Posts made by AXIS426

All very good ideas!
Supply could be introduced as well to the other games, it would be based on the rules supplied with the new BotB game, if they are transferable without to much alteration.

Thoes426 :evil:

I found it to be of average game AI intellegence, not unbeatable but it gave me a good run for my money when i first got the game.

Thoes426 :evil:

http://www.hasbro.com/default.cfm?page=cs_parts

Just go to the above link, you can get parts for Revised and Pacific, plus British and Russians from Original A&A, sadly no Europe pieces! :cry:

Thoes426 :evil:

Tell him to show you the rulebook!?!

As stated, he must survive one round of combat before submerging.

Thoes426 :evil:

I got it and play all the time, it’s a lot better than the A&A game for pc.

Thoes426 :evil:

http://www.gamesinabox.com/index.html

This company sells Table Tactics products as well.

Thoes426 :evil:

Are there parts of the game that just feel dorky or out of place with the type of game it is?
No
Does your version feel dated? (I know that mine smells like 50-year old mildewy cardboard).
No
What do you keep your pieces and IPCs in, if anything?
Plastic storage boxes
Do you use (and how often do you refer to) the reference cards?
Only during set up or when teaching someone new to play.
Do you like or dislike the board? Why?
Dislike, more spaces are needed.
Is your box all beat to hell? Do you still have the box?
Yes, and yes
If you use the box, what is in it that didn’t come with the game (ziploc bags, variant rules, etc.)?
Variant rules would be nice
Is the rulebook easy to read and use? Can you find what you’re looking for easily?
Have no problems with the rules
Do you like the box illustrations? What about the rulebook ones?
Love the art work on the box, the rule book could use a facelift
Got anything else you like or dislike about how the game or pieces look?
Country specific pieces would be nice with the ablity to order addtional pieces if needed

does this mean WotC is thinking of re-releaseing the original game only revamped and updated?

Thoes426 :evil:

We use the rule that you can place out as many Anti-Air guns as you like, but each gun can only fire at just one plane, instead of one gun to all planes!
has proven to be fun.
:evil: Thoes426

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Outstanding. This clearly shows the need for the Allies to eliminate the German fleet or at the very least strengthen defences at it’s home territories!

i’ll second that!
never leave Britian undefended if Germany has a transport
in the Baltic Sea!
the allie player must have been a novice!
i salute you for teaching this fool a leason!
:evil: if you leave your door open,you’ll get unwelcomed guest’s! :evil:

Glad to have helped.
if and when you get it.
write back and we’ll talk strategy’s

TG MOSES VI,
Ralph is still very much in business.
U-Boats in this game come in two sizes.
Coastal and Ocean.
Coastal must stick to the coastline and move only one sea zone per turn. they attack at a two for the first round of combat, then at a one for the others(if any) they defend on a two or less. they cost 10 I.P.C., and take just one turn to be produced.

Ocean subs may go out to the deeper water to hunt! they attack and defend the same as Coastal’s. but can move two sea zones. they cost 18 I.P.C.

special rules for Germany only!
you may build three subs per turn per shipyard production space(this is a whole other area to this game. you now produce ships in shipyards. and certain types take longer to be build than others)

also with Germany and Itlay you may earn “IRON CROSSES”!!!
how??
there is a special British transport that must begin in specific seazones on the american side of the atlantic.
if it can make it to a certain port in britian the brits recieve an extra 30 I.P.C. that turn.
if the germans can sink it they are rewarded an “IRON CROSS” that is worth 2 I.P.C. and they get to collect this extra money each turn for the rest of the game.
theres more but i’ll cut this short.

their are rail stations, rail lines, some area’s even produce “supply” this is an optional rule that use’s one of Ralph’s first expansions.

go to his web site and check them out.

TG MOSES VI,
I paid $60 for the game and got the following:
hugh ass map(duh)
stack of $50 I.P.C.'s(about 20 or 30)(COOL!)
set of stickers that have the symbol for the Axis Minor powers on them(put them on your Jap A.C.M.)
set up charts
referance charts
rules
The Eastern Front is massive and you don’t just walk into Russia and win in two or three turns. you must deal with weather(winter) and partisans, long supply lines. and cities(some area’s contain them and they must be captured inorder to gain control of that area.) there’s moutains, rivers, swamps,etc. it’s a hard fight for sure! but not impossible.
and the Atlantic is hugh.
when two ships/fleets come into contact(enter the others sea zone)
you make a die roll for each ship in both fleets. if just one detects then combat may take place. if they don’t “spot each other”,
then they may co-exist in the sea zone until the next turn or if they still have some movement,continue on their way.
it’s awsome!
and that’s not even all there is to the game.
you spoke of a whole world map.
Ralph does make and sale one.(but i don’t own it)
He is in the early stages of making a “Pacific” map that will work along with the “Europe” map.
I’ll say it again.
BUY THIS GAME……YOU WON’T BE SORRY!
tell Ralph “pete from texas” recomended it to you.

Strength lies not in defense but in attack. - Adolf Hitler

[ This Message was edited by: thoes426 on 2002-05-28 07:12 ]

I have this game.
BUY IT !
it plays well and is an excellent map with tons of options to explore.
the rules are well written and clear.
ralph fully supports his products and always answers any questions you may have about the game promptly!

my favorite part is the battle in the Atlantic, it’s no longer three spaces between the U.S. and Germany.
you now actually cross a ocean!

get this game,hell tell ralph that THOES426 from Texas recomended it to you.