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Looking for an Allied opponent for a new game. It won't be a fast game, 3 to 6 turns per week, depending on work and holidays. Interested commanders, please email me. Race to Victory scenario.

I recently played a game without LRATs, using the following house rules, which imo made the game a lot more strategically and tactically interesting. Also feels like the game will last longer. But would be interesting to see what other players think of the game when using it.


No power can use LRATs, except
1. UK can use LRATs to attack the Norwegian coast at any point, but they can only use Special Forces to do so. Other units must follow the normal rules.
2. one time, the USA and UK can use LRATs to land in Algeria (Operation Torch) as long as all of England is under Allied control
3. If Japan controls Hawaii, they are allowed to use LRATs to invade the US west coast. (Didn't use this addition yet, but I guess it's fair to also allow the USA to use LRATs to take back Hawaii in that case)
4. If Germany controls all of England (including Northern Ireland), they are allowed to use LRATs to invade the US east coast. (Didn't use this addition yet, but I guess it's fair to also allow the USA & UK to use LRATs to take back Britain in that case)
5. To make normal amphibious attacks a little less vulnerable, I would propose that they can't be attacked at sea by any unit (naval or bomber) unless there are no other combat ships within 2 hexes of the transport. However, using ships/subs either in port or out of port to ambush incoming transports is fine.
6. AT can't be attacked while in port by any naval units (including subs, but it's fine to use bombers, though maybe this will be adjusted if it proves this is too easy as a counter)

7. To balance Japan, since they get more time now, which means that China is probably toast in the normal game balance, I suggest that Japan can't advance into the zone where US starts to object their progress until the US and Japan are at war. This will mean there is likely going to be some sort of stalemate between China and Japan in late 1940 to 1941. China can't just evacuate key cities preemptively to take advantage of this, though if a front is lost, they can retreat.

Based on the one game I played, it seems like rule number 7 might not be necessary, though I think more games are needed to be sure.


I hope you or someone else is willing to try it in their game!

The game is still open!