Axis And Allies Revised 12 Years and up by Avalon Hill List Price: $44.99 $37.66 At Amazon on 11-28-2008.

Features All New Updated Version! Control the fate of the world in this incredible game of military strategy, courage, and cunning, updated by Larry Harris, the game's original creator. Now includes artillery and destroyer pieces. 40 artillery, 75 infantry, 50 tanks, 16 bombers, 50 fighters, 13 aircraft carriers, 14 battleships, 26 destroyers, 33 submarines, 29 transports, 12 antiaircraft guns, 12 industrial complexes. 1 Game board 20"x33", 370 playing pieces, 90 industrial production certificates, 40 page rulebook, 8 information cards, 10 marshaling cards, 125 control, marshaling, and aircraft markers, 12 dice, 85 plastic chips. Spring, 1942: The World is at war. Axis and Allies places the military and economic destiny of the globe in your hands. Change the course of history in a few short hours! Designed for 2-5 players, age 12+. Manufacturer Description Axis & Allies Revised Edition Product Description Control the fate of the world in this incredible game of military strategy, courage and cunning. Play this updated version by Larry Harris, the game's original creator. With all-new packaging art, a redesigned map and new artillery and destroyer pieces, this classic game is prepared to take on a whole new generation. Players can change the course of history in a few short hours as they maneuver over 350 playing pieces including armies, ships, planes and more. For 2 to 5 players. Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism Being an owner of the original game, I was somewhat skeptical (yet curious) as to what changes they would make to improve upon this classic military strategy game. Now, having played several games on this new version, I am very pleased. Several subtle changes were made that (I believe) did in fact improve the original. First the artillery piece was added to the game - if you have played the other A&A incarnations, you will immediately understand; if not, the artillery piece costs 4, and attacks on a 2, and defends on a 2 as does infantry. What makes this piece valuable is that if it accompanies an infantry piece, the infantry will also attack on a 2 instead of a 1. This makes infantry more valuable than before and tends to make the game more aggressive at times when it would typical have been defensive without this new piece. Another change made was the addition of the Destroyer navy piece. This piece costs 12, and attacks/defends on a 3 and can perform shore bombardment on a 3 as well. This is a nice middle power piece in case you want something better than a sub, but not as expensive as a battleship (keep in mind though, unlike A&A Pacific, you do not need a destroyer to attack subs with aircraft). A third difference is that tanks attack and defend on a 3, instead of attacking on 3 and defending on two in the original game. This change makes tanks more powerful and gives Germany more of an edge when attacking Russia. A final change (and I believe the most significant) is the territory lines have been totally revamped (especially Africa, and the sea zones). Africa has new neutral territories that very much changes the struggle for control (Germany will have a harder time taking Africa from Britain). The sea zone changes are also very significant (Germany can't do as much damage to Britain on round one is one repercussion). Europe (especially countries that border Russia) have been changed. These changes together have a dramatic impact on strategy and give the game an entirely new feel. In conclusion I must say that surprisingly (given that I have been playing the original over the past ten years) I enjoy this new version more than the original and feel the changes are indeed improvements. Axis And Allies Revised Available from Amazon Updated on 11-28-2008.

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