I contacted AAA Flag and Banner about a week ago and my order is underway.  Hope to have the big map in another week or so, and will post a picture when we have it.

@Variable: Yes, my 10 year-old (this map is for his 11th birthday) is completely hooked on boardgames, and gets his friends into them too.  I figure this was a good investment on my part, since I will always have someone to play against. :mrgreen:

You’re doing the right thing with your 4 year-old.  He’ll have fond memories as far back as he can remember spending time with his dad and playing games.  He’ll probably be ready for A&A at about 8, as long as you don’t play super competitively.  Other young adult/adult games that hit our table a lot are HeroQuest and Battle Cry.

My son’s 11th birthday is coming up and I would like to get him a set of FMG combat dice.  Problem is that FMG is sold out of the US and Britain dice (which are his two favorite countries to play).  Sooo… does anyone have some US or Britain combat dice that they are willing to sell?  If you do, I would also consider buying Russia, Japan and Germany from you if you have those available too.

@Uncrustable:

Well you tell them you made it lol
Duh

Yes, I tend to be too honest for my own good.  To make matters worse, I tend to look guilty too, even when I am not, which makes people suspicious and ask more questions.  Still trying to find a way to make that work for me in life.  So far, it has just gotten me in trouble.

@Imperious:

OK GOTO :

You can mail the disk in and they ship the print to your home.

Good idea.  I will just send a disk in and try to avoid any chatty interaction.  Will let you know how it goes.  I am drooling over those pictures.  My 10 year-old son and his buddies are used to cramming a zillion figures onto the tiny spaces in the 1st edition 1942 map, and they will go nuts if we can get one of these big maps.  Thank you IL for making these maps available and for your advice!

How are you guys getting these maps printed?  Every print shop I contact (including the one recommended by IL) wants permission from the company that makes the game.  Some even insist that the file be sent to them by the company that makes the game.

I would love to have a large-format game map like the ones pictured in this thread, but it is so frustrating that no one will print it for me.  Is there something I am missing here?