Posts made by Makoshark13

This thread is ruined. No way am I looking at that… thing any longer.

@wittmann:

I thought he was a singer, so I felt no need to go any further into it.
I use the net a lot, but it is principally for historical research.
Not to research children’s poo idols.

A wise policy.

@CWO:

@Makoshark13:

I’ve always wanted to have been in a ball turret of a B-17. Air Force all the way.

Have you ever read this poem by Randall Jarrell?

The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner

From my mother’s sleep I fell into the State,
And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze.
Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life,
I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters.
When I died they washed me out of the turret with a hose.

That’s part of the fun!

@vonLettowVorbeck1914:

@Flashman:

I happen to think I AM part of the solution, since t’was me, before anyone here had even played the game, who pointed out that Central Powers were screwed without some form of rail transport, or as Larry will have it “strategic movement”.

Hold up a minute. The potential game was not automatically doomed for the CP without rail transport. I can give you a game with the exact same rules, board, everything, and only change the setup, and the CP will have an equal or better chance of winning than that the Allies. Getting an equal chance is hard, but saying that the CP is automatically doomed without your idea strikes me as heavily exaggeratory, and, honestly, less than mature.

Yes, when you give a side an overwhelming advantage, it will win. If it is all about equality, then give each side equal forces. Rails not only make it more equal, it gives more flexibility, making a more enjoyable and historical game.

I agree that Germany is at a strategic disadvantage under the current rules. That is why I am against increased ship movement. But if all powers had rail movement, I think it would be fair and historical.

The guy who set up Hitlers microphone. No way would Germany have started or kept fighting without him.

@toblerone77:

I guess I’m insane but I picked bomber. It would be exciting and terrifying at the same time.

Yes! I’ve always wanted to have been in a ball turret of a B-17. Air Force all the way. I would never bear the shame of being a naval commander. The closest I could get to being in the navy would be taking part in the Doolittle raid.

The problem with that is that rails were all over Europe. Not just Germany.

Which city is the hardest to capture? I usually think St. Lô is the hardest, but I see how Caen could pose a challenge. Cherbourg seems pretty easy unless the US just forgets about it. What do you guys think?

2nd edition will be the best WW1 game. Not this one.

Why is this in house rules? Isn’t it official?

I was excited when I first saw this but there is way too few units. I will try this out, but most likely I will be making some revisions. Too bad. I bet they playtested this as much as they tested 1914.  :-(

I think “Harry” made some really good points here. Why should Germany have more infantry? This is the 21st century, we have to be fair! Otherwise the Ottomans would suffer from low self esteem. My only regret is that Paris isn’t an island.  8-)

If Thor put kryptonite on his hammer…

I think your post was sent to the house rules section.

I agree. Larry isn’t trying to send us a message, this just wasn’t playtested enough. No way was the outcome of WW1 inevitable. Either side could have won the whole time.

The point of a German naval build isn’t for some hopeless invasion of England. The point is to prevent the UK landing troops in Europe whenever and wherever it wants. If Germany lets them do that, they aren’t playing well.

@johnsnelling:

@ghr2:

I like Russia taking out Mesopotamia as well.  UK can clean up any survivors and reinforce the defense.

Looking ahead, what if the Russians took Mesopotamia and the RR prevented any futher UK reinforcements from reaching the OE.

As far as I’m aware, the current RR rules allow UK troops to pass through Russian territories. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think it would be an issue for the UK.

@ghr2:

@BJCard:

Also, every WWII global or theatre game since revised has been slanted towards the Axis…

Well, OOB G40 was allied slanted.

I thought G40 was pretty even. Europe 1940 was very allied slanted.

I think we are expected to believe the horse and buggy association destroyed all the railroads in Europe just prior to the start of the war.  8-)