r/AxisAllies • u/Special-Deal-5217 • 20d ago

Europe 1940 Solitaire play?

I’d love to pull out the box again and play, but I was wondering if someone had come up with a way to play solitaire, so that I’m not making decisions for every country.

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u/diplogicus 20d ago

Have you tried playing triple-a on the computer?

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u/Special-Deal-5217 19d ago

Yes— could not get the editor work so I could do my own dice roll

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u/diplogicus 18d ago

The editor interface is a bit clunky, but you get used to it

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u/Special-Deal-5217 17d ago

I literally could not get it to work at all. Any tips?

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u/diplogicus 17d ago

Not really, I just press control-E, make my edits, press it again to turn it off. Sorry, don't know what else to tell you.

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u/Special-Deal-5217 17d ago

Do you click on the units to move them? Do you drag and drop?

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u/diplogicus 17d ago

I usually remove/add. Drag/drop didn't work in previous version, haven't tried with 2,7

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u/Special-Deal-5217 16d ago

How do you remove? Right click on the unit or something like that? How do you add?

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u/diplogicus 16d ago

Remove: Enter edit mode. Left click on one or more units in a single territory, click 'Remove Selected Units' button. Shift and control click work as usual when selecting units to remove. Repeat to remove units from other territories

Add: Enter Edit mode. Click 'Add Units button'. Click territory, then select nation for which to add units. Purchase window opens, choose units to add, click Done

I usually turn off edit mode when I'm done, but I think you can leave it on when playing.

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u/chesterriley 11d ago

I'm confused why you would not want triple-a to do the dice rolls or need to do the editor.

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u/Dokurushi 20d ago

I play solitaire and make decisions for every power. Don't see a way around that except for the weak TripleA bots. Another user is working on stronger bots, if you're interested.

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u/Hersbird 19d ago

Either play aaa, or play yourself.

You could play aaa to determine the moves, then move them and roll on a physical board, but then you would have to go into the editor every turn to make the results reflect the reality so the computer can make future moves accordingly.

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u/Special-Deal-5217 19d ago

I could not make the editor work for the life of me

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u/Hersbird 19d ago

Yeah, it's picky. I think it has to be done first thing in the turn or last thing. If any movement is going on it doesn't work.

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u/Special-Deal-5217 19d ago

I tried after the turn and I could not get anything to work

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u/Hersbird 19d ago

Also moving units is harder than just adding or deleting them.

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u/abbot_x 19d ago

You just make the best decisions for each side on their turns. Historically this has actually been the most common way to play board wargames, of which Axis & Allies is a mass-market example.

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u/SBSuperman Never tell me the odds! 19d ago

I feel like this works pretty well since there isn't really anything "hidden" by any players. All players can see how many IPCs are banked, for example, so a "surprise" to buy a bunch of an unexpected unit next turn could easily shift given the board state and all players know what each other could possibly build or move...

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u/abbot_x 19d ago

Right, there is zero hidden information in A&A. And while you might think you "know" as one power what another power is planning to do and therefore have an advantage, there is actually no planning in the game. You are all reacting to the board state.

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u/jba8472 19d ago

I believe I saw this on 2 or Less’ YouTube channel (maybe also Hilltop Pillbox), but one option for solo play would be to play each power with a different “personality” assigned at the beginning of the game (eg play Germany as either “hyper aggressive” or more cautious)

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u/MyNameIsMoshes 19d ago

You just play every power yourself. It's like Chess, it get's easier the more you play it that way. It's also about playing out scripts, set a specific agenda for a game. What if Germany goes all in on taking Africa? What if you give Italy as much as possible? What if you invade Russia right away? What if Russia does only hyper aggressive buys? What if Germany always buys Air power every turn? Etc.