When I was a kid I used to play Axis and Allies Pacific with two friends of mine. I was always Japan and I always lost. It was a frustrating but valuable experience.
Only ever got to play the full Axis and Allies once. Didn't go so well.
I bring it up because I saw this:
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3324658&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1They're playing Axis and Allies Anniversary Edition (The six-player one with Italy), and it's fairly evenly matched (Britain is getting its ass kicked far worse than usual, but the Soviets are holding up and that's far more important).
Anyone have some stories about this game?