Is Axis and Allies Classic Balanced/Broken? YouTube videos

[The_Good_Captain]

Hello all.

I’ve uploaded my final pair of videos on my study of MB’s AnA Classic, 2nd edition. You can check them out here:

Is AnA Classic BROKEN? Part II
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHBXRXn8JCM&t=2s

Is AnA Classic Imbalanced or Broken? Part III
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxfPFlpbtNo

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-TheGoodCaptain (youtube handle)

[TheJuggernaut]

USSR restricted is a default for a balanced game. Germany can put an AA gun in Eastern Europe and play to a stalemate with Russia for a long time with infantry and bombers and expand southward.

[The_Good_Captain]

@TheJuggernaut “Russia Restricted” is not the only rule necessary to de-bug the classic, 2nd edition…IMO (as per the videos).

“Russia Restricted” is just the most obvious.

[TheJuggernaut]

I took a look at the vid but that version isn’t really obvious where units are placed. I play the PC version Hasbro came out with in 98. In that version if you industrialize India immediately the most units UK can put there is 4 infantry and a fighter (IF Germany doesn’t attack Egypt first turn), while Japan can launch an attack with 4 infantry (2 from Indo-China, 2 from Phillipines) a bomber, and 3 or 4 fighters. Probably different set ups even though the map looks the same.

[The_Good_Captain]

@TheJuggernaut They’re the same setup. And to your point about Japan taking India on the first turn I would reference you to my British strategic video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtoh0UtsuQc&t=1006s

starting around minute 16, I explain that (in my opinion) the best way to industrialize India is to pull out on B1. At any rate, if you don’t use the optional rule “no new industries”, Allies can reliably win the game.

[TheJuggernaut]

Russia sending tanks east/south is definitely something to consider against a player using Japan that knows what they’re doing. I play scorched earth most of the time so taking industrialized India on the first Japanese move makes more sense that way. No scorched earth makes it a different game entirely.

[The_Good_Captain]

@TheJuggernaut ^ no argument with any of that. Would you be interested in playing a game of Classic?

[TheJuggernaut]

That would be cool only I’m not real good on how to get the online game going.

[The_Good_Captain]

@TheJuggernaut I can get it going, no problem. I recommend playing by forum in which case I just need your email.

[TheJuggernaut]

Is there a PM function on here?

[TheJuggernaut]

I have AAA and the random # generator downloaded.
Username: TheJuggernaut

[TheJuggernaut]

2 big things that work to Allies favor:
-After round 1 Ivan and the Yankees get to move back to back and coordinate
-If Russia is dug in defensively, UK fighters can defend a Russian western front when Germany is up and move to an eastern front for defense against Japan.