Tigertank:

Purchase all inf and keep counterattacking the Germans in force, but do not go too far into Germany to put yourself in range of large forces of German tanks. For example, on your first turn, bring in 3 inf from Archangel, 3 inf from Russia, art from Russia, 2 tanks from Russia, ftr from Karelia and ftr from Russia and attack West Russia. You should be able to wipe them out and have a strong force remaining. On noncombat, move 2 inf from Kazakh to Caucasus, land both ftrs in Caucasus, move tank from Archangel to Russia, move 2 inf from Novosibirsk and 2 inf from Eventl National Okrug to Russia, move 1 inf from Buryatia and Soviet Far East to Yakut (leave only 1 inf in each coastal territory - their only worth 1 IPC each and not worth losing a lot of units for). Also move sub to sea zone 6 to blockade the German navy in the Atlantic. With the 8 inf you purchased, put 4 in Caucasus and 4 in Russia. Archangel will be empty, but Germany can’t get to it anyway because you took West Russia. He may take Karelia, but that’s not that big of a deal. UK can invade and take over Norway on it’s first turn, putting those German forces in Karelia between 2 forces. Just beware large stacks of tanks coming out of Germany. Keep using small counterattacks with inf. and the 2 ftrs (try to keep your tanks around as long as possible) which slows down their tanks and prevents concentrated attacks on Moscow or Caucasus. These forces should be just big enough to win and that’s it. Keep your larger forces in reserve for defense or counter attacks. You want to avoid a big showdown of your inf vs. his tanks at all costs because you will be crushed. I was able to stay strong with Russia doing this while simulataneously fighting Germany and Japan.

I just played 2 games of A&A revised on Sunday and the Axis won both times. I didn’t know if this poll was for A&A world or A&A revised or both.

Just played my first 2 games of A&A Revised and it has become my new favorite in front of A&AE. AC at 16 IPCs, Ftrs at 10 IPCs and Tanks defending at a 3 are awesome. However, the best part is that the Axis is stronger militarily (especially navy & airforce) that the original and they also start with more IPCs, which makes for a much more balanced game. Also being able to land planes on an AC when it’s 1st built is a major plus (we played it that the fighters either had to be purchased with the AC or had to be in the territory bordering that sea zone and had to be inactive in that round - the instructions are vague on this). Haven’t even used the national advantages yet, but they sound cool.

I have played “Lord of the Rings Risk” and the new one “Lord of the Rings Risk Trilogy Edition” and they are both a lot of fun, especially if you are a fan of LOTR. It has unique elements such as evil hunting the ring, impassable mountains & rivers, etc. I have also found that most people who aren’t really into war strategy games even enjoy playing this one.

Both games are cool, but I much prefer A&AE for the simple fact that in A&AP the Japanese have no chance of a military victory - they have to win through the victory points system due to the fact that the eventual US armada will come and kick Japan in the teeth. The IPC differences are ridiculously skewed in the Allies favor: a combined 110 in starting IPCs for the Allies vs. 19 for the Japanese (plus the fact that China gets 3 inf/round if they hold the road)! I do like the sea battles, the Japanese surprise attack in the first round, kamikazes, and that the number of strategies for this game seem endless. However, the last time I played I was the Japanese and it came down to the US vs. Japan in an invasion of Japan itself. I ended up winning by victory points because I won the battle by having 1 fighter survive. This is crazy though because if we would have kept playing eventually I would have lost because of the Allies had me cornered. If the US started with fewer IPCs the game would be much more even and enjoyable.

As far as the best unit is concerned, I agree that each unit has a purpose. But the best multipurpose unit is the fighter. Attack at 3, defend at 4, can move 4 zones, can attack land & naval units, can land on a carrier to provide strong defense for your navy and when coupled with a large # of inf can be extremely effective on defense.

MysticalRommel, I am also a very aggressive Axis player but you definitely need infantry for canonfodder on offense and defense to keep your armor intact. With Germany, I will usually purchase 4 inf 4 arm with the initial 32 IPCs.

I have been looking for one for years but as far as I know there isn’t one. A&A Iron Blitz is all you’ve got. However, I did read on another post on this site that they are coming out with a new A&A computer game that will be turn based but will become real-time-strategy (like Command & Conquer) when it comes to the actual battles. It is regular A&A though, not A&A Europe.

I was just at Hasbro’s website trying to find out if they were coming out with an expansion of Lord of the Rings Risk and I happened upon a game call “History of the World”, where you lead one of 7 empires (Vikings, Mongols, etc.). It sounded like a cross between Risk and Civilization and might be good. Just wanted to see what everyone’s opinion is on this game.

Juries love to award tons of money. Is this related to the “american dream”?
I know some people here who sue repeatedly, but these people are looked upon as useless, incompetant parasites.

I wouldn’t say all juries love to award tons of money. I performed jury duty earlier this year where a 58 year old man was suing a trucking company because he got hit from behind from one of the company’s trucks on the highway. He was claiming that he was suffering severe neck injuries from the accident and that it knocked his discs out of alignment. The defense claimed he had retrolistesis (I don’t know if I spelled that right), a degenerative disc disease. To make a long story short, the procuting lawyer said “Big dollars is big justice and little dollars is little justice”. It made me sick. Anyway, they were asking for approximately $600,000 for medical bills and things like “loss of quality of life” and “pain and suffering”. We ended up giving him $80,000 and I didn’t even want to give him that much. But, we had to work everything out amongst all 12 jurors. Cystic, you seem to be very anti-American on a lot of your posts in the general discussion area. Why all the negativity against us? Don’t judge us all by the small percentage of people that you hear about in the media or by our politicians. Most people here are solid, hard-working people. However, we do have our share of useless parasites who seem to always be the ones in the news. The sad fact is that the negative and controversial means ratings & sells newspapers here, so the worst of our country are always in the spotlight.