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So is this correct in MWiF? - 1/7/2016 1:38:41 PM

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I have checked the hyper-linked manual and RAC but the Free-French Chart is not given in detail.

So is this right

Free-French Chart* (Administration group: Die (% chance to become Free French))
1) Morocco (Capital: Rabat), Algeria (Capital: Algiers), and Tunisia (Capital: Tunis): 10 (10%)

2) French West Africa: 9�10 (20%)
French Guinea (Capital: Konakri), French Sudan (Capital: Bamako), Ivory Coast (Capital: Bingerville), Niger Colony (Capital: Niamey), Senegal (Capital: Dakar), Togo & Dahomey (Capital: Togo), Upper Volta (Capital: Oungadougou), and Mauretania (Capital: St. Louis)

3) Syria (Capital: Damascus): 9�10 (20%)

4) French Indo-China (Capital: Hanoi): 9�10 (20%)

5) Madagascar (Capital: Antanarivo): 8�10 (30%)

6) All Asian map minors & territories: 7�10 (40%)
Comoros Islands and Reunion Islands

7) French Equatorial Africa: 3�10 (80%)
Chad (Capital: Fort Lamy), Ubangi-Sharie (Capital: Bangui), Cameroons (Capital: Younde), Gabon (Capital: Libreville), Middle Congo (Capital: Brazzaville).

8) All Pacific map minors & territories: 2�10 (90%)
New Caledonia (territory) and all French Pacific islands

9) All other territories & minors: 9�10 (20%)
French Somaliland (Capital: Jibuti), French Guyana (Capital: Cayenne) (South America map) and all French islands on the Americas map

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RE: So is this correct in MWiF? - 1/7/2016 2:02:26 PM

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I think it is only found in rule 17.2, not on the charts. Copy/Paste from the 7m rules sitting open on my laptop right now:

Free-French Chart*
Administration group Die
Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia 10
French West Africa 9-10
Syria 9-10
Indo-China 9-10
Madagascar 8-10
All Asian map minors & territories 7-10
French Equatorial Africa 3-10
All Pacific map minors & territories 2-10
All other territories & minors 9-10

I rolled a set of those recently and got a Vichy Equatorial Africa and a Free West Africa, wrecking all Axis and Allies plans simultaneously. I can never remember what happens to the bits of land covered by line #9 in a game, ever, and the Italians always already have Jibuti anyway

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RE: So is this correct in MWiF? - 1/7/2016 2:07:06 PM

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I like it though, when the Marquesas go Vichy, so the French Mafia has somewhere nice to vacation for the duration of the war. Particularly interesting with alternative Vichy rules and the Rising Sun takes note of this, having sent an Alternative History Fantasy observer to that railroad car to ask for certain favors.

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RE: So is this correct in MWiF? - 1/7/2016 3:00:33 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: brian brian

I think it is only found in rule 17.2, not on the charts. Copy/Paste from the 7m rules sitting open on my laptop right now:

Free-French Chart*
Administration group Die
Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia 10
French West Africa 9-10
Syria 9-10
Indo-China 9-10
Madagascar 8-10
All Asian map minors & territories 7-10
French Equatorial Africa 3-10
All Pacific map minors & territories 2-10
All other territories & minors 9-10

I rolled a set of those recently and got a Vichy Equatorial Africa and a Free West Africa, wrecking all Axis and Allies plans simultaneously. I can never remember what happens to the bits of land covered by line #9 in a game, ever, and the Italians always already have Jibuti anyway

Those are the charts I found as well brian brian

But without further detail how do I know what makes areas make up the individual Administration Groups

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RE: So is this correct in MWiF? - 1/7/2016 6:20:40 PM

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Such information was originally imparted by the maps. First the off-map boxes labeled 'West' and "Equatorial", later a line drawn on the Asian-scale paper map of Africa between the two groups.

Then some of the other categorizations would depend on the names of the original four paper maps in World in Flames - East Europe, West Europe, Asia, Pacific.

Finally the America in Flames maps added some new French hexes.

The table you posted looks correct.

It is a little goofy that Papeete / Marquesas Islands aren't considered "Pacific" - a legacy of the paper maps. I have no idea what happened there historically nor does it likely really matter, though some French Convoy Points can end up there when the Allies are gaming the Vichy rules a little bit.

I should volunteer to be flown there to research this critical detail. Seems like a good time of year for that.

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