Axis & Allies 1941 First Preview

[gamerman01]

@djensen:

Sometimes I feel like Larry does some of this stuff in a vacuum.

ABSOLUTELY

Although he did do a few interesting things with the map…

Have you not read the rules yet?  We all really want to know more!

[djensen]

Except the victory conditions, it looks like the rules are the same as 1942. Same with the unit prices. Stupid $6 tanks.

[allweneedislove]

@djensen:

Except the victory conditions, it looks like the rules are the same as 1942. Same with the unit prices. Stupid $6 tanks.

wow that is crazy

so economy and purchasing are very minor in this game. when germany starts with 12ipc the purchases mean very little to the overall outcome of the game.

more importantly all versions up to now it was important to take territory to keep your economy running. now the pieces on the territory are FAR more valuable than the territory itself so attacks and defense will be decided accordingly.

[Imperious Leader]

Interesting, do you remember where you saw the first map or its name? I went to check World At War and it is the same division than in Revised/Spring 1942, Romania has been chopped off the Balkans but has no effect on the Eastern front.

I will try to find it, it’s on my computer somewhere….

[Col. Ty Webb]

@allweneedislove:

@djensen:

Except the victory conditions, it looks like the rules are the same as 1942. Same with the unit prices. Stupid $6 tanks.

wow that is crazy

so economy and purchasing are very minor in this game. when germany starts with 12ipc the purchases mean very little to the overall outcome of the game.

more importantly all versions up to now it was important to take territory to keep your economy running. now the pieces on the territory are FAR more valuable than the territory itself so attacks and defense will be decided accordingly.

That’s one of the first things I thought about.
Maybe because the units are so much more valuable that people will be hesitant to attack, which is what pushes the game’s length upwards.

[Hobbes]

@djensen:

Except the victory conditions, it looks like the rules are the same as 1942. Same with the unit prices. Stupid $6 tanks.

Armor in Spring 1942 is still $5, so this is quite a major change. What about the setups? About the same?

Actually the setup should reflect a 1941 start so there should be quite some changes there and be more akin to AA50 1941.

[djensen]

No, the setup is quite spartan.

[gamerman01]

Wow, that is a lot to think about, right there.  Same unit costs and a meager setup….

2 infantry and 1 tank attacking Berlin’s 2 infantry for the win!!!

[Variable]

Certainly lends itself to “high luck” situations. One good roll can change the whole game. At least it reduces scripted plays a bit. Never know what’ll happen in a battle since there are only 5 pieces between two sides.

[Hobbes]

@djensen:

No, the setup is quite spartan.

And with many territories being worth 0, you really have to think twice before using units.

@Cromwell_Dude:

First, thank you for posting DJensen.

I second that :)

[boboshonda]

Is there a reason the US starts at 15 IPC’s on the board but has 17 IPC’s worth of territories?  Or it an error on the board?

[Rebel]

Nah… it’s an April Fool’s joke… :roll:

But seriously, it looks awesome, and I like the map better than the Spring-1942, though some other parts look a bit worse! :D

Thank’s DJenson!

@boboshonda:

Is there a reason the US starts at 15 IPC’s on the board but has 17 IPC’s worth of territories?  Or it an error on the board?

I think it’s just a printing error. Probably they start with 17, or there’s a rule that they lose 2 IPC’s the first few turns till the economy catches up! :D

[jim010]

Djensen

Any chance of getting some close up shots of the new pieces?

Cheers

[Hobbes]

@jim010:

Djensen

Any chance of getting some close up shots of the new pieces?

Cheers

I suspect the reason why we haven’t seen more yet is because Djensen is preparing some articles for the next days ;)

[CWO Marc]

@Rebel:

Nah… it’s an April Fool’s joke…

If somebody had suggested a few months ago that, in a future A&A release, the Americans would be given a Russian tank named after Josef Stalin, it probably would have been considered an April Fool’s joke.

[knp7765]

Hey IL,
A minor correction to your list of new sculpts:
The British got the new Bomber sculpt – the AVRO Lancaster
The US got the new Fighter sculpt – The P-40 Warhawk

Everything else looks correct to me. I would still like to know all of the classes/models.

[CWO Marc]

@knp7765:

I would still like to know all of the classes/models.

Me too.  In David’s opening the box video, in the scene in which he’s flipping through the rulebook, I couldn’t tell if the last pages of the rulebook (as in some of the previous rulebooks) identify the units on which each sculpt is patterned.  Hopefully they do.

[GoSanchez6]

I can see why this game is only going for 30 bucks. Looks pretty cheap. No money and I didn’t see any setup charts. No chips either. Cardboard cutouts for chips. Wow what a downer. Wizards of the Cheap couldn’t be more correct on this one. This is the first AA game I am really not that excited about. I hope 42 has nation specific units or I will not buy either of these games.

[lozmoid]

From what I could see from the video, it looked like the set up charts were printed on the back cover of the rulebook…

[djensen]

Is this correct for the new sculpts?

Allied Tank = USSR IS-2
Allied Fighter = US P-40
Allied Bomber = UK Lancaster
Allied Transport = UK Tower Hill
Allied Sub = US Gato
Allied Destroyer = US Sumner Class
Allied Carrier = Ark Royal
Allied Battleship = UK Hood

Axis Tank = German Tiger
Axis Fighter = German FW-190
Axis Bomber = German He-111
Axis Transport = Japan Hakusan Maru
Axis Sub = German Type VII
Axis Destroyer = Japan Akitsuki
Axis Carrier = Japan Akagi
Axis Battleship = Japan Kongo