Not sure how I can do this, isn’t one of the rules in the book is that you cannot have more pieces on the board than what you have. Like say I have 10 tanks in my tray, does that not mean I can only have 10 tanks at one time on the board? Is that not the same with infantry? Not sure if I have 6 infantry I can purchase at the beginning.

My friend and I have just started playing again after a few years. I was playing Allies, on my first turn, I did not attack with Russia and decided just to fortify my front and collect my money. I thought I would have a better chance of winning. He pretty much walked all over Russia with this strategy. What is Russia’s best beginning strategy?