Conquer Club

Attack the Germans? Dude, the Russians need to focus on living, not attacking - especially if the Japanese player is any good. Germany's the weakest Axis player as long as the Allies contain her... Japan's got too many options for expansion to tangle with early. As long as the Russians can just keep Germany stuck in Europe, the other two can contain her in Africa and at sea, then start building to crush Germany. You really, really don't want to tangle with Japan early. Actually, I usually try not to attack Japan until Germany is dead.

As a boardgame connoisseur of sorts, I have a lot of board games. (duh) I have Axis & Allies (Milton Bradley 1987 version) and also the Axis & Allies Europe (Avalon Hill (now Hasbro version) and I enjoy them both thoroughly. The only problem is that, similar to the boardgame Castle Risk, it can become a stagnant game of piling up armies and hours of just rolling dice to conquer just 1 territory. I do like the new version and the old equally ... now finding people to play is tougher, so I went out and had some kids and at the tender age of 6, 7 and 8, I am grooming them to be A&A and Risk compliant.

I do weep at the fact that Hasbro bought Avalon Hill for a measly $6 million and will let lots of fantastic boardgames collect dust instead of issuing them again. What a sham! ...don't get me started, please.

Nikolai wrote:Attack the Germans? Dude, the Russians need to focus on living, not attacking - especially if the Japanese player is any good. Germany's the weakest Axis player as long as the Allies contain her... Japan's got too many options for expansion to tangle with early. As long as the Russians can just keep Germany stuck in Europe, the other two can contain her in Africa and at sea, then start building to crush Germany. You really, really don't want to tangle with Japan early. Actually, I usually try not to attack Japan until Germany is dead.

Do what works for you. Russia is samwhiched inbetween the axis powers. Germany is easier to beat. Regaurdless of who you decide to attack you need help from other allies or your dead.

The key to the game (has worked every single time for me) is Air superiority followed by Sea superiority....no matter if you are axis or allies. He who controlls the skies and seas has achieved victory.

Yeah, If your Germany u need more of an airforce than a navy. If you have an airforce Russia is dead.

Also has anyone else ever won with a navy w/ russia, cause I did once.

when did u when with a navy from russia eric?

on the computer retard i destroyed germanys navey so then it was easy from then on to win!

rusia is just a decoy

No it is the most important country in the game. It can get out quickly and die and then the Axis win, but if it stays in and keeps attacking germany the Allies will usually win.

as long as the person playing russia isn't suicidal, the allies have won

Not always if japan starts invading russia then its all over for the allies. Especialy if Japan owns Pearl harbor.

then it's uk's job to help fight back, and russia will be fine if the other powers r doing their job

Not always cause japan is strong!

if it's played right, japan will be strong, and germany week

True kind of like our game!

we will win, america will fall!!

True! when can we play again?

Payton I could probably play on Saturday, but not today.

check out the days of war.com thread and site if you like axis and allies