@Krieghund thank you everyone for their time. We appreciate the clarity…good to know it is a legal move we made on our last game.
Is it worth it?
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@King_Of_Tanks said in Is it worth it?:
how would you rank it amongst other versions?
Guess I forgot to do this part.
D-Day - 10
North Africa - 9.5
Guadalcanal - 8
Battle of the Bulge - 5.5 -
@AndrewAAGamer thank you very much for your time , putting together your answer.
I preordered a long time ago and live In England. I am desperately waiting for my copy to arrive. (As was my 8 year old.)
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@AndrewAAGamer It sounds awesome! Thank you for writing a thorough review, I am definitely going to buy the game.
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@AndrewAAGamer I just played my first game today, veteran’s day, 2024. My A&A group that plays mostly Blood Bath rules tried it out at our local friendly games store (The Portal, Manchester, CT) and by the end of the game I bought a copy from the store before heading home. Everything you said about this game was 100% accurate. I have to admit that I was hesitant to try it because of the lower game piece count vs G40 or Bloodbath. I was worried it would be like the 1942 edition and very shallow. I was wrong.
The scope and scale of the game makes the piece count justified because the real emphasis is logistics and supply which is fascinating from a gameplay perspective. It was my first game; I played the Operation Torch version in a 3-player game as the US/Free French. The other two players had 2-3 games under their belt and were introducing me to it.
The tug of war of logistics and supply were refreshing compared to base/advanced versions of other A&A games. The rules looked crunchy to me before sitting in front of the set up board, but when I was there in person with the game it came intuitively to me despite being very different from every other A&A game.
It felt very balanced and as the allies player I was constantly thinking of axis moves that I could do in the next play-through that would alter the game dynamic from what we did this game. The new units were unique and fun, the logistical aspect of the game added an element of forethought that adds to the strategic dynamic I wasn’t expecting.
After discovering the Bloodbath version of G40 I thought that I would not ever play a version of A&A that could compete for my attention, this one has hands down. It’s fun and easy with a depth that makes it’s replay value significant.
Bottom line, I’m looking forward to playing it many more times. 9.5/10 (yes, the jeeps are too small!).
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@ZehKaiser87 Thank you for your review! I am definitely going to try getting a copy.
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@ZehKaiser87 Welcome to the gaming world of North Africa. :)
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Great news! I have purchased a copy of North Africa and am awaiting delivery! Thank you to all who gave a review of the game, it has made me very excited about playing the newest edition to the franchise.
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Imperious Leader '17 '16 '15 Organizer '14 Customizer '13 '12 '11 '10last edited by Nov 19, 2024, 1:41 AM
Im thrilled to have 4 copies of this game. Its easily the best theater game
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For context I am a long time AA player, I have played many versions starting with Classic. My brother got me the game for Christmas and we just finished two playthroughs, one with each set up. I thought the game was excellent, the rules are quite complicated to start but I though each new mechanic actually worked really well and made the game both challenging and on point from a historical flavor perspective 10/10 for me highly recommend for anyone who likes Axis and Allies and/or WW2 war games.
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Hi Everyone
My son and I finished another game of North Africa. We have all of the other A&A games except Anniversary.
North Africa is an absolute blast and we are both liking it. It has different types of units for each country including stats and costs. So its very in depth.
The limited units and balancing supplies makes it feel like a limited theater of war, which it was. There can be back and forth towards the push of Egypt and the mines are just fun!
My son won just in time on turn 14!
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