@JWW:
On the chess site I play at they track “blunders”, bad moves you make etc….I have you at one blunder here, your early usa bmb afr landing spot and I have my blunders at the late JPN IC & perhaps ITA navy purchase and perhaps German lack of aggression early? If this analysis is accurate it’s a 3-1 blunder in your favor, which in the absence of crazy dice puts me at a disadvantage. I don’t know how you see the blunders we made? I might add the Russian navy purchase on your side too. maybe it’s 3 -2. maybe
Always enjoy thoughtful analysis, especially chess analogies. My bomber landings in Africa were absolutely a blunder (oversight) as I didn’t see 35-34-Sud-Cng. As far as “conservative” German play, as you say, that is a big reason this is taking me a lot of rounds to win. So I think it misleading to brag that you beat me faster than I beat you.
Russian navy was definitely not a blunder. You may not realize it, but the carrier allowed me to put 2 russian fighters on it which allowed me to reinforce Poland with extra UK fighters, which was just enough to make it a bad idea for you to attack it. Only Russia can build in Z5 (of the Allies), and putting the destroyer there was, again, just enough to make it a bad idea for you to attack it. Also, did I really need a couple extra men or a tank for Russia? I don’t think so.
You evoked my response of “luck” in the first game, because you were bragging about how you beat me faster than I’m beating you. Also because you got a lot of mileage out of beating me once. If you wouldn’t keep posting about how you beat me once in league play, you wouldn’t have to listen to the excuses. :roll: Do you want me to ascribe the first loss to something other than luck? How about over-confidence from having not lost a game in nearly a year? :-)
Might I point out that you won the nearly meaningless game, but the big round 3 tournament game is mine? So when we’re both bringing our “A” game…… :wink:
Time to keep this game rushing towards its inevitable conclusion! :-D