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http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=40596.0
Many related comments over there…
New to A & A
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The gaps in the rule application are pretty minor. Like being able to activate a friendly neutral by moving a AAA gun into it on NCM (not allowed by rule book).
And sometimes it prevents you from making a move you can legally make - it has had a cruiser blocked my sub from moving accross a seazone during NCM, which is allowed. But it mostly works. And really opens up the ability to play, as you weave it into your schedule when you have time, 1 turn at a time. A G40 in person game with 4 opponents can easily run 3 16-hour days.
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@JPatrickRemiger
One last thing - the AI on the game is piss poor. Remember - it’s a fantastic low budget program that replicates the board game for person to person gaming. But it was not developed by Blizzard.Don’t use the AI for anything more than feeling out the game for the first week or 2 you are learning. You will not develop as a player at all playing against it.
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@JPatrickRemiger just to add to what mainah said, here’s a link for first time installation https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/17147/gargantua-s-k-i-s-s-triplea-instructions/30
It’s dated but most of it is still pertinent. If you have any trouble, just ask on the triplea support thread.
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@barnee Ok, so I got TripleA downloaded but there were no maps or games available. When I go to download maps it throws up an error.
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@JPatrickRemiger I moved us over to the triplea thread
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@barnee Other newbie questions
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The idea of keeping track of currency on paper seems mind-numbing do you use anything else? (Poker Chips, Monopoly Money)
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I’ve found so many game piece “upgrades” on the market one thing I haven’t found is National Objectives cards. Do you have any leads on that. Having to reference the book every time seems maddening.
Thanks!!!
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barnee will chime in, and knows far more about the community than I, but I have used monopoy money. I scrounge as I am a frugal MFer. I use change for chips ( as my change jar always seems to have way more than I need).
And while I think there are some print shops for the NO cards, you can always print your own, slap the sheet on some paper board, and get them laminated.
Not flashy, but works.
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@mainah Yeah. That’s true. Thanks!
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@JPatrickRemiger
The added benefit of making your own, is there are a few tournament rules, and custom tweaks to a game that have different NO’s, and you can always invent your own. And it’s at your fingertips, rather than waiting for someone else’s to ship to you, and stuck with their offerings. -
@JPatrickRemiger I think theres a bunch of custom cards out there. The search isn’t great with nodeBB here but something might turn up. Look under customizations
If Friday is payday and your gonna go all weekend, you could use real cash and to the spoils the victor lol :)
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or is that “to the victor the spoils” ? ha ha ha :) -
Welcome!
mainah covered most of the points, and I mostly agree.
TripleA is really good. I estimated it decreased the amount of time it takes for me to play a solo game (by myself, I do that a lot) by 50-90%. Playing by the board is fun though if you have the time.
Definitely play online against real humans. mainah’s right, I learned a lot more from those than solo games. Let me know if you want to play.
AI’s not great, they’re only useful after you’ve become moderately good for quirky projects.
For IPCs, I use the National Production Chart. It’s definitely prone to errors, hence why I like TripleA (computer does it for you).
Personally I started with one theater first to get a feel for the basic mechanics (I progressed from 1941, which I played a ton of), but progressed to Global quickly (possibly one or two games too quickly). If this is your first Axis and Allies game ever, if you want to take things slowly start with one theater.
Once I started Global 1940 I’ve never looked back (only a few times to test single theater strategies).
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