We just tried with a bid (11 for Allies: 1 UK Destroyer in SZ 7, 1 RUS Inf in Karelia S.S.R.), and even though the game lasted longer this time, it wasn’t even close to a tie… And the dices were not even on the Axis side (4 times the AA downed the Axis bombers on StratBombing)
Is there an example of a game in the forum where the Allies won?
Please, we need to see it happen :?
Don’t forget that UK starts with 31, not 30 as explained in the rules errata
wizards.com/AvalonHill/rules/AA1942_2ndEdition_FAQ.pdf
Axis & Allies 1942, 2nd Edition, FAQ
November 9, 2012
Errata
Combat Forces:
Germany�s Starting Income should be “41”, and the United Kingdom’s Starting Income should be “31”.
After playing the original A&A over 10 years ago, a friend and I just got back on the horse with the Spring 1942 2nd edition. :-D
We love the new rules (Strat Bombing for example) and feel it’s more “clean” than the first version.
Unfortunately, the game is unbalanced in the other way this time. Axis needed a bit of help (with a 6-8 bid for Axis getting it done.) But in this version, the Allies are in the deep end this time. We’re pretty much of the same calibre and after 4 games (alternating sides), Axis are CRUSHING the Allies… Japan is WAAAY to strong buy the end of turn 3, and there’s no way to build a lasting fleet in the Atlantic that can really push Germans back from Russia.
We also notice that Karelia is unsustainable for the Russian, even in the first turn. With Archangel creating a gap from Moscow, you can’t send reinforcements to help keep it. Caucasus is 2 turns from being crushed.
Is a bid the way to go again?