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176 10/13/2026 9:32:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 25 4 Strategic Redeployment #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:
Good morning! Play as SR

1pzxxx, 2pzxxx from Reserve to Warsaw

GE9xxx Masurian Lakes to Bobriusk

IT7xxx Albania - Tunis

Back to you!
175 10/12/2026 7:38:00 PM Winter 1942 Allied 15 3 Replacement Points #15: 3 / Casablanca
Treat all Neutral spaces as Allied for VP purposes. PREREQ: May play if Allies control Oran & Algiers, or Syracusa, & there are no Axis controlled spaces in Libya or Egypt. (Subtract 1 VP for each currently neutral VP space.)

Replacement points: BR: 1, US: 2, SU: 3

Message from Allied:
Turn 4, AR5 REplacements

SU 3 + 5 already = 8

BR 1 +2 already = 3

US 2 + 3 already = 5

Finally got to this. I got a new 3d printer today and I’ve been unpacking and calibrating and so forth. So neat!!
174 10/11/2026 10:09:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 3 2 Replacement Points #3: 2 / OKH Conference
Allow play of Taifun w/o VP penalty.

Replacement points: GE: 2, AX: 0

Message from Axis:
Play as replacements

Back to you!
173 10/11/2026 9:46:00 AM Winter 1942 Allied 17 2 Operations #17: 2 / Zhukov
"+1DRM" for Su Offensive or Def fire.

Message from Allied:
Turn 4, AR4, 2 OPS

1. Basra - Move the BRxxx7th to Ramadi

2. Cairo - Move the CWxxx3 to El Alamein

Your move.
170 10/9/2026 8:34:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 13 3 Strategic Redeployment #13: 3 / Krim
Cancels Su fort combat effects for 1 attack vs. Sevastopol.

Message from Axis:
Play as SR

ITpzxxx Bir Hachim - Hellfire Pass

GE9xxx Crete - Tobruk

GE7xxx Athens - Crete


Back to you, sir!
169 10/8/2026 1:59:00 PM Winter 1942 Allied 16 5 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:
Turn 4, AR 3, Replacements card

S 5

BR 2

US 3

The drill sergeants are really busy right now!
164 10/5/2026 4:53:00 PM Winter 1942 Axis 5 4 Operations #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.

Message from Axis:
Play as OPS

The three units at hellfire pass — PAA, 2pzxxx, and It9xxx — attack Tobruk that’s an op point for each unit plus one extra for PAA

9 lcu v 2 scu, modified to 6-8 v 3 for trench. No cc here do you play a CC?

163 10/5/2026 3:51:00 PM Winter 1942 Allied 13 3 Event #13: 3 / Siberians
Place 1st-5th Shock Armies on the map as if they were LCUs PREREQ: Play after Sorge.

Message from Allied:
Turn 4, AR 2 Reinforcements

No surprise for this card play as an Event and Yellow for 3 OPS. Place the “S” units as follows”
1 & 2S at Dnepropetrvosk
3 & 4S at Kharkov
5 at Moscow

Now their OPS of 3:
1. Dnepropetrovsk - Move the SUxxxx1S to Kirovograd. The SUxxxx2S to Cherkassi.

2. Moscow - SUxxxx5S to Rzhev. SUxxxx18 to Bryansk

3. Bryansk - Central Frt to Chernigov

Now your go for round 3.
162 10/5/2026 2:37:00 PM Winter 1942 Axis 19 3 Operations #19: 3 / Luftwaffe Supply
Place Luftwaffe supply marker on any OOS axis units in 1 space. Units in that space are in limited supply this turn for defensive & attrition only.

Message from Axis:
Play as OPS

Luga 1PZ, 2PZ ro Vitebsk

Dvinsl GE4 to Luga

Back to you, sir!
156 10/4/2026 4:30:00 PM Winter 1942 Allied 11 3 Event #11: 3 / Sorge
May place move/combat marker on 2 Soviet spaces. Allow play of Siberians

Message from Allied:
Turn 4, AR 1, Evemt

I got the trench at Chernigov before the rework of my errant card play. Now…

2. Trench roll fr Smolensk.
155 10/4/2026 4:26:00 PM Winter 1942 Allied 13 3 oved Strategy card to hand #13: 3 / Siberians

Message from Allied:
Per our discussion
151 10/3/2026 1:27:00 PM Winter 1942 Allied 13 3 Event #13: 3 / Siberians
Place 1st-5th Shock Armies on the map as if they were LCUs PREREQ: Play after Sorge.

Message from Allied:
Turn 4, AR 1, Other Event/Reinforcements

Yellow card lets me place and move 5 units!

Place as follows:
SUxxxx1S & 2S at Dnepropetrovsk

Suxxxx3S & 4S @ Tula

SUxxxx5S at Moscow

Now for 3 OPS:
1. Dnepropetrovsk - Move the SUxxxx1S to Kirovograd. Move the SUxxxx2S to Kremenchug

2. Tula - Move the SUxxxx3S & 4S to Bryansk

3. Roll for trench at Chernigov.
148 10/2/2026 7:02:00 AM Winter 1942 Axis 23 4 Event #23: 4 / Axis Satellites
IT8A ==> Odessa, HU 2A ==> Kiev. PREREQ: May play if Axis controls Kiev & Odessa in Supply.

Message from Axis:
play as event, placing reinforcements as indicated on card.
Back to you!
136 9/30/2026 4:30:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 15 3 Operations #15: 3 / Casablanca
Treat all Neutral spaces as Allied for VP purposes. PREREQ: May play if Allies control Oran & Algiers, or Syracusa, & there are no Axis controlled spaces in Libya or Egypt. (Subtract 1 VP for each currently neutral VP space.)

Message from Allied:
Turn 3, AR 6, 3 OPS

I’ll activate for movement OPS at:
1. Kirovograd - Trench roll

2., Cherkassi - Trench roll

3. Smolensk - Trench roll
135 9/29/2026 3:39:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 15 3 Replacement Points #15: 3 / Wolfpacks
Allied hand size reduced by 2 for the next draw phase. PREREQ: May not be played after ASW Victory.

Replacement points: GE: 2, AX: 1

Message from Axis:
We will do the same.
134 9/29/2026 8:13:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied 6 4 Replacement Points #6: 4 / FDR Declares War
Maybe played after Summer 41. US Enters the war. Allow play of US Build-Up.

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

Message from Allied:
Turn 3, AR 5, Repacement Points


Sorry for the delay, I had to think over this turn and finally made up my mind. I’ll take replacements showing this is AR 5. If not, I’ll make another move.

SU 4

BR 2

US 2

Now to you good sir…
133 9/27/2026 3:59:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 6 4 Operations #6: 4 / Panzer Refit
Flip any 3 reduced strength Pz units (Army or corps) to their unreduced sides. No space containing an affected Pz unit may be activated this round. PREREQ: May not be played during Spring Thaw.

Message from Axis:
Play as OPS
1,2: PAA Mechili - Hellfire Pass
3: GE17. Tarnopol-Rovno - Kiev
4: GE11xxx Warsaw - Tarnopol-Rovno

Good aggressive defense sir. Can't do everything I wanted....

back to you ...
132 9/27/2026 9:14:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied 11 3 Operations #11: 3 / Sorge
May place move/combat marker on 2 Soviet spaces. Allow play of Siberians

Message from Allied:
Turn 3, AR 4, 3 OPS

1. Alexandria - Move the BR Desert to Bug Bug joining the 2 unit already there.

2. Dnepropetrovsk - Move the Kalinin Frt to Kirovograd joining the Caucasus Frt already there. - Move the Volkhov frt to Cherkassi joining South Frt there.

3. Kharkov - Move the Bryansk Frt there to Chernigov joining (SW) there.

Your go Sir!
131 9/25/2026 3:58:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 10 2 Operations #10: 2 / Desert Fox
"+1 DRM" for any Ge Pz unit(s) attacking into or defending in a desert space.

Message from Axis:
same play but card being played as ops
130 9/25/2026 3:57:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 10 2 o hand #10: 2 / Desert Fox

Message from Axis:
oops, not replace points
129 9/25/2026 3:57:00 PM Fall 1941 Axis 10 2 Replacement Points #10: 2 / Desert Fox
"+1 DRM" for any Ge Pz unit(s) attacking into or defending in a desert space.

Replacement points: GE: 2, AX: 0

Message from Axis:
Activate PAA for two points. Move Tripoli to Mechili

Back to you !
128 9/25/2026 8:33:00 AM Fall 1941 Allied 5 4 Event #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.

Message from Allied:
Turn 3, AR 3, Event Reinforcement

The BR Desert army arrive at Alexandria at full strength. I place the Rxxx11 in the Reserve.

Back to your for AR 4. I may be hit or miss today also and even tomorrow. I turn 74 today and we have plans celebrating today and tomorrow. Tomorrow we go to the Orlando Air Show and Mary’s never done that and is taking me as my Bday present. Temperature dropped last night and expecting a high of 82 at the show tomorrow….hallelujah!
126 9/24/2026 8:13:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis 22 4 Event #22: 4 / German Reinforcements
Place PzAA at Tripoli. Remove 1 supplied Pz Corps in Libya/Egypt to RB.

Message from Axis:
this shouldn’t affect any changes you make on the SW, if indeed it had not suffered casualties before.
Place the PAA in Tripoli and move the 1pzxxx in Tripoli,to the reserve

back to you!
124 9/23/2026 4:20:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 24 3 Event #24: 3 / Soviet Reinforcements
Place Brynsk, Kalinin, & Volkhov Fronts. Place 3x Armies ==> RB.

Message from Allied:
Turn 3, AR 2, Reinforcements Event

In the Reerve I’ll add the SUxxxx22 + 23 + 24

1. Place the Volkhov Frt in Dnepropetrovsk

2. Place the Kalinin Frt in Dnepropetrovsk also

3. Place the Bryansk Frt in Kharkov

You for AR3.
123 9/23/2026 8:01:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis 8 2 Strategic Redeployment #8: 2 / Hitler Declares War
Add 1 VP. US Enters the war. Allow play of Allied US Build-Up card. PREREQ: May play after Summer 41.

Message from Axis:
1pzxxx Odessa to Syracuse, and across the Mare Nostrum to Tripoli, where it must stop.

It8xxx Tripoli - Tunis

Back to you!
118 9/21/2026 3:06:00 PM Fall 1941 Allied 1 4 Operations #1: 4 / Torch
Beachheads: Allied/US K-L,S. [BR1A], 2xUS Corps. PREREQ: US Build-Up. May not play after Sledgehammer

Message from Allied:
Turn 3, AR 1, 4 OPS

1. Norovograd - (SUxxxx13) to Tikhvin Volknov
(Leningrad) to Valdal

2. Kirovograd - roll for trench level 1

3 & 4 - Chernigov & Cherkassi combine to attack Kiev 8 to 5. Any CC?
105 9/19/2026 7:01:00 AM Fall 1941 Axis 16 5 Operations #16: 5 / Speer
Allow play of 5th Pz & 6th SS Pz A & Final Production Surge event. PREREQ: May not play after Totaler Krieg.

Message from Axis:
Play as OPS

Mark Riga and Insterberg with MV, Luga and Galatz for combat

Riga -- 1PZ to Luga
Insterberg 3 PZ to Luga

Attak Leningraed, 15-2, shift 2 left for urban, fort. No CC here. Do you play a CC?

88 9/17/2026 8:03:00 AM Summer 1941 Allied 20 2 Replacement Points #20: 2 / Paradrop
"+1DRM" for Offensive fire. Maybe used once per turn only.

Replacement points: BR: 1, US: 1, SU: 2

Message from Allied:
Turn 2, AR 5, Replacements

It’s not much but it’s something! To build back with.

SU 2

US 1

BR 1

Last round to you sir!
87 9/16/2026 6:39:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 14 5 Replacement Points #14: 5 / Fall Blau
Axis places 5 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). +1DRM for all attack vs. Su this round. Allows Axis attack Stalingrad, Maikop, Armavir. PREREQ: May play after Hitler Takes Command.

Replacement points: GE: 4, AX: 2

Message from Axis:
as tempting as it is to continue, I just can’t live without the replacements right now. Good move on your part as I can’t capitalize on those empty VP spaces

85 9/15/2026 5:08:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 22 5 Operations #22: 5 / Operation Uranus
"+1DRM" for all Su attack this round. PREREQ: May NOT play during Spring Thaw

Message from Allied:
Turn 2, AR 4, 5 OPS

1. Kishinev - South Frt to Cherkassi = -1 VP for Stand Fast violation

2. Odessa - Caucasus to Kirovograd - SUxxxx11 to Poltava

3. Gomel - SW Frt to Chernigov & Central Fr to Bryansk

4. Smolensk - Don Frt to Valdal

5. Holm Demyansk - (SUxxxx13) to Novgorod

Not sure how this will go. I think I’m screwed by a good series of German attacks. I could not play that last good card for Reinf and I think that may be the crush. We’ll see. If so, we can do that Napoleonic game we bought a couple years back! You’re playing a strong German attack and I just don’t know if the Soviets can stand up to it if it’s done right.
84 9/15/2026 7:38:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 9 4 Operations #9: 4 / Hitler Takes Command
Allow play of Totaler Krieg, Fall Blau, Zitadelle, Wacht am Rhein events. Prevents play of PzG Guderian. +2DRM to the Axis Order rolls.

Message from Axis:
nearly the same move as last time with adjustment made for Odessa and the 17/9 issue fixed

essage from Axis:
Mark Temesvar and Minsk for MV, Pskov, Tarnopol for Combat

1. At temesvar the 1pzxxx and (2) move to Galatz

2. At Minsk, the 2PZ and 4PZ move to Tarnopol, moving first into Soviet controlled Bobriusk to avoid stand-fast penalty.

3. At Pskov, the 9 attacks the 9xxxx at Luga, eliminates it and advance3s to Luga.
The 16 attacks the 12 in Velikiye-Luki and eliminates it, but no advance

4. At Tarnopol, the 17 attacks Vinnitsa, eliminates the 8xxxx, but no advance
The 3PZ and 4 PZ attack Zhitomir. 10 xxxx eliminated, the 4PZ advances to Zhitomir, the 2 PZ to Kiev 1VP

That should be it I’ll send a picture to confirm

83 9/15/2026 7:35:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 14 5 o hand #14: 5 / Fall Blau

Message from Axis:
Redo last move
76 9/11/2026 9:55:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 14 5 Operations #14: 5 / Fall Blau
Axis places 5 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). +1DRM for all attack vs. Su this round. Allows Axis attack Stalingrad, Maikop, Armavir. PREREQ: May play after Hitler Takes Command.

Message from Axis:
Mark Temesvar and Minsk for MV, Pskov, Tarnopol and Galatz for Combat

1. At temesvar the 1pzxxx moves to Galatz, the (2) moves to Lwow

2. At Minsk, the 2PZ and 4PZ move to Tarnopol, moving first into Soviet controlled Bobriusk to avoid stand-fast penalty.

3. At Pskov, the 17 attacks the 9xxxx at Luga, eliminates it and advance3s to Luga.
The 16 attacks the 12 in Velikiye-Luki and eliminates it, but no advance

4. At Tarnopol, the 17 attacks Vinnitsa, eliminates the 8xxxx, but no advance
The 3PZ and 4 PZ attack Zhitomir. 10 xxxx eliminated, the 4PZ advances to Zhitomir, the 2 PZ to Kiev 1VP

5. At Galatz, the RO4 and 1pzxxx attack Odessa. Even with the shift left, the 11 is eliminated, but rolls to see if it causes casualties. I'll leave that for you, but in the meantime, the RO4 advances to Odessa, (1VP) the 1pzxxx keeps going to Kirovograd

You are up after you roll to see if you get a hit at Galatz.

I'm out of town for the weekend, so take your time! Heading to Jim Thorpe PA with a bunch of magicians for a magic retreat.


75 9/10/2026 7:41:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 13 3 Operations #13: 3 / Siberians
Place 1st-5th Shock Armies on the map as if they were LCUs PREREQ: Play after Sorge.

Message from Allied:
Turn 2, AR 4, 3 OPS

I Don’t like your heaven concentration up North but it’s a lot like last game.

1. Leningrad - Move the Voronezh & Steppe Fronts to Rzhev

2. Bobruisk - Move the Central & SW Fronts to Gomel joining the SU there.

3. Moscow - Move the Don & Stalingrad fronts to Smolensk joining the SUxxxx4 there.
70 9/9/2026 8:42:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 12 3 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:
Play as Yellow event

1. Couland 18 to Vitebsk

2. Leow 17 to Tarnopol

3. Vienna (2), 1pzxxx to Temesvar


BCk to you, Papa Joe!
69 9/8/2026 7:05:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 2 4 Event #2: 4 / Soviet Reinforcements
Place Don, Stalingrad, Steppe, & Voronezh Fronts. Place 4x Armies ==> RB

Message from Allied:
Turn 2, AR 3, Reinforcements

Place Fronts as follows:
Leningrad: Voronezh & Steppe at Leningrad

Moscow: Don & Stalingrad

Place in Reserve the :
25 + 26 + 27 + 28

Your go…
63 9/7/2026 7:29:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 24 3 Operations #24: 3 / German Reinforcements
Place 1 PzC & 1 SS PzC ==> RB

Message from Axis:
Play as OPS
1. IT9xxx Benghazi - Hellfire pass
Riga, Dvinsk attack Pskov, the (1pz) not participating, for a 20-5, shift 1 left. No CC here. Do you play one?

59 9/5/2026 2:26:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 14 5 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:
Turn 2, AR 2, SR 5

Move these SUxxxxunits

1. Tarnopol - SUxxxx9 to Luba

2. Pins - SUxxxx6 to Gomel

3. Sevastopol - SUxxxx12 to Velikiye Luki

4. Reserve - SUxxxx19 to Moscow

5. Odessa - (suxxxx13) to Kohl’s Demyansk
53 9/2/2026 7:58:00 AM Summer 1941 Axis 11 3 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:
Play as OPS

Mark Riga and Dvisnk for combat, Vilna for MV

The PZ1 moves Vilna to Riga, joins the two units there for attack on Pskov, 15-8, shift one for the swamp.

No CC here. Do you wish to play a CC?

48 8/31/2026 4:08:00 PM Summer 1941 Allied 25 5 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:
Turn 2, AR 1, Event & Yellow card
After much thought I’ve decided to play this card. Let me know your cards and I’ll make my remaining move.
47 8/30/2026 1:36:00 PM Summer 1941 Axis 2 4 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:
Play as OPS

1. MV Tarnow Ge17 to Lwow
2. MV Lublin Ge6 to Minsk
3. Brest-Litovsk Ge4 to Dvinsk
4. Combat Kaunas 9, 26 attack Riga,Su2xxxx to elim pile. Both units advance.


You are up!

29 8/12/2026 3:08:00 PM June 1941 Allied 7 5 Event #7: 5 / Industrial Evacuation
May not be played if Moscow has ever been occupied by an Axis unit.

Message from Allied:
Turn 1, AR 6, Event.

I play the event and place the Indust Evc chit on Turn 1 and the same chit with +1 card on Turn 9. It's a yellow event so now the 5 OPS.

1. Lwow - The SW front to Bobruisk - That breaks a Stand Fast so the VP go to 9.

2. Leningrad - Leningrad Front to Pskov joining the SUxxx14

3. Mozhaisk - The Reserve Frt to Vitebsk joining the SUxxx3

4. Armavir - Caucasus to Melitopol

5 Dnepropetrovsk - SUxxx11 to Odessa joining the (SUxxx13)

That ends AR 6 and we move to turn clean up. You have no attrition but I do, the West Frt at Bialystok which I move to the Axis dead pile.

There are no Replacements do deal with so we move to card discard. I will dump 2 cards and I’ll draw after you change the turn.

23 8/11/2026 9:42:00 AM June 1941 Allied 18 2 Combat #18: 2 / T-34
"+1DRM" for Su Offensive or Def fire w Mech unit.

Message from Allied:
I will play this CC for your attack on poor Kaunas. Maybe I can inflict dome damage!
18 8/9/2026 6:27:00 AM June 1941 Axis 1 5 Event #1: 5 / Barbarossa
Axis places 5 Combat markers in any axis ocupied spaces (include. Multi-nationality spaces). +1 DRM for all Ge attack vs. Su this round. Cancels Su Trench No Retreat option & Def 1R effect for entire turn. PREREQ: Play on Turn 1 only. May not play if Von Paulus Pause has been played.

Message from Axis:
Place combat markers at Memel, Insterberg, Warsaw, Lublin, and Galatz

Warsaw, the 4 and 2pz attack Brest - Litovsk. The SU 5xxx eliminated. The 4 to Brest-Litovsk, the 2pz to Minsk

Lublin, both units attack Kovel. The SU 7xxx eliminateg. The GE 6 stays put, the 1pz moves to Vilna through Brest ((Baranovich is axis controlled, Kovel is not)

Now at Galatz, the RO 4 attacks Odessa. CC?

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