:lol: Well said, Garg.
As far as A+3 goes, you’re right, Sealion has been significantly weakened. It’s harder to do, and has less pay-off. That’s not to say it shouldn’t ever be done, but it does take a bit more risk.
Attacking Russia on turn 1 generally doesn’t work out very well. What few units Germany can actually get to the border will die in Russia’s first counter-attack, and UK will have no reason to defend London.
A turn 2 attack, however, can work quite well. Russia won’t have much time (only 1 round) to prepare, and so will have to retreat quickly.
Buying an IC in Romania is a legitimate strategy, but it telegraphs your intentions to UK, and the small advantage in position you gain from it often doesn’t justify 30 IPCs.
It’s only 1 turn slower to buy units in Berlin, and it is much more cost-effective.