A&A 1942 Russians wanted!

@krieghund Thanks krieghund…

@Telon:

Tnx for the tips. I have already considering the tech developments. But the other senarios and the national advantages seem great to. Maybe i will try them in the future.

I would not add all of the extras at once. Maybe do tech development for a few games then add in a couple of the National Advantages then later after a few more games add in the National Objectives.

For the NAs we roll a couple of dice and the numbers that come up are the ones we use. If we roll doubles then we just re-roll one of the die to get a different number. Look at this for an idea on how to use the advantages: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/prod/axis  This is the rule book for the Revised version which is the one that 1942 replaced so the NAs are a little different. Look at page # 35 for appendix 3: Option Rules just for some ideas on how to pick which ones to use.

Enjoy AA42. It is a fun game.

I know you want to play, so don’t be a wanna-be-player!

Be a PLAYER!  :mrgreen:

Ok, I’ve made a minor update so that the color matches the controlling country. This works well in Excel 2010. I’ve not tested it in other versions. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99318978/Axis_and_Allies_Excel_Spreadsheet.xlsx

I’ve also uploaded my unit purchase tool. This is good for those that have trouble formulating their purchases. It works well on my iPhone, but I have no idea if it works on other platforms. Note: First enter the available IPC and Industrial Capacity, and then use the plus and minus buttons for making purchases. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99318978/Axis_and_Allies_Purchase_Tool%204.html

Edit: I’ve created an iOS Numbers version of the unit purchase tool. You’ll need iOS and Number to use it, and it isn’t quite as fancy as the html version above, but the interface is a little cleaner.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99318978/Axis_and_Allies_Purchase_Tool_iOS.numbers.zip

@St.:

I hear alot of people say that revised is more complicated than spring 1942. Now I played the classic version when I was 12. Sure it was a long time but aside from the tech and the board being diffrent I dont see to many changes from the two, and neither one really seems more complicated than the other.

So what happand in revised that was taken away that makes it more complicated than Spring 1942

Other than the Technology and the National Advantages (although the NAs were optional) the game system is essentially the same. I almost never play with Tech because it can be a game breaker.

German naval buys aren’t looking good in this game–12$ bombers and defenseless transports make them much harder here than in Revised.

If Germany buys a Med destroyer, and sits in 14, UK can still muster 2 figs 1 bomb for a UK1 attack by moving the AC up into 15 (assuming Germany committed air to killing the destroyer in 15, which is fairly risky unless Germany uses 2 or more planes).  This is risky for UK, but even if they get diced they will kill enough that Russia mops up the rest on R2.

If Germany buys an AC, then I guess UK holds off on a UK1 attack.  But what UK can do is buy 2 bombers, and fly its figs to West Russia or West Africa.  Then rally all land forces in Jordan.  So now, if Germany lands Egy G2, UK attacks UK2.  3 figs, 3 bombers attack 2 figs 1 ac 1 bb.

The Med fleet is doomed.  I’d recommend attacking Egy on G1…at least that forces UK to either counter immediately or lose Africa, and this counter takes some pressure off Japan.