The Russians

[you all suck!]

why don't you change your poll so that it makes sense....

[Bruce Lee]

hahahahahaha
its so true.
nice YAS, i applaud you. you said what my confused little mind couldnt understand. and i know u werent intending that as a joke, but it made me laugh. *sighhhhh*

[Anonymous]

SUD, you are correct that this will not be an easy task, however I am of the opinion that it is not as difficult as you seem to indicate.

Of course you would need your sub to sink the German sub with the Russian Sub.  My odds calculator indicates that you have a 60% chance of sucess.  Then two inf. against the Algerian inf gives a 67% chance of winning by my odds calculator.  As I said its a small gamble, but not terribly unlikely.  

On the other hand, with RR and leaving the transport and the sub in Karelia, you might be able(if Germany ignores them) to simply walk in on R2 if GB hasn't already done so on GB1.  Depends on the what Germany has done in Africa and what the bids, if any, were.

In either case, the Russian navy doesn't help the Russians defend Moscow and the 2 inf. can be spared with good allied players (again this is a small gamble as it does weaken the Russian defense).

As a bonus if the Russian sub survives, it can be taken to the Pacific, or Indian ocean depending on how the game goes, to keep the Japanese honest in defending their transports.  

Also, I consider both Russia and Germany equally boring in long games as they seem to become locked in a defensive stand while the other players can run offensive attacks.

[Yanny]

Most games, Germany gets boring by Turn 5 or 6 when they get pinned down and stay that way for the whole game..

[Anonymous]

Russia is not boring at all. A weak Russia nearly = dead of the allies.
I agree that if UK use its major resources to repell Japan (such as an Indian facotry), there will be little viable options for russia but standing off with germany. However  Indian factory strategy is not the most efficient way to fight against the axis. Instead, the responsibilty of holding off japan in th east lies on the mighty soviet east-front army and a couple of UK fighters. This requires top skills and good timing for retreats and  counterattacks, right-on-time reinforcement of a few T-34 and better than good co-operation with UK fighters defence.
Who says playing russia is boring?

[Commissar Adam]

AXIS AND ALLIES IS WACK!!!                

[Bruce Lee]

that was the best thing ive ever heard
 

[Adeodatus]

If you can take a Germany First policy, and Britain/US don't mind suicide attacks vs. Hitler, The Red Army can storm Berlin by turn 3-5. I've never lost with this.