What do I need to play on-line?

Hi @major-jsoto

The only two places I know to play online are here https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/17147/gargantua-s-k-i-s-s-triplea-instructions/30

and here https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/category/68/axis-allies-1942-online

But keep in mind the following exception:

@rulebook:

If a Japanese industrial complex is built on a Chinese territory
and that territory is later recaptured by the Chinese or liberated
by another Allied power, the industrial complex is removed from the game.

(If you play 1st Ed. it is on page 9.)

I’m in Tyler Texas.

I haven’t played forum style in awhile but for the most part you just remove the lowest combat valued pieces first when you are posting an attack. If you have question about something you just ask. Most times questions only arise with defending navies and subs and so on. The person who’s turn it is usually rolls both the attacker and defender and removes the casualties. If they come up to a part where the other guy might not have said what to do if such and such decision was made you ask.

The msot difficult things I found about playing online were getting the map softwares installed and running, typing up what I moved and the dice rolls and not taking a crazy amount of time thinking about your moves. It is very easy when you’re the only one around to take all the time in the world, over think and over analyze. I quit playing online over the last one.

There isn’t really an FAQ or a set of guidelines or anything. I think a lot of guys are using the Triple A program which does a lot of stuff for you. I’d always used Abattlemap before I gave up playing by forum because I was taking two hours to make two moves a night– because I couldn’t just ‘play.’

When it comes down to it just do what you’d do playing face to face only with forum posts.

I was bored the other day and did a review of the forum dice roller which I’ll be posting here in Player Help.

Eureka!  I was going to ask for a link to get a version of triplea since my last computer died.

Thanks,

-LT

First off, i agree with Big Blocky. He’s right. You don’t go very offensively as Russia, but pick up the odd dead zone if it is offered to you. You want a buffer between the German front line and Caucasus if you can get it - if only to slow down the tanks.
Also it is a major pain for the allies to take (and retake) Eastern Europe. Rather than just land troops on West Eu which is a turn for the US - this move requires 2 turns for the US. It also makes boats more vulnerable to German planes. What i mean is that it takes a while to do anything on the mainland outside of west EU. Also i generally leave Manchuria alone. Unless it’s an easy pick with few expected losses, you’re simply spreading out your forces.
If you want to see some good strat as Russia - check out the games section and look in on a game where Darth Maximus or Kobu (both) or Big Blocky are playing, and generally you’ll pick up some good early moves.

Yes the rules are pretty easy to comprehend. I suggest you try reading them and learning from the examples shown there…

Hi all

I just can’t launch or join the game with my friends in the ZONE. ZThe screen just gone black with the game cursor.

something to do with the direct-play of windows??

thanks for your help!!! Anyone???please

:cry: