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I think a German turn 1 air base purchase and 2 transports could strongly influence the Toranto raid, placing the air base in Holland with 3 fighters now protecting the damaged German battleship in zone 110. The remaining German cruiser & transports put in zone 113 with the 2 new transports, these are only threatened by one aircraft and easily defended with the air base and aircraft on it. With about a $70+ income, Germany can buy 10 transports to add to the 3 and 13 transports is a serious turn 2 threat to England, and the English might not risk battle with the damaged German battleship + 3 fighters, 2 subs sinking the Gibraltar cruiser may well change the English decision to the Toronto raid, adding the German fighter to southern Italy further confounding the English planning.

Jonathan, according to the rules, Germany could not take Egypt on its first turn because if it eliminates the cruiser from the sea zone, it could not then move in a transport since it is a recently contested zone. That’s how I understood the rules. Thoughts?

Does anyone ever buy a factory on Poland turn 1?

you're missing the Russian transport that goes with the sub off the coast of Karelia

you're missing Japan's fighters in Indo-China and Manchuria Japan starts with 5 fighters

Just a lot everyone know Jen Cate adjusts the set up, but it is a time game with 15 minute turns again for hours and 45 minutes 15 minutes. So it is a very different game than a normal game has the most victory cities wins at four hours and 45 minutes.

This is an old video, but I thought I might chime in. I see no reason to build UK warships. A few transprts 3-4 in turn 1 , have 2 Fr transports in SZ 8,. The German will destroy the UK fleet most of the time, but still suffer significant losses in the process. The French move 2 battleships, 1 cruiser to SZ8. The UK my pick up a sub depending on the German leftovers. The Ital can move a cruiser to SZ 8 because of tournament rules, and a Battleship to take out a German sub in Canada. The AH Navy cant get past the mines, unless they move out in turn 1. I see the Brits landing most of their garrison in Europe turn 2, certainly 3 without any problem. The Allied navy in SZ8 is too strong. 2 battleships, 2 cruisers, a sub maybe 2, or none depending. You have probably played this in real time.Actually, if I needed more than 1 UK sub, i would go battleship instead. I do notice there seem to be 2 different tournament rules, as one has more inf in both Livonia, and Sevastopol, and some naval differences as well.

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I've got a tear jerker right here! The young sons of my best friend (11 and 13, smart boys) were always quarreling and competing. So when I had them both over for a weekend, I introduced them to A&A Classic and let them play the Allies. I said: "This game is geared towards the Allies, so I will play the Axis. But I am experienced at this game, so if you don't work together, I will destroy you". After a round and a half where they didn't listen and went for their own glory... I humiliated them. We restarted and this time... they played as one slick machine. We -they- had such great fun. This was ten years ago, but I truly think that A&A and I really helped them bond.

This was the game I grew up with. If you played Axis, Germany was not really in the best place b'cos besides having a good economy and decent forces, had to fight a land war with Russia which would buy 6-8 infantry every turn. Japan had a lot more options so it was really a matter if the axis could grab enough land in the first couple of turns to make up for the economic advantage that the Allies had. And even if you did this, America may be able to tech up to long range aircraft and/or heavy bombers after which you could kiss your income goodbye. So it was a hard game to win playing Axis but it was not impossible with a little bit of luck (and if the Allies players did not cooperate well).

Are you still around mate, there is a lot of momentum in the AAA world atm and I would love to be able to make contact with you on a better forum.

I just got 1940 Europe 2nd edition. Pretty late into the game and hoping someone can answer me. If I don't have a certain unit because they are already on the board (Cruiser for UK for example), does that mean I cannot add another cruiser ? I say this with wondering if it happens that you have no more tanks for example, does that mean you have to buy something else ? Something else I was wondering. Why didn't they design the map with the Naval, Air bases on the map. It would of been less cardboard on the map to place. I'm guessing it must be because of other versions which don't use them. Would like to know if that's the case.

To my great surprise I've had a lot of success introducing new players to the game with Pacific, giving them Japan of course. Despite the special/advanced rules. Players seem to enjoy the fast-pace, timed game with a big budget for war ships. Generally the sea is a big challenge for new players and this game seems to greatly reduce that learning curve.

The Germans shocked the world! The Italians merely shocked the Germans!

Great video!

The game is coming to my house through Amazon right now and i am glad i wont have to read every detail of the rulebook 😅

Great video, I've seen some crazy ideas and sometimes they work quite well....ie....2 airplanes firstly take on the Gibraltar battleship, must know outcome b4 next battt in the UK home sea, both submarines and the other 4 aircraft hoping to get no more than 3 out of the 4 hits (Russian units added), taking all damages on airplanes only, the 2 submarines retreat to the Spain / Algeria and the remaining airplanes finish the battle alone. Noncombat will have both German transports and the battleship join the 2 retreated submarines, this is not an easy target for the English turn 1 counterattack with just 3 aircraft for the attack (some people believe the Canadian transport is a qualified unit for a casualty, without warships in the battle, transports can't be used offensivly / can't be taken as loss to protect the aircraft. Now both the US & English capitols are threatened by up to 5 dice from 4 infantry and the shore bombardment. My favorite however is taking Brazil and landing any surviving fighters in France for the next turn to land in Brazil, a turn 3 factory is extremely annoying for the USA, several times I've had success with my German factory in Brazil, often Japan can distract the USA enough to be very helpful. This is the more grandiose method of capturing Brazil, the more conservative approach is much more practical, capturing Gibraltar with the battleship and 1 transport, next turn is French West Africa, if still alive then turn 3 is eithet brazil or south Africa / other targets of opportunity

Nice video, I recall reading Italy was a non-combatant Central Powers member for the first 10 months of the war, Italy should be a non-combatant for the first game turn, possibly a dice roll for the second turn. The Italian sea zone turn one is a Central Powers zone of control...Italy changed sides and took to arms fighting only after the first 10 months, could this affect the opening naval moves in the Mediterranean ?

Played this as central powers. First turn as Austrians took Romania, Serbia and Venice. Germans took Picardy and Belgium and confronted British fleet. Allies were on back foot for the rest of the game.

The collapsing can occur only in the 4° round or can occur in the rounds above 4°?

thank you

This is a great series Thank you

Axis and Allies 1914 is the Best one ever made Great to come back and see this video years later

It's too slow to put naval pressure on Japan as the US. It's better to pressure Germany in Africa and Norway, and force them to devote defensive infantry to West Germany, rather than let them focus heavily on Russia. If Japan doesn't attack China first turn, and the Allies want to pressure Japan, it's possible for both the US and UK to put factories in Sinkang and India, which also helps Russia, and can allow the UK to help Africa, potentially.

I seem to remember that Russia has a transport in the North Sea as well as a submarine...

Japan may need lots of fighters to protect their victory points should the allies get a bomber base near enough to Tokyo

Much good advice I'd say, saving English $$ for a turn 2 fleet can allow the US first turn to be present for mutual defense. Years back my friend would often play his turn 1 england and invade kwangtung (A&A classic) he won most the time and it often set japan back, off balance a bit. Besides destroying units already ashore, sometimes he even got paid, it was 2 infantry and 1 fighter vs just the 2 defending japanese infantry. This was made worse if russia also made successful turn 1 attacks in manchuria.

Half infantry cost $1.25, attack 0, defense 1, move 1. Regular infantry cost $2.5 , Assault infantry cost $3.75 and replace the artillery unit, now replace a few frontline Russian regular infantry with twice as many half infantry, the Russian winter offensive is over even if russia goes first in this SPRING 1942 game turn, it's about the SPRING German offensive... Russia can certainly afford a lot of half infantry. I've got a couple holes in the idea but it seems like a way to trade some Russian offense for more Russian defense and still not create a SPRING German defense along the eastern front. Taking away from the big German offensive seems wrong, adding defences to Russia's opening set up seems more better. India could gain a few 1/2 infantry for defense and later add Assault infantry(Artillery) and these 1/2 infantry now have a 1 attack from the assault infantry. I've thought about adding several axis submarines and several plus mostly unescorted transports, transports almost defend on a 1, but actually they simply escaped, battle over for that unit (shared zone status) this would assure a more randomness regarding naval balance. The battleships always seem to get screwed over in the atlantic, by spring 1942 the battleships were much less vulnerable than the carriers, early 1942 did see a carrier sunk in the mediterranean, put a carrier with a fighter in gibraltar and a battleship protected one zone away, england must have a battleship for certain and another battleship as a possible survivor cf german turn 1 attacks. Using a $4 half destroyer unit is another interesting option, attack 1 defend 1 move 1...next youll need a $5 minor air unit attack 1, defend 1 move 3. Antiaircraft hits turn $10 foghters into $5 minor air, $12 bombers become minor air units +$2 recycling paid to the owning players.

America remains neutral or joins the Central Powers in 1917.

I played with full National Advantages once for all sides. The USA wagered on 2-hit bombers and got them, so it built a small fleet of bombers, based them in UK and bombed Germany to nothingness. If I interpret the rules correctly, Germany cannot hit the bombers with AA guns. AAR rules do not have fighters on raid defense (unlike AAEurope 1st ed), so nothing can touch the bombers, which can EACH hit for up to 10 IPCs max on Germany capital. I double-checked the rules; it only states each bomber can't hit for more than the IPC value of the territory, but send 6 such bombers, and Germany will likely start each turn with zero IPCs. With the USA suppressing Germany, it was only a matter of time before the UK finally had enough military might to take Berlin. Ironically, in that same game, Japan won a HUGE tank-bomber victory (I didn't have enough chips and had to cannibalize my AAE game!) over USSR; with a new fleet of bombers / fighters based in Moscow,, Japan was able to chase away those US bombers. Germany finally was able to collect its 40+ IPCs, and the UK/ USA resigned shortly thereafter!

So, if zgermany takes Leningrad and Japan takes India on turn 1 without Allies reprisal, the game is over already, right? Minor victory….

The Axis I always felt are supposed to be the underdogs, that's why we like the challenge

What is "economic collapse"? It's not in the rule book.

What do you mean by "economic collapse"? It's nowhere in the manual. Thanks.

Buy an aircraft carrier and some fighters and you’ll take GB on turn 2 ✌🏻 (destroy the english navy in Scotland).

Where would Axis and Allies and Zombies fit in? or the PC Hasbro game, which was buggy and crash-happy, but allowed a lot of customization of the rules, item strengths / costs, etc.

The Germans will wipe out the British Navy turn 1 , that is almost a given except maybe, the ships off of North America. They will be quite degraded in the process. I can see a French Battleship, and a Cruiser in Zone 9 turn 1. If the Germans build transports, and combat ships turn 1, the Brits counter with a combination of their own turn 1 in zone 9, and the Germans are overmatched.. Generally, the Germans have 1 battleship, and 1 cruiser, survive maybe 2, but maybe 0. That Russian Battleship can blast that plan to Hades as well, if it defeats a built German Battleship in zone11.. Lose that battle and the proposed transports are gone. Turn 2 ,The Italians show up with a Battleship, and a cruiser, and the French Battleship joins in. The Russians are loving this. I don't think this has any shot at all, and with all of the money that is spent on Navy, keeps the Russians alive longer.

Looking for players in the Central Florida area.

I’d like to see the game where Berlin was taken by the 3rd move. Lol

There is no airbase in Northern Italy. So max scramble is 3 fighters. In my experience UK should (almost) always do Taranto (exception being if you wanted all air in London to go after a bunch of German transports that are vulnerable).

If you decide to start uploading again, have you ever considered doing videos on the other games in the original gamemaster series (Conquest of the Empire, Fortress America, Shogun)?

Did you hear the news that Renegade game studios is partnering with hasbros and is reprinting 1914? I have the original but I'm excited that this game is coming back after so long.

We started adding rules. Battleships are two hit. We tilt it to show a hit. A hit battleship hits on 3 or less and moves one. At a home port with an industrial complex during the buy phase a battleship can be repaired for 1ipc but is out of service that turn.

Germany is a no brainer, they must survive until japan kills Russia... over i played this 1000s of times Germany keeps and much apc as possible.... japan takes all land as fast as possible an get tanks in play asap usa too far... Russia pushing Germany is death japan will own the world once usa can fight ... japan can sacrifice all water to stop usa for 3 turns damn, i should make a real video no no you take sub and bomber to destroy uk battleship can't watch this anymore 👎

Fun game, I first played this in a gaming convention and was declared winner for both games (small tournament). My first German turn I retreated from 2 of my 3 eastern front attacks, Russia has way more infantry and I had to conserve my tanks and artillery until I had built up lots of infantry, then I was able to march east and prove dominance in the East. As the allied player my opponent was extremely aggressive with Germany, buying lots of tanks and attacking everywhere along my Russian front, after surviving several attacks I suddenly had the biggest army in the east and my western allies were already landing in western Europe.

Is building up a navy for Germany bad for the second or third round to stop American transports or should I buy fighters and bombers to destroy them?

No submarines to wipe out the transports hmm, I have a A&A Classic expansion from gamers paradise, wolf pack rules and 3 new units, 1 a cruiser, another is the convoy escort (only operates with the transport fleet) and a destroyer for the battle fleet. Submarines can attack either the transport convoy or the battle fleet (all in the same sea zone).

I believe your 2 English fighters just moved 5 spaces in the same game turn, I don't think that's allowed. 3 to the US carrier and 2 more "on" the US carrier

The 2 London based fighters can land on a newly built USA carrier in the Pacific just before Japan might be attacking, it's only 3 spaces from London to west Canada. The US carrier and its own 2 fighters make a better battle group, I often see a turn 1 English aircraft carrier and transport built, the 2 US fighters can land on it before the 2nd German turn, on the US 2nd turn they put their own fighters on their own carriers

A late game Axis plan can be a Japan takes America strategy.1st you'll need the United States successfully transporting many turns of armies overseas as Japan does likewise towards the Russians, then 2nd, you'll need an effective temporary plan to interrupt the Atlantic transport fleets(US particularly), and finally 3rd, a sudden surge in Japanese transport builds because they are retreating from Asia and landing in Alaska, west coast here we come. All this assumes minimal extra USA armies in the Americas, just the marching to ship armies, two full turns of purchases compared to 10+ transports full per turn landing in Alaska, Japan can keep this landing up for 3-6 turns, if they have more income it may be enough to trade Asia for the Americas