Without house rules or any perks to the Axis then classic AA is 90% chance of victory for the Allies. Unless the Allied player is green or has not read Don’s essays on AA then the game is even but once the Allied player knows how to operate then it is usually a short game with the Allies as the victor.
Other strategy
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if you want to be a defeansive russian player you could be a defeansive player. but what is the fun in that. if you really want to bring it to the germans go offensive. a country cant produce units without ipc. they cant get ipc without territory. attack and attack. if russia attacks then germany will be forced to defeand. they will have a good sting for a counter offensive. but with the allies help, the germans are doomed
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Care to be more specific? Where should the russian player attack? And while it is potentially a valid strategy in no-bid depending on how it is implemented, Russia cannot attack without the allies so what is the point in mentioning them? I mean, I’m glad you came up with a “other strategy”, but why don’t I just list all of the other options you could potentially come up with. Germany - attack or defend, uk - attack or defend, japan - attack or defend, us - attack or defend. Now that I’ve covered all the strategies, maybe we can dig into details a bit?