Not so much. Its too many fake news in the media today, just ask Trump, and we need to draw a line somewhere.
My guess for the next game.
1. A&A D day pimped up, this time with new and bigger infantry, making the old ones obsolete, and still not enough chips, as usual. Map the same, with scripted rules.
2. A&A Europe 1939. The global takes too long time to play anyway, and it always were two separate wars in fact. But this time Germany and Russia are allied, and former neutrals Norway, Sweden and Finland does not stay neutral this time. After the Nazi Commie attack on neutral Poland, all other neutrals will this time follow the OOB global 40 rulebook and join the other side. I wish they had in the real war too. Anyway, I figure the company got tired of historical correct players whining when their game did not follow the historical path, and their making of house rules like Vichy and several non aggressions treaties and impassable territories, in their struggle to make the game scripted. And yes it bothers me too when I see the German or Japanese navy off shore of Madagaskar. That never happened during the real WWII. Maybe in WWI, but it should not be allowed to happen in WWII. Anyway, this time they start the game with an Alternative history timeline. And for the first time, A&A players are set free, we dont let the burden of history books impact our movement decisions. The game will still be short of chips. And maybe short of the new Blockhouse unit too, so we need to order 2 copies right away, man
Maybe with a Pacific 1939? Give the Pacific powers more time to build up and have massive fleet actions along with a slow creeping Japanese hoard taking China little by little.
@Hunter:
Maybe with a Pacific 1939? Give the Pacific powers more time to build up and have massive fleet actions along with a slow creeping Japanese hoard taking China little by little.
Yes, correct, and maybe they even draw the Europe and Pacific maps in a way so that they fit together, and let people play a global game. I know it looks like a bad idea, but you know how A&A players are like. The best about a 1939 startline, is we dont need a dedicated US player. Hey, maybe we can let the China player take care of US too, if the game drag out long enough to involve US too ?
…and that may have been my worst post ever…
@Hunter:
Maybe with a Pacific 1939? Give the Pacific powers more time to build up and have massive fleet actions along with a slow creeping Japanese hoard taking China little by little.
Yes, correct, and maybe they even draw the Europe and Pacific maps in a way so that they fit together, and let people play a global game. I know it looks like a bad idea, but you know how A&A players are like. The best about a 1939 startline, is we dont need a dedicated US player. Hey, maybe we can let the China player take care of US too, if the game drag out long enough to involve US too ?
You will need a dedicated US player later in the game as they play a huge role in the Allies.
…and that may have been my worst post ever…
Really? LOL. your best and worst in the forum in the same thread.
And yes it bothers me too when I see the German or Japanese navy off shore of Madagaskar. That never happened during the real WWII.
Stupid. Yes, it did happen…
A quick google search of “Battle of Madagascar” shows many links listing the Japanese ships off shore of Madagascar.
Another quick google search of “Kriegsmarine Madagaskar” lists U-boats and their operations in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar.
@AryanRights:
And yes it bothers me too when I see the German or Japanese navy off shore of Madagaskar. That never happened during the real WWII.
Stupid. Yes, it did happen…
A quick google search of “Battle of Madagascar” shows many links listing the Japanese ships off shore of Madagascar.
Another quick google search of “Kriegsmarine Madagaskar” lists U-boats and their operations in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar.
What are your intentions for becoming a member of this community AR?… name calling in your first post is not an ideal start.
Yes, strange comment from a first post. Not a true A&A player, probably somebody who signed in by accident.
Anyway, meanwhile on the HGD forum, former moderator Elbowshances and the guy behind GEN CON and Origins, GSmorey, both heavyweight voices in the A&A community, have posted comments on the thread I linked to in page 1. We are now waiting for Larry to answer. The tension about the new A&A game is now so tense we can practically hear a hair falling to the ground, man
Yes, strange comment from a first post. Not a true A&A player, probably somebody who signed in by accident.
Anyway, meanwhile on the HGD forum, former moderator Elbowshances and the guy behind GEN CON and Origins, GSmorey, both heavyweight voices in the A&A community, have posted comments on the thread I linked to in page 1. We are now waiting for Larry to answer. The tension about the new A&A game is now so tense we can practically hear a hair falling to the ground, man
Thats strange from a new poster indeed…
Its super tense here…
I find it more interesting everyone focused on what he said in his first post, but nobody noticed his forum name?
I find it more interesting everyone focused on what he said in his first post, but nobody noticed his forum name?
I saw it, I just didn’t want to address it… I’m curious though what the 14 88 represents (something inappropriate probably).
Hey YG
sadly 14 88 can have be used by white nationalists/neo-nazis. in particular 88 is coded to mean the 8th letter of the alphabet ‘H’, which when doubled is an acronym for a phrase used with a certain salute of a certain German leader. Wikipedia 88 for the 14 explanation
sad to see on this forum, hopefully just a troll
Its really sad to see that kind of stuff here on the forums. Not that it was kid friendly to begin with, but it would be nice not to see it here.
@Young:
Can anyone tell me if Axis & Allies 1940 Europe and/or 1940 Pacific 2nd Edition is out of print?, have they or will they do another print run for these games?
Guys…
Send me to talk to WOTC, I live less that 3 miles from their HQ in Renton WA…
I doubt they would tell me anything though
Look at his stupid name. 88 means Heil Hitler 8th letter twice. Losers ( skinheads) do this to identify them , 14 is unknown but probably another stupid idea represented by numbers.
When Kurt spouts off his ideas, here is a ready convert to ridiculousness.
@Imperious:
Look at his stupid name. 88 means Heil Hitler 8th letter twice. Losers ( skinheads) do this to identify them , 14 is unknown but probably another stupid idea represented by numbers.
When Kurt spouts off his ideas, here is a ready convert to ridiculousness.
https://www.adl.org/education/references/hate-symbols/1488
I believe this describes what “14” means…
@Hunter:
@Young:
Can anyone tell me if Axis & Allies 1940 Europe and/or 1940 Pacific 2nd Edition is out of print?, have they or will they do another print run for these games?
Guys…
Send me to talk to WOTC, I live less that 3 miles from their HQ in Renton WA…
I doubt they would tell me anything though
On the other hand, it’s possible that you could be able to convince them to improve their communication strategy to their customers as a whole. If you can manage to speak to the right person and explain the matter politely and in a well-reasoned way, they might actually listen. Maybe.
This is also true. If everyone can get me a list of what needs to be said, I would be more than happy to drive there and talk to them.
@Hunter:
This is also true. If everyone can get me a list of what needs to be said, I would be more than happy to drive there and talk to them.
My two cents would be these points:
That there is a large and devoted A&A community out there which enjoys (and purchases and supports the profitability of) these games.
That this customer base has tended to show great enthusiasm in the past when a forthcoming A&A game has been announced, and is likely to do so again if WotC were to announce that it will be issuing either a new edition of an existing A&A game or an entirely new A&A game. In other words: there is a demand out there for revised or new A&A products, especially since it’s been a while since the last one came out.
That this customer base, although dedicated, is sometimes frustrated by a lack of official information regarding the status of the various games in A&A’s current line of products (i.e., is the game in print? is it being reprinted? is it out of print? is a new edition being planned?)
That A&A players understand that WotC has to be careful about what it announces, for valid business reasons. Nobody would be happy if WotC were to announce that it is thinking about issuing such-and-such a game and then were to change its mind later. And we all understand that a premature announcement that a new edition of a game is forthcoming might immediately cause sales of the previous edition to tank – though the counterargument to this would be that sales might actually rise as collectors and speculators snap up a game that will soon become unavailable through conventional trade channels (A&A Anniversary Edition being an obvious example). All that being said, however, WotC would have nothing to lose by letting its customer base know that such-and-such a game (when WotC has no immediate plans to replace it with a new edition or to discontinue it altogether) is in print and is being reprinted from time to time to keep it available. And this overall keep-them-in-stock strategy is actually implied by Larry’s introduction to 1942.2, which basically describes the mainstream 1941 / 1942.2 / Global.2 games as a three-pronged product line. (WWI 1914 is probably a one-off, given its non-mainstream nature.)
I wouldn’t mention the maps and printed accessories, we don’t want the copyright fuzz sniffing around.
@Young:
I wouldn’t mention the maps and printed accessories, we don’t want the copyright fuzz sniffing around.
Got it. Keep it on the down low.
