Posts made by Der Kuenstler

I have IL’s 1942 map. Who does Iceland belong to?

OK I can see that… thanks

I am 50 years old. My first Axis & Allies purchase was in 1986 from Toys “R” Us. I worked at the fire department then and we played quite a few games there.

I think the best games are a mix of strategy and luck. You need some strategy to feel like your decisions are important, and random luck just makes it fun. For me, chess isn’t so fun because there is no luck at all. Risk has too much luck, where you can trade in cards for hundreds of armies. Axis and Allies has an addicting balance of skill and luck, plus the time frame is my favorite era of history.

Great reading your stories!

Does anyone know the rationale for changing the price on AA Guns? I mean, they were 5 IPCs for 24 years, now they are 6 IPCs? What for?

I’m all for changes when changes make sense, but don’t get the reasoning here.

No problem - those infantry are amazing!

OK I ordered the 48 star flag on ebay - salute!

I’m kind of embarrassed to answer questions about my game pieces - I admit they are sort of a Frankenstein assortment right now. I ordered the artillery, destroyers, and cruisers from historicalboardgaming.com - very good source and fast service. But my cruisers are actually short battleships from the “Attack” game. They were like 5 cents each. Then when I got them they were molded really low to the table - I couldn’t pick them up with my fingers. So I melted a small finish nail into each of them for a “mast” and spray painted them. The destroyers looked too much like battleships to me- the same length and all, so I clipped them shorter. I didn’t like the way the German 88 artillery looked on the board - it just seemed like they should be AT guns - so I ordered all the same kind of standard looking artillery pieces and painted them five different colors. Works for us but I’ll probably upgrade someday.

@Hobbes:

I was looking at the pieces that you use… seems mainly Classic repainted but I can’t figure out the cruisers, destroyers and artillieries.

The pieces are kind of a mix from different game sets - they are more for easy recognition of class than historical. I actually don’t have the 1942 game - only the map.  For now I refuse to pay over a dollar per ship for “official” cruisers, like I’ve seen advertised. Mine cost a nickel each. lol

@Herr:

I have one little nagging question, though: how many stars are there on your US flag? There’s only a corner of it in the picture, but the rows seem to alternate like they do on modern flags.

You know what? You’re right - that US flag is probably modern - I didn’t even think about the stars. Now I’ll have to go looking for a 40’s one!

Again:

1. Stalin lost ground because he didn’t have his act together
2. The allies lost Norway because they didn’t have their act together
3. The USA lost the Phillipines because they didn’t have their act together

I could go on and on historically - the point is if a player does not have his act together and is taking too much time, that inconveniences everyone else and should penalize him. A timer is a sound idea and based in reality - who can debate that decisiveness was an important trait during WWII? Did the Germans say “go ahead Joseph Stalin, take all the time you need to figure out what to do - we’ll wait for you?”

To me the only possible debate is the method of implementing the timer.

@CWO:

@Springvloed:

And that you need a big a** table to play on!Â

One way to get around this problem is to get three or four inexpensive card tables (the kind with folding legs).  When you want to play a game, you set them up in a row and put the map boards on top of them.  When you’re finished, you fold up the tables and put them away in a closet.  That way, you don’t need a massive single table permanently taking up valuable floor space…unless of course you do have enough floor space for use as a full-time gaming area.  In my case I do have the space, which is why my setup – which uses four folding card tables as its foundation – has additions to make the gaming surface more solid and flat.  There are three pictures of it in the first post of this thread: http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=20658.0

Looks like you have two maps of the Pacific there?

This will really help me since I’m pretty new to the “AAA” speak here - thanks!

Thanks guys - I enjoy scale models too (no pro at it though) - next I think I’m going to build a 1/48 scale B-29 and hang it between the lights - maybe with “Fatman” falling out of it - it will look huge. lol

Yeah - I see what you mean there….

Good thinking - I’ve often thought that coastal zones and islands need to be tougher to take.

:-D Well - how many men did Stalin lose when he just sat at his desk the first few days of the German onslaught in shock and did nothing?

This would be a great rule for me cuz I work fast! Breaking everything up into three minutes sounds overly complicated - why not just one total block of time - “ding” - your done?

Second edition, with other rules sprinkled in.

It still says “2011 Support Drive” on my screen - will it be updated to 2012 soon?

I bought a timer for our next game but am not sure how to use it. My initial guess would be set it for 10 minutes and when it goes off the person must finish whatever he is doing currently and then collect income.

Hello all - a spare bedroom opened up in my basement and I’ve converted it into my own war room. � The centerpiece is Imperious Leader’s excellent 1942 map which I downloaded to a zip file and took to a local printer.

First an overall view of the table in the room:

Another view - propaganda posters and newspaper clippings from WWII are framed on the walls:

Next the ceiling: 2 strips of bright studio lights. A historic flag from each major nation in WWII is draped to the corners:

Handmade wood and felt dice rolling trays on both sides of the map keep the dice from hitting other pieces:

Handmade wooden trays for each nation:

This map on the wall is a copy of an actual German invasion map - circa Sept. 1942 - Stalingrad.

The closet was converted into a nook with a 40’s look. I keep all my extra pieces and game parts in the dresser below and the radio plays Cds with 40’s music:

A custom production chart at the head of the table - made of sheet metal with magnetic markers:

My custom battle-boards are double sided “attack” and “defense” to increase size and utility - each side of the table has it’s own that can be flipped over according to the situation:

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Lastly, to avoid those disastrous game ending spills - everyone has his own cup holder under the table. House rule: no drinks on the table!

I’ve been wanting to something like this for 25 years - finally have the space and a good tolerant wife. Now the guys can play and just walk off and shut the door and it will all be there next time. Thanks again to Imperious Leader for the great map! � � �

Thank you!

Awesome - thanks….