Well “back in my day”, growing up as a teen/young-adult in the 1980s, we didn’t have much in the way of computer games. Back then every game was a board game of some type for the most part, and while I did play extensively the more “grognard” hard-core board wargames like just about everything from Avalon Hill and SPI, and Axis and Allies was just another game I got into in my youth which was simpler to play with my friends. There was always something “beer and pretzels” about Axis and Allies back in the 1980s that to this day still attracts me to the game. I’ve recollected (is that a word) and customized my current 2nd-Edition version of the game, and spent quite a bit on extra units, printed game-boards and the like… all with few people to play against, but it’s part game, part collectible, and its fun either way.
Axis & Allies VS Axis & Allies Revised
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Ok, I am not new to whatever game I have, but in joining these boards I see that there are a lot of variations of the same great game. I got my game used and I think I am missing 1 or 2 AA guns but that’s about it. In my rulebook it says 2nd Edition, so am I playing the original Axis & Allies or Axis & Allies Revised? What are the major differences? Which is more popular? Thanks in advance.
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Nevermind… I found a thread explaining some of the differences. Looks like I got the classic Milton Bradley version.
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The discussions for that version are under “Axis and Allies”, and covers both the ORIGINAL version, 2nd Edition (that you have) and 3rd Edition (with rule modifications from the 1998 Hasbro CD)
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