@Young:
That would be tough trying to hold them all for a whole round, but also trying to keep track of when you have them all, and for how long.
You may be right actually, from the rulebook:
The Axis wins the game by controlling either any 8 victory cities on the Europe map or any 6 victory cities on the Pacific map
for a complete round of play, as long as they control an Axis capital (Berlin, Rome, or Tokyo) at the end of that round.
The Allies win by controlling Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo for a complete round of play, as long as they control an Allied capital
(Washington, London, Paris, or Moscow) at the end of that round.
I would say that when it infers “end of that round” it would just mean after Frenchy’s turn.
Although here is a qutoe from another thread on Victory:
@knp7765:
Oh yeah, Cow is right. I forgot to put in that you have to control those victory cities for one full round to achieve victory.
For example: Germany captures the 8th victory city. If at the beginning of Germany’s next turn the Axis still has 8 victory cities, then the Axis win.
The link: http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=27795.0