1942
Basic Rules - Second Edition
(Updated 4 July 2015. Here are the
First Edition Rules)
Key differences are that Axis nations may liberate for each other, including
Japan, Lend/Lease is expanded,
restrictions on Allies attacking Neutral
nations (to match Diplomat's Guide), harsh terrains causing
death on a 10-12
roll, and a number of sentence clarifications, typos removed, etc.
NOW the
game is perfect, until we find it is not, then it will be, again. See any
typos? Hit me: Jeff@TheWarGame.com
To purchase and receive a printed version, go to Supply Sergeant
1942 Setup Charts:
To tally the income totals during the game, download one of the
following...
If you're a techie, use this spreadsheet on a laptop while playing:
1942
Money Tally Excel Spreadsheet
Graciously and brilliantly crafted by General Geoff Zahn
of The Minnesota Brigade (Captain Kyle Kruger, Major Martin Asao, Tank Commander
Tom Malik and Admiral Brandon Harper)
Or, if you're a paper and pencil type, download and print this:
1942 Money Tally
Chart
Tournament Modules
(See Officer's Mess for complete
Tournament Rules)
Module I: Railroads
(Now included in the 2nd Edition Rulebook, top of page)
Module II: Strategic Bombing
(Now included in the 2nd Edition Rulebook, top of page)
Module III: Rommel's Rules
(Now included in the 2nd Edition Rulebook, top of page)
Module IV: Air Supremacy
(Now included in the 2nd Edition Rulebook, top of page)
Diplomat's Guide to World Domination
This tells how all the neutral territories interact politically, armies
they have, civil unrest, etc. Unfortunately, once
the
whole world is at war, less countries can
still be influenced. But, here it is, and the accompanying extra parts:
Diplomat's
Guide to World Domination
(Updated 5 December, 2014)
Alliance Flags
(Vichy flags are for the 1939 rules)
Manufacturing and Recruiting
(This allows you to add in all those meticulously-painted pewter
battleships, partisans, fighters, half-tracks, jeeps, rail guns, etc.
This book provides the math and combat modifications to generate costs and
define abilities of various technologies.)
UPDATED: 15 October 2009
READ THIS: Listen, this still has typos and will need more clarifications.
Updates will occur occasionally. Thanks for your patience.
Manufacturing and Recruiting Handbook
Manufacturing and Recruiting
Unit Charts
(These are blank charts for each nation, so you can put in
your own names and values of units)
Germany
Italy
U.S.S.R.
U.K.
France
Japan
U.S.A.
China
1939 Rules
We are in the play-testing phase with this VASTLY SIMPLIFIED version of the 1939 rules. Enjoy
The War Game WORLD WAR II - 1939
(Updated 12 December, 2014)
1939 Setup Charts
(Includes Influence - Updated 12 December, 2014)
1939 Neutral
Forces Setup Charts
(For initial placement of units in Neutral territories - Updated 12 December, 2014)
1939 Roll Chart
(Use this to check off the rolls made as you play - Updated 4 July, 2013)
1939 Money Chart
(Updated 4 July, 2013)
1939 Political Unrest Chart
(Use this to check off the rolls made as you play - Updated 4 July, 2012)
Other Modules and Rulebooks, to be Re-released soon...
Note from the Creator of The War Game:
Okay, here's the deal: I've been selling boards and
rules for years, becoming part of a secret society of fellow strategic
artists who dig this game. In those days, I had 4' x 8' sheets printed and laminated,
costing over $300 each, usually mounted
to masonite in 8 squares. I threw in the rules for a few bucks and
the addiction was spread. In our different groups all
over the country, we mastered and play-tested the game in a progression; adding
rules, trying to master and balance each.
Long story short, in the interest of properly growing
the art of strategy gaming, please indulge me as I make some final polishes
on these latter rule sets. I'll explain more,
below, but let me say, I sincerely appreciate the interest from y'all, 'cause believe me,
I feel ya. I've had over a decade of
serious fun with this game/journey. The combination of cerebral and psychological warfare
twisted to the maximum in games like this is what makes our
gamer craniums so freakin' nuclear-quantum-ginormous. Right?
Module V: Defenses and Fortifications
(This adds a sweet level of battle nuance, but it's piece-heavy, so we're working on
providing for that)
Module VI: Naval Engagement
(This defines acquisition of detection technologies, fleet movement, and ocean
reconnaissance.)
Modules VII - XI
(These modules are in various states of graphic completion and need a little
polish for proper presentation. They cover units like gliders,
rockets, etc., conditions like weather, leadership, resistance, economics,
supply lines, and yes, the atom bomb, which has yet to change
the outcome of the war. It just rubs salt in the wounds of the
conquered, or leaves a conqueror with less inhabitable land to occupy.)
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