04-05-2003, 06:54 AM
Initial indications from the war front in the Kingdom of Make-Believe (my game)
Germany got hammered, Italy played only minimal support to the Italian-Austrian alliance (used F Aegean to support an Austrian drive on Bulgaria whilst Turkey really mucked up his own defenses. Moscow is the last bastion of Imperial Russia, and she's safe for the moment)
And Austria? I can't fault the guy, but he kind of sold me out in order to get a jab at Germany :o . Not that I'm complaining muchâGermany's bleeding. But dang, it did not come up all roses for me...
Turkey (5 Supply Centers, 4 Units)
A Bul supports A Rum (biggest...goof...ever...) Unclear order, but presumed support Hold of enemy unit
A Ste --> Rum
A Con --> Smyrna
F Bla --> Con
A Bul disbanded, no possible retreat.
1 Build
Italy (4 Supply Centers, 4 Units)
F IoS holds
A Ven holds
A Apu supports A Ven hold.
F AeS supports A Rum -â> Bulgaria
No builds
France (6 Supply Centers, 6 Units)
F Bre --> Eng
F MAt support F Bre --> Eng
A Par ---> Bre
No builds
Germany (4 Supply Centers, 5 Units)
F Den --> NtS
A Mun --> Kie
A Hol support A Mun --> Kie
F Liv --> StP
A War support A Mos
F Den dislodged. Retreat routes: Ska, Bal
No builds. 1 disband to be tendered.
Austria (7 Supply Centers, 5 Units)
A Rum --> Bul
A Ser supports A Rum --> Bul
F Gre supports A Rum --> Bul
A Tyo --> Mun
A Bud --> Gal
2 builds.
Jolly Ol' England (7 Supply Centers, 6 Units)
F NtA --> MAt
F Eng holds
F NtS --> Den
A Swe supports F NtS --> Den
F Nor --> StP (North Coast)
F Hel --> Kie
1 build.
Russia (1 Supply Centers, 2 Units)
-Civil Disorder-
Unit in the Gulf of Bothnia Disbanded. (Farthest from home.)
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Okay, I know what happened on the English front. Austria got under Germany's skin. Told him of impending doom from the north. The attack on Kiel was supposed to be a surpriseâI didn't even mention it to Austria lest it be betrayed as some sort of bargaining chip. At worst I was expecting was a Hel --> Kie, Mun --> Kie bounce that kept the German out of sorts to re-take Denmark. But the German fellow supported a Munich drive into Kielâwhich Austria happily exploited with an unsupported stab at the vacated Munich!
I make no quarrel with Austria for scaring the German north and denying me Kiel (and possibly Denmark, if Fortune smiles on Germany). It was a fair and equal play for power, and the Austrian gave the more convincing case to Germany (though the balance of negotiation may swing my way next turn.)
Tactically, it was a balls up for the German. A Hol --> Kie, Mun --> Kie, Hel --> Kie bounce would have preserved Munich for the German as well as ensured Kiel's safety. But nooooooo. Mr. German has to play it like a panicked child who thinks possession is the sole defense in the game (and never even heard of the self-bounce, though it has been demonstrated against him time and time again!).
The French predictably, yet lamentedly, tried to take the English Channel too hastily. My defensive measures worked as expected (though if the French had decided to attack with the Mid-Atlantic fleet instead of the Brest unit, I could have effected retreat to the Irish Sea, build an Army in Liverpool, convoy said army to Portugal while I sought to protect London with my other units. Bye-bye, France. As such, I am going to have to maintain my defense with only 1 build instead of the 2 that I was truly playing for. Two builds would have simplified my strategy immensely, but alas, do we truly enjoy what is attained through ease?
It will be difficult to gauge what the German disband will be. Drop A Holland and rely on the French to stay within the west side of Flanders? Drop F Livonia and abandon the apparently futile St. Petersburg snag? Or will the dislodged F Denmark take the fall? :unsure:
And Italy... <_< Obviously the guy's distrust of Austria still drives the man. Cannot truly blame him, though, as Austria has demonstrated against two other nations his capacity to strike hard and with cunning. Still, an Italian play on Smyrna would have bottled the Turk in the Black Sea.
Germany got hammered, Italy played only minimal support to the Italian-Austrian alliance (used F Aegean to support an Austrian drive on Bulgaria whilst Turkey really mucked up his own defenses. Moscow is the last bastion of Imperial Russia, and she's safe for the moment)
And Austria? I can't fault the guy, but he kind of sold me out in order to get a jab at Germany :o . Not that I'm complaining muchâGermany's bleeding. But dang, it did not come up all roses for me...
Turkey (5 Supply Centers, 4 Units)
A Bul supports A Rum (biggest...goof...ever...) Unclear order, but presumed support Hold of enemy unit
A Ste --> Rum
A Con --> Smyrna
F Bla --> Con
A Bul disbanded, no possible retreat.
1 Build
Italy (4 Supply Centers, 4 Units)
F IoS holds
A Ven holds
A Apu supports A Ven hold.
F AeS supports A Rum -â> Bulgaria
No builds
France (6 Supply Centers, 6 Units)
F Bre --> Eng
F MAt support F Bre --> Eng
A Par ---> Bre
No builds
Germany (4 Supply Centers, 5 Units)
F Den --> NtS
A Mun --> Kie
A Hol support A Mun --> Kie
F Liv --> StP
A War support A Mos
F Den dislodged. Retreat routes: Ska, Bal
No builds. 1 disband to be tendered.
Austria (7 Supply Centers, 5 Units)
A Rum --> Bul
A Ser supports A Rum --> Bul
F Gre supports A Rum --> Bul
A Tyo --> Mun
A Bud --> Gal
2 builds.
Jolly Ol' England (7 Supply Centers, 6 Units)
F NtA --> MAt
F Eng holds
F NtS --> Den
A Swe supports F NtS --> Den
F Nor --> StP (North Coast)
F Hel --> Kie
1 build.
Russia (1 Supply Centers, 2 Units)
-Civil Disorder-
Unit in the Gulf of Bothnia Disbanded. (Farthest from home.)
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Okay, I know what happened on the English front. Austria got under Germany's skin. Told him of impending doom from the north. The attack on Kiel was supposed to be a surpriseâI didn't even mention it to Austria lest it be betrayed as some sort of bargaining chip. At worst I was expecting was a Hel --> Kie, Mun --> Kie bounce that kept the German out of sorts to re-take Denmark. But the German fellow supported a Munich drive into Kielâwhich Austria happily exploited with an unsupported stab at the vacated Munich!
I make no quarrel with Austria for scaring the German north and denying me Kiel (and possibly Denmark, if Fortune smiles on Germany). It was a fair and equal play for power, and the Austrian gave the more convincing case to Germany (though the balance of negotiation may swing my way next turn.)
Tactically, it was a balls up for the German. A Hol --> Kie, Mun --> Kie, Hel --> Kie bounce would have preserved Munich for the German as well as ensured Kiel's safety. But nooooooo. Mr. German has to play it like a panicked child who thinks possession is the sole defense in the game (and never even heard of the self-bounce, though it has been demonstrated against him time and time again!).
The French predictably, yet lamentedly, tried to take the English Channel too hastily. My defensive measures worked as expected (though if the French had decided to attack with the Mid-Atlantic fleet instead of the Brest unit, I could have effected retreat to the Irish Sea, build an Army in Liverpool, convoy said army to Portugal while I sought to protect London with my other units. Bye-bye, France. As such, I am going to have to maintain my defense with only 1 build instead of the 2 that I was truly playing for. Two builds would have simplified my strategy immensely, but alas, do we truly enjoy what is attained through ease?
It will be difficult to gauge what the German disband will be. Drop A Holland and rely on the French to stay within the west side of Flanders? Drop F Livonia and abandon the apparently futile St. Petersburg snag? Or will the dislodged F Denmark take the fall? :unsure:
And Italy... <_< Obviously the guy's distrust of Austria still drives the man. Cannot truly blame him, though, as Austria has demonstrated against two other nations his capacity to strike hard and with cunning. Still, an Italian play on Smyrna would have bottled the Turk in the Black Sea.
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