Thanks for the advice Gnasape.  After musing over it I think I will merely wait for the rule set of the new Axis and Allies coming out in August.  I can sub the classic battleships, as you advised, as cruisers and just use my current board with no need for alteration.

The game might be interesting with more territories to play in, but the game seems to take a long time to play as it is, so perhaps I will save a larger map for another time.

Thanks again.

Last fall I purchased Axis and Allies revised, and I love it (mind you it takes awhile to play).  I’ve been eyeing AA50 but I hear it is rather rare and expensive these days.  I was wondering if there were any good recommendations for converting revised into AA50.

I have an old set of models from Axis and Allies Classic, so I can cover up the lack of models by supplementing them in.  I am not sure on what changes would be needed on the revised board.  Would I need to use a larger board in the end, or would placing a few strips of paper as new boarders make a usable AA50 board from a revised?  The rule book will not be a problem as it is already on line.

Your thoughts?

Thanks for the great input Builder_Chri.  I think I will grab the AAr.  If my friends all fall in love with it and the reviews of AA50 are good, I’ll get them to all pitch for the AA50.

Hello everyone,

I’ve never played a game of A&A and I am interested in getting into it.  I rather enjoy risk but I always wished for more complex rules such as ships and capitals.  I’m trying to decide whether I should buy the A&A revised version, or wait for A&A50 and shell out over $100 (Canadian dollar is alittle low right now).  What would the difference in quality of play?  I’m guessing the new flashy edition would be better, but would it be worth over double the price of its predecessor?  Would it be unbalanced to use the old game board and use the A&A50 rules?