mkknyr - Game 4678333 (CLOSED -- +124 pts)

[mkknyr]

10 hours until round is over... 4-5 hours before I go to bed :-/

[mkknyr]

My move was 2 to N6, 1 to F1... attack N7 from N6 and advance all troops.

[mpjh]

What colors are your cards?

[mkknyr]

I now have four cards: S2, A10, A5, A3. S2 is green, the others are red.

[wacicha]

Your looking set up well. Remember to post your game link on your comment. (easier for the teachers to get to your game.

[mkknyr]

I did. No one responded for my last turn and I waited as long as I could to play without missing the turn. The last posts were just an update.

[mkknyr]

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Settings

Map: Classic Shapes
Type: Terminator
Fortifications: Unlimited
Spoils: Escalating
Number of Players: 6
Play Order: Sequential

Round: 6

Cards to turn in: FULL SET (worth 6): S2, A10, A5, A3

Comments
Red held South America after pink missed a turn. Green cashed in a set, eliminating my armies in Australia and taking the continent. Before this turn, I was sure that green was the weakest player and I was in a decent position to eliminate him, but now, that is not the case. I think I should deploy 1 to N7, 1 to F1 and 1 to E6 and hold my position until my cards are worth more.

[mpjh]

OK, this is a tough one. You have a lot of bonus monkeys in the game. Yellow is going for the Es, and you are the target. I suggest you cash in to fortify.

deploy
4 E6
4 N5
1 N7

attack
N8 - soft attack - lose only 2 - no advance

[mkknyr]

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Settings

Map: Classic Shapes
Type: Terminator
Fortifications: Unlimited
Spoils: Escalating
Number of Players: 6
Play Order: Sequential

Round: 7

Cards to turn in:: S2, N8

Comments:
One player has begun to work on my stack in Europe, decreasing it from 11 to 9. I think that player was green in A2, since his stack decreased the same amount as mine. I think cyan might be my best chance to take out a player first. So, I should put 2 in F1, 1 in E6 and take A3 w/o advancing for the card.

[mpjh]

OK, you have 3 bonus monkeys in this game, and yellow seems immune from attack. Green is an idiot. Red is dangerous. It is a tough game. You want green, but you don't want yellow to get the Es, so I suggest you deploy

2 E6
1 F1

attach
A3 - soft - lose only 2 - no advance

Hopefully you get a set and can move out of the Es toward Green next turn.

[mkknyr]

If I take A3... am I blocking myself to take A4 later? Should I be looking to take out green over perhaps more than one turn?

[mpjh]

Yes, you are blocking yourself, but there is no way to avoid it and get a card. You have bad options all the way around. Do not feel locked into my advice, if you wan to try something a bit more aggressive, go ahead. This is a good time to experiment, because you have nothing to lose.

When you have a bunch of bonus monkeys in a game - and they cooperate as they are here - it is tough.

[mkknyr]

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Settings

Map: Classic Shapes
Type: Terminator
Fortifications: Unlimited
Spoils: Escalating
Number of Players: 6
Play Order: Sequential

Round: 8

Cards to turn in:: S2, N8, F1

Comments:
This round, yellow will cash in a set worth 12 and it's pretty evident he'll want to use that to take me out. I know he'll be stronger in taking Europe if I don't defend against his expansion, but it'd be pretty devastating to lose that stack. I can't imagine that pink, with that 14-army stack would idly stand by and let yellow hold Europe. I think I've done my job there long enough. Time to back out. 2 on E6, 1 on F1... take A2. In the long run, yellow might be a good target to take out. I'm wondering if I should begin edging my stack in North America over towards N3 as well.

[mpjh]

OK, giving yellow the Es will lose the game for you. In fact, the other players are such wimps in this game there is unlikely any good result. I would deploy 1 each on E6, F1, and N5 then attack N2 and no advance. Hopefully yellow will take teal for the points. If yelllow takes you from the Es, we can reevaluate next turn.

[mkknyr]

No way yellow can take teal. Teal is too strong in North America

[dhallmeyer]

Looks good. I agree you need to get out of the way in Europe now. No sense in losing that pile right now. I think NA will be next round if the board doesn't change too much.

[mpjh]

Yellow can take teal with a cash in and the use of E1. Regardless, if yellow just take the bonus, and none of the other players take teal outside the bonus, which they have been doing so far, you are toast anyway.

[mkknyr]

Conflicting advice

Should I listen to the 1st class Sergeant or the Captain.

I really don't think it will occur to yellow to go after cyan. He's not set up for it as indicated in Asia by his unconsolidated adjacent territories. I think I'm just asking for it if I stay in Europe. I think I would be better off stepping back.

[mpjh]

dhallmeyer is a good teacher -- now you have an alternate opinion - well actually he is agreeing with you. I stick by my advice.


good luck

[dhallmeyer]

Ahh. My apologies to MPJH. I think too slow. While I was formulating my thoughts you two were having a nice little conversation without me knowing it. Sorry for the confusion.

[mkknyr]

I took dhallmeyer/my original position because I think I will try and take teal next turn as my spoils will be worth at least 20... then I will have spoils the following turn worth at least 25. Losing that stack in Europe would take away my chance of eliminating any player in the foreseeable future. We'll see what happens. Anyway, I appreciate all your help, mpjh. That move in my other game this morning was awesome advice

Thanks for your help too, dhallmeyer.

Another question as well... What are your thoughts as far as using the Game Chat to spur other players into action? I find that sometimes it backfires. I would like to say something like, "Hey pink, why don't you help out in Europe!"

[dhallmeyer]

I've found that the game chat is unreliable in spurring others to action(or inaction), but always worth a shot. just be sure to be polite, or else it may come back to get you later in the game.

[mkknyr]

yeah, sometimes people don't even check it before their turn, so it's useless after all.

Anyway, I'm going to wait until after yellow takes his turn, so as not to try and influence him either way.

[mkknyr]

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Settings

Map: Classic Shapes
Type: Terminator
Fortifications: Unlimited
Spoils: Escalating
Number of Players: 6
Play Order: Sequential

Round: 9

Cards to turn in: FULL SET (worth 20) : S2, N8, F1, N2

Comments:
So, things didn't go too bad. Yellow took Europe as expected after I backed out, but red spent most of his spoils removing yellow in E7. I believe I have the ability to take out cyan or green this turn. I think green is the best option, because he has 4 cards while cyan only has 3. That way, I'll cash in the second set during the turn and have the ability to fortify all my positions. So, I will put 6 on N5 and the rest on A2, eliminate green AND cyan in Asia and green in North America. Who knows, I may be a contender after all.

[mkknyr]

I couldn't wait any longer. Was too excited about the chance. I eliminated green and cyan and started working on yellow and got two extra sets along the way. Things are looking up in this game. Seems like my good game and my bad game just switched. Its all in the cards and timing it seems.