Posts made by jonathan.meyer84

As an alternative the US could buy a carrier (or even two) the first turn, load up one itself and have England fly two over on England’s Turn 2.  Then BOOM, on US Turn 2, the carriers move into action.  My preference is to have both England and the US build at the same time, but hey, whatever floats your boat  :-D  (pun intended)

In your next game 22 bid game and in addition to this move as the UK, you might spend the bid on 1 fighter and 4 infantry for Russia (all placed in Caucus).  Russia Turn 1 all Caucus forces move into Ukraine along with your other fighters and all the tanks that can get there.  Everything else that can make it moves into West Russia (except for 1 infantry which stays in Leningrad to prevent German blitzing).  England does what was described above for its Turn 1.  The US builds an East Coast carrier (and puts its already built fighters on it) along with some other surface ships and transports.  Assuming England’s navy is not destroyed, it moves it’s fleet to Morocco’s coast Turn 2, joined by the US fleet on America’s Turn 2.  Both England and the US build more surface fleet and transports Turn 2 because they will be separating their fleets and need to be able to operate independently on Turn 3, with England focusing primarily on the North and the US focusing primarily in the Mediterranean.

@taamvan:

There isn’t a reason to put anything on the UK home square.   I cant keep any navy alive up there.

Hi taamvan,

I know I’m late to this party but…if you put a carrier and two destroyers in SZ 7 and land the two fighters you start with onto that carrier at the end of England’s Turn 1, Germany is able to achieve all of its other highly desirable objectives for it’s Turn 2, destroy your navy, and not have the Luftwaffe completely devastated as a result?

Hi all,

What’s the standard bid range for the Allies in 1942.2?

Tournaments will take place at the Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio (June) and Gen Con in Indianapolis, Indiana (August)

Just gonna leave this here…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2ksL3AhXmk

What’s the difference between Axis and Allies Pacific 1940 and Axis and Allies Pacific 1940 Second Edition?  Are the changes strictly rules-based, or should I buy a completely new board with new units?

Good point with regard to Tuscany and France.

I may be one of the few, but I actually prefer playing as the Central Powers.

The moves on Italy are more meant to keep it in check.  I’d rather fight the Italians in Venice than have to defend Trieste and Tyrolia simultaneously.  Given that France is likely to liberate Tuscany before Italy’s Turn 1 (allowing Italy to move units from Rome directly to a contested Venice), would it make more sense to ignore Tuscany altogether and try to take Venice outright?

The further into a game we go, the more we have to adapt to unfolding events.  However, since Austria-Hungary goes first that isn’t an issue, at least on Turn 1.  I’m curious, what are your preferred opening moves for Austria-Hungary Turn 1 (assuming GenCon tournament rules)?  Here’s an opening I’ve been mulling over.

Purchases: 1 fighter, 2 artillery, 4 infantry

Moves:
1 Inf, 1 Art from Trieste to Tuscany (battleship supports)
5 Inf, 1 Art from Trieste to Venice
6 inf, 2 art from Tyrolia to Venice
3 inf from Budapest to Trieste
9 inf, 2 art from Budapest to Serbia
6 inf, 2 art from Bohemia to Galicia
12 Inf, 2 Art from Vienna to Galicia

What do you think?

Thanks!

Hi all,

Is there a website out there anywhere which allows for games of Axis and Allies 1942 Second Edition?  I used to play other versions of Axis and Allies on Gametable.com but that’s been down for some time. :-(

Hi all,

Is there a website out there anywhere which allows for games of Axis and Allies 1914?  I used to play other versions of Axis and Allies on Gametable.com but that’s been down for some time. :-(

Intriguing possibilities.  Thanks for the feedback, all!

Thanks for the warm welcome, GeneralHandGrenade, and for the feedback from both of you.

I’m not familiar with the Zeppelin unit.  Is that something that’s added in a variant?

Hi all,

I’m new to this forum, but not new to Axis and Allies.  Lately, 1914 has been my passion.  With that said, I’d like to open with a basic and open-ended question.  Is there general consensus that this game is unbalanced in favor of one alliance?  If so, which one and do standard tournament rules successfully address this?

Thanks for the shout out!  :-D