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In axis and allies, how are casualties allocated when two allies both defend a single zone?
According to page 19 of the rulebook at https://www.wizards.com/avalonhill/rules/axis.pdf
Defending together - when a multiple force is attacked, the attacker fires first as usual. If a hit is ...
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Axis and Allies 1941: Who, when and to where can you retreat?
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Retreats are possible for the attacker.
Retreats are not possible for the defender, ever.
Land and Sea units retreat as expected. They all withdraw to a friendly adjacent space. They only ...
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Can you build a ship in the Caspian Sea?
Yes, there are versions of Axis and Allies that allow building ships in the Caspian Sea. This is the exception tough. In Axis and Allies 1941/1942, the Caspian Sea is not considered a sea zone and you ...
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How can I speed up a game of Axis and Allies?
Axis and Allies when played with many players (one player per nation, usually this means five) can be a long game with a lot of down time between turns.
A house rule we have used when we have a ...
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If a fighter can't land during combat, can they land on carriers moved to them during the non-combat move phase?
Yes, you can use your non-combat move phase to have a carrier move to a position so that those planes that were moved in the combat move phase can land. Fighters land in the non-combat move phase of ...
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Ship Movement Question Axis and Allies 1940 Global (Rules 2.0)
Here is a 2 part answer to your question:
From the Rules (http://www.axisandallies.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Axis-Allies-Pacific-1940-Second-Edition.pdf):
Move as many of your units into as ...
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Axis and Allies 1941 planes and industry
An air unit cannot capture a territory; since the territory is not captured it would retain whatever control marker was on it. There are no rules to "destroy" a capital or industrial complex. A ...
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Axis and Allies 2nd Edition: to Pearl Harbor or not to Pearl Harbor
I have read and studied Don's essays with interest and appreciation. His analysis of the game mechanics and general strategic principles are masterly. However, I find myself in disagreement with him ...
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In Axis and Allies, could a house rule upgrading the German navy finally "balance" the 1942 game?
Interested in what you say here about the Allies having a slight edge. I assume you mean First Edition here.
My friend and I have been playing for years. We originally used to think that the Allies ...
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Could Axis and Allies be "balanced" by weakening the US just a bit more?
This would be an interesting variation. I'm thinking you would have to remove all 3 IPC from Brazil. The timing of when IPCs are delivered has a huge effect. Early IPCs allow the Germans to build up ...
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Is there a viable "Japan First" strategy for the Allies in Axis and Allies?
It can be done, but it requires such a level of cooperation among the allies that I wouldn't recommend it unless you are playing all 3 allies. Any Indian factory is a gift to Japan. 'Nuff said. The UK ...
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Can the Russia no first turn attack rule be realistically extended for more turns?
You can play this variant at http://gamesbyemail.com/Games/WW2 in which one option is to have Russia unable to attack until attacked.
Having played 1 game this way, I believe it gives too much power ...
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Can the Russia no first turn attack rule be realistically extended for more turns?
Note that the following assumes that all players are playing a perfect game with no mistakes. In real games every player will make occasional mistakes so take what I'm about to say with a grain of ...
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Can you retreat with Attacking Infantry in Axis and Allies Original - 2nd Edition
"Retreat" is not counted as a move. So the attacking infantry can move "back" to their original square. Or maybe a better way of looking at it was the attacking infantry moved to the border between ...
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How to capture unoccupied enemy-controlled territories?
On an island, there wouldn't be an opportunity for a tank blitz (unless it started from a land zone two zones away).
But tanks or infantry can assault an island (or any coastal region) from a ...
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A&A Sea Zone Attack Rule Clarification
The guidance from the updated 2005 Europe rules almost assuredly applies. You MAY take losses on allied units even when on the attack, and furthermore, MUST take them if there are not enough attacking ...
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In a&a 1942 2nd edition, can bombers conducting a strategic bombing raid and fighter escorts retreat?
You are 100% correct. Retreating is part of general combat, Strategic bombing is a special type of attack that has no concept of retreating.
AA units only get one shot at the inbound bombers, so ...
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Axis and Allies 1941 :Can a submarine sneak attack a battle ship when there is an enemy sub in the same battle?
A&A 1941:
If you have a sub and the enemy has a sub and a battleship, you can make a Surprise Strike, but the defender can take the hit with whichever unit he wants (and if it's the sub, it would ...
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Can I block enemy's port if my navy is on the sea sector next to a factory zone?
I was able to find the answer after reading the rule book for 17th time after awhile.
Clearly the rules state on page 20 paragraph 2 in section restrictions on Placement
"Place sea units only in sea ...
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Axis and Allies 1941: Transport Rules for on loading and offloading units
Yes, what you are describing is possible and called an Amphibious Assault.
However, the sequence load -> move transport -> offload is not limited to situations in which you land in hostile territory, ...
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Can sea units have more then the given amount in Axis and Allies 1941?
Unlike Monopoly, in which the rules restrict players to 32 houses and 12 hotels (in total), the number of pieces in Axis and Allies are limited only by what you can build according to the rules.
The ...
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When, if ever, are battleships worth buying in Axis and Allies?
never.
24 IPC is just way too costly, even with double HP.
I think that also in the real history no super power continue to build more BBs after the war had started.
Found several house rules that ...
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Can AAA defend sea units
AAA cannot defend sea territories.
From the rules:
An Antiaircraft artillery (AAA) unit can fire only at an air unit when that unit attacks the territory containing that AAA unit. ... This AAA attack ...
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Does seazone 12 touch Gibraltar in Axies and Allies
The red line is the separation line between sea zone 12 and 13.
Krieghund, the developer and Q&A author at axisandallies.org, clarified Gibraltar connects to sea zone 13.
Q: Is Gibraltar ...
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In axis and allies 1941 do fighters have to take off to participate in an attack?
Your own air units don't move with carriers. They start the turn airborne in the sea zone. If they want to be in the same sea as the moved carrier, they have to move there. So, if you don't want them ...
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In axis and allies 1941 do fighters have to take off to participate in an attack?
The basic principle is that an air unit ends its turn when it "lands" on a space or a carrier. So if a fighter flies two spaces, fights, and lands on a carrier with its third space, its turn ends, and ...
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Can a sub attack a lone sub in axis and allies and the attacked sub submerge?
Yes. Submarines that are not under threat from an enemy destroyer can use their special ability to choose to make a surprise strike (either on attack or defense) or choose to submerge. This occurs ...
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How to capture territories with no numbers printed on them?
Correct. A Japanese marker is placed on it as it is a captured territory by the enemy and should be treated as such by the allies.
I.e. allies can't land on it without taking it, it can't be blitzed ...
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Is Axis and Allies 1940 Balanced without National Objectives?
First, it is not particularly clear that A&A 1940 was balanced WITH all the rules - the changes in the second edition (unless you were referencing that) do in most people's opinions contribute to ...
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Can you build a ship in the Caspian Sea?
Basically, you can build a ship in any sea zone adjacent to a "factory" owned by your country.
In the beginning of many versions of the game, Russia has two factories, one in the Moscow zone, and one ...
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