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    MarshmallowofWar

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    • RE: OOB or BM3

      @Alex-Phillips said in OOB or BM3:

      @AndrewAAGamer I’ll be baited. Unfortunately I think there’s a lot of arrogance displayed by some of the more serious/veteran posters like yourself, Gen. Manstein, etc. It puts me off joining any league on here. I like to post the occasional snippet, read interesting strategies, but that’s it, thanks.

      With all due respect, I think you’re misunderstanding Andrew.

      I’ve played with him many times and lost many times, having won against him only once when his partner made a massive mistake in the Pacific that cost the US catastrophically.

      Three other times I’ve come close to beating him:

      Once he and a friend took the Allies against me as the Axis in Global. I threw the script away and launched a devastating mechanized attack against Russia (which appears to be me to be the basis for Andrew’s current Axis plan, albeit with some refinement). The question, “How are we going to beat him?” was asked and the answer from Andrew was “I don’t know.” In the end, I made a bad attack and beat myself.

      The next time was Anniversary again, and three players against Andrew (running the Axis by himself I believe). The US and Russia did their parts, but the guy running UK was a horrible player who liked making questionable attacks. He did not want to do anything that his partners needed. At the end, the attack on Moscow would have never happened if the UK had killed just four more German infantry.

      Once he and his buddy ran Axis in Anniversary, and I was on a team with two other players. One of the players was very new and a very good player who made Russia look interesting and easy, but at the end despite the fact that Japan was beaten in the Pacific Germany took Moscow. Japan was beaten but standing (and it would have taken many more turns to crush it completely). US fighters, a whole darned stack of them, were one more turn away from Moscow and that would have ended the game definitively in favor of the Allies, with Germany having no chance of success in Europe and Japan having no chance of success in the Pacific. The new player had refused to take a UK fighter in defense of Moscow in order to keep his objective. That resulted in a 50/50 battle that could have been like 35/65 in favor of the Allies. The dice came up against the Allies. With Russia defeated, we felt there was no way to achieve victory unless we risked defeat in the Pacific.

      Andrew doesn’t believe in luck. He believes in hard work and patience, and he works harder at this game than anyone else I’ve ever seen or heard of. I’ve never heard him complain about getting diced (although I have seen him lose games because his opponent got lucky with the dice). He just waits til he has the best possible chance of success for an attack. He practices constantly.

      He’s proud of his skill. I don’t think that’s arrogance. He works harder than any other player I’ve ever met to improve his play. There’s a difference between pride in your effort and arrogance.

      Yes, Andrew is a serious player. He’s not a better player because he’s more gifted at strategy. He’s a better player because he works harder, period to understand the mechanics of the game and how they will play out. That’s not arrogance – that’s determination.

      He’s not a better player because he blames other people for his mistakes. He accepts responsibility when he makes a mistake. That’s not arrogance – that’s honesty with himself, something many, many people in the world should consider taking more of.

      I’m probably a better instinctive player than Andrew, but where I come up short is determination. Me, I spend my time on city government, running a D&D game, working on a book, and learning two different languages while juggling my day job and pondering graduate school. Why does he beat me? Because he practices harder and longer. Because I’m not as patient as he is.

      Playing against him has made me a better player. He has always been willing to offer advice without judgement and to help me get better. He has taught me new things about the game both with and without trying to do so.

      So, with respects, reserve your judgement and get to work. When you win as much as Andrew does, you’ll have the right to decide whether or not he’s being arrogant.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: France building in Indo-China

      No, anyone in our local area playing the Axis would have conceded long before that happened.

      Marsh

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: OOB or BM3

      Also, I have yet to actually receive a 60 IPC bid from Andrew.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: ANZAC planes landing in Dutch territories (Java/Sumatra) on same turn they were taken by ANZAC

      “Let’s eat Grandma”

      “Let’s eat, Grandma”

      COMMAS SAVE LIVES.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Germany strategy question

      @tchenao If you control Normany, the German battleship should have repaired in the G2 purchase phase.

      Since you can’t move it into the Med unless Italy took Gibraltar on I1, it would be better to move it to sea zone 112 where it can have air cover.

      Marsh

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Germany strategy question

      @tchenao We once play a game where the French were the most effective minor power on the board. They could do no wrong on defense. At one point my partner (who was running the French) responded to the player running Germany saying, “Two guys and a plane should be enough” with “Are you sure? They’re French.” and the other player winced visibly. The French in that game killed more German units than the UK…

      Fun day!

      Marsh

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Marshmallow of War vs. oysteilo (+48) G40 2nd. Ed.

      @oysteilo Ok, I’ve got the file. I’ll send you my first move sometime this weekend. Please be aware that my availability from day to day varies considerably and it may be more than three days before I’m able to move in some situations.

      Marsh

      posted in League
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    • RE: Unable to post forum game

      @panther Success now as apparently I thought “of” had a capital “O” and the forums did not.

      posted in TripleA Support
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    • RE: How to make Pacific Conflict historical

      This is starting to cross over into house rules.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Battle of Waterloo (G40 Event) – Nov 9, 2019 – Waterloo/Kitchener Ontario, Canada

      @Contango I might be able to attend this, but with all due respect to YG I don’t want to watch a 27 minute YouTube video instead of actually reading a rules document. Is this variant written out somewhere?

      Marsh

      posted in Events
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    Latest posts made by MarshmallowofWar

    • RE: US 30 IPC bonus question

      @krieghund said in [US 30 IPC bonus question](/forums

      but the factory is only Minor- so, can’t put more than 3 on until converted to Major after USA declares war on Japan in its combat phase?

      Incorrect. The US IC does not start the game as a minor one in Pacific (or Europe). That rule applies only to Global.

      Correct! Serves me right for writing about two games at once.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: US 30 IPC bonus question

      @mikemikemike In 1940 Pacific, yes. In 1940 Global, no.

      Also keep in mind that in 1940 Pacific the US industrial complexes are still minor. It would take a declaration of war to upgrade them to major industrial complexes.

      Again, the 30 IPC bonus only applies to 1940 Pacific and not to 1940 Global.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: We need an allied playbook.

      @trulpen I assume your reply was meant for the post prior to mine.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: We need an allied playbook.

      I typically do 1 fig, 2 inf in the UK and an MIC for Egypt on UK1. I do not do Taranto usually, so the Scotland fighters (one gets placed with the bid pretty much all the time) wind up in the UK. One fighter usually goes off with the sea zone 109 DD and the strat bomber to kill German subs in sea zone 106, but I’m still left with four fighters in the UK plus the augmented infantry force. The four fighters are enough to dissuade unescorted strat bombing, and Germany usually does not have fighters positioned for escorted strat bombing on G2.

      This approach puts Italy in the position of having to spend money to try to save its fleet, which it cannot do for more than a three turns. During this time, it is spending money on fleet and not on European defenses or fast movers to help Germany in Russia.

      Once the UK kills the Italian fleet, Italian income sinks rapidly due to convoy disruption. If Italy doesn’t try to keep its fleet alive, it loses income sooner and can’t contribute.

      Either way, Italy is very weak.

      This secures the Med, allowing the UK to focus on the Middle East starting about turn 4 and shipping fighters to Moscow on turn three. It keeps Italy from helping Germany significantly with defense or offense.

      Starting about turn 3, I try to add one infantry per turn on average to the UK to build for the eventual possibility of a late Sea Lion attempt.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: We need an allied playbook.

      If the South Africa factory is to be used to produce units to defend Egypt and contest the Middle East, I suggest starting with three infantry there on turns two and three that slow walk to their destination before you start producing mechs. Producing mechs there on turn four will get them to Egypt at the same time as the turn two infantry and you’ll have saved six IPCs in the process.

      If you want another IC in the area, Iraq is modestly better than Persia despite the extra turn it takes for fighters produced there to arrive in Moscow – Iraq is just a little easier to hold.

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Italian Pacific Bombers

      @freh Ok, I see it now. Pretty sneaky 🙂

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Italian Pacific Bombers

      @freh I count 7 from Greece, so Greece with an airbase maybe or am I miscounting?

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Common bid elements?

      Just so are all aware, the ANZAC infantry in New Guinea is not a legal bid.

      Marsh

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: British Bombers Berlin Bust

      If the US or UK has taken Norway, fighters based there can reach Germany and back to Norway without any airbase or carrier.

      That being said, a full court press on Germany should include some strategic bombers for industrial bombing to help reduce some of Germany’s income that can be used to both defend Europe and strangle Russia at the same time.

      Marsh

      posted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
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    • RE: Sea Zone Movement

      @jscam74 Yes, if he were already in the Mediterranean and your ship was alone in sea zone 91 he could clear sea zone 91 with just his planes and then leave the Med with the fleet in non-combat movement.

      Marsh

      posted in Axis & Allies Europe 1940
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