A&A 2nd Edition IPC (& More) Log Sheet

Recruiting new players, even with 2nd edition is/was always hard, because of the skill level. Even if the opening moves for every country are optimized it is far from clear for new players. It takes a while to comprehend the mechanics of pushing, retreating, feints, death zones etc. If a new player is willing to pretty much lose the first 20 games he/she will become a worthy opponent, but most people are not that persistent to learn a game that takes a pretty long time to understand. When they finally are decent enough to understand why bids are a necessity it will have taken a long time. Times have changed as well… When I grew up I didn’t have internet or a computer, so when it rained we had to play board games, nowaday it is almost an exception if teens play a board game.

www.axisandalliesworldclub.com

Axis & Allies Best Online CD Club.

Curious how this CD-ROM will be… A&A meets RTS???

thrasher,
http://axisandallies.TK

That’s strange, I thought he hated A&A.
I checked out the site and couldn’t make heads or tails of it.

Third edition refers to the CD Rom Game.

The changes to France and China are part of the expansion pack called “1939 World at War” by Xeno Games. In the Varrients forum here there are several discutions on this expansion. The expansion adds a new board which has more territories and adds France and China as independant nations.

“He beat me.”

More likely you beat yourself! :P

I often remember that all the dirty tricks and annoying habits do result often in a higher winning percentage. Do the players that you are matched up against, simply irritate to throw you off your game? I am reminded on one such case where I went up against a fellow Axis and Allies player that couldn’t stop talking. I’m serious; the whole ordeal was simply excruciating, and this coming from a guy that usually kept to himself! Every single move I made, whether it was simply placing my units or routinely refilling my transports, he would question and nitpick at it. Always pressuring you to hurry up and end your move, whereupon the start of his, he would spend 5 minutes intentionally pondering on what to purchase.

Did he win? You sure bet he did. And it was not the fact that he was a better player tactical wise, but because he could convince you to reconsider your own sound moves and making senseless judgment errors. I still believe that the 99% of all Axis and Allies players are fine, upstanding individuals, but there are just some people who will go to any level to win. And when you go up against these like, question yourself if the game is really worth playing against him.