Just bought this version and think its pretty good.
KGF is the best strategy in this game by far. The Soviets should pull all their eastern infantry first turn into Yakut providing a large 10 infantry stack easily defensible by adding roving defense from fighters or the odd armour.
Russia attacks WR with almost everything, leaving 5 inf in caucaus(pull back two inf from east, raise 4 infant and place at end of turn creating 9 men and 2 ftr defense)and Belorussia with two ftr and 2 inf leaving 1 behind to prevent a blitz, eliminating important fodder for germany and creating a pyhric victory for Germany because they will attack one of the two large build ups and possibly even losing if dice go bad. Russia can then cut off the force, expand and counterattack eliminating a large chunk of G armour.
The british sacrifice india and pull back to africa with their navy, securing the mediteranean and build a complex in egypt, securing englands holdings in africa and supporting the southern defense of russia through transjordan/persia, this also threatens germany’s underbelly and takes away German IPCs permanently from northern africa.
The US concentrates on a navy bridge with two parts to bridge between eastern canada and western europe. Half way through this phase, the UK can clean out Norway but not take and the US takes it on turn 3 and builds a complex in norway turn 4. By turn four you should be able to have an untouchable allied combined fleet with the UK and US being able to land 4 trans/turn on west europe. This could happen quicker depending on losses in the first turn because this plan is based on losing all allied naval pieces turn 1 except for the british battleship and transport (reinforced by russia sub)which should survive against one ftr and sub. This has worked very well for me.
A&A 1942 review with pics at BGG
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REVIEW AND PICS BY SEAN SHAW , our new hero with microfilm
see the links:
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/426764
and
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/426654
interessting
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Now gimme a + and quit smitin me, you retards
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This is the 25’th Anniversary edition, and it comes without Reasearch nor National Advantages
…and a real ugly China
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It also come without money, paper & pencils, or any other way to keep track of your money.
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“For example, the other A&A games have something called research and development found in them. This game completely removes that step. It no longer exists. This simplifies the game down more to it’s core feel, that of a WWII period grand strategic type game.”
No more tech, :mrgreen: :lol: 8-) :-D
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It also come without money, paper & pencils, or any other way to keep track of your money.
even if you don’t use the paper money, I think that kind of screams “cheap”
BTW I praised you so quit yer whining. :-P
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pics of new map
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pics of new map
Thanks
hmmm…. let me guess: they still can’t decide if the Dardanelles is open or closed!
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NEW SCULPTS
russian battleship
japanese artillery
german cruiser
american fighter
british battleship -
Bravo!!
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There are no new TTs which is different from revised, but there are new rules as already have been revealed.
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It also come without money, paper & pencils, or any other way to keep track of your money.
Just like the confirmed facts thread says…. hmmm how did that happen?
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Everything seems like AA42 is the Revised map, but with different art/graphics, and most of the rules from AA50.
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… and the sculpts - as far as they are identifiable - seem to be similar - if not the same - to those of AA50.
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@Imperious:
Just like the confirmed facts thread says…. hmmm how did that happen?
You bribed the chimps at WOTC ?
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hmmm…. let me guess: they still can’t decide if the Dardanelles is open or closed!
It’s an optional rule, just like in AA50.
@P@nther:
… and the sculpts - as far as they are identifiable - seem to be similar - if not the same - to those of AA50.
They are not the same. Most of the pieces are represented by the same model, but they are new sculpts of them.
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USA, Uk and Russia still share the same old artillery sculpt.
And Russia got new sculpts of destroyer, cruiser and battleship, pieces that will never be used.
Go figure
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Hi Krieg. Are they the same size ?
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More or less. I haven’t received my copy of the game yet, so I can only go by photos of them that I’ve seen.
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They look exactly the same pieces as AA50 except German CA, Soviet BB, US fighter, and 1-2 others.
My god i wish they redid the German 88. Its too skinny. I would prefer the square shield added to give it less toothpick feel.
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