I thought it was funny that one of the first things it brought up was a review for AA50.

@maverick_76:

@calvinhobbesliker:

Egypt is divided into Tobruk and Alexandria. Sudan is a 3rd territory

Good, Egypt in the Europe version was too easy to take with the Germans, at least with this they will make it tougher to blitz through to the Middle East so fast.

If Italy can get through.

From what I have heard the Japs are too strong but I have not played Pac 40 enough to see if this is the case. I might have to have a sit down 1 on 1 game with myself to see if this is true.

@Dylan:

Do you mean beginner’s game or “beginner’s game” ?

I meant what I wrote, the game is meant for newcomers to the Axis & Allies universe, or for vets like us that want a short, quick game.

@Bob_A_Mickelson:

@allboxcars:

In terms of who shares a box with the French, I think it’d come down to how many territories they are set-up in.

If the other power is all over the map then the set-up text won’t leave room for the French set-up.

#726

This is why the only logical choice for who shares a box with France must be the USA which has very few territories on the map that can be populated initially. Unless you want An Axis player to share a box with their enemy.

Is this confirmed?

yah that sounds good. i think blitzing with out a tank on its on is weak for a technology.
but bilting and towing artillery is good on a 1:2 basis so i art per 2 mech that can blitz sounds fair no?

@mike:

Well lets see…USA would be the country that protects Canada so to take Canada you would have to take the USA! BOOM solved

Like the other dude said, you don’t take North America. London, Washington, San Fransisco, and Ottawa will hold (in your average Axis victory game,)

This is what you start with:

1. Berlin
2. Warsaw
3. Rome
4. Tokyo
5. Shanghai

Not a lot, here’s what will be yours after turn 1

1. Berlin
2. Warsaw
3. Rome
4. Tokyo
5. Shanghai
6. Paris

After Japan makes war with the Allies

7. Hong Kong
8. Manila

Later on after war is made with Russia

9. Leningrad

Then the Allies have: Honolulu, Sydney, Calcutta, Moscow, Stalingrad, Cairo, London, Ottawa, Washington, San Fransisco

Some you’ll get over time, Cairo and Calcutta
Some you’ll need to be sneaky, Sydney and Honolulu
Some you’ll need to be brave. Moscow and Stalingrad

@Axisgirl:

And if you let Italy eat up Africa…Then Germany looks pretty bleak

Africa will be hard, but if you can get through Egypt and Med you will be able to slowly move on the British, but they have an IC in South Africa. Russia will be bigger so Germany could get a lot more countless territories and France will be a few, so they can build up, but if the US ever gets there they are rich

Well you do realize that is the business plan in a capitalist economy. Car builders do that, video game makers do that, house builders, computer manufacturers and even board game makers do this. Don’t feel bad, buy what you want and that is that. If you feel something better is coming out down the road then just wait, no one is twisting your arm except yourself. Be thankful that new games are constantly coming out, and that we just didn’t stop with the original A&A, no one would play it anymore because it is relatively boring and predictable compared to the newer games now.

@McMan:

That’s not bad at all. Wait and get it for free! Although… if you get it for free, its harder to complain about the flaws.

“Can you believe this?! I paid $0 for this quality game and it has 12 typos!”

I don’t care about typos too mad. Although it may be because it never happened to me  :-D

@Krupp:

Any word on whether there will be more than just infantry that pop up on these neutrals when they  are activated?

I think just infantry, what were you hoping for?

I can’t since I don’t know the disposition of the armies off the top og my head, sorry.

@cminke:

good idea but that would be ahistorical

i don’t care.

Tibet is represented in the game, it is called the Himalayas and is impassable, as accurate as anyone could have asked for,

though a bit off topic

@maverick_76:

That is why I was kidding, kinda like the pot calling the kettle black……

lol. You’ll never admit it, I know it  :wink:

@cminke:

@LHoffman:

Okay… I am going to play IL:

“stay on topic”

So, how’d I do? Good impression?

UR ALMOST AS LAME AS HIM TO! opps did I use my out side voice again?

c;mon man if it becomes a page long than go ahead

Be nice to your elders.

@The:

@Axisgirl:

Im new here…whats happening? I dont understand this topic

I’m not too sure myself but it sounds like some people are talking about ceasefires between individual powers during the course of the game, while others are talking about ending the game in a ceasefire or draw.

I’ve called for draws before when the game seems to go nowhere and it is two hours past midnight and no one is in the mood to keep up the fight.

Well by the rules I guess you can’t play cease fire, but really you can do whatever the hell you want.

That is awesome! I was hoping that the Russians would be that way. In reality they had more troops, wayyyy more troops than the Germans did but idiotic strats by Stalin left them hung out to dry. Good to hear that this won’t be another AA Europe, where Germany can own Russia before the US can even try to help. From the sound of things the game just sounds awesome! I can’t wait!

I agree. It’s funny because the game is not that hard to comprehend. I started playing A&A at 12, and while my first few games I was playing wrong, that was mainly because I never really read the rule book. Once you sit down and read it once, the only time you have to use it again is if you are doing something like an amphibious assault or shore bombardment, something that maybe only comes up once or twice in a game. Other than that the basic premise is really easy to understand.

Old AAP used Union Jack as UK convoys roundel. In AAG40, you could use Union Jack roundel in all UK territories and the roundel used in AAP40 reserved to Indian territories. Just an idea