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I was able to find you some pictures that you can print out. Some may need a little “massaging” to get them to be what you want.

All together now:

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National Production Chart (this one’s a little blurry, you might be better off using the above picture, after cropping off everything else in the picture):

Source

Setup Cards:

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Battle Chart:

Source

And between those four pictures, you should be all set.

My 2 IPCs,

-Midnight_Reaper

@DoManMacgee said in cross pollination:

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Interested to hear more about WiF’s end-of-turn mechanic, if you don’t mind. I haven’t played that game before so I’m interested to hear your take.

EDIT: Typos.

Here is a short blurb about WiF’s end-of-turn mechanic. For reference, every turn in the game lasts two months, from Jan/Feb to Nov/Dec, with set starting dates for the different scenarios in the base game:
“D) Action stage: (Steps D1 through D3 are repeated until the action stage ends)
D1) Determine Weather
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D2) First side’s impulse
{snip}
D2.1) Declare war
{snip}
D2.2) Choose one of the actions: Pass, Naval, Air, Land, or Combined.
{snip}
D2.3) Perform actions
{snip}
D2.4) End of Action stage. The acting side rolls a d10 and compares it to the number on the Impulse track. If the rolled number is less than or equal to the impulse track the turn will end. Some sides may both start and end the turn with an impulse. If the occurs, the initiative goes -1 toward the other side. If all major countries on one side pass, the die roll is -2, if all but one pass, the die roll is -1. Each side must play two impulses each before the turn may end.[i] Here is what the impulse track looks like, the small number in the bottom right is what is used to roll for the end of a turn.”
A screenshot of the impulse track:
(Source)

I hope that helps.

-Midnight_Reaper

On the bright side, this means that Google is looking to put on their map…

-Midnight_Reaper

Short answer: Yes.

Long answer: Yes, but there are a couple differences between the editions. At a minimum, download and understand that rules for Pac '40 2nd Ed. in addition to the rules for Eur '40 2nd Ed. Also, Japan and ANZAC will be missing their own AA Gun sculpts. No game play affect to this, just something for those that like the pieces. Also, the 1st Ed ANZACs are Brits in Grey, it wasn’t until the 2nd Ed ANZACs that ANZAC got “New Zestralian” units.

Clear as mud?

-Midnight_Reaper

Assuming anyone is still wondering, HBG has put their wrong color pieces up for sale, at blow-out prices: $2.50 to $2.00 for a set of 10 pieces, twice the usual amount. The wrong color sets came in for Axis Minors in German Grey and Italian Brown, Russia Early War in Russian Maroon, Japanese Sets 1 and 2 in Burnt Orange, and Neutral sets in Blue, Green, and Grey. Links below, and happy hunting!

Japanese Set 1: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Japanese-Set-WRONG-COLOR-x10_p_3097.html
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Japanese Set 2: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Japanese-Set-2-WRONG-COLOR-x10_p_3098.html
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Axis Minors in Grey: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Axis-Minors-WRONG-COLOR-Gray-x10_p_3103.html
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Axis Minors in Italian Brown: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Axis-Minors-WRONG-COLOR-Brown-x10_p_3099.html
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Russian Early War in Russian Maroon: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Russia-Early-War-WRONG-COLOR-x10_p_3096.html
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Neutral Set in Blue: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Neutrals-WRONG-COLOR-Blue-x10_p_3100.html
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Neutral Set in Green: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Neutrals-WRONG-COLOR-Green-x10_p_3101.html
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Neutral Set in Grey: http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Battle-Pieces--Neutrals-WRONG-COLOR-Grey-x10-_p_3102.html

And now you know.

-Midnight_Reaper

@mike-m said in Combat Pressing the Attack?:

Hi, first time player question, combat, how many “Times” can you “Press The Attack” per turn? Combat and only One Press, or Combat and Press the attack as many times as you wish? Thanks

In Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition, you can press the attack as long as you wish, until either the attackers or the defenders are destroyed or you decide to stop.

The option to Press an attack gives the attacker the option to quit combat early if the attackers decides to. If the attacker quits the attack before destroying all of the defenders, the attack “fails” and the attacking pieces will have to retreat in Non-Combat Movement. Any pieces, either attacker or defender, that were destroyed in combat before the end of the attack remain destroyed after the end of the attack.

Does that answer your questions?

-Midnight_Reaper

This is what I received in my copy:

Chips: 8 red, 4 green, 38 grey
Dice: 6 pale green zombie dice, 6 red dice with zombie heads, & 6 black dice with zombie heads
Control Markers: 14 per county (USSR, Ger, UK, Japan, USA) with the opposite side of all 70 control markers having zombie heads

Plastic pieces:

And that’s what I have.

-Midnight_Reaper

@djensen

I was looking at a couple posts today and I noticed that I had no idea what game they were referring to. Namely:
Home Brewed Pacts/Treaties
and
Did Chile declare war on Germany?

There used to be a line that explained that the post was in, e.g. Axis & Allies Discussion & Older Games folder, Axis & Allies Europe subfolder. You could place a line about where to find the post between the top of the page and the title of the post, so that we can tell if this post is about AH’s G40 or HBG’s G36 or some other game, or perhaps a discussion about actual history (as opposed to the alternate history we sometimes create in our games).

Just a thought.

-Midnight_Reaper

Re: Looking for a G40.2 set or all of the unique units
For what you want (everything that makes the 1940s games the 1940s games in the first place: mech inf, tac bombers, France, ANZAC, etc…), HBG will be pricy. You aren’t the first person to have this idea. So let me give you some places to look that might be off your radar: Amazon - normally pricy, but now is the time for sales. eBay - a bit of a crap shoot, but bargains to be had. And not just buying game sets - people part out Axis & Allies games all the time on eBay, so with patience and luck you might find just the pieces you want without paying for extras.

Finally, I suggest you look on BoardGameGeek (BGG). Look up Europe 1940 and Pacific 1940, either directly on their marketplace or look up the games and then see if they have one for sale at a price you like. With time and luck, you could walk away with with a set of the second editions for both Europe 1940 and Pacific 1940 for less than $100 for the both.

I wish you all the luck and patience in the world. But: good, fast, cheap - pick two. In this case: cheap, fast, convenient - pick two.

-Midnight_Reaper

P.S. If you run into issues with BGG, send me a PM and I’ll see if I can help.

@Panther I remember seeing eBay auctions for Anniversary from before they announced the re-release at $1500, before shipping.

In fact, it was the crash in price for Anniversary, after the reprint came out, that enabled me to get a decent price for a first-run copy (which was something I wanted to have because of the sculpt changes (minor though most were) from the first-run to the second-run. Around January 2018, somebody put up a first-run copy for $100 and about $10 shipping, buy it now. I jumped all over that. Shortly afterwards, I found a copy of Guadalcanal for $50 and with that, finished completing my collection.

But yeah, I remember seeing those prices and shaking my head.

-M_R

@djensen,

I was wondering the same thing - when will part 2 of the van Essen interview be posted?

-Midnight_Reaper

@Panther
Hold the phone, I just reproduced the behavior. And, it’s repeatable. The issue is that on my laptop, if I pull up a page while my browser is in windowed mode, the top menu bar, with the AandA.org logo and the page counter, flows over top of the line with the post location.

If I then put my browser in “full screen” mode, the post location line comes back (the menu bar isn’t smushed and doesn’t need to bunch up over the post location line). If I go to “full screen” mode and then back to “windowed” mode, the post location line stays put.

It’s probably an issue with the underlying software, but at least I know what’s going on now.

Let’s see if we can get some pictures:

First picture, windowed mode in Firefox 67.0 on a laptop running Windows 7, no post location line

Second picture, full screen mode in Firefox, post location line

Third picture, return to windowed mode, post location line

The first picture, in windowed mode, without the "Home/Website/Forum Discussion / Adding post location … " line, that is what I’m now calling a bug.

I hope the pictures help explain things.

-Midnight_Reaper

@kballenger141 Another great resource for A&A is BoardGameGeek.com. In the picture section of the page they have for Battle of the Bulge is a clear picture (looks like a straight scan) of the Allied Reinforcement Cards: North, West, and South. It looks like this:

-Midnight_Reaper

@Imperious-Leader said in Axis And Allies Anniversary Now Out Of Print:

They are stale leftovers. Nobody with a brain bought that silly game. The game progression is alot of killing with a few pieces left near the end because the reinforcements are too few. So the board is mostly empty spaces, which is not realistic.

You know, that has absolutely nothing to do with whether the game is still being made or not. If you don’t have anything nice to say, go roll some dice instead.

-Midnight_Reaper

@J-o-C said in Help me understand Unit Reference:

{snip}Your purchasing is done during the first phase of your turn.{snip}

One small correction - in A&A&Z, you purchase units in between non-combat moves and collect income, in the back part of your turn. Yes, this is different than most other A&A games. I just thought I would clear that up.

-Midnight_Reaper

@djensen I made sure to pick my prize!

-Midnight_Reaper

@juggernaut said in G40 MAP:

WHERE CAN I BUY A G40 GLOBAL MAP

You’ve got a couple options, besides just buying A&A Europe 1940 and A&A Pacific 1940 and getting the maps along with the rules and the pieces.

First, you can find them on eBay, as some people break up game sets and sell the pieces. You will need to use some patience, as there is no guarantee what you want will be available when you search for it.

Secondly, you can buy them second hand. If you are in the US, I recommend Historical Board Gaming. If you are in Europe, I recommend Stratak.

Historical Board Gaming has the following:
The boards from different Axis & Allies games, to include A&A Europe 1940, Second Edition and A&A Pacific 1940, Second Edition.

Stratak has the following:
The boards from A&A Europe 1940, Second Edition and the boards from A&A Pacific 1940, Second Edition, combined into a four board set.

I hope that helps.

-Midnight_Reaper

I have a few games…

1 copy of Nova games Axis and Allies
3 copies of 2nd Ed. Classic, with at least two more copies worth of pieces
2 copies of Europe (1 as Europe, 1 as Europe: Italy, with FMG Italians)
1 copies of Pacific
2 copies of Revised
1 copy of D-Day
1 copy of Battle of the Bulge
1 copy of Guadalcanal
2 copies Anniversary Edition (1 2008 edition, 1 2017 reprint)
1 copy of 1942
1 copy of Pacific 1940
1 copy of Europe 1940
4 copies of 1941
2 copies 1942 2nd Ed.
1 copy of Pacific 1940 2nd Ed (looking to make it 2 copies, if I can do it cheap)
1 copy of Europe 1940 2nd Ed (looking to make it 2 copies, if I can do it cheap)
and
2 copies of Zombies

Aftermarket pieces…
a ton of HBG
“two full sets” of FMG Italians
3 sets of Xeno Games World at War
1 set of Xeno Games Eastern Front (unofficial A&A Europe Expansion)
1 set of Xeno Games Europe at War
1 set of Xeno Games Russia at War
1 set of Xeno Games Pacific at War
4 sets (and change) each of Table Tactics: A&A Accessories, Central Powers, New World Order, and Risk 2042
1 set of Enemy on the Horizon
1 set of World War II Expansion, I, II, and III (Midway)
and yet sets of more expansion rules for Classic

So, yeah, just a few…

-Midnight_Reaper

Thanks for your gift as well. What a great book!

-Midnight_Reaper

@PiecesAndParts said in A&A Pacific different box variations.:

I didn’t find a pic of it in my google search but I once saw A&A Classic with French writing on the box for sale on ebay from a Canadian seller.

Of the pictures you posted, the only one I consider plausible is the French language edition of revised. I only find that plausible because I have also seen those French language versions of A&A Classic. I have never actually seen any boxes of A&A Revised in any language but English.

Krieghund knows what of he’s talking about. I know for a fact that the “1942” cover for A&A: AE 50 was a promo picture and that only “1941” covers were ever released. If he says they didn’t make “385” covers for A&A Pacific, I would take him at his word any day.

To me, it sounds like your collection is about as complete as mine, i.e. only missing a copy of the Jedko version of the NGD Axis & Allies.

The only thing I would ask about your collection would be to ask if you have all of the mistakes made across certain batches of games in manufacturing of those game:

• A&A Classic, batches of US infantry pieces molded in German grey and in the same games batches of German infantry pieces molded in US olive green;
• A&A Guadalcanal, batches of US cruiser pieces molded in Japanese burnt orange and in the same batch of games batches of Japanese cruiser pieces molded in US olive green;
• A&A Anniversary Edition, first printing, a batch of some of the British tanks molded in Italian brown and included as Italian tanks.

I hope that helps you out (or, gives you something else to shoot for).

-Midnight_Reaper