Day of Defeat (the Half-Life Mod)

Sounds like a good day to grab a two four and head out to the lake :)

I’m happy to hear Mr. Bear is all well!!!

On the 16th August 1717 Eugene of Savoie won his last and possibly, greatest victory. Like 20 years ago when he defeated the Turks at Zenta, it was won fighting Austria’s mortal enemy. He had been besieging the city of Belgrade, when a relieving force much larger than his own, tired and diseased one, came to lift the siege.
His commanders suggested he retreat or lose his army. Instead, he waited until nightfall and under cover of fog, attacked the Turkish host. It was a brutal affair, but his army prevailed and in victory, spared as few of the Turks as possible.
The Turks probably lost 20000 to Eugene’s 5000. Two days later the garrison of Brlgrade surrendered the city to him. Peace between the two nations followed in 1718. The Ottoman Empire would never get this far West again.

Basically, if I have x hours to play:
10 hours: Global 1940
8 hours: AA 1914
6 hours: Europe 1940/Pacific 1940
4 hours: Spring 1942, 2nd Edition
3 hours: BotB/Guadalcanal/DDay
2 hours: set up Global for a future game

That is why I wanted BotB/Guadalcanal/DDay for shorter play. I have AA 1941 for short plays, but I think its a bad game, not enough piece, multiple errors on board and rulebook. Plus the game is really unbalanced.

Yes, it turns out yesterday, April 27th was Anzac Day in Australia.

Thanks, trihero.

Because I just realized that the most important decision in life is what you decide to do, RIGHT NOW.

@Janus:

isnt it interesting, that in america we celebrate the 4th of july as our independence day, when the actual declaration was signed on the 2nd of august?

The signing of the document was really the anticlimax. It was adopted by congress on July 4th 1776.

They started to sign it on August 2nd but the signing wasn’t compeated until much later, monthes later, if I remember right.