the allies cannot win with russia so heavily crushed. The gain in IPC’s for both the axis countries should ensure victory. As germany, take the rest of russia in order to close that theater, even if you lose another West europe germany. After closing that front, focus entirely on GB and take back Europe. You should be able to do this with the gain of IPC’s. Build your navy and keep using the economy to your advantage. Obviously you have more IPC’s than britain, which means you should be able to slowly overrun them. As japan, a navy would serve well to repulse the Americans. BUT make sure you don’t lose japan. So before you build a navy, make sure you have adequate defense on your mainland, and make sure the americans can’t land in Asia (screw Australia, you can take that back, not important) Once you are secure from landings. Use your IPC’s you took from Russia and the Middle east to build a navy that can cleanse your waters. With Both axis focusing on a Navy, you will be able to take the war to their doorstep by giving yourself an offensive fleet that can land troops onto the American continents while forcing the allies to play defensively
Axis & Allies 1941 First Preview
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Nah… it’s an April Fool’s joke… :roll:
But seriously, it looks awesome, and I like the map better than the Spring-1942, though some other parts look a bit worse! :D
Thank’s DJenson!
Is there a reason the US starts at 15 IPC’s on the board but has 17 IPC’s worth of territories? Or it an error on the board?
I think it’s just a printing error. Probably they start with 17, or there’s a rule that they lose 2 IPC’s the first few turns till the economy catches up! :D
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Djensen
Any chance of getting some close up shots of the new pieces?
Cheers
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Djensen
Any chance of getting some close up shots of the new pieces?
Cheers
I suspect the reason why we haven’t seen more yet is because Djensen is preparing some articles for the next days ;)
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Nah… it’s an April Fool’s joke…
If somebody had suggested a few months ago that, in a future A&A release, the Americans would be given a Russian tank named after Josef Stalin, it probably would have been considered an April Fool’s joke.
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Hey IL,
A minor correction to your list of new sculpts:
The British got the new Bomber sculpt – the AVRO Lancaster
The US got the new Fighter sculpt – The P-40 WarhawkEverything else looks correct to me. I would still like to know all of the classes/models.
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I would still like to know all of the classes/models.
Me too. In David’s opening the box video, in the scene in which he’s flipping through the rulebook, I couldn’t tell if the last pages of the rulebook (as in some of the previous rulebooks) identify the units on which each sculpt is patterned. Hopefully they do.
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I can see why this game is only going for 30 bucks. Looks pretty cheap. No money and I didn’t see any setup charts. No chips either. Cardboard cutouts for chips. Wow what a downer. Wizards of the Cheap couldn’t be more correct on this one. This is the first AA game I am really not that excited about. I hope 42 has nation specific units or I will not buy either of these games.
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From what I could see from the video, it looked like the set up charts were printed on the back cover of the rulebook…
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Is this correct for the new sculpts?
Allied Tank = USSR IS-2
Allied Fighter = US P-40
Allied Bomber = UK Lancaster
Allied Transport = UK Tower Hill
Allied Sub = US Gato
Allied Destroyer = US Sumner Class
Allied Carrier = Ark Royal
Allied Battleship = UK HoodAxis Tank = German Tiger
Axis Fighter = German FW-190
Axis Bomber = German He-111
Axis Transport = Japan Hakusan Maru
Axis Sub = German Type VII
Axis Destroyer = Japan Akitsuki
Axis Carrier = Japan Akagi
Axis Battleship = Japan Kongo -
If you watch the video, the units are all easier to see.
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Can we see the setup charts? :-D
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Please post a picture of the setup charts.
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I suppose the game will be out in about a week. We can wait.
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I suppose the game will be out in about a week. We can wait.
Waiting is for Christmas. We want to see the charts now please :D
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Here’s what I’m thinking for the upcoming previews of Axis & Allies 1941: map & setup, rules, and finally a game review. Maybe a time lapse video of playing a game.
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that would be fantastic. Just go over a turn with the new rules
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Board game geek summary says it uses “game mechanics” used in 2nd edition rules…
Does that answer any questions?It’s selling at $19.99
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Here’s what I’m thinking for the upcoming previews of Axis & Allies 1941: map & setup, rules, and finally a game review. Maybe a time lapse video of playing a game.
Excellent plan.
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Hard to get excited bout these new sculpts. I’m so used to great quality of the HBG and FMG game pieces now that the oob pieces look cheap and amateurish.
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Board game geek summary says it uses “game mechanics” used in 2nd edition rules…
Does that answer any questions?This reflects to the sales flyer. There it was said:
@sales:
Familiar Mechanics:
This game utilizes the A&A game mechanics present in A&A 1942 2 Edition, as designed by Larry Harris (the creator of the original game).
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