Based on our record, TripleA seems to be a lot more popular than Hearts of Iron IV. While we know about 17 links to TripleA, we've tracked only 1 mention of Hearts of Iron IV. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Ground combat needs to be removed if anything. But if you insist, here is a good mod https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/hearts_of_iron_iv/. Source: about 2 years ago
TripleA is the most popular client I'm familiar with. Quite active. They have a bunch of variants but you can play the standard default stuff too. Source: 12 months ago
It's 2-3 hours with computerized rules enforcement : https://triplea-game.org/. Source: about 1 year ago
There is also TripleA, which is open source and has a large variety of maps and rule variants. https://triplea-game.org/. Source: about 1 year ago
Side note: I really liked Axis and Allies, played it several times as a young adult with a few close friends. There is a nice open-source implementation of it, if you want to "play" instead of work. [0] However, it misses the social part. [0]: https://triplea-game.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago
My advice would be to try all the official versions on TripleA (https://triplea-game.org/) to get a feel for the version you like before you spend any money on a new game. Source: over 1 year ago
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