Board games have an extremely low profit margin, it’s a miricle any get made at all.
@Young:
Board games have an extremely low profit margin, it’s a miricle any get made at all.
I cant argue that…especially with video games and so forth…but then again…its still feels good when u get together with a whole bunch of friends to throw dice around… :lol:
When I think back on how much I have invested in all these game pieces, it almost makes me sick.
You should feel gratified rather than sick because sculpt collections last forever. There are plenty of other things on which you could have blown the same amount of money without having anything to show for it today. Best of all, sculpts have zero calories, so they definitely qualify as a guilt-free pleasure! :lol:
I need opinions before i shell out 50 for a copy of 1942 2nd just to cannibalize it…
In case you’ve never seen it, here’s a classic video about the lack of sufficient pieces in the 1940 game. I especially like the joke about the poker chips.
read somewhere that Larry Harris is now working on another Global WW2 game
Can you recall the source for this? I’d be very interested in finding out more, if that’s indeed the case. The last I’d heard was that Larry wasn’t planning any 3rd edition of Global at the present time.
@CWO:
I need opinions before i shell out 50 for a copy of 1942 2nd just to cannibalize it…
In case you’ve never seen it, here’s a classic video about the lack of sufficient pieces in the 1940 game. I especially like the joke about the poker chips.
ROFL :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
and yes…i love the Hitler rant videos…hilarious…
on a straight note…i actually did watch the entire film “DownFall”…Bruno Ganz might have been the best “Hitler”…great film BTW…all WW2 buffs should watch it
@CWO:
read somewhere that Larry Harris is now working on another Global WW2 game
Can you recall the source for this? I’d be very interested in finding out more, if that’s indeed the case. The last I’d heard was that Larry wasn’t planning any 3rd edition of Global at the present time.
i would like to know that also…although…if there is going to be something new…we are in the 75th anniversary of the start of WW2
Hey you are right. Monday morning, 75 years ago, Germany invades Poland. You know, most Mondays suck but imagine starting a World War. What a LONG week that turned out to be.
well i put in my order for one extra copy of e40 and p40…that should give me enough pieces to play dont you think? :mrgreen:
perhaps…but i ran out of grey chips on the first turn playing Pacific 40…and sometimes…u have to split unit stacks from one territory to another to attack two or three adjacent territories from one…
i do agree with you…if youre smart with your pieces and your chips…you really shouldnt run out…but IMO…i really want to concentrate on the strategy and tactics of the game im playing…not having to worry if i run out of tac bombers, chips and aircraft carriers
received my 2nd copy of pacific 40 2nd edition…boy do i have lot of japanese units…and yet…only 8 aircraft carriers and battleships for the USA…although i do understand why…after all…the USA has pieces in Europe 40 as well…
2nd copy of Europe is on the way…
also received my IPCs from HBG…i love the way they did them…great graphics
received my 2nd copy of pacific 40 2nd edition…boy do i have lot of japanese units…and yet…only 8 aircraft carriers and battleships for the USA…although i do understand why…after all…the USA has pieces in Europe 40 as well…
2nd copy of Europe is on the way…
also received my IPCs from HBG…i love the way they did them…great graphics
Good for you dude, you won’t have anything to worry about with 2 copies of each.
Here’s a good link: http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30541.msg1234347#msg1234347
This is my collection. You don’t need to do the same thing but it’s fun.
and what a collection you have…impressive…most impressive!
Yeah, I’ve gone kind of piece crazy myself. I have a specific set of pieces for each nation in Global 40 I call my gaming sets. Here is what comprises each nation set:
100 Infantry
50 Artillery
50 Mechanized Infantry
50 Tanks
40 Anti-Aircraft Artillery
40 Fighters
30 Tactical Bombers
30 Strategic Bombers
40 Transports
40 Submarines
40 Destroyers
30 Cruisers
20 Battleships
20 Aircraft Carriers
100 Control Markers
And that is just OOB units! The only exception is China, but they still have 100 OOB Infantry units. I also have some HBG units for China for artillery, tanks and fighters (some house rules allow China to have tanks).
To get these totals, I actually got several copies of the game when they came out and cannibalized them for pieces. I was able to sell off extras which helped me make back some of the money I spent, but it was still pretty pricy.
On top of this, I have huge collections of HBG’s sets in just about every color available. This part is really silly on my part because I pretty much use the Olive Drab for US, Dark Grey for Germany, Burnt Orange for Japan, Maroon for Russia. Basically the OOB colors. So all of those other colors, like the Axis Minors, Neutral sets, US Supplement for Allies and alternate colors for the Japanese Supplement and Expansion sets just basically sit there in their containers. I keep thinking I will use them in trying out the HBG 1939 Global variant because it has all these little countries and you can use all the variant colors to represent them, but I never get around to doing so. My group simply prefers Global 40.
When I think back on how much I have invested in all these game pieces, it almost makes me sick. I enjoy my games and it’s a fun little hobby, but there is such a thing as too much.
Obviously having such large sets is not necessary. You can always use chips which in some cases you simply have to because of space limitations on the board. I hope you are able to find your balance. However, I must agree with YG, the pieces in a single game are simply not enough.
How many PER game, NOT total. What I mean by total is counting Europe 1940 Sec. Ed. and Pacific 1940 Sec. Ed separately, instead of as one game.
Yeah, I’ve gone kind of piece crazy myself. I have a specific set of pieces for each nation in Global 40 I call my gaming sets. Here is what comprises each nation set:
100 Infantry
50 Artillery
50 Mechanized Infantry
50 Tanks
40 Anti-Aircraft Artillery
40 Fighters
30 Tactical Bombers
30 Strategic Bombers
40 Transports
40 Submarines
40 Destroyers
30 Cruisers
20 Battleships
20 Aircraft Carriers
100 Control Markers
And that is just OOB units! The only exception is China, but they still have 100 OOB Infantry units. I also have some HBG units for China for artillery, tanks and fighters (some house rules allow China to have tanks).
To get these totals, I actually got several copies of the game when they came out and cannibalized them for pieces. I was able to sell off extras which helped me make back some of the money I spent, but it was still pretty pricy.
On top of this, I have huge collections of HBG’s sets in just about every color available. This part is really silly on my part because I pretty much use the Olive Drab for US, Dark Grey for Germany, Burnt Orange for Japan, Maroon for Russia. Basically the OOB colors. So all of those other colors, like the Axis Minors, Neutral sets, US Supplement for Allies and alternate colors for the Japanese Supplement and Expansion sets just basically sit there in their containers. I keep thinking I will use them in trying out the HBG 1939 Global variant because it has all these little countries and you can use all the variant colors to represent them, but I never get around to doing so. My group simply prefers Global 40.
When I think back on how much I have invested in all these game pieces, it almost makes me sick. I enjoy my games and it’s a fun little hobby, but there is such a thing as too much.
Obviously having such large sets is not necessary. You can always use chips which in some cases you simply have to because of space limitations on the board. I hope you are able to find your balance. However, I must agree with YG, the pieces in a single game are simply not enough.How many PER game, NOT total. What I mean by total is counting Europe 1940 Sec. Ed. and Pacific 1940 Sec. Ed separately, instead of as one game.
You can calm down - that posting is 3 and 1/2 years old and was just showing off how much money he’d wasted on extra pieces how many extra units he had for playing A&A.
There’s a Patchman123 on BGG who asked similar questions earlier this week - I answered the main questions he asked there. Assuming Patchman123 on A&A.org is the same person, I answered your question there and to help out the forum I’ll answer the same question here:
Could I please have an inventory on how many pieces there are with Europe 1940 First Edition and Europe 1940 Second Edition for all the countries involved in the game, such as France, United Kingdom, Italy, United States,Germany, and the Soviet Union?
I noticed that when I was selling Axis & Allies 1942 First Edition from 2009, that some Axis & Allies pieces from other games have been mixed in.
Could please have an EXACT count on how many pieces there are supposed to be in these games?
Exactly how many pieces are in all the editions of Axis & Allies from 1981-2017?
I am trying to sort my game out.
Let me point you at some online resources to sort things out. First, do note that some pieces are only in the First Edition, some only in the Second Edition. This post from axisandallies.org discuss which pieces changed between editions: www.axisandallies.org/p/whats-new-in-axis-allies-pacific-1940-and-europe-1940-second-editions/
That said, here is a listing from the Harris Game Design forums that lists what comes in a copy of Europe 1940, First Edition (well, both Europe and Pacific, but that will get you to Europe…): http://www.harrisgamedesign.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=18469
And here is a forum post from axisandallies.org that lists what comes in a copy of Europe 1940, Second Edition (well, both Europe and Pacific, but that will get you to Europe…): https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30066.0
-Midnight_Reaper
Source: https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1943468/number-pieces-europe-1940-first-edition-and-europe
What are your further questions?
-Midnight_Reaper
