Austria was a little risky and only left 6 inf and 2 art in tyrolia to defend against italy well sending the 6 inf and 2 art in Trieste into serbia. MY first turn buy as Austria was 5 art and one plane. I left one inf in the capital for that. I as Austria was hopeing that the 6 inf and 2 art sent into serbia would be enough to take it out. I knew that the the Italian player was very conservative. so he would either turn 1 be attacking 6 inf and 2 art vs. the same force in tyrolia or walking into trieste with that force to be counterattacked by Vienna, serbia, and Tyrolia forces. This would buy me the time to get the serb force back to triests turn 2. Thus giveing me parity with the italians again. The problem was going to be I3 because Italy could then get the Rome group to venice. thus on turn 3 Germany and Austria went into Switzerland, flanking ITaly makeing Italy commit to attacking the swiss group I3 and away from Austrian land thus giveing Austria a couple more turns to pump troops into Russia. This game was some what of an outlier because CP got very good dice rolls in Africa and were still walking around it turn 6. Against an italy player that was aggressive this strat may not have worked. I think the CPs would have won this game because even though it may have been hard for Germany to take Paris with Austrias IPCs it was in a position to begin a move on Rome turn 6 and it had such a massive stack the italians probobly would have died next and then brit french U.S. would be in trouble.
Why isn't France a Central Power?
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Not true- Italy ruled Europe for hundreds of years back in Roman days- it just wasn’t called Italy back then. Italy cannot be trusted in the last 100 years, yup- agreed.
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Nobody trusted Venice in the Middle Ages either. They were always trading and allying with every bodies enamies.
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Oh wait. This is about France not Italy :-D
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Oh wait. This is about France not Italy :-D
I wouldn’t trust the French either. They were Europe’s bullies for, like, 1000 years from Charlemagne to Napoleon.
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Let’s just all agree that you couldn’t trust anyone in Europe before or during WW1.
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Why don’t we just let every player form their own alliances at the beginning of the game. Hell if Britain & France and Austria & the Ottomans can be allies than why not let anybody go for it.
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I love history.
I can only imagine what the French and British thought of each other on WW1.
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Best solution:
Play A&A 1914 with the alliance rules from the game Diplomacy!
You get the best of both games.
Kim
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Diplomacy, now there is a game!
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Diplomacy, now there is a game!
Excellent choice. We caan then cut out America, keep only North Africa. And take Asia mostly out. :D
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I’m sure France and Germany can come to a reasonable and amenable agreement as to who owns Alsace-Lorraine and then they’ll just be best buds.
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That’s exactly right, why should a stupid piece of land come between two best friends who fought each other many times since 1800….previous animosities have no effect on future relationships.
Just like Hitler and Stalin joining together 1939. Neither of them had any suspicion of the other and knew the 10 year pact would be able to be renewed. They must have figured the pact would last into 1979. It was so obvious right?