As someone in a different high school club in another state, some thoughts (keep in mind the rules are different between states):
- My school has specific process for getting clubs approved. Make sure to understand your school’s process (if there is one) before you start going any further.
- Where I live, there are some male teachers who remember Axis and Allies from the 1980s. My impression from that and this forum is that most adults remember Axis and Allies as a 1980s thing and will be unaware that new versions exist. Still, they’re good candidates to be an advisor (if that’s required).
- You can ask your friends if they want to join. Where I live you need a certain number of people to agree to join a club before it gets approved by the school. Your friends are probably the best way to get those initial commitments unless you’re advertising the proposal.
- 1941 is probably the best game to use. TripleA would be useful if the club gets quite big, given that it’s challenging to get many game boards and pieces.
- Don’t everything I say too seriously since I’ve never started a club myself (I’m only a member of one) and have little experience in this matter. If you want I can ask my friends who are club leaders for advice on being the head of a club, but that’s a late-stage thing to do, after the club’s already been approved.