MOVED: The Return of Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition

The best and most functional versions of core Axis and Allies games for TripleA will be cataloged below. This work is primarily from @VictoryFirst but more may be on the way from other authors as well as VictoryFirst.

This thread will act as a living document and updated continually as more fixes to the various TripleA modules are completed.

Here is a youtube video that explains more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkgP1O3wQAs

Module installation instructions: You have to move the unzipped map to the “downloadedMaps” folder in the folder where you installed Triplea. Reboot the game and look for the title in the selection screen.

Europe (1999): https://www.mediafire.com/file/0d7x7n1khgw7gu3/europe_improved.zip/file

D-Day (updated 2/2/2025): https://www.mediafire.com/file/quvl7ow85fq6989/d-day2_improved.zip/file

1914 (Original) https://www.mediafire.com/file/o6a6vc0g2jf5lr2/world_war_i_1914_improved.zip/file

1914 (Tournament Rules Edition) https://www.mediafire.com/file/4t8gcw8d2wc0zri/world_war_i_1914_tournament.zip/file

1914 (Balanced by TGC) https://www.mediafire.com/file/6iqf74g0s1zyktp/world_war_i_1914_balanced.zip/file

@Playing-Kid Wow! That sounds awesome!, I’ll definitely look into that!

Thanks for your hard work. It is appreciated!

Hey Team,

There are certain cities and areas that have a more organized following than others. Finding live players can be difficult; training and retaining them can be a challenge if they haven’t played in a while. Bob Roby and I play in some of the national tournaments, and over time we’ve grown to have about 10 local regular members, that play twice a month.

I don’t use a social internet resource, just this website, an old-school email reply to all list, flyers, and word of mouth. Bob plays at both nationals and 4-5 local cons and highschools, churches, so hes a huge booster too. I also try to socialize with the guys that play; if AxA is a passion for you, you will find like-minded people at GENCON (and here). That is where we congregate, and where these relationships get started. GENCON has many details and mysteries that you can only learn from someone who has been–parking, food, scheduling and accommodations all require some planning. But that is my first suggestion; if you want to build local support (and personal excitement about our hobby), go national also. You’re just going to find the most enthusiastic and sportsmanlike players that way and may satisfy your own desire to play. I found 4 players at GENCON who are from the KC area, that I’d never met before. Then, they found me here, then at our local shop.

I play fairly often now, so if a game gets canceled or missed, I’m not disappointed. I also dont attend every game, just when I can.

Attend nationally
Meet people on the Forums
Post locally–find your following

Probably one of the most difficult considerations isn’t who to play with or how to find them–its how to AVOID players who will deep-six your game. People who play wargames are nerdy, some of us have issues–still gossiping, inappropriate humor, distractions, racism, cheating, slopping, talking incessantly until its your turn, arguing about the rules, long whispering asides, 2 hour smoke break powwows…these will demoralize your club. Invite people who are genial and cooperative, be that sportsman–people who undermine these principles can’t have a long-term place in your group, or you wont have one.

Thanks again DJ and crew, for all the work here. Go AxA!

I’ll add a reply as well. This is a good idea. David, thank you again for all that you do for the community!

@Young-Grasshopper this game is fun throughout and I highly recommend it to anyone a fan of world war 2 like me been playing it my whole life and I like playing both sides with victories for both but I find it more achievable to win as the axis I like using subs and fighters a lot to scare the English most of the time

We are only discussion solutions. There is no problem.

I’m only saying that only moderators should be asked to move threads and if an argument occurs or flame war, they move the entire thread to moderation. Allowing any poster the power to whisk away countless posts from other contributors in a decent thread does not help this site. Contrary, it goes against what the site is about.

Nobody except Moderators should have the power to make these changes. I seriously doubt most people want it any different.

If I remember right, the “Can Opener” was mentioned in the Caspian Sub Yahoo group’s paper regarding the Japanese invasion of Western Canada.  Something about how German units blast Eastern Canada to open a route for Japanese tanks from Western Canada to hit Eastern U.S.

That might not bear out.

Re:  “defense being more efficient than offense”

Subs being the bally exception, wot?