One of my favorite board games out there is Axis & Allies 1940. There are separate games for the Pacific and European theaters of war. When combined they are known collectively as Axis & Allies Global 1940 or just A&A Global. This is the most complicated version of Axis & Allies to date and that is largely due to the inclusion of neutral powers and minor powers into the global map. The original game from the 80’s only had 5 playable nations while 1940 Global has 9 albeit they are usually played in conjunction with a greater nation.
This is a brief review and battle report of a game that I started on 2/28 and as of the date of this article the game is still in progress. One of the challenges with A&A Global is that you need to set aside a good chunk of time to fully play out a game. I would say that most games can last anywhere between 6-12 hours. A game of Warhammer is less of a time commitment unless it’s a 4000 point battle; even then I think A&A Global would still take longer with an experienced group of players.
The game out of box has some room for contents improvement. There aren't any IPCs (money) slips included and nothing to represent the neutral powers. I dished out some extra money for to make the experience more enjoyable by purchasing some minis to represent the neutral nations since it is possible to attack and hold them.
Historical Board Gaming has an excellent selection of gaming pieces to customize your A&A game:
turn 2 in progress
Turn 3 saw the Axis also make another large gain and took out the US and ANZAC fleet in the Pacific. Germany struggled to make any major gains in Russia, but Italy managed to secure most of Africa before the US started landing troops in Morocco. We had to put the game on hold at this point because we had spent a lot of time getting to this point and the game is still too close to call. The Allies have a chance of knocking out Germany before Japan can score the cities needed to win.
This is the state of all the nations by the end of turn 3 |
My next article will follow up with the conclusion of this match and what strategies really paid off in the end.
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