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February 22, 2006 - 18:15 Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge Announced

Submitted by David Jensen
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"Larry Harris, creator of the celebrated Axis & Allies franchise, debuts his first new title in two years with the November release of Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge. This elaborate, campaign-level board game features over three-hundred individual components, allowing players to recreate Germany’s last major European offensive in monumental detail.

December 11, 2009 - 00:56 Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Preview 5: The Rules Part 2

Submitted by David Jensen
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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.

Click on the image above for the full high resolution version. Special thanks to Krieghund and Craig Yope for proofreading this article.

December 10, 2009 - 23:52 Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Preview 4: The Map

Submitted by David Jensen
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The preview for today is simply a high resolution photo of the map of Axis & Allies Pacific 1940.

Click on the image above for the full high resolution version.

December 9, 2009 - 00:01 Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Preview 3: The Rules Part 1

Submitted by David Jensen
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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.

Click on the image above for a larger version.

December 3, 2009 - 11:57 Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Preview 2: Units and Setup for USA, ANZAC, UK, and China

Submitted by David Jensen
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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.

November 11, 2009 - 21:20 Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Pictures and Fact Sheet

Submitted by David Jensen
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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.

Some exciting highlights of this game are:

  • Tactical bombers
  • Mechanized infantry
  • ANZAC (Australia and New Zealand) forces
  • Kamizaze attacks
  • Air bases

In the remainder of this article we include the official photos as well as some grainy ones from a board game convention. We also have the details from the official announcement as well as information gathered by members of our forums.

August 1, 2009 - 17:01 Axis & Allies 1942 Release Date and Photos and Reviews on BGG

Submitted by David Jensen
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The official release date for Axis & Allies 1942 is set for Tuesday, August 18, 2009, which is only 17 days from now. It is also rumored that it will be available for sale during the GenCon gaming convention in Indianapolis.

It has also come to our attention that a copy of Axis & Allies 1942 has been reviewed and photographed and the details have been posted to Board Game Geek. See the links and sample photos below.

July 29, 2009 - 20:31 Larry Harris announces Axis & Allies Europe 1940 and Axis & Allies Pacific 1940

Submitted by David Jensen
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It's been a while since we have reported any Axis & Allies news but over the next few days we'll be reporting more news both new and old as well as good and bad. First, let's start with some exciting news. On Tuesday, July 29 on the Harris Game Design website Larry Harris himself informally announced the next two Axis & Allies board games. The games will be Axis & Allies Europe 1940 and Axis & Allies Pacific 1940. Sources (read as speculation for now) say that these games are due to be released next year for the 65th anniversary of the ending of the war. This poses the question, willthe Europe game will be released on VE day and the Pacific game be released on VJ day?

We even have some details about the game. The questions/requests below were asked by Imperious Leader (IL) and answered by Larry Harris (LH).

April 9, 2009 - 08:04 Axis & Allies 1942 Edition to be Released in August

Submitted by David Jensen
A&A Boardgame News Members of Axis & Allies recently uncovered that Avalon Hill will be releasing a new version of Axis & Allies in August 2009. The details are few and are limited to an article at Previews. The name of the new game will be Axis & Allies 1942 Edition and will retail for $35. The image to the right was also found on the previews article and look remarkably similar to the Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition box cover. Discuss here

November 18, 2008 - 14:33 Axis & Allies 50th Anniversay Edition Photos Part 1

Submitted by David Jensen
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After I bought my copy of the Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition game [Amazon], I took a few moments to take some photos. So far my impression is that the game is huge and has a lot of high quality pieces and components. Read the rest of the story to view the rest of the photos. In some cases I put a deck of card in the picture so that you can get an idea of how big it really is.