Your browser does not seem to support JavaScript. As a result, your viewing experience will be diminished, and you have been placed in read-only mode.

Please download a browser that supports JavaScript, or enable it if it's disabled (i.e. NoScript).

Surprising game I played

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition

547

S

SuperbattleshipYamato 24 23 22
last edited by SuperbattleshipYamato

As the Axis I beat the Allies, controlled by the hard AI.

The Allies had a 30 IPC bid, 10 IPCs per power.

To be honest, this game along with this game

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/39997/crazy-game-i-played-on-triplea

really underscores just how inept the AI, even the best one, is when it can’t beat me even with a 30 IPC bid (and I’m not particularly good either).
1 Reply Last reply
Reply Quote 0

Featured Topics

League rules idea: mulligans for patrons

Guadalcanal Tournament at Strategicon (Los Angeles) Feb. 17, 2024

T-shirts, Hats, and More

global 1940

184

anniversary

1914

1942 2nd ed

tips&tricks

bm3

video

axis & allies

Suggested Topics

D

1942.2 with the LH Balance patch in play, what is now a usual bid to play Allies.

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • DeviousXP

5

0
Votes

5
Posts

1.6k
Views

I

Yes 2 tanks might not be enough…I find it is important for Russia to have some tanks as well so when necessary, it can run to India for temporary support. Just UK and US planes alone are not enough to support India at first few rounds.
T

Larry Harris Semi-Official Tournament Game Patch

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • taamvan

109

2
Votes

109
Posts

38.6k
Views

M

@vodot Also, you might want to grab this too if you’re teaching new people how to play. Makes it easier. I printed mine on PVC board and the dimensions are correct that it should actually fit in the box.

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/32932/a-a-2nd-edition-custom-battle-board/4
T

Game Reports 122, 123, 124: Bid Goes Higher and Higher

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • taamvan

39

0
Votes

39
Posts

5.2k
Views

S

I’m thinking about using the planes on the CV to support ground assaults for the UK rather than the US. Too difficult to get US troops across the Atlantic in reasonable numbers.
A

Matching your Purchases to your Playing Style – Land, Sea, Air

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • Argothair

8

0
Votes

8
Posts

2.5k
Views

P

But the dice keep it fresh. Every game is different. New challenges. The need to recover from different setbacks. I think the random element adds a lot to this game.

On the other hand it is all about probability. If it wasn’t we would not need strategy. Strategy is what I love about this game. My weakness is that I can lose focus when I start to add up big stacks of unit numbers and values.

A perfect mix of strategy and chance.
C

Modified Allied 1942.2 setup to help balance the game?

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • Commando Brado

5

0
Votes

5
Posts

6.2k
Views

M

I’ve played about 30-40 games, and won against some other pretty experienced players. Axis is favored on this map. My personal view is that a bid of around 7-11 is fair among experienced players. This is a newer game, so it’s not surprising that people haven’t come up with an exact amount.

Among beginning players, this bid probably needs to be bigger because players don’t recognize deadzones and leave pieces in the open. Germany has many more offensive pieces than Russia, and Moscow is at serious risk of falling early if Russia loses a stack. This is less true if Germany loses a stack because 1. germany starts with more pieces (compared to Russia), and 2. UK and US aren’t a threat until round 4.

There’s already great threads on bid placement to have the most impact. I won’t go into depth, but inf in cauc, karelia, egypt ; uk sub off egypt or india are likely have the most impact per IPC bid. Among beginning players, I would probably give uk 1 inf in egypt and ~6 infantry for russia in moscow. That’s my suggestion for a dynamic game among beginners of approximate skill.
K

New to game, got questions

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • Kloever

9

0
Votes

9
Posts

2.2k
Views

W

Hi again. Bombers can do Strategic Bombing against a Factory and damage them. This makes placing units harder or more expensive.
Battleships and Cruisers can aid in an amphibious assault; that is called a Bombardment.
M

Impressions after 2 plays….

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • miamiumike

153

0
Votes

153
Posts

32.7k
Views

M

@Striker:

@Mallery29:

One million-kajillion posts

Your debate would carry more weight if you acknowledge the existance of the edit/modify button. ï¿½ Presentation matters.
I see a a large amount of cherry picking, strawmanning and assumptions.ï¿½ Â If you two are so sure of your strategies, play a game against eachother and prove them.

Added nothing to the discussion. Good job Striker. I know 42 better than Global…that’s why I don’t post strats in Global, I just ask questions…same with 41…only played it twice, said what I saw, and that’s it…
S

Play shortened 1941 rules on 1942 second edition?

Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition
• • • stevechristian

8

0
Votes

8
Posts

2.5k
Views

H

@Global-commander:

@Hobbes:

@Imperious:

He can play poker with 1941. His point is are the two games just different versions 41 and 42 of the same game, same rules?

The games are not compatible and are stand alone games with no relation.

I understood that he is expecting that the new ruleset would be the same for 1942 2nd Ed.

Anyways, he can play poker or he can take the 1941 ruleset and try it on Spring 1942 2nd Edition. I’ve done it myself with Spring 1942 1st Ed. :) did it shorten the game?

What shortens the game on 1941 is the smaller map and the reduced income. The changes in game play (no strat bombing, etc.) have no almost no effect on the speed of play.

42

Online

18.0k

Users

40.7k

Topics

1.8m

Posts