thx!

I’ve seen it on various battle sims, too…
but I didn’t quite understand the meaning of it all.
Now I do!

Like someone else stated:

when a newbie plays, he has an advantage to play axis.
more experienced players will have a better time playing allies.

why? because the coordination it takes as allies to make it work!

@JamesG:

Axel Allie,

I took the poll to mean which side does the out of the box game favor, in terms of having a better chance to win.  To that I say Allies.  But if the question is which side is more fun to play, for me I’d say Axis.

hmm,

I have to admit:
when I reread the question…
I want to replace my vote for Allies… I think they are favored more than Axis!

hehehe,

thx for the ‘invitation’, tcnance…

I haven’t got internet at home…
but since I check this forum during working hours…
I cannot install a game on my computer at work…
thát would be over the top

I hope I can manage to play a game online somewhere in July, though…
Maybe I’ll have the opportunity then…
I’ll keep you informed when I know more  :lol:

wow,

djensen!!!
what a great layout for such a magnificent dice-roller!!!

I love it!!!

I’ll try it, too:

Rolling 10 20-sided dice:
11, 17, 9, 8, 12, 5, 1, 17, 5, 5

hmm,

maybe India and Karelia will fall at the end of turn 2 at the end of that game,

but isn’t there a possibility that USA or UK can take an important VC from Japan in force?

I think indeed, like squash already mentioned:
a KJF is in place when you play a 8VC!!!

To take one of those initial Japanese VC’s is probably an easy target to keep the Axis under 8 VC’s…
but for how long? that’s the question…

one thing is sure:
if you play a 8 VC game: Axis and Allies both have got other objectives then in a 9 VC game for example!!!

ncscswitch,

interested in a game of “97% of the times you gain your money back”?
Let me know when you are (if ever?)…

:evil:

and Yanny?

still in a lazy mood?

let us know when you’re not

@Sankt:

@Axel:

what IS possible? when you conquer a new territory with some land units, you can reinforce the new territory with units that have not been in combat that round! so, if you have a spare plane that didn’t engage in any combat? THEN you can land it there to secure the territory if you want - since this move is a total non combat move!

Not even that is possible. From our “bible” LHTR 1.3:

"Completing Air Units†Move
An air unit may end its move (“land”) in a territory that was friendly at the start of your turn. Air units cannot land in a hostile territory or in a territory you just captured. "

Well, I didn’t know that one!!!
I just assumed you could reinforce with every unit that did not engage in combat, so including planes.
but, I too, learn every day
I will only play with reinforcing land units, from now on.

thx.

The planes don’t have to return to UK exactly…
they only have to return to a friendly territory.
so, if they could reach a Russian territory, that’s a good solution as well.
or you can fly them to gibraltar for example (strategically this is a bad move most of the time)

so:
your planes can move 4 spaces:
you can move it:
1 space in combat move, engage combat and move it maximum 3 spaces to fly to safety in non combat move
2 spaces in combat move, engage combat and move it maximum 2 spaces to fly to safety in non combat move
3 spaces in combat move, engage combat and move it maximum 1 space to fly to safety in non combat move
4 spaces in combat move, engage combat and move it maximum 0 spaces to fly to safety in non combat move
the latter is ONLY possible when you attack a sea zone where a carrier will be present at the end of non combat move phase!
so, you can not do the latter for conquering a land territory!

what IS possible? when you conquer a new territory with some land units, you can reinforce the new territory with units that have not been in combat that round! so, if you have a spare plane that didn’t engage in any combat? THEN you can land it there to secure the territory if you want - since this move is a total non combat move!