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Rules Comparison
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I have made a comparison between the different versions of A&A. Can anyone spot any errors or omissions? The formatting was lost when pasting it into the posting.
Axis & Allies Rules Comparison
AA Guns
Revised Can fire at the enemy whenever overflown. Can stack AA guns but only 1 can fire. AA guns
target specific aircraft.
Classic Can only fire at enemy combat movement. Can’t stack AA.
Europe Can only fire at enemy combat movement. Can stack AA guns but only 1 can fire.
Pacific Can only fire at enemy combat movement. Can stack AA guns but only 1 can fire.
D-Day Not used. Artillery fires as planes.
Air Bases
Revised Not used
Classic Not used
Europe Not used
Pacific Air bases are marked on certain islands. Planes flying off bases receive 1 area bonus. It does
not apply to aircraft flying to the island, regardless of side.
D-Day NA
Aircraft Carriers
Revised Costs 16. Fighters can be built directly on carriers.
Classic Costs 18. Fighters can’t be built directly on carriers.
Europe Costs 18. Fighters can’t be built directly on carriers.
Pacific Costs 18. Fighters can’t be built directly on carriers.
D-Day NA
Artillery
Revised 2-2-1. Costs 4. May pair with 1 infantry on attack, raising its attack to 2.
Classic Not used
Europe 2-2-1. Costs 4. May pair with 1 infantry on attack, raising its attack to 2.
Pacific 2-2-1. Costs 4. May pair with 1 infantry on attack, raising its attack to 2.
D-Day 2-2-1. Costs 4. May pair with 1 infantry on attack, raising its attack to 2. Can shoot down air
units on a 1.
Battleships
Revised 2 hits to sink, repair immediately for free at end of battle. Bombardments takes place before
regular combat.
Classic 1 hit to sink. Bombardment occurs during first round.
Europe 2 hits to sink, repair immediately for free at end of battle. Bombardments occurs during first
round.
Pacific 2 hits to sink, repair immediately for free at end of battle. Bombardments occurs during first
round.
D-Day Not used
Blockhouses
Revised Not used
Classic Not used
Europe Not used
Pacific Not used
D-Day Attack 3, Defend 1 don’t move. May also attack land units in adjacent sea zones. Attacker
chooses losses.
Bomber
Revised 4-1-6. Costs 15. Can strategically bomb.
Classic 4-1-6. Costs 15. Can strategically bomb.
Europe 4-1-6. Costs 15. Can strategically bomb.
Pacific 4-1-6. Costs 15. Can strategically bomb.
D-Day Attacks at 3. Chooses target. Unlimited movement. Can’t end in an area with friendly units.
Convoys
Revised NA
Classic NA
Europe They are captured like land areas. Only the original owner can draw income from them.
Pacific They are captured like land areas. Only the original owner can draw income from them. If the
convoy has no income, it controls the income of the named area. Income can only be drawn if
the area and the convoy are controlled by the same side.
D-Day Not used
Destroyers
Revised 3-3-2. Costs 12. Blocks all enemy submarine special abilities. No bombardment
Classic Not used
Europe 3-3-2. Costs 12. Blocks enemy submarine special abilities. Allows air units to attack submarines.
No bomardment. Bombards at 3.
Pacific 3-3-2. Costs 12. Blocks enemy submarine special abilities. Allows air units to attack submarines.
Bombards at 2.
D-Day Not used.
Fighters
Revised 3-4-4. Cost 10. Not involved in strategic bombing. Can be built on adjacent carriers.
Classic 3-4-4. Cost 12. Not involved in strategic bombing. Can’t be build on adjacent carriers.
Europe 3-4-4. Cost 12. Can escort & attack strategic bombers. (Escorts fire at 1, interceptors at 2).
Can’t be built on adjacent carriers.
Pacific 3-4-4. Cost 12. Can escort & attack strategic bombers. (Escorts fire at 1, interceptors at 2).
Move make a non-combat move to an adjacent sea zone if no other movement made that turn.
Will land at beginning of your next turn. Can’t be built on adjacent carriers.
D-Day Do not attack during your combat phase. Instead moving it to an area. An enemy unit that
moves in or out is attacked at a 1. Each fighter gets a shot at each enemy. Can only be
attacked by artillery (at a 1).
First Turn Rules
Revised None
Classic No Russian first turn attack
Europe Nonte
Pacific Allied forces defend at 1 (except Chinese).
D-Day None
Industrial Complex
Revised Can only build a number of units equal to its income. Can’t be built in 0 value areas.
Classic Original industrial complexes can build any number of units. IC’s built during the game can only
build a number of units equal to its income. Can build 1 unit in 0 value areas.
Europe Unlimited builds. No new complexes.
Pacific Unlimited builds. Only USA can build new complexes.
D-Day Not used. New units enter as reinforcements only.
Lend-lease
Revised Not used
Classic Not used
Europe During the Soviet non-combat move phase, he may convert Allied units in his territory to Soviet
Pacific NA
D-Day NA
Marines
Revised Not used
Classic Not used
Europe Not used
Pacific Costs 4. Receives a +1 on amphibious attacks. Cumulative with artillery bonus.
D-Day Not used
Middle East
Revised NA
Classic NA
Europe Germans collect income from captured Middle East areas directly from an Allied Player. The
Allied player chooses who.
Pacific NA
D-Day NA
Naval Bases
Revised Not used
Classic Not used
Europe Not used
Pacific Naval units can move 3 during non-combat movement, if naval bases are in both the starting
and ending areas. The island must be controlled for each base. Newly captured areas are fine.
D-Day NA
Neutrals
Revised Impassable
Classic Can be invaded for 3 IPC’s.
Europe Impassable
Pacific Impassable
D-Day NA
Order of Player
Revised USSR-Germany-UK-Japan-USA
Classic USSR-Germany-UK-Japan-USA
Europe Germany-USSR-UK-USA
Pacific Japan-UK-USA
D-Day Germany-UK-US
Retreat
Revised Attackers can retreat after any combat round, except for land units in an amphibious invasion.
Defending subs can retreat after any combat round.
Classic Attackers can retreat after any combat round, except for land units in an amphibious invasion.
Defending subs can retreat after any combat round.
Europe Attackers can retreat after any combat round, except for land units in an amphibious invasion.
Defending subs can retreat after any combat round.
Pacific Attackers can retreat after any combat round, except for land units in an amphibious invasion.
Defending subs can retreat after any combat round.
D-Day 1 round of combat per turn. No retreats. Land units in contested areas can’t move.
Stacking
Revised Unlimited.
Classic Unlimited.
Europe Unlimited.
Pacific Unlimited.
D-Day 8 land units per side per area. 4 fighters. No limit on bombers or blockhouses.
Submarine
Revised Submarines fire during opening fire, on attack or defense. May submerge after round of combat.
Can move through enemy sea zones without fighting. An enemy destroyer negates all these
abilities (it fires in regular combat).
Classic First fire on attack. Can retreat or submerge after any round of combat.
Europe First fire on attack. Can retreat or submerge after any round of combat. Destroyers negate
submarine first fire. Air units can only attack subs if destroyers are present.
Pacific First fire on attack. Can retreat or submerge after any round of combat.
D-Day Not used.
Tanks
Revised Defend at 3
Classic Defend at 2
Europe Defend at 2
Pacific Defend at 2
D-Day Axis defend at 3, Allies defend at 2
Transports
Revised Can carry 1 infantry + 1 other land unit. Can load if submerged sub present.
Classic Can carry 2 infantry or 1 other land unit. Can’t load load if submerged sub present.
Europe Can carry 1 armor or 2 other land units. Can’t load load if submerged sub present.
Pacific Can carry 1 armor or 2 other land units. Can’t load load if submerged sub present.
D-Day Not used.
Victory Conditions
Revised Hold 9 victory cities at the end a complete turn. (The number can be varied).
Classic Take 2 enemy capitals. In addition, the Axis can win by holding 84 points of income at the end
of a turn.
Europe Take any enemy capital.
Pacific Japan scores 1 VP for every 10 points of income (less strategic bombing losses). Bid for VP
level for victory.
D-Day Allies win by having an uncontested control of all 3 objectives cities for an entire turn by turn
10. (This a little too hard, I would allow victory if this is achieved at any time). -
Classic retreat rules:
Attacking subs can withdraw after any round, independent of whether other attacking units retreat. In amphibious assaults in classic, ALL units including air units are in to the end - there is no retreat for any attacking unit whatsoever.
Classic stack rules - unlimited numbers of units in a stack, but you can only have as many stacks as you have actual units to put on top (e.g. 3 bomber groups maximum - but put as many chips as you have cash for underneath to represent additional bombers in the group).
Classic transports. No such thing as submerged subs… Can load in a contested seazone (just can’t move again, must offload in combat in the same seazone to an enemy territory)
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In the 3rd edition of the Classic rules, air units were allowed to retreat. The 3rd edition also provided for sub submergence. I will need to add the stack thing.
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In the 3rd edition of the Classic rules, air units were allowed to retreat. The 3rd edition also provided for sub submergence. I will need to add the stack thing.
The third edition was the CD version. The CD allowed many illegal actions (plus it did have some optional rules that you could use or not use at your discretion). The items I listed above were not permitted by the rule set that was published with the game. The programming was flawed, allowing the actions you describe to occur, and many CD players then played the game allowing the use of these flaws, incorrectly interpreting the flaws as rules revisions.
It did not make it part of the “classic” rule set.
If you want to add another subset for comparison, then by all means add “3rd edition” - enough online CD players used the rules you cite to qualify it as a separate rule set, but if you are not going to distinguish it as a separate rule set, then I would encourage your comparison chart to use the published rules for Axis and Allies 2nd edition as the point of reference for “classic”.
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