The Return of Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition

Here is a link to a quick video on the setup of what appears to be the new addition:

https://www.facebook.com/geekandsundry/videos/1786877438031375/

This looks encouraging to me as Italy’s Tank, Artillery, and Fighter sculpts appear to be from the Europe 2nd edition (not German molds).

edit: the Italy Artillery piece is definitely not Europe 2nd edition, so now I’m not sure.  Oh well, we only have a few more days to find out :)

edit#2: plug your ears, but I think they used Japan’s 1942 second edition sculpts for Italy’s Tank, Fighter, and Artillery :(.

I’ve just had a look at the video to which 84tigers provided a link.  I wish the section showing close-ups of the individual sculpts didn’t flash by so fast as to spend just a fraction of a second on each sculpt.  I managed to randomly stop it on a few sculpts, and to my surprise and puzzlement I saw that the Italian artillery sculpt shown in the set-up part of the video is NOT the same as the Italian artillery sculpt shown in the close-up.  See the picture I’ve attached below for details, which includes two silhouettes from my unit identification charts (http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=31982.0).  The close-up picture seems to indicate that in the new edition of Anniversary Italy has a brand-new artillery sculpt which is different from the Canone Da 75/32 from the 1940 game…but that doesn’t explain the presence of the Japanese-style Italian gun on the left, which is what Italy had in the original edition of Anniversary.  The only possible explanations that come to mind are that: a) the people who prepared the video mixed up the two editions, which is perhaps the most plausible explanation, or b) that the new edition of Anniversary has been produced in two different versions, which makes little sense, or c) that the new edition of Anniversary contains two different models of Italian artillery pieces, which makes even less sense.

Thank you Marc, for trying to get to the bottom of all that, and 84Tigers, for the video.

And here’s a picture I managed to grab of the Italian tank.  For ease of comparison, I’ve reversed it so that it’s oriented like the silhouettes in my identification charts.  It seems to be neither the M14/41 model from the original Anniversary nor the M15/42 model from Europe 1940/2nd ed., though it’s closer in shape to the M15/42.

[Edit] Actually, I think that may be the Russian T-34, photographed in lighting that makes it look brown rather than maroon.

That is a cheaply made T34. We have been robbed!

I managed to grab a shot of the Italian tank.  It’s the same model as in the original Anniversary edition.  (See the atached picture below.)

That is differnt from the other Tank pic.  you posted . Amd it is Italian . Yea!

Nice work grabbing those still pictures CWO Marc; I was trying to stop the video on the Italian pieces but it was moving too quickly :).

I think you are correct with your first explanation though “that the people who made the video mixed the first and second editions together”, unfortunately :(.

So we are no clearer? Poo!

I’ve put together four rough collages of the pics I was able to grab.  I’ll post them in two message due to the attachment limit.  Below is the first set: Infantry and Tanks.

Here’s the second pair: Ships, plus Planes and Guns combined.

thanks to everyone who replied and dug into this…this is the only edition i dont have and have been looking foward to getting this one. so is the question of what germanys color is answered from these pics? are they the black? it looks close just curious. been stockin up from HBG some extra germany u.k.  and italy pieces that i like  for subbing into this edition.

Germany is black. The colour is pretty close to the original A&A Anniversary for all nations. Not exact, but very close.

Just got my shipping notice from Amazon. I should be receiving the game tomorrow! Hell Yeah!

Will you post pics or tell us the real changes?

Of course Amazon increased the price by $8…

$72 free shipping @ game nerdz

@Baron:

Will you post pics or tell us the real changes?

I will do an un-boxing this weekend and post a vid on YouTube! I will provide a link and post some pics as well!

I just got back into A&A after last playing about 20 years ago when I was a kid. I was excited to see the Anniversary Edition was taking pre-orders, and I should get mine by the 24th!!  :-D

I’ve been catching up with the classic edition online (WWII on gamesbyemail) but it seems like I’m going to have to study strategies for some newer versions considering the addition of Italy, cruisers, and artillery. Where do I start??

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?board=62.0
This is the anniversary thread. Pick whichever game you want to brush up on.