Last week I played my second game of Axis and Allies. It was a four player game, and I was Germany. From the 2nd turn until the 6th turn the UK and eventually a US bomber on UK ran bombing runs over Germany, taking anywhere from 7 to 15 IPCs at a time. Considering this early part of the game is when the Axis need to be hitting the Allies before they can mobilize, I found this very crippling.
The conclusion of the game was an Axis win, but it was simply because the US and then the UK attacked Berlin & Rome. They lost atleast 4 times the amount of IPCs Germany did and they lost both battles. I’m sure our next game the Allies will want a rematch and they won’t make the same mistake of attacking unprepared, but at this point I see no way of defending against or stopping bombing raids from the UK.
Does anyone have any suggestions?