hi chris,
as far as playing a&a goes, i love it, i have standard version, europe, and the brand new anniversary one.
standard game is good, but the europe one i have found more fun.
the new version is basically the same as the original with some new bits which apart from the third axis army italy make the game even better.
if we could get some people together i would love to play.
also Brittiania is a really great game, fun and challenging. i actually prefer it to a&a, it still takes as long to play as a&a but is limited to maximum 4 players.
so if you guys want a game let me know.