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[Col.Stauffenberg]

The final is not open book. My A&A night is reserved for face to face games until then. I won't have time for an online one until after Sep. 24. Glad you guys are still interested but you're going to have to wait a month so you can stop acting like you've won some sort of victory and save your gloating for the possibilty I fail to defeat Fortress Europe.

[GCar]

That loss is only a formality
You can also play PBEM if you want no obligation to play live. You could play at your own pace.

[Col.Stauffenberg]

I'd rather play live. This play by email/forum doesn't sound like fun.

[GCar]

I have to say that "I accept the challenge only I am really busy for the next month, yeah I also was too busy last month." is and will always be a classic excuse

[Col.Stauffenberg]

I have to say that "I accept the challenge only I am really busy for the next month, yeah I also was too busy last month." is and will always be a classic excuse

Why do you feel you have to say that? This is something you guys could be gloating about if I talked trash and left. I'm still here and still not worried about a handfull of Japanese planes that take at least 3 rounds to get to Germany. I don't have a lot free time, so deal. In fact, all of these posts I've made at work.

[MrMalachiCrunch]

CGar felt the need to say what we all are thinking......

So you will only play live now is your new excuse?  Let me point out the painfully obvious.  Nobody you play live with knows how to play Fortress Europe or even the game from the inkling you are giving me.  PBEM is not fun? Really, I wonder why so many people play that way...maybe it's so they can play with a wider group of people and LEARN.

Sure it's great to have friends over share a few drinks and provide munchies, see some friends you haven't seen in awhile, but ONLY play face to face?  Sounds like a lame excuse to me.

You have "Yeah But" syndrome...... Yeah but I can't play now.... Yeah but I would play but only live......  Yeah but I would play but my cat ate my homework and i have to do it over again.

Sure you are still here, and still making excuses.  I would have had/will respect for you if you just played the damn game and won or even lost.  But you make lame excuses over and over again rather than just putting your money where your mouth is.  Perhaps a new thread should be open so we can do a poll on what your new excuse will be.

There would be no gloating if you just vanished, we have seen your type before....over and over again.  We would do a collective head shake and move on.

Indeed, there would be no gloating if you played and lost.  This is a community of people who really enjoy this game, wins or losses are not personal or should not be at least.  You often learn the most from your defeats.  If you don't wish to elevate your game, then don't play, continue to make excuses, I am pretty sure we'll be able to live with your choice no matter what it is.

Put up or **** up.... 

[GCar]

I have a lot of good comparisons coming to my mind for this situation but I'll keep it clean and say this: Anyone that doesn't even know what fortress europe is, is not a good player. Just like someone not knowing what a slap shot is, is for sure not a good hockey player, or someone not knowing what a curveball is, is definitely not a good baseball player.

[Col.Stauffenberg]

But it's the same . I'm enrolled in a course that ends in Sept. I won't have much free time until then because I want to pass. I'll leave until then and come back after the 24th and challenge a Fortress Europe fan.

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Good luck on your course and on your future game.

[Col.Stauffenberg]

Good luck on your course and on your future game.

Thanks!

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Col. Stauff,

I recently played a good friend a game of '42 and used Fortress Europe on him for the 6-7th time.  I am sure I could have played it better as my pool of opponents has been small.  There are a few minor things I would have done as the allies differently, though I have yet to play the allies against fortress Europe knowing what is coming.  I am sure once I play an experience fortress europe opponent as the Axis I will learn how to play the allies better.

Defending the European coastline knowing you have a stack of ��� fighters that can defend a territority that the brits hit first as a 1-2 with the Americans makes planning easier and allows the Germans to lean forward more heavily.  Germany really needs much less defense knowing that if the brits hit there first, there are 4 or more(in my case 8-10 by round 10+) fighters ready to move from WEu (primarily) to Germany.

The allied fleet had to be much larger than it would have been otherwise if the US could easily provide cover for the weak brit transport fleet.  Instead, the Brits needed a large defensive navy AND so did the US.  They were not able to have 3 fleets in the atlantic to feed Africa when required.

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=24618.210

[Col.Stauffenberg]

Ok so I took my test and now have the free time to play. Do you want to try Fortress Europe against me Malachi? If so, how and when would you like to do it? I don't have Triple A but I'll sign up for Game table online if you want to do it that way.

[Col.Stauffenberg]

If Malachi doesn't want to do it I'll challenge any Fortress Europe axis player.

[MrMalachiCrunch]

I'm in the middle of a game now, but if you have not received any takers than perhaps after the weekend.  I'm not sure how I missed your post on Sept 26.

[Hobbes]

If Malachi doesn't want to do it I'll challenge any Fortress Europe axis player.

One question: are you assuming 100% that the Axis player will use Fortress Europe? Or is it a condition for playing?