Marklen X

Green sure is creeping north. The middle east is confusing.

Hardly all, but close to a quarter.

I can clear up part of that. The Central Europeans are allied to my group, as it's convenient to keep the Balkan hordes at bay. Denmark and Lowlands were original members of Green team, but as they became inconvenient, they no longer exist, and we are not at war with the rest of them. Will we be soon? Perhaps, depends on Italy and their new pal Austria. Probably a bad time for the Wehrmacht to be in Denmark.

Doesn't tell the entire story. On turn 3, Denmark tried to break with Germany. My Ta's then DW to do recons, then on turn 4 he broke and invaded with two mech armies. So we smote him.

Lol, wasn't aware I was throwing shade on Africa. I think it's pretty much pacified, and I think that's pretty much obvious.

So with Africa virtually subdued, I guess Spain and Italy had best watch their backsides.

Quit whining. I've only hit you with one group each of the last two turns, sheesh. After your horrific war crimes against the Swedish civilian population, you have earned it!

Actually, that's untrue, they all dw Denmark AFTER Denmark DW Germany, that's a fact.

Denmark invaded Germany, what were we supposed to do? I didn't even attempt to break with them, the German people are peace loving.

We hear rumors of war on our southern borders. Hopefully they aren't planning to attack the peace loving people of Germany.

I like this idea

I was asking if you can attack red?

I completely concur with your conclusion about dropped positions. Players who drop with a viable position, because they don't think they can win, are the bane of Victory!

Red?

The delicate balance of power in Europe will no doubt change, when the western alliance decides to take a hand. The way the alliances against yellow wrap 3/4 around them is a bit disturbing.

Lukas was talking about Austria. They've been allied with Italy from the start, and Lowlands and Denmark, two original members of that alliance, are no longer with us. You've received plenty of help from the Russians, even if it's mainly informational. German's hardly have enough bombers to make a difference.

Well, they've been allied with that group since the start, and since 2 of the original members are no longer with us, it's not a big surprise.

Some excellent points. Morocco is obviously dead, and the 2 African alliances are obviously friendly. ME may be the first large TA to expire. Don't see yellow in Lowlands. Green looks strong in the south, but has lost Lowlands and Denmark, cutting dramatically into their potential power. Greece-Italy has all the hallmarks of a phony war. Every western European country is asking themselves where will the western alliance strike? They've declined political entanglements on the continent, and clearly won't be content to sit and watch. Austria is a real poser, with Italy possibly able to supply answers, since they have an alliance. Norway and Northern Russia are effectively TA with the Balkan/CR group, giving the game multiple super alliances.

A bit of green creep north. Odd to see that yellow speck surrounded by blue.

Well, you seem to be at war with the Arab group, if I read the map correct, they're at war with the Balkan Group and the ME group, who are at war with our group and the Central European group.

I think this might be the greatest intermixing of wars I can remember. Other then the western nations, virtually everybody has chosen a side in the European war.

I get that Dag, and appreciate that you post the maps. As for the CL, though there may be an aspect of gaminess to it, it's such a common practice that it's SOP to DW all TA's. Shouldn't ever be a big issue, though sometimes people forget.

Excellent work Dag, but you missed RWE in Denmark I think.

Sorry, but I've intercepted many TR's. Any country can do them, one fighter is all that's needed. TR is incredibly useful, while at the same time being incredibly realistic. I like you Fremen, but in this you're very wrong.

Tactical recons are a gamey tactic? I couldn't disagree more with that. It's impossible to have a game actually be completely realistic, so the CL order can be misused, but I see that as a minor inconvenience. I recall being blocked by your group in Iberia in game 101 by the CL order, and blaming myself for not DW all TA's. If you TA 1, you should probably TA all, standard Victory! tactic. Danny, I think your post was excellent, and I'll be happy to fight you or work with you in any game.