Wow!

[Brazil Banzai]

Hello from a new guy. I bought this game a few weeks ago and I am impressed to say the least. When I was in elementary school, I used to recreate the PH, Midway and Coral Sea battles by drawing dozens of little paper airplanes and ships, and using a toothpick simulate battle destruction. Eventually, I purchased the Avalon Hill game Midway, but I had no one to play it with so if I remember corectly, I just laid the game out and admired the counters. Fortunately my days of Pacific War solititude appear to be ending.

The learning curve is really something, but I have spent the last couple weeks reading the manual, a couple of excellent AARs, and a good number of the 'must read' threads . I have also played the coral sea scenario several times from both sides. I feel I am ready to try my hand as the allies in the full campaign in a PBEM game.

A couple of questions:

- Is the stock campaign still a good way to go for PBEM?
- What are the critical house rules so as to avoid the game being unbalanced by gamey tactics (if at all possible to do so).

[DuckofTindalos]

Damn, lots of newbies coming online at the moment[8D]. Welcome aboard.

[Speedysteve]

Welcome BB[:)]
 
Stock is a good way to learn PBEM. It;s also good that you go with Allies since you have time to learn with them a nd a few mistakes are not critical. With Japanese that's not always the case. The other mods out there may offer more 'accuracy' from some POV but stock is ok/good to learn PBEM.
 
HR are hard to say. They are really down to you and the oppponent you play. A common one is not to allow gamey paradrops of a few troops/amphib attack by a few troops to purposefully block divisions of men from moving.
 
Regards,
 
Steven

[Mynok]

Another common one is not to allow Speedy to sail his subs west of the international date line.......

[Speedysteve]

LOL[:D]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: Mynok


Another common one is not to allow Speedy to sail his subs west of the international date line.......

yes, a VERY GOOD house rule would be: don´t let Speedy use subs at all! [:D]

[Speedysteve]

Pfft. That's biased and unfair[:-][;)]

[marky]

is he that deadly with them?[X(]

[niceguy2005]

ORIGINAL: marky

is he that deadly with them?[X(]

Read Faber's AAR. I've never heard such foul language from a penguin. [:'(]

[Mike Solli]

ORIGINAL: marky

is he that deadly with them?[X(]

Speedy cheats with his subs. Can't figure out how though. [8|]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Damn, lots of newbies coming online at the moment[8D]. Welcome aboard.

[:D] YEAH! FRESH MEAT! Errr...I mean welcome! Step right in ....care for a PBEM? [:D]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: marky

is he that deadly with them?[X(]

You should read them and take notes....[:D]

[bobogoboom]

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Pfft. That's biased and unfair[:-][;)]

you commited war crimes against penguins[:-]

[Speedysteve]

Pffft. They started it[:'(]

[Speedysteve]

ORIGINAL: Mike Solli

ORIGINAL: marky

is he that deadly with them?[X(]

Speedy cheats with his subs. Can't figure out how though. [8|]

You mean your ASW measures haven't prevented me from sinking some crappy little meatball ships in our game?[:'(]

[marky]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: marky

is he that deadly with them?[X(]

You should read them and take notes....[:D]

cocky plucky lil ^&*(...

[:D]

*strangles steve*



They have achieved GLORIOUS Gyokusai!!!

BANZAAAIIIII!!!!! BAANNAAAIIIIII!!!! BANNZAAAIIII!!!!

[marky]

ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Pfft. That's biased and unfair[:-][;)]

you commited war crimes against penguins[:-]

sentence will be death by, by, wat can penguins do?

[:D][:D][:D][:D]

[marky]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: marky

is he that deadly with them?[X(]

You should read them and take notes....[:D]

i would ask but he blocked my PMs [:D][:D][:D]

[rockmedic109]

ORIGINAL: marky

ORIGINAL: bobogoboom

ORIGINAL: Speedy

Pfft. That's biased and unfair[:-][;)]

you commited war crimes against penguins[:-]

sentence will be death by, by, wat can penguins do?

[:D][:D][:D][:D]

Guano Firing Squad???[:D]

[marky]

ORIGINAL: rockmedic109

ORIGINAL: marky

ORIGINAL: bobogoboom



you commited war crimes against penguins[:-]

sentence will be death by, by, wat can penguins do?

[:D][:D][:D][:D]

Guano Firing Squad???[:D]

AGREED!!! [:D]