"Axis and Allies Game" Topic

I picked up an old Axis and Allies boxed game today at the flea market. The box says 1984 Milton Bradley Gamemaster Series so I am assuming that it is an original edition.
So, two questions?
Is there a parts list to be found on the 'net so I can tell if it is complete?
And second, are these worth anything. Like more than the five bucks I paid for it?
Thanks to all who reply.

I would check out link

That should have pretty much everything you need or want to know about the game.

It is not a bad game but it is definitely a game, not a simulation.

It's a fun muli-player game. People still play it. A lot of copies were printed over many years. They're not rare. Someone might give you $10 USD if he wants a copy and yours is in good condition. They're not collector's items.

Samurai swords aka shogun was a fun game ,price went from 40 dollars to 10 so i bought a few..havent played it since.

Maybe not a simulation, but I think it gives a good feel for the war. Play-value-wise, anyway, it is definitely worth more than $5. USD Good gaming!

The original 1984 Axis & Allies board game was, and still is, a great game. I have many fond memories of playing it with friends over the years, although my current gaming buddies and I are using the latest versions of the game (there are several at the moment.) A&A 1984 isn't the epitome of realism, but it's still fun.

I'm not sure if there is a parts inventory included in the Boardgame Geek link above. But if one is available, it can probably be found there.

In a pinch, you might try setting up your copy of the game for each of the five major powers (each of which has its own printed game board showing that power's beginning set-up.) See if you have enough pieces to do that. There should be a bunch of white and red chips included, each of which represents one and five units respectively. (For instance, if a player has a force of fifteen Russian infantry in a territory, it's a lot easier to use a stack of chips with one infantry figure on top of it, rather than use up all the Russian infantry figures provided with the game.) If you've set everything up and have some extra pieces for each power, plus some extra factories, AA guns, and white and red chips, your game is probably reasonable complete. The original 1984 A&A game also came with a "battle board" and a small stack of play money, plus (obviously) the rules and game board.

If you don't care to play your game and would prefer to make a profit from it, you might consider selling the game pieces in lots. For instance, the latest A&A games don't have any play money, which is strange, because the play money is really very handy. If you did sell off your game pieces this way, you'd probably get stuck with some stuff you couldn't sell, but might come out ahead. You might want to check out what's for sale on Ebay to see how some folks sell their extra A&A game pieces.

Jeff

Are the rules/play the same for the current board game edition as the original? I've thought about picking up the game, but always been put off by the price. But if I can get an old edition cheap, that's a possibility…

Aah, the smell of greed.

Probably worth the $5 USD you paid on the market. But it is a fun game, so play it with some friends and enjoy it, to add real value to your $5. USD

"Aah, the smell of greed."

So buying things for resale is greed?
Bettr get rid of the Marketplace, the Exchange Boards, and Ebay while your at it. And the flea market tables at conventions, too.
That's not greed you smell. It's stupidity.

Parzival: Are the rules/play the same for the current board game edition as the original?

No. For several years Hasbro has brought out new editions of the game with different maps and significant changes to the rules. This is to milk revenue from the comitted fan base, who tire of the older versions and shell out for the latest and greatest. This year's edition is a two-parter, one Pacific game and one European game that mate up into a super-sized world war with more player positions than ever.

The 1984 edition is a fun boardgame and plenty of people still play it.

Axis & Allies 1941 Board Game

I understand this is a "cut down" version of the rules.
How so and is it worth it ?
Also how is it for solo play ?

Ta.

How did your stupidity turn out in the end? Did you play it, or sell it?

parrskool, in the current '1941' edition of A&A, there are fewer territories with generally lower resource values, players start with fewer pieces than in other versions of A&A, and the units cost more. It changes the feel of the game a lot. You have to really husband your resources, you can't take so many chances, you can't quickly recover from a disaster, if you lose that battleship or that heavy bomber, you won't be able to build another one.

I thought it made for a tense and interesting game. My regular gaming cronies hated it, they wanted to fling around their usual hordes of infantry and tanks and ships in the usual vast sweeping offensives and bloody ding-dong battles.

So I haven't gotten to play the 1941 version much. It seems to be generally unpopular, perhaps for the reasons I've described. I'd like to play it some more if I could find some partners.

I don't play A&A solo, except to work out opening moves for the first couple of turns. For me the game is all about the multi-player interaction, doesn't have enough depth or chrome to entertain me solo.

Oh, they cheaped out on some of the components, as they've been tending to do in recent editions. There is no pack of money included, they propose that you track your treasury on paper. Feh. Instead of the old white and red chips, they give you just a few cardboard chips. Feh. I added play money and chips to my copy of the game.

Zippy – that description actually makes me want to get another copy, since the "mountains of troops" was one of the parts that I didn't like of the original version.

Too bad you're not local to me Weasel, we'd give it a work-out. Have fun.