There are few new details about the rules in Axis & Allies Europe 1940 as compared to Axis & Allies Pacific 1940. Particularly interesting are the rule regarding neutrality. In this preview I will list out the pertinent rules that will give you a flavor of the new game. When the rules are the same I will reference the preview article for Pacific 1940.
The new upcoming Axis & Allies Europe 1940 board game features two new countries: French and Italy. While the fate of France might be sealed in the first few round or two of play, Italy has a real chance to expand it’s power over the Mediterranean. This preview has several photos of all of the new French units, which are blue and the Italian units, which are brown.
The latest installment of the Axis & Allies board games is Axis & Allies Europe 1940 and will be released on August 24, 2010. It will also be “available” during the GenCon gaming conference in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 5-8. This first preview of Europe 1940 game is a few photos of everything pulled directly out of the box. There are no paper IPCs.
In the last rules article, we reviewed some of the new rules for Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 and this article will conclude going over the new rules. This article will cover the following topics: the rules for the declaration of war, China, Convoys, strategic bombing with escorts, and national objectives.
The preview for today is simply a high resolution photo of the map of Axis & Allies Pacific 1940. View this article to see the full sized image.
In this preview of Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 I will go over some of the changes and unique rules of this game. This new edition of rules includes new units, such as mechanized infantry and tactical bombers, naval bases, air bases, new strategic bombing rules, kamikaze, convoys, major and minor industrial complexes, new unit prices, scrambling air units, national objectives, new China rules, and declarations of war. There is a lot to absorb and many rules that can be easily overlooked.
Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 (release date: December 15, 2009) will include 5 countries to be played by 4 players. The countries are Japan, USA, China, ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps), and UK. In the last preview we saw the setup and units for Japan. For this preview, we shall provide photos of the remaining units and setup card/boxes. This preview has 15 photos in total. Again, click on the image to see the larger, original version.
For the next few weeks we will be posting previews of the highly anticipated upcoming Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 game. Pacific 1940 will be release on December 15, 2009 but thanks (very much) to Avalon Hill and Wizards of the Coast, Axis & Allies.org has an advance review-copy of the game. I have a game scheduled on Sunday so until then, the reviews will be focused on the components of the game. Today’s preview is 15 photos of the Japanese units and setup, the game boxes, the rule book, and the other bits such as the control markers, IC markers, AA markers, chips, and dice.
The holidays are nearly upon us and Axis & Allies.org has a list of suggestions for holiday gifts for 2009. All of the gifts on this list are either directly related to Axis & Allies brand games or related to World War II in general. We have suggestions for board games, accessories, miniatures games, clothing, movies, and television. Enjoy, and happy holidays!
The newest upcoming installment of Axis & Allies will be Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 and is scheduled to be released sometime in December, with the exact date to be determined. This game promises to be an improvement over the previous version of Axis & Allies Pacific and will also include new units and game mechanics. Furthermore, according to creator Larry Harris, this game will be able to be combined with the upcoming, June 2010, Axis & Allies Europe 1940.
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AACalc is Now Available on Axis and Allies.org
To give AACalc a more permanent home, this great tool is now being hosted here on Axis & Allies.org. Furthermore, we’ve created a new, active GitHub project to make changes going forward.
Axis & Allies Conference Updates for January 2012
Every year the three major Axis & Allies tournament events take place at Origins, GenCon Indy, and Spring Gathering X. Greg Smorey, the official organizer, recently sent out an email with the latest information for these events.
