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153 8/14/2026 4:48:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Return permanently removed Strategy card to hand #7: 5 / Industrial Evacuation

Message from Allied:
152 8/13/2026 11:21:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis Message It also states Remove after playing?:Yes
151 8/13/2026 11:20:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis Message For example when I click on Panzer refit the bottom of the card states that itis a blitzkrieg card,dual use and gives the replacements numbers. What does it say when you click on Industrial Evacuation?
150 8/13/2026 11:18:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis Message According to my game card this is a yellow event if Stalin is still in Moscow. Does it state that it is a "duel event" on your side?
149 8/12/2026 6:52:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Event #7: 5 / Industrial Evacuation
May not be played if Moscow has ever been occupied by an Axis unit.

Message from Allied:
Play for event, over to you.
148 8/11/2026 10:22:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Event #15: 3 / Wolfpacks
Allied hand size reduced by 2 for the next draw phase. PREREQ: May not be played after ASW Victory.

Message from Axis:
GE 3 and 4 Pz are both flipped and at Vyazma

AX5
147 8/11/2026 2:06:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #14: 5 / Lend-Lease
Allow play of Su Mech Fronts (31,37,39) on any later turn.

Replacement points: BR: 2, US: 3, SU: 5

Message from Allied:
Play for Replacements, over to you. I lost track of where your 3rd Pz Army is, can you tell me?
146 8/11/2026 1:48:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message Pz4 will flip at Vyazma and (GE9) will advance to Kursk
145 8/11/2026 1:05:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message At Kursk Volkov front will flip and retreat to Voronezh. At Mozhaisk a scu at full will replace the Steppe front.
144 8/11/2026 1:00:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

1
3


Message from Allied:
Battle for Kursk first roll is Axis, second roll is Soviet.
143 8/11/2026 12:58:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

3
6


Message from Allied:
Mozhaisk, first roll is Axis, second roll is Soviet.
142 8/10/2026 6:03:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message That event is kind of worded weirdly. I can now attack Leningrad.
141 8/10/2026 6:01:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Ops/Event #12: 3 / Nordlicht
Axis units may attack Leningrad. Axis unit may only attack Leningrad this round. PREREQ: May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Message from Axis:
AX4

1)Pz2 m Rzhev-Konotop

2)Pz4(Vyazma) attacks Mozhaisk
I have my 5L vs. your 2L

3)(GE9) + Pz2(Konotop) attack Kursk
I have my 6L vs. your 3L
140 8/10/2026 5:18:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message There are 3 GE inf scus in reserve. 4 Armored
139 8/9/2026 8:49:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message How many German infantry corps do you have in the Axis reserve?
138 8/9/2026 8:47:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message Both trenches are successfully dug. Over to you!
137 8/9/2026 8:44:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Allied:
Trench at Kharkov.
136 8/9/2026 8:44:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

3


Message from Allied:
Trench at Tula.
135 8/9/2026 8:43:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #20: 2 / Paradrop
"+1DRM" for Offensive fire. Maybe used once per turn only.

Message from Allied:
Play for ops, will try to dig a trench at Tula. At Kharkov the Bryansk will move to Elets and Volkov will move to Kursk. Will try to dig trench at Kharkov also.
134 8/9/2026 12:49:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message At Kaluga there is no decision. GE4 and its replacing scu go to elim. box

At Konotop I will flip GE9


133 8/8/2026 10:29:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message At Bryansk the Central front will go to slim box and be replaced by a scu to prevent a retreat. You have to decide who gets your 4 losses.
132 8/8/2026 10:20:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message At Tula my flipped scu will die and the NW front will flip. You have to decide how to allocate the five loss points.
131 8/8/2026 10:16:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message At Mozhaisk you suffer no damage and my West front will go to elim box the scu that replaces it will die in order to hang on to the box.
130 8/6/2026 11:45:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied Message Not mishap but Mozhaisk for the first roll. Darn auto correct is to blame.
129 8/6/2026 11:38:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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5


Message from Allied:
Bryansk. First roll is Axis, second roll is Soviet.
128 8/6/2026 11:37:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

2
6


Message from Allied:
Tula. First Roll is Axis, second is Soviet.
127 8/6/2026 11:35:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
2


Message from Allied:
Mishaps. First roll is Axis, Second roll is Soviet.
126 8/4/2026 11:43:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #2: 4 / Von Paulus Pause
Axis places 4 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). Cancels Su Trench No Retreat option this round. Axis must take 2x 1 OPS rounds on Turn 2. Cancels Winter 42 effects. PREREQ: Play on Turn 1 only. May not play if Barbarossa has been played.

Message from Axis:
AX3

1)GE4Pz(Vyazma) attacks Mozhaisk
I have my 5L vs. your 4L before CCs

2)(GE4),16 and 18(Kaluga) attack Tula
I have my 9L vs. your 6L before CCs

3&4)GE9(Kaluga) and Pz1(Orel) attack Bryan's
I have my 9L vs. your 5L before CCs
125 8/4/2026 5:55:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message Thanks for providing the location. I am looking forward to your next move.
124 8/4/2026 4:28:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message I explained in messages 115 and 120 where Pz2 is. I guess it is easier to keep asking me than it is to go back to previous posts. It is in Rzhev.

I'm going out tonight so I will probably not get my card play done until tomorrow morning.
123 8/3/2026 7:15:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Event #24: 3 / Soviet Reinforcements
Place Brynsk, Kalinin, & Volkhov Fronts. Place 3x Armies ==> RB.

Message from Allied:
Place Kalinin Front at Moscow and put the other two at Kharkov. over to you. where is 2nd Pz Army?
122 8/3/2026 7:14:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message The two fronts at Moshaisk will flip in order to hang onto the box. Where is the 2nd Pz Army?
121 8/2/2026 11:01:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis Message SW mech front is out of the game. The Don and
Central fronts at Bryansk are OoS
120 8/2/2026 10:56:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis Message At Tula we each take a 4L. I will flip GE4. You must elim. SWmech and replace it with a flipped scu from reserve. Place the SW inf front into the elim. box.

GE2,3 aND 4Pz are at Vyazma. Pz2 elims. the scu at Rzhev. Since no units advanced from Kaluga it will advance to Rzhev.
At Mozhaisk I take a 3L and you take a 4L. We each take a step loss. I will flip Pz3. You take a step loss and must retreat a space or take another step loss.

Tell me what units you want to flipand if you'll retreat at Mozhaisk or take another hit.
119 8/1/2026 8:20:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message Where’s the GE 2nd Pz Army?
118 8/1/2026 8:19:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

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1


Message from Allied:
Battle for Mozhaisk first roll is Axis second is Soviet.
117 8/1/2026 8:17:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

1
2


Message from Allied:
I have no CCs. Battle at Tula first roll is Axis second is Soviet.
116 7/31/2026 8:06:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Change Victory Points +1: from 11 to 12
Message from Axis:
Orel
115 7/31/2026 8:05:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Ops/Event #25: 4 / Stuka
All Ge attack vs. Su get +1 DRM this round. PREREQ: Maybe played in Summer/Fall 1941-43 only.

Message from Axis:
AX2

1)GE11 m Chernovitsi-Uman via Vinnitsa

2)GE9 m Orsha-Konotop
GE1Pz m Orsha-Orel

3)GE4,16 and 18(Kaluga) attacks Tula
I have my 12+L +1drm vs. your 9+L before CCs
If I win 2 TBD armies will advance.

4)GE2 destroys scu at Rzhev. If armies at Kaluga advanced to Tula it will advance to Kaluga otherwise to Rzhev

GE3 and 4 Panzer attack Mozhaisk
I have 9+L+1drm vs. your 6+L before CCs


114 7/31/2026 12:40:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message Apologies for the delay. I've been really busy the last 2 days. I should be able to do my next card play tonight.
113 7/29/2026 1:53:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message By the way I found the fifth trench marker for the Soviets.
112 7/29/2026 1:47:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message I only had one success at Moscow. Over to you for your next move.
111 7/29/2026 1:44:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from Allied:
Trench at Odessa.
110 7/29/2026 1:44:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from Allied:
Trench at Kharkov.
109 7/29/2026 1:43:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from Allied:
Trench at Tula.
108 7/29/2026 1:42:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Allied:
Trench at Moscow.
107 7/29/2026 1:40:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message A CW scu at Alexandria will move to Buq buq. I realize that I am trying to make more trenches than I have the counters for but some will fail.
106 7/29/2026 1:31:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from Allied:
At Moscow the Steppe and West Fronts will move to Mozhaisk. The reserve front will try to dig a trench. At Tula they will try to dig a trench. At Kharkov they will try to dig a trench. I will also. Try to dig a trenches at Odessa
105 7/29/2026 1:03:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message I have 5 Soviet entrenchment markers in my game so we'll go with that. I could not find a full counter manifest at either Boardgame Geek or GMT games.

You may voluntarily remove entrenchments in the End Turn Phase and place them in subsequent turns.
104 7/29/2026 12:19:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message The number of trench counters are a limit for the Soviets to build. Can I remove the trench counters from the Ukraine to use some other place? I count a total of four Soviet trench counters. Do you agree with this count?
103 7/26/2026 11:31:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message Nordlict
102 7/26/2026 11:30:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message Nordic and Desert Fox
101 7/26/2026 11:30:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message I have Von Paulus Pause,Panzer Refit,Wolf Packs,Stuka
100 7/26/2026 8:49:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message I want to see your cards before I use my five ops.
99 7/26/2026 8:48:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Ops/Event #25: 5 / Enigma
The Axis player must show the Allied player his hand. PREREQ: May not be played if Allies control any space in Greater Germany. May not play during Spring Thaw.

Message from Allied:
98 7/26/2026 8:48:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Message I will flip the Scu to avoid a retreat .
97 7/26/2026 11:26:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis Message I take no losses
96 7/26/2026 11:25:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis Message Well.obviously,the tactical results are as bad as they can be. Your Voronzev LCU is replace with a scu. I take no advantage. OTOH,you can flip the scu to cancel the retreat so the overall situaion is not as bad. If you choose not to flip the scu it must retreat 2 spaces.
95 7/26/2026 12:22:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied Message I’m afraid to look, how bad are the results?
94 7/26/2026 12:18:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
1


Message from Allied:
No combat cards for me here. First roll is Axis, second is Soviet.
93 7/25/2026 9:53:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #13: 3 / Krim
Cancels Su fort combat effects for 1 attack vs. Sevastopol.

Message from Axis:
AX1

1)Pz2 and 3 m Mozhaisk-Vyazma

2)Pz1 elim. scs at Viebsk then advances to Orsha

3)Pz1,2 and 3 attack Rzhev

I have it as my 15+L vs. your 3L before CCs
92 7/25/2026 6:47:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied Draw Strategy cards Drew 6 to replenish hand to 7 cards.
91 7/25/2026 3:14:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message I have to go out. I'll try to do my move later tonight
90 7/25/2026 3:06:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message Stand Fast markers on Moscow,Tula and Odessa
89 7/25/2026 2:57:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Message For the Axis it's none

For the Allies it's Stalin Orders
88 7/25/2026 2:53:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

2
4


Message from Axis:
Mandated Offensives

1st dr Axis

2nd dr Allies
87 7/25/2026 2:52:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis Draw Strategy cards Drew 7 to replenish hand to 7 cards.
86 7/25/2026 2:52:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis End Turn
85 7/25/2026 2:48:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message 2 Replacements cement points will get you 2 full scus in reserve. If you do that you have 10 scus in reserve
and 9 eliminated. Lmk if you want to do something different.
84 7/24/2026 9:52:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Message All my BR and CW units are at full strength now. How many Soviet scus do you have in the Allied Reserve box?
83 7/24/2026 9:44:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Message Replacements Vorenezh at Rhzev flips to full. West and Reserve come in full at Moscow. Northwest comes in full at Tula. With the remaining two points I will move 4 scus from the dead box to the reserve. I am not discarding any thing this turn so over to you to start the next turn.
82 7/24/2026 1:57:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Discard Strategy card Message from Axis:
81 7/24/2026 1:57:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message Attrition Phase

Soviet scus at Kolomyja and Pinsk are elim.

Kolomyja,Pinsk,Zhitomir and Kholm Demyansk become Axis controlled

Replacement Phase

GE16(Roslav),11(Chernovitsi) and 2(Vienna) flip

On your replacements remember that SW can not take replacements. Don't forget to use your BR replacements.
I have you with 9 Soviet and 4 British


80 7/23/2026 9:57:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #19: 3 / Partisans
Allow placement of Partisan markers in the Su, Greece, Albania, & Yugoslavia. May immediately play 1 Partisan marker.

Message from Allied:
Play for ops. Scu at Sevastopol moves to Nikopol. CAU front at Kharkov moves to Tula. STAL front at Cherkassi moves to Kharkov. Over to you for end of turn stuff.
79 7/23/2026 6:56:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message I never communicated my placements in the West

(GE7) in Calais

(GE1) in Paris
78 7/23/2026 6:51:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #5: 4 / Panzergruppe Guderian
2nd PzA may make a 2nd attack this round after all combat have been completed. It may advance only 1 space after this 2nd combat. PREREQ: May not be played after Hitler takes command. May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Replacement points: GE: 3, AX: 1

Message from Axis:
AX6

Replacements
77 7/21/2026 8:03:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #5: 4 / British Reinforcements
Place Desert Army ==> Alexandria, Cairo, or Basra. Place 1 CW Corps ==> RB. Allows play of Br8A(21) on any following turn.

Replacement points: BR: 2, US: 2, SU: 4

Message from Allied:
Play for Replacements, over to you.
76 7/20/2026 10:58:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message Pz2 moved via Gomel and Roslav so they are Axis controlled.
75 7/20/2026 10:56:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message I have 8 Soviet scus in reserve and 9 eliminated as well as the Reserve,Northwest and West.

All Axis units are in supply so no attrition


74 7/20/2026 10:52:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message That was AX5
73 7/20/2026 10:52:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #24: 3 / German Reinforcements
Place 1 PzC & 1 SS PzC ==> RB

Message from Axis:
AX4

1)GEPz2 m Chernogov-Vyazma
GEPz1 m Chernogov-Smolensk

2)GE4 m Orsha-Kaluga
GE9 stays in Orsha

3)GE2,3 and 4Pz(Vyazma) attacks Mozhaisk
SUscu elim. and GE 2 and 3 Pz advance
72 7/20/2026 10:06:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #9: 4 / US Build-up
Allows play of Allied Invasions, US 8th Air Force, US Reinf, BR8A(21) on any following turns. PREREQ: May play any turn after the turn of US Entry.

Message from Allied:
Play for ops and make the four moves discussed on the phone
71 7/20/2026 10:04:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Return Strategy card to hand #19: 3 / Partisans

Message from Allied:
Partisans back to hand.
70 7/20/2026 9:45:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message The units at Gomel are OoS with my Pz1 and 2 in Chernigov and Axis control of Roslav. You could have retreated SW to Konotop and moved from there.
69 7/20/2026 3:05:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Operations #19: 3 / Partisans
Allow placement of Partisan markers in the Su, Greece, Albania, & Yugoslavia. May immediately play 1 Partisan marker.

Message from Allied:
Play for ops. Caucasus front at Kirovograd will move to Kharkov. Activate Gomel SW front will move to Tula and Central Front will move to Konotop. At Velikiye Luki the Voronezh front will move to Rzhev. Over to you!
68 7/20/2026 2:49:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Message Scu at Mozhaisk will flip to hang on to the box. SW front will retreat to Gomel.
67 7/19/2026 9:37:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Change Victory Points +1: from 10 to 11
Message from Axis:
Kiev
66 7/19/2026 9:36:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message Agreed on the Stand Fast markers.

I got lucky on those attacks. I take no losses.

At Kiev your Southwest flips and you must retreat 2 spaces. My Panzers follow to Chernigov. GE6 advances to Kiev

At Mozhaisk your Reserve is replaced with a scu. You may flip that to cancel the 2 space retreat. If you retreat Pz3 advances to Mozhaisk
65 7/19/2026 9:22:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Message I have the Stand Fast markers at Vitebsk, Pinsk, and Ofessa. Odessa. Do you agree?
64 7/19/2026 9:17:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Message Go ahead and implement the results and choose your advance.
63 7/19/2026 9:16:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
1


Message from Allied:
Second one is Mozhaisk. First roll is Axis and second roll is Russian.
62 7/19/2026 9:14:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

1
1


Message from Allied:
First is attack on Kiev. First roll is Axis, second is Russian.
61 7/18/2026 11:46:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #21: 5 / Herkules
Place an Axis control marker on Malta. May trace full supply by sea to Tripoli/Tunis. PREREQ: May not be played if Allied units are in Benghazi or Algiers.

Message from Axis:
AX4

1)(GE16) and 18 m Roslav-Kaluga
GEPz4 m Roslav-Vyazma

2)GE4 and 9 m Minsk-Orsha

3)GEc m Masurian Lakes-Minsk

4)GEPz1 and 2 plus GE6(Uman) attack Kiev

I have AX12L vs. AL5L before CCs

5)GEPz 3 and 4(Vyazma) attack Mozhaisk

I have AX9L vs. AL3L before CCs
60 7/12/2026 1:55:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Message The Boronezh front is in Velikiye Luki. Can you talk on the phone now?
59 7/11/2026 11:33:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Play Strategy card as Replacement Points #16: 5 / Sledgehammer
Beach head: Allied A-B,D. [Br1A], 2x US Corps. PREREQ: Play after US Build-Up. May not play after Torch.

Replacement points: BR: 2, US: 3, SU: 5

Message from Allied:
Play for replacements.
58 7/11/2026 11:23:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Play Strategy card as Operations #11: 3 / Italian Naval Sortee
Axis unit may trace full supply across SR lines to Tripoli/Tunis this turn. May place 1 combat or Move marker.

Message from Axis:
AX3

1)(GE16) and 18th m Orsha-Roslav

2)GE4 m Brest Litovsk-Minsk(w/GE9)

3GE6 m Tarnopol-Uman


57 7/11/2026 10:33:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied Message Can you call me on the phone so we can fix the problem? 513-238-7963.
56 7/11/2026 10:28:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message Not Pinsk,Vitebsk is OoS
55 7/11/2026 10:25:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message Voronezh is OoS so can only make it to Velikye Luki. Do you want to do that? Kolomyja and Pinsk are the only other OoS spaces right now. Voronezh looked like coroner to autocorrect when I first wrote this and that is what almost came through. Seriously?
54 7/11/2026 10:16:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis Message Ok Ill just advance GEPz1 and 2 to Uman and do your move as you did it.

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