AXIS & ALLIES - A Buyers Guide
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The actual buyers guide... end-all, be-all starts at 26:03 if you really just want to hear the recommendations on what to buy (and I heartily agree with everything Eric says in this video). Excellent video guys, you did a great job all the way through. I personally have the original "Classic" edition from the 1980s... the one I played the most... and currently have the new 1941 and 1942 Second Edition... but I can't really find anyone to play anymore... waiting for my kids to get a little older then I will school them.
Thank you!
I got D-Day for 13 dollars
I kinda feel out of place as I'm 14 and I live in england lol
@Harland Paeth you bots are everywhere these days
My first experience with Axis and Allies was with the combined Europe and Pacific 1940 Second Edition maps in high school about six years ago. That was freaking awesome. We later adapted the map so that we could combine both WWI and WWII maps together. We ended up playing two games: a global WWI map that lasted 16 turns, and then we’d sign the Treaty of Versailles and then do WWII.
wish my high school experience was something like that
You're part of the 0.01% of people who have found not only people willing to play Axis & Allies, but MULTIPLE versions of Axis & Allies.
This buyer's guide is tremendous. Don't buy any edition of any of these games, until you watch this video several times. Thanks guys!
Thanks! And thanks for watching :)
Stumbled on someone’s old collection of out of print Axis and Allies games for sale at half price books yesterday. I bought the original Europe version for $15, D-Day for $20, and Battle of the Bulge for $25. I was so happy because I never thought I’d get them
Wow! That's awesome!
The anniversary edition is my favorite, it is like a streamlined version of the global (Europe + Pacific) edition
Which one? 25 Years or 50 Year anniversary?
@@Germanguy6969 This one, they brought it back a while back, so you don't have to buy second hand.
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@@Germanguy6969 Die 50 Jahre Version
Our new video covers the 'A&A Anniversary Edition' - czcams.com/video/Sf1_9WtmntU/video.html
whats the difference between the A&A 1942 and A&A Spring 1942 ?
Eric I just love your guide to A&A. Seen it four times now. Every time it pops up on CZcams when searching something A&A, I can't help myself. I just love watching the passion and love you have for the game. I hope you are still playing it from time to time. Thanks for putting the video together it was so helpful. Keep up the good work. 👍
Glad you enjoy it!
Thanks! This video was exceedingly helpful. My kids are just getting to the point at which they can handle this level of strategy game and I was snowed in by the many A&A products on the market, in and out of print. I remember playing A&A at lunch time with some schoolmates, and later with college roommates (when else would you possibly have time for this level of constant gaming?). Again, much appreciated!
Hey... what a fantastic updated video on the Axis & Allies games! BTW, I do have all of the AnA games incl. 50..and it's a keeper, a beautiful game box with so much attention to detail.
Laters, Jon
Thank you for putting this together, and showing the boards, and sharing your opinions. Very helpful. Really appreciate it.
You did an excellent job of summarizing all the versions, thank you!!! Only wish I had found this video earlier!
Thank you, and thanks for watching! :)
Used your video and the wikipedia article on the game series to make a mean excel spreadsheet guide to all the games, prices, gameplay, everything. Thank you!
I've never seen your channel before, until this video. Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to make this video. It was very helpful & informative. I have the original version of Axis & Allies and just bought the 1942 2nd edition after listening to your advice. Thanks again!
Thank, and thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video! I am trying to buy this for my son and had no clue what I was doing when I saw there were multiple versions. This video was so helpful!
Thank you for making this video! Lots of great info. I only played the original Gamemaster Edition way back in the day at a friend's house. I have been thinking about getting an edition or two but was completely in the dark about the differences between them.
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching!
I've never played Axis & Allies but your guide led me to buy 1942 and 1940 Europe & Pacific. i figure i can do 1942 with people who have the stamina for 4-8 hour games and 1940 i can play with a few friends over the course of a week or two. Great video Eric.
The anniversary version is now being rereleased for 75$! Great videos I'm getting back into to A&A would love Europe and Pacific for global. Nice!
There is a gaming store close to where I live right now. It has revised, Guadalcanal, 1942, and the two global 1940 games (first edition). After checking them out a few times, I became more and more interested in 1940.
Thanks for the vid
I have the original game, 1984 print, my brother and I would play 7/8 hours, log our game pieces/locations, then come back the next night and play another 6/8 hours before one of us started to tip the game to where we knew the other was going to win. There have been, in 32 years of playing, games that would go 3 or 4 segments of 7/8 hours a piece, yeah 30+ hours of play.
I lost him several years ago now, the game has sat in storage for 6 years, I just got it out yesterday and almost sold it....but I couldn't. The upside is, my wife said she will learn the game and play with me.
This will be fun.
Nice info on the game. I just randomly picked up an unopened version of A&A 1941 for $3 at Goodwill, and I'm trying to look into it. I figured it couldn't hurt for $3 to give it a try. Looking forward to our first play.
Holy hell! What a great deal, even if it's missing a few pieces or the components are damaged.
I played og axis and allies many times in my teen years, it had the aa guns but none of the other units you listed as new in 1942 core edition. excellent overview for people considering getting one or more editions.
Excellent video! Really comprehensive, please keep doing this type of videos.
I managed to get D-day for only $35 less than a year ago and I love it.
I agree, 1914 edition is amazing
Taprman I rly want it but it’s way to expensive
LitosIsLit , yeah definitely on the expensive side. I’d say it’s worth it if you have a group of friends or family who like games like this, but if you don’t have many people to play with it’s probably not worth
Fantastic guys! Keep rolling those dice! Thanks for sharing.
100% what I was looking for....so many version and you cleared it all up!!
Great to here! Thank you.
Excellent Job guys!... definitely top shelf.
Thanks buddy! (As you can see, Eric gets very excited about showing off his collection)
Oh sweet! Thank you!
Young Grasshopper 52
Excellent guide. I play the classic one most but also have AAE and AAP. This guide gives me pretty good introduction to the new prints.
Great video! I love A&A and you did a great job showing them off and explaining each one. 1940 E+P looks amazing! :)
The combined version is enormous and is a truly EPIC experience. I highly recommend it - just be sure you have plenty of space and plenty of time!
Even playing them seperately is an epic experience. But one thing I don´t like is (and most players I have encountered) it is a bit chaotic - all the pieces on the board (even with using the chips) makes it so chaotic. You don´t see the borders, moking them from one region to another is a nightmare and it is really hard not to get lost in all of them (wchich army is in which region etc.)
Maybe I am doing something wrong, but it is always like that.
Thanks for this! I haven’t played in over 20 years and was looking to buy one, but wasn’t sure which ones since so many have come along since the early 90’s
Awesome video Eric. Your buddy is like my friends who can't quite understand your mission, but play along and make jokes about it. It is a passion and I hope your son plays often...mine, not so much. Everyone always cringes at the game time, but I have one friend that only plays A&A and one of us will just concede at a point around 4 hrs knowing that we're outmatched. After playing 100+ games you can tell who is going to win at a certain point.
was always very intimidated by the scope of these games, but after playing twilight imperium and loving it, i was looking at giving these a shot
I’ve been wanting to introduce this game to my board gaming friends for years. Thankyou so much for pointing me in the right direction on where to start :D
Great video, guys. Thanks so much for showing me how addicted I 'am to our wonderful hobby, as I own everything thing you highlighted in this A & A documentary, including 75%-80% of the A & A Miniatures-what happen there, Eric?
(just call me Mr. Grognard.)
Seriously, job well done! Kudos!!
(Thanks to Young Grasshopper for pointing out this video series.)
This was an extremely helpful video. I had no idea what to buy but I love WW2 history and board games. Now I know where to start.
Thank you guys, I came across the 1942 at a garage sale and boys it's a wonder game. I am just wandering whether to invest in the 1914 game. Your review help.
You forgot Spring 1942 (not to be confused with 1942 Second Edition). It came out after Anniversary Edition and tried to combine the Revised map with the Anniversary rules.
oh i got confused because I was thinking my 1942 board isn't that big XD
I picked up on that too. My favorite version of the game is Spring 1942
I loved you video. My favorite parts where were Eric stressed over his games and folding the boards back up. I love seeing a kindred spirit. The part of the unpunched AA50 was classic.
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
Great video guys!
I only got into A&A in 2009 when I bought the then new Spring 1942 edition. I admit I knew nothing about the game before I bought it.
But knew it would be good.
Unfortunately, I remember seeing Anniversary on the shelf next to Spring 1942, and I opted for the latter because it looked easier to begin with.... I had no idea at the time of the significance of anniversary... Man, I wish I picked it that day...
Good thing it is getting a reprint then. Got my order in ;)
Awesome video, the info I needed to decide which copy to buy, thanks guys.
Thank you for the excellent overview!
Thanks really helped me a lot! it makes me want to buy the 1941 edition instead of the 1914 edition :D
Was happy to find this video. I've been playing this game since the 80s and it is also my favourite board game of all-time and I have played a tonne of board games. I have the anniversary edition and had NO CLUE it was worth so much, it is still my favourite edition. I had custom dice made for it from Chessex with each nation's flag on the dice including Italy and China. Oh how I have to get the 1940 editions!!!
Very useful video! Thanks guys.
The first time I played Axis and Allies was on Larry Harris' board, made from a world map that he had drawn the regions on. He was still shaking out the rules. My copy of the game is the NOVA games, with the cardboard unit counters having different shapes.
Nicely done and entertaining!
Thank you for the buyer's guide. You were very helpful.
Thanks for watching. Glad we could help :)
I’ve been watching you guys forever, and I’m surprised you don’t have over 10k subs, you guys deserve it, love your content
Thank you!
I love my Spring 1941 Anniversary Edition. The little hobby kit boxes for each nation are great and and it feels almost as epic as 1940 global... without the multiple days it takes to play.
Great video - fun to watch and really informative! Would be fun to see you guys do a video on the Axis & Allies & Zombies edition.
Thank you! And once we get our hands on the Zombie Edition, we'll def make a video.
Man you may not believe it but this video was EXACTLY!!! what I was looking for. My group of buddies has spent three days on a single game of risk. We’ve branched in table top minis like 40k and I was debating switching to A&A minis.... but man you’ve sold me on either 1940 pacific and Europe or 1942 second edition. Overall thank you!
Great to hear, and thanks for letting us know!
Great video! My girlfriend got me 1942 Second Edition and I love it. I added Tech Development Rules and a few new units and it's AWESOME. Gonna get Pacific and Europe 1940 eventually.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. (obviously your gf is pretty cool)
I'm late to this video, but I wanted to say it was really well done! If anyone is looking for a game there is an official video game called Axis & Allies 1942 Online that you could play solo or in multiplayer. (It came out after this video was made.) I also play a version of Pacific 1940 that I've adapted to play online through Roll20. You can find some of these versions of the game as mods for Tabletop Simulator. Interested folks can ping me for more info.
LOL me and my dad bought the last 2 as our first a&a games. was a hard learning curve
started off with europe 1940, already looking to get pacific, 2 weeks later haha massive learning curve but so worth while
I started with the original and revised.
Hey Eric they are re-releasing the Anniversary Edition in November of this year! You can pre-order on Amazon now and it's under 100 bucks. Get on it.
Thank you for this video!!! Was looking to get into this game, and I just bought the 1941 version on Amazon based on your take that it's best for newbies. Awesome video!
I picked up a brand new 1942: Second Edition for £30.
Wow... Thanks for the info
Never herd of this game until today, looks awesome.
Can't wait to play this game...
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
Thanks for the advice guys.... very helpful video.
Seeing the fully set up 1940 Global game Second Edition set up (that is the new European and Pacific boards put together) makes me feel all tingly inside. This is easily my favorite board game of all time and I wish I could find someone as passionate as I am about this game who's willing to sit down from noon until midnight and play this game. Sadly no one else wants to sit for 12 hours for a single session of the single greatest board game of all time...I have no idea what's wrong with them.
Me too. Any chance your Dutch?
I have an original A and A from 1990 I bought in College. I just got it out of the attic today and played a little for nostalgia. Still has all the pieces and the customer survey card. I am going to fill it out and send it in this weekend.
LOL! Let us know if you hear back.
Hi Eric - Thank you for putting this video together. I been bitten by the nostalgia bug and have been thinking about collecting the new game versions.
It's hard to resist when you see those game boards again, isn't it? if you liked the original, I don't think you'll be disappointed in the current 1942 version. It's the classic game, but a little better. Cheers!
Most definitely! I wanted to collect them all just because they had the A&A name. I am glad that I found your channel so that I know what I am getting with each game. I did have the expectation that the all of the games would have a similar game play as the original. I will definitely start with the 1942 games. My Brother and I had drawn a large global map on some plywood the size of our pool table. We wanted to simulate the "battle board" that you would see in old WWII movies. So, I am very excited about the 1942 games. Cheers!
I made my own 4 by 6 foot board and revised the rules to be a more realistic game.I drew railroads on the board and everything.
That's pretty awesome!
My best friend has the A&A 1940 Europe/Pacific editions and after seeing this video I want to play it so bad! My friend and I have played A&A since high school (mid-1980's). Thanks for making this video!
Hope you get to play soon. And thanks for watching!
A local store close to where I live has a lot of those selling for 40 to 50 euros, even Guadalcanal.
Thank you for covering this board game and its variant! Your sidekick is funny, ha ha ha!
Glad you like it!
Excellent video, guys! You answered all the questions a noob like me could have.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I grew up playing Axis and Allies. My boys just asked for Axis and Allies so I went to order a copy and was surprised by all the versions. Thanks so much for clearing this up so I know what to get. Im going to start them with 1942 Sexond edition. We game a lot so I can see us wanting the 2 1940 games because they look amazing!!
Awesome! Have fun!
Super helpful indeed, I was about to buy the A&A 2004 Revised Edition and it was a mistake. Although now I don't know what to do, the new 1942 or the or both 1940... the space is painful :'(
A&A 1914 is really fun! I really want to try the combined A&A boardgame with my playgroup
Let us know how it goes - and thanks for watching!
17:10 when that gets folded the wrong way it breaks my soul. Had a friend do that to one of my brand new games and it ripped the board in half. Ugh, my heart goes out to you.
thanks for the help!!
this was very helpful, thanks
Thanks for watching. :)
awesome video guys, very knowledgeable and keeps it light
Thanks Sam. And thanks for watching.
go to Canada I recently ( end of May) went to the Mall of Edmonton, while I was there for training with their military and I found the anniversary edition for about $150 Canadian
Sweet!
Anniversary edition is my favorite. I'm so happy I picked it up when it was released. It's one of my most cherished possessions. It is the best edition of A and A ever.
One of these days I'll suck it up and make the purchase. It does look like a great middle ground between the classic game and the mega Pacific + Europe version.
If you didn't already get it, the Anniversary Edition is back in print, as you likely already know. ;-) Scoop it up while you can!
@@KabukiKid the biggest reason to get the Anniversary Edition, imo, is saving money on getting Italian troops here instead of 1940 Global. I have definitely looked at all the pieces on HBG, and if I got it as a Christmas present, yeah, I'd be thrilled, but it's still daunting to consider as a purchase for what you get. In my opinion, the Original, or 1941, or Zombies are much clearer snap-buys ''bang-for-your-bucks''.
Original- mileage may vary. If you love nostalgia and history though, which, I mean come on, it's a history game, it makes sense. Technically if you want anything like a balanced game where there's any point at all being the German player, literally every single other edition ever is better. I need to double check, but I think if all Revised did was add more Sea Zones, that alone makes Revised the better choice if your intention is to honestly have fun with friends you plan to keep rather than sucker someone into playing a Solved-Game-Unwinnable Germany. lol.
@@KabukiKid there's no way around it: there's no truly cheap way to add French and Italian units to a collection. there just actually isn't. sadface.
Hey just so you know they came out with a reprint of the Axis and Allies 50th anniversary edition. (The only way to tell the difference on the box is the 2008 edition has a "50" on the front and back, and the 2017 edition does NOT have a "50" on it.)
Pretty good vid.Liked and subbed, GO CLASSIC!
Thanks Ryan! :)
Excellent. Thank you.
Great Video.....Many thanks!
Great review of the whole A&A universe. Not sure if this point was brought up somewhere in the comments, but I'll mention it anyway. At around 21:20, you mention that AA guns were not in the original MB version. This is not the case. Otherwise, thanks! Oh, and maybe highlighting the different miniatures, but I realize that would have taken a tremendous effort.. Cheers!
I guess it’s the same child in me at age 58 (the part that still enjoys boardgaming) that couldn’t help but LOVE the boxtop fart noise @ 17:54 - I literally LOLled! 😆
Is that so wrong?.. ~⚔️KT⚔️
19:55 If you can't dump 8 to 10 hours into Axis & Allies then you don't really want to play Axis & Allies.
When my uncle and I would play we took an entire weekend.
Daniel Walker lol me too. But I played it 3ish times and now I got the hang of it. Quarantine brought me to these games. If my family wants to shut up and listen to me then it would be Short 1 hour long games
I play for weeks with my brother over facetime even though I always lose, as I'm not as experienced as him.
Have you played "Amerika" by Historical Board Gaming? If not, I **STRONGLY** recommend it. As you can guess, it deals with a fictional invasion of the United States by Germany on the Atlantic side and Japan on the Pacific Side following an assumed victory by the Axis powers everywhere else and the defeat of the U.S. navy. It's set in 1951, so the units are slightly upgraded, such as jet fighters across the board, heavy bombers for all powers, self-propelled AA guns, etc. Even so, they're the same size and flavor and fully compatible with all Axis & Allies games.
The objective? The Axis powers are furiously trying to force the United States into signing a peace treaty prior to the U.S.A. developing the atomic bomb (it's assumed that the U.S.A. didn't successfully do so prior to this point).
I own it and have played it several times. I'm convinced you'll absolutely love it.
Hi. Bet you have the anniversary edition now as its been reprinted. I have it bought and ready for christmas. Cant wait. .
Great video. I only played Axis & Allies 1941 and had a lot of fun with it. I think I'll be buying 1914 now. I've always loved learning about WW1. Also, I like that you guys are still replying to comments on this over 3 years old video.
Thank you! (And 1914 would be a nice grab)
Awesome. Exactly what I was looking for.
I currently own two version of axis and allies. The 1942 second edition, and the revised edition, which i bought at a neighbors garage sale in the wrappings for $8. Now I know it was a lucky find.
Real lucky. That's Awesome!
Great game! But they should put the ideology side and make a Stalingrad version... How do you make a WWII game and ignore the greatest battle?!
A fantastic video guys and very helpful.
Thanks Mark. Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching!
Nerd Out With Me you can get a anniversary edition reprint in November
Thank you guys for the video. Loved it. If anyone is interested in playing A&A every year in April we have "Spring Gathering". It is a 2 day mini Con for Axis & Allies games. You can find it on line.
I just bought the anniversary edition on Amazon for $70. I think it's still available if you wanted to complete your collection
Awesome you were able to get one. Eric got one as well! czcams.com/video/Sf1_9WtmntU/video.html
the face the guy on the left made every time the game is out of print is spot on.
Many thanks for excellent reviews!
Thank you!
I incuded the need to maintain supply lines as well sub pens and oil producing regions.
I just got introduced to Axis and Allies last week (hadn't heard of the series before then) via the D-Day version. I thought it was super fun and had a nice balance of strategy and chance without being cumbersome (played my first game in around 2 or 3 hours). I'm pretty excited to go and learn these much more intense "core" versions of the game now.
Have fun!
This was an awesome review. my first game was in Hawaii playing the 1st Europe edition for 18 hours strait. Hope you can join the youtube group at one of our invitationals like Young Grasshopper or Desert Admiral.
Awesome video! I would like to see a Korean War edition if that’s possible to make
Sadly Guadalcanal did not sell well,
The rules are a bit of a mind bender to those who are used to standard A&A, much of a bender than D-Day or Battle of the Bulge. I have all of them and, once I got it. I loved Guadalcanal.
By the way, nice video guys, I really enjoyed this. Kinda made me feel better about my..... collective habits, shall we say.
awesome. great job
Thank you!