Rulebook unit profile changes

Hi Sgt. Might be. Perhaps there are 6 German Tigers, not 5! Is still a cheek.
Am going on HMRC’s website to see if I can get any answers as to why I am being charged, but I think Cool Stuff just did not pay the fees. I see now that Parcel Force(the  UK Courier) has added £8 admin of their own.

@CWO:

Fascinating.  They not only use different illustrations, they also show the colours / nations in a different order.  I never thought I’d see the green US pieces go from the #1 to the # 5 position in an A&A rulebook!

The one on the right is likely the fixed version.  The pieces are shown in turn order, which is a bit easier to follow.  This would also explain why USA is fifth.

Excuse my ignorance, what rulebooks is this a comparison of?

@P-Unit:

Excuse my ignorance, what rulebooks is this a comparison of?

It’s a comparison of 2 rulebooks for 1941.

Interesting. My rulebook is the one on the right, and my pieces match the profiles.

• What are the differences in the rulebooks?

• Why are there two versions?

• Which is newer?

• What the heck happened here?  lol

I am thinking of being a second copy of AA1941 very soon, and when I get it I will go through both manuals page by page to try and find any discrepancies. I will report my findings back here…

Hi Loz. I paid the £19 import tax on my second one and have sold it(at cost ) to a good friend, who is going to take it to university and play with his flatmates.
I like it, but do not need two.

Hi Leo, I appreciate that mate. I just want more pieces so that the game is playable (need more Destroyers and Submarines). And I reckon at twenty quid off Amazon I can afford it. I’ll give the 2nd copy to my mate Jon (with some pieces from older games in it) 'cause he’s hooked on A&A now - you can tell by the dull look in his eyes nowadays that only ever light up when you mention a game of A&A to him.

I have spent many a day like that: my mind on Eastern conquests, adding up purchases or writing down where my units were when away from a game.
The A&A blank, but longing look.
I considered asking my friend if I could have the Tigers in exchange for Panthers, but he is a keen WW2 historian and model painter, so will not spoil it for him.

@P-Unit:

Interesting. My rulebook is the one on the right, and my pieces match the profiles.

• What are the differences in the rulebooks?

• Why are there two versions?

• Which is newer?

• What the heck happened here?  lol

Anyone know the answers to these? I find it odd that there are two different rulebooks for a game that was just released.

I think “highly prized” will become “quickly forgotten”.