Just bought this version and think its pretty good.
KGF is the best strategy in this game by far. The Soviets should pull all their eastern infantry first turn into Yakut providing a large 10 infantry stack easily defensible by adding roving defense from fighters or the odd armour.
Russia attacks WR with almost everything, leaving 5 inf in caucaus(pull back two inf from east, raise 4 infant and place at end of turn creating 9 men and 2 ftr defense)and Belorussia with two ftr and 2 inf leaving 1 behind to prevent a blitz, eliminating important fodder for germany and creating a pyhric victory for Germany because they will attack one of the two large build ups and possibly even losing if dice go bad. Russia can then cut off the force, expand and counterattack eliminating a large chunk of G armour.
The british sacrifice india and pull back to africa with their navy, securing the mediteranean and build a complex in egypt, securing englands holdings in africa and supporting the southern defense of russia through transjordan/persia, this also threatens germany’s underbelly and takes away German IPCs permanently from northern africa.
The US concentrates on a navy bridge with two parts to bridge between eastern canada and western europe. Half way through this phase, the UK can clean out Norway but not take and the US takes it on turn 3 and builds a complex in norway turn 4. By turn four you should be able to have an untouchable allied combined fleet with the UK and US being able to land 4 trans/turn on west europe. This could happen quicker depending on losses in the first turn because this plan is based on losing all allied naval pieces turn 1 except for the british battleship and transport (reinforced by russia sub)which should survive against one ftr and sub. This has worked very well for me.
Recently bought 1942…
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Am I missing pieces? Or do some factions start with more stuff than others (US has ~4 Aircraft Carriers I believe, Russia has 2)?
Also, is there somewhere I can print a larger map for battles (specifically Eastern Europe and Africa) and IPCs?
Thanks
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Am I missing pieces? Or do some factions start with more stuff than others (US has ~4 Aircraft Carriers I believe, Russia has 2)?
i do not own 1942, but i know in other versions, all countries do not necessarily come with the same amount of pieces. seeing as i’ve never see Russia build a CV (unless to rub it in to the loser), there really isn’t a need for 2 or more
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@M:
Am I missing pieces? Or do some factions start with more stuff than others (US has ~4 Aircraft Carriers I believe, Russia has 2)?
Also, is there somewhere I can print a larger map for battles (specifically Eastern Europe and Africa) and IPCs?
Thanks
No it’s not incomplete, they just don’t want to make more of something they don’t need, like when will USSR need a navy.
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You can find things in the File section here: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/41863/axis-allies-1942-edition like IPCs and a parts inventory for AA42.
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@M:
Am I missing pieces?
The rulebook states that there are 370 pieces, including factories and AA Guns. There’s probably a list somewhere on this forum section listing the number of individual pieces.
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I have A&A1942 and it comes with 2 AC for USSR. You are not missing pieces. There is also a thread in this forum for a larger revamped A&A1942 map made by IL.