Coming back into the game recently after a long hiatus…

Grew up with Classic and still enjoy it (my brothers and I play an online, PBEmail version) but want to see what the Revised board, and “new” destroyer/artillery units, can do.

Obtained a few miniatures also,but not really impressed.

Weve started again…and switched roles.

I was looking around these boards for a good Allied plan on “KillJapanFirst” since my opponents are growing quite aware of the US shuck-shuch from Canada.

Any pointers, or can you link me to some (since Im sure there is plenty on the subject here…I just didnt find it in my search).

Thanks!

Maximus,

thanks for the advice and input.  Alot of what you suggested, and a few others here, is pretty much the way it played out.

I just took Russia with a Jap assault!

The Allies just wouldn’t cooperate and focus on one Axis power (after their surprise factory in Kenya, they foolishly built another in Alaska to put “pressure” on Japan…too little, too late).

I know, most of you reading that are saying “Seems like you didnt need any advice beating that kind of poor-quality of play.”  And maybe I didnt.  But it was good to hear from some of you on strategy and looking at the big picture.

Thanks again, and good luck in your games!

Will do.

The US pulled a quickie and started pumping their troops into Finland.  Perhaps they see Africa for the diversion it is…either way they don’t have the follow-on forces waiting in E. Canada to lend Russia much support soon.

(and MADDOGG, I find your post confusing.  Saying “GET IT!!!” seems redundant when I had already mentioned that I ‘got’ Burma.  Thanks for cheering me on though buddy)

Cheers to helpful people!

An update:

Took the S.Far East, Sinkiang, Persia, and Italian East Africa uncontested.  Lost a troop in taking Burma, but removed both US INF.  I’m spread a bit thin, however…

Hoping to divert Allied resources into Africa and make them look there a couple rounds, instead of the obvious goal: Moscow.

So far, so good!

(side note:  Im not sure why, on these boards, a “newb” cant ask for advice and open dialogue on different opinions and tactics, to learn the game better, and instead is told “A couple replies is enough, this IS your best option, now go do it.”  Chasing away new players doesnt seem like the best way to spread the love of a game…but maybe veterans tire of ‘the same old questions’.  If so, my apologies.)

Anyway, I appreciate the advice I did get.

Thanks again. And good luck in all your games!

Roger, will do.

Thanks to all (constructive) posts!

Nice!

Yes, the Allies in Asia are hurting.

2 US INF broke-out of Sinkiang (in rd 1) and are sitting ducks in Burma. Other than them, and three red INF in the Russia, the Allies are out of Asia.  The S. Far East, Yakut, Evenki, Novo, and Kazakh are all EMPTY.

I have 3 FTR in Manchuria (Russia destroyed themselves in the east by battering their heads against it in rd 2, and wiped out my INF in the process), 1 INF in China, and 2 INF in India. So Im not exactly a powerhouse either, but fortunately its my turn.

Im starting to eye Australia with one transport and battleship escort, just to remove a few more UK IPC’s. Take Burma back with FTRs and transport landing (landing FTRs in India), take the empty Sinkiang with China INF, take empty Far East with with other 2 transport to prepare the Moscow push.

See any serious flaws?

Thanks again!

You are correct: the Allies are ignoring the Pacific and have no fleet (or any ships for that matter) there now.

But, being a “newb”, let me ask this:

is it your guys’ (and gals) opinion that if nothing is done (by my Axis) to the Allied spread in Africa it will be quite costly in the long run?

It just seems so dangerous to expose my transports and battleships to the Allied FTR and BOM there.  I thought the idea was to just keep shuffling my JAP troops/occassional Armor (using my transports as a “bridge”) directly into the Soviet east?

thanks!

(i realized, after reading my post, that I tried to sound like I knew what I was doing…my apologies. I dont know much beyond the basics Ive gleaned from reading strategies here and there. There are some very good players/opinions/things-Ive-never-thought-of, here on these boards…)

I had my eye on Alaska. 2 JAP battleships are within striking range, along with my transports, but the UK saw this too and threw their armor and 2 more INF into it to reinforce.  This of course leaves the Allies pretty low on their shuck-shuck ability…they get the general idea of it, but theyre not moving quickly on it (low transport to troop ratio right now).  For now, they are only using three transports and landing the men in Africa. So GER has a round or two before she’s threatened from the West.

The African/UK IC is in Kenya…only able to produce 1 new force per round (told you my brother has limited play experience…but it was still enough to contest my Desert Korps), as its sitting pretty with a FTR and 2 INF, and then one Bomber also supporting in S. Africa. Axis air power cant help there this round: GER has their air preventing a RUS breakthrough and smashing UK sea build-up (they just built a new battleship off England).  JAP FTR’s are in Manchuria, so Africa seems a round or two away.

It leaves me with a wide-open Russia.

Should I spread out and go for some African pressure, or an assault on Australia/NZ?
Or throw everything quickly towards Moscow?

I guess I havent played enough to know whether to just go for Russia, or if I for sure need to open another front somewhere and tie down some Allied forces?

Thanks again, and ALL info i can get is greatly appreciated!

(CHANGED NAME OF THREAD AS AXIS GAME IS OVER AND NEED NEW STRATEGY HELP/ADVICE)
5 NOV 06

Long (sort-of) time player.  First time ‘poster’.

Greetings from Tucson, AZ, where for the past few months I have been slaying both my brothers at an online/play-by-email version of the “old/classic” A&A game (we follow “Russia cant attack first round” and we dont allow R&D weapons).  Recently they teamed up (one as Russia and US, one as the UK…I know, not the most fair or fun division but the oldest brother set up the game) and challenged me to defeat their Allied Command.

I’ve beaten them both, individually, five or so times in the past months using the shuck-shuck method into Germany when I play Allies, and bum-rushing the African/Asian victory points when Im the Axis. But now theyve caught on to that…

In this game thus far, weve got the typical Russian/German stalemate building between Eastern Europe and the Ukraine.  Russia has piled everything into Karelia and almost every territory east of Moscow is empty.  The Japs took out the US Pacific fleet and stormed India to prevent an IC there and any Allied/British-in-Asia threat. Everything is pretty cool.

BUT my youngest brother, with the least playing experience, built an IC in Africa on the first round and, coupled with a couple US transports, has almost pushed Germany off that continent (I used my GER transports to wheel some of my offense out of his way and through it, victoriously, into the Caucasus).  I don’t feel that threatened in the long run but I want to make sure and win this game…or at least give them as much heck as possible!

:)

I can give you more specific details if it helps, but I just wanted to see if anyone had thoughts or ideas.  Im thinking of just ignoring Africa for now, squeezing Russia to death and pretty much taking victory from there…

But will the loss of Africa, and the points it gives the UK, make this tougher than I think?

Thanks for any and all help!