@DoManMacgee Hi DMM & thanks for the response… Really appreciate that these forums have experienced players who weigh in on things. It was OOB with a 12 bid.
That’s pretty much what Japan did - eliminate the threats and take back the 2 islands as advantageously as possible while still consolidating the fleet. I was just surprised how long it then took for Japan to have any pressure westward. India, in spite of losing 2 men on the initial Kwangtung foray, stayed around for quite a while (minimal investment for a KGF).
What helped, no doubt, was that Russia traded unfavourably in the initial Caucasus strafe (dice game, lost 3 inf to Germany’s 2, and took W Russia at odds) and the Germans (rather than push hard back immediately), decided to save the Med fleet with a carrier. This made the Egypt / Africa game interesting, but maybe a different buy on G1 and the Germans win sooner. Always tough to say.
But, as many have pointed out here, the Axis have such a strong start in this game it was nice to have a hotly contested battle!
Current bid rules? Placement of bid units?
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Are the rules still that you can’t place more than one unit from a bid into a territory/seazone? Or, are people still using the old rules of where you can place more than one unit from a bid into a territory/seazone? I’ve heard both… Thanks in advance!
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Are the rules still that you can’t place more than one unit from a bid into a territory/seazone? Or, are people still using the old rules of where you can place more than one unit from a bid into a territory/seazone? I’ve heard both… Thanks in advance!
I’m most familiar with the 1st rule. It’s also the best version to use so it won’t get abused. (Aka don’t have a major stack of units in one that that could drastically effect the balance. One new unit per a territory/seazone minimizes the chance of that.)
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There a few variations regarding bid placement. Either only 1 unit per territory or unlimited placement. Only in territories/SZs where there’s already units of the same power or also in empty ones. The important issue is to discuss first with your opponents what rules you’ll use before you start bidding.
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Like Hobbes said the games I’ve been in have slight mods but we talk about them first before any bidding starts.
We do bid up for Axis. So the number that is settled on and wins that is the amount the allies get.