idk_iam_swiss, please try to setup the AA1942 board and play it as is, you will see by round 3 there is not enough space in Europe for all your units. I meant small to mean that the actual territories (map size) are too small to place all your units, look at the size of the bombers alone. I’m pretty sure that’s why IL made the map. I could be wrong. But the few times our group has played it that and running out of Japanese armor was our biggest gripe. We ended up using German armor as Japanese with a flag underneath it. Come on 8 Japanse armor? What was WotC/AH thinking?
Its not “too small” for a begginer, Save your money. If you find out you like this game. I recomend getting the one coming out this december. Its going to be part of a two part series and youll find the map (just pacific) is larger than your current one. The two together will more than likely take up your ENTIRE kitchen table.