Basic 'A.&A.' Advanced

Only 'M.t.G.' had perpetrated their 'wallet-rapine' so viciously although, 'A&A' might have to be in for 'contention', lately-?

Hoi y`all as 'moi' was considering, since many have already gotten familiar about these, now what else could 'moi' espouse about/upon-? Well, not since "RISK" had there been a 'global conflict game' as popular & expanded the 'scope' for these-! It introduced the aspects of 'Technical Charts', in which to enable superior 'constructs' for greatly improved forces, or 'concepts' from which provided additional 'reactions'-! Much with this 'evolved' unto more 'complexity' as later versions will attest, since allotting increased options allowed 'REPO-mon intensive' scrutiny into plays. It was in 1987 that I found myself delving further about that, while initially it had begun in 1985, at the M.S.U. 'Games Club' of theirs. Then, circa 1990, I attended 'PacifiCON' & met a local there, for whom has plenty of experiences as he introduced many 'notions' for playings-! We had already 'experimented' plentifulfilled because one or another of us, would introduce/incorporate thusly with them. With the likes from 'Pewtercraft'-(minis), 'XENO'-(entire 'Games'), 'Max's A&A Rules, etc. while today, there is: the HBG site , of which contains mass myriad of 'minis' for just about whatever you desired-!


The pieces shown above were those made by 'Table Tactics' as they also provided a 'RISK 2042' variant-!

Once they published their 'Rules Update' for this, it assisted in clarifying plenty that the prior-sort had not explained fully. One example was regarding 'Transports', in that those could ONLY 'unload' & ended their 'moves' while/once began conducting an 'Invasion' with any. They could embark 'Troops' from several locations, or even within the same 'Sea Zone' as the 'Invasion' space. I believe that 'XENO' was the biggest provider of full-on 'A&A Games' over the decades, including 'advanced' notions for: '2nd Level Improved Pieces'; 'Sub-Pens'; etc. They also made it an *Option* about using 'The C-in-C' concept, as plenty considered that too powerful: "as is". I'll delve further into some a little later, of which many of Y-O-U might not have had-? I have 't`asked' some makers for this upon a few that 'Pewtercraft' made, especially the 'P.T.Boats' as we enjoyed them immensely-!   

Grog, you are an A&A demon. How many different versions do you own?

CardboardPusher post=531 userid=744 Grog, you are an A&A demon. How many different versions do you own?

Hoi y`all as I did have an incomplete 'Nova'-(Missing enough 'counters') edition, several 'XENO' games-(to include BIG map) & original 'Rules & Charts' by themselves, 'Max's A&A Booklet, 'Pewtercraft Pieces & 'Rules', 1-Original '1985', 1-'Pacific', 2-'Europe'-(2nd copy had twice the amount for pieces-!), 'Anniversary', 'Europe 1940', 'Conquest of the Pacific'-(counters for that shown below), 'W.W.I 1914', along with 100s-'minis' from 'H.B.G.' of advanced/improved assortment in 'W.W.I' & regular 'A&A' pieces-! The 'P'='Pillbox' levels, in that they could accrue into bigger-size of which they required 'knocking down & out' by absorbing 'HITS' before anything else could become such.

   

If we count all the versions as one, would it be your most played game?

CardboardPusher post=543 userid=744 If we count all the versions as one, would it be your most played game?

Hoi as we should include the P.C. iteration too, yet, not-so-much of the expansion for this. I played as A-L-L players because their 'A.I.' is so timid, as far that I'm concerned, with bettered ones in 'S.M.A.C.' or 'EuroRails'-! It is when I constantly played on the P.C. that I'd get the 'notions' for them 'Bases', 'Facilities', 'Roadways', 'Moves Remaining', etc. The various places could even 'bump-up' the value of theirs with every 'sort'  to allow those, as well to provide '0'-kinds in obtaining some numeric, now-! That would then increase the amount(s) produced in being permitted as placement into there & it seems for certain 'Bases', then 'Recruits' will accrue in greater amounts as a further incentive. I've asked/tasked the 'H,B,G.'-folks upon making several era-apropos 'Bases' as their current kind are too 'Modern' types of vehicles and 'W.W.I' should contain 'Horses & Wagons' as 'W.W.2' will have era-specific 'Trucks', 'Halftracks', etc. I would also prefer that they produce specific 'Locale' assortment such as 'Gibralter', 'Singapore', 'Liege', 'Namur', 'Verdun', etc.  The 'minis' seen/shown below were some of their 'Ally' assortment & greatly discounted for the 'time being'-! Their other 'colour' is 'Tan' & has a slightly better selection for those.

I do remember playing Basic A+A on computer years ago, and that it was not much of a challenge vs the AI.