Gone Cardboard: Axis & Allies: 1942 Edition – Coming August 2009

Despite its size and presence within the Hasbro empire, Avalon Hill tends to sneak titles onto the calendar without much fanfare. Take, for example, Axis & Allies: 1942 Edition, which appears only in the Previews ordering catalog from Diamond Comic Distributors, as far as I can tell. Here’s the description for the game in that catalog:

Spring 1942… the world is at war! Five world powers struggle for supremacy: Germany and Japan are aligned against England, the Soviet Union, and the USA. You control the military and economic destiny of one of these countries in the titanic struggle that will decide the fate of the world. You will need the perseverance of Montgomery, the daring of Rommel, the courage of Patton, the timing of Yamamoto, and the steadfastness of Zhukov! This new edition of the classic game of strategic conquest features new units, sculpts, and updated rules.

In other words, a new edition of the base Axis & Allies game. Strangely, the cover for this edition strongly resembles that of the Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition, which was released at the end of 2008 and soon sold out. (Rumor has it that Avalon Hill will re-release Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition in time for the 2009 holiday season.)

Axis & Allies: 1942 Edition retails for $35 and is scheduled for an August 2009 release. This game has been added to Gone Cardboard.

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