Being axis is easier in these newer versions than the previous classic versions. The three steps it takes America to get to Europe is a HUGE help to the Axis. But here is my Germany and i can win 5/10 games doing this. turn 1 buy all infantry YES all infantry then take out the allied navy with German navy and fighters/bomber. Consolidate all Eastern German forces in one territory. Turn 2 buy again ALL INFANTRY again. Move the Infantry you bought turn 1 west so you can defend against Normandy invasion also move your fighters with the infantry in the west. All the forces you consolidated retreat west closer to Germany don’t worry the German battering ram is coming. Turn 3 buy all tanks move the infantry from turn two east and consolidate all forces in the EAST. Turn 4 buy tanks move the massive consolidated force south never separate the infantry from the tanks. turn 5 move tanks from turn 4 south with the main force. Turn 6 Russia should be like OMG i cant kill that massive force you should be able to take caucuss now. With japan my goal #1 is to take India at all costs if Japan has failed to do this use the German army in Caucuss to take India now you can separate the tanks from the infantry to take India. Russia will take your infantry you left behind but that is fine and retake caucuss that is fine too . now Japan is free to take Asia at will, Germany should begin to pound Russia wherever avail and take easy territories do not commit to a suicidal battle to Russia. By now the Allies can pose a threat to Western Europe. But Germany and Japan should be collecting massive IPC’s Russia is doomed here in a few turns they just cannot deal with a mobile Japan and Germany and defend itself on two fronts. I see a lot of German players go north i do not agree with this becasue there is nowhere to break out like there is in the caucuss and also if Germany can break out into Asia they can knock the allies out of asia as well. with the defense boost tanks have now they are the most affordable attacker and blocker in one land unit and with some infantry cannon fodder they are nasty on offense and defense. I go mass tanks with Japan and Germany. If you cannot win with the Axis in the newer versions you are doing something wrong. Either not attacking enough or buying aircraft or navy. Germany really doesn’t need a navy and has enough aircraft to hold the whole game as long as you don’t loose them foolishly. On paper the Allies have the advantage by getting 3 turns to axis 2 and also should have an IPC advantage. But Germany is so massive early and it takes Allies 4-5 turns to begin to be effective that’s your window with Japan and Germany about 4- 6 turns after that Allies begin taking the game in their favor. So you must get your objectives done in this time frame. If you just turtle forever with Germany you will loose. And i f Japan leaves India for too long its hard to take especially if UK buys a lot of fighters.
Axis & Allies 1942 Game Board Size
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Thanks for the input on the boards. For original A&A I just took some 1/2 inch oak plywood and used wood stain for each of the various colors. You can get small cans of stain at any home improvement store. The longer you leave the stain on, the darker it will be. The only thing that takes the most time is tracing the outline of the various zones/areas and also printing the lettering/numbers. For the lettering/numbers I printed on the plastic sheets used for overhead projectors. I also downloaded war posters for both the axis and the allies and but them around the map. Then I put several coats of poly over it all. For the Europe map, instead of stain, I used spray paint for the different areas. Again, just polyed over everything. Thanks for the positive feedback. I enjoyed the projects and an looking forward to working on a new map for the newer A&A :-D. Based on your recommendation I will order the 1942. I have done some more reading since my post and what you suggested makes sense.
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Hey IL! Can you repost your AA42 Supreme map with neutrals. When I go to print the current version, the progress bar freezes at 43%, ticks to 44% and then crashes. The regular AA42 map prints fine, but the Supreme map is really beautiful. I’ve got a blue-print company willing to make me the perfect copy at an obscene price (that I’m willing to pay!).
Thanks in Advance!
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yea working on it.
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On Topic: The gameboard is tiny.
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@Imperious:
its really small. Like 32 x19 and it is really about 4 inches shorter because a chart was inserted to save money on cardboard. So it’s unplayable actually.
Try it out for yourself. It probably will work perfectly fine. Some people won’t be satisfied until they have a room-sized board. From the looks of it, it should only be a little smaller than revised, which had a little room to spare, so it should be fine. Plus CUS being on the EUS side makes panama actually usable by Japan (since it is now 2 spaces from EUS) - a feature that was sadly missing from previous versions including AA50 (Which some people think is too small :roll:) Not sure if the removal of West Canada touching Alaska SZ was a good thing or not, but the graphics are nice. Go ahead and buy it. If anything, it has cheap pieces.
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hey IL i down loaded ur 2 suprem 1942 maps they dont seem at all diferent from the origonal 1942 map whats with that??
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They are supposed to be similar to OOB. The AA42 map is a joke. Ants could not play on it.
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The size doesn’t bother me that much, for some reason… me and my friends make due with it. I do plan on buying 1940 Pacific soon, and then 1940 Europe when it comes out. That shall be a truly epic game.
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@Imperious:
They are supposed to be similar to OOB. The AA42 map is a joke. Ants could not play on it.
Jaycawbz, are you an ant? Or a termite since they are smaller. I don’t understand? How could you be playing on the AA42 board just fine when ants can’t play on it?
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@Imperious:
They are supposed to be similar to OOB. The AA42 map is a joke. Ants could not play on it.
Umm, when my Dad saw this board it was one of the biggest boards he saw.
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@Imperious:
They are supposed to be similar to OOB. The AA42 map is a joke. Ants could not play on it.
Jaycawbz, are you an ant? Or a termite since they are smaller. I don’t understand? How could you be playing on the AA42 board just fine when ants can’t play on it?
Oh daggum. I just realized that I AM an ant. This makes things quite complicated….
Seriously though… if you’re careful and keep track of your units, this game is definitely playable…
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@Imperious:
They are supposed to be similar to OOB. The AA42 map is a joke. Ants could not play on it.
Jaycawbz, are you an ant? Or a termite since they are smaller. I don’t understand? How could you be playing on the AA42 board just fine when ants can’t play on it?
Seriously though… if you’re careful and keep track of your units, this game is definitely playable…
I agree. I have no problems but if things do get a little cramped then I will use a marshal card and token.
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I think the board is playable. I have used it for many a game but I would love a bigger board. I think a bigger board would be more enjoyable to play on along with a second 1942 set of pieces.
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I think the board is playable. I have used it for many a game but I would love a bigger board. I think a bigger board would be more enjoyable to play on along with a second 1942 set of pieces.
Maybe the size of the Revised map would be okay but within a couple of turns the territories are not really a problem in AA42.
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Finally finished the the '42 map. Here are the pictures. Note the size difference. Can’t wait to break it in. :-D
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I do wish the board was bigger, but it is made up for in the quality of the game. I also like the watercolor in G40,P40,and S42.
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I’ve downloaded the map from Imperious Leader and used his basics…
Changed the look a bit and combined the combatstrip, casualtystrip and NPC counter on the map together with the Mobilization Zone.
Changed font for each faction, sea texture, glossy nation emblems, etc…Original total image size printed on vinyl: 74,8" x 35,4" (PDF 360,2 MB)
See LR example below…Thanks and credits to Imperious Leader for the map basics!
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RoFerZ . Very Nice. Great job!!
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Very nice. I like what you did with the Sea area and some texture changes. Not sure how well the battle zone would work on the board, but nevertheless, well done.
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I finally got a map printed out last week. Fedex office/kinkos did the job. It is on vinyl, 48 inch by 25.5 inch. Cost $87.25 which is okay. I only have one aa1942 set so my set up still requires some chips.
A special thanks to IL for the map.
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