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@Midnight_Reaper Oh, and two sets of A&A: 1914. Forgot about that one.

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@djensen I just attempted to support at the Gold level. Do please let me know if you don’t receive it.

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An earlier post, now with pictures…

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.

A picture of the French A&A box:
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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 picture of the mis-molded American and German Infantry, along with other pieces from Milton Bradley A&A:
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Also, that whole thread of knp7765’s, Evolution of Axis & Allies pieces – Take 2, is an excellent primer on the pieces of Axis & Allies and their variations.

• 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;

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• A&A Anniversary Edition, first printing, a batch of some of the British tanks molded in Italian brown and included as Italian tanks.

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That should make my points crystal clear.

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The plane for the Air Base and the anchor for the Naval Base work fine.

Your Major IC looks factory-like, but I recommend having 1 or 3 smokestacks on your MIC. If you have 2, a careless player may think they have a standard IC. You may not have room for 3, I understand. But putting a “10” on it somewhere, or having 1 smokestack on both the Major and minor IC, and differentiating them in another manner, might be preferable.

Just my 2 IPCs,

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@AndrewAAGamer said in Where did Dave go?:

I hope I am not breaking a confidence. I saw he posted on the North Africa Play Testers website just this morning.

That tells me that he’s all right. That’s the more important half of what I was asking. If he’s too busy for here, then I hope whatever is keeping him from here dissipates before too long.

-M_R

To be fair, if you have a copy of Guadalcanal, you probably have the mis-colored cruisers. If you have a copy of the original printing of the Anniversary edition, you probably have the mis-colored tanks. It’s the mis-colored infantry that you would have to seek out.

Have fun!

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Oh, the new, 4 smokestack major IC looks sweet. And I like that minor IC as well. Now, all you need is to make a Recruitment Center, and you’ll be all set.

Recruitment Centers are a new type of IC, that came in with A&A&Zombies. Recruitment Centers cost 10 IPCs and you can place only infantry there, as many infantry as the value of the territory. Other than that, they act just the same as normal ICs - build, damage, repair, built in AAA, all the same.

As for what to mark them, I would either go with crossed rifles or a barracks of some kind. Something like the image below:

That’s my 2 IPCs,

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I am looking to compile a complete list of all of the expansions for Axis & Allies from back in the days when it was owned by Milton Bradley (1983-1998ish). I am also looking to compile separate lists lists for later expansions and for “games” that were A&A expansions in all but name.

Here is the list I have, please add to this if you know of more.

Axis & Allies Enhanced Realism Rules (Baker rules)
Dateline: World War II
Enemy on the Horizon
Global Crisis
Xeno Games - The World at War

Gamers Paradise

• World War II - the Expansion
• World War II - Expansion 2
• World War II - Expansion 3

StrataMax, Inc

• Max’s Advanced Rules for A&A
• Totally Untested Volume 2 of Max’s Advanced Rules for A&A

Table Tactics

• A&A: A&A Accessories
• Central Powers
• New World Order
• Risk 2042 (change to this list) (is both an expansion for Risk and a pseudo-expansion for New World Order)
  – More for Your World at War (CP and A&A:A in 3 colors for TWaW)
  – More Units in More Colors (NWO and R:2042 in 3 colors for TWaW)
  – Axis and Allies New Edition Colors (all 4 sets in 3 colors for A&A:R)

TMI

• Generals of Waterloo
• South East Pacific Expansion

More Suggestions:
TMI - Tacit Memnos Infinitum

• Generals of Waterloo
  – GeoPolitics Cards, Weather Cards & Supply Tokens Expansions
  – Map Expansions

Does that sound about right?

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Edited to change Risk 2042 to a full listing under Table Tactics and to add more details under the Generals of Waterloo section (13 Jan 2019)

A product similar to those Litko markers, but specifying major or minor, can be found. Historical Board Gaming sells a variety of pieces and parts for upgrading your games of A&A. In particular, the factory makers seem to be exactly what you are looking for. Follow the link below to see what I mean.

https://www.historicalboardgaming.com/HBG-Factory-Marker-Acrylic-x5_p_809.html

My 2 IPCs,

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You’ve got some really great pieces here. Thanks for taking feedback and turning it into awesome pieces. You rock!

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I am looking to compile a complete list of all of the expansions for Axis & Allies that came out after A&A was consolidated into the Avalon Hill division of Wizards of the Coasts. I am also looking to compile separate lists for earlier expansions and for “games” that were A&A expansions in all but name.

Here is the list I have for the later expansions, please add to this if you know of more.

A&A 1914 Tournament Rules
AAR WBC Tournament Rules
Global 1942 Scenario (semi-official Global 1940 variant rules)
Honor and Infamy: Commanders (A&A Variant)
Italy (A&A: Europe Expansion)
LHTR Larry Harris Tournament Rules (for A&A: Revised)
Linked Game Rules (combined AA:E & AA:P games)
Max’s Advanced Rules for A&A: Europe

Xeno Games

• Eastern Front (unofficial A&A: Europe expansion)
  Europe at War
  Pacific at War
  Russia at War (Europe at War expansion)
  World at War Update 2005 Pack

Suggestion from the crowd:

Table Tactics

• Axis & Allies 2010 (these units would later be repackaged into the Engage game and expansions).
  – American Units
  – British Units
  – German Units
  – Italian Units
  – Japanese Units
  – Russian Units

Does that sound about right?

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Edited to add Axis & Allies 2010 Units and remove Europe, Pacific, and Russia at War and World at War Update 2005 Pack (13 Jan 2019)

@franklin_cain They have just about any marker you might need, and some you didn’t know you needed, like the Submerged Submarine, Convoy Disrupted, and Kamikaze markers.

If there is one you would like, but can’t find, do please kindly let us know.

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@vodot

You have an impressive set of factories and markers. All you need to complete the set is a flat Recruitment Center, to go with the flat Naval Base and Air Base markers… :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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@barnee said in A List of Expansions for Milton Bradley-era Axis & Allies:

@Midnight_Reaper was xeno games the one with the 1939 start ? Double impulse for Germany and Japan ?

I’m sure it would have balance issues for experienced players but was pretty fun for the casual one.

Yes, that’s Xeno Games The World at War. That game also had China and France as playable powers, different costs from one country to another to build the same units, and introduced “1/2 Battleships” (AKA Destroyers / Cruisers). I’m not looking for judgments, just a list of all of the printed expansions that were out there back in the day.

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@daviousthebad said in Buy A&A Jedko Edition:

@birthofiron Hi there. I don’t have any expansion pieces. Just the original game.

He was talking to me. I will take care of this.

@birthofiron said in Buy A&A Jedko Edition:

@midnight_reaper

I am looking for a France/China expansion piece sheet for the Nova/Jedko version of Axis and Allies. Thought I would reach out in the hopes that you might still have one available.

~BirthOfIron

I sent you a private message, we can talk there.

-Midnight_Reaper

@robert-t said in Custom 3D Miniatures: Major & Minor Industrial Complexes, Recruitment Center, Airbase, and Naval Base:

A question on recruitment centres. Are people house ruling them into all A&A games?

If so, what cost do you put them at and how may infantry can you place in one?

Thanks and the models look great.

Try these rules for house ruling Recruitment Centers into your other A&A games.

Standard rules for Recruitment Centers:
Recruitment Centers are a new type of IC, that came in with A&A&Zombies. Recruitment Centers cost 10 IPCs and you can place only infantry there, as many infantry as the value of the territory. Other than that, they act just the same as normal ICs - build, damage, repair, built in AAA, all the same. You can upgrade from a Recruitment Center to an IC for the cost of 8 IPCs. Only undamaged Recruitment Centers can upgrade (repair cost can be paid at the same time as upgrade costs).

The above rules work with games that only have one type of IC. For the 1940s games (Europe, Pacific, and Global 1940), I would do this:

Recruitment Center:
Has same rules as minor factory, except cost is 10 IPCs and you can place up to 3 infantry, and only infantry units. Can upgrade to a full minor factory for the cost of 5 IPCs. Only undamaged Recruitment Centers can upgrade (repair cost can be paid at the same time as upgrade costs).

That should about cover it.

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@axis_roll said in Happy 4th of July America:

It’s called “Independence Day”.

We don’t call yell “Merry 25th of December” on Christmas…

–Barnee, not a personal slant against you, just in general.
I just never understood why the Holiday is so mislabeled.

But we do say, “Happy Fourth of July”, so I don’t see why he should get chided for it. It’s not like he was saying, “Happy Eleventh of November” on Veterans / Armistice Day…

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It’s cool. I think I’ve run all but the most un-heard of expansions and expansion games to ground, just asking if somebody knows of A&A expansions that I’ve never heard of and couldn’t find when I was doing my research.

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@vodot
Those are some seriously cool looking prints. I think you knocked it out of the park with all of these great pieces. Excellent work.

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Sorry to hear the bad news about your team.

As for 777 Partners, I’ve never heard of them before. They seem to be some sort of financial company. Generically bland, this purchase is probably somebody’s vanity project. I wouldn’t expect much out of Genoa CFC while these people are running things.

The website for 777 Partners: https://www.777part.com/

I peeked through their people listings. I didn’t recognized any of the names or faces. So, neither good nor bad, at least individually.

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