Oh i love playing the allies. Im not being defeatist. Im being realistic. Realistically, in the game we are playing, in order to win as the allies, you have to focus on one theater at a time. 90% of American money has to go towards taking down germany. Germany is the biggest threat on the board. If Germany is ignored, it will win every time, in my experence. It has access to 2 capital, a wealth of nos, an ally in the south, and an amazing army with lots of heavy hitters and lots of hit soakers. Japan by contrast, has a lot of heavy hitters but doesnt start with hit soakers, often having to lose planes in some engagements, all of the ones needed for victory ( calcutta, sydney, and hawaii) are either out of position, too close to persian factories if bulited, or near the coast of america who can bulid fighters and stack hawaii with infantry and fighters. Im a gf guy. Its wayyyyy easier, takes less time, and can see results fairly quickly if you know what you are buying. Japan is the opposite. In order to beat japan you have to destory their navy. That is extremely expensive. For one thing japan has 22 aircraft ready to land on flattops if need be, second you have to match their other units, and third the entire pacific becomes a cat and mouse game and is just a waste of time. And again, THE ALLIES CANNOT ATTACK TOGETHER. This isnt soo much of a problem early game, but late game when western germany is stacked and the american and the British dont have to forces to take it individually, but collectively they could. That simple rule takes away a lot of the economic disparity the axis have.