I knew it was an old thread when I bumped it.  I did start it after all, and I was looking for any new ideas since I have a game to play tomorrow.  My opponets are relitive noobs so I dont want to blow them out of the water.  These kinds of games provide a good oppertunity to try new strats with nothing to lose.  Sorry if it caused confusion or if I broke some protocall that I was unaware of.  I’ve been inactive for some time.

Just thought I give this old thread a bump and see if there are any new thoughts on it.  I have a game comming up in about two weeks and I know there is some new blood (newer than this thread anyway) in here.  Look forward to hearing what you think!

but is it enough of an advantage to justify a bid.  Really if you are going to play the axis you should know going in that you are at a disadvantage and have to make it up quick!

There is nothing fair about war either, which is why I like the dice element in this game.  The best laid plans often go astray.

allow me to clarify.  i was not saying that this should not be discussed.  There is always value in discussion, but lets be fair VC or no does the US EVER go after the Phillipines? No. I’ve never even seen the US go Island Hopping.  So why bother.  I understand that it gives some histoical credibility to the game but we all know how history turned out and we all realize (i think) that this is only a loose intrpretation of history.  SO, play untill someone wants to admit defeat (which is how the war was determaned in all reality) and set up for the next game. It just make the game simpler and answers Jens question.

Over all I thought it was very good once I got used to the fact that he was not trying to tell the story of the whole war, thus nothing on the battle of  britan, and little on the eastern front, but about the men and women from four towns and their personal experances durring the war.  He was trying to tell the human story, the story of individuals, and to answer fundamental questions about what it means to  be an American.  Thus the reason he has such a fixation on race.  Lets face it, it’s been a major issue in our history.

I used to run a Jap strat that called for ignoring the US alltogether including Pearl.  Unify your fleet of Japan and add a destroyer every turn.  If america moves a fleet in range, sink it.  If america comes after Japan that frees Germany to take moscow.  I once posted this strat about a year ago.  if anyone is intrested i’ll find it and post a link.

Imagine that, someone interested in a converstion that took place years ago.  Isn’t that what history is anyway?  Makes me want to go dig up an old topic! :evil:

BTW I currently live in the south (FL) but was raised out west so I’m not biased by having been raised in Georga or something.

i may have coined that one.  In my studies of the Civil War, I have come to the conclusion that the only diffrence between Gen Washington and Gen Lee was that Washington won his war, and therefore became a patriot instead of a man guilty of treason.