This is perhaps a bit off topic and should perhaps have it own thread, but anyway:
My group are increasingly getting rid of old A&A baggage, thus getting better at the nuances. (Note: we play the 1939 scenario)
Some things we have discovered:
- This is truly a 3-person (or more) game. If only two players, everything about the alliances and victory points doesn’t work
- The Allies have to fight Comintern as much as possible with the few options available. This means Lend-Leasing to neutrals etc. - this have to be balanced with keeping the USSR in the game against esp. Germany.
- If USSR conquer a territory, the Allies have almost zero chance of liberating, as they have to conquer Berlin before they can declare war. Unlikely before 1945.
- Against a good USSR player that uses mobility and the terrain to his advantage, Germany has a very had time
In our previous game, Comintern stood to win due to the amount of neutrals (Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Finland, Sweden, Norway…) it had conquered. The Allies could do nothing at this point.