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Situation at the end of turn 5 of test game #4. Russia with a strong defense in the center but they look a little weak on both flanks. Feel like I am getting closer to a final setup. Only small adjustments needed from here. Will see how this plays out next week.

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Boeing 737 from Dallas to Houston. We flew over a thunder storm, very awesome.

@frimmel:

@ABWorsham:

@frimmel:

Te’o was pretty much a non-factor.

That surprised me, but yesterday I saw a mock NFL draft that had him at 16th pick of the draft.

Before or after the game?  :-)

He looked tentative and out of position and when he was in position he couldn’t seem to make a play. Some of that is on how good The Tide executed. That O-line was spectacular and that Lacy (Tide TB) had great vision and patience. I don’t think Te’o is a bad player just a bit over-hyped because of his misfortune and being a good guy. Te’o’s game stats. Shazier’s stats. Te’o had more interceptions but fewer sacks and I saw one stat line that had tackles for loss which also goes to Shazier.

@ABWorsham:

Oregon and Alabama would have been a great game, don’t think Oregon wins, but it would have been a much better game. It was clear that ND was no match for Alabama. Kansas State was no match for Oregon.

I know we will have a plus one game in 2015, I hope in ten years to have a playoff system.

Maybe but anytime the Ducks come up against a good defense they don’t look all that special and the Tide D is better than Stanford’s. And the high powered offense can’t score when it’s on the sidelines as Bama just pounded down their throat. It would have been a better first half but the Tide would just have ground them down.

The mock draft was before the game.

@CWO:

Very nice.  What’s the source of the plastic units?

The plastic units came from other games and civil war plastic kits. A lot came from The American Civil War game. Too many to list. In other words just pick them up where you can. I used all plastic units for my photos but for game purposes chips will be great. For test games I made hex shaped cups from cardstock that would hold a whole division. Made it a lot easier to move around.

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Did you get that from Historical Board Gaming? I downloaded the same map and rule set. Since then I’ve completely reworked the map and rules. I’m currently in the process of possibly getting it published.

@CWO:

@Fishmoto37:

The 2011 Patron support drive is officially started. You can read about it in the Website/Forum Discussion.

Ah, I see it now.  I wasn’t looking at the stickied topics, so I missed it the first time.  I’ve now sent in my contribution for 2011.

Good man! Spread the word.

The Soviet didn’t have capability to invade Japan, they just had claims to Sakhalin Islands and possibly Korea which they lost in the 1905 war. The A-bomb created a huge vacuum for Stalin to mop up demoralized Kwangtung Army units in Manchukuo.

Okinawa could not be bypassed, a further invasion of Southern Japan could not take place without this logistical island. You need a good staging area and Okinawa and Iwo Jima are both necessary to that end.

Mainland China would not be good because Japan still had credible army units within reach, but had zero naval capabilities…so it was a safe choice to use the islands to stage invasion.

And When He Gets To Heaven,
To Saint Peter He Will Tell;
One More Marine Reporting, Sir,
I’ve Served My Time In Hell.

@Gargantua:

With which undoubted certainty - completely sums every corner of my character. Consider yourself fortunate to have been graced by it.

All we need now is a picture of some Pacific flora.

(sorry, just wanted to poke the bear   :evil:)

Looking for AA players for face to face games in the cent. Fla. area.

@BrentStoudtKY said in Setup on ILs eastern front map:

Love the map, wish rules were more extensive.
How many oil tokens does USSR and Germany start with…
Cost to buy additional token.
Oil token each turn or each attack during turn…?
After CA mission can fighters attack or just fly back during non-combat…

This is a really old game. I don’t remember the oil rules. Do you have a link on where you got the rules? HBG?

Kool. So far you game sounds very interesting I’m looking forward to the rules.

@gamerman01:

3-31 on 2 point shot attempts.  Unwatchable.  I never watched a minute of the NCAA tournament, and boy am I glad.  I’d rather watch an NBA regular season game between the worst 2 teams in the league than watch 40 second shot clocks and Butler clanging 28 out of 31 shots and heaving up 33 3’s.

This game was pretty anticlimactic.  The tourney was very entertaining, more upsets than last year.

The reality is that UConn’s defense was preventing most penetration by Butler, so shooting 3s were about their only chance.  That doesn’t excuse their terrible inside and shooting game, but had just a few of all those shots gone in, this would have have been a very close game.  UConn could have beaten them much worse too.

@Fishmoto37:

I am looking to host a one on one AAA game tonight. It will be AA50 1941 scenario. The only options I will check are total victory and NOs. PM me for a password.

No takers. Game cancelled.

@Fishmoto37:

I am looking to host a one on one game of AAA tonight. It will be AA50 1941 senario. The only options I will check are total victory and NOs. PM me for a password.

No takers. Game cancelled.

Im an infantry. <little boy=“” voice=“”>i hope one day i can be a submarines like you Mr.Fish!</little>

@Cmdr:

Where and how to place free infantry for violating the neutral agreement which derived from the cash for doing so.

Oh yes, now I dismember, I mean remember. We are starting a house rule game monday and I want to see a more binding non-aggression pact between Japan and the Soviets.

@SgtBlitz:

Heh, ok.  I was being 50% sarcastic 50% fooling with ya at the end there, mashing the words together like that, Mr. SupremeGeneralICanKickANewbsAss   :-D.  I think TripleA came out with the Pacific setup a few months ago, but not sure how long it will be until we get a Global mod for it.  Considering how often Larry is changing the ruleset on top of the new Global rules it will probably be a long time before they get a Global working.  TripleA is definitely the way to go, though, savegames for the win.  Hope it comes soon.  We’re using an Alpha +.2 mod to the out of box rules so far.

You know how to use ABattlemap, right?  Some of the more computer savvy people on our forum have programmed a Global game map for it, its useful in that it stacks units and chips together like a real game board, so you can play games on the forum with the internal dice roller (I still say its biased on the crucial battles).  We just type out all our moves like a giant herd of nerds on the forums and let the casaulties fall where they may.  It’s pretty fun and can be nail-biting at times, the way it ought to be.  Let me know if you’re interested in starting a forum game, I’ll help you out.

Thanks for the offer to help Sarjento. Hope to get into an online game soon.

@221B:

No surviving WWI vets?  That must come as a surprise to Frank Buckles, Claude Choules, and Florence Green.  Claude Choules actually saw combat and witnessed the German naval surrender…Frank Buckles, while not a combatant, probably saw plenty of action as he was an ambulance driver near the front lines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_veterans_of_World_War_I

Mr. Buckles celebrated his 109th birthday yesterday. Well as much as a 109 year old celebrates anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Buckles