Yep, but sometimes you can get a tranny into the sea of Japan and get resources for one turn...the the transport gets blown to bits. Still, it pays for itself.

How are you guys getting so many ground units for Japan? 80 units? I never am able to muster more than a handful.

Yes, I guess I should turn the autovictory ON or there's really no point in playing.

<t> I played out a Russia Strategy as japan Last night. As of now, it's 1949 and the game is still going. Japan and Germany have split Russia. All that's left of Russia is Moscow with 38 units in it. The WA control Western Europe from West Germany through France. The US is surrounding Japan. For 4 ...

<t> See how much I learn from you guys? I think I did evacuate Manchuria. I'll have to re-read the china factory rule later.<br/>
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One thing is for sure...If you can trap and destroy the US fleet it then takes 4 or 5 turns for the US to mount a successful counter offensive in the Pacific. The ...

Will I need tweezers to handle my huge stacks of counters?

<t> I didn't see a Japanese specific thread so I added one. The Japanese are the toughest nut to crack in the game. I have a few strategies that have worked for me, though.<br/>
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1. CHINA: I strip every man with a gun from the pacific on the first turn and put them in China. On the second ...

<t> Nobody mentions my favorite post-Gibraltar capture strategy. I like to place the Italian Navy (sans u-boats, which I send around Africa to clean up the British Transports) in Gibraltar. Then, whenever the WA bring their transports to the coast I jump out, kill them, and jump back in port. They ...

<t>I was just sitting here thinking about wargames I used to play and it crossed my mind that I really missed playing EiA when I was back in college (in the 80's).<br/>
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So, I jumped on Google with the thought of "Hey, I wonder if anyone ever turned that into a computer game?". Lo and behold ...