@ShadowHAwk:

OnTopic:
I dont get the whole point of buying extra pieces for a game you have not yet played and you might not need those pieces at all. On the forum we are influencing eachother and that gravitates to a certain playstyle. Going completely blank might cause different strategies and different requirements on pieces.
Why not just play the game as it is from the box ( maby scavenge stuff from other games with dice if you want to speed things up ) and go from there. Check what you run into yourself and fix those things.

Yes, that makes a lot of sense. It’s just that I have read a lot of complaints in online reviews about insufficient pieces and I thought I’d try and ask veterans what pieces might run out and what additions could be nice. Of course I’ll decide what’s needed with experience and playing sessions.
For now, I’m surely going to buy battle bucks (I have been a monopoly player in my childhhod :D), extra chips and dice and some infantry for neutral territories.

@Kreuzfeld:

I would definitely buy more chips. Once you get into this game, you will make monster stack. To have those stacks, you need a chip representing 10.

Thanks for the adviceve, I’ll buy a lot of yellows to use as 10.  :-D

Thank you all for the thorough explanations. This was all I wanted to know (for the moment).  :-D
I’m sure I’ll come back with a lot more questions after I start playing next winter.

@WILD:

Even if you can’t open your games Young Grasshopper has links to the Avalon Hills site so you can download the rules. It also has links to the set-ups, and FAQ (changes or clarifications to the rules). This won’t be a quick easy read if you have never played axis and allies before. I would also suggest that you watch as many of Young Grasshopper’s U-tube videos as you can to get up to speed. He has done a terrific job introducing new players to Axis & Allies (not knowing if you speak English, but his video’s are awesome).

Yes, I’ve downloaded both manuals and hi-res maps for the two games and read everything. The next step would have been to search for tutorial videos on youtube, but you just gave me the perfect link, thank you sir. I’ll spend the next days watching Young Grasshopper’s videos.  :-D

Hello fellow players, I’m a new player from Italy, COMPLETELY new. I’m not even a player yet.
My girlfriend bought me an A&A Europe 1940.2 + Pacific 1940.2 and I can’t unwrap them until Christmas, so I’ve never played them yet.
Reading about the game on the internet, I’ve found some frequent complaints about the lack of certain pieces, so I’ve come here and, as a first thing, I’ve used the search function but I couldn’t find a sactisfying answer to my question.
As veteran players what would you suggest me to buy to “complete” the game (to play Europe, Pacific or global)?
To make it easier for you I’ll formulate specific questions:

1. Do I need to buy more miniatures? What will most probably run out during a playing session?
2. Do I need more dice?
3. Do I need more country roundels?
4. Do I need more plastic chips? If yes, what color? HBG offers several colors but having not played the game yet I don’t know what all those colors stand for (blues, yellows, grays, browns etc. etc.)
5. I’e read complaints about the lack of game currency and the subsequent need for pen and paper. There are some “battle bucks” on HBG, are they useful? What should I buy to use as currency?
6. I see other pieces on HBG, plastic factories and other nice looking stuff, please feel free to suggest me what to purchase to make the game more playable/fun.

Thank you in advance to those who will help!