The original post back from 2012 says this game has been play tested for 7 years. So this means this game has been in design stage for 12 years. :roll: Isn’t it a bit ridiculous for a board game to be in design stage for 12 years going in 13. Something smells fishy here.
My brother and I have played AA42.2 seven times over the past couple of months and Axis have won every single time. We alternate who gets to play the Axis or Allies every new game so we both get good with strategies for both sides. The first 3 times we played the game as it comes out of the box. They were all blow outs and were completed in 4 or 5 turns victory for the Axis. The last 4 games we have given the allies a 9 IPC bid or a bomber in Moscow. I always choose to put 3 infantry in the Russian front and my brother once he chose the bomber in Moscow and the other time he chose 3 infantry in Russia.
The games now take longer and are actually quite a bit of fun. The last game we played I had Allies and was kicking a$$ from round one (dice were good to me) but a crucial mistake on round 6 cost me the game. I lost Moscow by one bloody tank. At that time Germany also had Leningrad and Japan took Hawaii on the same turn as I went KGF and left Japan controlling the Pacific. If I would of held Moscow for one more turn the Axis had no chance as UK and USA were putting a lot of pressure on Germany for 3 rounds already.
We will play AA42.2 until both of us have won with the Allies and after that we will move to AA50. I’ve created the AA50 version by printing IL’s beautiful map, made my own set up charts and purchased 1940 Global to use the Italian and Chinese pieces. Once we have enough of AA50 we will move to 1940 Global.
Also I want to try the Mechanized Infantry and Tactical Bombers in the AA42.2 and eventually AA50. Not sure if anyone tried that. For AA50 we will have tanks cost 6 IPC’s just like AA42.2.
Sure! When that page was first re-listed, they had up renders of all of the original sculpt ideas - both the set they have currently listed and some other ideas they had that they are apparently pulling back from, like the Chammond SP Arty and the La Galissonniere light cruiser. In the span of a morning, they trimmed the list down to “just” what they now plan to sell, with the exception of leaving the light cruiser and taking out the battleship. I suspect that sometime soon, HBG will fix this oversight and replace the light cruiser with the battleship.
-Midnight_Reaper
I know. I was so excited to see all the units (heavy artillery, medium tank, 2nd mech. infantry, light cruiser, heavy bomber) even though I knew they are not part of the set but maybe sold separate later.
I’ve done a ton of research on raw materials for my upcoming A&A game which will include two scenarios.
Here is a good start for you. https://ww2-weapons.com/military-expenditures-strategic-raw-materials-oil-production
@Undercover:
What size map should I buy for Global War 1936? I am trying to decide. Should it be 36" x 72" (3 ft by 6 ft) or 48" x 72" (4 ft by 8 ft)?
The 4’ x 8’ map is one foot wider and two feet longer than the 3’ x 6’ map which it doesn’t seem a lot but it makes a huge difference. The overall square footage is 32sf compare to 18sf which makes it 78% bigger. Think about that for a second. All the territories and sea zones are 78% bigger.
I don’t have the map yet as I am waiting for the updated one with the new railroads and other minor changes but I for sure would get the bigger one.
I am thinking of ordering some realistic resources from Scythe, see link below.
https://www.amazon.ca/Stonemaier-Games-Scythe-Realistic-Resources/dp/B01JGOMSQ4
I would love some feedback on some house rule ideas. I would like to keep it realistic but simple.
For me and probably 95% of Global War fans it would be GW 1936.
Here are a few reasons:
1939 supports only the 1939 scenario. GW 1936 supports two scenarios. 1936 and 1939.
HBG is still selling 1939 but I know they are not updating it. It feels (to me) incomplete. GW 1936 is constantly getting rule updates, new expansions, map changes etc.
GW 1936 map is just beautiful
GW 1936 feels unique and the gaming experience feels the closest to the real war than any other WW 2 board game out there
GW 1936 in the future will be part of a GIANT game that spans from the 19th century to the late 20th century including WW 1, Cold war etc.
Won’t be until winter for which? The wrong colored one’s or a correct color re-order?
The wrong colored one’s arrived almost 6 months ago, strange to wait almost a year to put it for sale.
I was holding off completing on an order as I wanted to add some of the Japanese pieces I am missing. I gave up as it was taking to long. I asked Doug and apparently the pieces are in but he has do some work assorting them, putting them on the website etc.
I asked Doug a couple of weeks ago and at that time he said 4 months. So times that by two and it should be coming out next spring.