1942SE at GenCon was awesome.

Anybody else find it ironic that the longest thread on the 1942.2 board is about a different edition of AA?  :?

So Charles, maybe I should open my copies of Europe and Pacific 2nd Edition and see what lies within?
Congratulations on your victory in AA50.
Carl
@squirecam:

Great to meet you at Gencon !

Just so we are clear, the tournament we won was AA50, not global. But I do have a copy of Europe 40 2nd ed. My partner sold the Pacific version, but I can report no new countries were added and the map lines were drawn much clearer. Seemed more “glossy” in color. �

I am happy to open G40 and answer any Q about changes, just give me a day to unwind.

Also congrats on your finish. Walt is a good player and I’m glad you guys hooked up and made a run at the championship.

Well let me get things back on track then and maybe these pics can be posted in the Global section from now on. I’ve played two games of 42.2 and it looks really cool. Axis won one and lost one. I’ve never played FTF tournaments but I will say it must be very difficult to do a Global tourney in 3 days with standard win conditions. I’m glad 42.2 went over well. I’d like to make to this con some year, time and finances willing.

@Vangal. Please do. I have been hoping Japan has been weakened in Pacific only by the inclusion of a rule forcing them to hold some troops back in Manchuria/Korea to represent the fear of a Russian attack there.
Would you look at the rules for me?
Thank you. And how have you not opened the boxes yet?

@Gargantua:

How am I going to make do with ONLY 2 engines?

I am so used to four…

You get 2 “planes” with 2 engines each to make four. That works quite nicely, hee hee hee hee.

@knp7765:

You get 2 “planes” with 2 engines each to make four. That works quite nicely, hee hee hee hee.

An idea not unlike the concept of creating a two-engine aircraft by putting two copies of an existing single-engine aircraft side-by-side…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-82_Twin_Mustang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Me_609

…though I think it’s not exactly aeronautical engineering that’s being discussed in this particular case.

I think Garg was showing off his single status. Very immature.

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That’s an intriguing unit in the bottom right corner – is that the new British Mech Infantry piece?

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yes it is

Bren gun carrier = ugly.  I like the new sub though

@VanGal:

So Charles, maybe I should open my copies of Europe and Pacific 2nd Edition and see what lies within?
Congratulations on your victory in AA50.
Carl
@squirecam:

Great to meet you at Gencon !

Just so we are clear, the tournament we won was AA50, not global. But I do have a copy of Europe 40 2nd ed. My partner sold the Pacific version, but I can report no new countries were added and the map lines were drawn much clearer. Seemed more “glossy” in color. �

I am happy to open G40 and answer any Q about changes, just give me a day to unwind.

Also congrats on your finish. Walt is a good player and I’m glad you guys hooked up and made a run at the championship.

Yeah, I think these guys would appreciate it.

@squirecam:

Yeah, I think these guys would appreciate it.

I agree totally.

That new sub looks like a destroyer!

And candlewax blobs are now bren gun carriers? :S

The Carrier looks a bit different…

Oh well, I am grateful for NEW moulds…

@Bob_A_Mickelson:

By comparing the the photo of the back of the 1st edition box I discovered that it is a Photoshoped version of the original. Three areas are noticeably different. The national production chart is now on the map near the top, and the components on the sides of the boards have been edited over to show the new pieces. Actually the combat strip on the lower right looks to be AA41.1

We should also remember that the back of the box is always a prototype image and cant be taken too literal. Thats typical for lots of boardgames.

AAE40.1

AAE40.2

Mickelson! You missed the Mech infantry they added in West Africa!  I wonder if they added any of the other new units into the pic?

Looks like an italian navy gets swapped for german/french units in the med.  And then the Italians get another sub in the Indian ocean…  hmm…