Axis & Allies 2023 World Championships - Round 1
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Here is the complete list of Tournament Rules:
Page 1 (Tournament Roles & Player Etiquette):
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Page 2 (Setup Changes & Victory Conditions):
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Page 3 (End of Time Rules):
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Gen Con Tournament History:
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Chapter Guide
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:37 Tournament Rules Overview
00:07:29 Strategy Overview
00:10:25 Russia Opening
00:13:17 Germany Opening
00:18:20 UK Opening
00:26:05 Japan Opening
00:31:44 US Opening
00:37:17 Acquire by Renegade Games
00:38:41 Russia - 2
00:41:06 Germany - 2
00:46:33 UK - 2
00:53:17 Japan - 2
00:55:05 US - 2
00:58:12 Russia - 3
01:01:34 Game Wrap Up
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@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching the first in our four part series breaking down these fantastic games! Join us for our live stream!!! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdqfhch93s7OlXU.html
@theplasticcommando7394 6 ай бұрын
Great detail summary of your game at Gencon. I enjoyed the strategy discussion. 👍👍👍
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More next week!
@johnweaver2688 6 ай бұрын
If you don't show up, you lose
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
@@johnweaver2688 - Fair enough. Thanks for watching!
@kentforde6350 6 ай бұрын
I remember in the 90's before kids me and my buddies would stay up all night to finish a game and then head out for breakfast around 5-6.. Good times glad this game is still thriving.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
When is the last time you played? Thanks for watching!
@henrygoodbar9477 6 ай бұрын
The Clinton administration.
@asmodiusjones9563 6 ай бұрын
@@henrygoodbar9477you get a like for casually using the term “before kids” which I immediately understood.
@dagdriver4412 6 ай бұрын
Havent played this since the 90's. Fun, but yes took forever. Often we didnt finish because of time. I remember once, I took my turn, had to leave for 2 hours for an errand (instructed another player to step in for me), and when I came back was surprised that I hadnt even missed my next turn 😂
@kevinerose 6 ай бұрын
Yeah I remember it took about 1 hour to set up the game (and argue about the rules) and then about 4-5 more hours to play.
@thomaseggenberger4365 6 ай бұрын
As a casual player it is awesome to be able to see higher level gameplay in such a clear and concise presentation! Excellent work!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
@simon-pierrelussier2775 4 ай бұрын
I don't mean to bash the Axis player needlessly, they're better than average, but his play wasn't particularly high level: too many straight up mistakes and very questionable moves. There's at least a thousand players on 1 of the online versions of the game that are clearly better than them.
@BoardGameNation 4 ай бұрын
@@simon-pierrelussier2775 It is true that our opponent in Round 1 has a pretty rough game. Still, I wouldn't directly compare the best online players vs the best face-to-face players. It is a different set of skills. Of course, a rookie vs an expert in either direction would lead to the obvious outcome, but veteran player vs. veteran player is likely to have a significant advantage on their home turf (so to speak).
@KermitForPrez 6 ай бұрын
The format was great! The overarching board shots, coupled with the focused battle and battle board shots as well as the purchase stills, were excellent and beat shaky video that is often from a distance. The running commentary on what was occurring, as well as what you were trying to accomplish, was terrific and made for an easily understood watching experience. Well done. Oh, and I learned a few tactical tips as well!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it! See you for Round 2! We play the Axis! Thanks for watching!
@ReliableDragon 6 ай бұрын
This is incredible!! High level commentary on tabletop board game tournaments is a niche that I would love to see more of, especially with this amazing production value. What a fantastic idea! You've definitely gained a new subscriber here. :)
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
@Masta-Blasta 6 ай бұрын
I agree!
@kdover8 6 ай бұрын
This is amazing! The quality of this production is first rate. I've been an A&A fan since the early 90's, and love 42 Second Ed. Can't wait for the round 2 vid.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! See you in Round 2! I hope you'll join us in the live stream this Friday night at 7p CT!
@kaihlhac3277 6 ай бұрын
Thank you! This is exactly how it has to be done with your reasoning for the turns, all the additional numbers, nice visuals, your face cams, etc!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More next week!
@dragonsgreedgaming3500 4 ай бұрын
My excitement for A&A has been renewed even more thanks to your vids. Really hope we can meet in person at Gen Con this year! Keep em' coming!
@BoardGameNation 4 ай бұрын
Working on new videos now! Hope to see you at GenCon! Thanks for watching!
@kristianfagerstrom7011 6 ай бұрын
I Played A&A in the 90's, haven't seen these new editions before, but they look good! Great production, well articulated, and clearly demonstrated. Good job, I'll continue watching, and I'm looking forward to your next release 🙂
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
No need to wait. Round 2 is available now! Round 3 next week! Thanks for watching!
@batou1122 6 ай бұрын
Loved A&A back in the day, but this exemplifies why I stopped playing. That poor guy was so unlucky in all of the major battles.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I suggest watching Round 2. Our luck definitely turned. I hope you'll check it out. Thanks for watching!
@carltonbauheimer 6 ай бұрын
I've been playing A&A since i was a kid and never knew there was this much of a community around it. This video randomly popped up for me. Very cool watch. I play an older version of the board game. I need to check this one out.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
The classic is a great one! Though, I suggest trying some of the newer versions. I think they keep the spirit of the original and add to it. Thanks for watching! Make sure the come by next week for Round 2! We play the Axis!
@simonhibbs887 6 ай бұрын
The modern 1942 edition is a great game, much better balanced that the old Milton Bradley version I grew up on. It's even better with the Gencon 3.0 initial setup. Also, check out the online edition, it's fantastic with a great community as well.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I agree on all counts! Thanks for watching! More coming soon!
@daveanatorable 6 ай бұрын
Outstanding battle report! It clearly took a lot of time. Don’t change a thing with the format. It was good to see the shoutout to Greg Smorey as well. He has done so much for all A&A games, and it’s great to see Renegade recognizing that by entrusting the inaugural world championship to him. I’m looking forward to the rest of the battle reports. 😁
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More coming soon!
@dougthorpe590 6 ай бұрын
Greg Smorey is a fantastic! He is a huge asset to the A&A community. It is hard to overestimate how much he has done for the game. I'm very thankful for him.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Agreed!
@nHautamaki 6 ай бұрын
Just finished watching, want to say this was an excellent presentation, one of if not the most watchable playthrough of a boardgame I've ever seen. Looking forward to watching the next games, and would love to see this strategy really put through its paces when the dice go another way. Also just wanted to ask if it's typical for the allies to wind up with a whole extra sub? That, along with taking out the German bomber in Ukraine to save the British fighter in Egypt seems absolutely devastating to Japan. I'm used to playing allies with weighing my prospects of going into SZ37 with 1 sub, 1 fighter, and 2 cruisers, not 2 subs, 2 fighters, and 2 cruisers. Completely different math there!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it! This was the only time in this tournament we saw a bid of Allies +6. If you want to see the math go the other way, you are definitely going to want to watch the next games. We had some unbelievably bad rolls! Thanks for watching and the wonderful feedback!
@z000ey 6 ай бұрын
@@BoardGameNation truly, I don't see why one would bid to get Axis?!? Is it just due to the 5 hours rule? Cause a good Allied player should be able to consistently win over Axis (lose some games due to early bad rounds, else it is a win), and giving Allies 6 IPC over their start is crazy (as they're stronger even on a zero). Especially as that sub in India gives a possibility of a very strong hit on Japan prior to Japan being able to do anything (basically a Pearl Harbor reverse), and yes you had some luck but also lost both Borneo and New Guinea early that gave Japan some 15 IPC extra that he might likely not have at all.
@simonhibbs887 6 ай бұрын
@@z000ey I suspect it's for the same reason it's easier to get games as Allies online than as Axis, because most players favour Axis. That's not because Axis is more likely to win per se, I think it's because Axis is easier to play. At high level play the game is well balanced, but for less experienced players Allies play is more complex strategically than Axis, so it takes longer term planning and it's easier to miss something or make a mistake as Allies.
@z000ey 6 ай бұрын
@@simonhibbs887 absolutely agree, playing UK is a whole level over other nations, and US is also easy to make a crucial mistake in transports going around. Still, as this was a World Championship I expected the more experienced players actually bidding to GET Allies, not Axis :D
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Love the discussion! I hope you'll be able to join us for one of our upcoming live streams!
@josephnichols1179 6 ай бұрын
This was fantastic! Loved the play-by-play format, and hearing your guys' thoughts throughout. The unit close-ups were nice and clear and the game-play breakdown was easy to follow. Looking forward to round 2!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching! See you for Round 2!
@11PONCHO11 6 ай бұрын
This is a great recap! I really like all the little extras that you guys added. Obviously the commentary was very informative as well. Thanks for your efforts and definitely will watch any more you create.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! That is great to hear. Thank you for subscribing!
@kckaz4453 6 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, I always wanted to play these games. I never had any people that were of like mind. Thanks for the efforts!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@michaelstern5206 6 ай бұрын
Great work! As a Swiss fan, thank you very much for putting up this very high quality production of one of my all-time favorites.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Danke! Thank you for watching! More to come!
@Djamonja 6 ай бұрын
It's interesting how well this game was designed from the start. Pretty well balanced.
@ryder4515 6 ай бұрын
Really really loved the way the video was made
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! More coming soon!
@brentstephens2097 6 ай бұрын
Just wanted to give a huge thank you for making videos like this. I’ve been playing the game for a few years with my gaming group. We learn from our mistakes but don’t get the chance to watch someone else’s game move-by-move, purchase-by-purchase with progressive strategic commentary. This is such a help in allowing us to be better players. Huge thank you! Please make more just like this. Maybe you versus one another instead of just GenCon.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Interesting idea. Thanks for watching!
@jacktheripper6928 6 ай бұрын
I’ve played a ton of A&A in my life. Love this game and it brings back tons of memories of me and my friends playing into the early morning with the game still up for grabs. I miss the board game and hope it comes back soon.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
You can pick it up today at your local game store or direct from the Renegade website! Here is a link to their page: bit.ly/RenegadeGameStudios Thanks for watching! Make sure the come by next week for Round 2! We play the Axis!
@lowellbower3980 6 ай бұрын
I used to play long A&A games but haven't for many years. After watching Round 1 I downloaded A&A Online and am back into it. Good job!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
@trevorreece7456 6 ай бұрын
Wow, just wow! I stumbled upon this video and loved it. You guys did an incredible job and the time you put into it certainly shows. I’ve played over the board before but it’s been years, so loved watching this. Can’t wait to watch the rest of the series!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Wow, thank you! Round 2 comes out tomorrow morning! Thanks for watching!
@romanhyson4060 6 ай бұрын
Wonderful breakdown of all the phases, very easy to follow what’s going on in the game and I absolutely love that you guys put up the percentages too. I loved the early aggression from the allies, will definitely be trying this in my own games in the future.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More next week!
@discoepfeand 6 ай бұрын
Loved the video, can't imagine how much time must have gone into putting it together. Easy like and subscribe for me. So happy I found this the day before you put out round 2 so I didn't have to wait long for the next one.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the sub! Round 3 next week. :)
@troublezmaker 4 күн бұрын
This is awesome! Played the 1st edition with a buddy the other day. The game lasted 8 hours. I just ordered the 2nd edition!
@BoardGameNation 4 күн бұрын
Awesome! Have fun! Thanks for watching!
@phd_angel4192 6 ай бұрын
155 thousand views (as of January 2024), you can certainly devote your channel to Axis & Allies exclusively from now onwards! Just kiddin'. Congratulations, Gary, on this excellent video production! You certainly raised the bar for tournament reviews!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Hahaha! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@paulbrown7369 6 ай бұрын
Liking the content here very much. The production value is very high and the commentary is first rate. I've subscribed and will watch the rest of the series with a great deal of interest.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
@chrisbergonzi7977 6 ай бұрын
Great stuff....editing and commentary are excellent....thanks guys...scribed up with you and Renegade Studios....cheers!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@gab754 6 ай бұрын
Great job! Best playthrought I've ever seen. Thanks for the time you took. Haven't playef Axis and allies for decades but now I'm ready to jump back in!😂
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
@lukeh8376 6 ай бұрын
Excellent video with a very clear and concise narrative! Looking forward to the remaining recaps
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
@Alsadius 6 ай бұрын
Great video - well told, good analysis of the strategy. Looking forward to the next few videos.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! That is great to hear. Thank you for subscribing!
@martinmartin6300 6 ай бұрын
The quality of the video superb! Very easy to follow along and the commentary is useful.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
@dmews7141 6 ай бұрын
Great description and detail. I can't wait to watch the rest of the series.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@kevinwilliams9820 6 ай бұрын
Great video. I love the whole presentation. Can't wait for the next video.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Tune in next week for Round 2 and the live chat!
@duedman-alleswasknallt5775 6 ай бұрын
Very well presented. I always wanted to know more about this game but usually you don't see such videos. It's exactly the right mix of depth an tempo. If you're into computer games, I can highly recommend Strategic Command World at War. It does the same but with more depth (since computer can do all the processing)
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I'll give that a look. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More next week!
@Quickslow87 6 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Also, the presentation was very understandable and I look forward to future videos.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@stucifr4594 6 ай бұрын
Fantastic presentation, I liked your dissection of the online meta vs. these tournament rules. Might have to plan on attending GenCon soon! Re: I love playing Global asynchronously, and a few months ago I found Young Grasshopper's tournament rules. Found it really changed the meta you get when playing without any deadlines
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Hope to see you at GenCon! Thanks for watching! More coming soon!
@mjcartier 6 ай бұрын
The “entire weekend” A&A games we used to play in college is one of my favorite memories. Ya’ll just inspired me to go find a great version of this game and see if I can’t round up a couple of friends. I’d love to participate in this! Will be looking around for details on the next tournament. Thanks guys! New subscriber!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for subscribing! You can find details about tournament play at Gen Con by using the link in the description, but I don't think they have any info up for the 2024 event yet. Thanks for watching!
@Tekisasubakani 6 ай бұрын
I used to live in a good sized house with four other guys, we'd setup A&A and play when we could then leave it as it was to come back to later. I loved that.
@davidfontana6767 6 ай бұрын
Luv u Gary and luv u Doug. This was awesome. As a new player the destroy Japan first strategy was an eye opener
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More next week!
@chicosbailbonds9764 6 ай бұрын
Well done and congrats on the win! Loved the format and appreciate your hard work putting it together. I'm looking forward to round two to maybe get a sense of what happens should Lady Luck avert her gaze at critical moments. :)
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Much appreciated! Ah, yes. We definitely used up a fair amount of our luck in this game and we pay for in future games. Thanks for watching and for all your comments during the live stream!
@benf.7742 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this kind of videos. Great job!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@AdamEasterling 6 ай бұрын
I loved how well produced this video was! I know nothing about Axis and Allies but super enjoyed the play by play.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Were you able to follow the action?
@mathiaslech1202 4 ай бұрын
The board game that makes me play vs myself...very nice video and very easy to follow the game states!
@BoardGameNation 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!! If you'd like to play with others, join our Find-a-Player project. Follow this link, complete the form, and when we can, we'll do our best to connect you with other A&S players. bit.ly/Find-a-Player
@gunnerjensen5998 6 ай бұрын
I think the summary is spot on. Allies' strategy was sound but also some pretty meaningful swings in the balance of power from the dice. It happens but from a viewership POV I think it would've been cool to see one of those big battles go the Axis' way. Great video.
@dougthorpe590 6 ай бұрын
Stay tuned for future videos. The dice go the other way at some key points!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Much appreciated! Ah, yes. We definitely used up a fair amount of our luck in this game and we pay for in future games. Thanks for watching!
@stevenshanklin1096 6 ай бұрын
Amazing recap, great job guys!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More coming soon!
@danielneal264 6 ай бұрын
Battle report couldn't be better - extremely clear about everything. That said, this sort of outcome is why despite A&A being my entry to wargaming in middle school, it almost never comes out. By the end of British turn 1 the IPC situation is so tilted Axis can just concede (unless they think they will have like three rounds of scorching dice). If the game were really easy to reset, fine (I guess...), but it's obviously not. I also cannot imagine why anyone thinks the Allies need any MORE stuff, let alone 6 IPCs plus adjustments on initial set-up - but then again I'm not playing at this level. Maybe they are disadvantaged that much.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching and sharing your thoughts! I hope you'll tune in for Round 2. We play the Axis! :)
@Emanon... 6 ай бұрын
Extremely well made video. Great job!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@cambot133 6 ай бұрын
I consider gary and doug friends, and have had the pleasure of winning an earlier iteration of this tournament in 2019 with doug as my teammate. We've spoken for years about moving b-gaming to a level more like e-gaming, where there are personalities, characters, stats, live broadcast games with commentary, tournaments, etc. Catan and Twilight Imperium have some of this content, and now so does Axis and Allies. Thanks to gary for making it happen; it remains on my bucket list to win a tournament with Gary as my teammate--axis and allies competitive play has introduced me to some of my best friends, and I often travel to see them.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Name the tournament and I am down. :)
@chrissafarik8829 6 ай бұрын
Great content, I took away many new moves to try in my next match!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
@stones3331 6 ай бұрын
Great stuff, can't wait for round 2!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
@RonnocYad 6 ай бұрын
Best thing on the channel. winning formula for video right here looking forward to the next one
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Much appreciated! Thanks for watching!
@paulabbottii6937 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for this report. Very well done.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for watching!
@winrar42 6 ай бұрын
Love this. Played in high school with nation powers. Would love to watch more game breakdowns
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it! Thanks for watching!
@IsakGIR 6 ай бұрын
Very cool! Axis and Allies has been one of my favorites (for 20+ years!)
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Good choice! Thanks for watching!
@clarkcommando1983 6 ай бұрын
I’m a very casual player but great job guys! I’m sure attendees had a great time. FTF play is so much better than online
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@ecpgieicg 6 ай бұрын
Crazy production value. Ty for all the hardwork
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@ecpgieicg 6 ай бұрын
@@BoardGameNation Btw, I have never known Axis & Allies before and I still thoroughly enjoyed your World Championship videos. Ty again!
@petersamantharadisich6095 6 ай бұрын
nice video...some thoughts from me...not sure why the axis would give up a 6ipc bid on an already pretty well balanced board. I thought that was the first tactical error made by axis...also, i think it may have been better for germany to do a tank rush, as west russia was below average (normally have 6 or 7 inf surviving), which means a ukraine stack(8inf+6tanks...abandoning africa)+karelia mini stack (4inf+aagun), and baltic inf to belorussia...r2 ukraine counter attack would be a 50-50 battle that is profitable for axis (note: a 4 inf 2 tank buy would tip the odds in favour of soviets to around 75%... thats why you do this purchase...it deters a g1 ukraine stack). it also would force allies to choose caucus or west russia to defend, and possibly allowing germany to stack west russia on g2... going all 6 into sz7 is a good play if Germany does not build any planes on r1...don't want to risk losing them... i think attacking the uk destroyer in g2 was a mistake, those 2 fighters should have instead been used to attack ukraine (with battleship bombard+guys from italy and bulgaria), to make the west russia battle more dicey..i think he should have also ignored archangel, and made the west russia stack bigger... 13 ground is good r1 purchase for germany, as the 11 germans can reach moscow in a r5 attack (which could possibly be the last round of the game?).. save tanks for r2 and r3 and planes for r4...
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
All interesting points! I appreciate your thinking! Make sure to check out Round 2! We play the Axis! Thanks for watching!
@Rudmin 6 ай бұрын
I disagree about tank rushing in tournament play. A tank rush gets Caucuses incom/IV and rolls Moscow, but not fast enough for it to matter in a tournament . Germany’s only focus is to hold France/Italy/Karelia/Berlin. To that end it needs to push away the Allies navy with air and stack infantry.
@xwarmangle 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your efforts in this video.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@Sugarmountaincondo 6 ай бұрын
Showing the IPC value of unit losses as well as the territory net gain/loss IPCs in each player phase was very helpful in understanding the final outcome. Is this review about you & Doug playing as a team together or a critique of another teams play? Sorry if I missed that important tidbit of info.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! The idea was to give as accurate an accounting as possible of what happened in these game, as well as provide some thoughts and commentary about them. In future videos, you'll see us talking about multiple mistakes we made. :) Thanks for watching!
@allancreasy7023 6 ай бұрын
So happy to realize this page is based in Memphis.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Are you in the Memphis area?
@crafty_android 6 ай бұрын
Great video coverage and congratulations!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thank you and thanks for watching!
@rhainc2263 6 ай бұрын
Very well done review!
@general-cromwell6639 6 ай бұрын
Great stuff! I used to play this game, many times, back when it was a very simple risk like game. Obviously, many changes/updates have been implemented. I suppose though, it's like fighting as the Confederacy/Union in the Civil War, barring some unforeseen catastrophic upset....history loses/wins respectively! The Axis can not win the war in 1942, without a tremendous stroke of luck. I imagine it is considered the "high water mark"... Anyways, great series, looking forward to the next episode. All the best. Cheers.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I suggest you check out our Round 2 video. We played the Axis. :) Thanks for watching!
@lordofbats3601 6 ай бұрын
excellent analysis , subscribed
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thanks for watching! Make sure the come by next week for Round 2! We play the Axis!
@flyingface 6 ай бұрын
Remember to step outside boys. A little fresh air, a little sun
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Good call... just one more turn. 😀 Thanks for watching!
@tobiasL1991 6 ай бұрын
Hot damn I'm early on this video, I saw a 'next week' announcement and thought well this video is probably years old, i'll go open that video too in the mean time, well well. Very nice video and looking forward to next week, seeing the axis played!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More later this week! :)
@joeyanderson2612 6 ай бұрын
Epic stuff. Subscribed 🎉🎉🎉 lmao that 1st round for Britain funny stuff. Gunna have to fire up axis vs allies 1942 online.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@blackbarnz 6 ай бұрын
Very cool. Glad to see it. Surprised to see an introductory edition being used but w/ time being a huge obstacle it's a fair compromise. Knowing most A&A die hard enthusiasts tend to play more complex versions that require more time I was curious how they would handle time @ a convention & the introductory edition is a shorter edition. Kudos!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@Truewooper 6 ай бұрын
This was awesome!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More coming soon!
@petethehawk5186 6 ай бұрын
This video is well done. I played some A&A back in the 80s-90s and enjoyed it for what it was. Sadly this video shows the real downside of very light strategic war games like this in that it just takes one terrible bout of dice rolls and you can essentially end a game that took a while to break out and set up. You just don’t have the ability to absorb an awful turn and be able to bounce back from it many times as you could in an even slightly heavier game system. This can lead to frustration from new players and I remember just having friends quit games because they saw no point in continuing and then they just never really wanted to play it again.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching for the feedback! I would agree with you... however... you might want to tune in next week for Round 2. :)
@breeeep 6 ай бұрын
Exactly, I think it would make sense to move the entire game to 20 sided dice? At least the odds of 3 terrible battles in a row would be less likely ?
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Interesting idea. Thanks for watching!
@elmorteNF 6 ай бұрын
ther are already no-luck and low-luck versions. but those lead drastically to stacking, in my opinion.
@Starshipp1337 6 ай бұрын
I didn't know I needed this
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Happy to help! Thanks for watching!
@flashgordon6670 6 ай бұрын
Great video ty. Overall the best A&A video, much better than Hilltop Pillbox, he’s a right sausage and a bender. You trounced him!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
You're very kind. The more A&A content out there, the better! I'm a fan of Hilltop. I've learned a lot from that channel. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More next week!
@flashgordon6670 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for replying. I used to be a massive fan of HP as well. Until he banned me, from his comments section on his channel. For saying Low Luck is better than dice, bc dice make bad strategies look better than they are. Or make great strategies look worse than they really are. I also said that the young generations don’t know how to make things like our forefathers did. I would include myself in with the younger generations. And Hilltop got upset with me about that, I told him he’s gone PC mad and we had a little argument. Nothing that bad was said, nothing personal and no swearing. I did say that he should take criticism on board like a real man and learn from it, no matter how disagreeable and distasteful it is for the recipient. Those were my actual words and then he started threatening me with banning, which is like waving a red flag to bull. I told him I’m not one of his pupils that he can manipulate and bully and I said, “What are you going to do? Cane me over the game board, I expect you’d like that?” And that was it, he banned me and made a snotty little video called Please be nice, the Crybaby. 😭🏞 Anyway if you know him please tell that I promise to be nice from now on. Ty.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
@@flashgordon6670 - Well, Flash, I make point of staying out of the business of other channels. Everyone is welcome here as long as they are kind and any critiques are offered in the spirit of friendship. We are here to talk about games that we love. There are plenty of places on the interwebs to share political, religious, or cultural views. This isn't one of them. Everyone that keeps that in mind is welcome here. Thanks for watching and subscribing! We look forward to seeing you around.
@garycopley5610 6 ай бұрын
I played this game once by myself & kept playing it after it was over all the way up to present time. Interesting how things never change over decades. The research of year by year history in yesterdays newspapers are still the same today. Everything just seems to stack up naturally no matter how the game is played The hardest part is not picking a favorite.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
The more things change... Thanks for watching!
@Kiromos 6 ай бұрын
Great Series!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
That's great to hear! Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@TheEarlofBronze1 6 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved this!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@dedekind1982 6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the support!
@oneshot0813 6 ай бұрын
Great video!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! Round 2 next week!
@saskkat72 6 ай бұрын
I loved playing Axis & Allies! Haven't played in ages. I still have the original game. 😊
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
It is a great one! I suggest trying some of the newer versions. I think they keep the spirit of the original and add to it. Thanks for watching! Make sure the come by next week for Round 2! We play the Axis!
@bluecanary822 5 ай бұрын
Your videos are very enjoyable. Keep up the good work.
@BoardGameNation 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@BoardGameNation 4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed them! More on the way! Thanks for watching and subscribing!
@kckaz4453 6 ай бұрын
Well done, Gents. Thank you.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad to hear the wonderful feedback! Thanks for watching!
@redefv 6 ай бұрын
I had no idea this existed! I played the wheels off this game back when I was in middle school.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Welcome back!
@emanuelherrerias4082 6 ай бұрын
As the germans we always build a factory turn 1 as far east as possible. Followed by 10 infantry each round for the rest of the game and using spare change to buy fighters. We also build a Japan factory or mainland round 1 and pump tanks into russia While using the navy to slow and stall. Made it near impossible for us to beat the axis.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Strong strategy for a long game, but I'm not sure how it would do in a tournament. It would be fun to find out. :) Thanks for watching!
@giovannigarbelli2807 6 ай бұрын
I like Axis and Allies so much (even though I never win 😂). Thank you for making these helpful and instructive videos 👍
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you like them! More to come!
@rcschmidt668 6 ай бұрын
I used to love playing this game back in the day!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Welcome back! Thanks for watching!
@antonhengst8667 6 ай бұрын
Even though I'm much more of a global than a 42 player, I'm very excited for the series. Hoping for it to prove educational!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
We are shooting for 55% fun, 35% educational, and 10% promotional. 😀 Thanks for watching!
@genie7172 6 ай бұрын
Congratulations! Nice battle report. 👍
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching! More coming soon!
@gwnorris6737 6 ай бұрын
Giant blue box that we all remember? I still have my original copy from xmas '85 - thanks dad
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I have mine in the background of all my videos. Thanks for watching!
@joelh2605 6 ай бұрын
Thanks again for the great content, I have really been enjoying this series. While A&A was a favorite during my teenage years in the mid 80's, another outstanding game was Fortress America. Do you play FA or have you done any FA content? Thanks again!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you are enjoying the series! Actually Fortress America is the one game from the Game Master Series I have never had the chance to play. I need to fix that. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
@Rob-ui3jd 3 ай бұрын
As ex military I played during desert storm/ watch in 1989, my fellow soldier showed it toe 3 games later ived never lost
@BoardGameNation 3 ай бұрын
Skills. Thanks for watching!
@danielpayne1597 6 ай бұрын
Loved seeing tourney play for a game I adore. Ever delved into the free online version TripleA? You can make your own maps, units, and everything. Tons of epic free content, much of which is based upon actual war scenarios outside of WWII.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I haven't, but thanks for watching!
@andrewgrandfield7214 6 ай бұрын
The British Pacific Fleet won the game.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Yeah, that never happens! 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for watching! Round 2 next week!
@bobb7445 6 ай бұрын
I play online. I seriously never see this done by the allies. Moving the IS Atlantic fleet to the Pacific never happens online. Online always seems to play the same with a KGF. This was a joy to watch.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! More next week!
@simonhibbs887 6 ай бұрын
I agree, in silver and gold play I often see US send it's Atlantic units to attack Europe or Africa even in a KJF. You won't see it in high gold or platinum though. Moving the US Atlantic fleet to the pacific is a key move in a KJF, otherwise the US is burning IPCs on transports, and if the Atlantic US transports are staying in the Atlantic that probably means they're dumping the starting eastern US land units into Europe and Africa. That means US has to build more land units for the pacific as well. That drastically reduces naval pressure on Japan.
@JamesThomas-pj2lx 6 ай бұрын
online where?
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I prefer Axis and Allies Online 1942 by Beamdog. It is available through Steam and Android or iPhone. Thanks for watching!
@drinkxyz 6 ай бұрын
Never played this game before but very interesting stuff, well explained. New sub and I'm looking forward to watching round two. Could I get a recommendation for where to get my feet wet online?
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Awesome! Round 2 is now available! Thanks for watching and subscibing!
@junon1983 6 ай бұрын
This is glorious
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
You are very kind! I hope you are able to stick around for the live chat to follow. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdqfhch93s7OlXU.html
@brianmoeller3539 6 ай бұрын
Wow. This is cool. I used to play A&A when I was a young teen back in the late 80s / early 90s. I still have the classic version sitting in storage. I didn't realize it was STILL being played and at such a level. I need to break it out and see if I can get my attention deficit teen son to play with me ...HA!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
The classic is a great game! For folks with attention issues, I suggest starting with the 1941 version. It has a more compact map, fewer units, and plays in a couple of hours. Newer players usually work up from there. You can find it at your local game store or you can use the link in the description to order it directly from Renegade. Thanks for watching! Check out round 2! We play the Axis!
@charliedoom 6 ай бұрын
Great commentary!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
@littlejimmyyouman7201 6 ай бұрын
"While you're down there, ring the bell" THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID!!!
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Haha! Thanks for watching!
@davidburton9690 6 ай бұрын
I play an old AAA edition with family around twice a year. Regularly with four players, we just take our time and make a day of it. Usual theatres do the usual thing, Germany trying to strangle the USSR, the USSR pumping infantry and needing the US and UK to divert German resources. Japan working itself in Asia and trying to delay US focus into Europe, or capitalizing om a distracted US when opportunity hits. We have a lot of fun, the randomness of the dice changing success and failure enough to keep it interesting. Love this video, thank you.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Sounds fun! Have you ever tried any of the newer games?
@simonhibbs887 6 ай бұрын
I think the high random variation in the game is a plus personally. The first turn is like a random scenario generator for the rest of the game. You're never in the same situation at the start of turn2 two games in a row even if both sides try to employ the exact same strategies.
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Agreed! It's one of the things that makes this game great! Thanks for watching!
@brianbarwick908 6 ай бұрын
I was so stoked as a kid for this game and also the other one fortress America
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
Both great games! You should take a look at the newer versions. I think they maintain the spirit of the original while adding some fun new features. Thanks for watching! More next week!
@dangottlieb5383 6 ай бұрын
A very enjoyable video for Axis/Allies gamers. Do more! It is a shame, however, that the roll of the dice so favoured the allies that the war was virtually decided in the first round. And that naval battle by Britain against Japan in the second round was totally devastating. This game can be very frustrating when the dice throws destroy your heavy pieces early on. (Of course, the same thing happened to Japan in the real war at Midway in 1942, when the Americans destroyed the Japanese carrier fleet in one encounter, so I guess art imitates life.)
@BoardGameNation 6 ай бұрын
I hope you'll watch Round 2. The luck definitely turned on us! Thanks for watching!
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