Best posts made by ksmckay

about to go to bed, no rush. was just getting ready to do a different turn when you posted. I typically try to plan out It/Ger/Japan all at once, so Italy tends to be the slowest.

nah, ill just wait till tomorrow. take your time

up to you, i dont want to rush you

so late, daughter was keeping me up, signing off so no rush.

@gamerman01 @Adam514 Rules question? Can russia move into burma before Japan DOW on UK/Anzac? On pacific map, Japan is only at war with Russia, China, and France.

maybe I misread that. that might be the case for the same side of the board, but definitely not the opposite side of the board.

Either way I will proceed later tonight with Japan when I have time and just assume its legal. I just like to know these things so that when I decide your strategy is awesome and I try to adopt it, it doesnt get rejected later on.

@gamerman01

I just want a clear answer long term for the next game. and for others in the same situation. For this game I personally dont care. I just thing the rules are a tad gray and when things like this come up I like to get answers. Rulebook has definitely proved fallible at times, and questions like these help clear up confusions.

@Krieghund

Thanks

@Amon-Sul OK just in case its lost in the 100 posts, I did post Japan so we are ready to proceed.

Never meant to start all this off. I just wanted confirmation that the split map neutrality was unique to Russia and none of the other powers. Which it is.

@ksmckay said in Ksmckay (Axis) vs Amon-Sul (Allies +17) BM3:

again no cruiser! Scramble away, 3 ftrs, germam ftrs last.

i mean carrier

not if you evacuated Russia like you did, or at least g2 would have been the same. Though if you had gone heavy atlantic in this game and all other things the same, I would have just waited till J4 to DOW.

I think the pressure with Russia was interesting but not in the amount you did, especially with zero pullback. Having no air really screwed you. And then choosing not to retreat back to Russia on R4 at the latest was the killer.

But I would also never combine that with an emphasis on Italy. Italy is neutralized but there are less costly ways of doing that that dont neuter your ability to pressure germany. But in this game you applied zero pressure to germany and have no ability to apply pressure to germany.

yep, I dont think R1 was the problem. I think that has some nice benefits. And even R2 with a slight mod might have been ok.

@Amon-Sul said in Ksmckay (Axis) vs Amon-Sul (Allies +17) BM3:

@ksmckay said in Ksmckay (Axis) vs Amon-Sul (Allies +17) BM3:

we can switch up and you can try it on me and I guarantee it wont work. I got 9 extra units just because you did nothing to defend Nov and had no air to make me defend my tt. So those can easily be avoided.

so u say with weaker russia germany can more easily grab territories, russia losses money etc and then this gap between conservative russia and my russia is wider than it looks at first glance?

yes.

But even with max conservative Russia, if Germany does this is needs a little help. But I think if the help is around, Germany wouldnt try it, because if it fails germany is screwed. But there was no chance germany failed this game. I didnt even need any air.

I play better as allies, but getting better with axis.

Meh, the more italy has the less the germans have. So long as you hold Gib and Egy, Italy cant do anything useful and get annihilated by round 8 if not sooner

@Amon-Sul said in Ksmckay (Axis) vs Amon-Sul (Allies +17) BM3:

@ksmckay said in Ksmckay (Axis) vs Amon-Sul (Allies +17) BM3:

I barely spend any money with US in atlantic before round 8. Some but not much. It was just a combination of things.

I personally think Taranto is total crap.

u mean uk attack on taranto in rd 1?

yep. Gives germany a few rounds of freedom.

Look at my last game against Adam. I think that was a good one. I got sloppy and impatient as life was a mess at the time.

I like Farmboy and Adam’s allies. Any of those are usually good games. And adam axis of course.

we can switch up after this game. And you can see for yourself.

@Amon-Sul said in Ksmckay (Axis) vs Amon-Sul (Allies +17) BM3:

@ksmckay said in Ksmckay (Axis) vs Amon-Sul (Allies +17) BM3:

Look at my last game against Adam. I think that was a good one. I got sloppy and impatient as life was a mess at the time.

I like Farmboy and Adam’s allies. Any of those are usually good games. And adam axis of course.

i am holding well against adam, but his merging of uk fleets in West Med in rd 1, is giving me a pain in the ass xd

Yeah the 92 stack I think is by far the best option for UK if germany goes ground on G1.