From: pmenard@cse.unl.edu (Patrick Menard)
Newsgroups: rec.games.board
Subject: Re: A&A suggestions for a newbie
Date: 14 Dec 1992 08:35:31 GMT
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duizie@leland.Stanford.EDU (Ken Duisenberg) writes:


>I've only played A&A twice, but I've been reading many of the posts and
>recognize all the terms and methods.  I'll be seeing my relative who
>introduced me to A&A over the Holidays, and I'm sure he's going to ask for
>a game.  I've gathered that I should ask for the Allies.

>Assuming I get the Allies, could a few of you post a good strategy to 
>follow?  I know this is extremely open ended, but I do understand the game
>enough that a few general ideas could help me put up a fight, rather than
>watch my openent walk all over me.

>Many thanks in advance.

Well, first, if you get the axis, hope your friend doesn't play the game too
much or hasn't played in a while or he'll probably have a pretty good
strategy himself.  Now on to the good stuff....

First, Russia should buy infantry.  Russia will get the crap beat out of them
for the first part of the war so buy lots of men (inf) to absorb the losses.
Russia should also attack eastern europe on the first turn if possible.(if
you are not using the optional russia no-attack rule, that is)  This splits
the German forces and forces him to take it back before he can stage an attack
on Karelia.  Put most (if not all) of the men you purchase on Karelia.  This
is your key defensive position, if you lose it you are going to have a VERY
difficult war to fight.  You should have attacked eastern europe with all
your tanks (except one, which you should leave in your capital where it will
be safe) and all the men from Karelia, along with the fighter from Moscow.
Your other fighter should attack the boats (a sub and a transport) directly
above the territory of Germany.  (this move helps Britain a whole lot) in
the east I recommend attacking Manchuria with all pieces available. Oh and
use the Russian navy to attack the german sub west of Western Europe.

Britain will have no navy by this time.(If germany is smart, they'll find a
way to kill it on your first turn (if they don't, build more ships and attack
finland/norway)  Britain will need to fly fighters to support Russia.  Hopefully
Karelia will still be in russian hands so you can land the fighters there.  If
not you'll need to put them in Russia (even though this means they'll get shot
at by Karelia (since Germany owns it))  If you're navy is blown up, DON'T BUILD
A NEW ONE.  If you do, this new navy will promptly join your old one at the
bottom of the ocean.(since Germany will be able to easily kill any small navy
you can build).  It is better to save your money and build a bigger navy that
will be harder to kill.(one that includes an aircraft carrier).  Or, better yet
build 2 bombers.  If you keep building bombers send them at Germany on strategic
bombing runs.  If some get shot down, just keep building more. You can reach
Germany by going through the sea zone that the German sub and transport start
out in.(so you don't get shot at twice by going through western europe.
Try to hold africa as long as possible, hopefully you can use the US to put
more troops down there and keep Germany from getting money.  If you have any
boats left in the med., attack the battleship and transport.(if you kill the
battleship you can kill the transport real easy with a fighter next time, if
you kill the transport, he can't ferry troops into africa)  Don't attack japan
with your troops in india, the odds aren't in your favor, you might want to
move troops from africa to reinforce india.(or move troops from india into
africa, whichever needs the help more (meaning if Germany has lots of stuff in
africa, move the troops there))

The US should ignore Japan and concentrate on Germany.  It can most help out in
africa.  If it puts lots of troops down there, Germany will not make money and
Russia will roll over it.  Build lots of transports on the Atlantic side and
even move the pacific fleet to the atlantic if possible.(try to get it around
Britain for an invasion of europe)

The key to everything is to divide and conquer.  Japan is not on the mainland
so it can't get to Russia too quickly.  The Axis will probably try to take out
Russia first and then move to take africa or England with the territory and
money gained.  If the US concentrates on Africa, Britain bombs Germany and
Russia builds lots of men in Karelia and slowly takes German territory, the
allies can win easily.  If the US and Britain can hold Africa pretty easily,
the US can build lots of subs and try to take out the Japanese fleet.  Hope this
helps..

Shadow

 



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