WE HAVE BEEN MISLED (Read before buying 40.2)

[Boyardee]

What are those chips you are talking about, what did they had?

[Autarch]

Meh, chips are for poker.  :-D  I buy multiple copies and plunder from other games if needed. Only use the red chips for damage.

[toblerone77]

chip schmips… i don’t really care

[hkytown1]

Personally, if they came with sour cream and onion chips, I wouldn’t care.  If your like me, your an Axis and Allies whore and you have more chips then you know what to do with anyway.  Did the first editions come with paper money?  Do these 2nd editions? Just curious.

[robbie358]

@Boyardee:

What are those chips you are talking about, what did they had?

Allow me to explain my complaint.  Almost every Axis & Allies game ever made comes with a version of stacking chips that I call the “old” chips. 
Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition comes with a “new” type of stacking chip.

Observe.

The “new” chips in A&A 1942 2nd. Ed.

The “old” chips that come with the brand new A&A 1940 2nd Ed.

Dime added for sizing purposes, not included with the game.

As you can see, the “new” chips are of a higher quality IMO.  They are easier to count when stacked and smaller in diameter, leaving more room on the board.  They are also stamped with the fancy “Axis & Allies” logo.

I expected that the “new” chips were the standard to be released with all new versions of A&A, but was disappointed when I found the “old” chips included in the latest game.

I hope that clears it up.

[lozmoid]

Great post robbie358, thank you for the pictures too.

[Cow]

POKER IS A SPORT, DO NOT JUDGE THE WAYS OF POKER.

[Guest]

Old chips are better.  The green ones worth 3 is a good idea and HBG has green ones for sale.

[otahere34]

I personally like the “old” chips. Yes, the “new” ones are smaller in diamater but they seemed much thicker to me which I didn’t care for. I do like the green chips though but I bought blue a while back for 3 and I’m just using the green for 20 (I have yellow ones for 10)

[toblerone77]

Chips are cool but I really am fine with just using the old chips. Unless I’m totally INF stacking the best ones are white or gray anyway. The A&A custom chips are cool but if I want superflous pieces to ad flavor I’ll buy HBG aircraft.

[Gargantua]

Black chips from HBG are superior to Green Chips.

[Guest]

Yeah I got some of those too. originally as “damage chips”, but the red & black looks very nice and fascistic

[Col. Ty Webb]

“Dime added for sizing purposes, not included with the game.”

Now they’re not including dimes with the games anymore?! How cheap can these punks get?

[Young Grasshopper]

I prefer a universal design for all chips in A&A because they give you so few in one game, it’s enevitable that you will purchase a second game just to beef up on units, dice, and chips. I have my own blue chips that I use as 10 spots.

[kcdzim]

Thanks for the photos on what I’m missing out on (I don’t own AA42 2nd Ed).  I’m no longer concerned (not that I really ever was).  I VASTLY prefer the old chips.  And now I know I’d prefer to just pick up the 1942 2nd ed board and setup sheets on ebay and use global pieces.  Much easier.

[Imperious Leader]

Now they’re not including dimes with the games anymore?! How cheap can these punks get?

Funny you mention that, back when i was a kid, they used to include nickels inside M&M packets. I never knew what the promotion was about but to a kid it was fun collecting the money.

[oztea]

What year did they do that in IL.
If a company was putting metal disks in with their food product nowadays we would have a federal case on our hands.

[Imperious Leader]

It was in like 1968-70. I thought it was strange but i kept buying them because it was like Vegas. The things were like .20-.25 back then and a nickel was big money for kids. I remember it was in the summer of one of those years.

[Cow]

I’ll take whatever locks in better. which is the old chips.

[Boyardee]

Thank you robbie358 for the picture,
They effectively look nice.
Would have tell that sooner, but i’m a new dad now!
Was at the hospital since last Fryday,
She weight 8 pound, 20 inch long!