Editing Axis & Allies (section)

==Game development==
''Axis & Allies'' was designed by [[Larry Harris (game designer)|Larry Harris]] under the prototype name ''1942'' in the late 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/interview-with-larry-harris/id1245367782?i=1000491925938|title=Interview with Larry Harris Jr. about his life and his career as a game designer (2020)|publisher=Legendary Games Podcast|access-date=2021-08-31}}</ref> Harris partnered with a local Connecticut hobby shop, Citadel Game Store, to publish ''Axis & Allies'' in 1981 under the company name of Nova Game Designs, with the name originating from Pat Flory, the owner of the shop.<ref name="kbones">{{cite journal|title=25 Years of Axis & Allies|last=Whitehall|first=Bruce|journal=[[Knucklebones (magazine)|Knucklebones]]|date=March 2008|volume=3|issue=2|pages=22–24|publisher=[[Jones Publishing]]|url=https://thebiggamehunter.com/games-one-by-one/axis-allies/}}</ref><ref name="HG">{{Cite book |contribution=Axis & Allies |title=[[Hobby Games: The 100 Best]] |last=Reid |first=Thomas M. |author-link=Thomas M. Reid |editor-last=Lowder |editor-first=James |editor-link=James Lowder |publisher=[[Green Ronin Publishing]] |year=2007 |pages=17–20 |isbn=978-1-932442-96-0}}</ref> The game was republished by the [[Milton Bradley Company]] in 1984 as part of the [[Gamemaster (board game series)|''Gamemaster Series'']] of board games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackgate.com/2017/12/22/decide-the-fate-of-the-world-with-tiny-plastic-ships-axis-allies-by-avalon-hill/|title=Decide the Fate of the World With Tiny Plastic Ships: Axis & Allies by Avalon Hill – Black Gate|date=December 22, 2017}}</ref> This edition has been retroactively named '''''Axis & Allies: Classic''''' to differentiate it from later revisions. In 1996, ''Axis & Allies: Classic'' was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design ''Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1995/list-of-winners|title=Origins Award Winners (1995)|publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design|access-date=2007-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102044110/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1995/list-of-winners |archive-date=2008-01-02}}</ref> [[GAMES Magazine|''Games'']] magazine also has inducted ''Axis & Allies'' into their buyers' guide [[GAMES 100#Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]], an honor the magazine extends to "games that have met or exceeded the highest standards of quality and play value and have been continuously in production for at least 10 years; i.e., classics."<ref name="hof">[http://www.gamesmagazine-online.com/gameslinks/hallofame.html GAMES Magazine Hall of Fame] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417062722/http://www.gamesmagazine-online.com/gameslinks/hallofame.html |date=2010-04-17}}. Retrieved 2010-07-26</ref> ''Axis & Allies: Classic'' was the most successful of the five [[Gamemaster (board game series)|''Gamemaster Series'']] of board games.<ref>{{cite web |title=A 30th-Anniversary Salute to the GameMaster Series and How it Changed Wargaming |url=https://armchairgeneral.com/a-30th-anniversary-salute-to-the-gamemaster-series-and-how-it-changed-wargaming.htm |website=Armchair General |access-date=March 13, 2025}}</ref>

After acquiring Milton Bradley (1984) and Avalon Hill (1998), Hasbro transferred the ''Axis & Allies: Classic'' (1984) board game from the Milton Bradley division to the Avalon Hill division in 1999. In 1999, Hasbro acquired [[Wizards of the Coast]]. In 2004, Hasbro made Avalon Hill a subsidiary of [[Wizards of the Coast]] (WotC). In January 2021, after corporate restructuring, Avalon Hill became a subsidiary of Hasbro Gaming instead.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dohm-Sanchez |first=Jeffrey |date=2020-09-09 |title=Management of Avalon Hill board game brand will move from Wizards of the Coast to Hasbro |url=https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/46496/management-avalon-hill-board-game-brand-will-move-from-wizards-coast-hasbro |access-date=2024-01-12 |work=ICV2}}</ref>

In 2022, [[Renegade Game Studios|Renegade Games Studios]] announced that they were entering a partnership with Hasbro which would include publishing future versions of ''Axis & Allies'', among other games, as well as organizing an ''Axis & Allies'' world championship, and running an ''Axis & Allies'' website, starting in 2023. In 2023 the company released reprints of ''Axis & Allies: 1914'', ''Axis & Allies 1941'', ''Axis & Allies 1942'', ''Axis & Allies 1940 Europe'', ''Axis & Allies 1940 Pacific'', and announced a reprint of ''Axis & Allies: Guadalcanal'', as well as two new, upcoming games: ''Axis & Allies: North Africa'' and ''G.I. Joe: Battle for the Arctic Circle'', a board game centered on the ''[[G.I. Joe|G. I. Joe]]'' line of action figures that will use the ''Axis & Allies'' game engine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-06 |title=Renegade Game Studios to Expand Licensing Partnership with Hasbro Gaming Classics |url=https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/renegade-game-studios-expands-licensing-partnership-with-hasbro-gaming-classics/ |website=Renegade Game Studios}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoofer |first=Christian |date=2023-08-06 |title=G.I. JOE Is Getting an Axis and Allies Game |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/gi-joe-axis-allies-renegade-game-studios-battle-for-the-arctic-circle/ |work=Comicbook}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2022-10-06 |title=Axis & Allies and other classic Avalon Hill board games will soon have a new publisher |url=https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23390913/axis-allies-robo-rally-diplomacy-squad-leader-avalon-hill-licensing-renegade-games-studio |work=Polygon}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-02 |title=Axis & Allies Pick the Battle Vote - Results Are In! |url=https://renegadegamestudios.com/blog/axis-allies-pick-the-battle-vote-results-are-in-/ |website=Renegade Game Studios}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Axis & Allies |url=https://renegadegamestudios.com/axis-allies/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240112201702/https://renegadegamestudios.com/axis-allies/ |archive-date=2024-01-12 |access-date=2024-01-12 |website=Renegade Game Studios}}</ref>

The mainline ''Axis & Allies'' game has gone through several revisions, most recently in 2018, and the game has several spinoffs. The series is currently published by Renegade Game Studios through a licensing agreement with Hasbro. There are a total of 15 board games in the ''Axis & Allies'' series (not counting second editions), 5 of which are currently supported by Renegade Game Studios. These are ''Axis & Allies: 1914'', ''Axis & Allies: 1941'', ''Axis & Allies: Europe 1940 2nd Edition'', ''Axis & Allies: Pacific 1940 2nd Edition'', and ''Axis & Allies: Spring 1942 2nd Edition''. Many out-of-print ''A&A'' board games can be found on various auction websites.