VIP UNIVERSAL PBEM OPTIONAL RULES.

Updated 130113


Prior to the first bid, both players may optionally agree to use one or more of the following nine minor rules adjustments (each of which benefits the USN) or the Normal Turn One variant:

  1. I-Boat Raid: On Turn 1 any I-Boat assigned to the Hawaiian Islands is part of the Pearl Harbor raid force and may only target ships which leave Pearl Harbor.
  2. CPO Withdrawal: Both sides (beginning with the IJN) may freely withdraw from the Central Pacific Ocean before the first round of battle with no pursuit. USN ships using this free withdrawal must base in Pearl Harbor; USN ships that fight and survive may base wherever they wish. The I-Boat may not shoot at ships using the free withdrawal.
  3. Reinforcement Flexibility: Each USN reinforcement may elect to appear at either Pearl Harbor or Samoa.\
  4. San Diego Repair Yards: After the basing phase, any floating USN ship (i.e., with damage less than or equal to its armor factor) may be withdrawn from the map. Such ships miss the following turn and then return, fully repaired, with the next turn's reinforcements. For Example: Saratoga, based at Guadalcanal with 3 damage points, is removed at the end of Turn 2. She misses Turn 3 and returns, fully repaired, at the start of Turn 4 to Pearl Harbor (with all of the other reinforcements) or to Samoa (if Pearl Harbor has fallen).
  5. West Coast Bases: USN ship reinforcements arrive as raiders (during raider movement) in either the Hawaiian Islands or the U.S. Mandate in the event that both Samoa and Pearl Harbor are Japanese-controlled. Marines arrive during the amphibious unit movement phase but are also limited to the U.S. Mandate and Hawaiian Islands.

These adjustments and the Normal Turn One variant are used only if BOTH players agree. If you wish to use any of these adjustments, notify your opponent of the option (or combinations) which you'd like to use. If your opponent agrees, the adjustments apply to your game and bidding may proceed accordingly. Notify the GM of any adjustments agreed upon once bidding is complete.