Posts made by Stalingradski

Don’t quit on me…

Anzac purchases - Fighter, Sub, Infantry.

No combat.

Place Sub, Infantry, Fighter in the only place I can.

Collect 15IPCs.

Feeling kind of ok about this game… for this deep (turn 10), and all things being equal, I have a strong Russia, two decent US fleets, and a strong Egypt/Middle East. It could be a lot worse, based on other games we’ve seen.

Our economies are pretty stable right now, with me collecting a little more. Pretty interesting game. You made early mistakes, I made midgame mistakes… now it’s up to each of us to stop making mistakes. Luck will take care of itself… no fumbles or interceptions!

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Place

London - 6 Infantry
Egypt - Infantry,  2 Mech Infantry
Iraq - 2 Infantry, Artillery

Britain collects 35.

Forgot to post combat move maps. I suck at remembering it.

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Before Britain’s turn, I redeploy my three US fighters to my carriers on SZ91. No more US naval mistakes.

Britain - Purchase 9 Infantry, 2 Mech Infantry, Artillery.

Combat.

Step into Morocco.

Tobruk
a Hit
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

US places

SZ10 - Destroyer, Transport
W US - Inf, Art
E US - Inf, Art
SZ110 - Transport, 4 Destroyers, 2 Subs

US collects 55 + 30 = 85 IPCs.
China purchases 1 Inf and places in Kansu. Collects 2 IPCs.

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As usual, forgot the combat map… here’s one only including casualties.

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Quit…? Huh? I’ve just been busy.

US purchases five destroyers, two subs, two transports, two infantry, two artillery.

Phillipines
aRolls: 1@1, 1@3; Total Hits: 21@1,: (1)1@3: (2)
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

SZ16
aRolls: 1@2, 1@4; Total Hits: 11@2,: (3)1@4: (1)
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

Gibraltar
a Hit
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

I think I was venting steam. The deal is, I should have been in command of this game, and I’m mad at myself for mangling my US naval play. What I’d like to do is play on, no matter what happens, and in some future game I get the same consideration - the replay of a combat round, as long as it’s on the same country’s turn, without having to use a luck token, and in return you get a luck token back. That makes me feel like we’re equal.

The real reason I’ve been frustrated is my own play… it’s had nothing to do with you.

And yes, this game is far from over. Russia is strong, and very far from falling, and with smart purchases I’ll have a thriving Atlantic fleet in the near future. You bought a good dose of time for you to put yourself on good economic footing, putting you squarely in the game. In reality, this is a good one.

I won’t be taking my turn tonight - no time.

Yup, 7 for 13 rolls of 2 is pretty sweet.

Place 3 Inf Ukraine, 3 Inf Stalingrad, 3 Inf/2 Mech Russia.

Russia collects 26.

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Well, you’re clubbing me over the head and kicking me in the gut. F this. You were 6 for 11 rolling 2’s on Round 1. This f’ing sucks.

Forgot the map. Here’s where it stands post Round 1. I don’t have the desire to go back and put pieces back on the board.

Round 2.

Archangel
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

Belarus
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

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Make that 9 Infantry, 2 Mech Infantry… can’t afford infantry exhaustion.

Russia combat + map.

Walk into Sikang.

Archangel, archangel.
a Hit+Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (3)
dRolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 23@2: (1, 6, 2)

Belarus
a Hit+Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (2)
dRolls: 3@2; Total Hits: 23@2: (2, 1, 6)

E Poland
aRolls: 3@1, 1@3; Total Hits: 13@1,: (5, 3, 2)1@3: (3)
dRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (6, 5)

Bessarabia
aRolls: 2@1, 1@3; Total Hits: 12@1,: (1, 4)1@3: (4)
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)

Rostov
a Hit+Rolls: 1@1, 2@3; Total Hits: 21@1,: (6)2@3: (1, 2)
dRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (4, 2)

Here goes!

Germany 62. Still hurts. I can’t believe I traded a German do-over for you for 1 luck token for me… a mistake I won’t make again! Especially looking at a German fleet that shouldn’t exist, and an unstoppable Allied fleet in its place. Ah well.

I had this game easily in hand and have frittered it away with horrible US naval play. I hope I’m learning my lesson. You are quickly becoming an economic powerhouse. I certainly don’t need you to have good luck against Russia at this point… just the opposite.

Enough bellyaching, though it’s hard for me to not be frustrated.

Russia.

Purchase 2 armor, 2 mech infantry, 5 infantry… my last purchase of expensive units, looking at the realities of the board. Potatoes from here on out! Twelve armor/six mech inf/six aircraft will be a nice mobile force, if I’m smart with it. Maybe. I need to get M to bed, and H and I have to get up early for a training tomorrow… I’ll try to do my turn later, but if not, it’ll be the first thing I do when I get home around 8 tomorrow night.

Place 2 Dest in SZ62, Bomber in New South Wales. Collect 19 IPCs. Italy is up.

This game is about to lurch sickeningly toward your favor. Thank the gods of war for my victory in SZ42. That gave me a chance in the Pacific.

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I mean India = 6. Your Japan is going to be insane economically.

Anzac. Purchase two destroyers, bomber. Yes, a bomber.

Combat - just one - Java.

aRolls: 1@1, 1@3; Total Hits: 11@1,: (4)1@3: (2)
dRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

Sorry about not posting combat move maps… these have been incredibly simple turns, and easy to confirm.

I lose a tac bomber - keep a fighter and land it in W Australia.

Place sub in India.
Place Two Transports in SZ110.
Place Artillery in London.
Place 3 Infantry in Iraq.
Place 2 Infantry, Mech Infantry in Egypt.
Place an Infantry in S Africa.

Collect 39 with Britain. Collect 5 and save 1 with London = 6.

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Ok. I keep a fighter and a tac bomber.

Round 2.

a Hit
dRolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (1)

Britain’s turn.

Britain purchases two transports, six infantry, mech infantry, artillery - 40 IPCs.
India purchases a sub and saves 1 IPC. For you to take.

Just one combat, so I won’t post a map… 2 Ftrs, 2 Tac bombers from India attack SZ42.

a Hit +Rolls: 2@4; Total Hits: 22@4: (3, 3)
d Hit +Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (2)

US purchases two carriers, a fighter, a sub, a destroyer, two transports, three infantry, and an artillery, for 83 IPCs.

Combat, Round 1.

Take Palau, no resistance. That was my combat… very exciting!

Place

W US - 2 Inf
SZ10 - Dest, Sub, Trans
SZ110 - 2 Carriers, Fighter
SZ101 - Trans
E US - Inf, Art

US collects 80 IPCs.

China collects 2 IPCs. I still remember that China might have had 1 IPC but I have no access to the old roster… could you check? Could mean an infantry for me next round.

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Brady.

His team will win more games this year - extremely solid on offense, defense, special teams. A very young team.

The Patriots will go deeper into the playoffs - a deeper and more well rounded team.

Brady will throw less game-ending INTs.

And while both will be Hall of Famers, Brady’s career will be better in terms of SB titles.

That was easy.

Ok. Those were some tough defenders… or infantry with one rifle per two men.

Russia is done - collect 35. Damned British aircraft cost me 5 IPCs.

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