Normally, in our group the standard Russian attack on Turn 1 is on West Russia and Ukraine. This keeps pressure off Caucausus and Russia and kills an all...
... Russia. This is the standard opening we recommend in the beginner's strategy guide. 3inf 2ftr to Belarus. If you want to hold back something from W. Rus,...
Yeah, most players in my play group are pretty agressive as Russia. Most believe it is important to knock off a German FTR on R1 if possible. The FTRs in...
There are also players who attack Belorussia and W.Russia, or only W.Russia, and play dead zone in Caucasus. This has drawbacks, but it makes reflect the...
I once played against a couple of guys who focused everything on West Russia in round 1, and essentially abandoned the Caucusus (I think they left one infantry...
Yeah, that's really interesting. That's something I just might have to try. I guess the point would be to counter-attack Caucuses on R2 with the troops built...
Of course, if you kill 3 more german infantry in Belorussia, German would have really little force to push to Caucasus. I think that it would be a great error...
The first turn buys, attacks and moves of each nation have been extensively analyzed here and in other forums about A&A. In addition to that, since these first...
... First let me say congratulations on having a girlfriend that plays Axis. Perhaps you could write a little article on how to accomplish that. Second, let's...
Hi, I'm new to this message board but other viable options for the UK could be attacking the Japanese Sub in SZ 45 with the UK fighter off the India coast then...
I just realized from the last post that I wrote about Ger1 instead of UK1. Work keeps breaking my concentration... For me, UK1 depends on a couple of factors:...
Hi, I'm new to the board, but had a question that I was unable to find an answer to in the Files section or elsewhere on this site. I noticed that the...
Well, there's lots of things to do on UK1 besides attack Anglo Egypt. Usually if Germany only has 1-2 units in Egypt, I'll attack on UK1, but 3-4 German units...
Hello, Just wondering what do people use/recommend to play Axis and Allies online? I've been looking around and found "Flames of Europe" website... Thanks, ...
Triplea! triplea.sourceforge.net There is no reason to use anything else. It is an excellent Java program that lets you play live or pbem. It's still in beta...
... program ... few bugs, ... Thank you very much for the prompt response. A bit tired at the moment, but I'll look into it this weekend, thanks again!...
Okay, I played the Belorussia/West Russia attack out twice. It does appear to preserve your armor, but on the flipside a German tank, arty, and plane survive....
Greetings, After a long break from playing A&A, I recently picked up Revised. The changes have re- energized the game for me. I have a good handle on the basic...
... Using either the LHTR or out of the box rules, with no bid, and skilled play on both sides, the 8 VC game is too pro-Axis to be even reasonably balanced. ...
Hi Lordvogl, I'm glad you appreciate this A&A site and for the same reasons I ... This is very tempting indeed, I have a dream about a Russian navy, maybe with...
... You've left Britain with an aircraft in Egypt. Since your plan is to go after Caucausus on turn 2, the Brits can spoil that by bringing their CV, DD, and...
Michael & Scipio, Thanks for playing along! My objective for these lines of discussion are not to make bad purchases. Indeed, making effective purchases is the...
... Weaken it. ... To much to make it a viable alternative. ... Not much. ... Not fast enough. ... Once the outcome of the game was a certainty and Russia...
... your entire allied strategy? ... This doesnt seem to be what the origional poster is asking for. This is non-specificity, and not at all in the spirit of...
... The problem is that if you are KJF, the Japanese player need only take the three eastern russian territories to negate this purchase. The other problem is...
Thank you for you thoughtful contributions! Your math regarding the Russian bomber is undeniable. My argument centers around the choices your adversary makes...
Yes Paul, I've comments: first of all I want to say that if you want to attack Manchuria with Russia in round2 you don't need that bomber at all cost, fly a...
Yo, I was reading a thread (post 518) involving "hornungdouble9" where he was asking for "interesting" Russian purchases and "non standard" moves. This...
