Axis & Allies Miniatures


Axis & Allies Miniatures is a miniature wargaming system including both a rule set and a line of 1/100 scale miniature armor collectible miniatures. The game is set in the World War II era with units representing individual vehicles and artillery or squads of infantry. The system was first released in 2005 and is currently produced by Avalon Hill, a division of the game company Wizards of the Coast, which itself is a subsidiary of Hasbro.
Aimed at the collectible miniatures game market, the title Axis & Allies drew on that game's historic strength and notoriety. However, the miniature game bears little resemblance to the widely sold board games and other Axis & Allies items. Instead of a game of grand strategy, the miniatures game focuses on the tactical battle, with units fielded on either side of the battle being rarely greater than a company. Each piece is assigned a point value so that balanced matches can be constructed. Tournament play is typically done with 100 points per side, with infantry units usually having values of fewer than 10 points each and vehicles range from less than 10 to 50 or more based on relative strengths. Scenarios may alter these numbers or otherwise determine the constitution of each side. The map board consists of 2" hexes, with different terrain types represented within. Most set-ups are fewer than 20 hexes in either dimension. Combat resolution is done by rolling pools of standard six-sided dice.
Rule books are included in every starter set. For the Ground Sets, Expanded Rules were published separately. For the Naval Sets, Advanced Rules are available online.
The initial release included a broad range of units for Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States, with a more limited set for Japan and the Soviet Union. Two units each were included of French and Italian forces. The second set added Nationalist China, Poland, and Romania to the mix, while the third set adds a single Australian unit. The fourth set debuted Canadian units, the fifth Hungarian units, the seventh Greek units, and the eighth Finnish units. The ninth introduced Slovakian, Belgian and South African troops.

Ground Sets

Starter Sets
Boosters
Canceled Sets
Axis & Allies uses fairly simple rules.

The players can get quickly familiarized with the , and the complete is available also.

The official website has an

Ground Errata

The current rules revisions

Naval Sets

A sister series,, was released around the time of the fifth series of miniatures. This game follows the same basic concept of collectible miniatures played on a paper map, using Six-sided dice to determine battle results. Like its predecessors, it features a wide range of miniatures, from submarines to cruisers to aircraft carriers.

Air Sets

A second sister series, Axis & Allies Air Force Miniatures, was released on February 21, 2012. It focus on air combat, with scale models of fighter squadrons and bombers. The scale is 1/100 and the instruction manual has the unit statistics to make them compatible with ground forces games.
Two sets came out for this series: Angels Twenty and Bandits High, with each set containing 31 models.

Scale sizes of miniatures

Originally, the scale for vehicles in the Ground Sets was variable. Because of players' and fans' complaints, Avalon Hill has been re-scaling vehicles to 15mm since the introduction of Set VI. However, there are still some slight variations between models.
Infantry and Aircraft have always kept the same scale, so those units from older sets are "compatible" with newer sets.

Maps and Scenarios

Ground Set
Hex Tiles
These were released in the now defunct Combat Zone-A store support to help foster the game with special maps, tiles and different colored minis.
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Nationalist China
Independent State of Croatia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Japan
New Zealand
Poland
Romania
South Africa
Slovak Republic
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
United States
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Obstacles and Support Units
Axis and Allies Collectible Miniatures Game won the 2005 Origins Award for the Gamer's Choice Best Historical Game of the Year.