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Axis And Allies Game

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 games. This edition would be retroactively named Axis & Allies: Classic to differentiate it from. Axis & Allies WWI 1914 2013 Here’s a great rundown on the differences between the games, including tips on which ones to play depending on your familiarity with Axis & Allies: If you want to see how the games visually compare to each other, ‘The General’ has put together a video to convey just that.

  1. The year is 1942, and the world is at war!Axis & Allies 1942 Online is an official adaptation of the beloved strategic board game, Axis & Allies, and includes the 1942 Second Edition game board and rules.Axis & Allies 1942 Online accommodates 1-5 players, each controlling one or more of the Axis or Allied powers in Online Multiplayer, Hot Seat.
  2. Axis & Allies is the king of war board games. It may lack the tactical subtlety of titles like Squad Leader, and Risk may be more approachable, but with its marriage of realism and WWII fun, A&A ticks all the boxes - and can be completed in an afternoon. This is a big plus, when games like A World At War drag on almost as long as the battles they attempt to emulate.

The following is a list of useful resources for playing many of the Axis & Allies board games as well as the Axis & Allies Miniatures games. Check here frequently for updates to this list. Many of the rulebooks listed here can also be found on Avalon Hill’s website. Game editions are listed here in reverse chronological order.

Axis And Allies Game Table

Note, to save space and bandwidth for everybody, all PDFs below have been compressed from the original and where possible the back cover was moved from the first page to the back page.

Axis & Allies Europe WWI 1914 (2013)

  • Axis & Allies 1914 Rulebook
    (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Europe 1940 Second Edition (2012)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Europe 1940 Second Edition
    (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Second Edition (2012)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Second Edition
    (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition (2012)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies 1942 Second Edition
    (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)
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Axis & Allies 1941 (2012)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies 1941
    (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Europe 1940 (2010)

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Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 (2009)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Pacifc 1940
    (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)
  • Axis & Allies Pacific 1940 Errata and FAQ
    (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Spring 1942 (2009)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Spring 1942 (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies 50th Anniversary Edition

  • Rules for Axis & Allies 50th Anniversary Edition (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)
  • Axis & Allies 50th Anniversary Errata and FAQ (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Guadalcanal (2007)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Guadalcanal (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)
  • Axis & Allies Guadalcanal Errata and FAQ (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge (2006)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Battle of the Bulge (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies D-Day (2004)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies D-Day (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

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Axis & Allies Revised (2004)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Revised (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Pacific (2001)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Pacific (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies Europe (1999)

  • Rules for Axis & Allies Europe (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)
  • Axis & Allies Europe Rules Update (PDF © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)

Axis & Allies 2nd Edition (1986)

  • Rules for Axis Allies 2nd Edition (PDF Rulebook © Wizards of the Coast, Inc. Image used with permission.)