Entry # | Time | Turn | Player | Title | Entry |
435 | 11/22/2022 1:27:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Moderator | Change Moderator player | Moderator player changed from Michael Dauer to Michael Dauer |
434 | 11/17/2022 3:09:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Thanks very much for the game. I’ll send some thoughts by email. |
433 | 11/17/2022 3:05:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
It's been quite a thrashing. I'm looking at my war status, your approach to 20vp, and the fact that I'm pretty much out of good options. And Italy isn't even in the war yet! I yield sir! Well fought. |
432 | 11/17/2022 3:01:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Wow! GE8 will indeed advance to besiege Kovno. |
431 | 11/17/2022 3:00:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
7 damage for RU 4 damage for GE flip GE10 RU12 eliminated, (RU2) eliminated; one replacement c flipped (1,0) both RUc retreat to Riga |
430 | 11/17/2022 2:58:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 6 3 Message from Allies: Kovno CP 9a AP 6a |
429 | 11/17/2022 2:57:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
SBc eliminated. AH army advances |
428 | 11/17/2022 2:56:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 6 2 Message from Allies: Skopje A2 C1 |
427 | 11/17/2022 1:25:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Level 1 CP Trench at Przemysl |
426 | 11/17/2022 1:25:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 1 Message from Central Powers: Przemysl Entrench Attempt |
425 | 11/17/2022 1:24:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#51: 4 / Peace Offensive May only be played after "H-L Take Command". Cancels all trench effects for 1 GE attack. If attacker does not advance into the space, subtract 1 VP. Play prior to Attempt Flank Attack Step. A trench does not need to be present. Message from Central Powers: T8 CP3 Ops Przemysl Move: AH10 dig, AH11 to Brest-Litovsk Sarajevo Move: AH6 to Trieste Nis Attack: AH5 vs Skopje, A2 vs C1, MO done, advance if possible Insterberg Attack: - GE8 & GE10 vs Kovno, A10 vs A6, flip GE10, GE8 may advance - (GE11) vs Grodno, automatically destroys fort & any units that retreated there |
424 | 11/17/2022 1:06:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Eliminate (GEc) to not retreat. |
423 | 11/17/2022 12:52:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
eliminate RU10, flip replacement c (3,0) |
422 | 11/17/2022 12:52:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
My plan is to make up for skill and experience deficits with luck. |
421 | 11/17/2022 12:34:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Ouch! 7 hits eliminate GE14 & flip the replacing GEc (4,1). 5 hits back eliminate the RU army of your choice? |
420 | 11/17/2022 12:31:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 6 3 Message from Central Powers: Second Battle of Brest-Litovsk Russian A9 vs German A12 |
419 | 11/17/2022 12:16:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#13: 4 / Rape of Belgium May only be played if CP played "Guns of August." May only be played as an Event if the Allied War Status is still at Mobilization. Subtract 1 VP. Message from Allies: T8 AP1 4Ops Poti all units to Batum Kovel & Pinsk v B-L (RU3) NOT participating AP9a CP12a Petrograd RU5 to Szawli |
418 | 11/17/2022 12:11:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
dodged the bullet 4 damage each flip one GE army (please specify) flip RU2, eliminate RU c |
417 | 11/17/2022 12:10:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 1 3 Message from Allies: Kovno CP 15a AP 6a |
416 | 11/17/2022 11:47:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
No trench. Flip GE11. |
415 | 11/17/2022 11:42:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 3 Message from Central Powers: Stanislau Entrench Attempt |
414 | 11/17/2022 11:41:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#14: 4 / Austria - Hungary Reinforcements (7th Army) 7th Army, 2 corps. Message from Central Powers: T8 CP2 Ops Belgrade Move: AH5 through Valjevo to Nis Stanislau Move: AH3 dig, AH4 & AHc through Lemberg to Tarnopol Breslau Move: GE14 to Brest-Litovsk Insterberg Attack: GE8, GE10 & GE11 vs Kovno, A15 vs A8 |
413 | 11/17/2022 9:46:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
On the Poti front, I must acknowledge that the odds were against me drawing Kemal this turn. |
412 | 11/17/2022 9:44:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
And now I have a meeting. |
411 | 11/17/2022 9:44:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
re: Kemal. Great point; I need to focus more on that. |
410 | 11/17/2022 9:43:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Eliminate (GEc) to not retreat. |
409 | 11/17/2022 9:41:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
Eliminate RUc Flip RU3 |
408 | 11/17/2022 9:35:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
7 hits eliminate GE12 & flip the replacing GEc (5,1). The Russians have options for 4 hits back. |
407 | 11/17/2022 9:34:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 5 2 Message from Central Powers: Battle of Brest-Litovsk Russian A15 vs German A12 |
406 | 11/17/2022 9:32:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Since you mentioned learning from this game, my thought is that Yudenich should have attacked last turn when your spies confirmed Kemal’s absence. |
405 | 11/17/2022 9:28:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
no advance |
404 | 11/17/2022 9:28:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
right CAU must take first damage. Forgot that. |
403 | 11/17/2022 9:27:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
See rule 12.4.5 on loss priority. |
402 | 11/17/2022 9:25:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
3 hits eliminate one TUc & flip the other TUc. 2 hits flip RU CAU. BUc & (TUc) must retreat to Rize. RUcs may advance? |
401 | 11/17/2022 9:25:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
flip both RUc |
400 | 11/17/2022 9:24:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 2 2 Message from Central Powers: Third Battle of Batum Russian A5 vs Turkish-Bulgarian A4 |
399 | 11/17/2022 9:22:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Combat |
#31: 3 / Kemal A TU unit defender (SN unit does not count) with a combat factor of 1 or more may fire on the Army Table. May only be used in one Combat per turn. If after a flank attack the required TU unit with combat factor of 1 or more is no longer present, convert the remaining factors from the Corps Fire Table to the Army Fire Table (round "0" Corp Fire Table column up to the "1" Army Fire Table Column). Message from Central Powers: Batum |
398 | 11/17/2022 9:01:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#22: 3 / Italian Reinforcements May only be played after ITALY joins the Allies. 5th Army. Message from Allies: T8 AP1 3Ops Poti v Batum 5a v 4c Pinsk & Kovel v B-L 15a v 12a after trench |
397 | 11/17/2022 8:58:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
Ah -- you also have Calais -- so yes, 16 vp |
396 | 11/17/2022 8:57:00 AM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Message |
Re: Victory Point count I believe I have missed one MO: 11 VP Blockade twice + Lusitania: 8 VP Reichstag Truce: 9 VP Per journal, I think I was last in Lemberg: 8 VP You have seized Lodz, Warsaw, Belgrade, Ostend, Brussels, Cambrai, & Sedan. 15 VP I may have missed something! |
395 | 11/16/2022 11:18:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Event |
#41: 3 / German Reinforcements (14th Army) 14th Army. Message from Central Powers: T8 CP1 Reinforcements GE14 to Breslau |
394 | 11/16/2022 11:09:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Allies | Draw Strategy cards |
NOTE: The deck was reshuffled on this deal. |
393 | 11/16/2022 11:07:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Draw Strategy cards | |
392 | 11/16/2022 11:05:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Message |
Austrian & Russian |
391 | 11/16/2022 11:05:00 PM | Winter 1916 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 1 6 Message from Central Powers: Turn 8 MOs CP first, AP second |
390 | 11/16/2022 11:03:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | End Turn | |
389 | 11/16/2022 11:02:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Thanks very much. Let’s discuss after our game. |
388 | 11/16/2022 10:59:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Walter Rathenau flips up GE11 Insterberg. I am also holding two cards (which you have seen). |
387 | 11/16/2022 10:59:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
I'm learning a great deal playing you. I have about 8 plays under my belt, and you're the strongest opponent I've played thus far by a fair margin. I'm seeing how my decisions are not efficient and in some cases not well planned out at all (foregoing the opportunity to play Rape of Belgium...ugh). |
386 | 11/16/2022 10:57:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
AP holds two cards would you do the end turn honors? |
385 | 11/16/2022 10:56:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
Lomza fort destroyed |
384 | 11/16/2022 10:56:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 2 Message from Allies: Lomza siege |
383 | 11/16/2022 10:56:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
End of turn AP RPs 1 Allied: can't take 2 British: FULL 2 French: flip FRc in Verdun; c to RB (7,0) 3 Russian: flip RU2 in Kovno; EB RU5 to Petrograd |
382 | 11/16/2022 10:55:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Also a siege at Lomza . . . |
381 | 11/16/2022 10:54:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Rule 11.2.1: "Armies may attempt to entrench while besieging enemy fort spaces." |
380 | 11/16/2022 10:53:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
VP at 16, will drop to 15 when turn shifts to Winter. |
379 | 11/16/2022 10:53:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
garrison at B-L holds firm |
378 | 11/16/2022 10:53:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 1 Message from Allies: B-L siege |
377 | 11/16/2022 10:52:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#21: 2 / Phosgene Gas A FR attack adds +1 drm. Message from Allies: Zhitomir RU4 to Lutsk Lutsk RU3 & RU10 & RUc to Pinsk via Sarna |
376 | 11/16/2022 10:49:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
disregard my question -- you can. |
375 | 11/16/2022 10:48:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
sorry I don't know the rules on this -- but can you dig in a location where there is a besieged fort? |
374 | 11/16/2022 10:45:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
Level 1 CP Trenches at Brussels & Brest-Litovsk |
373 | 11/16/2022 10:44:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 2 Message from Central Powers: Brest-Litovsk Entrench Attempt |
372 | 11/16/2022 10:44:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 2 Message from Central Powers: Brussels Entrench Attempt |
371 | 11/16/2022 10:43:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#39: 2 / German Reinforcements (2 corps) 2 corps. Message from Central Powers: T7 CP6 Ops Brussels Move: GE3 dig, one GEc stays, one GEc through Cambrai to Strasbourg Brest-Litovsk Move: GE12 dig, GEcs through Pinsk & Sarny then back to Brest-Litovsk |
370 | 11/16/2022 10:33:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Return Strategy card to hand |
#25: 4 / High Seas Fleet Message from Central Powers: Hang on |
369 | 11/16/2022 10:30:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Replacement Points |
#25: 4 / High Seas Fleet High Seas Fleet sorties. Unless the Allied player plays the "Grand Fleet" as his next action, add 1 VP. Replacement points: AH: 2, BU: 1, GE: 3, TU: 1 Message from Central Powers: T7 CP6 Replacements |
368 | 11/16/2022 10:28:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Replacement Points |
#30: 4 / Salonika Allied player must SRs at least one and up to 3 BR/FR Corps (from Allied ports on the map and/or Reserve) only to Salonika (ANA, AUS, CND, or PT do not qualify as BR for this purpose). This counts as a SR action (see 9.3.3). May be played after Greek Entry provided Salonika is Allied controlled and subject to stacking limits. Replacement points: A: 1, BR: 2, FR: 2, IT: 1, RU: 3 Message from Allies: |
367 | 11/16/2022 10:28:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
GEc destroyed, FRc flips |
366 | 11/16/2022 10:27:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 5 Message from Allies: The brave GEc assails Verdun. 1c due to trench |
365 | 11/16/2022 10:26:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
No advance |
364 | 11/16/2022 10:23:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
eliminate (RU8) and (RU5). Flip one of the c. RB has 4 RUc. (c) to Vilna via Kovno c to Kovno via Vilna Advance? |
363 | 11/16/2022 10:21:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 2 4 1 Message from Allies: Grodno CP 10a AP 5a |
362 | 11/16/2022 10:16:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#10: 3 / SUD Army One AH unit and up to 2 GE corps may stack together and be Activated for a cost of 1 OPS point. A different stack may be chosen each Action Round. If a second AH unit or a second non-GE corps unit is present, then the activation cost is 2 OPS points. This event does not supercede rule 12.1.11. Message from Central Powers: T7 CP5 Ops Warsaw Move: GE12 through Lublin to Brest-Litovsk Insterberg Attack: GE8 & GE10 only vs Grodno, A10 vs A5, flip GE10 if needed Metz Attack: GEc only vs Verdun, C1 vs A12, MO done |
361 | 11/16/2022 9:55:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
Flip RU2, RU5, RU8, eliminate (RUc) |
360 | 11/16/2022 9:56:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
Have to head out to meetings. Back around 4pm. |
359 | 11/16/2022 9:54:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
The Russians have options for 7 hits. |
358 | 11/16/2022 9:53:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 6 Message from Central Powers: German Defence of Insterberg, A13 |
357 | 11/16/2022 9:52:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
5 hits flip GE11. |
356 | 11/16/2022 9:52:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 4 Message from Central Powers: Russian Attack on Insterberg, A12 |
355 | 11/16/2022 9:50:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
That works |
354 | 11/16/2022 9:47:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
thanks -- I struggle with those Russian supply lines. If Ok, I will put RU4 in Zitomir instead of in Dubno, leaving RU1 in Dubno |
353 | 11/16/2022 9:33:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
I believe that move opens up a supply threat to Russia's southern front since a GEc from Brest-Litovsk could reach Zhitomir. |
352 | 11/16/2022 9:30:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
Flank attack succeeds |
351 | 11/16/2022 9:29:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 6 Message from Allies: flanka attempt v Insterberg |
350 | 11/16/2022 9:29:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#28: 4 / Landships Allows play of "Royal Tank Corps". Message from Allies: T7 AP4 4Ops Kovno & Grodno v Intserberg 12a v 15a FLANK attempt Dubno RU6, RU7, RU9 to Kovel Kharkov RU1, RU4 to Dubno |
349 | 11/16/2022 9:21:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Operations |
#50: 4 / Blucher May only be played after "H-L Take Command". Cancels all trench effects for 1 GE attack. Play prior to Attempt Flank Attack Step. A trench does not need to be present. Message from Central Powers: T7 CP4 Ops Posen Move: GE11 to Insterberg Tannenberg Move: GEc besieges Lomza, GE8 through Königsberg to Insterberg Danzig Move: GE10 to Insterberg, both GEc through Bialystok to besiege Brest-Litovsk Warsaw Attack: GE12 automatically destroys fort |
348 | 11/16/2022 9:01:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#24: 3 / French Reinforcements (7th Army) 7th Army. Message from Allies: to Paris |
347 | 11/16/2022 8:10:00 AM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Strategic Redeployment |
#24: 3 / Libyan Revolt (TU Reinforcements) May only be played if there are no Allied units in the Libya space. Place the SN unit in Libya. SN unit is always in supply. Space converted by the SN units are checked normally during the Attrition phase. Message from Central Powers: T7 CP3 SR BUc Burgas to Batum GEc Reserve (8,1) to Brussels GEc Reserve (7,1) to Danzig GEc Reserve (6,1) to Danzig |
346 | 11/15/2022 10:46:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
I think I’m going to call it a night. Nice to end on a Poti reference. |
345 | 11/15/2022 10:29:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#29: 4 / Yudenitch (RU Reinforcements) Place the Russian CAU Army in any supplied space in Russia on the Near East map. Can enter prior to TU entry. Message from Allies: into the potty |
344 | 11/15/2022 10:28:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Event |
#38: 2 / German Reinforcements (2 corps) 2 corps. Message from Central Powers: T7 CP2 Reinforcements GEc Reserve to (9,1) Just the reinforcements I needed! :) |
343 | 11/15/2022 10:23:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
trench bonus placed in Verdun |
342 | 11/15/2022 10:23:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Die roll request |
Request: 6-sided die x 1 5 Message from Allies: verdun dig |
341 | 11/15/2022 10:23:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
Cloak and Dagger Ops Verdun DIG |
340 | 11/15/2022 10:20:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
3 / SUD Army One AH unit and up to 2 GE corps may stack together and be Activated for a cost of 1 OPS point. A different stack may be chosen each Action Round. If a second AH unit or a second non-GE corps unit is present, then the activation cost is 2 OPS points. This event does not supercede rule 12.1.11. 38 2 / German Reinforcements (2 corps) 2 corps. 53 5 / Bolshevik Revolution May only be played if Russian Capitulation marker is in the "Bolshevik Revolution Allowed" box. No more than 1 RU RP may be spent each turn. Current and future RU MOs become “None”. 50 4 / Blucher May only be played after "H-L Take Command". Cancels all trench effects for 1 GE attack. Play prior to Attempt Flank Attack Step. A trench does not need to be present. 39 2 / German Reinforcements (2 corps) 2 corps. 24 3 / Libyan Revolt (TU Reinforcements) May only be played if there are no Allied units in the Libya space. Place the SN unit in Libya. SN unit is always in supply. Space converted by the SN units are checked normally during the Attrition phase. 47 4 / French Mutiny Flip Allied MO marker to “FR Mutiny” side. Current and future FR MOs are considered FR Mutiny while the MO marker is in the FR box. If any FR units not stacked with US units attack on a FR Mutiny turn, add 1 VP for the turn (not for each attack). FR Mutiny does not apply to attacks outside of FR, BE, GE. 25 4 / High Seas Fleet High Seas Fleet sorties. Unless the Allied player plays the "Grand Fleet" as his next action, add 1 VP. |
339 | 11/15/2022 10:19:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Play Strategy card as Event |
#23: 2 / Cloak and Dagger Allied player may examine all cards in the CP player's hand and then conduct Operations using this card. Message from Allies: T7 AP1 Event Please show me your hand, Tex |
338 | 11/15/2022 10:17:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Allies | Message |
got it -- AP sieges, CP MO. |
337 | 11/15/2022 10:16:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Play Strategy card as Event |
#47: 4 / French Mutiny Flip Allied MO marker to “FR Mutiny” side. Current and future FR MOs are considered FR Mutiny while the MO marker is in the FR box. If any FR units not stacked with US units attack on a FR Mutiny turn, add 1 VP for the turn (not for each attack). FR Mutiny does not apply to attacks outside of FR, BE, GE. War Status increased to 12 Message from Central Powers: T7 CP1 Event |
336 | 11/15/2022 10:15:00 PM | Fall 1915 | Central Powers | Message |
The tournament FAQs seem pretty clear that the first dice to hit the log (i.e. yours) stand, so German and French MOs. I do think it is good practice for AP to roll sieges and CP to roll MOs to avoid confusion. |
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