Axis & Allies Europe (1999 Edition) Battle Board image

In all actuality it was almost pure luck that Russia did survive the war. If Hitler had not split his massive Barbarossa force to attack South, Moscow would have surely fallen. I think the best way to make the game a little more fair is have it start in 1940 or 39 like the new AAE40 will do. Starting at the beginning of 41 like AAE does highlights the ineptitude that Stalin had by not strengthening his front lines and purging his army in the 30’s by killing I believe 70% of his officers. If we are given control in 1939 the German force would be smaller than the Soviets (had the largest army in the world: equaled all other armies tanks put together and had more planes than all others combined), but the Germans have a stronger economy. So the Russian player is given time to move his forces (albeit outclassed forces) into position for a massive offensive by Germany. We could right Stalin’s mistakes and Hitler’s as well (he attacked Yugoslavia right before Barbarossa, killing 6 precious weeks of good weather that would be needed for the Russian offensive). But at the current state the game is pretty accurate, if there is a determined German player and a non-cohesive allied force then Germany will win 90% of the time. But if the allies work together (UK helping out Russia while the US does its thing to invade Europe) then the game swings to a very balanced game where dice rolls and a little luck is what usually wins the day, or a little mistake by either side, which is how the game should be IMO.

@Gewehr:

I love europe advanced. I created a NATO vs USSR version out of this map and it was real interesting. Also I made a D-Day and 1942 version from it too. Now that I think about it, I should make a 1939 one!

Few questions about this: The Sahara province, can it be used, or what? Also whats the C planes? Are they like the patrols in AAP? Does anyone have an official rules for this, or is it perty much played out like the other AAE?

If you add a 1939 version, you would need to think about whether you are adding Poland or just France, in which case 1940 would be more appropriate.

As for the Sahare, that should be viewed as impassable, which is what it is, even today.  I am not sure what you mean about “C Planes”.  As for the rules, they are on the website along with the map, and are to be used in combination with the official out-of-box rules.

Sorry didn’t get to this last night. There is a moved thread on about page 3 in this board (Europe) to this thread in House Rules:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=397.0

Yoper has a link in it that doesn’t seem to be working. The thread also offers this link which is:

http://www.wargamer.com/axisandallies/EUROPE/AAE-AAP-combined/AH/aae-aap_combined_rules_AH_MAIN.html

Not sure why Yoper’s link is bad. It is to Harris Game Design and I know that site is still going.  :lol:

Best I got. I’m not much of a House Rules Guy beyond the Larry Harris Tourney Set.

Edit: Here is the ‘moved’ thread link: http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=7398.0

OK, you got the allies. I’ll get Germany. I’ll put 1 sub at Hallifax Sea, 1 art at Finland. I’ll make a thread in Games Progress subforum.

Note: I’m posting this at 3 pm spanish hour

I like to play where there are mines in the danish sea that act as anti-aircraft for naval units.  This really deters any major naval invasions of germany or shipping of troops to russia.

Also, to represent Germany’s superior armor, their tanks defend on a 3.

Finally, because the game starts in the spring of 41 and I like to think that one turn is a season, the United States cant enter play until turn 4 (cant do anything in the spring, summer, or fall), UNLESS germany attacks one of their shipping-box thing-ma-bobs or attacks any US units.

The tournament has startet, but “late entries” would theoretically be possible for the next few days, if players with “byes” would agree to give them up!

xxstefanx, this move frees your med fleet for the atlantic theater.
There are three difficulties:

It is a horrible feeling losing one or two fighters. One is the average. :cry: The destroyer has to move with the btls to gibraltar. The UK may land fighters here after a 2 fig 1 bomb attack on a lone btls Malta has to be taken. With only one transport and without any bombardment this is a tight fight. Should it be lost the trans will be sunk.

Solution? Spend 20 ipc for 1 trans 1 des on T1, skip malta, take Gibraltar and have a turbo supply tube of 1 des 2 trans which this lonely, pesky fighter cannot attack.

oh yeah forgot to mention one thing. Literally, 1 out of 3 rolls (that’s being nice) were 6s. I never saw so many 6s ever. (So many situations when someone would roll a five and 6) Were these dice tricked out? To avoid contemplating that, I’ll just use my regular A&A dice next time! (Though my regular A & A will probably borrow AAE’s chips!)