AA Europe '40 Box Art

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Dylan:

Okay your right, but look at the Italian flag, it’s modern

It’s missing the cross in the middle

You needed to say that

I also counted out 60 something stars. Thats wrong.

@Dylan:

I also counted out 60 something stars. Thats wrong.

On the US Flag? There should only be 48

You guys are reading too much into this, it is just a cover. What would be worse is they just didn’t have the UK in the game, pretended they were American, or even……French!

@maverick_76:

You guys are reading too much into this, it is just a cover. What would be worse is they just didn’t have the UK in the game, pretended they were American, or even……French!

A cover that airbrushes out one of the major players is a bad cover. It’s not hard to get right. How would people feel if the US wasn’t represented on the cover?

@Army:

@maverick_76:

You guys are reading too much into this, it is just a cover. What would be worse is they just didn’t have the UK in the game, pretended they were American, or even……French!

A cover that airbrushes out one of the major players is a bad cover. It’s not hard to get right. How would people feel if the US wasn’t represented on the cover?

So the absence of  a flag that’s been represented on nearly every Axis and Allies cover makes an entire cover bad?

We know what the Union Jack looks like, we know the contribution the British made to the war, we don’t need to have their flag on every single box cover. And anyway it matters what’s inside the box, not the cover.

I could honestly not care less if the US flag was not on the cover.

@maverick_76:

I could honestly not care less if the US flag was not on the cover.

2nd that

@Army:

I’m a real ‘the whole thing’ kind of guy.

Ditto. And yes, I am not British, but I think the no British flag thing is a travesty. To me it does matter what is on the cover, at least in my own perception of the Brand as a whole… I think that, this being the ULTIMATE A&A game that it is, it should be representative of the war as a whole… you know, show the important stuff, important people, technology, events etc… You simply can’t omit the British. No way.

If you want to see what I really think, you can read my previous entries in this thread. UN knows how I feel  :-D … but I believe we have come to some accord over our differences, and I respect his viewpoint.

I am still going to buy the game though.

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Dylan:

I also counted out 60 something stars. Thats wrong.

On the US Flag? There should only be 48

I KNOW!

@LHoffman:

@Army:

I’m a real ‘the whole thing’ kind of guy.

Ditto. And yes, I am not British, but I think the no British flag thing is a travesty. To me it does matter what is on the cover, at least in my own perception of the Brand as a whole… I think that, this being the ULTIMATE A&A game that it is, it should be representative of the war as a whole… you know, show the important stuff, important people, technology, events etc… You simply can’t omit the British. No way.

If you want to see what I really think, you can read my previous entries in this thread. UN knows how I feel  :-D … but I believe we have come to some accord over our differences, and I respect his viewpoint.

I am still going to buy the game though.

Yeah. of the 6 allied powers represented, Britain/ANZAC fought the longest, except for China.

@calvinhobbesliker:

@LHoffman:

@Army:

I’m a real ‘the whole thing’ kind of guy.

Ditto. And yes, I am not British, but I think the no British flag thing is a travesty. To me it does matter what is on the cover, at least in my own perception of the Brand as a whole… I think that, this being the ULTIMATE A&A game that it is, it should be representative of the war as a whole… you know, show the important stuff, important people, technology, events etc… You simply can’t omit the British. No way.

If you want to see what I really think, you can read my previous entries in this thread. UN knows how I feel  :-D … but I believe we have come to some accord over our differences, and I respect his viewpoint.

I am still going to buy the game though.

Yeah. of the 6 allied powers represented, Britain/ANZAC fought the longest, except for China.

What about Free French

@Dylan:

@calvinhobbesliker:

@LHoffman:

@Army:

I’m a real ‘the whole thing’ kind of guy.

Ditto. And yes, I am not British, but I think the no British flag thing is a travesty. To me it does matter what is on the cover, at least in my own perception of the Brand as a whole… I think that, this being the ULTIMATE A&A game that it is, it should be representative of the war as a whole… you know, show the important stuff, important people, technology, events etc… You simply can’t omit the British. No way.

If you want to see what I really think, you can read my previous entries in this thread. UN knows how I feel  :-D … but I believe we have come to some accord over our differences, and I respect his viewpoint.

I am still going to buy the game though.

Yeah. of the 6 allied powers represented, Britain/ANZAC fought the longest, except for China.

What about Free French

Well, I was talking about it officially. After June 1940, France was no longer at war with Germany.

China fought Japan from September 1931 to September 1945.

China fought Japan from September 1931 to September 1945.

And didn’t they only declare war after '41?

So the absence of  a flag that’s been represented on nearly every Axis and Allies cover makes an entire cover bad?

And why has it always been represented? Because the British and Commonwealth were there for the entire war. The cover itself looks nice in terms of painting, etc. But as a single image meant to represent the entire European theater of war in WW2 it’s an abomination. It would be like Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 not having the US represented on the box at all.

We know what the Union Jack looks like, we know the contribution the British made to the war, we don’t need to have their flag on every single box cover

Or the Germans? Or the Americans? Sorry, but I disagree; if your cover depicts the flags of nations at war in Europe in WW2, Britain should be there. And it really doesn’t matter if we know what the Union Jack looks like, or who did what in the war - not everyone who walks into a gaming store knows world history.

There is literally no reason for the box to omit a major power. None at all.

And anyway it matters what’s inside the box, not the cover.

And what’s not in the box, judging by Pacific.

@Army:

China fought Japan from September 1931 to September 1945.

And didn’t they only declare war after '41?

So the absence of  a flag that’s been represented on nearly every Axis and Allies cover makes an entire cover bad?

And why has it always been represented? Because the British and Commonwealth were there for the entire war. The cover itself looks nice in terms of painting, etc. But as a single image meant to represent the entire European theater of war in WW2 it’s an abomination. It would be like Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 not having the US represented on the box at all.

We know what the Union Jack looks like, we know the contribution the British made to the war, we don’t need to have their flag on every single box cover

Or the Germans? Or the Americans? Sorry, but I disagree; if your cover depicts the flags of nations at war in Europe in WW2, Britain should be there. And it really doesn’t matter if we know what the Union Jack looks like, or who did what in the war - not everyone who walks into a gaming store knows world history.

There is literally no reason for the box to omit a major power. None at all.

And anyway it matters what’s inside the box, not the cover.

And what’s not in the box, judging by Pacific.

Yeah, they declared War on December 9, 1941

@Army:

And anyway it matters what’s inside the box, not the cover.

And what’s not in the box, judging by Pacific.

Ha ha … good one. i just sent for my replacement parts.

@cminke:

hey wheres the canada flag??? any one see it? :wink:

If there’s no British flag, there’s no flag that represents any of its empire

@calvinhobbesliker:

@cminke:

hey wheres the canada flag??? any one see it? :wink:

If there’s no British flag, there’s no flag that represents any of its empire

Canada didn’t even have the flag they do today until the fifties, right?

@LHoffman:

@calvinhobbesliker:

@cminke:

hey wheres the canada flag??? any one see it? :wink:

If there’s no British flag, there’s no flag that represents any of its empire

Canada didn’t even have the flag they do today until the fifties, right?

correct

Or the Germans? Or the Americans? Sorry, but I disagree; if your cover depicts the flags of nations at war in Europe in WW2, Britain should be there. And it really doesn’t matter if we know what the Union Jack looks like, or who did what in the war - not everyone who walks into a gaming store knows world history.

There is literally no reason for the box to omit a major power. None at all.

There isn’t a reason to omit it, but I could personally care less about its absence. I’m going to enjoy the game no less, regardless of what flag is and isn’t on the cover. If you really are going to make an enormous deal about it, write to WotC, see if that’ll help.

Well, I was talking about it officially. After June 1940, France was no longer at war with Germany.

Doesn’t mean all Frenchman around the world just stopped fighting.