A&A Tournament Results from Gen Con 2016

At Gen Con 2016 we collected the results from most of the Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition and Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition tournament games. Hopefully this will help planning your next tournament match.

The data set here is relatively small but we hope to continue collecting data at future tournaments (but we won’t be at Gen Con in 2017). If you would like to submit your tournament results for data collection, please use this Axis & Allies Tournament Results Form.

If you would like to view the data belowa in a spreadsheet, click here to view the Google Sheet.

Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition

The most revealing data is for A&A 1942 Second Edition. Only one game was one as the Allies with a bid less than 22. It just so happens that the 20 bid game was mine and if I recall correctly, the dice were average to above-average for that game. I was also playing against experienced tournament players, so inexperience is not a factor here.

Conclusion, if you want a fighting chance at winning with the Allies in an Axis & Allies 1942 SE tournament game, you need at least 22 to have a chance.

However, for Gon Con 2017, there is a set up change. The delta in units is 21. However because the new setup is predetermined these units may not be in the “right place.” I would still give the bid to the Allies in the range of 9-12.

Axis & Allies (50th) Anniversary Edition

It appears that in the tournament format, Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition is a little more balanced. Of the data collected 5 victories were Axis and 6 were Allies. The bids were low compared to 1942 SE, right around 5 or 6. One takeaway is that the bid must go to the Axis. If somehow there is a zero bid or the bid goes tot he Allies, the Allies will win. Another interesting observation is that 5 vs. 6 makes a big difference.