RISK Domination VIII: Finished!!

[Joe Republic]

Trading in WI, SC and PA for four extra units (plus two on WI). Place all in KY.
Attack ND-SD-NE-WY do or die.
Attack KY-TN do or die. If successful... well I'd have to draw up a very complex set of options depending on how many units survive... can I just decide that after the attack proper?

Reinforcements


       


A set of cards has been traded in, worth 4 battalions.  Furthermore, the Wisconsin card has produced an additional 2 battalions, which have been deployed there.

All 15 battalions have been deployed in Kentucky, where there are now 21 in total.




Attacks


North Dakota invades South Dakota (Bacon King) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [3] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers South Dakota and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in North Dakota.

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South Dakota invades Nebraska (Bacon King) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [2] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [4]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Nebraska and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in South Dakota.

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Nebraska invades Wyoming (Bacon King) with 1 battalion available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim has been defeated, and Bacon King retains control of Wyoming with 1 battalion remaining.

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Kentucky invades Tennessee (Bacon King) with 20 battalions available to attack, while 10 battalions will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [20] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [2]
Bacon King [10] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [5]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [18] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [1]
Bacon King [10] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [3]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [3] [2]
Bacon King [10] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [1]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Bacon King [8] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [1]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [1]
Bacon King [6] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [3]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [3]
Bacon King [4] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [4]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [15] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Bacon King [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [14] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Bacon King [2] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [13] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim [12] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim has conquered Tennessee and may deploy between 3 and 12 battalions there, while leaving at least 1 behind in Kentucky.

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* Bacon King has lost control of the Southeast region *

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Awaiting further instructions

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[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Teddy: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [3 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

All on Cali

all-in do-or-die to Oregon.

End turn, take card.

Reinforcements


All 3 battalions have been deployed in California, where there are now 9 in total.




Attacks


California invades Oregon (Bacon King) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend.

Teddy [8] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [2]
Bacon King [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [5]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

Teddy [6] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Bacon King [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Teddy conquers Oregon and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in California.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Bacon King: it is your turn.  You have 5 reinforcements.


+ [16 states ÷ 3 = 5 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 5 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Sorry for the delay! Stayed with relatives for the holiday weekend and was unaware they didn't have internet any more.

I'll need a little bit of time to think about my moves here, but in the mean time I'll go ahead and turn these in for eighteen extra troops:

Put everyone in Virginia.

Virginia-Kentucky, do or die, leave six armies in Virginia.

Kentucky-Tennessee, do or die, leave three in Kentucky.

Hold for further orders.

Reinforcements


Two sets of cards have been traded in, worth 8 and 10 battalions each.

All 23 battalions have been deployed in Virginia, where there are now 34 in total.




Attacks


Virginia invades Kentucky (Lewis Trondheim) with 33 battalions available to attack, while 8 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [33] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [4]
Lewis Trondheim [8] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [33] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [6] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [32] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [5] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [2]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [32] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [31] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [3] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [2] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [3]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [29] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [4]
Lewis Trondheim [2] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [3]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King conquers Kentucky and places 24 battalions there, leaving 6 behind in Virginia.

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* Lewis Trondheim has lost control of the Midwest region *

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Kentucky invades Tennessee (Lewis Trondheim) with 23 battalions available to attack, while 5 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [23] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [5] rolls 2 dice:	[1] [1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [23] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [3] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [22] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [3] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [2] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King conquers Tennessee and places 20 battalions there, leaving 3 behind in Kentucky.

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* Bacon King has retaken control of the Southeast region *

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Awaiting further instructions

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[Joe Republic]

How on earth did you get 6 cards? Once you have 5 you are forced to trade in, no?

I stole them from Mikado

I have been operation on the presumption that this game would use normal risk rules - which would have forced you to trade that set on the spot. If standard rules are not going to be used then my entire gameplay from the start has been faulty.

I don't know of any official set of rules in which a player has to go back to the reinforcement phase right after they defeat an opponent and take their cards.  No cards are even issued until after all three phases of a player's turn are completed.

Surely this misunderstanding can't have thrown off your strategy that drastically?

[Joe Republic]

Is it possible that Mikado, between conquering another player and hording cards on his own has exceeded the maximum of cards he's allowed to hold and must turn in enough sets to get under the limit?

  Mikado is out of the game.  Bacon King took his three cards, and thus held more than five cards at the start of this turn.

[Joe Republic]

TN-AR, do or die. Split armies between TN and AR and free move between TN and VA so that the three states are as equal as possible. (if exact equality isn't possible, first extra goes in TN, second extra goes in AR).

Attacks


Tennessee invades Arkansas (Gustaf) with 19 battalions available to attack, while 8 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [19] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
Gustaf [8] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [18] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [3] [1]
Gustaf [7] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [3]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [17] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [1]
Gustaf [6] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [2]
Gustaf [5] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [3]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [3]
Gustaf [4] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [4]
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [15] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
Gustaf [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [14] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Bacon King [13] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [2]
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers Arkansas and places 7 battalions there, leaving 7 behind in Tennessee.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Gustaf: it is your turn.  You have 8 reinforcements.


+ [14 states ÷ 3 = 5 reinforcements]
+ [New England region = 3 reinforcements]

= 8 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Sorry for the delay everyone. I've been sailing and then in Berlin with internet access only during brief periods.

So...put 2 in West Virginia and the rest in Oklahoma. Attack Oklahoma->Arkansas as long as I have more than 3 attacking. If successful, put everything in Arkansas and attack Arkansas->Mississippi do or die. Then end turn.

If OK->AR drops to only 4 attacking, stop and await further orders.

Reinforcements


Of the 8 available reinforcements, 2 have been deployed in West Virginia, where there are now 3 in total; and 6 have been deployed in Oklahoma, where there are now 14 in total.




Attacks


Oklahoma invades Arkansas (Bacon King) with 13 battalions available to attack, while 7 battalions will defend.

Gustaf [13] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [3] [3]
Bacon King [7] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [3]
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Gustaf [11] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [1] [1]
Bacon King [7] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [3]
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Gustaf [9] rolls 3 dice:	[2] [2] [1]
Bacon King [7] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [2]
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Gustaf [7] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [3] [1]
Bacon King [7] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [3]
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Gustaf [5] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [2]
Bacon King [7] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [5]
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Gustaf retreats to Okahoma, where there are now 4 battalions in total.  Bacon King has 7 battalions remaining in Arkansas.

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[Joe Republic]

Um... wow.  That'll teach you for putting Colonel BushOK in charge of your Oklahoma garrison, I guess.

[Joe Republic]

Unbelievable.

Oklahoma->New Mexico, do or die.

Attacks


Oklahoma invades New Mexico (Bacon King) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Gustaf [3] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [2] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers New Mexico and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Oklahoma.

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Awaiting further instructions

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[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Lewis Trondheim: it is your turn.  You have 4 reinforcements.


+ [11 states ÷ 3 = 4 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 4 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

The MO garrison is ordered to commiserate the Oklahomans' fate.

Um, by "commiserate", did you mean "invade"?  And by "fate", did you mean "trailer parks"?

[Joe Republic]

Put all reinforcements into Ohio.
The MO garrison is ordered to commiserate the Oklahomans' fate.
Attack OH-KY do or die. Distribute survivors evenly, putting the extra (if any) in Kentucky. Tactically move two from WI to IL.

Reinforcements


All 4 battalions have been deployed in Ohio, where there are now 12 in total.




Attacks


Ohio invades Kentucky (Bacon King) with 11 battalions available to attack, while 3 battalions will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [11] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [1]
Bacon King [3] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [2]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [11] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Kentucky and places 6 battalions there, leaving 6 behind in Ohio.

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* Lewis Trondheim has retaken control of the Midwest region *




Tactical Move


A total of 2 battalions have been redeployed from Wisconsin to Illinois.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Teddy: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [4 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

 

Trade these cards for 10 extra troops.

Place 1 troop on Cali
Place 4 troops on Nevada
Place 8 troops on Oregon

NV to Utah, leave a grand total of 2 troops behind, do or die
Utah to Colorado, leave a grand total of 2 troops behind, do or die
Oregon to Washington, leave a grand total of 2 troops behind, do or die
Washington to Idaho, leave a grand total of 2 troops behind, do or die

IF there are now currently 9 or fewer troops in Idaho, follow path A
IF there are now currently 10 or more troops in Idaho, follow path B

Path A:
From Idaho, attack Wyoming, all in do or die, split troops evenly between Idaho and Wyoming, with any extras in Idaho

Path B:
Idaho to Montana, leave a grand total of 2 troops behind, do or die
Montana to Wyomong, all in do or die, split remainder evenly; if there is an odd number, retreat that single troop to Idaho.

End turn, take card.

Reinforcements


A set of cards has been traded in, worth 10 battalions.

Of the 13 available reinforcements, 1 has been deployed in California, where there are now 2 in total; 4 have been deployed in Nevada, where there are now 10 in total; and 8 have been deployed in Oregon, where there are now 14 in total.




Attacks


Nevada invades Utah (Bacon King) with 9 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [9] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [3]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers Utah and places 8 battalions there, leaving 2 behind in Nevada.

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Utah invades Colorado (Bacon King) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [7] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [5] [4]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Teddy loses 1 battalion

Teddy [6] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers Colorado and places 5 battalions there, leaving 2 behind in Utah.

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Oregon invades Washington (Bacon King) with 13 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [13] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers Washington and places 12 battalions there, leaving 2 behind in Oregon.

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* Teddy has taken control of the Pacific region *

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Washington invades Idaho (Bacon King) with 11 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [11] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers Idaho and places 10 battalions there, leaving 2 behind in Washington.

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Idaho invades Montana (Bacon King) with 9 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [9] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Teddy loses 1 battalion

Teddy [8] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers Montana and places 7 battalions there, leaving 2 behind in Idaho.

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Montana invades Wyoming (Bacon King) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [6] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [3]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers Wyoming and places 4 battalions there, leaving 3 behind in Montana.




Tactical Move


A total of 1 battalion has been redeployed from Wyoming to Idaho.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Bacon King: it is your turn.  You have 8 reinforcements.


+ [11 states ÷ 3 = 4 reinforcements]
+ [Southeast region = 4 reinforcements]

= 8 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

4 in TX, 1 in AR, 2 in TN, 1 in VA.

TX-OK do or die. Free move everyone back to TX, end turn.

Reinforcements


Of the 8 available reinforcements, 4 have been deployed in Texas, where there are now 9 in total; 1 has been deployed in Arkansas, where there are now 8 in total; 2 have been deployed in Tennessee, where there are now 9 in total; and 1 has been deployed in Virginia, where there are now 7 in total.




Attacks


Texas invades Oklahoma (Gustaf) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Bacon King [8] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [2] [2]
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers Oklahoma and places 8 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Texas.

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* Bacon King has retaken control of the South region *




Tactical Move


A total of 7 battalions have been redeployed from Oklahoma to Texas.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Gustaf: it is your turn.  You have 8 reinforcements.


+ [14 states ÷ 3 = 5 reinforcements]
+ [New England region = 3 reinforcements]

= 8 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

4 in TX, 1 in AR, 2 in TN, 1 in VA.

TX-OK do or die. Free move everyone back to TX, end turn.

Reinforcements


Of the 8 available reinforcements, 1 has been deployed in West Virginia, where there are now 4 in total; 1 has been deployed in Maryland, where there are now 4 in total; and 6 have been deployed in Kansas, where there are now 7 in total.




Attacks


Kansas invades Oklahoma (Bacon King) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Gustaf [6] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [4]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Oklahoma and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Kansas.

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* Bacon King has lost control of the South region *

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  Teddy [2]  Bacon King [3]  Gustaf [4]  Lewis T. [x]  The Mikado [x]  homelycooking

Lewis Trondheim: it is your turn.  You have 12 reinforcements.


+ [12 states ÷ 3 = 4 reinforcements]
+ [Midwest region = 8 reinforcements]

= 12 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

All to Kentucky.

Attack KY-TN until I'm down to 5 or 6 units in Kentucky or Tennessee has been taken.
Either way, await further instructions.

Reinforcements


All 12 battalions have been deployed in Kentucky, where there are now 18 in total.




Attacks


Kentucky invades Tennessee (Bacon King) with 17 battalions available to attack, while 9 battalions will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [17] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [1]
Bacon King [9] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [5] [1]
Bacon King [8] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [4]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [2]
Bacon King [7] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [4]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [4]
Bacon King [5] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [2]
Bacon King [3] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [4]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [15] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Tennessee and places 15 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Kentucky.

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* Bacon King has lost control of the Southeast region *

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[Joe Republic]

You must be logged in to read this quote.

Though I see no reason in this case not to allow you to retroactively specify it within the same turn.  So we'll go with the first of your two plans of action.

[Joe Republic]

7 units to stay behind in Kentucky, 9 to move to Tennessee. Attack TN-GA-FL-AL do or die. Await further instructions, though those will only concern a possible tactical move.

Attacks


Tennessee invades Georgia (Bacon King) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [8] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [5]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Georgia and places 8 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Tennessee.

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Georgia invades Florida (Bacon King) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [7] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [1] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Florida and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Georgia.

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Florida invades Alabama (Bacon King) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [6] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [1] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Alabama and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Florida.

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Awaiting further instructions

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