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Add to SafariWhen comparing Axis & Allies vs Star Realms, the Slant community recommends Star Realms for most people. In the question“What are the best board games?” Star Realms is ranked 41st while Axis & Allies is ranked 57th. The most important reason people chose Star Realms is:
The cards and various factions allow for spectacular combos to be put into place.
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Pros
Pro Variety of piece types
There are 3 different ground units, 3 different air units, and 5 different sea units you can build, as well as different support structures. Because each piece is different, the leaning curve can be large...but it forces you to be strategic and think about unit counters, which often ends up having a good blend of units
Pro Many different versions
There are about fifteen different version of Axis & Allies, ranging from 1940-42 with 1st and 2nd editions of each to Pacific and Europe editions.
Pro Spectacular combos, endless strategies
The cards and various factions allow for spectacular combos to be put into place.
Pro Very fast play time allows for either multiple plays in a session or a quick round between longer games
As players continue to build their decks the amount of damage they can do with any given hand scales dramatically so that this game rarely takes more than a half an hour to play one round. This makes it an excellent game to fill small bits of time whether between games at a game night or waiting for food at a restaurant.
Cons
Con Relies too much on luck
Using dice is always going to depend on luck but many feel that Axis & Allies using too many dice rolls which brings about too much luck for all the players.
Con Strictly a two-player game
May not work for groups of friends looking to play the same game. To add more players, you'd need to buy another deck.
