I’ve played many games and the time ranges from around 5-6 hours to 2 or 3 games I’ve played that lasted over 20 hours, but do you know what? those real long games have turned out to be some of the best ones, we just stop playing after a round then pick it up again later and keep going,
Posts made by dabapic
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RE: How long does a game of AA50 take?
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RE: Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread
And if we are now revisting the air units each nation will have I would suggest you produce 6 different air unit classes.
Fighter
Carrier aircraft
Jet Fighter
Dive Bomber/Light Bomber
Medium Bomber
Heavy/Stratigic BomberIf you did this, you would touch on all of the combat air units of the war.
And yes the haftracks and truck certainly cover the mech/motor infantry unit.
Just what I would want.
I don’t think all those planes are nessessary , after all, FM says this is an expensive project for them as it is without adding on a whole bunch of stuff that is not needed to play Axis & Allis.
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RE: Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread
Well after hearing the reviews about the new AA42 I would think that the Field Marshall games pieces progect is a go! from what I read the pieces are just ok and FMG’s will be much better. So I say go for it FMG, I will be buying at least 3 sets from you guys and I’m sure my friends will be too!
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RE: Check out new "Rising Tide!"
It’s to big, it will take to long to play, and I will just stick to AA-50, these guys will probably get sued and we’ll never see them again.
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RE: AA50 Rules Errata and Q+A
As big dog suggests in the referenced Thread by Krieghund, we will just ignore this errata change.
It serves no purpose in game play, except to limit the use of the tech. And as Tim the Enchanter said in that same thread…. IFP is nerfed, but HBs are not?
If you ignore that errata change then why not ignore any official rule in the game, because it is an official rule, made by Larry Harris, I mean after all you are much more qualified to decide what’s a better way to play the game he invented, right?
It’s called a house rule.
I know it’s called a house rule , that’s what I’m saying , keep it in your house not mine. You go ahead and play how you want to play , but don’t try to force your idea on how to change the game into the rule book, because if we did that then it’s your game not Larry’s and I for one want to play his game not yours. I understand perfectly the reasoning behind this errata change and it makes more sense than your opinions do.
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RE: Most useless technology?
None of the techs are useless if you know how to use them right. I have found that all of them contribute to the many different ways to play this game.
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RE: AA50 Rules Errata and Q+A
As big dog suggests in the referenced Thread by Krieghund, we will just ignore this errata change.
It serves no purpose in game play, except to limit the use of the tech. And as Tim the Enchanter said in that same thread…. IFP is nerfed, but HBs are not?
If you ignore that errata change then why not ignore any official rule in the game, because it is an official rule, made by Larry Harris, I mean after all you are much more qualified to decide what’s a better way to play the game he invented, right?
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RE: AA50 Rules Errata and Q+A
@WILD:
Thanks guys for backing me up on these 2 ipc tt w/ imp factory tech. Maybe we should start a pole or its own tread? I’d do it but maybe someone with more clout should. Looks like we lost Krieghund on this one. He most likely can’t give up to many details. Maybe it was brought up and voted down in the process?
I agree with Wild Bill… the cut off of >= 3 units seems arbitrary to me, no rhyme nor reason
What’s with you guys who want to change the game the way it was created? what makes you think you know better than the guy who invented the game?, have any of you ever created anything as creative as this game is? you don’t like a certain aspects of the best game ever made and you want to start a poll to get things changed your way.This game is as well thought out as any game I’ve ever seen , I don’t want ANYTHING changed in it , that’s my poll vote.
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RE: Simple question: is the game balanced?
I have played over 50 games. Dont play without the National Objectives. It upsets the game balance.
That said the game is balanced.
But it is heavily strategy dependant.
Strategies are almost never equal. (and dice are well… dice)
You need to have a plan, stick to it, and know what your doing. More so, also be able to identify what your opponent is doing and respond to that appropriately. I believe that was larry’s intention and vision for this game. It’s his masterpiece.
dont believe the bid hype about the allies needing help in a game with national objectives.
There isn’t a person on the site i couldnt have a 50% or better chance of beating in a no bid game as the allies. And that challenge stands. There seems to be alot of people who agree to play against me, but dont :s ??? anyways…
The only issue as i have stated, is the comparative strategy paradigm which is still developing. So put your Logistics cap on, and get in the fight to find out for yourself :p
You are absolutely correct sir! this is Larry’s masterpiece and I have found it to be exactly the way you described it. I feel it’s the best game ever made.
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RE: AA50 Rules Errata and Q+A
@Emperor:
Do anti-aircraft guns count as a unit in terms of maximum production in a territory? For example: can I produce 2 inf and an aa gun in Karelia? Thanks.
Yes, AA guns count against production capacity. Karelia could build 1inf, 1AA, unless you have the Increased Factory Production Technology then you could build a total of 4 units (including AA).
But the rules state that only territories that are that have 3 or higher for maximum production can double their production capacity, so Karelia cannot produce more than 2 units.
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RE: AA50 Rules Errata and Q+A
So you’re saying he would only have to pay the 4 I.P.C’s instead of 5, like his example is showing ?
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RE: Lets Talk Atomic Bombs!
Back in the “old” days when we all were playing Classic A&A, I had a rule that we would use sometimes to have an Atom Bomb in the game. What we did was, first you had to develope it by buying die rolls for 10 ipcs a die and had to roll a 6, and for each die that was a 6 you would roll to get another 6 to develope A-Bombs, we made it tough to get because it should be tough to get.
If you developed them then you had to build a factory that cost $100 ipcs, once you did that then A-Bombs were 10 ipcs each and you could deliver them with a bomber.You would attack a territory and everything in that territory was gone- nuked.
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RE: Was this game play tested AT ALL?
You people don’t know what the Hell you are talking about, this game is the BEST AA game ever made! there are no flaws in this game only flawed players. I’m sick of reading you crybaby’s complaining because the game didn’t play out like you thought it should. Larry Harris designed this game to be a Game! that’s FUN to play, that takes WWII and turns it into "what if " this happened or what if that happened , it’s not going to be historially accurate because we all know the Axis lost, so the game was made to where either side could win by a bunch of different ways.
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RE: Will it live up to the hype???
I think everyone needs to relax and wait and see what this game is all about, after all has Larry Harris ever made a bad AA game?. I don’t think so. I agree with the more positive thinkers in that this is another AA game that will add to the many different ways to play our favorite game. Of course it will never be as good as AA 50, but what game ever will ?
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RE: ITALY & CHINA COMBAT DICE - Help us design them!
Never mind, I figured it out, thanks
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RE: ITALY & CHINA COMBAT DICE - Help us design them!
You are also showing custom sets for $9.99 but there’s a drop down box for custom sets with different prices for D-Day, Guadacanal etc. what about this?
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RE: New CHIPS for AAA games?
Chips for each nation seems silly. They are counters first and should make it easy to count.
Each country having their own color seems like just adding more things to keep track of. The idea of using them as control markers has merit up until you can’t remember if it is dead unit that didn’t make it into the box after the battle or is a control marker.
3 Colors with values like IL suggests marked 1, 5, 10 and maybe some additonal colors with no denomination for however you’d like to use them or tricked up into damage or submerge or whatever.
I would think the simple 1, 5, 10 marked in three colors (grey-1, red-5, third color-10) would sell quite well since it is difficult to locate additional chips.
I agree the chips that people are suggesting would be a pain the butt to keep track of, I think chips with the FMG logo on one side and a Axis & Allies symbol on the other would be perfect.
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RE: Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread
@Imperious:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoia-Marchetti_SM.79
this should be Italian bomber
If you want to set up prepay, im ready as soon as you are.
Seconded, on both bomber and prepaying a set of italians.
That is an awesome looking bomber! great job Imperious Leader, Thank you FMG!
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RE: Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread
Ooops! in my last post I forgot Pacific and Europe as far as having a great selection of games, I love those too!
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RE: Re: Field Marshal Games Pieces Project Discussion thread
One other thing I would like to point out is that the new pieces coming out in 42’ are for that game, what are you going to do? take them out and use them for AA-50? that’s weird. I look at things this way, right now, if you feel like it and you have all the games, you can play AA classic, Revised, Revised enhanced, Anniversary,& the new 42’ ,and then you got D-Day, Guadacanal, & BOTB. What a selection!
If Field Marshall makes these new pieces, you use them for AA-50 and all the ones from that game go to your other games for stockpile. From what FM is offering with the blockhouses and other new pieces we could come up with a enhanced Anniversary, think about that.