RISK Domination XI: Finished!!

[Joe Republic]

As I mentioned elsewhere, I'll be in Yosemite for the next three days, so from tomorrow morning until Thursday night at the earliest this game will be on pause. 

[Sopranos Republican]

Move 3 battalions from Utah to Arizona, and end turn.

[Joe Republic]

GENERALS [1]  HagridOfTheDeep [2]  Matt from VT [3]  Jas [4]  Snowstalker [5]  Polnut [6]  Tyrion

Jas: it is your turn.  You have 6 reinforcements.


+ [6 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [South region = 3 reinforcements]

= 6 reinforcements

[Јas]

Thanks Joe

All 6 reinforcements to Texas

Launch persistent attacks of 3 battalions from Texas to New Mexico
Ceasefire as and when my losses are 4 or greater.

If NM is taken, please pause for further commands on how to split the battalions between NM and TX.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Gotta say, that's actually very interesting.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Gotta say, that's actually very interesting.

Since Matt had no real hope of holding the Southwest, it made no real sense for him to fight to temporarily take it.

I am a bit surprised by Jas.  The de facto truce with Tyrion makes sense as there's an excellent chance Snowstalker will attack him to secure a card, if nothing else, and if not attacked by Snowstalker, Tyrion would be a fragile ally who could move against Snowstalker and/or Polnut while Jas looks towards the west.  The only surprise I have is I'd have thought that if he moved against the Matt/Hagrid pairing this turn, it would have been to put all 6 reinforcements in Iowa and attack Iowa->South Dakota, or if he wanted something RISKier, all in Oklahoma and attack Oklahoma->Kansas.  There was a reasonable chance Matt would go after Colorado next turn, but now it's pretty much inevitable that Matt will attack Jas next turn.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

Gotta say, that's actually very interesting.

Since Matt had no real hope of holding the Southwest, it made no real sense for him to fight to temporarily take it.

I am a bit surprised by Jas.  The de facto truce with Tyrion makes sense as there's an excellent chance Snowstalker will attack him to secure a card, if nothing else, and if not attacked by Snowstalker, Tyrion would be a fragile ally who could move against Snowstalker and/or Polnut while Jas looks towards the west.  The only surprise I have is I'd have thought that if he moved against the Matt/Hagrid pairing this turn, it would have been to put all 6 reinforcements in Iowa and attack Iowa->South Dakota, or if he wanted something RISKier, all in Oklahoma and attack Oklahoma->Kansas.  There was a reasonable chance Matt would go after Colorado next turn, but now it's pretty much inevitable that Matt will attack Jas next turn.

I don't want to comment too much because obviously I have a stake in this, but I think the benefits of going against Matt in New Mexico are more immediate for Jas than the benefits of going against me in South Dakota. Adding South Dakota to his collection of territories only elongates a strange "arm" of land that will be difficult to hold onto. Attacking NM keeps his territories close together, heads off what would have been Matt's inevitable attack on the South (with two regional bonuses behind him), and at least gives Jas a chance at securing another region. Meanwhile, his nine armies in Arkansas are threatening enough to prevent me from encroaching too far on his holdings.

I say it's an interesting move because it's not necessarily what I would've done but I still understand it.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

If Jas were to attack you Hagrid, it wouldn't be for the purpose of gaining territory to hold, but of depriving you of your regional bonus.  Iowa->South Dakota would have been the surest way of doing it while Oklahoma->Kansas would likely have worked and kept Jas from being too strung out.

Altho to be fair I think his best choice for this turn would have been to split his reinforcements between Oklahoma and Missouri, attack Missouri->Illinois and then tactical move some armies from Arkansas into Louisiana.  He has little to gain from denying Tyrion the Southeast himself this turn, and Illinois and Mississippi were the only 1 battalion territories bordering him for a quick card pickup.  While Jas can't prevent a determined effort to deny him the bonus for holding the South, he could prevent a casual one in a way that wouldn't really adversely affect his ability to strike next turn.

[HagridOfTheDeep]

If Jas were to attack you Hagrid, it wouldn't be for the purpose of gaining territory to hold, but of depriving you of your regional bonus.  Iowa->South Dakota would have been the surest way of doing it while Oklahoma->Kansas would likely have worked and kept Jas from being too strung out.

Altho to be fair I think his best choice for this turn would have been to split his reinforcements between Oklahoma and Missouri, attack Missouri->Illinois and then tactical move some armies from Arkansas into Louisiana.  He has little to gain from denying Tyrion the Southeast himself this turn, and Illinois and Mississippi were the only 1 battalion territories bordering him for a quick card pickup.  While Jas can't prevent a determined effort to deny him the bonus for holding the South, he could prevent a casual one in a way that wouldn't really adversely affect his ability to strike next turn.

No, I understand. I guess my way of playing though has always been "me first, others second." As long as I set and achieve my own incremental goals (and avoid making enemies whenever possible), I'm satisfied. Y'all can have whatever bonuses you want.

But I'm shutting up now, lol.

[Joe Republic]

Thanks Joe

All 6 reinforcements to Texas

Launch persistent attacks of 3 battalions from Texas to New Mexico
Ceasefire as and when my losses are 4 or greater.

If NM is taken, please pause for further commands on how to split the battalions between NM and TX.

Reinforcements


All 6 battalions have been deployed in Texas, where there are now 10 in total.




Attacks


Texas invades New Mexico (Matt from VT) with 9 battalions available to attack, while 6 battalions will defend.

Jas [9] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [2] [1]
Matt from VT [6] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Jas [8] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [3] [1]
Matt from VT [5] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [3]
Jas loses 2 battalions

Jas [6] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [4]
Matt from VT [5] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [1]
Matt from VT loses 2 battalions

Jas [6] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [1]
Matt from VT [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Jas retreats to Texas, where there are now 6 battalions in total.  Matt from VT has 2 battalions remaining in New Mexico.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Јas]

Thanks Joe. Hope the trip went well.

Please resume the Texas-New Mexico assault.
Ceasefire on loss of 3 of my units.

If NM is taken, please pause for further commands on how to split the battalions between NM and TX.

[Joe Republic]

Thanks Joe. Hope the trip went well.

Please resume the Texas-New Mexico assault.
Ceasefire on loss of 3 of my units.

If NM is taken, please pause for further commands on how to split the battalions between NM and TX.

Attacks (cont.)


Texas invades New Mexico (Matt from VT) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend.

Jas [5] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [2]
Matt from VT [2] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Jas [4] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Matt from VT [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Matt from VT loses 1 battalion

Jas has conquered New Mexico and may deploy between 3 and 4 battalions there, while leaving at least 1 behind in Texas.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Јas]

Thanks Joe

4 in NM please.

Attack New Mexico to Arizona
Ceasefire after the first attack/roll of the dice.

[Joe Republic]

Thanks Joe

4 in NM please.

Attack New Mexico to Arizona
Ceasefire after the first attack/roll of the dice.

Attacks (cont.)


New Mexico invades Arizona (Matt from VT) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 4 battalions will defend.

Jas [3] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [4]
Matt from VT [4] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [5]
Matt from VT loses 2 battalions

Jas retreats to New Mexico, where there are now 4 battalions in total.  Matt from VT has 2 battalions remaining in Arizona.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Јas]

Thanks Joe

Please tactical move 6 Arkansans to Oklahoma

End turn

[Joe Republic]

GENERALS [1]  HagridOfTheDeep [2]  Matt from VT [3]  Jas [4]  Snowstalker [5]  Polnut [6]  Tyrion

Snowstalker: it is your turn.  You have 4 reinforcements.


+ [11 states ÷ 3 = 4 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 4 reinforcements

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

3 in IL, 1 in DE

Attack NJ from DE, retreat if any men are lost. Attack from Illinois to Missouri to Iowa, do or die.

[Joe Republic]

3 in IL, 1 in DE

Attack NJ from DE, retreat if any men are lost. Attack from Illinois to Missouri to Iowa, do or die.

Reinforcements


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




Attacks


Delaware invades New Jersey (HagridOfTheDeep) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Snowstalker [3] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
HagridOfTheDeep [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

Snowstalker retreats to Delaware, where there are now 3 battalions in total.  HagridOfTheDeep has 1 battalion remaining in New Jersey.

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Illinois invades Missouri (Jas) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Snowstalker conquers Missouri and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Illinois.

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Missouri invades Iowa (Jas) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Snowstalker conquers Iowa and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Missouri.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Attack New Jersey again from Delaware, retreat after the first casualty.

[Joe Republic]

Attack New Jersey again from Delaware, retreat after the first casualty.

Attacks (cont.)


Delaware invades New Jersey (HagridOfTheDeep) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Snowstalker [2] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [2]
HagridOfTheDeep [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

Snowstalker retreats to Delaware, where there are now 2 battalions in total.  HagridOfTheDeep has 1 battalion remaining in New Jersey.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Move 5 units from PA to OH. End turn.

[Joe Republic]

GENERALS [1]  HagridOfTheDeep [2]  Matt from VT [3]  Jas [4]  Snowstalker [5]  Polnut [6]  Tyrion

Polnut: it is your turn.  You have 6 reinforcements.


+ [8 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [New England region = 3 reinforcements]

= 6 reinforcements

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Place all six reinforcements into CO and move one battalion to NY from CT.

End turn.

[Joe Republic]

Place all six reinforcements into CO and move one battalion to NY from CT.

End turn.

Reinforcements


All 6 battalions have been deployed in Colorado, where there are now 12 in total.




Tactical Move


A total of 1 battalion has been redeployed from Connecticut to New York.

[Joe Republic]

GENERALS [1]  HagridOfTheDeep [2]  Matt from VT [3]  Jas [4]  Snowstalker [5]  Polnut [6]  Tyrion

Tyrion: it is your turn.  You have 7 reinforcements.


+ [7 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Southeast region = 4 reinforcements]

= 7 reinforcements