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Axis & Allies
Axis & Allies
Axis & Allies
A closeup of the various different infantry in Axis & Allies with their country's logo  in turn order.

Axis & Allies (1981)

Players
2–5
Best: 2, 5
Playing time
180–180 min
Age
12+
6.59
Average rating
11,490
Ratings
3.03/5
Weight
#1963
BGG rank
Top 5,000
Alternate names:Axis and Allies
Designer:Larry Harris, Jr.
Artist:Jim Butcher (II)
Publisher:Milton Bradley +3 more
Average rating, ratings count, weight and rank are sourced from BoardGameGeek (BGG).
Game DNA
  • This game: Strategy 9, Luck 6, Interaction 7, Complexity 6.1, Theme 5
Strategy9.0
Luck6.0
Interaction7.0
Complexity6.1
Theme5.0

This game's strategy, luck, interaction, complexity and theme.

WargameEconomicWorld War IITeam-Based GameArea MovementDice RollingStat Check ResolutionMinimap Resolution

Overview

Axis and Allies is the most successful of Milton Bradley's Gamemaster series.

It depicts WWII on a grand scale, full global level. Up to five players can play on two different teams. The Axis which has Germany and Japan, and the Allies which has the USA, the United Kingdom, and the USSR. A full map of the world is provided, broken up in various chunks similar to Risk. The game comes with gobs of plastic miniatures that represent various military units during WWII. Players have at their disposal infantry, armor, fighters, bombers, battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines, troop transports, anti-air guns, and factories. All of the units perform differently and many have special functions. Players have to work together with their teammates in order to coordinate offenses and decide how best to utilize their production points. Players also have the option of risking production resources on the possibility of developing a super technology that might turn the tide of war.

Axis and Allies was originally published by Nova Games in 1981.

Re-implemented by:

Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition Axis & Allies: Global 1940 (Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940 combined with Axis & Allies: Europe 1940)

Expanded by:

Totally Untested Volume 2 of Max's Advanced Rules for Axis & Allies (Unofficial expansion) Conquest of the Pacific (Unofficial expansion) Midway (Unofficial expansion)

Expansions

The Arab Israeli Wars
East & West: Global War in 1948
Enemy on the Horizon: Axis & Allies Expansion
New World Order, Axis & Allies Variant
Central Powers, Axis & Allies Variant
The War to End All Wars: WWI Axis & Allies Variant
Conquest of the Pacific
Risk 2042 (fan expansion for Risk / Axis & Allies)
Middle East Combat
Honor and Infamy: Commanders (Axis and Allies Variant)
Axis & Allies: A & A Accessories
Dateline: World War II
Max's Advanced Rules for Axis & Allies
Axis & Allies Enhanced Realism Rules
World War II The Expansion
World War II Expansion 3: The Battle of Midway
World War II Expansion 2
Totally Untested Volume 2 of Max's Advanced Rules for Axis & Allies
Axis & Allies: China and France expansion counter sheet
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