Vapid Delusional "Facts" or Ideas About A&A

If the last variation gave to much edge to the Allies, this one gives it to the Axis, no supply tokens, but, with modified hits, thanks, Pellulo

Turn One: Allies front line as usual dissolves away, and, Axis front line goes one hex forward.
Here with modified hits(just simple six down is a hit), the Allies lose all eight troopers and five cannons & Axis gain V.P.=3. In a earlier version of this variation, the Allies were allowed to counterattack for Round One, but, game ended the same(of course with much less Axis forces on the board, seven).

Turn Two: Germany goes first, later the Allies will pass up on any counter-attacks. Entire Axis line goes forward one hex, except for Eupen. Allies lose 2 Infantry, 5 tanks, 2 trucks, &, the Axis lose 4 Infantry. All the Allies have on on the board is one of each land base unit. The V.P.=8.

Turn Three: Allies goes first, again the Axis line goes forward one hex, except for Bastogne.
Allies lose 5 Infantry, 3 guns, 1 tank & 3 trucks, &, the Axis lose 1 Infantry & 9 tanks. V.P.=14.

Turn Four: Axis go first, again the Allies will pass on a counterattack(having left one tank). With Bastogne hoping to be a major point of an Allied initial go first attack, holding over half the Allied units, all it has left, after the first German attacks is one tank. Allied losses are 4 infantry & 4 tanks & 1 truck. Also Axis losses are 3 Infantry, 2 guns, and, 4 tanks. Not the whole Axis line goes one hex, but, V.P.=23.

Turn Five: Axis goes first, here with modified attack rules, the Air Fighters & Bombers attacking ground units, are less effective. Allied losses via Air combat are 7 fighters, and, Axis losses are 3 fighters, &, 2 trucks, 1 Infantry & gun & tank.

For land combat, Allies lose 2 Infantry, 1 gun, 2 tanks & trucks, &, Axis lose 2 Infantry, 2 guns, 5 tanks & a truck. Bastogne falls, with just two Allied foot left on the board. The Allies take back one hex, the Germans get enough hexes to get V.P.=24plus. Game ended, of course to the bitter end, the Allies might have gotten back those hexes. Thanks, Pellulo

@Matt-Hyra Alright, Thank you for letting me know!

They are bean counters. No doubt about it. They want exact results with no luck. All life is luck and games are simulations of life.

I don’t vilify anything. Its accurate reporting of facts and theirs nothing glamorous of low luck. To me its only value is for play testing of games, not actual games.

Bean counters are also mostly Rule Lawyers. They argue rules all day if possible.

One last reply for now.

First, let me hit you up with some pictures of how colors of units for different countries varied in the early days of Hasbro/WotC/AH A&A.

Tanks of the United Kingdom, from A&A Europe/Pacific to A&A Anniversary. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/424344/) - See the source link for a listing of what piece is from which game.
Axis and Allies - Tanks of the United Kingdom, from A and A Europe/Pacific to A and A Anniversary

And finally, a couple shots of the rarest (non-mistake) pieces in A&A - RN County Class cruisers in Russian Red. These were only done for the first print run of A&A Anniversary. The next time Soviet cruisers were seen in an A&A game (A&A 1942, 1st Edition), they were replaced with Kirov-class cruiser.

First, a comparison shot of all of the cruisers from A&A Anniversary, 1st print. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/362555/)
All of the cruisers from A and A Anniversary

Next, a clearer picture of those rare Soviet County classes, aligned with the rest of the Soviet Navy in A&A Anniversary. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/399605/)
The Soviet Navy in A and A Anniversary

I hope that helps somebody.

-Midnight_Reaper

@majordisaster I can’t speak for AADude, but I’m interested. I’ll send you a PM.

-Midnight_Reaper

@CEllis62
Hi CEllis62 welcome to the site. Which particular game ?

@captainwalker
Thanks Captain! I had a brief Y2K flashback of “saving space in software by not using 4 digits for the year.” Hopefully our great grandkids will roll their eyes and have a chukle when they have to post L2125 for their games! :-P