Just How Old Are We Axis and Allies Players?


  • @Frontovik:

    14 :-)
    i started playing a bit over a year ago
    first game i was Africa-corps :-D
    that’s why i’m rommel on 3A

    wow, i’m 18 now…
    a blast from the past XD


  • Love this thread.  Great stories.

    My story goes like this.  It was 1984 and I had just finished mowing 3 lawns in the neighborhood.  After collecting my pay, I put it with my past earnings and realized I had enough…Fianlly!!  I begged my mother to take me to Toys R Us so I could get a game for my… Colecovision.  She of course refused at first, but I would not be detered.  I bugged her and begged and offered up many options of additional chores I would do if she would just drive me to Toys R Us.  My Colecovision was calling my name and wanted a fresh new game to be plugged into it.  My mother relented, and off we went. 
    I knew the game I wanted.  Frontline!  I’d been eyeing that one for months now.
    We arrived at the store.  I could barely wait for the car to stop so I could jump out and run in, grab that little piece of paper, run to the register, pay for the game and collect it at the game security booth (those of you old enough know what I mean).  I entered the store.  Took the all to familiar right, then left turn.  Walked right past the wall of board games.  I didn’t look at them.  No sir.  I was a video game junky.  I hit the Colecovision aisle.  Found the box for Frontline. Went to grab that piece of paper from the little blue pouch…EMPTY!!!  What!!! Empty!!!  Surely there must be some mistake.  Frantically I looked around for a Toys R Us associate.  There must be one close by.  There’s one.  I raced over to him and asked in an anxious voice if they had more copies in the booth or in the back.  He told me he’d go check. 
    Minutes felt like hours…Then he emerged from the swinging doors that lead to the storage area.  What did he have in his hands!!!  Was it Frontline???  No, it couldn’t be.  It was much to large a box.
    He walked up to me and said how sorry he was, but they were out of stock.  The emotions!!!  My stomach felt empty.  I went numb.
    At that point, the associate said, “Hey.  Do you like boardgames?”
    I told him that I wasn’t a boardgame type kid.  He told me that was too bad because the game he was carrying just came in that morning and it looked like fun.  He handed me the game he was carrying.  It was big and blue and said Axis and Allies.  I flipped it over and looked at the back. 
    Oh!!! I thought to myself, look at all the pieces.  That could be a blast.  My brother played risk, but this looked better.  I wasn’t sure though.  I’d mowed so many lawns to get Frontline.  Could I spend that money on a game I’d never heard of? 
    Then, good old Mom jumped in.  “You know you have lots of video games.  Why don’t you try this?”
    Seemed logical at the moment, so I bit.  Went home and opened the box.  Talked my brother into playing with me.  Had a blast.
    I eventually did go back and get Frontline, but it sat unused mostly.  I was hooked on Axis and Allies.  I have bought every version since and introduced countless numbers of friends and family to the game. 
    I use to play 2 or 3 times a month, but now that I have my own child and can’t seem to find other players as easily in this busy world, I probably play once a month.  But I can promise you, I will play until the day I die.

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    I will play until the day I die.

    See you for a game in hell? lol…


  • Was talking to a friend at work about war gaming one day and he said I got a game to show you. It was the 1984 version and I was pissed because I always wanted to play war games and asked him when this game came out. Always played with the army guys and tanks, but never saw this game ever. So we played right away and that was it. Hooked forever! Then I told him I could check on internet and see what I could find out about axis and allies. We bought the revised game and played 2 games and believe it I won both games as axis. Just figured to attack right away with Germany. He used to get pissed. Then came across a advanced 12 dice game by IL. We played that game once and I won with axis again. He was pissed. I told him you got to play like it happened in real life somewhat.****Now playing a advanced game with different rules and setup from somebody on this site. ^600 starting pieces and 4 x 8’ map. Have 5 of IL’s maps and tiger’s with over 5000 pieces from all the games. For me the advanced games are the most awesome do to pieces and all the things that go on. I’m 51 and just started playing 4 years ago. Thanks to IL, Crus, and the rest of you guys for all the advice and ways to play and new pieces to buy (soon HBG ) and rules to use.


  • Great story, Bob, thanks
    Have you ever tried playing it on this site, on-line?  Suits busy people like you, because you can play a whole game 20 minutes at a time, whenever you want, at your convenience.


  • @Gamerman01:

    Great story, Bob, thanks
    Have you ever tried playing it on this site, on-line? � Suits busy people like you, because you can play a whole game 20 minutes at a time, whenever you want, at your convenience.

    I have not played online.  I tried to download the game on my work travel computer but it was blocked.  I use Mac at home.  Can I play on a Mac?  I don’t want to sabotage this thread either, so tell me if this question should switch to a different thread.

  • Liaison TripleA '11 '10

    BOBO you can,  just get tripleA, the latest version is 1.6.1.1. you can get it in the software section.

    Then download the mac compatible version, done!


  • I’m in the 30ies, still playing this awesome game  :-D

  • TripleA '12

    Moderators, can this topic please be moved to a more relevant section of the forum? Thanks.

  • Customizer

    Guys,

    ––A very entertaining thread, with lots of good stories.
    ----Could you please change the responses to include 1(one) player over 80. My Dad, a WWII vet, pictured at left, is 88 and plays A&A with us almost every week-end. Thanks.

    “Tall Paul”

  • '12

    I’m 33 now, and probably played my first game in high school back in 1993. We played Classic often during school, then stopped 'til I was in university in the early 2001. At that point I convinced a roommate we should split a copy, and when we’d move on (as uni roommates do) we’d have a match and whoever won would get to keep the game.

    Of course, his awful girlfriend moved in (without any discussion with the rest of us) and the place turned into a hornet’s nest. That house championship game never happened, but I’m pretty sure I would’ve won it. The roommate forgot the game and I came out of the mess one copy of Classic richer.

    When I moved to Montreal two years ago, my priority was to get a playing group going as quickly as possible. Now, we play a full table of six every month or so. Game night, 20 years later, is still my favourite night of the month.

    Yrs.,
    R.


  • Started playing back in 84 when Milton Bradley came out with the Gamemaster series……Conquest of the Empire and Fortress America were in that group but we strictly just play A&A these days

  • Customizer

    @Tall:

    Guys,

    ––A very entertaining thread, with lots of good stories.
    ----Could you please change the responses to include 1(one) player over 80. My Dad, a WWII vet, pictured at left, is 88 and plays A&A with us almost every week-end. Thanks.

    “Tall Paul”


  • Played Classic in early 90’s, not sure exactly what year but we beat the crap out of that game.  Bought Europe in '99 and played both in college. Bought Pacific in '01 and played it in college.  Joined tha Navy and took a 5 year hiatus from 2003-2008.  Played Revised/AA50 until 1940 came out.


  • i even played in Baghdad Iraq during Op. Iraqi Freedom(Anniversary Edition) 56th Stryker Bgde attached to the Big Red One(2008-2009)

  • Customizer

    @Tall:

    Guys,

    ––A very entertaining thread, with lots of good stories.
    ----**Could you please change the responses to include 1(one) player over 80. My Dad, a WWII vet, pictured at left, is 88 and plays A&A with us almost every week-end. Thanks.

    “Tall Paul”**


  • Tall Paul -
    I suggest you make a new account, and vote for 80+ for your Dad.

  • Customizer

    Gamerman01,

    @Gamerman01:

    Tall Paul -
    I suggest you make a new account, and vote for 80+ for your Dad.

    ––Thanks for your suggestion. Although it’s a good one, I’m not that type of person. If someone starts a “polling” thread and doesn’t care enough to maintain it,…it’s not my problem. I simply loose some respect for them. It’s no biggie, I just thought some players might think it’d be interesting to know about a WWII vet who plays A&A regularly. Everyone have a good day.

    “Tall Paul”


  • I for one, definitely find that interesting.

  • Customizer

    Gamerman01,

    ––That’s a photo of my Dad in the left column just before the “Battle of the Bulge” broke out. He’s full of stories, even wrote them up in a series of articles and now is combining them in a book form for publishing one day soon, hopefully.

    “Tall Paul”

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