I am not ready to conceed the 6ish bid.
I have been stung twice by an American Africa Dominance strat, but in both cases was playing with a restricted bid placement.
With a free-bid (all of it potentially being placed at start, though with the option to take as Turn 1 IPC’s) I think it will push the bid line down again…
All of the players here are improving, and I think the Tournament aided in that, as does the ongoing strat discussions and hairbrained idea airings on the discussion board. Having so many games in the Games thread for folks to look at to review moves, ideas, and results is also a major change from a few months ago.
When the Tournament was first planned, we had 8 players. Now, we have more than that many games going on right now in the Games area.
People are playing, reading, and learning. Most of the discussion regards the Axis moves, so that gets ‘boosted’ first from discussion. Now the Allied moves are also getting some ‘air time’…
When it all shakes down, I figure about 8 will be the median Axis bid for Revised, with 7 and 9 being as common, and as likely to win or lose. I do see the old 6 bid fading away though with free placement, with the Axis opting for 2 German INF, and 1 IPC to Japan. With restricted placement, I see 6 bid staying viable though for the aggressive Axis players.