Hey everyone! Here are some photos of my G40 custom job. I built this to be relatable to all players and only added features to subtly enhance playability. Dress right dress and standardization were the order of the day.

List of features:

1. NO MOLD LINES (all pieces were carefully sanded with sanding twigs)
2. LOW COLOR NOISE (no special camouflage or distracting colors)
3. Infrastructure replaced with actual pieces (all painted white)
4. Capital ships have magnetized hulls to “carry” orange damage markers
5. Aircraft Carriers are magnetized to “carry” aircraft
6. Aircraft magnetized to flight stands using “pin drill” technique for perfect balance.
7. Aircraft wear period correct decals for ease of spotting on the board (my exception to “color noise” reduction)
   *8) Some units were replaced for historical accuracy. Used only AH or WotC pieces to maintain aesthetic integrity. (exc: China P-40, artillery)

Check out my YouTube customization series for more info:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhtS9kBOK7s&t=859s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnA3xAM_CjM

Punchline: TripleA is the most efficient online platform on which to play Axis and Allies. This allows players to play more games with the added benefit of playing a variety of opponents. More games against different opponents means a far more diverse range of experience which makes the AnA player more lethal in all his future games…including those played face to face.

You’re welcome:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kmjn20usjj693ec/Europe1999.png/file

@DMcLaren Hey thanks! Only with that version. Anniversary got the same treatment (kept it completely original) and currently tapping away at 1914. But I know what you mean. Once the bug bites…

@folewnik as a small time scale modeler, I very much admire your work. You have exceptional attention to detail so I thank you very much for this compliment.

@Ghoster Thanks! And that’s awesome! I think you’ll really enjoy the experience. I’ve been asked this several times now so I’ll just post it here and on YouTube:

Russia - TS-62 NATO Brown
UK - TS-46 Light Sand
USA - TS-28 Olive Drab 2
Germany - TS-6 Matte Black
Australia - TS-66 IJN Gray
Italy - AS-22 Dark Earth

the rest were bottle paints shot from an airbrush:
France - XF-18 (tamiya)
China - Interior Green mixed with some yellow
Japan - Model Master’s Italian Red mixed with Rust from the same company

Axis and Allies Anniversary Edition

Players must agree on the following options before starting the game:

1. Which Scenario are we playing?
   a) 1941
   b) 1942

2. How many victory cities will we play to?
   a) 13 cities
   b) 15 cities (default)
   c) 18 cities

3. Research and Development allowed?
   a) Yes
   b) No

4. National Objectives allowed?
   a) Yes
   b) No

5. Dardanelles closed to sea movement?*
   a) Yes
   b) No

6. Fighter Escorts and Interceptors allowed?*
   a) Yes
   b) No

*Found in the official corrections/FAQ located here: https://axisallies.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/axis-allies-rules-anniversary-corrections-faqs.pdf

I used only the out-of-box pieces from the original game. The intent was to retain the flavor of the original while ‘enhancing’ the playing experience as inoffensively as possible. To that end, all pieces were sanded, primed, and painted in a color as close to the original as could be done. There are no mold lines or flash on any of these pieces. Even the chips are original. Enjoy!

*Special shout-out to https://shop.x-raypad.com/ for such beautifully printed maps. Playing AnA on an over-sized mouse pad as opposed to some vinyl provides the superior playing experience.

**Feel free to ask questions here and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhtS9kBOK7s&t=1s

***If anyone would like to play Europe '99 edition, DM me. I recommend playing via Twitch or TripleA.

Europe:

I used only the out-of-box pieces from the original game. The intent was to retain the flavor of the original while ‘enhancing’ the playing experience as inoffensively as possible. To that end, all pieces were sanded, primed, and painted in a color as close to the original as could be done. There are no mold lines or flash on any of these pieces. Even the chips are original. Enjoy!

*Special shout-out to https://shop.x-raypad.com/ for such beautifully printed maps. Playing AnA on an over-sized mouse pad as opposed to some vinyl provides the superior playing experience.

**Feel free to ask questions here and/or subscribe to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhtS9kBOK7s&t=1s

***If anyone would like to play Pacific '00 edition, DM me. I recommend playing via Twitch or TripleA.

This will act as a “one stop shop” for anyone interested in my work regarding digital downloads of AnA boards:

Classic (Milton Bradley): http://www.mediafire.com/view/x2tq68bqzf9svnv/Axis Allies Board.jpg

Europe (1999): http://www.mediafire.com/file/kmjn20usjj693ec/Europe1999.png/file

Pacific (2000): http://www.mediafire.com/file/322b1gupqmgnhm4/Pacific2000.png/file

Revised: http://www.mediafire.com/file/h3p3rbk0hq9xeiu/Revised.png/file

Guadalcanal: https://www.mediafire.com/file/3g7hongk3pk1ft6/Guadalcanal+Board+Final.png/file

Xeno Games 3rd Edition: https://www.mediafire.com/file/7i8mgxaom0d9oqw/Xeno+The+World+at+War+3rd+Edition+Board.png/file

Xeno Games 4th Edition (same map structure just published with different colors): COMING SOON

1914: COMING SOON (I think I can do a cleaner job than what is currently going around) - EDIT 8/10/2021 - I cannot and will not. Tjok ftw. Download his if you want the 1914 map.

@CrazyIvan

It went well! There were something like 8-10 players/teams that showed up to play at Gamex for AnA. I won my first round playing Anniversary edition. This was only my second time playing through a game of this version. I was the Axis playing the 1942 setup and my opponent conceded about round three (he hadn’t played much AnA).

Round 2 I was paired with another winner from earlier in the day which led to some difficult command decisions. We squared off against a pair of other experienced players. This game was Europe 1940. We were the Axis and managed to seize the Russian capital around turn 5 or 6 forcing the allies to concede. This was, however, due completely to amazing dice rolling on the part of my partner. I am not an expert at either Europe or Pacific and this was apparent to all concerned during this game as I struggled at times to stay up on the rules (if you have to choose between losing a cruiser or a destroyer, lose the cruiser, esp if there is a submarine…anywhere nearby). This put us in the final on Sunday.

Day two, final round saw my partner and I square off against the last victorious pair from the previous day. We played global and had an 18 point bid in favor of the allies (our side). I pretty much torpedoed ANY chance of a win when I pulled the trigger on a “sneaky carl” with ANZAC turn 1 (dont ever do this on ANZAC 1). A DOW with ANZAC keeps USA out of the game until turn 4. This was disastrous and despite my partners ability to roll seemingly only "1"s and "2"s, it was not enough to stem the axis tide. Despite this and other sloppy, awful mistakes caused by not knowing the rules too well and difficulty settling on strategies with my partner, it was actually far far closer than anyone thought it would get and nearly went the other way. (the french fighter failed to clear the blocking Italian destroyer in the Med that would have allowed the USA invasion convoy to seize Italy on turn 5).

Anyway, never made it to the final round like that before. I’m now using some of my AnA time to brush up on 1940 rules and situations. I will be much more competitive and prepared for Strategicon in September including having my own custom map and pieces done so I’ll definitely post pics after that tournament and may even upload a youtube video.

Thanks for asking!

The first two of what will be a twelve part series on Axis and Allies Anniversary Edition (1941 setup) are now available:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ibSw0y4zkI&t=16s

@andrewaagamer out camping. Back tomorrow evening.

@victoryfirst

Game History

Round: 5

    Puchase Units - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians buy 10 infantry and 1 tank; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians
        1 infantry moved from Vienna to Budapest
        2 fighters moved from Tyrolia to Venice
        1 fighter moved from Trieste to Venice
        4 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Tyrolia to Venice
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Trieste to Venice
        1 tank moved from Vienna to Trieste
        9 infantry moved from Vienna to Budapest
        1 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste
        1 fighter moved from Romania to Albania
        2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Trieste to Albania
        1 fighter moved from Trieste to Venice
        1 artillery moved from Trieste to Budapest

    Combat - AustroHungarians
        Battle in Venice
            AustroHungarians attack with 5 artilleries, 4 fighters and 12 infantry
            Italians defend with 1 infantry
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 5 artilleries, 4 fighters and 12 infantry in Venice, round 2 : 11/21 hits, 9.50 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Venice, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Venice
            AustroHungarians win, taking Venice from Italians with 5 artilleries, 4 fighters and 12 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Albania
            AustroHungarians attack with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
            Italians defend with 1 infantry
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 4.00 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Albania
            AustroHungarians win, taking Albania from Italians with 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians

    Place Units - AustroHungarians
        10 infantry and 1 tank placed in Vienna

    Turn Complete - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians collect 38 PUs; end with 38 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -1.00
AustroHungarians regular : 0.50

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@andrewaagamer

Game History

Round: 21

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 armour and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 aaGun, 3 armour, 2 fighters and 20 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Evenki National Okrug
        5 infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
        1 armour moved from Russia to Evenki National Okrug

    Place Units - Russians
        1 armour and 5 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs

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@VictoryFirst hey - I re-read the rules around subs and the order of operations for naval combat and check this out:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/38495/submarines-order-of-operation-question?_=1652856408904

so in that battle, I could make the decision to submerge AFTER seeing the results. I still would have declared a submerge but wow. Really interesting difference between this game and other versions.

If we have a naval battle with any defending subs, we will have to use the “Roll Dice” option under the “Game” tab. And then we will have to edit in the results after the battle.

@victoryfirst

Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - Ottomans
        Condition TankProductionOttomans: Ottomans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        Ottomans buy 6 infantry and 1 tank; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Ottomans
        3 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Mesopotamia to Arabia
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Syrian Desert to Trans-Jordan
        1 infantry moved from Smyrna to Trans-Jordan
        1 infantry moved from Constantinople to Smyrna
        2 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara
        6 infantry moved from Greece to Constantinople
        1 artillery moved from Greece to Constantinople
        1 fighter moved from Greece to Ankara
        1 fighter moved from Constantinople to Trans-Jordan
        1 fighter moved from Syrian Desert to Trans-Jordan

    Combat - Ottomans
        Battle in Arabia
            Ottomans attack with 3 artilleries and 11 infantry
            British defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Ottomans roll dice for 3 artilleries and 11 infantry in Arabia, round 2 : 7/14 hits, 5.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Arabia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Ottomans, 1 artillery owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Arabia
            Ottomans win with 3 artilleries and 10 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Ottomans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
        Battle in Trans-Jordan
            Ottomans attack with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 4 infantry
            Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Ottomans roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 4 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Trans-Jordan
            Ottomans win with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Ottomans

    Place Units - Ottomans
        6 infantry and 1 tank placed in Constantinople

    Turn Complete - Ottomans
        Ottomans collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -1.00
Ottomans regular : 0.67
British regular : -0.50

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@victoryfirst

Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - Germans
        Condition TankProductionGermans: Germans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        Germans buy 2 fighters and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 unit repaired.
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Togoland: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        9 artilleries and 25 infantry moved from Ruhr to Alsace
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Holland to Ruhr
        2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Kiel to Ruhr
        1 infantry moved from Hanover to Ruhr
        1 infantry moved from Berlin to Hanover
        1 infantry moved from Berlin to Kiel
        3 fighters moved from Hanover to Alsace
        9 artilleries and 28 infantry moved from Poland to Livonia
        1 infantry moved from Silesia to Poland
        1 infantry moved from Silesia to Galicia
        10 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia
        1 fighter moved from Berlin to Hanover
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Rhodesia

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Rhodesia
            Germans attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            British defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Rhodesia, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 infantry in Rhodesia, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Rhodesia
            Germans win, taking Rhodesia from British with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
        Battle in Alsace
            Germans attack with 9 artilleries, 3 fighters and 25 infantry
            French defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 9 artilleries, 3 fighters and 25 infantry in Alsace, round 2 : 18/37 hits, 16.83 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Alsace, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans, 1 infantry owned by the French and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Alsace
            Germans win, taking Alsace from French with 9 artilleries, 3 fighters and 23 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
        Battle in Livonia
            Germans attack with 9 artilleries and 28 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 9 artilleries and 28 infantry in Livonia, round 2 : 11/37 hits, 15.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Livonia, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Livonia
            Germans win, taking Livonia from Russians with 9 artilleries and 27 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Combat Move - Germans

    Place Units - Germans
        2 fighters and 10 infantry placed in Berlin

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 44 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 1.00
Russians regular : 0.50
Germans regular : -2.50
British regular : 0.50

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@andrewaagamer

Game History

Round: 20

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Purchase Units - Chinese
        Chinese builds 0 units.

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 infantry moved from Eastern Ukraine to Ukraine
              Russians take Ukraine from Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Urals to Evenki National Okrug
              Russians take Evenki National Okrug from Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Chinghai
              Chinese take Chinghai from Japanese

    Combat - Americans

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        1 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Persia
        1 submarine moved from 34 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 32 Sea Zone to 29 Sea Zone
        2 armour moved from Libya to Trans-Jordan
        4 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
        6 infantry moved from Libya to Egypt
        1 fighter moved from 14 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
        1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Western Canada
        1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Russia
        4 infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
        2 armour moved from Novosibirsk to Russia
        2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters and 4 transports moved from 14 Sea Zone to 15 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 59 Sea Zone
        2 battleships, 2 carriers, 8 destroyers, 4 fighters, 2 infantry, 4 submarines and 1 transport moved from 59 Sea Zone to 57 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 57 Sea Zone to Midway
        1 infantry moved from Western Canada to 56 Sea Zone
        1 battleship, 2 carriers, 5 destroyers, 4 fighters, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 56 Sea Zone to 57 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 57 Sea Zone to Midway
        1 bomber moved from Eastern Canada to Western Canada

    Place Units - Americans
        1 carrier and 2 destroyers placed in 56 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in Western United States

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 40 PUs; end with 40 PUs

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@Krieghund (I didn’t see this in the Q and A so here goes)

A French battleship attacks two German subs.
The French battleship rolls a die and scores a hit.
The German player decides if his subs are submerging.
He decides to submerge the surviving German sub.
The German player then rolls a die for the sub that did not submerge (i.e. the sub that was “hit”)
Regardless of result - combat ends.

Do I have that right?

@victoryfirst there’s a UK arty down in Africa by itself (needs an infantry). Where did you want him? Sorry, I didnt notice this until just now bc its Germany’s turn.

@victoryfirst

Game History

Round: 4

    Puchase Units - AustroHungarians
        Condition TankProductionAustroHungarians: AustroHungarians has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
        AustroHungarians buy 11 infantry and 1 tank; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians
        2 artilleries moved from Trieste to Tyrolia
        3 infantry moved from Trieste to Tyrolia
        1 infantry moved from Trieste to Tyrolia
        1 infantry moved from Trieste to Tyrolia
        1 fighter moved from Vienna to Tyrolia
        1 fighter moved from Trieste to Tyrolia
        1 fighter moved from Albania to Trieste
        1 fighter moved from Budapest to Trieste
        3 infantry moved from Romania to Ukraine
        1 artillery moved from Sevastopol to Ukraine
        1 fighter and 1 infantry moved from Budapest to Romania
        3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Trieste
        1 artillery moved from Vienna to Tyrolia
        5 infantry moved from Vienna to Tyrolia
        1 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Albania to Trieste
        1 artillery moved from Vienna to Tyrolia

    Combat - AustroHungarians
        Battle in Ukraine
            AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery and 4 infantry
            Russians defend with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery and 4 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians and 1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine
            Russians and AustroHungarians reach a stalemate
            . Battle score for attacker is -2
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery
        Battle in Tyrolia
            AustroHungarians attack with 4 artilleries, 2 fighters and 10 infantry
            Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                AustroHungarians roll dice for 4 artilleries, 2 fighters and 10 infantry in Tyrolia, round 2 : 7/16 hits, 7.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Tyrolia, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians, 1 artillery owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Tyrolia
            AustroHungarians win, taking Tyrolia from Italians with 4 artilleries, 2 fighters and 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for AustroHungarians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Combat Move - AustroHungarians

    Place Units - AustroHungarians
        11 infantry and 1 tank placed in Vienna

    Turn Complete - AustroHungarians
        AustroHungarians collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 0.00
Russians regular : 0.50
AustroHungarians regular : -1.33

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