My Axis and Allies Global 1940 game table

The various versions of Axis & Allies optionally require some sets of cards that more practically represent some features of the game mentioned in the rulebooks. They cover the regular versions but also some improvised adaptations.
The sets presented here consist of separate photos for each card, and some of them are from edits of single decks posted by other members. Also featured are some new back covers.
The following cards can be printed on any website that prints and sends cards such as e.g. the MPC (makeplayingcards.com).

A) National Objectives and Bonus Income
They are normally available in versions: Anniversary, and 1940 SE (Europe etc).
i) Anniversary 50th - National Objectives and Bonus Income Cards
The following set of cards is printable in Poker size 2.5"×3.5" (63.5×89mm):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/efgi7nl2075zxq9/AA50 National Objectives Cards (Poker size).rar?dl=0
AA50 NO Cards.jpg
Derived from an edit of the deck designed and posted in 2019 by member Corporal Glegg at the link:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/33849/national-objective-cards-for-anniversary

ii) Global, Europe, Pacific, 1940 SE - National Objectives and Bonus Income Cards
The following card set is printable in Bridge card size 2.25"×3.5" (57×89mm):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0hzs3bnm9li290s/AA1940 SE National Objectives Cards (Bridge size).rar?dl=0
AA1940 NO Cards.jpg
With the addition of a few extra cards to the Global set this can be used for both the separate AA Europe 1940 SE as well as the Pacific 1940 SE versions. These have the corresponding symbol “E” for Europe and “P” for the Pacific at the top right and replace the corresponding card from the Global set.
Derived from an edit of the deck originally designed and posted by member Young Grasshopper in 2015 at the link:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/25587/a-a-1940-global-national-objective-card-deck
However, this set has been improved by the designer in 2020
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35289/grasshopper-s-dice-cards-a-a-gaming-accessories/4
and is available along with other sets on the website:
https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/young-grasshopper

B) National Advantages and Technologies:
i) The National Advantages feature is normally only present in the Revised (2004) version but they were also introduced in the customized Anniversary Upgraded Version designed and posted in 2018 by member Dagon81 at the link:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/352353
I supplemented this presentation in 2022 with sets of similar cards for the Revised (2004) and adapted it for the Spring 1942 and 1942 SE, omitting the 1940 SE versions.

ii) The Technologies feature is normally available in: Revised (2004), Anniversary and Global 1940 SE. I created card sets for these and adapted them for the Spring 1942 and 1942 SE versions as well.
They are printable in Poker card size 2.5"×3.5" (63.5×89mm), presented in the links:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1618116
and
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1618056
AA NA & TECH Cards.jpg
It should be noted that in some sets a slight deviation from the border of the red dashed line was preferred in order to keep the original size and quality of the subject unchanged but also not to have too large margins around the main subject of the cards, which would look something like this:
AA Smaller Cards.jpg

I have designed, independently of all other sources, the following A&A playing pieces;

Motorized Infantry; Att 1 Def 2, Move 2, PF cost 4 Motorized Artillery; Att 4 Def 1, Move 2, PF cost 7 Paratroop; Att 1 Def 1, Move 1, PF cost 3, Transported via Bomber (1:1) Corvette; Att 1 Def 1, Move 2, PF cost 6 (the missing naval unit)

@Evidential Nice, but Corsica need to by Blue, and Greece Green.
If the year is 1941.
¿Here do you put the ICs?

@SGT-Pitbull Awesome game table. Cool over head light.

When I painted my units, I had issues with Britain, I originally made 2 schemes, then decided I only wanted the tan, not green… On my painting, I used a combo of lacquer Enamel and acrylic, it was at the enamel stage, but I soaked them in paint thinner (in all preparation to consider them toast and order new units)… but they came clean, they soaked for 10 min or so, and I used my tooth brush (yes mine lol, bristle’s turned green, and yes, I still use it, the green faded away HAHA) to scrub away the paint film.

Man, these are sweet! Great job on these! :-D

@Albert:

@Spitfire38:

I have looked at I-94’s decals and thought about it… the only ones I have trouble with are the Russian stars. I enjoy hand painting the insignia and I feel like it makes it look more uniform when it’s all paint, but like you said, it would definitely save some time  :lol:

Well you could save some effort there as Moscow ordered upper wing stars to be painted out on the eve of the German invasion……plain green was also changed to green with a black disruptive camo pattern   http://mig3.sovietwarplanes.com/index.html

I didn’t know that they painted over the top-wing stars. Thanks for sharing! If I were to paint them again, I’d probably leave them on or use decals, just for easy recognition on the game board, but I like knowing what was historically accurate.

@CWO:

@ozimek1:

You could have painted at the borders, IPC values, territory names etc. on the glass. That way you could easily use the 3D map for different games by changing the glass overlay :)

I think that having different sheets of painted glass for different games would be an expensive proposition.  I don’t know how much Rorschach’s setup cost him, but the acrylic sheet which covers my own AA50 table set me back over a hundred bucks.

Yeah, I originally was going to etch all the borders onto the acrylic, but when you’re looking at $50 (give or take) per sheet for this size it would be far too expensive.  But, to be honest, the sheet is so close to the table anyway there is absolutely no mistaking the territories, so it’s all good.

And this way, if we want to play a different game, we just pop in a flat MDF panel underneath instead of the AA50 board and you’re good to go!

The entire table (not counting countless hours of time) cost me about $150 … still no legs on it though.

And, Jeremy and I finally finished our game.  17 rounds, 9 weeks (about an hour and a quarter, hour and a half a week) … Allied Victory when the Brits waltzed into a sparsely defended Berlin.