Listed as preorder on CSI

[Imperious Leader]

OK i blew up the image…

This map is crazy!  The colors are too harsh, especially Russia and Austro-Hungary. Africa is totally warped to shreds. My goodness. All that to save cardboard?  I get that they wanted the middle east to get play but the angle is just uncomfortable looking.

It does look like Axis and Allies: Infantry and Artillery version 1914.

Not fond of the poses, don’t like the guns pointing because they get bent easier and are less stable than 3/4 “marching” pose style.

The ships look laughable, but withhold till i get better look. I think the ships are all the same molds

Can’t find any planes and notice new chip colors.

Box art is good, Wilson has a strange look on his face.

[Flashman]

Wilson is wondering what he’s doing in a 1914 war game…

why do we need 36 dice?

don’t like infantry firing poses

back to the old “Limeys” joke; new Turkquish joke! Hope that Ritt trick works…

have to make my own board, but no surprise there. PLAIN LIGHT GREEN.

[Flashman]

Well I suppose 4 shades of green is better than 4 shades of brown. But not much.

Serbia and Romania appear to be treated as part of Russia.

Bulgaria is part of Austria.

Makes some sense, but Romania as Russian?

Actually, the diamond layout makes some sense given the area chosen.

It appears that you use blue chips for the Allies and red for the “Axis”.

Infantry all seem to be late war with steel helmets - even the Turks?

There also appears to be a meercat on the box - just below the Kaizer’s hand.

[Imperious Leader]

I think their is some new form of battle-board, which somehow the units kinda interact in a trench warfare fashion. It has “lines” where different pieces fire from ranged positions and probably fire in a sequence and are protected by being farther back on the board. This is how he simulates the rail guns since artillery are probably set up in the rear and infantry up front.

[TheVenocWarlord]

Cool! Will have to preorder soon.

[Clyde85]

@Flashman:

There also appears to be a meercat on the box - just below the Kaizer’s hand.

If you are talking about the image below his right hand, I believe that is supposed to be Sgt. York

[DarthShizNit]

Looks fine to me, though I would say the Russians are Brown more than maroon, which is fine by me, maroon would be terrible.

[lozmoid]

I love the rotated map! Can’t wait to buy!  :-)

[Flashman]

Does anyone else feel it looks too much like a “toy”?

Garish colours, dramatic infantry poses; Ameritrash comes to mind…

I want something between this and the hex & counter alternative, but it seems ILs new game is my best hope.

The meercat can only be seen on the box laid out with the board. Effects of pixelation. Directly under the Kaizer’s hand.

[Imperious Leader]

I will not let anybody down. Our map is normal angle with the middle east and top of north Africa represented.

I will post more pics, but in a separate thread.

[Flashman]

OK, like to see the map scale you’re using.

[DarthShizNit]

@Flashman:

Does anyone else feel it looks too much like a “toy”?

Garish colours, dramatic infantry poses; Ameritrash comes to mind…

No? Color wise it’s not much different than the original Pacific and that’s still my favorite of them all.

[vonLettowVorbeck1914]

I know the picture does not tell all of the setup but it looks like there are 0 German ships in the Med, which having ships there was one of the things that really set the Great War apart on TripleA.

[Yavid]

I’m drooling

[DarthShizNit]

Holy Cow AH and Germany have HUGE numbers of men compared to everyone else.

[Flashman]

Balancing method, especially if Italy starts at war.

The map looks very crowded in the middle, even without aircraft. I suspect it’ll need off map army holders to be playable, especially on the Western Front.

No Malta or Gibraltar?

I like having southern Africa, but not if it makes Europe so small.

Portugal is a French stooge state? No French garrison in central Africa?

Still, the rules will be the most interesting thing, and could yet make this a classic.

[Yavid]

do we know that’s an accurate set up? Remember French tanks in Africa on the Europe '40 box

[questioneer]

Looks very cool.  Definitely a must buy.  Map at an angle is cool but might be awkward at a table- maybe.  All else seem very nice. :-D

[Flashman]

@Yavid:

do we know that’s an accurate set up? Remember French tanks in Africa on the Europe '40 box

Yeah, no planes suggests they put the pic together before full production.

Even so I’m guessing either army boards or stacking limits to avoid overcrowding the Western Front.  No boards mentioned, so stacking limit: say 15 units per area? Would force players into buying mixture of units instead of buying big piles of infantry.

The price doesn’t seem very nice, especially when you add shipping cost. Probably set me back £100 Sterling by the time it gets over here.

And I’d still be short of cavalry, destroyers, 3 types of aircraft and 2 types of artillery. Call it a starter set…

[DarthShizNit]

@Yavid:

do we know that’s an accurate set up? Remember French tanks in Africa on the Europe '40 box

Yeah I’m assuming it’s a simple promo shot that doesn’t actually reflect the start set up.