Also, not naming names but there’s blame to be assigned all around here. Some folks are coming off as big jerks, some as small jerks, some as know-it-all jerks, some as being confusing in general (which can lead to jerk-ish reactions).

Folks, when you create tension and conflict that requires my intervention to figure out the whole thing, it upsets me. I don’t have this to be a babysitter. It’s also detrimental to the community. When a new users comes along and sees a forum with such animosity, they don’t stick around.

Are there good aspects to this conversation? Yes. Are there parts where people are being jerks? Yes. Do I have time and bandwidth to sort it out? No. Instead of reading through this mess, should I be working on improving the site or playing some A&A myself? Yes.

Maybe it’s not all that bad but holy crap, I have to set aside an hour of reading to figure it out?

Haven’t posted in while? Been lurking but haven’t had much to say? Feel free to post here to let people know you’re still around.

As of January 1, 2020, this website has been around for 20 years! Even though we were not able to celebrate in person, we’re still going to do something special. A huge A&A.org Giveaway!

Starting October 2, 2020 and continuing weekly until all the prizes are gone, I’ll choose 4-5 winners. Each winner will have 7 days to respond or give up their prize. Each winner will be able to select what they want from the list of remaining prizes. If you choose not receive a prize, your name will be listed as a winner who donated their prize back to the community. I’ll do my best to include Europe and the rest of the world but shipping can get expensive.

To participate all you have to do it participate on the forums. Just do one or more of these:

• Post something anywhere within 21 days of prize selection day (this will get expanded when I figure out how to get posts older than 21 days)
• Post something in one or more areas in the four suggestions below, since June 6.
• Be a 2020 patron

If you don’t know what to post, here are some suggestions:

• Introduce or Re-introduce Yourself - only if you have not already posted here
• Yup, I’m Still Around - post here if you’ve been quiet on the forums for a while or haven’t posted within the 21 day time period. You don’t have to say much, a simple “I’m still here” is just fine.
• Find an opponent to play a TripleA game
• Post your username and player id for Axis & Allies Online games

Prizes (US and maybe Canada)

Provided by Wizards of the Coast

• Axis & Allies & Zombies x2

Provided by Historical Board Gaming

• Prize Pack One x5
  • Italian units from Field Marshal Games. Some of the tanks have turrets that move!
  • American units from HBG
  • IPCs, paper
• Prize Pack Two
  • 5 different packs of roundels from HBG
  • IPCs, paper
  • Roundel coasters

Provided by Axis & Allies .org

• Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition
• Planes and Pilots Volume 1: The Messerschmitt Me109 book
• Planes and Pilots Volume 5: The P-51 Mustang book
• T-Shirts x5

More prize to come

Prizes (US and Worldwide)

• Axis & Allies 1942 Online license x10
• To Be Determined

Thank You

A special thank you to our sponsors and forum member patron because you help make this site possible.

Another thank you to all of you who have provided prizes, because of you this giveaway is possible.

Finally, a thank you to all of you, the members of the Axis & Allies community for 20 great years on the internet.

more details to come