Harsh rules does a great job of explaining the rules in detail I watched them yesterday

Sundown kid is correct. Units don’t get locked in combat. Note also that if you’ve built the airfield with supplies you control you score the point even if you don’t control the island.

I personally like Guadalcanal most among all the Axis & Allies family of games.  The only down side for me is that it is a two-player game.

These are the things I like most about the game:
1. The game is balanced.  Unlike the rest of the family, it does not pigeon-hole the players into an Axis strategy or an Allies strategy which can be so predictable.
2. The game has a relatively fixed timeline.  Rarely will a game go long.  You could make the game long, but this would be extremely rare due to the awarding of victory points each round.
3. There is a more realistic application of damage to units.  The special dice box is an awesome concept.  (There is a better way to apply the randomness of the box by using colored dice, and a printout of the order given in the dice box.  This actually improves the roll outcomes to accurate randomness.  The box tends to hold the dice from rotating in all directions.)
4. The map allows for land-sea combat.  This is very unique to this game.
5. The game is fun, and this is the most important thing to me.

@Krieghund:

It implies that they are not cargo, as they are not lost as cargo would be.

Oh, ya, I guess it does. :-)

My impression of that sentence was that it intended to speak to fighters on the deck of the carrier (which led to all that other rigamarole I asked about). Didn’t feel to me that fighters in the air in same sea zone as carrier during Combat phase would need mention of the carrier being sunk at that time. But your adjust of my focus provides clarity. Thank you, Krieghund! Your presence here makes our gaming experience better. Take care.

@SundownKid:

A&A Guadalcanal:

Combat Phase: Unload Transports/Destroyers- Must all units be unloaded, or can you maintain loaded ships?

You don’t have to unload them if you don’t want to.

@SundownKid:

Advantage Token: Quick Drop- Must all units in the sea zone be unloaded?

No.

@SundownKid:

Advantage Token: Command Decision- Applies to Airfield attacks too? Unattended transports? (2 attacks on stuff that can’t shoot back)

It applies to everything in the chosen step, including airfields.

@SundownKid:

Seems that rules allow for not all transports being unloaded. And I think this works for feints, allows for “oh sh*t” moments, so, interesting. And between rules and other Krieghund responses on forum, I kinda think attacking Airfields with CD is likely considered cricket as well. ? Viscious! Wonder your thoughts. Thanks!

btw, I love A&AGC. More props to Larry & co for this one. I see it getting plenty of flack (along with other beloved BotB) and just want to do my small part to tip scale the other way. Thanks for a great game, guys! And thanks to forum members too. I do extend victory points to minimum of 30 and then you gotta win by 5. It’s too much of a sprint for me to 15; it’s just getting meaty at that point! But otherwise OOB plays great for me (with advantage tokens!). But, then, I tend to love the drama of the dice! :-)

We’re glad you’re enjoying it!

thanks for upload this

Hiya Forum,

Here is a video I have created on youtube of the set up of AnA Guadalcanal. I hope it come to some help for you to enjoy the game!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha7cDDmFj4o

BH

I kept mine for their curiosity value.  They’re in my “collector’s variants” storage tray, not in the trays for the main sculpt sets for each nation.

Control of the island doesn’t change if it’s a tie.

If Guad played like Variable’s Midway game, It would be my favorite one for sure……as long as the Dice Box goes in the recycling bin. :lol:

Looked on all the websites of Boardgamegeek list of Canadian boardgame store and I found 1 copy for 44.95,
Ordered 3 weeks ago. They had a problem handling it and it only shipped today, will receive it friday.
Can’t wait!

Make sure you are careful if you plan on moving into ‘the slot’.  The other side can most likely attack it with their entire Navy/Air force.

Both sides need to rush to the one island in the middle with two possible airstrips…

Good luck man.  It’s been a few years since I played this, but its one of my favorites.

Ok, got it;)
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=12437.0

You’re welcome.

We did have this question before and it has the info about knocking out airfields.

Got it, thanx so much  :-D

Thanx, was a little fuzzy in the rules on that one, but clear as a bell now :-D

okay thanks.

I agree. Would love to like it and to play it sometime. Have not for 2 or 3 years