Guest what have those store clerks been smoking? A&A is one of the most popular board games in the last 15 years. I’ve had my copy at least 8 years & I had seen ads for it many years before that. Welcome to the club…
Since the computer game came out there have been a number of more-or-less official changes to the 2nd-Edition game (which you have) that most players play with. My buddies & I play the board game just like you, but have adopted a few of the new rules…
The new rules that spring to mind are:
1.) Submarines may submerge or withdraw from attack. A submerge is similar to a withdrawal except the sub remains in place & reappears in the SZ it is in after combat…
2.) West Canada apparently borders on Hudson Bay SZ. This is lame, & we do not use this rule…
3.) Naval forces can no longer “occupy” an enemy SZ w/ an Industrial Complex. That is, an enemy may launch newly-built naval units into a SZ occupied by opposing troops…
There are probably more, but I can’t think of 'em right now…
Ozone27