I actually played a game to a draw where Germany knocked out Russia quite a few turns before Japan was conquered by the US. Germany troops actually reached the Pacific the same turn Japan fell.
Then the US got all of Africa and the islands in SE Asia. The US was a huge juggarnaught and so was Germany. Germany had well over half the IPC values under their control, but the IPC’s split about even because Japan had conquered the Asian territories first, so Germany didn’t actually collect revenue for them. The US and Britain owned the seas so we called the game a deadlock.
Do you ever skip the combat phase?
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Do you ever go all the phases except the combat phase (maybe skipping the development)? Perhaps just to save up enough money to build a big army. I thought about it, but I’m afraid the other guy will build so quick that I can’t recover with new units. Thanks.
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Only time I wouldn’t buy anything is so that I can drop a big navy next turn against some kind of large naval threat.
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Even when I want to save for a big navy, I still buy at least enough infantry to fill my transports. Well, unless that chews up my entire bank. :P
I have skipped the combat phase numerous times. Sometimes it is not worth trading the land so you can preserve units. For instance, if you are reduced to Moscow you might not want to trade land so you can stock up.
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