Axis and Allies
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Mojotronica
Expect Irony.
One of the greatest board games ever invented. Not perfectly balanced but I think that's intentional. It really captures the flavor of WW2 nicely.
naervod
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I don't have the computer game, but I think it is probably my favorite board game ever. The original is fun, and I also have Axis and Allies: Pacific, which haseven better flavor and is more in depth.
Zarn
Le Républicain Catholique
I have A&A, A&A Europe, and A&A Pacific. Yes, I play and like it.
Colonel Kraken
Deity
I have all three of them! The A&A Europe and Pacific are very cool. I just don't have anyone to play them with.
--CK
Mojotronica
Expect Irony.
Can you post a link to a web page with info on this?
Thanks!
Originally posted by Colonel Kraken
I have all three of them! The A&A Europe and Pacific are very cool. I just don't have anyone to play them with.
--CK
I agree there. Most of my friends won't touch board games. I don't know why. I even have Risk 2210, which is pretty cool. I don't think they like strategy games at all. My one friend said Civ was a corny game and I said why and he said because it is.
Here's a link about a new D-day game
http://www.avalonhill.com/default.asp?x=articles/strat/ddayrelease
Unfortunately, I couldn't find the link to the revision version of A&A. However, I did find the article
Found this press release:
"First Major Revision in Twenty Years of AXIS & ALLIES®!
November 7, 2003 (RENTON, Wash.) - For the first time in over two decades,
players of the classic World War II military strategy game AXIS & ALLIES®
will be able to experience a revised edition of their favorite game. Early
next year, Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS),
will release a new version of Axis & Allies, created under the direction
of Larry Harris, the game's original designer. The revised Axis & Allies,
scheduled for release in March 2004, will feature more detailed game
pieces, a beautifully charted, full-color world map and updated rules that
promise to make play more exciting than ever.
The redesigned edition of Axis & Allies emphasizes the game's dedication
to historical detail, including the revamping of play pieces to reflect
real-life military vehicles. Now German tanks are shaped like Panther
tanks, while the U.S. and the U.K. tanks resemble Sherman tanks. Changes
to the fighter planes include transforming the U.K. fighters into
Spitfires, the U.S. fighters into P-38 Lightnings, and the German fighters
into Ju-87 Stukas.
While retaining Axis & Allies' historical flavor and complex strategy,
updates to the game's rules -- such as new guidelines for weapons
development research -- help streamline and improve game balance. Other
specific additions to the game include new sea zone configurations and
even new territories. The box size has been reduced by half, making the
game much easier to stock, and easier than ever to merchandise.
First produced in the early 1980s by Milton Bradley, an affiliate of
Wizards of the Coast, Axis & Allies is a classic game of war, economics,
and strategy. Victory goes not only to the team that conquers its
opponents on the field of battle, but also to the individual player who
seizes the most enemy territory. The game is set in spring 1942, as five
world powers struggle for supremacy: Germany and Japan are aligned against
England, the Soviet Union, and the USA. Players control the military and
economic destiny of one of these countries in the titanic struggle that
will decide the fate of the world.
Axis & Allies is part of Wizards of the Coast's Avalon Hill® line of
games, which includes Axis & Allies Europe, Axis & Allies Pacific, Risk,
Diplomacy and many others.
Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS), is a
worldwide leader in the trading card game and tabletop roleplaying game
categories, and a leading developer and publisher of game-based
entertainment products. The company holds an exclusive patent on trading
card games (TCGs) and their method of play and produces the premier
trading card game, Magic: The Gathering®, among many other trading card
games and family card and board games. Wizards is also a leading
publisher of roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons®, and publisher
of fantasy series fiction with numerous New York Times best-sellers. For
more information, visit the Wizards of the Coast website at wizards.com
<http://www.wizards.com>.
Axis & Allies, Axis & Allies Europe, Axis & Allies Pacific, Risk,
Diplomacy and Avalon Hill are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc. Used with
permission. Axis & Allies is manufactured and distributed by Wizards of
the Coast, Inc. Magic: The Gathering and Dungeons & Dragons are
trademarks of Wizards of the Coast. © 2003 Wizards."
Colonel Kraken
Deity
That is great news.
I would like to allow all of you the opportunity to visit a great A&A forum that I have visited. It has some amazing information about all forms of A&A you may find incredibly informative and intriguing.
http://pub6.ezboard.com/baxisandalliesessayfeedback
I would like to allow all of you the opportunity to visit a great A&A forum that I have visited. It has some amazing information about all forms of A&A you may find incredibly informative and intriguing.
http://pub6.ezboard.com/baxisandalliesessayfeedback
TrailblazingScot
I was kittenOFchaos
I'm a very long time member there at Don's and help run www.days-of-infamy.com which is the best AAPacific PBEM site there is.
For AAeurope PBEM go to www.aaeuropemc.com which I used to play often and if I played again I'd be 6th on the ratings board (the board only shows players active in the last 45 days by default)
P.S this is certainly not the first A&A thread we got at Civfanatics...
Aphex_Twin
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Go to Zone.com and search for it. It's still there IIRC (not on the main page though).
Colonel Kraken
Deity
Yeah, I know.
I've been a lurker there for a long time. I see your name lots. 
Don's latest essay on the ONE change to stop the "Infantry Push Mechanic" (always building gobs of infantry) is simply awesome. Very cool.
There are a lot of good reads on Don's forum. Those of you who like and/or play A&A or any of its variants should check it out.
--CK
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The Cow
I love it. although i think that carriers should be able to carry one bomber not just to planes.
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