RISK Domination XI: Finished!!

[Joe Republic]

 
Welcome to the return of Atlas Forum RISK!  Six generals will battle it out to defeat their opponents and conquer the entire United States; using strategy, smarts, brute strength, and a healthy dose of 'risk'.


The six generals who will be playing in this game are (in no particular order): Jas, Polnut, Snowstalker, Matt from VT, HagridOfTheDeep and Tyrion.  The winner will be permitted to stay on and defend their championship title in the next game.

There are only a few main differences between this version of RISK and the traditional version, which will be detailed below.


The map

The biggest difference is clearly the map we'll be using.  Instead of 42 territories in the world, our map is based on the 48 contiguous states of the US.  This difference has forced a few more rules to change; e.g. the number of initial deployments, the number and layout of the regions, etc.

For clarification, no border exists between Utah and New Mexico and between Arizona and Colorado (the 'Four Corners'); there is no border between Massachusetts and Maine; and there is a border between Delaware and New Jersey.

Here is the map showing the layout and bonus value of the regions (which will be explained later):







Starting the game

The states will be distributed randomly, and the method by which the battalions are deployed will be explained in one of the next few posts.

To begin with, all players will be given 25 battalions each to deploy among their states at the start of the game.  All battalions must be deployed, and each state must contain at least 1 battalion (at all times throughout the game).



Taking a turn

As in the traditional game, each player's turn is divided up into three stages, which must be performed in order:

1. Reinforcements

Each player will receive a number of battalions equal to their number of states divided by three, rounded to the closest whole number.  A minimum of three battalions is granted even if that formula would equal less than three.  So, for example, if a player controls 11 states, they'll get 4 reinforcements (11/3 = 3.7).

For easy reference:

10 states or fewer = 3 reinforcements
11-13 states = 4 reinforcements
14-16 states = 5 reinforcements
17-19 states = 6 reinforcements
20-22 states = 7 reinforcements
And so on.

Players will also receive a bonus number of reinforcements if they control any of the regions as shown in the map above at this point of their turn.  The number of reinforcements they'll receive depends on which region(s) they control, and those numbers are given in the table in the map itself.

Players may also trade in any sets of cards at this point too.  Cards will be explained in more depth later.  This is the only stage of your turn in which you may trade in cards.


2. Attack

Since this is a message board based game, I've had to employ a slightly different method to ensure that attack phases are performed efficiently and as quickly as possible.

All you need to do in this stage is post how many battalions you're sending to attack a neighboring state, how many of them you're willing to risk losing before calling a retreat, and how many battalions you want to leave in that state if you conquer it.

On that last part, you'll need to leave a minimum of three battalions there; if you attacked with less than three battalions, then you'll just have to keep however many battalions you used there.  Unless you specify how many battalions you're putting in your conquered state, I'll assume you want the maximum there.  If you say that your attack order is to "do or die", then there will be no retreat and the maximum number of battalions will be left in the conquered state.

You may attack as many states as you want during this stage, or none at all if you wish.  But always remember to leave at least 1 battalion in each of your states at all times.

If you conquer at least one state during this stage, you'll receive one card.  You will not receive any more than one card per turn, unless you destroy an opponent; in which case you receive any cards they were holding as well.

The dice rolls are performed using an online random number generator, found here.  You'll just have to trust me that I'll do it fairly.


3. Tactical Move

Once you've finished your attack phase, you may perform a tactical move if you wish.  You can move as many battalions as you want from one of your states to one neighboring state (remembering to leave one battalion behind, of course).  You may only perform one tactical move each turn.



Cards

Cards work on exactly the same principle as in the traditional version.  In this version, each card represents one of the 48 states, and a RISK figurine (either an infantryman, cavalry, or cannon).  In addition to the 48 state cards, there are two wildcards.

Once you've collected a 'set' of three cards, you may trade them in at your next turn for more reinforcements.  A set of cards can be: three infantrymen (worth four extra battalions); three cavalry (worth six extra battalions); three cannons (worth eight extra battalions); or one of each (worth ten extra battalions).

On trading in your cards, you'll receive an additional 2 battalions for each card that represents a state that you control.  Those battalions will only be placed in that particular state.

The wildcards do not represent any state, and are simply a stand-in figurine in order to make any set of three cards.

Cards are dealt randomly, and the state represented on each one will not have any deliberate connection with states you conquered during that turn.

Your cards will be sent to you by PM, and it is your responsibility to keep them secret.  I'll be keeping a record of who has what card, for organization's sake.



Clarifications of rules

I've tried to make sure everything is clear here.  However, if you want me to clarify any of the above rules, I'll be happy to do so.

[Joe Republic]

 
First map

Here's the first map, displaying each player's randomly distributed states, as well as the randomly decided order of turns:

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

The next step is for you all to decide how you want your initial 25 battalions to be deployed.  As you can see, I've already placed 1 in each state for you, which leaves you with 17 to deploy wherever you please.


Instructions

Please send me a PM with your deployment orders for your first 4 battalions.  I'll then post an updated map, and we'll repeat.

Do not post your deployments here.

[Joe Republic]

Just waiting on Polnut to send me his first batch of deployments...

[Joe Republic]

 
Second map

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

Alright, and now the next 4 deployment instructions by PM, please. 

[Joe Republic]

 
Third map

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

Alright, and now the next 4 deployment instructions by PM, please. 

[Joe Republic]

 
Fourth map

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

Now, your final five deployments, please.  Then we can begin.

[Joe Republic]

 
And at last, we're ready to go!:

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

HagridOfTheDeep: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [8 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

3 on Nebraska

Please attack Nebraska to Kansas, do or die. Put 'em all in Kansas.

I guess we'll take a gamble here and attack Oregon to Idaho to Montana to North Dakota to South Dakota. I hate to do it, but await further orders. Wanna see how many guys I'm left with.

Reinforcements


All 3 battalions have been deployed in Nebraska, where there are now 8 in total.




Attacks


Nebraska invades Kansas (Snowstalker) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Hagrid [7] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [3] [2]
Snowstalker [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Hagrid loses 1 battalion

Hagrid [6] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [5]
Snowstalker [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

Hagrid conquers Kansas and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Nebraska.

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Oregon invades Idaho (Snowstalker) with 12 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Hagrid [12] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [3] [2]
Snowstalker [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
Hagrid loses 1 battalion

Hagrid [11] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [1]
Snowstalker [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

Hagrid conquers Idaho and places 11 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Oregon.

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Idaho invades Montana (Polnut) with 10 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Hagrid [10] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [4]
Polnut [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
Hagrid loses 1 battalion

Hagrid [9] rolls 3 dice:	[1] [1] [1]
Polnut [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Hagrid loses 1 battalion

Hagrid [8] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Polnut [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Polnut loses 1 battalion

Hagrid conquers Montana and places 8 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Idaho.

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Montana invades North Dakota (Snowstalker) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Hagrid [7] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
Snowstalker [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Hagrid loses 1 battalion

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

Hagrid conquers North Dakota and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Montana.

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North Dakota invades South Dakota (Matt from VT) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Hagrid [5] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [2]
Matt from VT [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Matt from VT loses 1 battalion

Hagrid conquers South Dakota and places 5 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in North Dakota.

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* Hagrid has taken control of the Plains region *

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

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

Matt from VT: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [7 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

3 to Utah. Attack Oregon from Washington, and attack Nevada from California.

Reinforcements


All 3 battalions have been deployed in Utah, where there are now 5 in total.




Attacks


Washington invades Oregon (Hagrid) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Matt from VT [7] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [5] [4]
Hagrid [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Hagrid loses 1 battalion

Matt from VT conquers Oregon and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Washington.

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* Matt from VT has taken control of the Pacific region *

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California invades Nevada (Hagrid) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Matt from VT [8] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [1]
Hagrid [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Matt from VT loses 1 battalion

Matt from VT [7] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [2]
Hagrid [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Matt from VT loses 1 battalion

Matt from VT [6] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [3] [1]
Hagrid [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Hagrid loses 1 battalion

Matt from VT conquers Nevada and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in California.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

Sorry Matt, you can only make one tactical move.

[Joe Republic]

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

Jas: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [8 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

3 reinforcements to Oklahoma

Attack Oklahoma to Arkansas
Cease fire if:
i. Oklahoma's force level falls to level, or below, that of Arkansas
or ii. Oklahoma's force numbers fall to 8 or fewer personnel

Reinforcements


All 3 battalions have been deployed in Oklahoma, where there are now 16 in total.




Attacks


Oklahoma invades Arkansas (Tyrion) with 15 battalions available to attack, while 11 battalions will defend.

Jas [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
Tyrion [11] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [1]
Tyrion loses 2 battalions

Jas [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [3] [2]
Tyrion [9] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [2]
Tyrion loses 2 battalions

Jas [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [4]
Tyrion [7] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [5]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Jas [14] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Tyrion [6] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [6]
Jas loses 2 battalions

Jas [12] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [3]
Tyrion [6] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [3]
Tyrion loses 2 battalions

Jas [12] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [1]
Tyrion [4] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [2]
Tyrion loses 2 battalions

Jas [12] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [3] [2]
Tyrion [2] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [2]
Tyrion loses 2 battalions

Jas conquers Arkansas and places 12 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Oklahoma.

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* Jas has taken control of the South region *

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

Thanks Joe

Action:
Persistently attack Tennessee with 3 battalions from Arkansas.

Cease fire as and when Arkansas's force drops to 9 or fewer personnel.

Attacks (cont.)


Arkansas invades Tennessee (Tyrion) with 11 battalions available to attack, while 8 battalions will defend.

Jas [11] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [1] [1]
Tyrion [8] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [3]
Jas loses 2 battalions

Jas retreats to Arkansas, where there are now 10 battalions in total.  Tyrion has 8 battalions remaining in Tennessee.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

(I interpreted "force" to mean the battalions you could actually attack with, rather than the total army in Arkansas.)

[Joe Republic]

Thanks Joe

Attack Tennessee with 3 battalions from Arkansas.

Cease fire on the loss of any Arkansans.

Attacks (cont.)


Arkansas invades Tennessee (Tyrion) with 9 battalions available to attack, while 8 battalions will defend.

Jas [9] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [3]
Tyrion [8] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Jas retreats to Arkansas, where there are now 9 battalions in total.  Tyrion has 7 battalions remaining in Tennessee.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

Thanks Joe

With apologies for the iterative process, the same attack order again please:

Attack Tennessee with 3 battalions from Arkansas.

Cease fire on the loss of any Arkansans.

Attacks (cont.)


Arkansas invades Tennessee (Tyrion) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 7 battalions will defend.

Jas [8] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [3] [1]
Tyrion [7] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [4]
Jas loses 2 battalions

Jas retreats to Arkansas, where there are now 7 battalions in total.  Tyrion has 7 battalions remaining in Tennessee.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

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

Snowstalker: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [5 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Put three on Michigan. Attack from Michigan to Ohio to Indiana to Illinois to Wisconsin to Minnesota to Iowa to Missouri, do or die. Attack Delaware from Maryland, do or die.

Reinforcements


All 3 battalions have been deployed in Michigan, where there are now 8 in total.




Attacks


Michigan invades Ohio (Matt from VT) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Snowstalker [7] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [2]
Matt from VT [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Matt from VT loses 1 battalion

Snowstalker conquers Ohio and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Michigan.

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Ohio invades Indiana (Tyrion) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Snowstalker conquers Indiana and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Ohio.

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

Snowstalker [5] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [3] [2]
Jas [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

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

Snowstalker conquers Illinois and places 4 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Indiana.

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Illinois invades Wisconsin (Matt from VT) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Snowstalker [3] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Matt from VT [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Matt from VT loses 1 battalion

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

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Wisconsin invades Minnesota (Tyrion) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Snowstalker [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [3]
Tyrion [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

Snowstalker [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Tyrion [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Tyrion loses 1 battalion

Snowstalker conquers Minnesota and places 1 battalion there, leaving 1 behind in Wisconsin.

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

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

Snowstalker conquers Delaware and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Maryland.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

Attack Kentucky to Virginia to West Virginia, do or die. Tactical move to Kentucky and end turn.

Attacks (cont.)


Kentucky invades Virginia (Jas) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Snowstalker [4] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [2]
Jas [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

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

Snowstalker conquers Virginia and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Kentucky.

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Virginia invades West Virginia (Tyrion) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Snowstalker conquers West Virginia and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Virginia.




Tactical Move


A total of 1 battalion has been redeployed from West Virginia to Kentucky.

[Joe Republic]

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

Polnut: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [7 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Clarification: I said to attack Virginia, then West Virginia, then move back to Kentucky. You skipped Virginia it seems.

Damn, sorry.  I've amended the original attack from KY-WV to KY-VA (but kept the dice rolls the same as it wouldn't have made a difference), and then added the VA-WV attack.

Polnut, I'll do your orders when I get home from work.  Until then you can adjust your orders based on the above correction if you like.

[Joe Republic]

Reinforcements: 1 - NY 1 - CO and 1 - ME

Attack: NH then VT from ME until I have two battalions remaining

Reinforcements


Of the 3 available reinforcements, 1 has been deployed in New York, where there are now 8 in total; 1 has been deployed in Colorado, where there are now 6 in total; and 1 has been deployed in Maine, where there are now 6 in total.




Attacks


Maine invades New Hampshire (Tyrion) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Polnut [5] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [1]
Tyrion [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Polnut loses 1 battalion

Polnut [4] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [2] [2]
Tyrion [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Tyrion loses 1 battalion

Polnut conquers New Hampshire and places 4 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Maine.

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New Hampshire invades Vermont (Jas) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Polnut [3] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [5] [3]
Tyrion [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Polnut loses 1 battalion

Polnut conquers Vermont and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in New Hampshire.

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* Polnut has taken control of the New England region *

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

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

Tyrion: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


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

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Alright, I hope this is clear.

All three reinforcements on Tennessee. Then, attack NC, and advance the maximum.

If I lose two or fewer troops during my attack on NC, then attack SC with the maximum, and then attack Georgia with the maximum. Then await orders.

If I lose three or more troops during my attack on NC, await orders (including if I don't take it at all).

Reinforcements


All 3 battalions have been deployed in Tennessee, where there are now 10 in total.




Attacks


Tennessee invades North Carolina (HagridOfTheDeep) with 9 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Tyrion [9] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [4]
HagridOfTheDeep [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
HagridOfTheDeep loses 1 battalion

Tyrion conquers North Carolina and places 9 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Maine.

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North Carolina invades South Carolina (Snowstalker) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Tyrion [8] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [3] [1]
Snowstalker [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Snowstalker loses 1 battalion

Tyrion conquers South Carolina and places 8 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in North Carolina.

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South Carolina invades Georgia (HagridOfTheDeep) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Tyrion [7] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
HagridOfTheDeep [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
HagridOfTheDeep loses 1 battalion

Tyrion conquers Georgia and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in South Carolina.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map