Axis Allies Europe

I have always been interested in WWII and strategic board games. Axis and Allies Europe fulfills expectations once you take the time to learn the game. This game exercises your intelligence by examining your ability to strategize, think ahead, and know the person you are playing. It is basically Risk on steroids.

My grandson wanted this game for his birthday and I was lucky to find it on Amazon. My grandson totally loves this game, not to mention that the pieces are very tiny. ---haydais

This game for me is un-playable. Unlike the original, this game does not come with the necessary amount of pieces to even set the game up. Germany, for example, does not even have enough soldiers to put one in each of it's territories, thus they cannot start the game. How can you play this ? Sure, you can use the substitute chips, but then how do you know later on if they are supposed to be soldiers, troops, tanks, or airplanes? It would be indistinguishable. I was extremely upset when I opened this and tried to play my first game. Don't waste your money on this, buy the original Axis & Allies instead.

I don't understand why some people think the original A+A was a better game. This game is much more balanced. The rule that gives you 12 IPC to allocate units whereever you want in the beginning assures variety. I play this game with other players that played the original since the 80's... This game is so much better. I think Germany might have a slight advantage in this game, but not much. The allies need to plan and cooperate a lot better in this game (as opposed to the original where it's impossible for the Axis to win with experienced players). Removing the technology rolls for this game was a great idea. It was so annoying in the original game when someone was losing and then started spending all their money trying to roll heavy bombers (in desparation). In summary, all our games have been pretty close. Germany begins with an awesome force, but has a lot of British ships to sink and needs to get ground in the USSR. Russia is under pressure from the Germans. Britian and t... Read more

Axis and Allies: Europe is an excellent game. To understand the scenario, envision the base game with a zoom focusing your attention to the European theater only (with Japan-controlled Asia cut out). The strategy component is basically this: can Germany conquer Russia fast enough (without the aid of Japan - a strategy commonly used in the original version of the game) before the economic superiority of the Allies overwhelms the German military. Unlike, Axis and Allies: Pacific, there is no option for a technical "victory win", or any of that nonsense. The only way to win in A&A; Europe is to take over an enemy capital and hold it. This sets the stage for a bloody, action packed game. As a side note, keep in mind that there are several rule changes unique to A&A;: Europe 1 - aircraft can only attack a sub when destroyers are present (like in Pacific) 2 - tanks attack on a 3, but defend on 2 (unlike the 3/3 rule in the revised original) 3 - allied troops in Russian territorie... Read more