You all know Axis and Allies is a gambling game as well as strategy game. Low Luck reduces the thing to a 2 dimensional affair. Low Luck is for “Bean Counters”, who can’t cope with dice swings and can’t adapt their strategy accordingly. Their dream is to have everything written down in a folder and follow whats written exactly in every game taking the fun out of AA…
It must remain only an option because the setup was created with normal dice in mind and you break the games for the most part.

using 1942.1 and 1942.2 obviously denotes editions 1 and 2. alot more than 1942.0 and 1942.1 with the latter being confusing. Next i deliberately left out some games, as i was just making examples. But when somebody says 1942 edition, that can only mean 1942.1 or 1942.2, not classic, revised, etc. those can only be known as Classic or Revised which incidentally begin the war in 1942.

1998 AA Hasbro Interactive software and “Iron Blitz” can only be known as just as they are. Iron Blitz allowed you to change prices and combat attributes to all units that were in classic. It also allowed lots of optional rules. I loved it. MSN game zone was the best, latter dumping AA from the lineup of games… tragic result.

Anyway Kreighund has been one of the key guys to help AA gain traction since the beginning.

@corporalclegg Yes CC. When you are safely building and moving loaded transports you know your admirals have been fighting a good war.

The dice rules for both “Low Luck” and “No Luck” (that means “No Dice”) ways to play, in pdf file:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/x4j29q8euk5u8hv/A%26A Dice options.pdf?dl=0
(The texts are not entirely mine, but I do not remember the sources. However, it is from the time when we played on “Game Table Online”)

“Low Luck” Rules for Axis & Allies:
The common way to play with Low Luck is like this…
For every combat round you add the values of the attacking and defending units.
For instance if you are attacking with 4 inf and 1 fighter and the defender has 2 inf, then the attacker has 7 attack points while the defender has 4.
Every 6 points means that you’ll get a hit, and you roll a dice for the leftovers.
On this case the attacker would have 1 automatic hit, while rolling a die and hitting with a 1, while the defender would roll a die to hit on a 4 or less.
Imagine both the attacker and defender had 1 hit each. On the next combat round the attacker doesn’t have to roll (it has 6) while the defender rolls for 2 or less. And it goes on until one or both sides are destroyed or the attacker retreats.
The same applies for ships doing land bombardment during amphibious assaults.
Example: For two Battleships you have 8 firepower points in bombardment, so you get one automatic hit and you roll the dice for 2 or less to get a second bombardment hit.
For the Antiaircraft guns if the attacking airplanes are six you get one automatic AA hit. If they are less than six you roll the dice and if you get the number of planes or less you get one AA hit.
Example: For nine attacking airplanes you get one automatic AA hit (for the first 6 planes) and you roll the dice for 3 or less to get a second AA hit (for the remaining 3 planes).
Alternative rules (for AA guns):
With AA shots you can either roll individually for each plane, or you can roll for each type of plane.
Or just add up all the attacking planes and divide that number by 6. 11 Fighters, 11 Tactical Bombers and 2 Strategic Bombers = 24 Planes, 4 planes are lost.
The thing with that approach is that it allows for very effective strategic bombing campaigns. You send 6 bombers against an IC on a territory worth 8 IPC or more (on Global 40 against a Major IC): 1 bomber gets shot automatically by the AA, resulting in a loss of 12 IPCs but the other 5 bombers deal an average of 3.5 damage to the targeted IC. You keep buying one bomber to replace the lost one and the other guy has to either pay a lot to build units or abandon the IC.
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“No Luck” (that means “No Dice”) Rules for Axis & Allies:
The total firepower points of the fighting units divided by 6 and rounded gives the number of hits. That means if the firepower points are 3, 4, 5 or 6 you get a hit and if they are 1 or 2 you don’t get hit. For example:
Three attacking tanks (firepower 9) causing two hits to the defender (one for the first 6 points and one for the remaining 3 points of the total firepower).
If the opposing fighting units have low firepower (less than 3 points) and no one can do a hit to each other, you must keep the leftovers between battle rounds until there is at least a 3 firepower hit. For example:
Two attacking infantries (firepower 2) eliminate one defending infantry (firepower 2) in two battle rounds.
Antiaircraft guns (AA):
The total number of attacking airplanes divided by 6 and rounded gives the number of AA hits. That means if the number of airplanes is 3, 4, 5 or 6 you get an AA hit and if it is 1 or 2 you don’t get hit. For example:
If the attacking airplanes are nine the AA gun causes 2 hits (one for the first 6 planes and one for the remaining 3 planes).
Alternative rules:
Whenever you have a battle, you add up each of the different types of attacks, just like low luck. The difference is, you keep the leftovers between battles.
No hits are inflicted until a total of 6 is reached.
Example: I attack with 10 infantry against 3 tanks.
Round 1: I have total attack value of 10 (10 infantry attacking at 1). Total defense value is 9 (3 tanks defending at 3). So I get 1 hit, and the defender gets 1 hit. However, the remainder is NOT rolled, but saved for the next round.
Round 2: I now have 9 infantry attacking 2 tanks. My total attack is 9; the total defense is 6. HOWEVER, we add the leftovers from the last round, so my total attack becomes 9 + 4, while the total defense becomes 6 + 3. That makes for 13 and 9 respectively. I get 2 hits, the defender still gets 1 hit. Now I have 8 infantry, the defender has nothing.
Obviously antiaircraft guns become totally useless because you can attack with up to 5 planes, and nothing will ever get shot down (the AA gun total never reaches 6 or more since it only fires once).So the solution is to keep a running total for AA guns not just between combats, but for the WHOLE GAME, and knock off a fighter (or a bomber) whenever the total hits 3.Same thing for battleships.

From the time we played online at the legendary “Game Table Online (GTO)”, I have kept some file documents of the bids we made at the beginning of the matches. These are actually Custom Setups. Here is the pdf files: https://www.dropbox.com/s/80ejfkvzh7f57fv/A%26A Custom setups.pdf?dl=0

Axis & Allies Custom Setup:
WHAT: As an alternative to the traditional beginning set-up for the game, bidding allows you an optional supplement to a country’s normal starting position. This supplement can be units and/or IPC’s. Bidding is done before play begins. In multi-player games you are also bidding to select a side with the winning bidder generally selecting his partner from those remaining [see recommendations below].

REVISED AXIS & ALLIES: You are bidding to play the AXIS side. Players may start with any bid from the list that follows. Subsequent bids can be made by any other player for any amount that is of less advantage to the axis [further below on the list] than the the current bid. Bidding ends when no one is willing to take a bid of less advantage than the current bid. That winning bidder is an Axis player. If you make an Allied bid, you are still bidding to be Axis, but you are giving those extra units or IPCs to your opponents.

AXIS & ALLIES 1942: You are bidding to be the ALLIED side. Players may start with any bid from the list that follows. Subsequent bids can be made by any other player for any amount that is of less advantage to the allies [further above on the list] than the the current bid. Bidding ends when no one is willing to take a bid of less advantage than the current bid. That winning bidder is an Allied player. If you make an Axis bid, you are still bidding to be Allies, but you are giving those extra units or IPCs to your opponents.

Here is a list of the custom setups you can select in the table:

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REVISED EXAMPLE: One player starts the bidding with the number of extra IPCs worth of units he will accept to play the Axis. Then if another players thinks he can do better with less, he’ll bid lower. The players continue alternating bids until no one wishes to go lower. Unless agreed otherwise a Japanese bid is lower than a German bid for the same amount.

For example in REVISED Axis & Allied bidding if Erwin and Winston are playing bidding might go like:

Erwin: “I’ll play Germany +9”. That means he’s willing to take the Axis countries with 9 extra IPCs worth of gear to start the game with.
Winston then says: “I’ll play Japan +9.”
Erwin then counters with: “Germany +8.”
Winston says, “fine… you play Axis.”

So now Erwin gets to start with 8 extra IPCs worth of troops for Germany. Per the list this would mean: an extra tank and infantry in Africa at the beginning of the game.

Note in Axis & Allies 1942 bidding procedes in the opposite direction.

RECOMMENDATION: If players are NOT at similar experience levels - DON’T let bidding decide teams. Especially in 2 vs 2 team games it is recommended that you select partners FIRST and THEN bid. This will avoid the situation where 2 very experienced players are paired against 2 less experienced players and make for more competitive game play.Custom setup in Axis & Allies Revised & Spring 1942 Custom setup in Axis & Allies Revised & Spring 1942

Considering that:

In the measurement what is mainly seen is the height of the stack and The color of the top chip and maybe although less of the second, As well as that a possible misidentification of the quantity should not result in large error deviations.
I think that: The best guarantee is given if the distinction is made by fives of increasing quantity with the characteristics of the change for each fives as obvious as possible. The chip with the highest value should be placed on top, followed by the others in descending order, which should preferably only be gray and up to four, so that the height of the stack represents a corresponding quantity.
I tentatively named it the “pentadic system” from the Greek word “pente” meaning “five”. Τhe relevant table in pdf format at the link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7utsvihpqec86r6/AA Chips.pdf?dl=0
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Some useful charts and comparisons for the including components, between the various versions of the Axis & Allies boardgame. It is about the number of units, their capabilities and their type names. In the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/0kgpp74n68fiew8/A%26A Comparisons.pdf?dl=0

Model Scales:
SOLDIERS: 1/72
TANKS: 1/285
AIRPLANES: 1/900 or larger (2cm for fighters and 4cm for bombers)
SHIPS: 1/4800 to 1/2400
(Νote that as the denominator number increases, the model becomes smaller. That is, a 1/4800 scale model is smaller than a 1/2400 scale model)
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@barnee
Ok, thank you! I’ll have to read more on that.

I posted a video on YouTube a few days ago on the topic of AA Guns and thought I would share it here too. You can check it out using the link below:

Are AA Guns Worth Buying?

Cheers!

@barnee Tutledove is a treasure trove for an Alien Invasion during Spring 1942 Axis & Allies Universe. Perhaps a Larry and Turtledove Kickstarter Game.

Or u can wait for another exciting WOTC Axis & Allies 🧟‍♀️ 1914 Zombie Game. Thanks, Pellulo

I have tried to make a complete overview of the stock count for every Axis & Allies game (33 to my count)…

Please correct me if there are any mistakes 🙂

I have not included various expansions, just the factory made stock.

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Aircraft Carrier 4 4 4 4 4
IPC 100 20
IPC 500 10
IPC 1000 20
Dize 6 6
Nova Games 2nd. Box Variation
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Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Japan USA
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IDC 12
Marker 20 20 20 20 20
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Armor 10 10 10 10 10
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IPC 1 30
IPC 5 30
IPC 10 30
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MB Gamemaster 2nd. Edition Rules
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IDC 12
Marker 20 20 20 20 20
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MB Gamemaster Dutch Box Variation
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Aircraft Carrier 2 2 2 2 2
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IPC 10 30
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MB Gamemaster French Box Variation
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AA Gun 12
IDC 12
Marker 20 20 20 20 20
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Armor 10 10 10 10 10
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IPC 10 30
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Europe 370
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IDC 12
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IPC 10 30
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Unit - Nation Controller UK Australia British Empire Japan China USA
AA Gun 12
IDC 12
Marker 14 2 2 38 6 16
Infantry 25 25 12 24
Marines 16
Artillery 10 10 10
Tank 10 8 10
Fighter 10 12 12
Fighter II 8
Bomber 3 4 6
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Transporter 6 10 8
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Aircraft Carrier 3 4 4
Chip Grey 100
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Task Force Card 6
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IPC 10 30
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Pacific 335
Unit - Nation Controller UK Australia British Empire Japan China USA
AA Gun 12
IDC 12
Marker 14 2 2 38 6 16
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Pacific 345
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Marker 1
Infantry 52 28 35
Artillery 34 13 15
Tank 22 8 6
Pillow Box 17
Fighter 4 4
Bomber 1 1
Dize 6 8
Cards 48
D-Day 2nd. Box Variation
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Marker 1
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Artillery 34 13 15
Tank 22 8 6
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Bomber 1 1
Dize 6 8
Cards 48
D-Day 3rd. Box Variation
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Tank 22 8 6
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Revised 370
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IDC 12
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Mec. Infantry 6 12
Artillery 23 4 17
Tank 16 4 12
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Unit - Nation Controller Japan USA
1st. Player 1
Marker 6 1 1
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Task 8 8
Airstrip 9
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Infantry 12 10
Artillery 7 7
Fighter 8 8
Bomber 7 7
Submarine 8 8
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Aircraft Carrier 5 5
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AA Gun 24
IDC 24
Marker 20 20 20 20 20 20
Infantry 25 25 25 20 25 15 25
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Fighter 12 12 12 6 12 12
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Aircraft Carrier 2 2 4 2 6 6
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IPC 10 30
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Anniversary 2017
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IDC 24
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Victory Cities Marker 18
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Chip Red 10
IPC 1 30
IPC 5 30
IPC 10 30
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1942
Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Japan USA
AA Gun 12
IDC 12
Marker 20 20 20 20 20
Infantry 20 20 20 20 20
Artillery 8 8 6 6 6
Tank 10 12 8 6 6
Fighter 8 8 8 8 8
Bomber 2 4 6 4 6
Submarine 4 6 6 6 6
Transporter 4 6 6 6 6
Destroyer 4 6 6 6 6
Cruiser 2 4 4 4 4
Battleship 2 2 4 4 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 2 2 4 4
Chip Grey 50
Chip Red 10
Dize 6 10
1942 2nd. Edition
Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Japan USA
AA Gun 8 8 8 8 8
IDC 12
Marker 20 20 20 20 20
Infantry 20 20 20 20 20
Artillery 8 8 6 6 6
Tank 10 12 8 6 6
Fighter 8 8 8 8 8
Bomber 2 4 6 4 6
Submarine 4 6 6 6 6
Transporter 4 6 6 6 6
Destroyer 4 6 6 6 6
Cruiser 2 4 4 4 4
Battleship 2 2 2 4 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 2 4 4 4
Chip Grey 50
Chip Red 10
Chip Green 20
Dize 6 6

Pacific 1940
Unit - Nation Controller UK ANZAC Japan China USA
AA Gun 12
IDC 3 8
IDC 10 8
Air Base 16
Naval Base 16
Marker 15 10 40 5 30
Infantry 20 20 40 30 20
Mec. Infantry 6 6 6 6
Artillery 6 6 12 6
Tank 8 8 12 6
Fighter 8 8 16 8
Tactical Bomber 6 6 6 6
Strategic Bomber 6 6 8 6
Submarine 6 6 12 6
Transporter 6 6 12 6
Destroyer 6 6 12 6
Cruiser 4 4 8 4
Battleship 4 4 8 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 2 8 4
Chip Grey 50
Chip Red 10
Kamikaze 6
Dize 6 10
Pacific 1940 2nd. Edition
Unit - Nation Controller UK ANZAC Japan China USA
AA Gun 8 8 8 8
IDC 3 8
IDC 10 8
Air Base 18
Naval Base 16
Marker 15 10 40 5 30
Infantry 20 20 40 30 20
Mec. Infantry 6 6 9 9
Artillery 6 6 12 6
Tank 8 8 12 6
Fighter 8 8 16 8
Tactical Bomber 6 6 9 9
Strategic Bomber 6 6 8 6
Submarine 6 6 12 6
Transporter 6 6 12 6
Destroyer 6 6 12 6
Cruiser 4 4 8 4
Battleship 4 4 8 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 4 8 4
Chip Grey 55
Chip Red 10
Chip Green 5
Kamikaze 6
Dize 6 6
Pacific 1940 2nd. Edition 2nd. Box Variation
Unit - Nation Controller UK ANZAC Japan China USA
AA Gun 8 8 8 8
IDC 3 8
IDC 10 8
Air Base 18
Naval Base 16
Marker 15 10 40 5 30
Infantry 20 20 40 30 20
Mec. Infantry 6 6 9 9
Artillery 6 6 12 6
Tank 8 8 12 6
Fighter 8 8 16 8
Tactical Bomber 6 6 9 9
Strategic Bomber 6 6 8 6
Submarine 6 6 12 6
Transporter 6 6 12 6
Destroyer 6 6 12 6
Cruiser 4 4 8 4
Battleship 4 4 8 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 4 8 4
Chip Grey 55
Chip Red 10
Chip Green 5
Kamikaze 6
Dize 6 6

Europe 1940
Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Italy France British Empire USA
AA Gun 12
IDC 3 12
IDC 10 10
Air Base 14
Naval Base 16
Marker 20 20 18 20 5 2 15
Infantry 40 40 20 20 20 20
Mec. Infantry 9 9 6 6 6 6
Artillery 8 8 6 8 8 6
Tank 10 12 8 12 10 6
Fighter 8 8 8 8 8 8
Tactical Bomber 9 9 6 6 6 6
Strategic Bomber 2 4 6 4 2 6
Submarine 4 6 6 6 4 6
Transporter 4 6 6 6 4 6
Destroyer 4 6 6 6 4 6
Cruiser 2 4 4 4 2 4
Battleship 2 2 4 2 2 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 2 2 2 2 4
Chip Grey 70
Chip Red 10
Dize 6 10
Europe 1940 2nd. Edition
Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Italy France British Empire USA
AA Gun 8 8 8 8 8 8
IDC 3 12
IDC 10 10
Air Base 14
Naval Base 16
Marker 20 20 18 20 5 2 15
Infantry 40 40 20 20 20 20
Mec. Infantry 9 9 6 6 6 6
Artillery 8 8 6 8 8 6
Tank 10 12 8 10 10 6
Fighter 8 8 8 8 8 8
Tactical Bomber 9 9 6 6 6 6
Strategic Bomber 2 4 6 4 2 6
Submarine 4 6 6 6 4 6
Transporter 4 6 6 6 4 6
Destroyer 4 6 6 6 4 6
Cruiser 2 4 4 4 2 4
Battleship 2 2 4 2 2 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 2 2 2 2 4
Chip Grey 55
Chip Red 10
Chip Green 5
Dize 6 6
Europe 1940 2nd. Edition 2nd. Box Variation
Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Italy France British Empire USA
AA Gun 8 8 8 8 8 8
IDC 3 12
IDC 10 10
Air Base 14
Naval Base 16
Marker 20 20 18 20 5 2 15
Infantry 40 40 20 20 20 20
Mec. Infantry 9 9 6 6 6 6
Artillery 8 8 6 8 8 6
Tank 10 12 8 10 10 6
Fighter 8 8 8 8 8 8
Tactical Bomber 9 9 6 6 6 6
Strategic Bomber 2 4 6 4 2 6
Submarine 4 6 6 6 4 6
Transporter 4 6 6 6 4 6
Destroyer 4 6 6 6 4 6
Cruiser 2 4 4 4 2 4
Battleship 2 2 4 2 2 4
Aircraft Carrier 2 2 2 2 2 4
Chip Grey 55
Chip Red 10
Chip Green 5
Dize 6 6

1941
Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Japan USA
Marker 10 10 10 10 10
Infantry 8 8 8 8 8
Tank 5 5 5 5 5
Fighter 4 4 4 4 4
Bomber 2 2 2 2 2
Submarine 3 3 3 3 3
Transporter 4 4 4 4 4
Destroyer 2 2 2 2 2
Battleship 2 2 2 2 2
Aircraft Carrier 2 2 2 2 2
Chip Grey 20
Chip Red 5
Chip Green 10
Dize 6 4

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Unit - Nation Controller Russian Empire Germany British Empire Austria-Hungary France Italy Ottoman Empire USA
Marker 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15
Infantry 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
Artillery 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Tank 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Fighter 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Submarine 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Transporter 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Cruiser 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
Battleship 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Chip Red 20
Chip Light Red 60
Chip Blue 20
Chip Light Blue 60
Dize 6 36

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Unit - Nation Controller USSR Germany UK Japan USA
Marker 14 14 14 14 14
Infantry 8 10 10 8 10
Artillery 4 4 4 4 4
Tank 5 7 4 4 4
Fighter 3 4 4 5 5
Bomber 1 2 2 2 2
Submarine 1 5 3 3 3
Transporter 1 3 4 4 5
Destroyer 1 2 5 3 2
Battleship 1 2 2 2 2
Aircraft Carrier 1 2 2 3 3
Mission Card 60
Mission Card 1942 86
Chip Grey 40
Chip Red 6
Chip Green 4
IPC 1 25
IPC 5 10
IPC 10 15
Dize 6 3x6
Zombies 3x10

@aadudecphdk1981 great work. Thank you.

@majordisaster I can’t speak for AADude, but I’m interested. I’ll send you a PM.

-Midnight_Reaper

@midnight_reaper - did you ever come up with the East & West rules you were looking for, back in 2020? If not, shoot me a PM.

@jagdpanther69 I do not know of any such rules. I’ve looked and looked. I have never found anything. I’m planning to gin some up in the new year, but they would be strictly house rules.

If you do find anything, please let me know.

-Midnight_Reaper

@midnight_reaper

We found tons of fun & challenge with the expansions (1+2+3) from Gamers Paradise - and World at War from Xeno Games.

Our play group (Play Group West) at that time (1993-1995) was a mix of soldiers, craftsmen, academics & others.
So we had perfect options to get the best out of all expansion rules - and create the foundation for even further Expansion Developement.

Remember:
This was before the internet was available to us. In the Gamers Paradise Expansion Set there was an example of how to Play by Phone. We used that occasionally - it was fun - and expensive…

Both versions brought new dimensions to the Axis & Allies Classic game. And these rules inspired us to create even more rules, to reflect WWII History and give players more options.

This was how it all started.

I recall the play balance to be acceptable. Anyway - it mostly depended on players’ choise of strategy.

Some of these expansion rules are even part of the Axis & Allies Global 1940 House Rules Expansion today - albeit in a modified version.

As the Axis & Allies Revised version emerged, the Classic version was stored on the shelf - and has been there ever since.

But our Expansion Rules Developement continued in step with the release of new Axis & Allies versions.

Today, our main focus is the Axis & Allies Global 1940.

@midnight_reaper said in Captured capitol player taking an enemy capitol:

In this case, Germany would take Russia’s money. This would enable Germany to produce units next turn if it controls a factory somewhere.

Germany cannot produce any units until it regains its capital, even though it now has IPCs. The captured IPCs would simply allow Germany to produce more units once its capital is recaptured.

Note that the reason that Germany can take the USSR’s IPCs under these circumstances is because these IPCs are captured, not earned as income.

@nolimit Really looking forward to play Classic Axis and Allies game with these expansions. Keep you updated.

And to all:

What would you have liked to be included in such an official expansion back then? (Had Hasbro/MB released one.)

@superbattleshipyamato 😃

@domanmacgee Thanks for your idea, Don.

But such a game (series of games) would be huge. And at the very least you would need new plastic playing pieces for each new era / time period…

@jesse144 I don’t know about Football or whomever “John Boyd” is. Clausewitz is the real genius and to read his book is to profit from real military wisdom. You can believe that.

One last reply for now.

First, let me hit you up with some pictures of how colors of units for different countries varied in the early days of Hasbro/WotC/AH A&A.

Tanks of the United Kingdom, from A&A Europe/Pacific to A&A Anniversary. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/424344/) - See the source link for a listing of what piece is from which game.
Axis and Allies - Tanks of the United Kingdom, from A and A Europe/Pacific to A and A Anniversary

And finally, a couple shots of the rarest (non-mistake) pieces in A&A - RN County Class cruisers in Russian Red. These were only done for the first print run of A&A Anniversary. The next time Soviet cruisers were seen in an A&A game (A&A 1942, 1st Edition), they were replaced with Kirov-class cruiser.

First, a comparison shot of all of the cruisers from A&A Anniversary, 1st print. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/362555/)
All of the cruisers from A and A Anniversary

Next, a clearer picture of those rare Soviet County classes, aligned with the rest of the Soviet Navy in A&A Anniversary. (Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/image/399605/)
The Soviet Navy in A and A Anniversary

I hope that helps somebody.

-Midnight_Reaper

Thats a pretty general question, and I assume the answer varies depending on which WWII board game you are playing. I personally can’t speak regarding other games (Global War 1936, War Room, Triumph and Tradgedy)… I can only speak about my experience with various versions of axis and allies.
Most of the axis and allies variant games I played this year lasted very long (7 or more full rounds) and were fought to a stalemate, with the axis player eventually conceding that they were going to lose in the long-run.
The original classic A&A, revised A&A, and A&A europe 1940 2nd edition often seem to boil down to this: If axis powers take moscow, the game is pretty much over. If the allies conquer either Berlin or Tokyo, the game is pretty much over. Its rarely necessary to continue once either of those conditions is met, because the income bonus and momentum is hard to overcome.
I would say that most games I play end in less than 10 rounds.