If you play AAZ at 3am, Larry Harris appears at the foot of your bed as a sleep paralysis demon.

I’ve Been Lurking on this forum for years and I just made an account today to finally say something about this absolute fever dream of a game. I own, have played, and finished games of 1914, 1941, 1942, Anniversary Edition, and Global.  My friends and I have dedicated countless hours to these different versions of A&A and have something positive that we love about every edition. Its such a special and grand war game that really, most anyone can play with a solid sit down of the rules. We are FANS, WE LOVE IT, and we CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF IT! That being said, not a single person in my friend group is excited for this game. No one wants to buy it, and the more we learn about it, the worse the feeling about it gets. Even if the game turns out to be good, the decisions that WOTC made have only alienated fans and left the question of who this game is actually for. We are collage students who grew up with zombie games and movies and even we don’t want it under the A&A name. My friends and I can’t actually see kids in or below high school seeking it out either. The only thing I can think of is dads trying to get their kids into it, but that seems pretty niche. Perhaps me and my friends are too cynical, but I’ll secretly buy the game behind their backs because I LOVE this franchise. I’ll find some one to play it with, I just hope that if its bad, my purchase doesn’t make WOTC think they’re doing something right. Also that distributor video was cursed.

TLDR: My friends and I who hardcore love this franchise don’t know who this game is for and I have to buy it behind their backs due to strong opinions against the game. I’m worried that if I give it a chance and it turns out bad, I’ll have sent WOTC a message that what they’re doing is good. We are torn between supporting our beloved franchise and putting up with what ever this “thing” is.