Ok….so I DL'ed the game and got it running.....

That’s sweet but now I don’t know what to do with it.

Recruiting new players, even with 2nd edition is/was always hard, because of the skill level. Even if the opening moves for every country are optimized it is far from clear for new players. It takes a while to comprehend the mechanics of pushing, retreating, feints, death zones etc. If a new player is willing to pretty much lose the first 20 games he/she will become a worthy opponent, but most people are not that persistent to learn a game that takes a pretty long time to understand. When they finally are decent enough to understand why bids are a necessity it will have taken a long time. Times have changed as well… When I grew up I didn’t have internet or a computer, so when it rained we had to play board games, nowaday it is almost an exception if teens play a board game.

wondering if anyone has seen added scenarios for the pc game - perhaps high difficulty

Greetings AA Gamers,

Well I can’t believe that it is only 2 weeks away but Origins Game Fair in Columbus, Ohio will be opening its gaming tables on June 25-29.

I will be running all the FTF AA tournaments again as usual.  We will have a new Guadalcanal tourney that may already be sold out (at least that is what I am told?) and all the other great events including the Mega Revised Tournament.

So, if you have not yet said yes to the weekend, now is the time.  You can go to my web site for all the AA details and schedule of events…

http://www.geocities.com/headlesshorseman2/GENCONOriginsTournamentpage.html

Peace,
Greg Smorey  8-)
Axis & Allies Tournament GM - Origins/GEN CON

I broke this news first:

http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/rants.html

In The Zone last night I saw someone with instructions on playing without a CD. It looked like you needed two programs - one that converted your CD into a file on your hard drive, and then another that run it as a ‘virtual CD’. I wrote the info down but don’t have it with me right now. I will try it tonight and let you know if it works.

Huh! I always thought a SUBs submerging ability was the same as “withdrawing” in place–that is, you get a counterattack at any naval units attacking you and may then submerge or withdraw. That adds a different dynamic to things…

Ozone27