Posts made by SEP

Anyone play SFB?  Started playing back in 1986 (same year I started A&A).  I started with Commanders rules and then advanced to the Captain’s edition.  I’ve even played in a few tournaments on SFBOL over the years.

Anyone else?

I’ve played the original 1986 version, didn’t even know they had a new edition.  I enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as A&A.

@Black_Elk:

All mixed!!!

I’m a big fan lately of grouping all my sculpts by unit type rather than individually by nation/color. This seems to work particularly well for keeping ships and aircraft organized. I do this to facilitate faster gameplay, hotseat style! With less time spent unit fishing, and less time putting away pieces as we go. It’s purely functional for me at this point. I want to make it as easy as possible for players to grab and go, and to know what each unit looks like for each nation.

Finally broke down and did the same thing.  For nearly 30 years I only played the 1984 classic version and kept all my pieces in the original strays.  After buying the 1942 second edition I decided to use a couple of plastic organizer boxes from HFT to store everything in.  I still keep the two games separate for the most part, except the industrial complexes and white AA guns which we use in the 1942 version (don’t really care for the industrial complex counters).

Like the new system better.

Hello from Florida.  :-)

I started playing Axis And Allies back in 1986 while stationed overseas.  Still have my original box that says Milton Bradley Game Master Series.  We put a lot of miles on this game and always had a great time.

Never really looked into any of the other AAA games until recently.  I knew there were a ‘couple’ of versions but just found out last weekend how many there actually were.  Decided to get the 1942 2nd edition from a local game shop.  Prior to buying it I did just a bit or peripheral research on some of the versions and this one looked really appealing.  We’ve played a couple of times now with it and we’re all very impressed.

To begin, I really like the larger map.  Only complaint is that some of the borders are just a tad hard to differentiate.  But the size and overall color scheme is really a step up from the 1984 board.  And we really like the addition of the artillery, destroyer and cruiser.  That really adds to the game.  Took a bit to get used to the new unit costs, particularly the tank.  When you’ve been used to them costing 5 IPC for nearly 30 years… :lol:

Also like the new rules such as fighters escorting bombers on strategic raids, submerging subs, destroyer rules and the cruisers getting the bombardment shot along with battleships.  And speaking of battleships, nice to see that piece take two hits.

Would like to have seen more pieces included and more chips, but I still have all of my 1984 pieces so we’ve been using the white/red chips to supplement if needed.

Overall, very impressed.