X-DAP-04 TeamBoldDutch vs. Ancients for 1945

Shall we bid for the allies in a descending bid?

Random die roll to start the bidding:

even - TeamBoldDutch
odd - Ancients

Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (5)

Are you bidding 15 on top of the russian bomber?  72 hr rule will no go into effect until after jan 2, agreed.

@Me1945:

We assume the bid units can only be placed in sz/territories in which that power already had a unit(s). No other restrictions. Any side can stop bidding and just roll a dice.
I don’t think all of us could follow the 72 hours post rule before the holidays are over. January 1 or 2 is realistic.
Good luck TeamBoldDutch.

Allies +15

and what do you mean “any side can stop bidding and just roll a dice”?  not familiar with the reference.

@Me1945:

Are you bidding 15 on top of the russian bomber?

Exactly.

and what do you mean “any side can stop bidding and just roll a dice”?  not familiar with the reference.

Any time, before a bid is accepted, any team can roll a dice to determine a side, instead of making another bid.

Have never done that before…  dont think I like it if it means the allies have to play straight up with only the bomber.  I say we bid only no coin flips?  I dont see the point of the coin flip stipulation.

If we bid 14 and you dont want to go to 13 then we get it at 14.  If instead u flipped a coin when we bid 14 then u r saying the winner of the coin flip gets the allies at 14?

If u dont bid and just flip a coin then what do the allies get, just a bomber?  That doesnt make much sense…  im lost.  Maybe dutch can make sense of what you are saying.  I dont know why we dont just bid.  Are you saying you think 1 ipc can make such a huge difference?

@alexgreat:

no external three cents, thank you very much. calm down all, as Me1945 said we will discuss this among us. nothing written so far here is set in stone, and above that I dont see why the hurry (other than Bold wanting to start yesterday). we will all agree upon something agreeable to all.

I dont want to start yesterday alex just wanted to get the preliminaries underway - as you can see, that alone can take some time.  The match will not begin in earnest until after jan 1.

Cheers

@alexgreat:

we will agree with your suggestion or come up with an alternative in the fastest time possible for us.

Sounds good.  Are you all in the continental US?  What are your schedules like?  Are you able to coordinate readily or will turns requiring coordination take several days?

@Me1945:

Back to my example. If you give us an option to flip a coin to decide who gets Allies for the last bid amount which is 14 PUs in the example, not for zero, I’am confirming our starting bid Allies +15. If you are saying Ancients, you can only post a lower bid or accept the current one , let me know and I give you another bid shortly. In any scenario, when a bid is accepted, negotiations are over, no any coins, and game begins.

so IF we were to bid +14 (we are NOT making an active bid since I have yet to speak to my partner), what are you saying the next possible steps would be?  in my mind you either give it to us at 14 or you bid lower, no coin flips.