10.0/10
Much more fun and balanced than the original, which was strong in its own right. Plays best with 4 or 5.
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Axis & Allies 1914
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast
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Description
This is not World War II. Progress during "The War to End All Wars" was measured by yards, not miles. The Italians were on the side of the Allies, while Turkey – then at the center of the Ottoman Empire – was one of the members of what was known as the Central Powers. Imperial Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were the two other main Central Powers.
The major Allies, sometimes referred to as the Entente, consisted of the British Empire, France, Italy, the United States, and Imperial Russia. The alliance included other historical members, but they more or less fell under the command and control of one of these great powers. In fact, had General Pershing not insisted that its integrity be maintained, even the American army would have found itself as simply being replacements for French and British.
Axis & Allies 1914 World War I puts players in charge of one of the major powers, each with its own infantry sculpt; other sculpts represent the artillery, tanks, aircraft, and naval line-up of either the Allies or the Central Powers.
As designer Larry Harris notes, "While playing this game, you will quickly realize that this is not World War II. There are no massive sweeps across continents with blitzing armored divisions and aircraft. Instead, there are a series of determined offensives resisted by equally determined armies dedicated to holding the line. You will find that your depleting resources of men and artillery must be deployed with great thought and efficiency. You will be fighting pretty much the way man has been fighting with each other for thousands of years – only this time the ability to kill your enemy, and for him to kill you, has become intolerably efficient."
The major Allies, sometimes referred to as the Entente, consisted of the British Empire, France, Italy, the United States, and Imperial Russia. The alliance included other historical members, but they more or less fell under the command and control of one of these great powers. In fact, had General Pershing not insisted that its integrity be maintained, even the American army would have found itself as simply being replacements for French and British.
Axis & Allies 1914 World War I puts players in charge of one of the major powers, each with its own infantry sculpt; other sculpts represent the artillery, tanks, aircraft, and naval line-up of either the Allies or the Central Powers.
As designer Larry Harris notes, "While playing this game, you will quickly realize that this is not World War II. There are no massive sweeps across continents with blitzing armored divisions and aircraft. Instead, there are a series of determined offensives resisted by equally determined armies dedicated to holding the line. You will find that your depleting resources of men and artillery must be deployed with great thought and efficiency. You will be fighting pretty much the way man has been fighting with each other for thousands of years – only this time the ability to kill your enemy, and for him to kill you, has become intolerably efficient."
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Movement Dice Rolling Partnerships |
| Categories: | Economic War War |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | 653569791232 |
| In 15 wishlists In 14 collections This was seen 16424 times | |
Description
This is not World War II. Progress during "The War to End All Wars" was measured by yards, not miles. The Italians were on the side of the Allies, while Turkey – then at the center of the Ottoman Empire – was one of the members of what was known as the Central Powers. Imperial Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire were the two other main Central Powers.
The major Allies, sometimes referred to as the Entente, consisted of the British Empire, France, Italy, the United States, and Imperial Russia. The alliance included other historical members, but they more or less fell under the command and control of one of these great powers. In fact, had General Pershing not insisted that its integrity be maintained, even the American army would have found itself as simply being replacements for French and British.
Axis & Allies 1914 World War I puts players in charge of one of the major powers, each with its own infantry sculpt; other sculpts represent the artillery, tanks, aircraft, and naval line-up of either the Allies or the Central Powers.
As designer Larry Harris notes, "While playing this game, you will quickly realize that this is not World War II. There are no massive sweeps across continents with blitzing armored divisions and aircraft. Instead, there are a series of determined offensives resisted by equally determined armies dedicated to holding the line. You will find that your depleting resources of men and artillery must be deployed with great thought and efficiency. You will be fighting pretty much the way man has been fighting with each other for thousands of years – only this time the ability to kill your enemy, and for him to kill you, has become intolerably efficient."
The major Allies, sometimes referred to as the Entente, consisted of the British Empire, France, Italy, the United States, and Imperial Russia. The alliance included other historical members, but they more or less fell under the command and control of one of these great powers. In fact, had General Pershing not insisted that its integrity be maintained, even the American army would have found itself as simply being replacements for French and British.
Axis & Allies 1914 World War I puts players in charge of one of the major powers, each with its own infantry sculpt; other sculpts represent the artillery, tanks, aircraft, and naval line-up of either the Allies or the Central Powers.
As designer Larry Harris notes, "While playing this game, you will quickly realize that this is not World War II. There are no massive sweeps across continents with blitzing armored divisions and aircraft. Instead, there are a series of determined offensives resisted by equally determined armies dedicated to holding the line. You will find that your depleting resources of men and artillery must be deployed with great thought and efficiency. You will be fighting pretty much the way man has been fighting with each other for thousands of years – only this time the ability to kill your enemy, and for him to kill you, has become intolerably efficient."
Additional information
| Mechanics: | Area Movement Dice Rolling Partnerships |
| Categories: | Economic War War |
| Alternative names: | |
| BARCODE: | 653569791232 |
| In 15 wishlists In 14 collections This was seen 16424 times | |
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What players say
How many players it plays best with · 37 votes on BoardGameGeek
- 1 0 0 say it plays best, 3 recommend it, 16 do not recommend it
- 2 10 10 say it plays best, 16 recommend it, 4 do not recommend it
- 3 3 3 say it plays best, 17 recommend it, 4 do not recommend it
- 4 12 12 say it plays best, 19 recommend it, 3 do not recommend it
- 5 8 8 say it plays best, 15 recommend it, 3 do not recommend it
- 6 10 10 say it plays best, 9 recommend it, 5 do not recommend it
- 7 4 4 say it plays best, 9 recommend it, 12 do not recommend it
- 8 2 2 say it plays best, 5 recommend it, 18 do not recommend it
- 8+ 0 0 say it plays best, 0 recommend it, 16 do not recommend it
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10.0/10
An excellent game for an under served conflict. Some people like to speed the game up with tournament rules, I prefer the original rules.
10.0/10
Fabulous... but long. It is a great game. I highly recommend it to those who likes Axis & Allies. Note: it does not have enough units to play the game properly - you will need to have some other A&A game so that you can borrow infantry units to play the game. The other option is to get two copies of the game - an expensive option. If a second edition ever emerges I hope these problems can be corrected.
10.0/10
The 10 is for game play only! Great WW1 feeling and a very nice alternation compared to the WW2 versions. Be warned, do not compare it with Axis WW2! Our group is complaining its ‘static’ (not my opinion) all the time but of course the game does not own fast panzer divisions or strong aircraft. Despite their critics we play the game since weeks and have a lot of fun. Especially after the game when we discuss the game and new strategies. My critics: Dammed cost cutters! Miss a production Chart, sufficient Chips, IPC certificates and a few more miniatures especially Infantry (e.g. Germany has not enough Inf. when it bought them in round one. It has to say ‘this staple of chips is Inf.’!).
10.0/10
Despite relative simplicity, captures grand strategy of WWI well with combined arms synergies, new tank and air, etc. Introduced by Rob. Tournament rules online seem to move a bit quicker to 4-6 hours down from ~8.
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CAUTION! Not suitable for children under 3 years of age. It contains small parts which could be swallowed or inhaled.