or the Soviet Union? When should the U.S. Players will face the kind of difficult decisions world leaders did: should Japan attack the U.S. Historical AccuracyThe game pieces are tailored for each nation-Spitfires for England and Sherman tanks for the U.S., for example. There are two timeline scenarios: a campaign starting in 1942-the game’s original setting-and, new to this version, one starting in 1941, before Germany attacks the Soviet Union. For the Axis, players have to conquer a specified number of objective cities: Germany must capture Moscow, for example. For Allies, players must capture the Axis capitals of Berlin and Tokyo. Players will have to skillfully allocate their nation’s limited resources while waging warfare against their opponents. In this updated release, which includes the new addition of Italy, players control one or more of the major powers of World War II. Since then publisher Avalon Hill has released a series of variants on the game, including a lavish 2008 edition marking the company’s 50th anniversary. The BasicsDebuting in 1984, Axis & Allies is one of the most commercially successful war board games. There is your quick review of ‘1942 Second Edition’ version of Axis & Allies.Game Review: Axis and Allies Anniversary Edition CloseĪVALON HILL, $100 WORLD WAR II RATING : 5/5 Production chart – included on the board. Allies: United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States.Board dimensions: 40x 26 inches or 102 x 66 cm.BoardGameGeek- Files created by members.To learn more, browse the rule books, forums, images and video posted below. An Anti-Aircraft Artillery unit, with a wild twist over the normal grey pieced AA guns, is introduced. Land territories and sea zones are very spacious, with the help of a larger board size. The Battleships have a brilliant new look to them - beefy and mean looking.
Axis & Allies 1942 (2nd Edition): Summary, Rules and More.Īxis & Allies 1942 Second Edition (released in 2012) is a global WWII game that has Axis countries Germany and Japan against the Allied powers the UK, USA and Soviet Union.Īxis & Allies regulars will notice some tweaks over previous versions.
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