Thanks!

Thank you! It's a work in process, still underway, for sure - several years in the making, as I'm slow🤣 🐌

Thank you for watching! Yes - they are absolutely invasion stripes😉

Yep! I was so happy to be able to add a B26 to the board 👍

Thank you! I didn't do the landscapes/terrain - that's all thanks to Ronny's work (linksin the description) . It is awesome though - I love it!

@@mdt260 yeah clear on that. I'll reach out and see if he'd consider terrain for the Anniversary edition 🤯

Thank you Lt. Dan! A huge part of what I love about the overall set up is your beautiful map👍

@@mdt260 thx brother…. That was my main goal, Bring a more immersive gaming experience to the community.

I wonder if my magnetic pieces would still snap to the map with the metal sheet I have on my table. Are you able to bend the material slightly to tuck it into my table? I have my map sunk in a bit and the IPC tracker kinda overhangs a tad for my lighting. Am curious if I could get in my table without causing a permanent crease.

@@Lt.Dan.. Thanks Dan! The material does have some bend to it. I believe you could even go a tad thinner (say 0.02 inch) and it would have even more bend. It's not nearly as rollable as a thin vinyl type material, but even my 0.03 inch thick material can be rolled up into a roll about 12 inches in diameter.

Thanks for watching and commenting - I couldn't agree more - styrene is the best material I've seen to print on👍

Thanks for watching! The Allied player has actually won the last 4 games as the Allies - he has been very good at playing the Allies. It's only within the past 5 rounds or so, that the Axis have finally broken out - it was a very close game for 10 rounds or so.

LOL - if playing for the first time, while trying to also learn the rules, it can be painfully slow😉

Good question - my guess is that they chose to take their chances in attacking Berlin, given it would have taken them 4 turns to turn around and march back to Moscow, as those infantry can only move 1 space per turn. Also, if they had done that, the Germans would have 4 turns to reposition themselves with any fast movers (tanks and mechs) as well as air power, and purchases built in the Moscow, Stalingrad and Ukraine factories to fortify Moscow. Bottom line is I think the Soviets were hoping to get lucky in Berlin (obviously they didn't).

@@mdt260 I forgot about the ole' flying fighters to Moscow for defense move.

They do spend a lot of time praying - but there is a little leisure time for something like this as well - Here's an explanation - kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3qVmJieeJV0qbssi=wla9l0tUAWLzkv2-

Yep - I've got a lot of happy memories from long ago, playing in High School!

As long as you don't make them play Chaos... Plus there is only one Emperor those guys should serve.

You can find the website of the Monastery here - www.stmarysmonastery.org/ I know they are planning to play a BBR game next (BBR is a well developed set of house rules otherwise based on Axis and Allies 1940). You could always ask if they'd be interested in other games, such as Warhammer 40k. The monk you may want to contact in particular is Br. Pius Watson (who occasionally chimes in on these recap videos).

@@mdt260 Thank you!

@@TheControlBlue Obviously! They're sitting on a golden opportunity to bring back something similar to the monastic fund raising methods of old. Instead of transcribing books, they could paint minis. Edifying God and His creation to support their mission.

@@Moridorable it's funny you mention that - Br. Pius has considered selling extra painted pieces as a possible income source😉

I totally agree - it was close for about 10-12 rounds - Axis are now closing in on a standard Out of Box Victory.

Ummmm. He didn’t put the pull back of the tacticals and fighters from the island they were on to the Caroline islands because of the air base. This game might have been over, but the Allie’s have a genius playing on their side. He has helped destroy us 5 times, AND I TAUGHT him how to play. He was a chess master in college while working on his two doctorates. His errors have been the Allies lost 5 fleets, which they could not recover from.

@@brotherpiuswatsonosb3354what percentage of the map do the Axis control in this game?

@@sgtshultzie5717 most of it. We don’t control London, most of Southern Africa and north and South America!

​@@brotherpiuswatsonosb3354 thanks Br. Pius - I think the movement of the fighters and tacticals from Marshall Islands to Caroline Islands is at about 8:25 in. Not that I haven't made any mistakes though - I'm sure there are plenty throughout the recaps. Thanks for commenting!

Good question! If the map you have is a BBR2 map, there are actually some significant changes in the map, from V2 to V3 (around SZ91, and territories in North Africa, especially). There additional changes in the map as you go from V3 to V4, and then some minor changes going from V4 to V5. There are no map changes from V5 to V6 (the current version). The changes to the card deck are similar - changes did occur from one version to the next. Same with the rulebook - there are changes from one version to the next. Any of the BBR versions are fully playable on their own, no problem at all. That said, most people are playing versions 4, 5, or especially 6. After the current Monks game I'm following on my channel, the plan is to play a BBR5 game. Hope all that helps!

I agree - I think the wind has been let out of the Allies sails, so to speak. They have not conceded or surrendered yet, but it doesn't look good for them, I think. Thanks for watching and commenting!

Definitely true - the axis think they have enough to comfortably repel the Soviet and then UK assault - we'll see soon enough!

Thanks for watching - your story sounds similar to mine, and many others, who played the original classic game, and have enjoyed variations of it ever since. Happy Gaming to you!

Thank you for watching! I've painted many of them myself, over the last 4 years or so - still an ongoing process as you can see. A few of the pieces were painted by others - particularly Celticgrey on eBay.

Thank you for watching!

Isn't it!? I get a kick out of that too!

That they are! This game was close - very close, for quite some time, but with a few lucky breaks here and there, the Axis have really broken out in the last 3 rounds or so. The monk playing the Axis has actually lost 4-5 or so in a row to the monk playing the Allies. He's super excited to finally win one, so long as Berlin can hold off the horde of Soviet and UK troops headed their way.

I've seen the US fail to win but never this quick. I'm going back to watch the previous videos now just to see how 🙂 @@mdt260

Sounds like fun times!

Thank you! I've painted some of them myself (particularly Japan, USSR and the US). Many of the others that are painted were painted by a very talented painter who goes by Celticgrey on eBay. I'm slowly getting the rest of my pieces painted - it's been a years in progress process! I was inspired to get started years ago by Dtroy's painted pieces at Axis and Allies The Garrison channel on KZbin.

This is a global 1940 map. It's special in that it's printed in one piece, and is oversized (8 feet wide). I printed this particular one years ago, based on fan art files that can be found at www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/26171/a-a-1940-global-custom-map-files-available-for-download Renegade who is the current publisher of Axis and Allies just recently offered a similar jumbo 1 piece map, which you can find here at very reasonable cost- renegadegamestudios.com/axis-allies-1940-global-map/

Thank you! I've painted some of them myself (particularly Japan, USSR and the US). Many of the others that are painted were painted by a very talented painter who goes by Celticgrey on eBay. I'm slowly getting the rest of my pieces painted - it's been a years in progress process! I was inspired to get started years ago by Dtroy's painted pieces at Axis and Allies The Garrison channel on KZbin.

@@mdt260 Massive respect! If you get a chance, check out my board on one of my Skyfall videos! I just love the idea of you monks playing Axis and Allies. With all that is wrong in the world, this idea just brings me joy!🥰

Thank you! I agree - the risk arrows are great for use in marking movements👍

LOL - they're located in Massachusetts 😉

Yep - been going a loooooong time🤣

Thanks Dtroy for tuning in - these recap videos were inspired by you - this game moves slow enough, similar to your KZbin Wars Season 1 and 2 videos, that it's possible to do a recap. Those recap videos of yours are the standard - I love them!

Yes - the fact that this game has gone 15 rounds has created some interesting outcomes along the way. It's definitely been going on a very long time, as they play typically 1 or perhaps 2 nations turns per week. It's been nearly 18 months now! Pretty crazy!

Good question! In Global 1940, when leaving from an airbase (which the french fighter did, when leaving from London), the fighter can move 5 rather than 4.

Thanks..ive only ever played old school A&A. Love the custom paint jobs.@@mdt260

Thank you!

Thank you! Some I've painted myself, and others were painted by @keklordgrey4522

Thanks for watching!

Love it - having those additional details would be cool - thanks Br. Pius!

Thanks for watching - I too love this game - can't stop thinking about strategies, etc.😉

Very good question 🤣. I didn't decide to begin recapping them until just recently. Once this game is done and the new one begins (which is likely to be a BBR5 rules version of Global 1940), I plan to recap all of the turns of all the rounds.

@@mdt260 can't wait thanks

I have happy memories of playing the original classic version as well with my brothers - still get together once year with one brother to play - good times.

I also played the old original classic version as a kid with my brothers and a high school friend - good times! There are several versions available now - what you see here is the most complex of them all - Global 1940 (its the Europe 1940 and Pacific 1940 games with the boards brought together).

Thanks for the question. This is global 1940 (put the Europe and Pacific 1940 boards together)

@@mdt260 Ah i see. Thanks for the response. Enjoy your game. Pax vobiscum.

Very cool!