Thanks to everyone for clearing that up. :)
Appropriate Bid
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I bid 7 when i want axis, 9 when i want allies, and 8 if i don’t care. I would like to try a 10 bid with a German fighter though. would be really interesting to have an extra 5 fighters by round 2.(4 fighters for Germany’s 40 IPC start). I usually put my bid in the Ukraine of Africa just depends on my mood. A sub/transport bid would be interesting though.
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I bid about the same way, only I’m hesitant to go under 8. If I really wanted Allies, I might bid 10 but 9 is the usual cutoff.
I bid 7 when i want axis, 9 when i want allies, and 8 if i don’t care. I would like to try a 10 bid with a German fighter though. would be really interesting to have an extra 5 fighters by round 2.(4 fighters for Germany’s 40 IPC start). I usually put my bid in the Ukraine of Africa just depends on my mood. A sub/transport bid would be interesting though.
If you’d like to try the fighter bid and the 4 fighter G1, I’d play you. I’ve never tried it or played against that sort of strategy.
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@Fleetwood:
I bid about the same way, only I’m hesitant to go under 8. If I really wanted Allies, I might bid 10 but 9 is the usual cutoff.
I bid 7 when i want axis, 9 when i want allies, and 8 if i don’t care. I would like to try a 10 bid with a German fighter though. would be really interesting to have an extra 5 fighters by round 2.(4 fighters for Germany’s 40 IPC start). I usually put my bid in the Ukraine of Africa just depends on my mood. A sub/transport bid would be interesting though.
If you’d like to try the fighter bid and the 4 fighter G1, I’d play you. I’ve never tried it or played against that sort of strategy.
sure, do you have triple a?
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Yes.
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@Fleetwood:
Yes.
you’re on. email is ak_zorro_47@yahoo.com to do PBEM. I’ll be bidding 10 so please bid more than that ;) all you need is my email to start PBEM on triplea, right?
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what do you mean by “bid”
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In Revised, the balance isn’t perfect. It’s slanted towards the Allies so in order to have an even game, players bid to take the Axis. The Axis gets to buy units to add to the board before the game begins. Generally the bid is between 5-10. Unless I’m desperate to play one side or the other, I’ll bid 8-9. The most popular bid locations are Libya and Ukraine.
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ok so if you bid 9 you place 9 more troops of your choose
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@i:
ok so if you bid 9 you place 9 more troops of your choose
Not 9 more troops, that would be ridiculous. 9 IPC’s worth of troops, most likely 3 inf.
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ok i was going to say 9 new guys… make a very good german navy or add more men on asia for japan or evan an insanly huge africa corp for germany!
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I dont know… I dont get to play too much with a wide variety of people, but I regularly put the hurt on the allies with only a 4 IPC bid, for an artillery in Lybia -the bomber is just icing on the cake for this fight… Seems pretty balanced for me there, if I dont make any big mistakes, it just comes down to the ever so slight sway of the luck of the dice over the next turn or two to see where the game will probably be heading. Anything more than that just seems OP… I would slaughter my opponent with a 10 or 15 IPC bid.
And its not like the opening is being done poorly… Russia buys inf and a few art or tanks, stomps W. Russia and takes Ukraine usually with just enough force, stacks caucuses and wrussia (i never get that one back), and trades territories using fighters until the brits take norway and ready a stack for karelia. Pull back from the japs always one country away from the dead zone, stacking in novo for mid game defense.
England usually buys some mix of navy and troops, to put pressure on germanys western front. USA starts up the shuck shuck. Standard fair really. But its simply usually enough for germany to shred africa with minimal investment, hold it until the US is forced to divert troops, at which time Japan has spread the rising sun across the entire swath of the southern pacific and the indian ocean, and is usually able to reclaim the dark continent for axis hands, while at the same time putting the serious hurt into Moscow.
At this point, the game has gone on so long that I fail to see the massive statistical difference you would get from having, say, eight IPC instead of four on G1. It really just comes down to the tactical errors your opponent makes, and how well you take advantage of them, be they ever so slight.
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At this point, the game has gone on so long that I fail to see the massive statistical difference you would get from having, say, eight IPC instead of four on G1. It really just comes down to the tactical errors your opponent makes, and how well you take advantage of them, be they ever so slight.
The massive difference of bids 4 and 8 can mean taking Egypt with enough to deter a counterattack or can mean 2 extra units deterring or thwarting an attack on Ukraine. If Egypt isn’t to be countered, then the UK has all sorts of options. Still, it comes down to the dice - you have a point that it doesn’t always matter 4 to 8 and so on. With two units to Libya, Germany can expect to take it with 4 units plus their plane(s). With just one unit to Libya and good rolls, they could end up with the same 4 troops sitting in Egypt.
But its simply usually enough for germany to shred africa with minimal investment, hold it until the US is forced to divert troops, at which time Japan has spread the rising sun across the entire swath of the southern pacific and the indian ocean, and is usually able to reclaim the dark continent for axis hands, while at the same time putting the serious hurt into Moscow.
How are the Allies managing Africa in your games? Is Germany taking South Africa as America first lands Algeria? Africa is almost always the first place I go with the US and UK. Lately the US has been in the Med for long term control. Unchecked Japan will definitely plow through Africa.
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