DEC 2013 TS forum game archive

BanzaiCat · December 11, 2013, 10:10:05 PM

Been a long day and I couldn't find our hand. I agree - I wanted to actually suggest the Blockade card for the event too, to mess with the imperialists a little (hopefully a lot) but wanted to check the other cards quickly.

Comrade Barthheartovich...what say you? Are you good with playing Blockade for the event for Turn 1, AR 3?

GJK · December 11, 2013, 11:13:36 PM

Your hand, as it stands. If a cat were in a hat, a mouse went up the blouse. My baby in blue, she only knew, the hand that I held at the time you...and us. Ok, here she stands.

Barthheart · December 11, 2013, 11:26:17 PM

Yep, Blockade as event.

Barthheart · December 11, 2013, 11:29:44 PM

Quote from: GJK on December 11, 2013, 11:13:36 PM

Your hand, as it stands. If a cat were in a hat, a mouse went up the blouse. My baby in blue, she only knew, the hand that I held at the time you...and us. Ok, here she stands.

Hey! Where's our China card?!?

skeptical.platypus · December 12, 2013, 01:31:57 AM

The Eagle comes storming back!

So far, narrow lead for soviets in guffaws:

LOLs, Thanks to Team Eagle:

1) Staggerwing & Bob's plausible deniability plan for UndercoverGeek

2) "In russia, boats motor you."

LOLs, Thanks to the Team Bear:

1) Comrade Barthheartovich (hilarious name)

2) Banzai's wool suit already fitted for UndercoverGeek

BanzaiCat · December 12, 2013, 06:22:16 AM

No be panic, Comrade. We still have it. It has not left of our hands yet.

GJK, that's our move for Turn 1 AR 3 - playing Blockade for the Event.

Yours in Lenin,
Comrade BC

GJK · December 12, 2013, 07:22:45 AM

Gotchya. Will have to work up the turn when I get home from work later in the day.

bob48 · December 12, 2013, 01:40:43 PM

Rock 'n roll!

GJK · December 12, 2013, 08:50:40 PM

GJK · December 12, 2013, 08:51:34 PM

Turn 1, Round 3 - Team USSR

Team USSR has opted to play "Blockade" for the EVENT.

Team USA will need to determine if they have a 3 OPs value card and if so, do they wish to surrender it. The inability or the unwillingness to do so would result in the removal of the 4 US IP's in West Germany. If Team USA opts to discard a 3 OPs card, no IP's would be lost in W. Germany. Note also that doing so would not count as the Round 3 card for Team USA. They would simply be down a card at this point. Irregardless of Team USA's decision, the Blockade card will be permanently removed from play.

I will update the map if/when there is a change in W. Germany.

Sounds like someone is holding somebody or some thing for a ransom!

BanzaiCat · December 12, 2013, 09:13:02 PM

I realize this is premature as Team USA/Imperialist Swines have not yet played their AR3 card, but we can perhaps discuss our next move.

We now have CIA Created (1 OPS), Containment (3 OPS), and Five-Year Plan (3 OPS). Also, the Asia Scoring card.

We're somewhat hosed at the moment insofar as USA Events.

Five-Year Plan: we must randomly discard one card, and the Event will fire (unless it's Asia Scoring I think).
Containment: The US gets +1 OPS per cards played for OPS for the remaining ARs.
CIA Created: The US gets to see our hand.
Asia Scoring: 'Nuff said.

I don't want to play Asia Scoring this AR, but at the same time, I don't want to play CIA Created either; they don't need to see our Asia Scoring card. So that leaves Five-Year Plan and Containment.

Of the two, Containment is a bitter pill but one we can stomach I think. Five-Year Plan, well, there would be a 33% chance that Asia Scoring would disappear and therefore a big source of our VPs. Or there's a 66% chance that the US will get a free Event. I'm hoping we can avoid Five-Year Plan...

If we play Containment for 3 OPS, we can decide what to do with it when the US players decide if they're going to cough up a 3+ OPS card in response to our glorious blockade of their decadent porn houses in West Berlin. If they do not, that leaves West Germany open for 3 USSR Influence if we wish to put all our red eggs in one basket.

I am worried about East Germany and Poland; we're only 1 US Influence away from losing control of either country. I'm not saying we need to shore them up this AR, but think about when we might do that.

If the US players decide to cough up a 3+ OPS card, we can put those 3 OPS somewhere else. Maybe 1 more influence in Iran for Control, then 1 in Cambodia for Control and 1 in Thailand.

I dunno. Open to your thoughts, comrades.

Ubercat · December 12, 2013, 09:18:15 PM

Comrades, if they don't give up a 3-4 Ops card, and lose W. Germany as a result, I say that we use the China card to grab W. Germany for ourselves (I mean for the glorious revolution). We'll be losing 1 single Op, but we could also be setting ourselves up for a quick win. Italy is fairly easy to coup with a big card, even with 3 enemy IP on it, and the DeGaulle card can help us muscle into France if they grab it first. Defcon is looking to slip back to 5 for next turn, so an Italian coup should be an option.

W. Germany will be a BITCH for them to get back if they lose it. I'd say that China card in Europe is a great play in that case. Scoring Asia without spending the China card there first is worth 5 VP. With the China card it's worth 7. I'd give up 2 VP to control W. Germany.

I'll bet that they're agonizing in the American forum right now. I wish I could be a small red fly on the wall....

Ubercat · December 12, 2013, 09:20:12 PM

Duplicated from previous thread

Comrades, if they don't give up a 3-4 Ops card, and lose W. Germany as a result, I say that we use the China card to grab W. Germany for ourselves (I mean for the glorious revolution). We'll be losing 1 single Op, but we could also be setting ourselves up for a quick win. Italy is fairly easy to coup with a big card, even with 3 enemy IP on it, and the DeGaulle card can help us muscle into France if they grab it first. Defcon is looking to slip back to 5 for next turn, so an Italian coup should be an option.

W. Germany will be a BITCH for them to get back if they lose it. I'd say that China card in Europe is a great play in that case. Scoring Asia without spending the China card there first is worth 5 VP. With the China card it's worth 7. I'd give up 2 VP to control W. Germany.

I'll bet that they're agonizing in the American forum right now. I wish I could be a small red fly on the wall....

BanzaiCat · December 12, 2013, 09:22:48 PM

Arrg! How can I forget the China Card?!?!? Sorry, comrades. Hungover from the KGB Holiday Gala and Execution Bonanza last eveningk.

Great idea, Ubercat. Let's see what the American swine are going to do...

And hopefully they will unlock these forums when the game is done; I'd love to read what they've been posting. ;D

Ubercat · December 12, 2013, 09:28:34 PM

Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 12, 2013, 09:13:02 PM
We're somewhat hosed at the moment insofar as USA Events.

That's why we play Five Year Plan in round 6 with CIA created and Containment as our last 2 cards. Whichever card is randomly selected will have its event fire in a very wimpy manner and then the card will be removed from the game. I described it here Ubercats cunning plan.