Axis & Allies

What is Axis & Allies

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.

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Game details

Players

2–5

Age

+12

Duration

180 min

Difficulty

Heavy

Type

Board game

Year

1981

Mechanics

Area Movement · Dice Rolling · Minimap Resolution

Categories

Economic · Wargame · World War II

Designer

Larry Harris, Jr.

Publisher

Jedko Games · Nova Game Designs · PewterCraft · Milton Bradley