@djensen

I’m from Massachusetts (South Coast and Cape Cod Canal areas). I started playing A&A in the mid 80’s. Played like a maniac in the mid 90’s, and then only rare times for the rest of my life, usually with people who have never played.

I own original (two copies), Anniversary, and Global.

I have no one to play with. I watch YouTube videos and finally opened up Global and set up and started reading the rules.

I love the customizations in all of the videos so I just started my own customizations.

I’ve visited this site for many years but only recently signed up.

@TinCanoftheSea

Yes Anzac needs to help. Calcutta is going to fall regardless so either abandon it for Persia or set up a six plane scramble and make Japan lose lots of expensive equipment. If you are just building infantry Japan won’t even lose a plane.

A fun strategy is to drop AB on Borneo and get two inf and at least 3 fighters on it turn one. It creates a large expensive distraction if Japan wants the money islands

I have two ideas which I think will change strategy for multiple countries and be historically accurate.

1: Azores in SZ 103 (90 would work but too close to West Indies in my opinion).

This feeds into Hitler’s fantasy of bombing US with long range bombers.
It’s also a great naval base for all Europe countries.
And US can long range bomb Europe from there.

2. Diego Garcia in SZ 78. Pretty much all the same high points as Azores but in Pacific.

Azores will be strict neutral like Portugal.

Diego feels like it should be Pro Allied Neutral but UK didn’t take it over until 1942 so strict neutral is best choice.

What do you guys think?

And what additional missing map territories might improve the game?

I’m a big fan of @GeneralHandGrenade and I was the winner of his Viva La France contest. The French set came in the mail today so I decided to give making videos a go. I started customizing recently so I included that in the video.

https://youtu.be/6RrQi3cozDwop

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris I play every country aggressively - hyper aggressively. It’s more fun that way.

@cdatkins74 thank you. Not sure on what video I make next. I just got a delivery of tiny magnets, but my stands are trash; maybe when I figure that out I’ll make my own flight stand video.

I’m currently working on two expansion sets that will eventually get videos. I’m still trying to flesh out final details so I might make a video of what I have so far to ask for suggestions.

I also need to navigate the world of making new items for the expansions. I keep reading, “3D printing,” but that means nothing to me.

@surfer no, not usually. If I have a few big hitters and one more unit than my enemy, that’s enough for me

@Midnight_Reaper thank you. I appreciate the links especially. I love seeing all the 3D items replacing markers like naval bases and such.

@barnee I found the edit button

@Arthur-Bomber-Harris

I love the game whether I win or lose.

Back in the mid 90’s I worked with this guy and we were blood enemies. One day I just happened to mention Axis and Allies (original) and he lit up. We then became best friends and played A&A every weekend for the next year plus. We were the A&A nerds and then other coworkers insisted we teach them how to play and they joined us on weekends.

I think it took me nine months to beat him for the first time. Some of our games lasted over a month since we were just playing Saturdays. Shortly before my first win, I had him. I invaded DC with six heavy bombers, and a trn with two inf. He had 2 inf and one fighter defending. Easy win for me. He rolled his AAA and hit 5 ones - and that’s how he kept me from winning my first game against him.

IIRC, I remember games from the original, where buying AAA actually was a legit strategy - they fired at planes flying overhead both to combat and back - so SU would have all these bare territories with nothing but a single AAA

@SuperbattleshipYamato

I know US makes a lot of money but risking bombers to take out destroyers that are being replaced every turn seems like it could have some drawbacks

I have two ideas which I think will change strategy for multiple countries and be historically accurate.

1: Azores in SZ 103 (90 would work but too close to West Indies in my opinion).

This feeds into Hitler’s fantasy of bombing US with long range bombers.
It’s also a great naval base for all Europe countries.
And US can long range bomb Europe from there.

2. Diego Garcia in SZ 78. Pretty much all the same high points as Azores but in Pacific.

Azores will be strict neutral like Portugal.

Diego feels like it should be Pro Allied Neutral but UK didn’t take it over until 1942 so strict neutral is best choice.

What do you guys think?

And what additional missing map territories might improve the game?

@SuperbattleshipYamato

Unless US takes say Iwo Jima I don’t know how their bombers will even threaten destroyers patrolling Asian coast. They shouldn’t have Philippines at that point of game. Maybe Malaya? But by the time they might get there Malaya should be taken.

What am I missing?

I enjoy my solo games but playing with other humans would be nice

@Krieghund

UK1 they land Rio de Oro turning all strict neutrals pro axis.

Can Russia take Afghanistan after and get $3 NO for taking a pro Axis neutral?

I feel like answer is yes and a new strategy will be in the works if so.

I wasn’t planning this but in solo game I’m playing now, I bought a destroyer J4 and then bought one destroyer every single turn after.

I realized a few turns later that the US sub convoy strategy was DOA.

Constantly reading about a destroyer chasing around sub convoys but loading up on destroyers means they will never convoy.

Italy could use a similar strategy but probably would never work unless Germany doing it from Southern France.

@Krieghund

If Japan were to take say New Guinea, is that a sneaky way to strip Anzac of both NO’s since New Guinea is originally controlled Anzac territory?

@TinCanoftheSea

Yes Anzac needs to help. Calcutta is going to fall regardless so either abandon it for Persia or set up a six plane scramble and make Japan lose lots of expensive equipment. If you are just building infantry Japan won’t even lose a plane.

A fun strategy is to drop AB on Borneo and get two inf and at least 3 fighters on it turn one. It creates a large expensive distraction if Japan wants the money islands

@TinCanoftheSea

Ceylon. But Malaya and Borneo could be fun too.

Now getting six fighters to India before Japan is the issue

@TinCanoftheSea

Just give it a try. You will be shocked how much opens up for Russia