NML 1914 - Team Game #5

CP has won more of our team games than Entente. Russia is often the deciding factor. Game 4’s aggressive Com player with lucky tech dice put R under pressure. If R feels safe, he can tie up massive amounts of A/G units around Galicia. PP showed that an aggressive Austria with successful opening battles can pressure R. Sometimes Turks crush India or India crushes Turks. Depends on who is playing what, whether they coordinate, lucky battle dice and lucky tech dice.
I suggest that A and/or G get conditional tech or tech dice. If they spend a given minimum for tech in first 2 or 3 turns but fail, give them a tech or free tech dice.

CP have won more games than Entente? Thanks for checking that FM. If so, then surely we shouldn’t be giving them any help?

@private-panic CP won games 1 and 2, were in command of game 4, but as Entente started stabilizing, CP conceded rather than play on. R was close to collapse. So was tied 2 games each until Entente won game 5. Entente has the advantage in one-on-one games, but with more players and requiring more frequent coordination, CP has the advantage in my opinion.

@elrood bidding on 1 on 1 games to handicap differences in players is not what I propose and is not doable in multiplayer games.

@elrood I have in the past said that player skill is far more impactful than which side you have. That was following a game where you, redrum and witt took on entek, dawg, a et v and myself - if i remember the players correctly. We never had a chance but played it through to allow you guys to enjoy your victory. But I made this point at the end of the game in the hope that players would spread themselves around to even up the sides. I do hope that is what is happening.

redrum [dice 1d100]
witt [dice 1d100]
FMErwinRommel [dice 1d100]
Elrood [dice 1d100]
Entek [dice 1d100]
dawgoneit [dice 1d100]
Private-Panic [dice 1d100]
Colt [dice 1d100]

1d100: 68
1d100: 74
1d100: 52
1d100: 31
1d100: 48
1d100: 82
1d100: 70
1d100: 11

Order of choosing
Dawg 82
Witt 74
Colt 71
Private P 70
Redrum 68
Rommel 52
Entek 48
Elrood 31

Dawg chooses first
Elrood is unlucky with dice again

@elrood said in NML 1914 - Team Game #5:

@private-panic said in NML 1914 - Team Game #5:

Makes sense. so you like to have a gentlemens agreement of sorts?

Absolutely yes. :-)

Thanks for sorting the dice FM

@dawgoneit you get first choice!

USA Please

Germany , please .

@witt Of course, you were UK last game.
I hope you try a novel strategy instead of the same old Paris fetish.
The final jeopardy category a day or two ago was “famous ships”. The question was what ship wreck was located in 1989, 48 years after it sank and 96 years after the death of the person that it was named for. 2 contestants chose the Andrea Doria, but the current champion and I knew it was the Bismarck.

@elrood said in NML 1914 - Team Game #5:

@private-panic said in NML 1914 - Team Game #5:

@elrood I have in the past said that player skill is far more impactful than which side you have. That was following a game where you, redrum and witt took on entek, dawg, a et v and myself - if i remember the players correctly. We never had a chance but played it through to allow you guys to enjoy your victory. But I made this point at the end of the game in the hope that players would spread themselves around to even up the sides. I do hope that is what is happening.

Makes sense. so you like to have a gentlemens agreement of sorts?

Indeed. I mostly try to pick the opposite team as PP and Witt as I just enjoy watching them lose ;)

@redrum said in NML 1914 - Team Game #5:

Indeed. I mostly try to pick the opposite team as PP and Witt as I just enjoy watching them lose ;)

Just trying to make you happy redrum!

I want to try the buffed Turks

@Private-Panic