I agree with the shield and sword statement. It is my experience that Germany on its first turn should buy a transport for Italy and all men. Regroup your tanks and all your infantry into Eastern Europe and plan to take Karelia on turn 3 if possible. Turn 2 can work but can be costly. Germany should buy mostly all men on turn two and three as well and move them into Eastern Europr so as to overwhelm Russia and get ahead of their infantry total. Once Germany has more infantry than Russia attack Karelia with men and tanks only, save your planes. From Italy send two full transports every turn into Egypt and Trans Jordan until you secure the Suez and subsiquently Africa. Meanwhile Japan hits China, and India and then all out Russia, while still maintaining suppremacy in the Pacific by staying one step ahead of the US and as someone else mentioned take out as many US and UK ships as possible while not over commiting your fleet and only losing the cheap expendable replaceable pieces. An IC is a good idea if you are sure you can hold it: Manchuria is good to go after Russia, but can be reinforced by Japan transports anyway, FIC is safer but India is the best of both if you can capture and hold it, because it is two squares “a tank blitz” away from Caucauscus and Trans-Jordan and you can move fleet through the Suez if needed and assist Germany in conquering Africa as required. Not to mention taking precious money away from the UK. Japan would then purchase three tanks every round for India (or FIC) and keep that up until Russia falls. From India or FIC you can also launch a strike on Australia and New Zealand to further hurt UK. If UK buys an IC on India, Japan MUST capture it at all costs or UK will get the upper hand and its game over. If Germany and Japan hit fast and hard as a unit first at UK to bankrupt and “stall” them and get the valuable money they need and at US to “stall” them, then maintain that stall on both of them and go all out Russia so as to hit Moscow on the 5th or 6th turn from both sides, the Axis will have an IPC victory easily or if using victory cities (AA50 and new) or complete victory rules they will be on their way to world domination. :-)
How does Axis and Allies compare to Memoir '44?
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I know this is an A&A board, so I expect a slight slant :), but I was wondering if and why A&A is superior to Memoir '44. Is this more suitable for the miniatures board, perhaps? Do the games compare at all? I keep hearing on other sites how much everyone loves Memoir '44, but use A&A miniature pieces. Just hoping for comments. Thanks.
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Same planet, different worlds. Comparing Memoir '44 to Revised, Pacific or Europe. Closer to D-day and Botb but not very.
First off the scope of Memoir '44 is usually single battles. No IPCs or purchasing re-inforcements in Mem44. I have not played it but it is the same system largely as Battlecry. First you choose a scanairio and set up the pieces with terrain features that will effect movement and shooting (no terrain effects in A&A.) Then you must eliminate a set number of enemy units.
You have a hand of order cards that you use to determine which of your units may move and attack. The cards are geared to certain sections of the battlefield divided into three sections. If all your units are in the right flank and you keep getting the left flank cards a solid position can crumble very quickly. Dice determine casualties. The number of dice is based on the distance between units and their strength not just strength like A&A.
I like Battlecry but it is a lot like backgammon. Not sure if you are really playing well or are really lucky. You can also get two or three games in in about two and a half hours.
http://www.memoir44.com/index.php?rid=&S=6d28ea39329c161057689e0f38713d14
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I played Memoir this past weekend. I thought is compared to a simplified Axis and Allies Minis. Definately fun, but two person only and nothing like Axis and Allies Revised, Original etc.
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I really enjoy Battlecry. I think Battlecry and Memoir are probably closer to BOTB. Even in BOTB though you don’t have terrain effects. The minis comparison is valid to a degree. Memoir is way cheaper though.
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Defineately cheeper. I think teh scale of M44 is closer to minis than BOTB, probably somewhere between the two. I am probably going to start using M44 maps for my minis games.
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btw df - i really appreciate you not telling the rest of the board how you figuratively spanked me at memoir44 . . . my ass is still sore!
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LOL… since you mentioned it… BAM!
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