American minefield

@The_Good_Captain

Phew. Thank you for the advice.

@the_good_captain They are inactive, since, per the FAQ, original Russian territories that are controlled by the Central Powers at the time of the armistice are considered to have no original controller for the remainder of the game.

thanks :)

LOL. yea funny

@wittmann:

Hi Siris:  My point was that the US can sneak past the mines while at peace and if their TTs make it through them on T6, bombard without having been subject to a mine attack.
That was all. Wanted confirmation that they did not need to survive a round of mines, before bombardment.
I think I knew the answer. Wanted to be sure.

As to taking fhe US ships out of port, in the game I played the Germans could not get its  Subs to survive  one round in the open, because of the preponderance of Allied ships.
Why not sail the US ones away if the Germans cannot get past the UK?
The US does not need to protect them in this case.

The US transports would be susceptible to the mines since they are moving into the mined seazone.

I like many things about it and dislike some things.
Last game I bought was 2nd Edit Global, so not much to play/consider as I had 1st Edit. I can plan, write up and generally waste my time on this one.

Will PM you  later tonight when work is quiet.

I would think that you can repair in friendly ports. The UK Med/Indian dreadnought would need to get to the Atlantic for repairs if not. It is more likely English BB’s could be repaired in Rome or S France. Same for the US BB’s repairing off the coast of England or France instead of returning to E US. Its not clear at this point if their is a cost related to repairs though, and it would be an allied advantage for the most part with more allied NB’s so I hope you have to roll a dice to determine repairs. The CP would have some opportunities to limp to friendly NB’s for repairs, but not many unless you can capture and use enemy NB’s for repairs (not new ship building)

@vonLettowVorbeck1914:

@Bombadill10:

I have read much of this thread, but not all of it I will admit this right away.�  I have a question then everyone can get back to the Historical point in which the US should enter into the game.

I have always wondered what incentive the US player has for NOT entering the war.�  From an “in game” perspective the US stands to gain much from being declared war upon and entering into conflict with an Axis Power.�  They can assist the Allies with their ecomony (which blossoms when at war) and the US player finally gets to join in the fun, rather than being a spectator.

SO…. If your the US, why wouldn’t you be chomping at the bit to get into the action?�  Has anyone considered a victory condition involving the US never entering the war?�  I know it seems ridiculous, sure laugh, but what if the US never entered the war.�  Just a thought I figured I would throw at the collective for an opinion.�Â

I understand that this would require an almost rebuild of many aspects of the game, but I was curoius if anyone had thought, heard, or condidered in the past.

I think it has a chance at being pretty cool. It can also be quite historical if the German player is VERY conservative with how he or she uses his or her submarines. Would it be a little hard to balance and require a lot of other changes? Sure. But one factor that helps the balance is that if Germany does not provoke the US, they are also most likely not strangling Britain. So a US-less war would have a stronger UK.

It would be a cool balance challenge to make a more historical game.

Yea I thought so too.  Intresting game with a stronger UK and no US.  Thanks for the input.