@rjkesq82:
A&APlayer - that would be awesome! (PBEM) I am very interested. Thank you for such wonderful insight as well!
After playing a few more times, we have seen Axis 3 wins Allies 3 Winsā¦lolā¦
I think being the allies is soooooooooooo much harder simply because of execution. Itās easy to SAY what to do and KNOW what to doā¦but man, with 3 people all needing to work 100% in sync and not much room for error; that is easier said than done.
That being said, I have now seen Japan play VERY good games, but because of a misplayed Germany, the axis still fall. Kinda stinks for Japanā¦that they can play near flawless but if Germany collapses or plays bad, it wonāt even matter. Lol.
The allies have several advantages over the axis countries, but you hit the nail on the headĀ . . . they have to mesh well together in order to win. And that seems to be a major hurdle for Japan. Itās very rare to see a Pacific win for the axis. I donāt know how much of itās because the allies usually target Japan first or because thereās just a natural plateau once they get too spread out.
Usually itās either both axis sides are rocking early and the allies surrender in the first couple of rounds or Germany is the one that gets the win. Japan just seems to reach that point where they just canāt quite get there. Too easy for the allies to stop Japan, even if India falls. A strong Japan might not win the game, but they can do wonders for taking the heat off Germany.
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