PACIFIC PLAYTEST!

[norseman]

also maybe us marines (I cant tell from pics if they are a unit). cost 3,3 combat 3/4 or 5 and attack islands at 4 for first round of combat. build capacity of 0 until at war, 1 at war and 2 in spring/summer of 1942 (can subtract this from regular infantry builds), and can only be deployed in the pacific.

[Mark]

You, sir - are a genius. . .     

[John D.]

Wow Norseman - you hit the nail on the head - great minds think alike. Marines are essential in the Pacific - man - have I lost my share - Japs are tough to pry out of islands - between jungle, amphibious advantage, forting and banzai defense they can be really painful! Man - is it fun (and scary)!

[norseman]

I just finished a game in which japan went wild. grabbed rabaul, guadalcanal, tarawa, the phillipines, all of new guinea, sydney and threatened india. on average they had something like 3 forts two infantry + planes on each island until their air force was completely destroyed around turn 20. I lost a ridiculous amount of infantry. on one attack 13 infantry 2 artillery and 2/3 planes attacked something like 4 forts and infantry that were out of supply. only the 2 artillery survived-brutal

[norseman]

and ceylon!!!

[qxxx]

In Japan's case only, I don't think the out of supply penalty should affect the forts and infantry on any of the islands.
They fought just as effective using the island resources only.

just a thought

kenb

[Godleader]

Hi any new on the pacific release date ? thanks 

[Darkman]

I heard december

[John D.]

Yes -
December is the plan!

[Godleader]

For the island out of supply penalty.
The out of supply is not only the food is the ammo to.
And build ammo on island Lol...

[Godleader]

December is still the plan? thanks

[Darkman]

I hope so 

[Godleader]

January is the new plan? thanks

[Mark]

we need to be a bit more detailes on these posts - year was never specified.

Seriously though, we did not have a chance to playtest the Pacific again over the Holidays and the country sheets have not been updated.  I think the map is pretty much finalized and the rules are pretty much the same as for Europe - except for a few country specific rules.  But it has not been brushed up into a Pacific rules set.  The counters for the miniatures are finalized and have not been altered for some time.  A few leaders need some tweaking though.

I think we could get the map and the counters out electronically along with the draft country sheets - but it is not a fully baked deliverable yet (if you consider the Europe version as fully baked - seems like we are still tweaking and clarifying rules here and there with Europe as well).

[Godleader]

Thanks for the news.