So I have only played this game once (played '41 a handful of times), and I was playing someone who was also playing her first time on '40 (but also had played '41).  Now, I certainly do not think to be an A&A genius, but my strategy in this game has not been discussed, so I wonder what is wrong with it, and/or how it could be easily countered by someone with more experience.

As the Allies, I was getting it handed to me in Russia (she was a little too aggressive and sent much of her Eastern defense to support in Russia, when eventually led to her getting taken by the US/UK from behind, but here nor there).  I decided to take some infantry from the IC I had built in Egypt up through the Med to take Greece (+4 INF, +2 IPC), take Albania (+1 IPC), and take Yugoslavia (+5 INF, +2 IPC), which put me +9 INF/+5 IPC, on the front door of Italy, and behind the German advance, effectively creating a second front of the second front.

Thoughts?

Are you limited to the amount of IPCs that you can claim per turn to the number on the tracker (40, I believe), or if you control more than 40 IPCs on the board, do you get to take all of them?

True. I was thinking after the end of the round when I typed that!

Well, the sub can surprise attack, then take defense fire from surviving ships, and then submerge at the end of the round.

So many versions of this game. Can someone tell me which of the versions is the biggest, baddest, best game to play? I’ve been playing '41 for awhile now and want to move into the full on experience, but can’t tell which one would be the best.

Thanks!