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To celebrate the fifty-year anniversary of Avalon Hill, Axis & Allies is launching its most expansive game ever. The Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition features the debut of Italy as the third Axis nation, the introduction of the cruiser unit to the naval line-up, and the largest Axis & Allies board to-date measuring 24x46 inches. With over 600 pieces, players will be able to recreate and decide the outcome of WWII like never before. The Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition is designed and developed by Larry Harris, the original designer of Axis & Allies.
Year Published
2008
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Pros
- Definitive Axis and Allies edition according to the host
- Fun, tactile gameplay with moving stacks and dice
- Painted pieces add hobby value
- Great for 2-4 players with reduced downtime
Cons
- No solo mode
- Long setup and takedown
- Significant downtime in games with 5-6 players
- Not a deep simulation; ahistorical moments; theme may not suit everyone
Thematic elements
- global strategic conquest with area control and dice-based combat
- World War II global theater around 1941
- historical-alt with abstract mechanics
Comparison games
- Memoir 44
- V-sabotage
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Area Control — Controlling regions provides income and contributes to victory.
- area_control — Controlling regions provides income and contributes to victory.
- combat_and_battleboard — Combat resolved on a separate Battle Board with hit thresholds per unit type.
- Combat: Damage Based — Casualties are removed from play; defenders may counterattack after initial hits.
- dice_resolution — Combat outcomes are decided by dice rolls.
- economic_system — Money is used to buy units and upgrade; production centers generate income.
- mobilization_and_movement — Purchased units are placed in a mobilization zone; units move across territories during combat and non-combat moves.
- reinforcement_and_counterattack — Casualties are removed from play; defenders may counterattack after initial hits.
- transport_and_bombardment — Transports can carry units; battleships perform bombardments in adjacent seas; bombardment occurs first round.
- turn_structure — Each faction takes its full turn before passing to the next; long multi-player turns.
- upgrades_and_research — Invest money into research tokens, roll dice to upgrade units (e.g., jet fighters).
- victory_condition — Game ends when a faction controls 15 of the 18 Victory Cities.
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- Axis and Allies Anniversary Edition - gold medal game
- this edition is the definitive Axis and Allies for me
- it's a war game that's a game first and foremost and what it does so well is be the best toy soldiers game it can be
- the best thing about this game is playing with my painted set
- I really do not recommend playing this with more than four players
- it does take a big time commitment though and it's a weekend game to be enjoyed with friends and perhaps some beer and pretzels too
- for a simpler lighter World War II game try Memoir 44
- and for something very tactical try V-sabotage
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