@JWW:
I know you aren’t interetsed, in my opinion, or on my take on this game. But I quite often struggle with my strategy, due to my overly conservative play at times. Perhaps, it is due to my age, or playing a million games etc…but I tend to, to a fault, avert overt risk. This hurts me quite often, as an overly aggressive player strikes at me rentlessly early and succeeds and gains a huge advantage in both material, territory etc… your G1 and J1, IMO, was quite aggressive and aspects of your early attacks failed, which I successfully exploited. That in a nutshell is “my game”, I do attack z35 on J1, but not z56. as often times one fails and I can’t afford both to “go south”, also I choose not to attack both z2 & EGY on G1 for the same reason. Now, if I did regularily, and both succeeded, against poor and skilled players alike, I would argue that I would have a GREAT early advantage and probably be quite successful regularily. But against a stronger player, which there are quite a few here, if one of these early, overly risky, IMO, strikes fail, then the advantage, with the proper allied bid, could ruin me immiedately. There are many instances in this game, IMO, where you pushed, relentlessly, despite strong future allied aggression and this has come back to bite you on T4 or 5?? Regardless, of the outcome of this game Gamerman, you seem to be a quite worthy opponent and I hope you continue your success here and carry the crown at season end! I have found that it is best to simply play, let one’s record speak for itself and let your wake of destruction be your mantle of honor. You are nearly there. Continue to defeat the field. After this game perhaps we will meet again, honorably, where I play conservatively, you aggressively, and where I get lucky (??) again!!
Hehe - now that is well said, and good analysis. Now I understand where you’re coming from.
As for aggressive play, I guess that’s relative. My pal (most of the time) Bold is one of the most aggressive players I know, although he’s toned it down some the last year or so, which has improved his game.
I consider myself a moderately aggressive player, believe it or not. Actually, I am much more conservative when I am sure that I am much better than the other player because getting unlucky is the only way I’ll lose. So if I am aggressive against you, you should consider that a compliment. Seriously.
And as always, the name of the game is fun, moreso than ultimately winning. It was fun to give you the fighter target and have you take a shot at it, so it was a success. The reason I went over the game and summarized it, and talked about Z35, Z56, and Manchuria, and TrJ, 11 damage on Berlin …. :-P and others… is because the sum total of these dice results has put me in a lot of trouble. So I don’t regreat for a second the attack on Z56, Z35, TrJ, or Manchuria. I had VASTLY superior odds in every single one of those battles. I’ll take an approx 1/3 chance to lose a 10 IPC unit that I have too many of anyway (unless I get whittle down to FIVE) to sink a vitally important destroyer and transport of America and the UK EVERY TIME. It’s a winning strategy, Jay Dub, and I will not change my openings one bit as a result of this unusual game. :-)
No one can win EVERY time! :-)
But anyway, a lot will be determined over the next few rounds! You’ve got to seal the deal! :-)
Rolls: 5@1; Total Hits: 35@1: (1, 6, 1, 1, 6)
