Ten years after it first appeared, the Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition returns in an updated version to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Avalon Hill brand. The Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition will feature new sculpts for four of the game pieces and the largest Axis & Allies board ever produced, measuring 24 by
Ten years after it first appeared, the Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition returns in an updated version to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Avalon Hill brand. The Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition will feature new sculpts for four of the game pieces and the largest Axis & Allies board ever produced, measuring 24 by 46 inches. The game includes more than 650 plastic minis, packaged in six country-specific storage boxes, 14 dice, game tokens, paper money, and plastic markers. It is intended for 2 to 6 players, ages 12 and up, and takes about 6 hours to play.
Created by Larry Harris, Axis & Allies has been a stalwart icon in the tabletop wargame community since its initial release in 1981. Using plastic models to represent various types of units, the game recreates the entirety of World War II on the tabletop.
A hard-to-find Anniversary Edition of the game was released in 2008, featuring new units and a larger game board. Now Wizards of the Coast is re-producing this version of Harris’ masterpiece with an updated rulebook that streamlines some elements of gameplay and adds cruisers as a naval unit. The game also features a sixth playable position, with Italy joining the Axis powers as a full partner. On the Allied side, the USA takes control of the Chinese forces resisting the Japanese invasion.
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What’s New for 2017 vs. the 2008 original edition? What you need to know! Here is the 2017 reprinting of the out-of-print first edition of 2008; finally, Hasbro has yielded to demand and re-released this best of all Axis & Allies games, the most balanced, detailed, and playable global game. The first edition only stayed on the market a few months; no telling if that experience will be repeated this time or not. My advice is to snag it while you can, because if the game goes OP again, it will cost hundreds of dollars to buy a copy.
The Definitive Version of Axis & Allies I bought a copy of Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition several years ago just as it was leaving shelves. I seriously debated buying it because of the price point, but I was glad I did for several reasons. First of all it soon became my definitive version of Axis & Allies, and second, the used market for this game skyrocketed after it was gone and so I told myself that I had made a wise investment. Little did I know that nine years later Avalon Hill/Wizards of the Coast would bring it…
Five Stars Love the game, its a classic, a must have in your collection