it can be done but I will take your observations into account during planning.  It would really be great to stomp Finland and Norway with Russia… Just don’t know of it is doable…