@questioneer:
Hey friends,
Long time AA member here. Well the time has finally come. I’m going to be selling my AA sets (AA Global, AA 1914, AA42, AA41- all nearly brand new with tons of extras!!!) Why? do you say? Because Memoir 44 has officially (for me anyway) fired AA off my shelf. AA has given me great memories since I was a kid, but I believe it has run its course. After 50 plays of Global and about a 12 or so of AA1914 I’m done.Â
I’ve been playing Memoir 44 for about a year now- got all the expansions etc. and for me it gives me the AA fix I want but the game is much shorter, game system and player allowance is more flexible. I can play a 30min game or a 5 hour one. I can play a 2-12 players in various theaters that includes terrain and other details that we don’t see in AA. I can easily get players for M44 where I virtually need to go to a Con to play Global. AA41 is too vanilla, AA42 is very linear as far as strategy, AAGlobal is way too long (12hrs.) and strategy has become linear as well for me, AA1914 was a nice change as far as theme but the mechanics are just getting old.Â
Its not that I won’t ever play AA again- maybe at a local Con- only maybe though. If you are new to this game I don’t want to discourage you from it. It is a great game its just that I’ve grown tired of it and M44 gives me a new fresh perspective for a WW2 game. Its probably the best system out there. Anyway I will post a link in the marketplace for my games today so check it later today- it will probably go pretty fast.
I see your point M44 is a great series and it’s fast to play. I will never give up my collection though. In fact A&A pieces will work well for M44 scenarios in many cases.
It is really hard to get a game in for me too. When I do though, it is so worthwhile.
Right now I only have the base set for M44. However I do see the attraction to M44 just to have some quick WWII action.
If you are going to get rid of your A&A sets on EBay please post a link.