Thoughts about AAE40

@Emperor_Taiki:

@Adlertag:

Larry will never make a rule that says “Russia cant attack Germany before Turn 5” like in the Xeno games. ( This is not a complaint, its a praise actually). Larry’s way of solving this is to let Russia start with a lot of infantry only ( good defence but poor attack performance) and also a lot of the forces set up in far east.

What our your sources on this? I understand the concept, but it still runs into the problem of if the Battle of France isnt over in one turn, Germany loses, which causes the battle of France to be scripted. I aslo think that if Russia was able to control his forces from the start of the game they would just pull there infantry off the front lines so they were not wiped in Barbarossa, of course if the Germans do not kill large numbers of Russians on their first turn of attacking Russia, they would have no chance of winning.

Would it be possible to rebalance this by starting with a stronger German setup? That way the Germans could effectively choose to attack France or Russia. By giving Germany X pieces to setup in any German territory, they could begin the game with four choices: attack France, attack Russia, attack both, or build up stronger defenses. Either way, it keeps Germany from weakening itself to the point of automatically losing. The extra equipment would have to be held to land units though, so you don’t end up with some huge German armada in the English Channel.

This game are being designed by the best brains America has raised, and playtestet during several years by the top players from the A&A community. It will be good.

Either way, I can say this. AAE has become one of my favorites due to its unique rules. AAP is close, but a bit complex for newbies. This new pair of games definitely has the potential to revolutionize A&A as we know it. It will give the seasoned player something to really enjoy and  the beginner something to look forward to. Bravo to Larry and the crew :-D

@Imperious:

I would love the wipe out france on G1 in every game. I can claim at least some satisfaction if i lose, knowing i took out france. To remove this is to take fun from the game.

totally worth the whole purchase price!

@Emperor_Taiki:

Yah, well there is the real reason :-D. I agree, I have desired French infantry for sometime.

so has france.  too biting?  ok, how about a question about what the piece would look like?  Can they really make a piece with the shoulder dropping a rifle and running away?

i like the idea of Germany being able to choose to turn first on Russia instead of France/UK and I do not believe that those two would have so readily jumped to help Russia, though they would already be committed to helping Poland.

I’m less inclined to connect the fall of France to the entry of Russia into the war and think that the ‘not before turn X’ is probably the best route available.  I’ve been trying to work out a few territories that Stalin would have linked to his sphere of influence dreams that if ‘number B’ of them were taken or attacked by Germany would awake Stalin to the reality that Hitler would indeed at some point come after him, but it seems that really without this or Barbarossa that Stalin was totally duped by Hitler, much like the alleged ‘Calais’ landings that later crippled Hitler to defend France.

Will the UK have enuff forces to reinforce France on the 1st turn if Germany attacks the SU first?

Will the UK have enuff forces to reinforce France on the 1st turn if Germany attacks the SU first?

LH
When you look at the English Channel and contemplate an attack on this island nation, you will see exactly what the Germans saw… a totally depleted British land force. The only thing that stands between you and capturing London is the RAF