Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: CBoehm

u win a beer ! ...pickup in Aarhus ofcause :)

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ORIGINAL: Norden

Regarding invadable Hexes. I assume that the AI needs a proper definition of these hexes as well. If thats the case, they would be a welldefined group, so couldnt they be shown as some kind of on/off overlay without too much effort? This would help a great deal, I imagine.

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ORIGINAL: Yohan


I think Steve said he was going to do this, and for other toggles as well.

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ORIGINAL: Norden

Regarding invadable Hexes. I assume that the AI needs a proper definition of these hexes as well. If thats the case, they would be a welldefined group, so couldnt they be shown as some kind of on/off overlay without too much effort? This would help a great deal, I imagine.

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ORIGINAL: composer99

The paragraph on red and blue factories on the 7th page does not seem to be entirely correct regarding their normal/damaged/destroyed status. I might recommend re-wording it entirely, thusly (also correcting what I think is the error):

"There are 2 types of factories in WIF, denoted by their color: red and blue. For example, Berlin has 3 red factories while Hanover has 1 blue factory. Red factories are indestructible and may be used by anyone who owns the hex containing them. Blue factories can be destroyed by strategic air bombing or by hostile land units, and may only be used by the major or minor power that owned them in 1939. Any factory can be damaged by strategic bombing. Damaged [...]"

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ORIGINAL: composer99

The paragraph on red and blue factories on the 7th page does not seem to be entirely correct regarding their normal/damaged/destroyed status. I might recommend re-wording it entirely, thusly (also correcting what I think is the error):

"There are 2 types of factories in WIF, denoted by their color: red and blue. For example, Berlin has 3 red factories while Hanover has 1 blue factory. Red factories are indestructible and may be used by anyone who owns the hex containing them. Blue factories can be destroyed by strategic air bombing or by hostile land units, and may only be used by the major or minor power that owned them in 1939. Any factory can be damaged by strategic bombing. Damaged [...]"

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ORIGINAL: Mziln

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ORIGINAL: composer99
The paragraph on red and blue factories on the 7th page does not seem to be entirely correct regarding their normal/damaged/destroyed status. I might recommend re-wording it entirely, thusly (also correcting what I think is the error):

"There are 2 types of factories in WIF, denoted by their color: red and blue. For example, Berlin has 3 red factories while Hanover has 1 blue factory. Red factories are indestructible and may be used by anyone who owns the hex containing them. Blue factories can be destroyed by strategic air bombing or by hostile land units, and may only be used by the major or minor power that owned them in 1939. Any factory can be damaged by strategic bombing. Damaged [...]"

You have combined 2 dissimilar instances.

From the RaW

A blue factory is usable if you control it in the production step and it is either in your (current and/or 1939) major power’s home country or in an aligned (not conquered) minor country.


Germany could control Poland and use the factories there according to your statement but not according to the RaW.

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets
As long as the text in the tutorials is accurate and not misleading, then I'm happy with it. When introducing Jack to Jane, it is best to leave out all the details of her dental history if you ever want him to ask her out.

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ORIGINAL: ptey

On my anno 1997 (i think) wif map there are two blue and one red factory in Berlin. Is MWIF different or is the tutorial incorrect?

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ORIGINAL: ptey

On my anno 1997 (i think) wif map there are two blue and one red factory in Berlin. Is MWIF different or is the tutorial incorrect?

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You have combined 2 dissimilar instances.

From the RaW

A blue factory is usable if you control it in the production step and it is either in your (current and/or 1939) major power’s home country or in an aligned (not conquered) minor country.


Germany could control Poland and use the factories there according to your statement but not according to the RaW.

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ORIGINAL: composer99

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You have combined 2 dissimilar instances.

From the RaW

A blue factory is usable if you control it in the production step and it is either in your (current and/or 1939) major power’s home country or in an aligned (not conquered) minor country.


Germany could control Poland and use the factories there according to your statement but not according to the RaW.

Here I must disagree with that last statement. I believe I am being quite clear, if not perfectly clear. Since Germany is not the power that begins play as the owner of the Polish blue factories, it would be ineligible to use them. Of course, as Steve points out, starting to make note in the tutorial of all the rules over who may use factories and when will only be confusing.

However, what is really the key correction to be made is how factories are damaged/destroyed. Blue factories are not inevitably destroyed in strategic air raids, so I should not want to leave the novice player with the impression that they are.

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ORIGINAL: brian brian

I think it is important to stick to the word "Damaged" oil resources or factories as a result of strategic bombardment, as it then gets confusing when you learn that you can "Repair" them - "Destroyed" implies permanence.

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ORIGINAL: pak19652002

We'll add this to the rules question list just in case.

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

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ORIGINAL: pak19652002

We'll add this to the rules question list just in case.

Here's another that might or might not be part of your current list:

When is the US able to lend lease the Spitfire from the CW? When is China able to lend lease air units from the USSR?

Right now I have the first answered as when the US Entry option for Lend Lease to Western Allies is taken. I have the second as when Lend Lease to China is taken.

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

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ORIGINAL: pak19652002
We'll add this to the rules question list just in case.

Here's another that might or might not be part of your current list:

When is the US able to lend lease the Spitfire from the CW? When is China able to lend lease air units from the USSR?

Right now I have the first answered as when the US Entry option for Lend Lease to Western Allies is taken. I have the second as when Lend Lease to China is taken.

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U got it right steve. US entry actions dictates this.
Andi

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

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ORIGINAL: pak19652002
We'll add this to the rules question list just in case.

Here's another that might or might not be part of your current list:

When is the US able to lend lease the Spitfire from the CW? When is China able to lend lease air units from the USSR?

Right now I have the first answered as when the US Entry option for Lend Lease to Western Allies is taken. I have the second as when Lend Lease to China is taken.

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U got it right steve. US entry actions dictates this.
Andi

Not at all.

Quote from RAW :
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13.6.4 Lend lease
(...)
Foreign aircraft
Some aircraft units have coloured horizontal stripes matching another major power’s colour.
Don’t add these aircraft to your force pools when they enter the game. Put them into the lend-lease pool instead.
During set up or this step, you can move a striped aircraft from the lend-lease pool to your force pool if:
ï the source major power agrees; and
ï an aircraft with the same designation is currently in either the source major power’s force pool or its reserve pool.
Move that other aircraft from the force pool or reserve pool to the lend-lease pool.
(...)
China may not place US sourced aircraft in its force pools until US entry option 1 (build Chinese aircraft) has been picked.
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This tells us that lend leased planes are available from the start of each scenario, except for China, who is the exception, not the rule.

Best illustration of that : The US leased CW C-47 is part of the setup for the CW in the Global War Scenario.

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Actually, that C-47 is shown as a US air unit that the CW controls and not as a lend lease air unit with the stripe (this interpretation is from CWIF).

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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Actually, that C-47 is shown as a US air unit that the CW controls and not as a lend lease air unit with the stripe (this interpretation is from CWIF).

Well, this should be changed IMO.

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Ok.
So there is no rule restriction on lend leased aircraft other than this one for the Chinese-US. Otherwise, as long as the unit is in the force pool and the owning player says ok, then it can be transferred to the major power that is 'borrowing' it.

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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Actually, that C-47 is shown as a US air unit that the CW controls and not as a lend lease air unit with the stripe (this interpretation is from CWIF).

Well, this should be changed IMO.

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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Ok.
So there is no rule restriction on lend leased aircraft other than this one for the Chinese-US. Otherwise, as long as the unit is in the force pool and the owning player says ok, then it can be transferred to the major power that is 'borrowing' it.

I would even go further, by reading the rule, the players should be allowed to say ok to this during the setup.

As no player would remember about this, I suggest that the game asks the player whether he wants some possible lend leased planes to be effectively leased, during the setup. Preferably before the planes are randomly picked up for setup.

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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Ok.
So there is no rule restriction on lend leased aircraft other than this one for the Chinese-US. Otherwise, as long as the unit is in the force pool and the owning player says ok, then it can be transferred to the major power that is 'borrowing' it.

I would even go further, by reading the rule, the players should be allowed to say ok to this during the setup.

As no player would remember about this, I suggest that the game asks the player whether he wants some possible lend leased planes to be effectively leased, during the setup. Preferably before the planes are randomly picked up for setup.