RISK Domination VIII: Finished!!

[Vosem]

Teddy has finally accumulated the magic set that gives him 100 battalions.

Fear.

[minionofmidas]

I was under the vague impression that BK could only trade in one set per round, so more rules confusion. Not that I particularly mind, btw, cause that would have meant he would have been certain to trade a set this turn and another next turn (he'd have ended this turn on five cards).

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Teddy has finally accumulated the magic set that gives him 100 battalions.

Fear.

There are only 2 wildcards in the game

[Gustaf]

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.

[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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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

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

[Gustaf]

Unbelievable.

Oklahoma->New Mexico, do or die.

[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

Provisional map

[Gustaf]

Well, thank you lord. End the miserable turn before it gets any worse.

[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

[minionofmidas]

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.

[Vazdul (Formerly Chairman of the Communist Party of Ontario)]

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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That does it. I'm never playing any games involving dice with Bacon King. Ever.

[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"?

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I've written my turn already

Can I PM it to you as I'm not certain what we are waiting for atm?

[minionofmidas]

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

Um, by "commiserate", did you mean "invade"? 

No.

You must be logged in to read this quote.

Yes.

[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

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

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.

[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

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I hope my moves make sense now Had I not played so conservatively, I'd have been eliminated by now. Given the god awful starting position I had, I'd consider myself rather lucky!

[Marokai Backbeat]

I hope my moves make sense now Had I not played so conservatively, I'd have been eliminated by now. Given the god awful starting position I had, I'd consider myself rather lucky!

A great portion of why you're still here, honestly, is just luck. You were never considered enough of a thread for people to dedicate resources to destroying, so you just lucked out while hell happened around you.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Nobody ever considered me a threat.

Exactly.

That's how I win risk games I tend to win my first few against a new group until they figure out I'm good at the game

[Vosem]

Since I have missed signing up for the last two Risk games (and, to learn gameplay, spent a considerable amount of time reading all games Joe has hosted), would it be possible for me to reserve a spot in the next game?

Also, I tallied up the number of armies everyone has:

Gustaf: 41
Lewis T.: 35
Bacon King: 32
Teddy: 32

Quite a unique situation; we seem to have four players all of whom are in approximately equal conditions, all of whom seem competent. This game could stretch on for some time.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

Even though people are aware that I am trying to not be a threat, it does not change the fact that I am, actually, at this time, not a threat, to anybody! This is how I manage to survive.

about 35% of the time I play risk, I am the first player to be defeated.
30% of the time I win
30% of the time I am the LAST player to be defeated
Only 5% of the time do I end up with some other outcome (IE being defeated somewhere between 2nd and 4th)