Would this help balance?

[simply4est]

I had an idea for different Victory conditions for Japan that may help balance the game (i.e. Japan wouldn't always win by just stalling the US and taking India).

Suppose Japan to win had to take both India and Australia. It would be difficult for Japan to pull off, but at least Japan would have to actually be winning rather than just stalling the US while pushing into India. What's everyone else think?

[RuHurt]

Interesting idea, but it's not as easy as you'd think for Japan to win. America can easily build up a massive sea force and attack Japan, and if Australia is played well then he ought to be able to attack Japan from the south. As for India, they just need to put all their IPC's into tanks to hold back Japan.

[simply4est]

Actually, Japan can always win (barring extreme dice results) as India cannot hold out against a determined Japanese assault, while the Japanese can through a variety of ways stall the massive US forces long enough to declare a win for taking India. This was realized by the players at both AApacificMC and Days of Infamy. They have been trying out different ways to balance it, mostly by altering beginning IPCs (i.e. India gets a lot more). I was trying to come up with a way that just had more realistic victory conditions.

[blackwarx]

I agree to RuHurt!

It is not that easy to win for Japan with US and Britain making the right things! After Japans first strike US initially starts investing in bombers and bombing the Japanese Navy! (They can afford casualties, main thing to force Japan to suffer some! 3 (maybe 4) Rounds should be enough - 15 Bombers (20) to ripp off Japans Navy! Then prepare to capture an airport on one of the islands close to Japan to lauch bombing raids on Japans IC pushing his VPs backwards/preventing him or slowing him down to make more! Reaching this state the battlefield is prepared for Allied victory! Depending on Japans strategy (victory by: 1. victory points, 2. India, 3. Australia Britain has to choose: Here only to 2.: To get best defense for your IPC's for delaying opponents offense solely invest in infantry! It is very (very!!!)hard vor Japan to bring enough forces in if India invests Britain's full IPCs round by round in infantry!

Play more games you will see, i am sure!

blackwarx