Posts made by NthDegree

Like the new map,3d tanks,cheap planes and destroyer shore attack weapon…dont care for the Advantages…too confusing and hard to remember…Revised edition is superior to original

Hitler and Stalin were headed for a war with each other and they both knew it.It was inevitable.Hitler said in his goofy book Germany needed “lebensraum” and that was in the East.The Non-Aggression Pact of '39 was just to confound the French and British from negotiating with Stalin.Hitler wanted to invade Poland so he could be right on Russias frontier.The attack on Poland caused the Allies to declare war,upsetting Hitlers actual goal–invading Russia.After defeating France,he massed the armies in Poland,telling the Russians the troops are there to escape British bombers.The rest is history.Hitlers only real goal was war with Russia but it came in a roundabout way so I think the question “Would Germany have won the war without Russia as an enemy?” is pointless.

Let me re-phrase that…We cant “share” our way to Utopia with six billion people…Socialism may work in a group of a few thousand people,but not with thousands of millions…

I would wager a years pay on these bets…I bet that no member of the Politburo or any other member of the Soviet govt ate bread and pickled herring every day for meals…I would bet they didnt live in ramshackle housing…I bet they drove in Mercedes Benzs and Rolls Royces…I bet they lived in luxury compared to the average Russian citizen(who,by the way,deserves so much more than they have)…Communism will die eventually…A person should be rewarded for hard work…Capitalism isnt perfect, but life is not fair and we cant “share” our way to Utopia

C&C Generals is thpptptpt…Lame game

Yeah why are creationists interested in anything scientific? If God made everything,why these disputes involoving scientific data? It seems that creationists find evolution compelling,yet they dont like the implications.I have seen creation-“scientists” say that humans and dinosaurs co-existed! We know that is 100% wrong.But from this guys speech,he sounded like he knew what he was talking about and I could see how someone who isnt familiar with this topic would conclude that he was correct.It seems that for a creationtist,anything can be explained away by saying “Well God made it that way” and arguing about scientific minutia is just an attempt to confuse people…Evolution is a fact.If God is real,than this is his way of "building " life…

Imagine this hypothetical: A 15 year old boy decides to sit in front of a mirror for the rest of his life to “watch” himself grow old.He NEVER looks away from his reflection…75 years later,he concludes that aging is a theory because he didnt “see” it happen,even though he is old and gray…Fortunately,his mom took a picture of him at each of his birthdays…Some pictures are lost (missing links),but the old man sees this “fossil record” of himself and comes to the conclusion that he did indeed age…Evolution is too slow to be perceptible.and without it,biology makes no sense…Why would a Creator make parasites? Or let animals go extinct? Creation science is an oxymoron.Its proponents try to overwhelm a person into thinking they know what they are talking about by mixing scientific and philosophical jargon into a mush that makes zero sense…BTW the 2 LOT is not violated by evolution…More offspring of ANY animal die in far greater numbers than those that survive,so entropy is not violated

Yes.The rule would be just like the AA rule in A&A,with the exception that the AA gamepiece now has the ability to destroy airplanes OR armor, OR,if the attacker has armor and air attacking simultaneously,the defender chooses either one…Example: Attacker moves two planes and seven tanks into a territory containing an AA\AT gun…The defender decides to go for the armor and rolls seven dice for the armor, all hits are immediately removed from the board…Now play continues normally…It doesnt radically change the game,but can whittle down an armored spearhead before it gets to Moscow,maybe just enough for Russia to hang on a couple more rounds before going down…

That couldnt occur.A carrier cannot move during the Combat Movement phase and then launch planes.If it moves ,the planes are considered cargo and cant be used for anything.So if a carrier had planes on it and moved into a SZ containing Kamikaze during its Combat Movement,and the Jap player goes after the carrier and hits it,the planes go down with the carrier…Its the same as attacking a loaded transport;the cargo goes down with the ship…

The AA piece would serve as the anti tank gun…In WW2,AT guns were used by almost every combatant(I dont know if Japan had one or not)…The 88 was the best AA\AT gun by far in WW2 and was used in all of the major battles on the Eastern front…IMHO,the game need some sort of counter-balance to the mass armor theme,plus the AT gun reflects reality…I think I read some say the anti-tank gun option in W@W is “crap”.I think that is way wrong.In W@W,Germany gets five turns to build armor plus SS tanks…If Russia didnt have AT guns,they would get steamrolled every time…I do agree the rule can be frustrating because the AA\AT gun shoots before EACH round of combat and can inflict maximum damage but thats what makes W@W challenging…

The “Mighty Ducks”…Is that a cute name or what? Gawd,they should have came up with a better moniker…However,the Pond (where the Ducks play),has a section of die-hards they call “Pond Scum”…Now thats funny!!

Well,we’ve had a good run.We tamed fire,invented the wheel,learned to grow our own food and built marvelous cities and structures.But after reading these depressing threads,I have come to the conclusion there is no hope for humanity.That “Star Trek future” where there is no war,etc aint gonna happen.No space travel.No end to all diseases.No,instead the Comet will come and then BBOOOOMMM!! its all over. To quote Bill S “If it be now,tis not to come;if it be not to come,it will be now;if it not now,yet it will come.”

In a million years,will all this matter anyway? Why take the world on your shoulder?Humans are doomed.We cannot reverse the trend.Bush and Rumsfeld are war mongers and are simply finishing what Hitler started;the seizure of the worlds strategic resources…But I like to drive my car,so what can you do? … sigh

When you are attacked by large numbers of armor,this helps to nip a little off of the spearhead…If you are attacked by,say,30 tanks,you can expect to destroy on average about 5…Almost an entire round of production eliminated in one shot…Not too bad!!

uhhh…yeah

I have played the game like this before(Germany must take two Caps) and I took Moscow and London–AFTER THREE WEEKENDS!! Its true that Germany can safely build an Invasion Fleet after the destruction of Moscow and then the mop up,but it takes too long…Germany must balance building air power with ships(being built in the Med) and fending off Allied hit and run attacks in Scandinavia…It was time consuming,I got some lucky rolls when it counted and my friend made some tactical mistakes. So unless you like prolonged games,stick to the basics!!

For the Germs to cap USA,this would be highly unlikely without the Germs sending an Invasion Fleet (several transports w/1 inf +1 arty) and the Amers would see it coming…But is isnt impossible(It would be against my crowd,however!)…

Its nice to have two sets of AAE.This way ,each side has plenty of chips,troops,etc…Expensive however!!

When my friends and I play AAE,we borrow the “antitank gun” option fromW@W…For those who are unfamiliar with W@W,the rule allows you to use your AA gun as either AA or Anti-armor.When a territory with a gun is attacked with planes and tanks simultaneously,the defending player announces what the gun will defend against–-air or armor…Dice are rolled and the attacker removes any hits,just like a normal AA defensive roll…This option has enormous tactical value…