Axis & Allies: 1942 – Second Edition Board Game

The second edition of Axis & Allies 1942 features an expanded gameboard (40″x26″), a change to the unit set-up, five new sculpts (UK artillery,submarine & destroyer units; German artillery; a Russian submarine; andantiaircraft artillery), and a few rules changes, e.g., AA-Guns have beenreplaced by AAA Guns, ICs have integrated air defence against strategic bombingraids, and Honolulu is now a victory city.

It’s Spring 1942, and the world is at war. Five major powers struggle forsupremacy: Germany and Japan are aligned against the great alliance of theUnited Kingdom, the Soviet Union, and the United States.

Designed for 25 players, Axis & Allies 1942 takes place at thehistorical high-water mark of Axis expansion. Controlling one of the Axis orAllied powers, players command both their country’s military forces and itswartime economy, with the chance to plan attacks, marshal forces into embattledterritories, and resolve conflicts. Victory will go to the side that conquersits opponents on the field of battle and liberates or occupies the greatestcities of the world. Change the course of history in a few short hours!