Thinking of 1942.2 buy?

I always track prices on Amazon.  I got 1941 in early December for 15.99, just for the sculpts.  It just recently went back to 15.99 and now to 17 buck or so.  I have both Global second edition games and those are quite pricy, but very nice.  To your point….when do you forsee Global 2nd edition going out of print?  Do you think it is a good investment ?

1941 was printed as a mass market game, it was $20 at US Target Stores.  I don’t foresee any recent edition being truly “collectible”, because they have been printed for long runs and most stores seem to have 1 or 2 copies of 1940 2nd edition at this time.  The AxA minis appear to be somewhat collectible, again they were massively printed but they have been out of print for several years and there is a community of people who still want select (ships).  I don’t believe that the “land warfare” AxA collectible game was nearly as popular.

When a game is active, new editions will push out old editions, such as the Pacific 2000 and Europe 1999 boards.  I see very little demand for these as well, because they are obsolete rulesets.  However, they do have a different set of “hard” glossly plastic sculpts that are different, and the games are indeed different.

Its different for the Dday, Battle of Bulge and Guadalcanal versions.  Those are completely different games and they were printed for a short amount of time, 10 years ago.  They are collectible.

As far as the Global Boards go, they are the premiere product.  They should stay in print for a while.  However, the game appears inactive (this can change at any time) right now, so eventually they will run out of the most recent print of these and the decision will have to be made to print 20-30K more…which I don’t think they will make (Argo points out many recent editions contain disappointing properties and re-issues).

So, to conclude, Global boards may grow rare in the next couple years, or dry up, but I don’t see them as going up in price much.  If there is still “fulfillment by amazon” and a 20% discount, that is a sign that they have many copies at the warehouse.  Once only individual sellers are pricing the game at %100MSRP, its becoming uncommon.  The naval minis and “theatre” games appear to be the best targets.

I personally would recommend you purchasing 42 2E in addition 42 spring.  I played both - both are great games and IMHO they are different enough for worthy purchasing.  It looks similar but actually play very differently due to the redesigned map and initial setup.  In addition to this you likely will need more pieces than the box provided if you play a complete game so 2 boxes are perfect :-D

Absolutely get it - it is the sweet spot between beginner and super advanced(global).

@Argothair:

I really enjoy 1942.2, but it would never occur to me to buy it if I already had Spring 1942. Just get a sharpie and draw a line separating out Algeria, Sudan, and Malaya! Presto, instant “upgrade”.

Is this really the only difference between the two versions? (Aside from the AAA units and rules/setup I assume)

@Booper:

@Argothair:

I really enjoy 1942.2, but it would never occur to me to buy it if I already had Spring 1942. Just get a sharpie and draw a line separating out Algeria, Sudan, and Malaya! Presto, instant “upgrade”.

Is this really the only difference between the two versions? (Aside from the AAA units and rules/setup I assume)

Let’s get some pictures of the two maps, so that you can see the difference. I know that the first map (one 33" x 20" board) is smaller than the second map (two 20" x 26" boards for a total size of 40" x 26"), and I think there are more differences than that, but I think pictures would work better.

Spring 1942 (42.1) Map

1942, Second Edition (42.2) Map

I hope this illuminates things for you.

-Midnight_Reaper

P.S. Edit to add size of maps.

I see a question about if he should buy 1942.2 and everyone jumps in and tells him to buy Global.

1942 and Global are completely different animals… it’s like if I had a Camaro and asked if I should keep it or get a Firebird (assuming they still existed in production) and everyone chimed in that I should just buy a Lambrogheni… whoa, whoa, whao, completely different thing here.

Imho, 1942 to 1942.2 is mostly about updated sculpts and a few map changes, but the difference isn’t huge… really you just need to ask yourself if the cost is worth it to you for very minor changes (to some it would be).

If you’re looking for a different gaming experience,  sure there is Global, which is a huge step up in complexity, map size and most of all, time commitment… go for it if that’s your thing, but it’s a lot different than the scale and time commitment of 1942… there is a middle ground upgrade that is more involved than 1942 but less than Global and that’s Anniversary edition which I’m surprised nobody mentioned as an option… I might recommend that as your choice if you want something similar to 1942 but not as drastic a change as Global.

@Nowhere:

I see a question about if he should buy 1942.2 and everyone jumps in and tells him to buy Global.

1942 and Global are completely different animals… it’s like if I had a Camaro and asked if I should keep it or get a Firebird (assuming they still existed in production) and everyone chimed in that I should just buy a Lambrogheni… whoa, whoa, whao, completely different thing here.

Imho, 1942 to 1942.2 is mostly about updated sculpts and a few map changes, but the difference isn’t huge… really you just need to ask yourself if the cost is worth it to you for very minor changes (to some it would be).

If you’re looking for a different gaming experience,  sure there is Global, which is a huge step up in complexity, map size and most of all, time commitment… go for it if that’s your thing, but it’s a lot different than the scale and time commitment of 1942… there is a middle ground upgrade that is more involved than 1942 but less than Global and that’s Anniversary edition which I’m surprised nobody mentioned as an option… I might recommend that as your choice if you want something similar to 1942 but not as drastic a change as Global.

This thread is from early 2017, when Anniversary hadn’t been reprinted yet.

yes Anniversary is the sweet spot between 1942 and Global 1940.

Spring 1942 is a waste of time IMHO. Revised is better for the “'quick” game of A&A.
1942 2nd is totally different game than Spring 1942. Just look at the Pacific theatre of both maps. More territories and decisions to be made in 1942 2nd ed.
I took all my Spring 1942 pieces and added them to my other games to beef up unit counts.

The board in Spring 1942 is also too small for any real play value.

@calvinhobbesliker:

This thread is from early 2017, when Anniversary hadn’t been reprinted yet.

Oh, i missed the fact that someone brought the thread back from the dead, my bad.