DEC 2013 TS forum game archive

[GJK]

Team USA has opted to play the "Nuclear Test Ban" card for the OPs points.  They placed 1 point in Saudi Arabia and 3 points in Israel.  This has given the US "Dominance" in the Middle East Region.  The card will be shuffled back in to the deck at a later date since this event was not triggered.



Team USSR is on the clock for Action Round 4.

[GJK]

Ok guys, finally got around to updating this round in the main forum.  Below is your hand as it now stands:

[undercovergeek]

Woooohoooo all your deserts are belong to us

[Staggerwing]

Rock the Casbah!

[Barthheart]

Wow interesting move by the US! I think they are just reacting to our plays in the ME and that they don't have the ME score card.

We should continue with Operation Red Asia.

[bob48]

Well done gents - I'm trying to catch up with events.

Gary - sorry to hear you not been feeling good. Hope you're OK now.

[GJK]

Well done gents - I'm trying to catch up with events.

Gary - sorry to hear you not been feeling good. Hope you're OK now.

Thanks Bob.  I feel ok but I still have this persistent cough that everyone at work has. It's the kind that you take some medicine right before bed and then in about 3-4 hours after it wears off, you starting having a coughing fit and then you don't sleep for the rest of the night.  It'll pass though.  Glad that you're ok too, we were all worried about ya!

[BanzaiCat]

Imperialists are bribing the camel-men! Must to provide downtrodden masses with glorious revolution!

[BanzaiCat]

I agree...we should stick with the plan as indicated by Comrade Ubercat. Asia!

[Barthheart]

How was yer drive Comrade?

At the end of my vacation at Dacha Key Colony Beach I'll have to make two 14 hours drives then a 5 hours drive to finally get home.....  :P

You gonna start a new thread fer round 5?

[BanzaiCat]

Sorry, comrades. Am alive and well in Phoenix after a long drive and a couple of busy days. This morning we did a hot air balloon ride and there's something pretty amazing about standing in a glorified laundry basket 5000 feet in the air.  ;D

I will try to check in once a day for the next couple of weeks to stay on top of this. So we are playing China Card this turn?

[Ubercat]

Yes, the China card is my vote. We can put 2 IP's in Thailand and 2 in Pakistan. The 5th could grab Laos/Cambodia or make Pakistan more secure with 3. This would net us 7 VP when we score Asia. I'm tempted to give up one Ops point by not using them all in Asia, however. The Americans are in a position to grab 3 VP if they score the ME. If we put one point into Iran, we'll break their domination and things will be tied in the ME. No points either way! We'd only have to give up 1 VP in Asia to cost them 3 in the ME. Of course, they may be able to grab Egypt with their next play and regain Domination, but Egypt is risky for the US early in the game.

Maybe we should just stick with the plan. 2 IP in Thailand, 3 in Pakistan. Yeah, that's my vote.

[Barthheart]

Da Comrades, China card for play in Asia.
2 in Pakistan
2 in Thailand
1 in Indonesia maybe to block the Philippines?

[BanzaiCat]

I like denying the West the Middle East. If the return on investment is more in our favor then that's a good plan. But I cannot fault 2 in Thailand and 3 in Pakistan.

I'm good with that for expediency unless Comrade Barthheartovich wishes to discuss the Philippine strategy more.

[Ubercat]

We can't place in Indonesia as we have no connection to it ATM. You need an adjacency to any country you place in, and it has to have existed before placing any influence that turn. I'd vote for adding the odd IP to Pakistan or Laos/Cambodia. Pakistan would be the better pick to make it harder for the Americans to coup, but if they have the Indo-Pakistani war card then it wouldn't matter how much influence we had there. They could get it all if the die rolls their way.

Let's give Comrade Banzai-Cat the choice on this one.