RISK Domination IV: Finished!

[Joe Republic]

Put all three reinforcements in Arizona

Attack AZ-NM-TX-LA Do-or-die. Await further instructions.

Reinforcements

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


Attacks

Arizona invades New Mexico (Gustaf) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend New Mexico.

Sensei [7] rolls 3 dice: 6 4 4
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Sensei conquers New Mexico and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Arizona.

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New Mexico invades Texas (Lewis Trondheim) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Texas.

Sensei [6] rolls 3 dice: 5 4 3
Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die: 6
Sensei loses 1 battalion

Sensei [5] rolls 3 dice: 6 4 2
Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die: 2
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Sensei conquers Texas and places 5 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in New Mexico.

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Texas invades Louisiana (Fezzyfestoon) with 4 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Louisiana.

Sensei [4] rolls 3 dice: 6 5 4
Fezzyfestoon [1] rolls 1 die: 1
Fezzyfestoon loses 1 battalion

Sensei conquers Louisiana and places 4 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Texas.

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Awaiting further instructions

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[Sensei]

I'd like to occupy Arkansas with three LA battalions
attack GA-SC-NC with 3 battalions
attack MS-AL-FL Do or Die
attack AR-TN Do or Die
-end-

[Joe Republic]

I'd like to occupy Arkansas with three LA battalions
attack GA-SC-NC with 3 battalions
attack MS-AL-FL Do or Die
attack AR-TN Do or Die
-end-

Attacks (cont.)

Louisiana invades Arkansas (Neutral Army) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 3 battalions will defend Arkansas.

Sensei [3] rolls 3 dice: 6 3 1
Neutral Army [3] rolls 2 dice: 4 3
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Sensei [2] rolls 2 dice: 6 4
Neutral Army [2] rolls 2 dice: 6 5
Sensei loses 2 battalions

Sensei has been defeated, and the Neutral Army retains control of Arkansas with 2 battalions remaining.

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Georgia invades South Carolina (Josh22) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend South Carolina.

Sensei [3] rolls 3 dice: 6 3 3
Josh22 [1] rolls 1 die: 5
Josh22 loses 1 battalion

Sensei conquers South Carolina and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Georgia.

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South Carolina invades North Carolina (HappyWarrior) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend North Carolina.

Sensei [2] rolls 2 dice: 3 3
HappyWarrior [2] rolls 2 dice: 6 3
Sensei loses 2 battalions

Sensei has been defeated, and HappyWarrior retains control of North Carolina with 2 battalions remaining.

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Mississippi invades Alabama (HappyWarrior) with 4 battalions available to attack, while 3 battalions will defend Alabama.

Sensei [4] rolls 3 dice: 6 6 6
HappyWarrior [3] rolls 2 dice: 5 4
HappyWarrior loses 2 battalions

Sensei [4] rolls 3 dice: 5 4 1
HappyWarrior [1] rolls 1 die: 2
HappyWarrior loses 1 battalion

Sensei conquers Alabama and places 4 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Mississippi.

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Alabama invades Florida (Josh22) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Florida.

Sensei [3] rolls 3 dice: 6 5 4
Josh22 [1] rolls 1 die: 3
Josh22 loses 1 battalion

Sensei conquers Florida and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Alabama.

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Awaiting further instructions

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[Joe Republic]

I wasn't sure what you meant by "-end-"; whether that was the end of your turn or just your battle orders.

[Sensei]

Tactical Move- 2 from FL to AL. End Turn

[Joe Republic]

 
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General Lewis Trondheim, it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [6 states ÷ 3 = Minimum 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions held]
= 3 reinforcements

[minionofmidas]

All reinforcements in Delaware.
Attack Pennsylvania, do or die. Attack New York with three dice four times. Await further orders.

[Joe Republic]

All reinforcements in Delaware.
Attack Pennsylvania, do or die. Attack New York with three dice four times. Await further orders.

Reinforcements

All 3 battalions have been deployed in Delaware, where there are now 21 in total.


Attacks

Delaware invades Pennsylvania (Sensei) with 20 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Pennsylvania.

Lewis Trondheim [20] rolls 3 dice: 5 5 4
Sensei [1] rolls 1 die: 2
Sensei loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Pennsylvania and places 20 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Delaware.

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Pennsylvania invades New York (Gustaf) with 19 battalions available to attack, while 7 battalions will defend New York.

Lewis Trondheim [19] rolls 3 dice: 6 3 3
Gustaf [7] rolls 2 dice: 2 1
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [19] rolls 3 dice: 6 6 3
Gustaf [5] rolls 2 dice: 6 2
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [18] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 3
Gustaf [4] rolls 2 dice: 2 1
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [18] rolls 3 dice: 6 2 2
Gustaf [2] rolls 2 dice: 5 2
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim retreats to Pennsylvania, where there are now 18 battalions in total.  Gustaf has 1 battalion remaining in New York.

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Awaiting further instructions

[minionofmidas]

Whaddaya mean, retire to Pennylvania. I said no such thing. Keep going at New York, then Connecticut. If I lose five or fewer units in that process (otherwise, wait for further orders), continue RI-MA-ME-NH-VT, ending the campaign if it becomes impossible to complete it (in which case, wait for further orders). If I conquer VT, transfer all remaining batallions to NY and end turn.

[Joe Republic]

Whaddaya mean, retire to Pennylvania. I said no such thing.

Attack New York with three dice four times.

I attacked New York (on your behalf) four times.

I'll complete the rest of the next orders in a little while; I just got in from work.

[minionofmidas]

Whaddaya mean, retire to Pennylvania. I said no such thing.

Attack New York with three dice four times.

I attacked New York (on your behalf) four times.

Not a prob, "retire" just seems to imply that I can't keep attacking. Which is probably not what you meant.

[Joe Republic]

No no, it's just my way of ending that particular attack phase so that I can then say "awaiting further instructions".

[Joe Republic]

Whaddaya mean, retire to Pennylvania. I said no such thing. Keep going at New York, then Connecticut. If I lose five or fewer units in that process (otherwise, wait for further orders), continue RI-MA-ME-NH-VT, ending the campaign if it becomes impossible to complete it (in which case, wait for further orders). If I conquer VT, transfer all remaining batallions to NY and end turn.

Attacks (cont.)

Pennsylvania invades New York (Gustaf) with 17 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend New York.

Lewis Trondheim [17] rolls 3 dice: 3 2 1
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 6
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice: 6 4 2
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 1
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers New York and places 16 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Pennsylvania.

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New York invades Connecticut (Gustaf) with 15 battalions available to attack, while 5 battalions will defend Connecticut.

Lewis Trondheim [15] rolls 3 dice: 6 6 5
Gustaf [5] rolls 2 dice: 6 1
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [14] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 3
Gustaf [4] rolls 2 dice: 4 2
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [13] rolls 3 dice: 5 4 1
Gustaf [3] rolls 2 dice: 2 1
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [13] rolls 3 dice: 4 3 3
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 6
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim [12] rolls 3 dice: 6 3 1
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 6
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim [11] rolls 3 dice: 6 5 4
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Connecticut and places 11 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in New York.

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* General Gustaf has lost control of the New England region *

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Connecticut invades Rhode Island (Gustaf) with 10 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Rhode Island.

Lewis Trondheim [10] rolls 3 dice: 3 3 2
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 3
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim [9] rolls 3 dice: 6 1 1
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 1
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Rhode Island and places 9 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Connecticut.

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Rhode Island invades Massachusetts (Gustaf) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Massachusetts.

Lewis Trondheim [8] rolls 3 dice: 5 3 2
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Massachusetts and places 8 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Rhode Island.

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Massachusetts invades Maine (Gustaf) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Maine.

Lewis Trondheim [7] rolls 3 dice: 6 6 3
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 1
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Maine and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Massachusetts.

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Maine invades New Hampshire (Gustaf) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend New Hampshire.

Lewis Trondheim [6] rolls 3 dice: 6 4 1
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 2
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers New Hampshire and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Maine.

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

Lewis Trondheim [5] rolls 3 dice: 6 3 2
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Vermont and places 5 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in New Hampshire.

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* General Lewis Trondheim has taken control of the New England region *

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Tactical Move

A total of 4 battalions have been redeployed from Vermont to New York.

[minionofmidas]

Eh... forget that pm I just sent you. Bad timing.

[Joe Republic]

 
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General HappyWarrior, it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [7 states ÷ 3 = Minimum 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions held]
= 3 reinforcements

[Gabu]

Ooo boy, Gustaf's not gonna be pleased.

[HappyWarrior]

1 reinforcement in each of the following:NC, TN, and Nebraska.

Use two units from Idaho to attack Montana and two from Oklahoma to attack Texas.  Thats it for my turn.

[Gustaf]

Ooo boy, Gustaf's not gonna be pleased.

No, the Gustaf is in a rage.

I'm basically just displeased with myself. This is one of the few times where I lose a Risk game solely due to my own ineptitude and not thanks to dice or weird moves by other players. This was the correct play by Lewis and I should have wiped him out on my turn instead of wasting myself on New England. But since that would have put me in a poor position I lulled myself into thinking I could get away with what I did. It wa a gamble that in retrospect was pretty bad.

[Јas]

Commentary on Round 1

HappyWarrior
HW's opening move lacked ambition or a clear strategic overview. I'm not sure what he was trying to achieve - but there can be no doubt that he really didn't achieve anything. Given this opening salvo, it's very hard to see how he will make any impact on this game.

Josh22
Well positioned to take full control of the Mideast this go and should be able to defend it adequately at least in the short term. Circumstances have propelled him into being a minor power with potential. Whether he can exploit this potential and time expansion correctly remains to be seen.

fezzyfestoon
Clearly the strongest positioned player after round 1. Taking the Pacific proved a doddle, but he left his northern frontier with Idaho suspiciously undermanned. Whether this is a sign of a deal with HappyWarrior; a belief that HW won't want to engage him; or simply poor tactical play, is too early to say. There's no doubt though that his potential for rapid expansion in the South is considerable.

Gustaf
Played a somewhat dangerous game of taking the Northeast region despite it being littered with small forces. Despite that, he came out rather well, suffering relatively few losses. Knowing the strong presence of Lewis in Delaware and his past form, chasing for the Northeast this time may have had a touch of bravado about it. The number of his forces forced into CT and away from the first line of defense in New York also didn't help. Remarkably, the champion has fallen at the first and will almost certainly play no further part in the game.

Sensei
Was in a difficult position heading into the opening round, and despite spreading a good deal of yellow over the map, he still finds himself battling the tide. Failure to take a region or even establish himself as a prohibitive strongman in one will count against him. Sensei is likely to find himself squeezed more and more as this game goes on and it will take strong diplomatic skills to ensure himself a future into the long term.

Lewis Trondheim
Ambitious stuff from Lewis. He had multiple options by the time his turn came around. Ultimately he chose the path which he seems comfortable with - giant slaying. And he's come out of it with barely a scratch and a solid hold on the Northeast with room for expansion. He will have to keep up the rapid momentum though as developments on the west coast may overshadow everyone else.

[Joe Republic]

1 reinforcement in each of the following:NC, TN, and Nebraska.

Use two units from Idaho to attack Montana and two from Oklahoma to attack Texas.  Thats it for my turn.

Reinforcements

Of the 3 available reinforcements, 1 has been deployed in North Carolina, where there are now 3 in total; 1 has been deployed in Tennessee, where there are now 3 in total; and 1 has been deployed in Nebraska, where there are now 3 in total.


Attacks

Idaho invades Montana (Lewis Trondheim) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Montana.

HappyWarrior [2] rolls 2 dice: 6 1
Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

HappyWarrior conquers Montana and places 2 battalions there, leaving 3 behind in Idaho.

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Oklahoma invades Texas (Sensei) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Texas.

HappyWarrior [2] rolls 2 dice: 6 4
Sensei [1] rolls 1 die: 1
Sensei loses 1 battalion

HappyWarrior conquers Texas and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Oklahoma.

[Joe Republic]

 
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General Josh22, it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


+ [7 states ÷ 3 = Minimum 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions held]
= 3 reinforcements

[Josh/Devilman88]

Put all in WI. Attack MI with IN( DO or die), Attack KY with OH(DO or DIE), Attack MO with IL(DO or die). Attack IA with WI( If I lose 3 battalion then stop). After that wait for further instructions. Thanks Joe

[Gustaf]

Well, what can I say...really, Lewis setup put me in a very poor position. Wiping him out could have worked but in the long run I don't know that it would have helped. I hope he at least makes me proud and wins.

[Joe Republic]

Put all in WI. Attack MI with IN( DO or die), Attack KY with OH(DO or DIE), Attack MO with IL(DO or die). Attack IA with WI( If I lose 3 battalion then stop). After that wait for further instructions. Thanks Joe

Reinforcements

All 3 battalions have been deployed in Wisconsin, where there are now 6 in total.


Attacks

Indiana invades Michigan (Gustaf) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Michigan.

Josh22 [2] rolls 2 dice: 3 2
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 2
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Josh22 conquers Michigan and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Indiana.

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Ohio invades Kentucky (Gustaf) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend Kentucky.

Josh22 [2] rolls 2 dice: 6 6
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die: 4
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Josh22 conquers Kentucky and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Ohio.

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* The armies of General Gustaf have been destroyed *

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

Josh22 [3] rolls 3 dice: 6 6 4
Fezzyfestoon [1] rolls 1 die: 2
Fezzyfestoon loses 1 battalion

Josh22 conquers Missouri and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Illinois.

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Wisconsin invades Iowa (HappyWarrior) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 3 battalions will defend Iowa.

Josh22 [5] rolls 3 dice: 4 4 1
HappyWarrior [3] rolls 2 dice: 6 1
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Josh22 [4] rolls 3 dice: 6 4 4
HappyWarrior [2] rolls 2 dice: 5 3
HappyWarrior loses 2 battalions

Josh22 conquers Iowa and places 4 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Wisconsin.

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* General Josh22 has taken control of the Midwest region *

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Awaiting further instructions

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[Josh/Devilman88]

Take one battalion from MI and move into OH, end turn