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Axis & Allies
Year
1981
Players
25
Play time
180min
Min age
12+
Weight
3.03
BGG rating
6.59
BGG rank
#1938
Best with
2, 5

Local copies

Axis and Allies is the most successful of Milton Bradley's Gamemaster series. It depicts WWII on a grand scale, full global level. Up to five players can play on two different teams. The Axis which has Germany and Japan, and the Allies which has the USA, the United Kingdom, and the USSR. A full map of the world is provided, broken up in various chunks similar to Risk. The game comes with gobs of plastic miniatures that represent various military units during WWII. Players have at their disposal infantry, armor, fighters, bombers, battleships, aircraft carriers, submarines, troop transports, anti-air guns, and factories. All of the units perform differently and many have special functions. Players have to work together with their teammates in order to coordinate offenses and decide how best to utilize their production points. Players also have the option of risking production resources on the possibility of developing a super technology that might turn the tide of war. Axis and Allies was originally published by Nova Games in 1981. Re-implemented by: Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition Axis & Allies: Global 1940 (Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940 combined with Axis & Allies: Europe 1940) Expanded by: Totally Untested Volume 2 of Max's Advanced Rules for Axis & Allies (Unofficial expansion) Conquest of the Pacific (Unofficial expansion) Midway (Unofficial expansion)

Categories

EconomicWargameWorld War II

Mechanics

Area MovementDice RollingTeam-Based GameStat Check ResolutionMinimap Resolution

Best with how many players

1
Not rec.
2
Best
3
Recommended
4
Recommended
5
Best
5+
Not rec.

Community votes from BoardGameGeek

Language dependence

No necessary in-game text(14 of 32 votes)

Sub-rankings

  • War Game Rank#723

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External data

Wikidata enrichment: 5 links · 4 facts · latest game data 06/20/2026.

Latest Wikidata run: ok · 06/20/2026.

Links

  • Official websiteaxisandalliesonline.com

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  • Official rulesaxisallies.com

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  • Official rulesaxisallies.com

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  • Official rulesaxisallies.com

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  • Official rulesaxisandallies.org

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  • Official rulesaxisandallies.org

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  • Official rulesinstructions.hasbro.com

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  • Official rulesinstructions.hasbro.com

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  • Official rulesscribd.com

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  • Official FAQaxisallies.com

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  • Official FAQaxisandallies.net

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  • Official errataaxisallies.com

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  • Official errataaxisandallies.net

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  • Official errataaxisandallies.org

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  • Official errataaxisandallies.org

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  • Wikipedia (da)da.wikipedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • Wikipedia (en)en.wikipedia.org

    Source: WikidataUpdated 06/20/2026

  • Wikidatawikidata.org

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  • BGG fileboardgamegeek.com

    Source: Rules agentUpdated 06/20/2026

  • BGG rules threadboardgamegeek.com

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  • Imagecommons.wikimedia.org

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Facts

Publication date
1981
Country
USA
Publisher
Avalon Hill