@questioneer:
Yes it is essentially that. Hey I’m OK with that. Its much better than first edition and in some ways better than Anniversary- a little simplier. Nat.Obj/Tech, extra rules left to the G40 which is probably where its suppose to be.
Greg, AA42 2nd edition IS your premier tourny game.
1. It fits your tourny format the best.
2. No NatObj or Tech or extra rules- simplied for tournament format.
3. No 41/42 versions like AA50 to argue over which to play.
Its like the game was made for your tourny rules. I would bump the time up to 6hrs though. You’ll get 8 rounds of play with that- that’s very very solid. Hope this turns out for you over the next couple of years. With limited copies of AA50, that with slowly fade over the next 5 years especially if this game exceeds expectations which it might.
G40- love that game- its just not made for a tournament- takes longer to develop so you have to play a lot of rounds or you don’t do it justice, but at the same time people don’t wanna stay to play that long in a tournament format however. That’s why this game is perfect for the AA community online. Its just better for that game.
AA41 has great potential for tournaments also. Actually looking forward to playing this one too.
Yes, it is gonna be eventually. We have to see how well players respond to it at GEN CON, but yes, It will be…I have already changed the format for this from 1942 to 42 2nd ed. I think it will do well…oh, and we can’t go to 5 or six hours this year just because times and event parameters have already been set. I see it going to 5 more so than six. Again, guys, you got to remember, we got to fit it into a time frame to get all games in whatever setup we come up with.
I really don’t see it eating into AA50. Though only time will tell. I think the biggest problem with AA50 is that the limit to who has to game has been reached. Outside of the few stray copies someone might have out there, the players field is now limited.
Oh, reminder, I will be giving a Larry Harris signed still shrink wrapped AA50 game at GEN CON. For anyone playing in any event at GEN CON, I have a door prize give away on Sunday and I give away tons of games AA shrits, etc. and my last copy of AA50 will be given at that time…so…
As G40, I still have hope that we can have a good tourney at GEN CON. Yes, it might be suited better for online play but I still want to give it another shot…
As for 1941, I will only be using this as a begineers game at this time. If we get enough novice and casual players interested, we might have a tournametn in the future, but it will only be fore those that are not as versed in the AA gaming field…
With this being said, I can see us having a novice tournament, A Masters (based on 1942 2nd Ed.), an AA50 event and depending on how G40 goes, maybe one for that. Regardless, that is the way I see it…
Peace,
Greg Smorey
Axis & Allies Tournament Director/GM - GEN CON/Origins/Spring Gathering.