Editing Axis & Allies (section)

==Reception==
[[Warren Spector]] reviewed the 1984 Milton Bradley version of ''Axis & Allies'' in ''[[Space Gamer]]'' No. 72.<ref name="SG">{{cite journal|last=Spector |first=Warren |author-link=Warren Spector |date=Jan–Feb 1985 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=[[Space Gamer]]|publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]]|issue=72|pages=32}}</ref> Spector commented that "Overall, ''Axis & Allies'' is a winner. It's simple to learn, easy to play, requires lots of thought, and has immense replay value (since each country has unique goals, resources, and geography)."<ref name="SG"/>

In a retrospective review in Issue 4 of ''Simulacrum'', Joe Scoleri noted, "Sometimes seen as the bane of 'serious' wargamers, this design has stood the test of time and the Milton Bradley re-release served to introduce a whole new generation to wargaming. While it won't please the ''[[Advanced Third Reich]]'' crowd, it is an entertaining game nonetheless."<ref name="sim4">{{cite magazine |last=Scoleri |first=Joe |date=May 1999|title=Axis & Allies|magazine=Simulacrum |issue=4|pages = 18–19}}</ref>

''Axis & Allies'' was declared the best-selling physical wargame in August 1996, having eclipsed the 275,000 copies sold by ''[[PanzerBlitz]]'', the second-highest seller in the genre.<ref name=sales>{{cite magazine| author=Coleman, Terry |title=No Joystick Required |date=August 1996 |issue=145| magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] | pages=179, 180 }}</ref> It went on to sell roughly 1 million copies by 1998.<ref name=sales2>{{cite magazine |title=The Holiday Hot 100; Wargames | author=Staff |issue=173 |date=December 1998 |page=203 |magazine=[[Computer Gaming World]] }}</ref>

In a review of ''Axis & Allies'' in ''[[Black Gate (magazine)|Black Gate]]'', M Harold Page said "Its big advantage is that its historical setting can draw in less geeky players. There are, however, rules to learn and master."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blackgate.com/2014/12/04/five-geeky-gaming-christmas-present-ideas/|title=Five Geeky Gaming Christmas Present Ideas – Black Gate|date=4 December 2014|accessdate=16 February 2024}}</ref>