@trout

Ok well I have to comply with whatever you want.

However, since you mentioned it, I feel I should clarify that I was NOT actually seeking any grand strategy.

I merely wanted to see where this game will go. I don’t want to punish you though.

So I’ll accept your decision and write up the report. However if you ever want to play out a few more turns on this game just for the heck of it, I’m in.

This is all so very cool. As my wife just told me, the winning or losing part has absolutely very little to do with the joy in playing! So thank you again for the game and especially the patience to teach this newbie this amazing game.

And now….

Dramatic heroic music starts to crescendo.

And I extract my black leather glove and …

… bitchslap (softly) you once to your left cheek, then ever-so-softly backhand another soft, but symbolic, slap thus challenging you to another round of “play the new guy.”

Whatdoyasay?

@johnnycat So I think we just accept that you kicked my fanny this game and save your double top secret future plans for the next game. That is truly how it works. Good night from Texas

@johnnycat Hey JC. That won’t work which is related to the most exquisite part of this game which is that no two games are ever the same and that Axis and Allies are perfectly balanced in this House Rules version.

You are trying to determine what is the most perfect strategy and I tell you the truth- there isn’t one. There are only very few strategies that are optimal play. One is attacking France on G1 and another is the Allies sending some air units to Russia with Lend Lease if they are able but that’s about it. The strategy you’re doing this game won’t work every time

@beelee @Trout

Hey is it just me or ... do these games really get into your mind? I knew Trout was going to be busy but nonetheless I spent the last 5 days pondering this again and again - not the Japan front, but Egypt and Russia. I feel now THAT I MUST ALWAYS have at least a couple of these games playing out... Am I addicted?

This entire game I have been planning for what will happen Turns 10-15 : my plans from turn 1 were to make a delay tactic in the pacific; tho it turned out achieving a bit more than I had initially expected...

Anyway, I really love this game now and THANK YOU BOTH VERY MUCH.

I could "accept" the win (but still want to play out a few turns just to learn) and yea I get it... a win is a win...

Hey, I have head that this game is (in the early game) hugely imbalanced in favor of the axis for just that Turn 3 Sea Lion reason. IS THIS TRUE?

In any case, however, I would request that we play out this one just for the fun of it and to really learn if my diverting those tanks to the far east doesn't actually end up being a too costly move.

-Cat

PS. I just joined some group of guys in the Bay Area that play tons of games like this.