respectful and constructive criticism is always welcome
It IS true that Russia has not as many open flanks as others, and I do not forget that advantage. But about Finland and Karelia, they are simply not worth it (or only with guaranteed peace with A and O for a looong time). How many turns do I have to hold both for making this worthwile? Every unit lost costs one more PU minimum than what I get for holding both territories for one game round. Add cavalry, artillery losses…you get the picture. And the amount needed is massive, hence why you have to rely on A and O holding still (granted again, they have to worry more than Russia does about the rest of the world).
But ok, strategies differ and one opinion (mine) does not cover all situations and neither all plans another player might have.
The one thing I do criticise is that those Russians ships up north are not available until Karelia is attacked, and that is truly unfair for players who decide that going in is not advantageous at all. Only for the navy you shouldnt be exposed to so many enemies (and a gain of one PU per turn).
Not all neutrals must be taken in all games.
Actually, I like having some neutrals last until 10+ rounds later.
Also, taking finland might be easier with low luck, cus you exactly how much to send to wipe it out round 1, therefore limiting your losses to absolute minimum number of units.
Let’s not forget it’s political action.
We need Austria, Ottomans and UK’s politics.
The Ottoman Empire:
Declares war against the UK
Offers alliance to France
France accepts alliance with the Ottomans.
If I’m not mistaken you cannot move from Open Borders straight to war (that’s what it says in game notes anyway), so we’ll be at war two turns from now. That is the specific reason I signed Open Borders with you. Now if I cancel Open Borders with the Ottomans, what happens to units already in my territory which are no longer allowed there? For the rest I will offer Alliance to Austria and Russia.
When Political Actions become available:
Moving from - Moving to - take X rounds (including current round)
War - Ceasefire - 2 rounds
Ceasefire - Open Borders - 1 rounds
Open Borders - Allied - 1 rounds
Ceasefire - War - 1 rounds
Open Borders - War - 2 rounds
Open Borders - Ceasefire - 1 rounds
Allied - Ceasefire - 2 rounds
Allied - Open Borders - 1 rounds
ottoman can declare war on you this round, since it has been 2 rounds since you signed the open borders agreement.
and we have our first backstab of the game….
The UK has the strongest army, the best economy, and the safest capitol, so I hope you don’t take it personally Gekkepop.
Must have misunderstood how the politics work then, it’s written in a rather confusing way. Very well, prepare your defenses Sultan Wheatbeer.
Russia, for now, does not accept as close ties as alliance with UK would mean.
My other question still isn’t answered though, what happens to units in my territory if we’re suddenly at war?
I believe it will force combat in the territory.
My other question still isn’t answered though, what happens to units in my territory if we’re suddenly at war?
you can move out if you just became at war, which you did
He’s on an island surrounded by my ships, so I don’t think he has anywhere to go.
Speaking of which, Ottoman OOL for Candia (aka Crete) on UK4 will be marines die first, chasseurs die last.
So I’m forced to attack in my own territory? What if I want to retreat? (on an island) Are ships allowed to load units in hostile sea zones if war was declared this turn? (like in G40) These political rules lead to some very weird situations.
I’m not sure how it works for this. You should test it in a local game.
that is a very interesting way of taking an island with tons of defenders…… drop off some really good defenders then force them to be attacked…
of course, this never would have been possible if uk and ottomans didn’t have an open borders agreement…
yes, a battle in candia WILL be triggered during the UK turn, during which uk will most probably lose the battle (since fortresses have zero attack value)
in Global 1940, you are not able to load transports the same round as was declared war, only the same turn that was declared war. since ottomans declared war (not you), you would not be able to load transports in a hostile sea zone (but the ottomans would have).
this isn’t global 1940 though: all politics is done at the start of the round, so no player is able to load in a hostile sea zone.
however, sea zone 83 is not hostile. and sz66 is not hostile too.
my suggestion, since you have been partially screwed from not understanding the rules (not your fault, it is your first game), is that you do the following:
1. move a barque (transport) to sz 83 and pick up your general. Do not offload him anywhere, just let him sit (and die) on your transport.
2. do whatever you want with your other navy and your guys in libya. you can pick them up, or leave them there. you can move your navy to sz 66 then somewhere else.
OR
1. you can let ottomans have your general (they capture it), and save your barque, and simply move it all away.
OR
something else. whatever you want to do.
man, the more i look at this, the more I realize just how well and good wheatbeer fucked you over.
this deserves the title of “golden dagger: the backstab of the year!”
If the rules worked in any way that makes sense this would not be possible, as it stands it is insane to sign Open Borders with anyone except for the express purpose to backstab them, and I would never have done so if I would have known (which I couldn’t, since game notes imply this is impossible.) It’s kindof an unfair outcome imo, but whatever.
