Funny stuff….
Been playing the game close to 18 years now myself. Have won plenty, have lost plenty.
I play in two clubs…the aforementioned AAMC for PBEM play and Spring1942.com for CD play. Have played close to a 1000 games on-line.
In a discussion about the game, I find that it is useful to note the rules and whether a bid is involved. Without a bid, the Axis will very rarely win against the Allies, even with Russia Restricted. Bids typically range 18-21 for standard 2nd Edition Rules with 1 Hit BB and No Russia Restricted. With RR bids are normally in the 6-10 range. In 3rd Edition, with 2 hit BB, bids are typically in the 15-17 range. In 3rd edition with RR, bids are typically 6-8.
This is the first time I have visited this site. If you want to learn about strategy, I highly suggest you visit Spring1942.org, Balance-of-Power.net or AAMC.net All of these clubs have well developed websites with plenty of advanced strategy. I particularly suggest you visit the GOA corners at Spring1942.org
Regarding people who never lose…hehe. I have heard that literally hundreds of times from guys who have joined one or the other of the clubs I belong to. As noted above, the quality of your opponents is what matters. EVERYONE joins the clubs thinking they are the best. They beat their buddies…best on the block. Sorry, but your buddies aren’t quality opponents. The clubs I mentioned have some of the best players in the world, IMO, and I guarantee you they ALL lose at least 25% of the time. In the literally thousands of players that have come and gone over the years, there are very very few who can win 75% or more of their games against quality opponents.
If you want to lose feel free to drop me a line. If by chance you win, I will gladly introduce you to plenty of others who play at a very high level of skill. The one thing I guarantee you…is that you will lose against top opponents. Why? Because as I have noted, even the very very best lose. Sometimes they are outplayed, sometimes it is an even match, but they lose to dice.
Final, food for thought. It is simple really, why club play is very advanced compared to beating your university or college buddies. One, all the players are hardcore addicts. Two, there are literally thousands of players who play each other all over the world. Three, like anything that involves competition…the only way to become elite is to work up to playing the elite. And fourth, the ability to share information, look over games played by others, etc is unparalleled in club play.
Look for me in either Spring1942 or AAMC. My on-line name is Soon_U_Die.
Happy gaming, hope to see some of you around. I’ll bookmark this site and visit from time to time. Take care.
SUD