Europe 1940 shows up on Wizards site…with screenshot

@calvinhobbesliker:

No, if the setup is okay, people will start playing on ABattlemap instead of the real board.

Most important reason to not play on board is not having time or not having rivals. If I can choose, I always prefer real board over my PC screen

@Funcioneta:

@calvinhobbesliker:

No, if the setup is okay, people will start playing on ABattlemap instead of the real board.

Most important reason to not play on board is not having time or not having rivals. If I can choose, I always prefer real board over my PC screen

Perhaps, but some people don’t mind it if they save $60-90

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Funcioneta:

@calvinhobbesliker:

No, if the setup is okay, people will start playing on ABattlemap instead of the real board.

Most important reason to not play on board is not having time or not having rivals. If I can choose, I always prefer real board over my PC screen

Perhaps, but some people don’t mind it if they save $60-90

Yes… but in my opinion, nothing could replace the real and genuine thing. I hate looking at computer screens… the board is where it’s at.

@LHoffman:

@calvinhobbesliker:

@Funcioneta:

@calvinhobbesliker:

No, if the setup is okay, people will start playing on ABattlemap instead of the real board.

Most important reason to not play on board is not having time or not having rivals. If I can choose, I always prefer real board over my PC screen

Well, they know people like you will buy it anyway, but other people won’t, and they want those other people’s money.

Perhaps, but some people don’t mind it if they save $60-90

Yes… but in my opinion, nothing could replace the real and genuine thing. I hate looking at computer screens… the board is where it’s at.

@cminke:

how much did they pay u to say that??  jk.  and ur right, i woud be useing my works printer to print my own m,aps

I’m expecting my copy to arrive in the mail on Monday.  :-D

In all seriousness, from reading their Magic articles, I’ve gained some insight into the use of spoilers to promote a product in general, as well as their corporate strategy on the matter, plus I work at a small company.  Though I am an engineer, you can’t help but learn an awful lot about the realities of sales, marketing, management, and finance, and it has been very illuminating and changed my perspective on a lot of things that I used to take for granted or never even give a thought to.

It was going for £65 or more over here. I’m not sure that $100 plus shipping is good value for money. Especially not in a game with barely enough units, no paper money, and no factory units. If I see some good write-ups for Europe - I’ll get both. If not - neither, and Anniversary will be the way to go.

My thoughts exactly, Army of Northern Virginia.

I seems to me that there is 2 infantry (not stacked) in Norway, and a thin white line. It leads me to think that Norway has been split in two. Southern and Northern Norway. This is exiting, both in an historical context and gameplaywise.

Anyone else see this?

@thomashawk:

I seems to me that there is 2 infantry (not stacked) in Norway, and a thin white line. It leads me to think that Norway has been split in two. Southern and Northern Norway. This is exiting, both in an historical context and gameplaywise.

Anyone else see this?

If it were 2 territories, there would be 2 German roundels, of which there are only one.

Finally….IL will be please as i am :mrgreen:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/prod/europe1940

Yep thats a start, a small one.

@Napoleon:

Finally….IL will be please as i am :mrgreen:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=ah/prod/europe1940

So now its not buried in their website.

@calvinhobbesliker:

I don’t think neutrals have logos. Brazil is green because it will join the US

But it doesnt look American green it looks neutral green, like compare it too Spain its fairly the same.

@Dylan:

@calvinhobbesliker:

I don’t think neutrals have logos. Brazil is green because it will join the US

But it doesnt look American green it looks neutral green, like compare it too Spain its fairly the same.

Yea its definitely neutral, I think the washed out greenish color is just the map. S America was the same way in AA50. The Neutrals in the Mid East and Africa are a washed out tan, where Mongolia (Pac) is the washed out green again. There must be markings on them to determine if they are pro neutrals that we just can’t see.

W/Brazil being neutral US shouldn’t be able to enter until its at war, being a neutral itself. Brazil didn’t allow US access to its bases until early 1942 (US at war) and didn’t declare war its self until Aug 1942. There has to be a rule in place to keep UK from activating Brazil as a pro neutral, like the Dutch only allow UK or Anz to come in, not the US. I wonder if the axis take Brazil, if the UK can liberate it keeping the income, like US can liberate the Dutch from Jap and keep it. It looks like Venezuela has an inf shaded in, and Argentina (or Chile) might too, but it looks like Brazil is the only tt worth any ipc’s (probably worth 2, for a minor IC). Can’t really tell whats going on w/Guyana (looks multi-national), may not have ipc value, but it most likely comes with AB & NB at set-up. Looks like it shares the same sz as the northern part of Brazil. That way when US takes control of Brazil, it could build an IC and get use of the bases on Guyana in the same sz. That was good planning if its the case.

Edit tip:
By the way I set the map posted on the Wizards site as my back ground on my desk top. It blows it up (about double) but it does distort it slightly. It is rather nice to just click the mouse and minimize AA.org to see the map for a quick reference.

Whats that neutral East of Poland?

@Dylan:

Whats that neutral East of Poland?

Pripet Marsh; it’s an impassable territory like the Himalayas

I don’t like the coloring of the board.  I wish it were all Earth-shaded, like Google Earth or whatever.  I think that would be best.  Experienced players would know which countries were neutral and etc., and the ones owned by hte powers will have troops or decals on them anyways.

Or I wish the board were colored for teh sake of being colored, like AA Revised was.  At least there you could tell they didn’t try to make it look like the Earth.  Here they mix the two themes and it doesnt look good to me.  Small critique though, it won’t stop me from buying the game.

@brettstarr4:

I don’t like the coloring of the board.  I wish it were all Earth-shaded, like Google Earth or whatever.  I think that would be best.  Experienced players would know which countries were neutral and etc., and the ones owned by hte powers will have troops or decals on them anyways.

Or I wish the board were colored for teh sake of being colored, like AA Revised was.  At least there you could tell they didn’t try to make it look like the Earth.  Here they mix the two themes and it doesnt look good to me.  Small critique though, it won’t stop me from buying the game.

Well in the AA50 they started doing that, they wanted it to look more real, and the continued with Pacific 40 and Spring 42.

Okay so I’m reading the description and let me show you guys a gaffe on their part:

Axis & Allies Europe 1940 will feature an oversized board that measures 35" wide by 32" high.

Finally, this deluxe theater-level game is designed to play together with Axis & Allies Pacific 1940. Together these two games will create the greatest Axis & Allies experience to date, with a combined board measuring 5’ wide by 32" high and over a thousand sculptured combat units.

Does anyone else notice that the measurements don’t match up? I mean if each board is 35"x32", then combining them should make a board 70"x32" right? Not 60"x32", as stated above. Do you guys think that this is just a typo, or the actual measurements are off?

Obvious the European map will be smaller

Well both boards are 35"x32", so either that 60"x32" is a misprint or the boards are 30"x32". When I get home tonight I am going to measure the board and get to the bottom of this.