Spring, 1901: GameMaster: Please remember that negotiations before the game begins are not allowed.
07 Jul 15 UTC
Spring, 1901: Info: This is a choose your country game.
07 Jul 15 UTC
Spring, 1901: Oh, I've been practicing on FvA. IvG is gonna be interesting.
07 Jul 15 UTC
Spring, 1901: I'm glad I didn't pick FvA then. :-)
I'm going to bed, but I'll enter the first moves.
07 Jul 15 UTC
Spring, 1902: Ok, the first 2 moves.
07 Jul 15 UTC
wow. What happened here? I thought I had an early lead.
Fortunately, I just need to have 1 win to keep my position.
07 Jul 15 UTC
That move to Venice absolutely killed me in that other game. Though if I could somehow draw it with you by some miracle...
07 Jul 15 UTC
Personally, I think its impossible to win as Italy in this variant. Germany has too much of an advantage
07 Jul 15 UTC
EvT and Duo have the best odds for those challenging upwards. FvA, GvI the best odds for those receiving challenges. huh, interesting
07 Jul 15 UTC
Actually, I usually do better as Italy in this variant. I'm surprised I didn't do so well.
I am wondering if it is fair to allow the higher ranked player pick the map AND have the advantage of winning if they get 1-1 outcome. I'll send a PM regarding this later.
07 Jul 15 UTC
Well, either way gg. There's no feasible way I could've taken more SC's from you than neutrals you would've grabbed.
I just think that this variant is massively unbalanced due to the reliance on armies. As you can see, I've won this with just two fleets - 1 of which never really came into play. And when it comes to armies, Germany has a huge advantage in terms of ease of moving them around.
07 Jul 15 UTC
Yes. Good game.
07 Jul 15 UTC
I'm going to spend a little time to make sure you have it though. :-)
Goldfinger vs Devonian 2
- Autumn, 1905, Finished
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