Axis and Allies: Europe
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Axis & Allies: Europe is a spin off of the original Axis & Allies
that focuses game play on the European Theatre of World War II
. Germany
, the Soviet Union
, Great Britain
(U.K.), and the United States
(U.S.) are controlled by the players of this game. The designer made 11 major changes to the original rules in addition to the design of a new map. The changes are designed to better replicate the true tactical and logistical challenges faced by the countries involved in the battle for Europe. Beginners may experience difficulty at succeeding if playing as the Allies, this is due to the early advantage the German military receives. However advanced players know how to utilize all three nations in a cohesive manner to make the odds quite even, if not in favour of the allies. Victory is achieved by controlling your home capital and one other capital until your next turn.
In 2001, Axis & Allies:Europe won the Origins Award
for Best Historical Board Game of 2000.
Axis and Allies
Axis & Allies is a popular series of World War II strategy board games, with nearly two million copies printed. Originally designed by Larry Harris and published by Nova Game Designs in 1981, the game was republished by the Milton Bradley Company in 1984 as part of the Gamemaster Series of board...
that focuses game play on the European Theatre of World War II
European Theatre of World War II
The European Theatre of World War II was a huge area of heavy fighting across Europe from Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939 until the end of the war with the German unconditional surrender on May 8, 1945...
. Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
, the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, Great Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
(U.K.), and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(U.S.) are controlled by the players of this game. The designer made 11 major changes to the original rules in addition to the design of a new map. The changes are designed to better replicate the true tactical and logistical challenges faced by the countries involved in the battle for Europe. Beginners may experience difficulty at succeeding if playing as the Allies, this is due to the early advantage the German military receives. However advanced players know how to utilize all three nations in a cohesive manner to make the odds quite even, if not in favour of the allies. Victory is achieved by controlling your home capital and one other capital until your next turn.
In 2001, Axis & Allies:Europe won the Origins Award
Origins Award
The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...
for Best Historical Board Game of 2000.
External links
- Axis & Allies: Europe at axisandallies.org