Hey Excel! Here are my thoughts about the game "Axis and Allies." I really liked how we got to take a break from the norm, and play a game! at first i tought it was going to be a fun quick game.. SOOO WRONG! on the box it said it was for ages 8+!!! if i was playing this and i was 8, i would kill myself! i am still confused! I think if we play it a second time it will be easier. Even though i cuoldnt tell you the first thing about how to play this game, i still learned some stuff. I learned that there is a lot of stratagie involved in war.. even if it is just a game. If you make one little mistake, that can open the playing field for many attacks! I also learned that the BRITISH KICKED BUTT!
Aside from that...here is my question. What courntry do you think played the best and should be crowned the winner of the game? You cant say your country unless you REALLy think they played better then everyone else. I am putting my chips on the Soviet Union because they played very smart and with a great deal of intellegence.
Much love for EXCEL 10 '05/'06,
5 comments:
When Dayna sent this picture of Axis and Allies to me for her blog, I thought she had taken the picture of our game in B-16 after somebody had messed it up!
All of that work for nothing!
4. I also thought that Axis and Allies was a great way to get a hands-on feel of WW2. I think that you got to see what goes into planning an attack. The worst was when your plan would fall apart (no fun). I wish I could say that Japan had taken over the world but they didn’t (the last time we played we got our factory taken away). I think that we need to play a few more rounds before we can declare a winner because you never know Japan just might plan a surprise attack!
Siobhan
I don't think it's any surprise that the teams that are winning/doing well are the ones that are either taking my advice or have an experienced player on their team (i.e. Dan).
Japan still has a formidable navy but wasted it on a fruitless battle at Pearl Harbor. The boys in Germany don't know when to quit. I think it's time for them to take a seat and let the girls plan for a while.
Somebody better do some damage to the U.S. soon or they'll just continue to grow and grow and grow. But, both Axis powers might want to wait a turn or two. Neither of you are in any shape to take on the U.S.A. right now.
Axis and Allies is a good visual aid to show us what World War 2 was really like. With having really three teams against two it shows how hard it may have been. If we were really playing for real I don't think I could handle it. If I am confused playing the board game, imagine how hard the actual war would have been. I think it is much more fun then just taking notes about it. It is much easier trying to actually reinact the war. But in relation to DAyna's question, I also think that The Soviet Union is doing great. They can attack without much risk. They have a good strategy.
Nicole
um i definitely agree that Britain is the best! I like playing Axis and Allies because it is a hands on activity that helps you better understand the war and what happened.
Oh and look out because Britain is going to kill you!
brit
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