@Rommel:
@Krieghund:
Ummm, technically not. Europe by itself is 2-5 players, but the combined game is 2-6.
Technically it is. I just took a screenshot of the website. Go to the AA page of the wizards website. it clearly says 2-6 players for the individual AAE1940 game. Just like AAP1940 is a 4 player game with 5 powers (China). And when combined it also says up to 6 players. You claim that it’s a typo, where are you getting your information from?
The information I’m getting is from Larry Harris, who is the game developer himself, and Krieg here, who just clearly stated that the Europe game’s rules will be 2-5 players, and he is also a developer who is heavily involved in creating the rules with Larry. Furthermore, my information is based on the fact that Avalon Hill and its parent company Wizards of the Coast have an extensive history of problems with partial or incorrect information appearing on their websites (often times there isn’t any information), and all it takes is looking at the Pacific 1940 game itself to see the typos and little mistakes that they missed in production of the game; I highly doubt that their website is of a higher priority to them than the game itself in which they still allow typos.
If you weren’t going to believe any explanation given, why ask the question in the first place? I acknowledged your point that the website contradicts what we were telling you, and gave you a perfectly reasonable explanation as to why this might be the case. I understand wanting to verify sources, that’s a legitimate request, but website descriptions (especially pre-release) of products are very often inaccurate, even from companies that don’t have a history of inaccuracy anyway. Now, granted, forums are often inaccurate as well, but you asked, and I have verified my sources for you. Believe what you wish, but this is the information we have here.
If you want to look at trustworthy information about the Europe game and the combination global-scale game for yourself, check out the stickied thread at the top of this Europe 1940 board for information directly from the developers Larry and Krieg themselves. Otherwise you’ll have to deal with what people here are willing to share with you if you don’t want to do the research yourself.