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Looking for the Big Dog (most experienced veteran player) to teach me this game. [:D]


See last post for proposal.

RHS75

The experienced veteran players arent likely to give away their little tricks and trade secrets.

As for general strategy guides goes, this forum is as good as any for that. I played Q-ball 3 consecutive games and told him my general strategy and did the same thing in each of the 3 games, and he still couldnt slow me down, although he did get better at beating up a few of my ships. I believe his comment was something like: Its like watching the Green Bay Packers back in the 60's. You know that power sweep is coming, but there is nothing you can do to stop it.

But general strategy is one thing, the details on how I do them is another. I will take my secrets to the grave with me [:D]

ORIGINAL: Yamato hugger

The experienced veteran players arent likely to give away their little tricks and trade secrets.

As for general strategy guides goes, this forum is as good as any for that. I played Q-ball 3 consecutive games and told him my general strategy and did the same thing in each of the 3 games, and he still couldnt slow me down, although he did get better at beating up a few of my ships. I believe his comment was something like: Its like watching the Green Bay Packers back in the 60's. You know that power sweep is coming, but there is nothing you can do to stop it.

But general strategy is one thing, the details on how I do them is another. I will take my secrets to the grave with me [:D]

I understand this point of wiew but in the same time, it is only a game.
No political, military or financial consequences[8|]

But human vs human = hardcore rivalry

Not always. Some of us are professionals - not gamers. And I don't mind doing an open class - although this may be the wrong thread. What do you want to know?

I wish to play a competitive game against a good oponent so that my learning curve is steep. I expect a very difficult start. I ask for no advice. I expect to see the tools of the game used against me. I really would like to see a japanese player utilize the production to his advantage. Curious as to the effect.

Having just bought the game and played 3 turns, I figure I should start as allies. Not sure what a fair starting senario for me should be so request a fair input from the players.

I wish to play the strongst veteran player I can find that is not overcommitted. I am a 5 year UV player vs AI but only 6 months pbem experience.. I will use TOCAFF as a reference.

I may be too picky, not sure what the players think about the altered jap production.

I do appriciate all your comments.[:)]

Ok, Yammato hunger, If you are a Class A player and I am a Class C player, what would be a good game/senario? And what will you concede to me for being a nubbie?
Assume you the Japs.

I ask the readers for their comments as to fairness.

Well, at the moment, I have 4 games going, although 1 of those 4 hasnt even started yet [&:]. Since last thursday, I have only received 2 total turns however, so I will consider it. 3 of the games the guys travel a fair amount, so I get a flurry of turns and then nothing for a week.

OK what the hell, why not? I havent started a game as Japan in over a year. Is CHS 155 ok? No auto sub ops, PDUs on ok? I prefer 2 day turns, but will start it as 1 day.

House rules I would prefer and why:
1) No 4E bombers on naval attack (either side). 4E bombers in this game give unusually high numbers of hits. Naval search is ok. I say either side because in CHS, the Japs get 2 27 plane groups of 4E bombers (Liz).

2) No more than 1 squadron at a base on each type of search (that means 1 on naval search and 1 on ASW). If you ever tried to move a sub past Singapore with 250 Lilys on ASW search, you know why.

3) No city bombing strikes into or out of China. Other than the obvious targetting of Japan by the allies with B-29s from China (which they tried and gave up on because of logistical reasons), if the Japanese bomb all the Chinese industrial targets, China wont have enough supplies to hold a defensive line.

4) China command units stay in China (both sides) and Kwantung units stay in Manchuria unless PPs are paid to release them. Same with Canadian and West Coast units (no moving to Alaska unless PPs are paid.

5) Some limit on airdrops. 1 or 2 per game total per side is what I usually do, maybe 1 per unit per game, something like that. Your call, but want a rule on it at start. Japan can drop on every city in India from Rangoon. There has to be some limit to prevent abuses.

6) Landing on non-base hexes. Dont care if its allowed or not, but want a rule on it from the start so we both know.

7) Sub landings, as above dont care either way (both sides have enough forces to garrison their rear areas IMHO). Truth be told, I think it should be allowed to give the allies the historical ability to use UDTs to get intell on Jap held islands before a landing, but as I said, dont care, just want a rule at start.

8) ASW limit of 6 ships.

9) PT limit of 6 ships.

10) No more than 2 CV TFs in a hex. One basic problem with this game is the "uber CAP" issue. A person puts 1 CV per TF and stacks all 6 carrier TFs in 1 hex. This gives the hex the CAP from every carrier there, but limits the attacker to sinking only 1 CV. Only allowing 2 CV TFs in a hex forces the players to either field smaller carrier forces in an area or at least limit how they are deployed closer to their historical deployment. Dont care if there are 5 carriers in each of them TFs, but at least there is only 2. Optionally maybe limiting 2 CV TFs to a 6 hex area maybe even?

11) No Jap surface TFs (other than Pearl Harbor strike force) allowed south or east of Kwajalein including Wake. This means no Wake landing turn 1. [turn 1]

12) No Jap surface TFs allowed within 5 hexes of any ABDA base (including British controlled Borneo bases). Note this would limit the Japs to only landing at Kota Bahru turn 1 in Malaya because of ABDA bases on Sumatra. [turn 1]

13) No Jap surface TFs allowed within 3 hexes of any Phil Is base except those hexes within 3 hexes of a Jap base. Note: this would allow landings on Batan Is. [turn 1]

Anything else I missed?
Edit:
14) Allies can make changes to TFs at sea and any China command units (including the 3 AVG units) but can not change the missions or locations of air units on turn 1 (except Chinese). Ships in port must remain there (no new TFs or ships added to existing ones). Ground units can be ordered to dig in / improve bases, but not to move (again, except Chinese forces). [turn 1]

15) Jap units not permitted within 3 squares of off map "tunnels".

Edit 2:
16) Sometimes forget the obvious. No Jap surface TFs in or passing through the hex west of Singapore until it falls.

how about this:
1. 15000ft
2.strike
3. ok
4.strike- to jap advantage
5.strike- to jap advantage-sounds fun
6.whatever you suggest
7.yes
8.yes
9.yes
10. strike- allied advantage =I need help
11.strike
12.strike
13.strike
14. strike- I dont understand anyway, but now I will study the issue
15. define tunnel
16.strike-jap advantage w/o rule, so show me the problem

or
no house rules!!!!

Well, no house rules its kind of pointless to play really. A decent Jap player will take Midway, Palarya, Canton right off (the first day or 2). Cut the allies into 4 parts (China, India, Australia, and the west coast) and eat them up piecemeal. So no house rules you can count me out. I dont play to win, I play for fun (fun to me meaning a challenge) and no house rules isnt much of a challenge.

The game doesnt handle 4E bombers vs ships at sea very well. And because of that and the numbers of them the allies get, its a rule that I refuse to play without. This one is non-negotiable. I have seen time and time again B-17s (yes at 15,000 feet) get 25-50% hits at 8+ hex range against moving ships at sea. Unacceptable.

As for "tunnel", look at Andrew Browns extended map. The "tunnels" are the off map hexes leading to Aden and Panama City.

A 'decent Japanese player' would know what is gamey and what isn't.  I tend to find that House Rules really serve as good guideposts for those trying to learn the game and to limit those who abuse the game.
 
My .02
 

I'm confused - so without house rules the Japs will run amock and the Allies don't stand a chance; but Allied 4E bombers will eat Jap ships alive?  So, if you allow the 4E bombers, the Allies could win?

In a somewhat more complex family of WITP - known as RHS (there are more units, a new map system, more kinds of units, and devices not found in other mods - among other things)

there is a single primary house rule

IF in YOUR view the historical leaders would NOT do that in these circumstances, don't do it.

There is a variation: if it is not physically possible you KNOW the leaders would not have ordered it, so you are forbidden to do it.

This rule concept covers a lot of things - and if used reasonably elmininates most of the big problems.

For your consideration.

Very interesting.  I played the AT vs myself last night in 7dec41 and noticed 2 carriers keep getting hammered at PH.  Is this normal for all human games?   How do you keep the carriers out of harms way?  Does a 2day turn screw the Allies in the beginning?-
 
"I.m confused, so without house rules the Japs will run amock and the Allies don't stand a chance; but Allied 4E bombers will eat Jap ships alive?  So, if you allow the 4E bombers, the Allies could win?  "
 
This seems to me to be a pointed , accurate statement. 
 
I see I need to upgrade to 1.87 and get some maps.  Why did matrix sale me 1.5 when 1.87 is available?

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

I'm confused - so without house rules the Japs will run amock and the Allies don't stand a chance; but Allied 4E bombers will eat Jap ships alive? So, if you allow the 4E bombers, the Allies could win?

From Rangoon, Jap paras can drop on every city in India. Dont really need a ship to take out India (it helps a lot). Drop one turn at a half dozen spots and do that each turn. Meanwhile you start flying in divisions to one of the bases you captured. The only real counter to that is the allies stack everything in Karachi. OK, so the Japs leave 4 or so divisions there to guard the prison camp and a few Betty groups to sink ships as they spawn, and you move on to Australia.

Now, if you did proper prep work, you have most if not all of the SE pacific (it can be taken relativly easy with 4 or 5 bdes in Dec with the KB supporting. So you can land here and there and anywhere you want in Oz and again, allies only defense is to hole up somewhere.

Once you are at this point you commit every spare troop you have to eliminating one of these giant prison camps. When you done, you do the other. The the whole Jap army and airforce over run China because again you did your prep work and there isnt a factory or resource left standing in China.

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Now to end your confusion allow me to clairify: What I said is this:

I dont play to win, I play for fun (fun to me meaning a challenge) and no house rules isnt much of a challenge.

And then this:

The game doesnt handle 4E bombers vs ships at sea very well. And because of that and the numbers of them the allies get, its a rule that I refuse to play without. This one is non-negotiable. I have seen time and time again B-17s (yes at 15,000 feet) get 25-50% hits at 8+ hex range against moving ships at sea. Unacceptable.

Stand alone statements. No house rules isnt a challenge. Dont care about 4E bombers in a no house rules game.

In a game with house rules, I wont play (either side) if 4E bombers are allowed on naval strike missions. I hope thats clear enough.

I see this is a massive complex wargame. For the elite player an even higher level w/ extra stuff is available.

Bigred, I am a fairly experienced player but in the stock version as the allies against a good Japanese player i am getting routed. India is almost gone and it is only May 42. We played without rules and it is not pretty. Yamoto is right if you want to have a challenge and a chance to win use the house rules[&o]

It's not so much of a case of japs winning without house rules but a case of one player running amock, and then the other, with only a small period of parity inbetween. Not very fun.

All interesting. Thanks