Has anyone tried putting bids in Finland? Easier to take Karelia on t1.
if your going to do that why not just put bid on ukr. if i got a large bid, i want to try that, bacause if they stack karelia u attack caucusus with8 or 9 inf (2 from SEu) like 7 arm… and… well thats it. but i still think it would be sweet to have a mass army next to russia after G1. it would be pretty hard to kill too, if russia had 19 inf, 3 arm, 2 ftr… well maybe not… i still want to try it.l
to add to that, what i do as russia in an un-RR game when i attack ukraine first turn is move my aa gun from russia there after i take it. if germany really wants ukraine back, they have to use all their air. if i were germany in a situation like that i would not sacrifice my air.
ya, the whole reason for RR is that an R1 offensive is so affective. but personaly, i always take ukr first, its just so much better than EE. the main advantage i see to it is that it alows you to take it so strongly with your inf fron cau. you can attack with 8 inf, 3 arm, 2 ftr against 3 inf, 2 arm, 1 ftr = u should take it strong (aprox 7 guys). move rus inf to kar, place 8 inf on kar. by end of r1 u can have 4 inf, 3 arm in ukr and 12 inf, 2 ftr in kar. u have effectively pushed your borders up strongly (key word) and u now have EE in your crosshairs. if they attack ukr, they can attack with max 5 inf, 4 arm, and air. if they do they will probably take it (but its not a sure thing) and they cant do anything else. next turn u can take it back even stronger and uk still has their navy.
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its so true.
nice YAS, i applaud you. you said what my confused little mind couldnt understand. and i know u werent intending that as a joke, but it made me laugh. sighhhhh
ya ive done that before. its good because russia needs money.
more than anyother allie i find, russia needs money. since the biggest fronts are fought with russia, if russia can get an extra inf every turn it is so good. if russia can keep germany occupied and fend off the japanese, then usa can smash through later. this stratagie is very wierd some times, but if u want to try it, here. on R1, stack yakut with inf, and nov with tanks and planes.
on R2, take man and have the us (if u can hold it) and GB help defend with indian ftr and maybe some troops from china. japan can usually then take china and india, but there are still 2 inf on each so they have to use some force, meaning they cant take back man, and russia is getting the money. the reason i like this is that it sacrifices some usa/uk $ but gives Russia and xtra inf per turn, it also helps them keep eastern russia. it has worked before, but it has also failed misserably. but man was it fun 
ya. because hes not playing RR. i think…
i think its something like that. … AHH
hey, where did u get that quote? i love it
i agree with u that in a regular game russia should take maunchuria (they dont even eed the fighter most of the time) and russia should attack germany first turn (any of the 3 german terretories are good targets, depending on stratagie). the problem is that, in doing this, the allies win about 80% of the time (between experienced players). the only way axis can win is if they’re super agressive right off the start. if they wait to long america, with their vast resources, will get heavily into the war and the axis will simply be outnubered. thats why experienced players play by modified rules. the main thing is that russia is restricted and is not allowed to attack first turn. that means russia cant attack manchuria OR germany. also, all te players make a bid to see who will play axis. the lowest bid plays germany and may add units to the board depending on how much they bid. by these rules the game is alot more fair and axis/allies win/loss ratio becomes about 50% percent for each side. for example: a good bid for the axis is 8 ipc. this means, if the lowest bidder was 8 ipc, that person would play the axis, and could add 8 IPC’s worth of units to any of his/her territories. (armor + infantry, transport, sub… etc.) also since russia cant attack, their only option is to stack defence, usually karelia. as u can see this gives the axis a much better chance.
hope this helps u to understand why we make all these crazy first moves as russia, and why an indian IC is questionable.
if u start playing with these rules, its important to remember that, when bidding, u bid enough to get something good from the bid, but u dont bid so high that they can get axis with alot as well. if u want to play axis, a bid of 7-8 is good, u will probably get it, and if not, they lose the advantage of bidding. if u dont want to play axis, bid 9-10. that way, if u get it for some reason, u get a big advantage.
hope this all helps, and good luck against your uncle.
yay. help.
i need as much of that as i can get.
but anywho, thanks. get back to me on that one when u can.