Axis and allies is an immensely complex game, and plenty could be said on any power. Ive managed now to figure out almost everything except one thing. In this situation, germany and japan are somewhat mediocre economically, but they are militarily strong. There are a lot more out there, but i find these to be the most useful. Ive tried beefing up my defenses in the caucasus and russia, but a full on german assault has so far always won out. What strategy should i use in axis and allies 1942 2nd edition. So now erwin gets to start with 8 extra ipcs worth of troops for germany. Europe 1940 was released in the second half of 2010. The game takes place in the spring of 1942, with the five major powers in the middle of world war ii. This game is not a separate game it is meant to be played with the instructions of europe 1940 and pacific 1940, it. This family of games takes you back to the front lines for some of the most memorable battles of all time. My friends and i have played spring 1942 second edition six or seven times now. May 24, 2016 axis and allies spring 1942 second edition.
The game puts players in command of the titular axis and allied forces during the early stages of world war ii, allowing them to make the strategic and tactical decisions necessary to bring about the end of the war. The battleships have a brilliant new look to them beefy and mean looking. Its a war game that commences in the spring of 1942 following americas entry into the second world war. And for the life of me i could not figure out how to counter it. Anyway last night for the first time in my life i fought someone who used the dark skies tactic. How much would it cost to have the large map printed. Mar 08, 2012 why do axis and allies board games cost so much. Hey all quick question i played a round of axis and allies online last night and have over 400 hours played in the online 1942 version. This game has a few new rules from previous versions and tons of pieces. Rulebook game board plastic chips 5 countries totaling 410 plastic miniatures. Is there any viable method of keeping the soviet union in the game.
Britain turn turn one strategy sorry for the weird editing in some places, i had the flu but i really wanted to get this done. Strategize your way to victory as the united kingdom, soviet union, united states, germany and japan vie for world domination at the height of the second world war. The axis and allies odds calculator provides quick and accurate odds for axis and allies conflicts. I really love the look and the quality of the map board provided, but the territories really are extremely small for the units to be placed in them well even with the use of chips, because the diameter of the chips is quite a bit larger than the diameter of a soldiers base. There are five countries at war the axis powers of germany and japan, and the allied forces of the soviet union, united kingdom and united states of america. Are there any suggestions out there for adding some additional allied units to the game setup, as was done with the 1941 edition which helped immensely to balance that version of the game. I have spring 1942 and d day, both are recent but not nearly as recent as pacific and europe 1940 both cost about triple 1942 or d day. This is the setting of axis and allies, a strategy video game operating on a turnbased system. My favorite strategy as the allies except when its disallowed was to have russia bumrush eastern europe to completely derail the german juggernaut with repeated exchanges of that territory, but changes to the map and production rules may have invalidated that as an option these days. Germany and japan are aligned against the great alliance of the united kingdom, the soviet union, and the united states. The board is a global view, where the state of play wraps around from the atlantic to the pacific oceans. I think they allow you to produce units in the territory theyre in, but what determines how many units they can produce besides ipc.
Jan 26, 2016 axis and allies 1942 global version of 1940 global. Heres some thoughts on russia, probably my favorite power in 1942 second edition when it comes to strategy. Strategize your way to victory as the united kingdom, soviet union, united states, germany, and japan vie for world domination at the height of the second world war. The allies, on the other hand, have yet to bring the full force of their economic potential into production for wartime and as a result lack some adequate defenses. Great game, the rules have changed a little from when i was a kid and the. Ive got a much smaller version available for download now, 30 mb instead of 400 mbhacked it so it can run without the movies and music.
This game is not a separate game it is meant to be played with. Apr 05, 2010 my dad and i were playing axis and allies. Controlling one of the axis or allied powers, players will command both their countrys military forces and its wartime economy, with the chance to plan attacks, marshal forces into embattled territories, and resolve conflicts. The odds calculator supports all current editions of the game in their entirety.
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