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I really enjoyed the game in the pacific side of the map this time. It seems like we have always focussed too much on “Europe first”. Two additional US carriers and a couple of DDs, smartly used, were enough to contain Japan - which isn’t actually that much of an investment for the US, if you think about it. It made the game much more exiting than the usual “get the 4 islands, go for one of the 4 victory cities, and hope that the US hasn’t settled Europe by then” way of playing it.

You’re right, I did want you to go for Sea Lion! We never played it out and I thought it would be a good occasion with the US in the game earlier. The plan was to hold the centre (Russia, UK Pacific and ANZAC), do max damage with the UK to slow Euro-Axis down, and wait for the cavalry. The first part went according to plan, the second didn’t, and my US play was poor.

Your opening was quite risky, but it’s a gamble and, as we said, the Axis must take a gamble at some point. If it doesn’t go well things go pretty downhill but hey, that’s why I’m counting the Japan re-roll as a win  :wink: