Axis & Allies 2024 World Championships - Quarter Finals

[@BoardGameNation]

Thank you for watching the Quarter Final Match of the 2024 Axis and Allies World Championships! More World Championship videos are coming very soon! Visit Renegade Game Studios to get your copy of this great game and so much more: renegadegamestudios.com/?rfsn=7712737.76eff9 What did you think about this game?

[@paulbrown7369]

Not sure about the other viewers but I don't need you to speed through any game turns just to make the video shorter. I don't mind a longer video as long as you keep the overall quality at this level. Really enjoyed this one!

[@BoardGameNation]

We aren't particularly bothered by a longer video either, but in turns we fast forwarded, nothing of consequence really happened. Most of the moves were either repeats of the previous turn or natural progressions of the positions. We try to keep the story moving along to maintain the attention of as many viewers as possible. If you would like to see the deleted scenes from the video, we will be publishing them in February to our members. Along with the raw gameplay footage from Gen Con. If you would like to see that, click the Join button and select the membership level that is right for you. We appreciate the feedback! Thanks for watching!

[@charlesmichalek3763]

I think this game does illustrate why some people are asking for chess clocks. Because the axis has taken twice the time that the allies have. If a chess clock was used the axis would risk running out of time.

[@BoardGameNation]

We are talking to Greg about it. We offered to sponsor the clocks themselves. We will see how it goes.

[@nedfonseca79]

We use chess clock and it works. We give 3h for each team and set an alarm clock (on a cell phone) to go off after 5h15 minute and after 6 hours. When the alarm goes off at 5h15 (we named it as a 30-minute Warning) we check whose turn it is, if it is Germany or someone before it that round we are playing is the last one. If the turn is the British or someone after it then the next round will be the last. For example, if we are in round 5, round 6 will be the last one. And when the alarm goes off at 6 hours the game ends no matter what. Normally we play for 6 rounds this way, but for those guys we saw in this match they could reach 8 rounds for sure. They are awesome! As it is this Channel. Thanks a bunch for sharing!

[@Simon-gc6uf]

Agreed, it's such a basic and simple thing, chess clock sitting at the table, 3 hours each, players make sure their opponents tap the chess clock the end of their turn. Simple, no one is not knowing how much time is left. If anything out of the ordinary comes up they can pause the clock. I don't understand why these details aren't organised, or am i missing something obvious here?

[@wesleyvickers1398]

Im not so sure, often the Allies don't have as much to do in my opinion. It would be interesting to see what the averages/relative times are between Allies and Axis in say 100 games taking a bigger sample.

[@BoardGameNation]

That is kind of what we are hoping to start here. A larger dataset will allow for better decision-making. Thanks for watching!

[@hendrikjanssen9075]

I just cycled home (I live in Amsterdam) from a Latin Party at 2 in the morning. Soaking wet. Made some tea, took a quick warm shower and now watching this! What a great world!! Thanks guys I like the format!

[@BoardGameNation]

Love the dedication! Enjoy the video! Love Amsterdam! XXX 🇳🇱❤️🚴‍♀️

[@jessicax3169]

Yes! I'm so excited to watch this! I've been waiting for so longggg. Thank you guys for another amazing video!!!!

[@BoardGameNation]

Thanks for hanging in there! Enjoy the video!

[@taylorthrow7850]

Would there be a value is using a chess style clock in this format and adding rubbing or off time as a win condition? Add 3 hours to each clock only consumed while it's your turn to prevent a team running down the clock when in advantaged position

[@GGdeTOURS37]

We do that on many long game and it works well!

[@BoardGameNation]

That is something that we are advocating for. :) Thanks for watching!

[@BoardGameNation]

It can really help move the action along.

[@jonasandersson5838]

​@@BoardGameNationI love clocks, removes all discussion about "I would have won if you didn't slow play" and such. It's nice also as a new player do I know it wasn't my fault if the game goes shory

[@BoardGameNation]

All good points.

[@simmyjuan481]

Thank you so much for the recaps! I love these videos

[@BoardGameNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@quintenfranks8024]

Ah dammit Gary now I have to go get popcorn

[@BoardGameNation]

Go ahead. We will wait. :)

[@billpettus7433]

Thanks!

[@BoardGameNation]

Thank you for the support!

[@TheBigJoshyShow]

always love the recaps! yall are so fun

[@BoardGameNation]

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[@dresdenbbq7152]

Love liking and subscribing for this channel. Such a passion project fr fr

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[@sullivannix4509]

Thanks for sharing yet another awesome game! I’ve been hopefully waiting for an Anniversary game for a long time; it is the version I play the most. I will say that I am very impressed by the German player’s ability to suppress the British navy-Britain was unable to exert ANY pressure on Germany and Italy until it was far too late. It would have been cool if the game would have started with the regular 1941 setup though…that’s what I’m used to.

[@BoardGameNation]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@davedujour1]

The end of round recap is a great addition! Especially with all the questions about how much time each team takes that have been popping up. It would be great to see an IPC summary on that screen too.

[@BoardGameNation]

Glad you like! We can probably make that happen! We hope you'll consider hitting that Join button for early access to videos like this one and our upcoming special events! Thanks for watching!

[@gijskramer1702]

Played the game since 16 with some friends. Our longest game took 2 days! That means reach the victory conditions. I dont know how old my set is but i know my dad played it when he was 16 so my set is at least 30 years old

[@slipcapone1466]

Man that sucks with time confusion. Thought the UK was out of character for Thorpe maybe a bit of fatigue and being solo. Great video once again.

[@BoardGameNation]

Perhaps, but it was strange that everyone had the time wrong. I'm not really sure what happened. Thanks for watching!

[@haassaan1098]

Love these videos! I've played a few versions of Axis and Allies. Haven't tried the Anniversary Edition yet. Looks fun!

[@BoardGameNation]

It really is a great game. Thanks for watching!

[@charlesmichalek3763]

If your IPC count was correct, then it was 102 axis and 85 allies. The allies could have taken 7 ipc in europe and then 2 more with the us in the pacific. That would be 94 allies 93 axis. (Some combo of norway finland, DEI, northern europe, etc)

[@BoardGameNation]

Something we will be talking about more tomorrow night. ;)

[@pekaryous]

I was wondering that too. Archangel and Borneo are also easy targets to get that IPC count up. I imagine though with the time constraints it's difficult to keep a count constantly.

[@robinbielefeldt]

I’m digging Conquest of the Empire and LOTR Risk behind you, Gary.

[@BoardGameNation]

That CoE is complete and is signed by Larry Harris on the box top and rulebook. ;) Saving it for member giveaway. :)

[@Then9002]

For being on his own over a massive board, Doug held up well! It’s so challenging pivoting between all three powers, especially trying to figure out how to play the UK, with the whole board on your mind alone. Looking forward to more content!

[@WarriorpoetC]

Thanks for the video BGN!

[@BoardGameNation]

Thanks for the support!

[@davidschneider5462]

I also think it is a big advantage to have two players against essentially one. Two players can bounce ideas off of each other and prevent missed moves. It is also easier for two players to plan ahead for their moves.

[@BoardGameNation]

True, but two players can also argue and split focus. Pros and cons. Thanks for watching!

[@BoromirTheGrey]

Great presentation. Loved the roll at the end!

[@BoardGameNation]

That was brutal! Thanks for watching!

[@NaudDrost]

Great video :) What a lot of time and effort you guys must put into making this!!

[@BoardGameNation]

They do take a lot of work. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

[@TheHilltopPillbox]

Great video! That last battle was one for the ages...and I have been on the 'receiving' side of those far more frequently than on the 'giving' side. It's easy for us viewers to play Monday Morning Quarterback, but I think the final analysis is spot-on. And, it is so easy to get caught up in the action and fall into situations that don't seem apparent in the moment. It is unfortunate that the whole concept of 'time' became a character in this tale.

[@BoardGameNation]

That was pretty rough, but you win some or learn some. Right?

[@troublezmaker]

Love these videos! It helps scratch the itch to play.

[@violentblue355]

Was waiting for this, love the Anniversary Edition.

[@BoardGameNation]

It is pretty great! Enjoy the video!

[@Domass96]

Instead of trying to take 2 victory cities on turn 5 I wonder if Doug could have taken Manila and instead focused on claiming as much IPC as possible. He needs a 16 point swing Germany left Norway and the lowlands completely undefended so that’s a 10 point swing. And then with the Americans he needs to retake Manila as he did, but if he then goes for Borneo (worth 4) that would be an 8 point swing to win the allies the game. There are also some possible attacks the uk could have done from India? I doubt anyone is doing the IPC math mid game though. If this doesn’t work let me know why!

[@BoardGameNation]

Ah, yes. That's something we will be talking about in the live stream tonight! Hope to see you there! Thanks for watching!

[@peterjohnson155]

Seeing the rolls at the end was fun!

[@BoardGameNation]

We got lucky there! Most of the time, they don't put it on the battle board, or it is off-screen. Thanks for watching!

[@user-ko3tv7jl2r]

This is so much more watchable than it has any right to be.

[@FireFlanker1]

As always love the videos :P

[@BoardGameNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@Tacamo_1]

Great video! Thank you!

[@JonBosch-w5h]

C'mon out for the livestream tomorrow night guys!

[@BoardGameNation]

Looking forward to it!

[@teambellavsteamalice]

A wild idea: What if a tournament wasn't determined by victory cities at the end but by judges, at the moment time runs out? An odd number of judges with lots of experience in the game just predict a winner. So 2-1 or 3-2 wins the game, but I suspect most games all will agree on. This will prevent gamey situations where you suicide your entire fleet just to technically hold a capital at the end.

[@BoardGameNation]

And... that's how the fight started. :)

[@jonmccartney7847]

Lets go! Come on Doug I know you have got his.

[@jonmccartney7847]

Turn two and India is looking precarious. Germans looking strong and the Chinese are holding on!

[@BoardGameNation]

How did it turn out? :)

[@jonmccartney7847]

@@BoardGameNation The Axis appear to have a lot more chances to win. Africa is dominated by the Italians and Germans. India is on its own. The Chinese are underwhelming. Overall I am sad Doug lost, he never got the Comonwealth going. Looking forward to who wins this tournament.

[@GGdeTOURS37]

TY very much for this video. 3 questions about the use of the Anniversary edition in those tourneys: 1) What about the cheap tanks (5 ipc only): Is there now much more tanks than infantry? 2) What about the (little) bidding for Axis > I suppose the 4 ipcs were not the reason of their victory? So the 1942 scenario seems balanced? 3) Don't you think the 6 hours limit is a little short for the allies in this version of the game? TY in advance!

[@BoardGameNation]

We do see more Tanks in this version, but Infantry is still very important. The 1942 scenario is very balanced. Some games are played with no bid. With the right ruleset, 6 hours can be enough time to get to a reasonable conclusion for this game. Hope that helps! Enjoy the video!

[@grantmurchison2679]

My heroes… human after all. Great video!

[@BoardGameNation]

So true. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carsonkook1832]

Just got my first Axis and Allies game and this channel has been so good in terms of sharp content and breaking down strategy. My only question is why I never see A&A Global gameplay or instructions anywhere? It has been very difficult to find content specifically for it, did I make a mistake purchasing it first? Awesome game!

[@jessel3621]

Why aren't the national objectives used?

[@BoardGameNation]

I'm not 100% sure, but I find that National Objectives skew the strategies deployed. If in every game, folks are going to get a bonus for doing X, everyone is probably going to do X. Without the National Objectives, people develop new and varying strategies in each game. I hope that makes sense. Thanks for watching!

[@RJLNetwork]

Renegade releasing Axis and Allies Battle of the Bulge (Reprint) and STALINGRAD!!! That one will be awesome and I had a feeling that was next. Now they need to go back to the Pacific for next year!

[@joeneeld9427]

Great content! You guys have really streamlined from last year and although I liked Gary's play I really appreciate the sacrifice of not participating in order to provide such great coverage

[@BoardGameNation]

We appreciate that. I really did miss playing, but it was also fun to watch it all unfold. Glad you enjoyed it! We hope you'll consider hitting that Join button for early access to videos like this one and our upcoming special events! Thanks for watching!

[@oodaloop9800]

To me what this game demonstrates is that two heads are almost always better than one. Easier for two players to scan the board for opportunities or mistakes.

[@burtreynoldz6308]

I named a gnomish scout in my DnD campaign Gary Blevins. What in my game should I name Doug Thorpe?

[@Thund3rstruk2]

Another good recap. Sad to see Doug lose, but it was close! Quite a few tactical differences from the standard 1942.

[@MountainLynx3001]

Thank you for the Video. I am very exited for the upcoming videos. When is it going to drop?

[@BoardGameNation]

We have the live stream tonight and the first of two video featuring the semi-final matches will be out next week! Thanks for watching and supporting the channel!

[@MountainLynx3001]

Thank you very much. I am very exited

[@thegorb2653]

Great match love the content. Probably agree with the sentiment around the UK, the pacific when it was threatened the UK showed up and by the numbers they seemed in trouble in calcutta still not sure why the japanese pivoted. It seems the 3 carriers may have overdone it a little, probably could have threatened Germany a little more, easing the pressure off the eastern front for the allies. But that's all in hindsight. Love the content fellas, never thought I'd see a plan for American bombers, after attacking shanghai, to land in rural china, occupied by soviet troops hahah.

[@BoardGameNation]

Haha! Yup. War is crazy like that sometimes. Thanks for watching!

[@roselandacademyshorts5571]

Thanks for the vid! Question - have you seen the announcement of “Axis and Allies: Stalingrad”? Any initial thoughts, or plans for vids once we get more information on it?

[@BoardGameNation]

We discussed this in detail at the beginning of our live stream. Check that out!

[@PMMagro]

Nice! This is a very good video format. When you do end of round IPC cost losses why not add IPC change due to conquest?

[@BoardGameNation]

I like the idea. Maybe just a +/- during the Collect Income graphics. What do you think?

[@oblivionpb7952]

I think that the time limit is a little bit of a weird rule as oboukskt the axis start at and advanced and the allies need a few rounds to get going

[@BoardGameNation]

We are working to have the time limit rules revisited. Thanks for watching!

[@oblivionpb7952]

@ no problem always love a video from you guys. Also have you guys heard of the new hearts of iron 4 board game coming out late January?

[@THEBUBBLEBASSBOY2025]

Love to see it!

[@captainpandabear1422]

Question about the rules... if the person at 6 hours with the most cities wins, what stops someone with a momentary edge in victory cities just dragging ass and running out the clock?

[@BoardGameNation]

That's a fine question. Sportsmanship is the best answer we have right now. We are lobbying for clocks and incentives for faster play, etc. Thanks for watching!

[@mourka01]

was exciting to watch this. is there any of these played as a 3v3 on this format as we have 6 countries?

[@BoardGameNation]

3v3 is definitely an option in casual play for Anniversary, but in tournament play, it is usually 2v2. Global plays 3v3. We will have one of those matches in February. Thanks for watching!

[@mourka01]

@BoardGameNation oh I'm looking forward to a global game for sure I've never seen one i hope you get to play in it.

[@Switch_Stepper]

Oh my gosh I would love to do one of these tournaments, but i don't know where to start. Are there smaller tournaments that are fairly common?

[@BoardGameNation]

There aren't as many tournaments as we would like, but we are working on it. Check out our live stream tonight for more information! Thanks for watching!

[@charlesmichalek3763]

Strafing is a good strategy. Unfortunate when it works too well.

[@BoardGameNation]

Very true!

[@robinbielefeldt]

You never strafe, Charles. Be honest.

[@charlesmichalek3763]

@@robinbielefeldt lol my middle name is strafe

[@robinbielefeldt]

How do you strafe when all your ships are sunk?

[@charlesmichalek3763]

​​@@robinbielefeldtso a strafe refers to situations like R1 where you are bringing 11 units on 6 and hoping for either 5 hits and a retreat or at least a wipe of your opponent in 1 round. Sure I've had the attack fail before. But that happens when the dice decide. If, as in this game someone hits 9 out of 11 dice there is nothing to be done.

[@davidHellbound]

Depending on how strong you want to hit India on J1 (2 or 3 fighters), placing the artillery bid in Burma would give you a 79%-92% success rate. Even if Japan only had a $3 bid and placed 1 infantry in Burma, success would be 71%-89%. That’s crazy, and makes me wonder if no one should ever give the Axis a bid, lol! The big question is if Japan can hold it long term and survive an aggressive KJF strategy after ignoring much of China in order to take India. Does Japan win the India battle, but lose the war?

[@BoardGameNation]

All good thoughts. We might see that idea put to the test in this tournament. ;) Stay tuned! :)

[@charlesmichalek3763]

@@davidHellbound so if you are going kjf you could have placed russian tanks poised to liberate india. So yes you can take it but you won't hold it long term with a full kjf.

[@davidHellbound]

@@charlesmichalek3763 Right, I think that’s part of the larger question I am posing because I haven’t played it out before. If a bid is used to take India on J1 (call it a blitz?), there are 1-2 standard things that Japan won’t be able to do elsewhere on the board that might bite them later. And to your point, I’m sure Russian units can make it to India on R2-R3. However, would that give Germany the edge they need to take Moscow?, or might Germany have their own problems with the UK spending money in the Atlantic that would have originally been put into India? Whatever decisions are made, it is clear that the J1 Blitz creates multiple direct and indirect domino effects. The fun, and the larger question I am posing, is, do the majority of those scenarios favor the Axis or the Allies? I guess we will have to watch & play to find out :-)

[@charlesmichalek3763]

@davidHellbound so for tournament play you are starting as the allies with 10 vc. If you lose 2 (lenningrad and moscow) but gain 2 (both in china) the allies win. If you lose the 3 in europe then you need to add the phillipines or tokyo. So in a full kjf you are essentially trading the vc and planning on losing 2 vc in europe.

[@GGdeTOURS37]

A last question please: Why not use the Anniversary 1941 scenario? 1) Too long? 2) Less balanced?

[@BoardGameNation]

It has a longer playtime.

[@slipcapone1466]

@@BoardGameNationthat’s why we were trying to get a Victory Territory system off the ground. Just needs to be tested :)

[@Truewooper]

One of the things that I don't know if it was just my tv. But I found the lines around Moscow hard to tell where the borders of the capital of Russia was compared to the rest of the territories. Also, I wonder if with India starting with no IC in India. Means that America/UK should focus heavier on Germany or Italy? I find that Italy is kinda the weak underbelly of the game. Though that does leave Japan do just go crazy in Asia though. Italy having so much control of the Mediterranean was a big problem. Even though I prefer the 41 version of the revised edition with the extra country victory money. This game was very exciting. I didn't even mind the speed up in the 3rd round as very very little happened.

[@BoardGameNation]

All good thoughts. I agree the lines around Russia are hard to see.

[@JClark2600]

I really enjoy A&A but I don't think I'll be playing Anniversary Ed anytime soon.

[@josephtropiano8646]

Nice video.

[@BoardGameNation]

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[@Truewooper]

I like a lot of people think clocks are a must. Especially with getting a much larger crowd the gentlemanliness of the tournaments I bet are going to slowly go away. The wave is hungry and will take any strategy to gather victory. (Not that I am suggesting that was for sure what the Axis were doing. And no one wants to win on time. But it would help guarantee no odd things like that are done.

[@BoardGameNation]

Yeah. I don't think the Axis were intentionally slow playing in this game, but at the same time... I think clocks on the table would help speed the games along. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and supporting the channel!

[@Truewooper]

@@BoardGameNation Of course! Love this channel can't wait to see what you guys have next.

[@joshdavis3743]

Is the setup the same as the AA anniversary edition from 2008?

[@BoardGameNation]

Yes. The 2024 reprint was basically the same with a few corrections. Nothing that would affect game play. Thanks for watching!

[@Tacamo_1]

Wonder if Doug would have had a better chance if he knew he had another 1hr to spend.

[@AaronKreider]

I haven't played this version. Is it balanced? It looks like the Axis has a significant advantage without any bid. Early on the Axis had bad rolls (I think, notably J1 - loss of 3 fighters) - and they still rolled over the Allies and were racking up a huge economic lead early on.

[@nathanroush8918]

In round 2 you could have moved the UK destroyer to sz 37 and blocked a landing in Calcutta round 3 from Japan right?

[@BoardGameNation]

That could have been an option, but it might have opened up a path for the Italians. Good thinking!

[@nathanroush8918]

@@BoardGameNationHe took transjordan as well that turn so the suez was closed.

[@Emeralds60601]

​@nathanroush8918 I've spent some time looking at and thinking about this and I think the idea is that not blocking with the destroyer sets up a trap because if Japan does attack India then they don't have the bombard (the destroyer moved off the Indian coast instead of blocking) and will probably take the territory with few guys left and with some potential to lose some aircraft. Then Russia in theory comes swinging back down on their turn and liberate India for the UK, which if I remember the rules correctly would then allow the UK to keep building there on their next turn. Thus the India attack would actually be a negative for Japan because it would A. Lure half their navy and 2/3 of their transports away from the defense against the Americans, along with destroying some aircraft that could also be used for such a role. B. Destroy the vast majority of their land units in Asia which would otherwise be used against China which in turn leads to C. The exposure of Shanghai to a possible chinese/russian land counterattack. Of course I say this knowing that the Chinese ultimately chose to leave Asia entirely on their turn, so perhaps I'm looking too far into it, but that's the sort of feeling I get with the idea of moving the destroyer to 35 instead of 37. It also makes sense then why the Japanese ultimately chose not to attack India: it is a poisoned pill and if they do they will be left exposed whereas by doing what they did (refocus on Russia and the US, as well as bring the transports back next to Tokyo) they can keep themselves protected while putting pressure on the enemy's weakpoints and waste british resources in India. That's my take on it at the very least.

[@dougthorpe590]

Good question. Join for the live stream tomorrow evening and be sure to ask this. It is worth a discussion. I have a lot of thoughts on this.

[@BoardGameNation]

What Doug said. 😀

[@JClark2600]

Yay A&A!

[@BoardGameNation]

We love it, too! Thanks for watching!

[@bryanwilson29]

Might be a better question for the live chat but was there an opportunity to take Manila but capture enough IPCs to still win?

[@BoardGameNation]

We will definitely be talking about that tonight! We hope you'll consider hitting that Join button for early access to videos like this one and our upcoming special events! Thanks for watching!

[@viperswhip]

Tough for Doug to do that himself.

[@ajknaup3530]

Lovin' the P38 pieces ( :

[@xonerex7501]

Hell yeah

[@BoardGameNation]

Yeah! Enjoy the video!

[@Axeldanzer]

I need to find people to play this game with. It's a childhood favorite of mine but no one will play it with me because it's "too long".

[@charlesmichalek3763]

There are versions online!

[@Kiromos]

On that last turn if allies had planned for the tie and just took as much territory as possible on the last round im pretty sure it would have been very very close if not an allied win. I would have to set it up on a teal board to see for aure but i think uk and us could have taken notway, finland, nw europe, philipines, and manchuria? So from your last score you showed thats 10 less ipc for the axis so 92 and 10 more for the allies so 96? Not trying to backseat here but i think this could have been a solid win for Doug. Never give up on the ipc fight is maybe the take away!

[@junon1983]

Heck yeah

[@BoardGameNation]

Thanks for joining! Enjoy the video!

[@Truewooper]

How long did Doug really have with the revised edition for the tournament? I feel like if you give him 12 months, he will come up with something that will blow everyone away.

[@BoardGameNation]

I would never doubt Doug's skills. :)

[@TheEarlofBronze1]

Daaaang, what a frustrating end to the game. That game clock confusion is so unfortunate!

[@maemorri]

At 4624: a carrier a transport and a fighter? 21/31 IPC spent on units that don't actually fight. Remaining ten on a fighter. Where's the beef?

[@slipcapone1466]

Maybe no spoilers in the future when it comes to the other versions and who won 😢. We don’t alway get to watch in order.

[@BoardGameNation]

Are you referring to the 2023 event?

[@slipcapone1466]

@ no you mentioned the 2024 1942 winners at the start of this video.

[@aaronishii5874]

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[@BoardGameNation]

Thanks for watching!

[@camhart9245]

Many will call me petty, but dang its hard to watch videos hosted by a guy wearing a t-shirt under a polo shirt. Seriously Gary! Now that I have that off my chest, (and hopefully off your chest!), i gotta also say that the way you present these tournament matches is the best style/production on YT-well done.