L22 Pejon_88 (X) vs. Gamerman01 (A+15), BM4, game #2

[gamerman01]

You bet, no problem, and I won’t hold it against you later if you deny me an edit

[Pejon_88]

@gamerman01 Thanks! Although you’re probably on the safe side. Once I let Simon33 put up a blocker which was a matter of win or not for the Japanese.

[gamerman01]

Yeah, like if I had forgot to put the ANZ cruiser out there. Obvious intent, but immediate game ending :slightly_smiling_face:

[gamerman01]

I’m lucky it didn’t get smoked by the sub, btw

[Pejon_88]

@gamerman01 Well on 33% risk. I was very happy keeping the other sub or losing any planes.

[gamerman01]

I have to meet a 3/31 deadline and my back suddenly went out Saturday. Lots of pain, and I have this big job to finish up. I work alone, so no one else can do it. I should be fine, but don’t know when I will move next, sorry

[Pejon_88]

@gamerman01 oh I hope you’re still able to move about somewhat? What do you work with? Thanks for the heads up.

[gamerman01]

A lot better today, so glad to be back to work. My massage therapist is awesome, and I did a good job of resting, hehe. I do financial audits for small towns, and this one’s new to me and wasn’t audited last year, so it’s a challenge. All that tense thinking and sitting in a chair.

[Pejon_88]

@gamerman01 Ok, understand. Take your time.

[gamerman01]

OK you’re like a porcuturtle now! The planes are showing their worth! Let’ s see how long I can stand to run calculations and scenarios and dance around the porcuturtle :astonished:

[gamerman01]

All complimentary, of course. Great strategy, saving the lead. It’s up to me to find a clever and lucky puncture

[Pejon_88]

@gamerman01 What is a porcuturtle? And thanks btw.

[gamerman01]

One of these bad boys

mixed with one of these

I made it up, the porcuturtle

[Pejon_88]

@gamerman01 Haha hence why I didn’t get a decent hit on google :D

[gamerman01]

lol you heard it here first!

[gamerman01]

Bumping to the top
Long delay by me :anguished:

[gamerman01]

That was hard, and then the dice fell. Picked up right where we left off. At least your transports missed.

UK tomorrow

C11.tsvg

[Pejon_88]

@gamerman01 Haha yeah!

[gamerman01]

It probably feels worse than it actually was, but I’m pretty sure I’ve been getting poor dice almost the whole game.
Probably partly due to your careful and skilled play that amplifies it. You got ripped off bad very early in our first game, and this one has been a long slow painful one for me.
This US/UK turn was the perfect microcosm of the whole game, from my perspective. I want to “flip the board”, but I’m gonna make you roll a big battle or two and see if it doesn’t bounce back the other way.

There are still a number of things you have to do right and I have little doubt you will, but it’s not time to call this one quite yet. Can’t quit after one move after you had to wait a month.

UK11.tsvg

[gamerman01]

For now, I control the Carolines, India, Australia, Moscow, the middle east, and London.
7 territories of China, all of East Russia, and Africa except for the all-important Egypt.

You just can’t quit with the Allies with that combination, as well as still having more TUV (but not much more) no matter what the Axis forces.

However, I have
no beachhead or fleet off Western Europe, there are massive airforces by all 3 Axis powers at only round 11, and a sick number of mechs in great position in the Ukraine area. The Germans have a decent sized fleet and the Japan fleet has 7 carriers along with a good supporting cast other than few subs, to the Americans’ 3.

It’s basically only our first game, but clearly you move carefully and methodically, taking minimal risk. Now you also know that I am a lot more unconventional and unafraid to take certain types of risks.

But if you continue to be very careful… will that extra time give me a chance to squirm out? Or will it only continue to be a cold, hard vice that crushes my spirit?