The BIG E got his battlebox.
Box art concept for Guadalcanal
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Nice. Is that prelim or final or simply one idea?
And how did you find that or schmooze your way into seeing it?
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I think its final. only the text needs to be added
Source: Harris Game design
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Excellent, I have my new top story for the website!
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Thread at Harris Game Design here.
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Hmmm… I see a couple of anachronisms. The Wildcat, sporting a 1944 insignia and a 1944 dark blue and markings. It’s probably an FM-2 variant, although the tailfin would be taller. And the Zero is an A6M5 (1943 on), and not an A6M2 or A6M3 from 1942, which were, also, painted grey. C’mon, artists? How difficult could a little research be? A little more?
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Probably fairly difficult. They’re artists not historians. Plus probably doesn’t get paid enough to go that far in depth.
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Well how about a little research at AH? They could have provided photos of appropriate equipment.
Likely though, accuracy was not as important as flashy and eye catching and what the Graphics department was looking for.
I personaly like it and think it fits with the style since revised and remember, “Don’t judge a book by its cover.”
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WOW, Some harsh critics. I understand where you are coming from. If I was the artist that’s something even if I didn’t catch everything I would have at least made an attempt at.
Yeah, it’s a flashy cover they certainly accomplished that.
-LT04
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I’m with the “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover” approach. As a loyal drone of the A&A games, I WILL be picking this one up, whether it gets packaged in this box, or in quarter-pound ziploc bags. :lol: :lol:
Seriously, though, I like the design (however inaccurate) and I think it suits the atmosphere of the game, if you will.
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What he said.
-LT04
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I like the fat Japanese guy. He ate too many noodles before combat.
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@Imperious:
I like the fat Japanese guy. He ate too many noodles before combat.
Or the red nose of admiral Nimitz ?
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@Imperious:
I like the fat Japanese guy. He ate too many noodles before combat.
:lol: :lol: LMFAO!! :lol: :lol:
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Has anyone seen these photos of Guadalcanal? I have never seen the board till I found these pictures. They are small but interesting.
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Contents:
1 Game Board
172 Combat Unit Playing Pieces
85 Plastic Chips
20 Supply Tokens
12 Six-Sided Dice
1 Battle Box
1 RulebookWhat is the battle box? That is different and it use six sided dice but is randomized casualties. Also different from BOTB.
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Larger Picture
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Excellent find. No hexes on that map. No twelve sided dice. No combat strips. Not what I was expecting.
When can I get my copy?
Looks like September.
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yea funagain is the promoter of Axis and Allies since Avalon hill is too lazy to get off their butts and publish information on their own games.
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