@Flashman:

Russia (or indeed any Allied power) can activate Romania at any time by moving in an infantry.

Agreed, I was just stating that if the CPs attack it the Romanians are also activated, so it isn’t like you are missing out on those units until Russia activates it.  It can be a barrier territory with Austria too weak to attack & hold.

There’s a similar discussion going on over here:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30448.0

Well, if you hop on the LIRR you can walk over to the Compleat Strategist a few blocks east of Penn Station. I haven’t been there myself, but I did see their online store had it, so I reckon they might be available in store.

Now where can I find the black market for Axis & Allies sculpts?

I like many things about it and dislike some things.
Last game I bought was 2nd Edit Global, so not much to play/consider as I had 1st Edit. I can plan, write up and generally waste my time on this one.

Will PM you  later tonight when work is quiet.

@Shakespeare:

Exactly how did the convoy rules work in Axis Allies Europe?

Weren’t there convoy boxes all over the North Atlantic?

Couldn’t we apply them here?

There were “Convoy territories” for lack of a better term that could be denied by German Subs that went through them.

Turkey does not have enough time for adventures in Africa, nor units to push through to India.

Its main effort will, I think, always be to fight the southern sector of the Eastern front. Activate Bulgaria, reinforce, move through to Romania, threaten Sevastopol. In the south it will be hanging on against the UK, nothing more.

You can evacuate a contested tt, but not use such a move to attack. The tt you move to must contain one of your own units (allies do not count).

It says that in mobilize units, if you have a tt with other land units but no infantry, you must demote one unit to an infantry to fulfill the “minimum 1 inf” criteria.

It is sensible to enforce this after movement as well if you spot the enemy has made such an error.

Worth buying a 2nd copy for extra pieces?

Personally, I think I’ll wait for the Second Edition.

@Lozmoid:

Maddison Games are doing it even cheaper:

http://www.maddisongames.co.uk/games/AxisAllies1914WWIBoardGame.php?lpp=search&q=axis & allies&qc=0

@AlphaKappa:

Does 1914 Italy orange = A&A 1940 Japan orange?
What about USA, USSR? Are those the same? (because it looks to me like they’re different shades, but it’s a bit difficult to tell)
Does anybody know yet?  I just can’t wait until release! I’ve gotta knowÂ

I’ve posted some comparative pictures here:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30440.0

Wove’s rules above are pretty much exactly as I’ve always though rail movement should be.

I might be a little more generous to Turkey and allow it to rail anywhere within its original tt; they did have a railway all the way to Medina, and were building one to Baghdad.

Preventing the CPS moving units from Berlin to Baghdad would be a vital strategic goal for the Allies, definitely spicing up the battles in the Balkans.

Also consider how big some of the SZs are on this map: you can ship from Canada to Marseille in one turn. This is how the Allies can move units, the CPs have to march overland one space at a time, when in reality the trains would get them to just behind any front line in no more than a week or so.

Yeah, thats a big help.

You’d have to make SZ 20 two zones for Constantinople to be able to block movement like Suez.

bosporos.PNG

Wasn’t there supposed to be a rule about the British blockade of Germany that took away IPC’s from Germany? Was this just a rumor that got spread about or was it removed from the final

product due to game balancing issues?

@toblerone77:

Lets play what if and let the US enter early…I’m all abouf that!

Then boy will we have the map for you  :wink:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30390.0

@Flashman:

Big bank vaults?

Lol.  Got it.

Haven’t ordered mine yet. I would suggest the infantry size discrepancy is either an optical illusion or perhaps a subtle attempt by Avalon to aid player’s abiity to distinguish oposing forces on a crowded board.

Just noticed that the designer of Diplomacy died recently:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_B._Calhamer

Perhaps he Kieled over when he saw what Larry, Curly and Mo did to the map.

Right. The only problem was the setups and major factory ( glitch) in Norway change, as well as minor tweeks. Kreighund wrote the rules as good as possible and the setup is not his doing.

In essence, this is what the game is all about. Allies have to balance the advantages of mutual defence against the need for large one-nation forces in attack.