RISK Domination III: Finished!

[Joe Republic]

 
New map:







General Jas, it is your turn.  You have 4 reinforcements.


+ [13 states ÷ 3 = 4 reinforcements]
+ [No regions held]
= 4 reinforcements

[MAS117]

3 in Minnesota

Minnesota --> Wisconsin --> Michigan

Ah, how wonderfully insightful and forceful of you.
Truly you deserve the title of General for your unsurpassed ability to read the game and apply suitable strategy and tactics.

I've been made fun of a lot in this game so far, and I have yet to respond. I do not think I am a terrible player. With that said I do not think I am an amazing one either. I had a strategy, and over the course of the game it got f*ed with. What would you suggest I do over that last term? I am trying to stay alive right now, and taking more states was the only way to do it.

[Gustaf]

3 in Minnesota

Minnesota --> Wisconsin --> Michigan

Ah, how wonderfully insightful and forceful of you.
Truly you deserve the title of General for your unsurpassed ability to read the game and apply suitable strategy and tactics.

I've been made fun of a lot in this game so far, and I have yet to respond. I do not think I am a terrible player. With that said I do not think I am an amazing one either. I had a strategy, and over the course of the game it got f*ed with. What would you suggest I do over that last term? I am trying to stay alive right now, and taking more states was the only way to do it.

I'm sorry, but you are a terrible player. You had amazing luck with the fight against Lewis and then stabbing Ernest in the back and getting his RIsk cards. If it hadn't been for those two things you would have died even earlier then you will now. This, my friend, was your last turn.

And, TN, I don't get what you mean with strategic pre-screening. Who would do what? I am tempted to say that people should, voluntarily, refrain from criticism until after the moves have been done. It's more fair to let people suffer for their mistakes, IMO. I usually try and do that myself.

[MAS117]

3 in Minnesota

Minnesota --> Wisconsin --> Michigan

Ah, how wonderfully insightful and forceful of you.
Truly you deserve the title of General for your unsurpassed ability to read the game and apply suitable strategy and tactics.

I've been made fun of a lot in this game so far, and I have yet to respond. I do not think I am a terrible player. With that said I do not think I am an amazing one either. I had a strategy, and over the course of the game it got f*ed with. What would you suggest I do over that last term? I am trying to stay alive right now, and taking more states was the only way to do it.

I'm sorry, but you are a terrible player. You had amazing luck with the fight against Lewis and then stabbing Ernest in the back and getting his RIsk cards. If it hadn't been for those two things you would have died even earlier then you will now. This, my friend, was your last turn.

And, TN, I don't get what you mean with strategic pre-screening. Who would do what? I am tempted to say that people should, voluntarily, refrain from criticism until after the moves have been done. It's more fair to let people suffer for their mistakes, IMO. I usually try and do that myself.

I in my way shape or form stabbed Ernest in the back. Ernest pmed me and said that he was releasing me from our agreement. Know the facts Gustaf.

[Gustaf]

3 in Minnesota

Minnesota --> Wisconsin --> Michigan

Ah, how wonderfully insightful and forceful of you.
Truly you deserve the title of General for your unsurpassed ability to read the game and apply suitable strategy and tactics.

I've been made fun of a lot in this game so far, and I have yet to respond. I do not think I am a terrible player. With that said I do not think I am an amazing one either. I had a strategy, and over the course of the game it got f*ed with. What would you suggest I do over that last term? I am trying to stay alive right now, and taking more states was the only way to do it.

I'm sorry, but you are a terrible player. You had amazing luck with the fight against Lewis and then stabbing Ernest in the back and getting his RIsk cards. If it hadn't been for those two things you would have died even earlier then you will now. This, my friend, was your last turn.

And, TN, I don't get what you mean with strategic pre-screening. Who would do what? I am tempted to say that people should, voluntarily, refrain from criticism until after the moves have been done. It's more fair to let people suffer for their mistakes, IMO. I usually try and do that myself.

I in my way shape or form stabbed Ernest in the back. Ernest pmed me and said that he was releasing me from our agreement. Know the facts Gustaf.

I'll ignore the fact that the post is entirely unintelligible. Ah, well, you sure stabbed me in the back, at least. Or tried. Anyway, if you did have a strategy I'd be interested in hearing what it was. I couldn't really tell. This last move, btw, made you more vulnerable than you already were.

[Joe Republic]

Calm down, guys.  Let's not allow personal frustrations to spill over.

[Gustaf]

Calm down, guys.  Let's not allow personal frustrations to spill over.

Sorry Joe. With hindsight I went over the line in those last posts. MAS, I didn't mean to rile you up and I'll try and refrain from it.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Gustaf, I wouldn't find fault with MAS's strategy last round.  He made the choice to go for the certainty of a RISK card as opposed to trying to take Colorado (and thereby control of the southwest) from you, but not gaining a card if he failed.  Both choices can be defended.  However, the earlier round when he first attacked you, he should have gone MO -> OK -> CO to deny you the region boni for the South and Southwest instead of going after Iowa and states east from Missouri.

[Gustaf]

Gustaf, I wouldn't find fault with MAS's strategy last round.  He made the choice to go for the certainty of a RISK card as opposed to trying to take Colorado (and thereby control of the southwest) from you, but not gaining a card if he failed.  Both choices can be defended.  However, the earlier round when he first attacked you, he should have gone MO -> OK -> CO to deny you the region boni for the South and Southwest instead of going after Iowa and states east from Missouri.

I hear you, however, 1) I think it's pretty obvious that he is on the verge of getting wiped out. Weakening me would have increased his chances of survival. More importantly, taking one state would have been sufficient to get his RIsk card. He could then have spread his forces between two states, getting at least two 2-dice rolls that could have been invaluable. As it is, he did nothing to make hiimself harder to get, since an attack on him from me would have had to go through Michigan and Wisconsin anyway.

[Јas]

Reinforcements
3 to Illinois
1 to Tennessee

Battle Orders
Do-or-die...
Tennessee to Mississippi
and
Illinois to Missouri

Tactical Move
Move as many as possible from Missouri to Tennessee

[Gustaf]

Reinforcements
3 to Illinois
1 to Tennessee

Battle Orders
Do-or-die...
Tennessee to Mississippi
and
Illinois to Missouri

Tactical Move
Move as many as possible from Missouri to Tennessee

I cannot quite say that I follow you here...an elaborate move to transfer your Illinois force to a place where it can make a difference?

[Јas]

I cannot quite say that I follow you here...an elaborate move to transfer your Illinois force to a place where it can make a difference?

Yes.

I felt that there were few palatable options open to me.

Attacking TN further would only bring about both our destructions as neither of us have the potential to win all out against the other in the short term. Continuing the agression here is a waste of time and resources at this juncture.
Attacking MAS is only reasonable if I can wipe him out, which I can't do and I'm not inclined to make it a great deal easier for anyone else.
Attacking you is simply not viable in the very short term as it would lead to an inevitable and very strong backlash which would cripple me beyond any possible repair.

Hence a consolidation play.

[Gustaf]

I cannot quite say that I follow you here...an elaborate move to transfer your Illinois force to a place where it can make a difference?

Yes.

I felt that there were few palatable options open to me.

Attacking TN further would only bring about both our destructions as neither of us have the potential to win all out against the other in the short term. Continuing the agression here is a waste of time and resources at this juncture.
Attacking MAS is only reasonable if I can wipe him out, which I can't do and I'm not inclined to make it a great deal easier for anyone else.
Attacking you is simply not viable in the very short term as it would lead to an inevitable and very strong backlash which would cripple me beyond any possible repair.

Hence a consolidation play.

Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I just wasn't expecting Illinois to come into play this turn so I was a little surprised. But, yes, this move makes sense as far as I can tell.

[Joe Republic]

Reinforcements
3 to Illinois
1 to Tennessee

Battle Orders
Do-or-die...
Tennessee to Mississippi
and
Illinois to Missouri

Tactical Move
Move as many as possible from Missouri to Tennessee

Reinforcements

Of the 4 available reinforcements, 3 have been deployed in Illinois, where there are now 6 in total; and 1 has been deployed in Tennessee, where there are now 5 in total.


Attacks

Tennessee invades Mississippi (Gustaf) with 4 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Mississippi.

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

Jas [3] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 3
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Jas loses 1 battalion

Jas [2] rolls 2 dice: 4 4
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Jas loses 1 battalion

Jas [1] rolls 1 die: 1
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 3
Jas loses 1 battalion

Jas has been defeated, and Gustaf retains control of Mississippi with 1 battalion remaining.

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Illinois invades Missouri (MAS117) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Missouri.

Jas [5] rolls 3 dice: 6 4 3
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 5
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Jas conquers Missouri and places 5 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Illinois.

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Tactical Move

A total of 4 battalions have been redeployed from Missouri to Tennessee.

[Joe Republic]

 
New map:







General Gustaf, it is your turn.  You have 15 reinforcements.


+ [17 states ÷ 3 = 6 reinforcements]
+ [Pacific region = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Southwest region = 3 reinforcements]
+ [South region = 3 reinforcements]
= 15 reinforcements

[Gustaf]

Place everything in Idaho. All attacks this round are do or die, moving maximum number of units unless I say otherwise.

Idaho-->Montana
Oklahoma->Kansas->Nebraska->South Dakota

If the Oklahoma attacks fails to take a state attack that state from Wyoming (Nebraska if it stops there, South Dakota if it stops there).

Await further orders.

[minionofmidas]

Go Mississippi!

[Joe Republic]

Place everything in Idaho. All attacks this round are do or die, moving maximum number of units unless I say otherwise.

Idaho-->Montana
Oklahoma->Kansas->Nebraska->South Dakota

If the Oklahoma attacks fails to take a state attack that state from Wyoming (Nebraska if it stops there, South Dakota if it stops there).

Await further orders.

Reinforcements

All 15 reinforcements have been deployed in Idaho, where there are now 20 in total.


Attacks

Idaho invades Montana (MAS117) with 19 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Montana.

Gustaf [19] rolls 3 dice: 6 2 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 3
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Montana and places 19 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Idaho.

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Oklahoma invades Kansas (MAS117) with 4 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Kansas.

Gustaf [4] rolls 3 dice: 5 4 3
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 2
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Kansas and places 4 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Oklahoma.

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Kansas invades Nebraska (MAS117) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Nebraska.

Gustaf [3] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 2
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 1
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Nebraska and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Kansas.

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Nebraska invades South Dakota (MAS117) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend South Dakota.

Gustaf [2] rolls 2 dice: 4 2
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 3
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf has been defeated, and MAS117 retains control of South Dakota with 1 battalion remaining.

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Wyoming invades South Dakota (MAS117) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend South Dakota.

Gustaf [2] rolls 2 dice: 5 3
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 1
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers South Dakota and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Wyoming.

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Awaiting further instructions

Temporary map

[Gustaf]

Montana-->North Dakota-->Minnesota-->Iowa-->Wisconsin-->Michigan-->Indiana

Then await further orders.

I should add that I'll decide the division between Indiana and Michigan when I get there.

[Јas]

Tennessee invades Mississippi (Gustaf) with 4 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Mississippi.

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

Jas [3] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 3
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Jas loses 1 battalion

Jas [2] rolls 2 dice: 4 4
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Jas loses 1 battalion

Jas [1] rolls 1 die: 1
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 3
Jas loses 1 battalion

Jas has been defeated, and Gustaf retains control of Mississippi with 1 battalion remaining.

You have got to be kidding me!

[MAS117]

Montana-->North Dakota-->Minnesota-->Iowa-->Wisconsin-->Michigan-->Indiana

Then await further orders.

I should add that I'll decide the division between Indiana and Michigan when I get there.

Congrats on your win Gustaf.

[Gustaf]

Montana-->North Dakota-->Minnesota-->Iowa-->Wisconsin-->Michigan-->Indiana

Then await further orders.

I should add that I'll decide the division between Indiana and Michigan when I get there.

Congrats on your win Gustaf.

Thank you, though I wouldn't call it just yet.

To Jas: I actually thought Joe had made a mistake in the map update at first, but then I checked the results...I guess you really haven't had the dice with you this game. In fact, I don't think you did in our last game either. It sucks to play Risk at times, I would have gone mad over a result like that...

[Joe Republic]

Montana-->North Dakota-->Minnesota-->Iowa-->Wisconsin-->Michigan-->Indiana

Then await further orders.

I should add that I'll decide the division between Indiana and Michigan when I get there.

Attacks (cont.)

Montana invades North Dakota (MAS117) with 18 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend North Dakota.

Gustaf [18] rolls 3 dice: 4 2 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 3
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers North Dakota and places 18 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Montana.

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* General Gustaf has taken control of the Plains region *

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North Dakota invades Minnesota (MAS117) with 17 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Minnesota.

Gustaf [17] rolls 3 dice: 5 3 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 3
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Minnesota and places 17 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in North Dakota.

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Minnesota invades Iowa (MAS117) with 16 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Iowa.

Gustaf [16] rolls 3 dice: 5 5 3
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 1
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Iowa and places 16 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Minnesota.

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Iowa invades Wisconsin (MAS117) with 15 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Iowa.

Gustaf [15] rolls 3 dice: 3 2 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [14] rolls 3 dice: 4 1 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [13] rolls 3 dice: 3 3 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [12] rolls 3 dice: 4 1 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [11] rolls 3 dice: 5 4 3
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 3
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Wisconsin and places 11 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Iowa.

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Wisconsin invades Michigan (MAS117) with 10 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Michigan.

Gustaf [10] rolls 3 dice: 6 5 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 6
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [9] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 1
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Michigan and places 9 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Wisconsin.

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Michigan invades Indiana (MAS117) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Indiana.

Gustaf [8] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 3
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [7] rolls 3 dice: 6 4 1
MAS117 [1] rolls 1 die: 1
MAS117 loses 1 battalion

Gustaf has conquered Indiana, and may deploy between 3 and 7 battalions there, while leaving 1 behind in Michigan.

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* The armies of General MAS117 have been destroyed *

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Awaiting further instructions

Temporary map

[Gustaf]

Is it just me or does one always lose brutal numbers of batallions when trying to wipe someone out? But I've had luck before, so it evens out...I'll never attack WIsconsin again though.

Leave 3 in Michigan and then attack Indiana-->Kentucky. Put minimum number of batallions in Kentucky. Then tactical move New Mexico-->Oklahoma and end turn.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The truly ironic thing here is that Gustaf steeped up to fill in for a player who was convinced he'd already lost, so he quit.  If I hadn't seen the weird things Joe's dice do in previous games, I'd be tempted to say he fudges the rolls to prove a point.