This preview goes over the National Objectives and bonus income for both the Europe only game as well as the Global game. The bonus income for the National Objectives is collected during the Collect Income phase.
It is now rumored that the release date for the third Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures expansion War at Sea Flank Speed has been pushed from June 9 to August 25, 2009.
The other day I received the following news from Greg Smorey, Axis & Allies Tournament Game Master:
I would like to take just a moment, maybe a long moment, of your time and bring everyone up to speed on the latest and greatest from the Axis & Allies Convention World.
After I bought my copy of the Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition game [Amazon
The much awaited Axis & Allies 50th Anniversary Edition [Amazon
The folks at Field Marshall Games have created some great dice that are specifically themed for use with World War II board games. The dice fit in perfect with any Axis & Allies or other WWII game.
Avalon Hill and Wizards of the Coast have revealed more information about the upcoming new release of Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition. First off, the box art has been revealed, click the link to the left for a larger sample. The first thing I noticed was a return to the red Axis & Allies logo. The release date for this new edition is October 23, 2008 and will be solf for $100. That seems like a lot of money for an Axis & Allies game but you’ll be getting a lot of board game for your money. Continue reading the article for more details.
Update August 4, 2008: Avalon Hill has decided to shut down Gleemax.
First off, if you have not checked your calendar, Origins is
ONLY 5 weeks away.
Now, I have had a few requests, questions, concerns
regarding the Event # for events I will be running at Origins. The
easiest way to help solve this problem is to give you a copy of all the events
and the event numbers as I see it.
February 27, 2008 (Renton, Wash.) –
Wizards of the Coast is celebrating Avalon Hill’s 50 years of great conquests in strategy gaming with a line-up that has fans excited like
never before. Avalon Hill is bringing back two classic titles in DIPLOMACY and ACQUIRE to start off the year, and the season will
wrap-up with an Anniversary Edition of AXIS & ALLIES® that every fan will want to have.
Greetings AA Gamers,
It is my pleasure to bring you the latest and greatest information regarding the 2008 Spring Gathering VI in
Cincinnati, Ohio (SGVI). The dates have been confirmed, April 11 & 12, the Smoreyswamp is up and registration is now open. Please note a
few big, BIG changes this year. The biggest of all is that we will be having scheduled events i.e. (demos, casual play and a few tournaments)
that one can register for. Please note that all these events are subject to availability.
For the early US turns a lot is going to depend on your overall Allied strategy and what the UK is doing. To start the game the US doesn’t have much to do in terms of combat but you want to make sure you buy the right units and start to move your forces into a more useful position.