Axis and Allies Money!!

[LHoffman]

I would be willing to pay more for a quality game, with real pieces instead of cardboard squares and with paper IPCs instead of none… I guess they just don’t want to increase the price any more because most people wouldn’t want to pay more.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@LHoffman:

I would be willing to pay more for a quality game, with real pieces instead of cardboard squares and with paper IPCs instead of none… I guess they just don’t want to increase the price any more because most people wouldn’t want to pay more.

For the bases and factories, which don’t move, the cardboard squares are actually god for the following reasons:
1. They take up less space than plastic versions
2. They have a texture such that it doesn’t get displaced easily, like other pieces
The only AA guns which I’ve seen moved are the ones in India and Manchuria, and I’ve only seen new ones bought to replace the one in India.

[LHoffman]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@LHoffman:

I would be willing to pay more for a quality game, with real pieces instead of cardboard squares and with paper IPCs instead of none… I guess they just don’t want to increase the price any more because most people wouldn’t want to pay more.

For the bases and factories, which don’t move, the cardboard squares are actually god for the following reasons:
1. They take up less space than plastic versions
2. They have a texture such that it doesn’t get displaced easily, like other pieces
The only AA guns which I’ve seen moved are the ones in India and Manchuria, and I’ve only seen new ones bought to replace the one in India.

I don’t think the carboard pieces are bad per se… I just think plastic molds may have been cooler; more in style with Axis and Allies for sure. I don’t know about them moving aroung the board less, because they seem to slide almost nearly as much, if not more. I get annoyed when they get spun around and turned upside down and stuff too. Something which doesn’t happen to a 3D mold.

When you were talking about moved, I assume you meant moved by a power in the game to a different territory. I would agree that none of the AA guns (from Pacific 40) have been moved when we have played. There has been little utility in doing so. However when it comes to a global game, they get moved into different territories a lot more.

[calvinhobbesliker]

What I meant was that since they are short, it’s hard to move them accidentally when reaching for another piece.

Yeah, I think they should’ve kept AA guns as plastic

[LHoffman]

@calvinhobbesliker:

What I meant was that since they are short, it’s hard to move them accidentally when reaching for another piece.

Yeah, I think they should’ve kept AA guns as plastic

Oh, well yes, I agree then. I have found it to be more of a problem that other pieces will displace IC, NB, AB and AA guns more easily now, by pushing against them or whatever.

[TexCapPrezJimmy]

@cressman8064:

I hate using money, way too many mistakes, you have to spend time counting it to see how much you have and have 4 separate piles if your playing solo with the allies. I am glad to see the cheap paper money gone. I use this chart someone posted in the 1942 board, just change the countries names, it works so much better than cash, no lost money, ever. Note *This chart may have been a useful inclusion to the game so that one could simply photocopy more but hey fixing these small problems are what these forums are for.

I also made one for Pacific 1940, and I’ll likely post one for Europe 1940 and Global 1940 when it comes out. Here’s Pacific 1940 and 50th (1941 and 1942). Enjoy.

IPC Record Sheet Pacific 1940.pdf
IPC Record Sheet 1941 ver1.pdf
IPC Record Sheet 1942 ver3.pdf

[robbie358]

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Then you have to cross out the “In God We Trust,” which wasn’t there before the 1950’s.

[LHoffman]

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Hope you are good… for your own sake that is.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@LHoffman:

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Hope you are good… for your own sake that is.

You should be china and never spend your money, and then you get to keep it all

[LHoffman]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@LHoffman:

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Hope you are good… for your own sake that is.

You should be china and never spend your money, and then you get to keep it all

He wouldn’t be able to make all that much being China.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@LHoffman:

@calvinhobbesliker:

@LHoffman:

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Hope you are good… for your own sake that is.

You should be china and never spend your money, and then you get to keep it all

He wouldn’t be able to make all that much being China.

But all other powers will lose their money when they lose their capital

[LHoffman]

True… but you just have to make sure you don’t lose your capital. Be the US, they get a large amount of money and nobody… ever takes the US. Plus the US has good potential to make some money, whereas China doesn’t really.

[maverick_76]

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Nice, lol.

[robbie358]

The loser has to shoot themselves rather than face execution, lol.

[maverick_76]

ROFL!

I personally wish that they would bring back real AA guns and money. IC I don’t really care because those don’t move, but the AA guns are a pain.

[robbie358]

That’s part of the reason that I started painting my set… I borrowed my AA guns from Guadalcanal and used them for PAC40.
The industrial complexes, air bases, and naval bases I rather like as the counters… I mean at least I don’t mind them.
And really we just write down all IPC transactions on a piece of paper, but I’d rather play with an income tracker and poker chips.  I really think that’s best.

[Dylan the Canadian]

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Be the US in any game stay on your continent and never build.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@Dylan:

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Be the US in any game stay on your continent and never build.

Then the axis take over your allies and invade you.

[Dylan the Canadian]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Dylan:

@robbie358:

We play with real US currency.  When I play A&A I play hardcore.

Be the US in any game stay on your continent and never build.

Then the axis take over your allies and invade you.

The game might be over before that could happen.