Axis and Allies 1914 FAQ/Question and Answer Thread

@Krieghund:

@TheVenocWarlord:

Flashman, you could move all those figures to the next space, leaving that infantry behind. However, as soon as you do that one of them must be demoted immediately.

As far as I’m aware.

No.  Units may only be “demoted” to infantry during the Mobilize New Units phase, under the conditions stated on page 23 of the Rulebook.

Oh. Okay.

@Krieghund:

Wild Bill is correct.  When mobilized, aligned minor neutrals always generate units of the major power they’re aligned with.  If mobilized by a friendly power, control goes to the major power they’re aligned with.  After that, they’re “up for grabs” and the major aligned power has no further claim on them.  The only exception is the rare situation in which all units on both sides are wiped out in a fight, in which case control goes to the aligned major power.

This only applies to captial territories of minor aligned powers.  Colonies are controlled by whoever moves into them or captures them, just as minor neutral powers are.

Speaking of minor neutral powers, the reference in the rules regarding Holland refers to the fact that no power has any inherent claim on them.  The fact that your units are mobilized there only means something if they happen to be in position to take control at some point.

If I may suggest, then, that in future versions of this game, the impact of Minor Nations on IPC levels be made more clear and explicit. I’m new to A&A with this game so maybe the product was simply not intended for new players, and thus the assumption was made that the player would just know that this is the intent, but it has a great impact on the game and feels important enough for a call-out.

Thanks again for your help, gents.

Oh and happy International Tabletop Gaming Day! Go forth and play some A&A today!

Don’t worry, we’ve all been confused by these rules.

Can income be collected from contested areas? If yes, what if a neutral area is attacked but left contested.

@RogerCooper:

Can income be collected from contested areas? If yes, what if a neutral area is attacked but left contested.

No, contested areas do not generate income.

Offshore bombardment

The units destroyed by offshore bombardment fight back during the one round of combat?

The artillery destroyed by offshore bombardment fight bach in amphibious assault?

The artillery that fight back in a n amphibious assault fight in the round of combat also?

@MEGAEINSTEIN:

Offshore bombardment

The units destroyed by offshore bombardment fight back during the one round of combat?

The artillery destroyed by offshore bombardment fight bach in amphibious assault?

The artillery that fight back in a n amphibious assault fight in the round of combat also?

Yes, Yes, and Yes.

Are all fighters in a alliance in a single territory used to determine air superiority?

Is air combat to the death?

thanks

Kim

@KimRYoung:

Are all fighters in a alliance in a single territory used to determine air superiority?

Is air combat to the death?

thanks

Kim

Yes, yes, yes!

@KimRYoung:

Are all fighters in a alliance in a single territory used to determine air superiority?

Is air combat to the death?

thanks

Kim

On defense, yes.  Offense, no.

Air combat is to the death.

Did we establish that in defence, victory in air combat promotes all defending artillery regardless of the fighter or artillery nationality?

Can you give an alternate/optional initial setup for Russia, especially for infantry?  I am not really interested in rehashing the reasons for and against, but I will say that when playing it was too easy for the Central Powers to press into Russia while not being faced with a similar threat from Russia. Six infantry in the frontier territories is far too weak for Russia to have any chance of posing a challenge.

A strong A-H drive into Ukraine puts the CPs on the Russian doorstep far too quickly and thrashes the weak Russian economy too violently. So that is my question… what setup (for Russia) can I use to balance against this, in keeping with some of the game’s original design? This is regardless of playing with the RR rule in effect (or not). It would also keep the preexisting Central Powers setup on the Eastern Front. Thanks!

@protevangelium:

Can you give an alternate/optional initial setup for Russia, especially for infantry?  I am not really interested in rehashing the reasons for and against, but I will say that when playing it was too easy for the Central Powers to press into Russia while not being faced with a similar threat from Russia. Six infantry in the frontier territories is far too weak for Russia to have any chance of posing a challenge.

A strong A-H drive into Ukraine puts the CPs on the Russian doorstep far too quickly and thrashes the weak Russian economy too violently. So that is my question… what setup (for Russia) can I use to balance against this, in keeping with some of the game�s original design? This is regardless of playing with the RR rule in effect (or not). It would also keep the preexisting Central Powers setup on the Eastern Front. Thanks!

Bolstering Russia, even slightly, would likely throw the game out of balance.

Maybe you could take away a starting French unit for each Russian unit you add to balance it.

@Flashman:

Did we establish that in defence, victory in air combat promotes all defending artillery regardless of the fighter or artillery nationality?

Yes.  See page 14 of this thread.

@Imperious:

Is the small space between Egypt and Trans-Jordan controlled by UK or Ottomans? Why isn’t it labeled and does it count for separate movement? ( meaning it takes two land moves to get to TJ.)

It is part of Egypt.  See page 11 of the Rulebook.

A quick question:

A German transport leaves SZ 10 empty and enters SZ 9.  It picks up forces from Belgium to amphibiously assault the UK.  I know the transport rolls for mines, but what happens if there is a hit?  The forces picked up from Belgium go down with it or are they stranded in Belgium since the transport hit the mine entering the sea zone empty.

Rules as strict state that mines happen at the end of the move phase, which would of course mean after you have loaded your transports (which of course seems pretty silly).

Which a follow on question would be if you passed through a mined sea zone, then loaded and unloaded in an unmined sea zone but the transport hits a mine before it ever gets to the sea zone to load and unload.

Interesting situation.  That never came up in playtesting.

If a loaded transport strikes a mine, any units that were loaded after the transport entered the mined sea zone are returned to the territory or territories they were loaded from.  As the movement phase is over, they can’t move anywhere else.  They’re just sitting on the docks waiting for a ship that will never come.

@Krieghund:

Interesting situation.�  That never came up in playtesting.

If a loaded transport strikes a mine, any units that were loaded after the transport entered the mined sea zone are returned to the territory or territories they were loaded from.�  As the movement phase is over, they can’t move anywhere else.�  They’re just sitting on the docks waiting for a ship that will never come.

Would it not be easier to just have the ships roll for mines immediatly upon entering the sea zone?

That was how we played it as we didn’t really read when you are supposed to roll for the mines. we just kind of consider it like aaa guns in WWII and did it first.

Kim