tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post4682741547151552581..comments2024-01-04T23:48:09.384-05:00Comments on Pawnderings on Games: Axis & Allies and How the Allies WonSeth Owenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12206653100499935990noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post-66938012245835417502008-10-09T14:13:00.000-04:002008-10-09T14:13:00.000-04:00It absolutely will. Changes include the new board...It absolutely will. Changes include the new board layout, the inclusion of China as an actual power (controlled by the US player), and a national objective system that heavily encourages each nation to pursue its historical goals. A Japanese invasion of Russia, especially early, is likely to be a recipe for disaster. Overall you will find the game much more historical, though its still a pretty rough simulation and of course still has the ahistorical US production values to keep the game "fair" between the Axis and Allies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post-29820087868750333892008-10-09T00:21:00.000-04:002008-10-09T00:21:00.000-04:00I wonder if the new Anniversary edition will solve...I wonder if the new Anniversary edition will solve that kind of problem,Seth Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206653100499935990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post-57143532245295140502008-10-08T06:26:00.000-04:002008-10-08T06:26:00.000-04:00Given the benefit of a copy of Axis and Allies in ...Given the benefit of a copy of Axis and Allies in 1940, surely the Japanese would have seen the value in buying a tank factory in China and marching all the way to Moscow in waves of 3 tanks every year.<BR/><BR/>Of course that would have forced the British to build an airplane factory in India to stall the march across Siberia.Coldfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post-55597426188523243602008-10-06T15:29:00.000-04:002008-10-06T15:29:00.000-04:00A technique that's been used in other games is to ...A technique that's been used in other games is to have suden death victory conditions and/or VP milestones that need to be met in order to go on.<BR/><BR/>One could justify these based on an assumption that the surviving Allies may throw in the towel and accept the new status quo.<BR/><BR/>For example, had the Germans succeeded in defeating Russia or, perhaps more likely, had the Russians believed themselves defeated. it's possible that the U.S. might have decided to accept the new state of affairs. There's some precedent for this in the British experience.<BR/><BR/>Britain always required a continental ally in order to succeed in the European interventions. Withotu Russia it's doubtful the U.S. could have hoped to overthrow the Nazi overloradship. Japan would still have been screwed, because it could be isolated from German help.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure that Hitler would have been satisfied with letting his Japanese allies twist in the wind if he achieved his goals in Europe.Seth Owenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206653100499935990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799357743004909192.post-85568813820523263252008-10-06T14:32:00.000-04:002008-10-06T14:32:00.000-04:00I've been making this exact same argument on Board...I've been making this exact same argument on Boardgamegeek as part of the discussion on the upcoming Anniversary Edition Axis and Allies. The IPC values for most nations are relatively close to historical values except for the US, which as you say about is 1/2 or 1/3 or what it should historically be. It is indeed a very dark alternative history. I intend to experiment with a simple variant that gives the US a more historical level of production and see if there is a reasonable system that would still allow for balanced victory determination despite the Axis getting crushed every game. It would have to be something that encouraged the Axis to expand originally and then hold on to their gains as long as possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com