RISK Domination VIII: Finished!!

[Joe Republic]

The Mikado retreats to Louisiana

Oh he does, does he now?

After getting routed, Bacon King's remaining forces defected.

Not quite.  When Bacon King seized Louisiana from you in the last round, he conscripted thousands of unwilling citizens for his doomed invasion of Mississippi, and naturally they deserted.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  homelycooking [3]  Teddy [4]  Bacon King [5]  Gustaf [6]  Lewis T.

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


+ [10 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [New England region = 3 reinforcements]

= 6 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

OK, I'd like them all in West Virginia. Attack WV-->Maryland as long as I have 3 attacking. If successful, move everything into Maryland and end turn. If not, await further orders.

Reinforcements


All 6 battalions have been deployed in West Virginia, where there are now 7 in total.




Attacks


West Virginia invades Maryland (Teddy) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend.

Gustaf [6] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [5]
Teddy [2] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [3]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

Gustaf conquers Maryland and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in West Virginia.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  homelycooking [3]  Teddy [4]  Bacon King [5]  Gustaf [6]  Lewis T.

Lewis Trondheim: it is your turn.  You have 11 reinforcements.


+ [10 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Midwest region = 8 reinforcements]

= 11 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Hmmm... toughy. 3 each on KY and MN, 2 each on OH and IA, 1 on MO. Attack MN-ND, stop if I lose two units. If successful, tactically move them back to MN and end turn. If unsuccessful, await further orders.

Reinforcements


Of the 11 available reinforcements, 3 have been deployed in Kentucky, where there are now 6 in total; 3 have been deployed in Minnesota, where there are now 6 in total; 2 have been deployed in Ohio, where there are now 7 in total; 2 have been deployed in Iowa, where there are now 5 in total; and 1 has been deployed in Missouri, where there are now 4 in total.




Attacks


Minnesota invades North Dakota (Gustaf) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Lewis Trondheim conquers North Dakota and places 5 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Minnesota.




Tactical Move


A total of 4 battalions have been redeployed from North Dakota to Minnesota.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  homelycooking [3]  Teddy [4]  Bacon King [5]  Gustaf [6]  Lewis T.

The Mikado: it is your turn.  You have 5 reinforcements.


+ [8 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Pacific region = 2 reinforcements]

= 5 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Numerically it seems Lewis is the strongest, but he's not in the best position to maintain that strength considering he's sort of right in the middle of things.

Bacon King based himself in the Midwest in the last game, and seemed to do rather well.

[Joe Republic]

      

I have thought hard about this.

I believe this gives me 15 troops.

8 on Montana
2 on CA
2 on OR
3 on ID

Montana-ND-MN do or die, wait for further orders.

Teddy, I am not going to violate our agreement, and I hope you won't, either.

EDIT: also, Gustaf, if you stab me after I took the hit none of the rest of you wanted to take and struck Lewis, I'll...

Reinforcements


A set of cards has been traded in, worth 10 battalions.

Of the 15 available reinforcements, 8 have been deployed in Montana, where there are now 11 in total; 2 have been deployed in California, where there are now 8 in total; 2 have been deployed in Oregon, where there are now 8 in total; and 3 have been deployed in Idaho, where there are now 4 in total.




Attacks


Montana invades North Dakota (Lewis Trondheim) with 10 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

The Mikado [10] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

The Mikado conquers North Dakota and places 10 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Montana.

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North Dakota invades Minnesota (Lewis Trondheim) with 9 battalions available to attack, while 5 battalions will defend.

The Mikado [9] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [3] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [5] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [5]
The Mikado loses 2 battalions

The Mikado [7] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [4]
Lewis Trondheim [5] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

The Mikado [7] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [3] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [3] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [2]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

The Mikado [7] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

The Mikado conquers Minnesota and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in North Dakota.

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* Lewis Trondheim has lost control of the Midwest region *

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  homelycooking [3]  Teddy [4]  Bacon King [5]  Gustaf [6]  Lewis T.

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


+ [6 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

My internet access may be a little sporadic between now and the weekend.  Just a heads up.

[Joe Republic]

Virginia - Tennessee do or die. Split the batallions as evenly as possible between the two.

Which state do you want to have the advantage in case there's an odd number?

[Joe Republic]

Crunch time. Two to Virginia, one to Georgia.

Georgia - Florida do or die.

Virginia - Tennessee do or die. Split the batallions as evenly as possible between the two.

Await further orders.

Reinforcements


Of the 3 available reinforcements, 2 have been deployed in Virginia, where there are now 6 in total; and 1 has been deployed in Georgia, where there are now 3 in total.




Attacks


Georgia invades Florida (The Mikado) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

homelycooking [2] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [2]
The Mikado [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
The Mikado loses 1 battalion

homelycooking conquers Florida and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Georgia.

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Virginia invades Tennessee (Bacon King) with 5 battalions available to attack, while 3 battalions will defend.

homelycooking [5] rolls 3 dice:	[2] [1] [1]
Bacon King [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [2]
homelycooking loses 2 battalions

homelycooking [3] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [2]
Bacon King [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [3]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

homelycooking [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
Bacon King [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [3]
homelycooking loses 2 battalions

homelycooking has been defeated, and Bacon King retains control of Tennessee with 2 battalions remaining.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  homelycooking [3]  Teddy [4]  Bacon King [5]  Gustaf [6]  Lewis T.

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


+ [7 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Southwest region = 3 reinforcements]

= 6 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

2 nevada
1 arizona
1 utah
1 colorado
1 new mexico
(known as "the usual" until further notice)

in addition:
NJ attacks Pen, all in, do or die. If win, retreat all possible back to NJ.

Reinforcements


Of the 6 available reinforcements, 2 have been deployed in Nevada, where there are now 9 in total; 1 has been deployed in Arizona, where there are now 5 in total; 1 has been deployed in Utah, where there are now 4 in total; 1 has been deployed in Colorado, where there are now 4 in total; and 1 has been deployed in New Mexico, where there are now 4 in total.




Attacks


New Jersey invades Pennsylvania (Lewis Trondheim) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers Pennsylvania and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in New Jersey.




Tactical Move


A total of 1 battalion has been redeployed from Pennsylvania to New Jersey.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  homelycooking [3]  Teddy [4]  Bacon King [5]  Gustaf [6]  Lewis T.

Bacon King: it is your turn.  You have 6 reinforcements.


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

= 6 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Tradin' in some cards:



That's 16 reinforcements, right?

2 in AR, 14 in LA.

LA-MS-AL-FL-GA-SC-NC-VA do or die.

Free move VA-TN so that they have an equal number of troops (if odd, extra goes in TN). End turn.

Reinforcements


A set of cards has been traded in, worth 10 battalions.

Of the 16 available reinforcements, 2 have been deployed in Arkansas, where there are now 4 in total; and 14 have been deployed in Louisiana, where there are now 17 in total.




Attacks


Louisiana invades Mississippi (homelycooking) with 16 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [16] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [3]
homelycooking [2] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [2]
homelycooking loses 2 battalions

Bacon King conquers Mississippi and places 16 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Louisiana.

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Mississippi invades Alabama (homelycooking) with 15 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Bacon King [15] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [2] [2]
homelycooking [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
homelycooking loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers Alabama and places 15 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Mississippi.

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Alabama invades Florida (homelycooking) with 14 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Bacon King [14] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [3]
homelycooking [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
homelycooking loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers Florida and places 14 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Alabama.

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Florida invades Georgia (homelycooking) with 13 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [13] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [2]
homelycooking [2] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [1]
homelycooking loses 2 battalions

Bacon King conquers Georgia and places 13 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Florida.

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Georgia invades South Carolina (homelycooking) with 12 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Bacon King [12] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [3] [2]
homelycooking [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
homelycooking loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers South Carolina and places 12 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Georgia.

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South Carolina invades North Carolina (homelycooking) with 11 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Bacon King [11] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [1] [1]
homelycooking [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
homelycooking loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers North Carolina and places 11 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in South Carolina.

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* Bacon King has taken control of the Southeast region *

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North Carolina invades Virginia (homelycooking) with 10 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Bacon King [10] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [3] [2]
homelycooking [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
homelycooking loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers Virginia and places 10 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in North Carolina.

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* homelycooking has been destroyed *




Tactical Move


A total of 4 battalions have been redeployed from Virginia to Tennessee.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  Teddy [3]  Bacon King [4]  Gustaf [5]  Lewis T. [x]  homelycooking

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


+ [10 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [New England region = 3 reinforcements]

= 6 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Bacon King didn't lose a single man?

Kind of made up for his catastrophic effort during the Battle of the Delta last turn, doesn't it?

[Joe Republic]

Put everything in West Virginia and attack WV-DE-NJ-PA do or die.

[Joe Republic]

Ok, sorry I've fallen behind but I've been contemplating the right move for some time now. And it's been damn hard. Put everything in West Virginia and attack WV-DE-NJ-PA do or die. Then move all survivors to NY and end turn.

Oh, gee, I'm being an idiot. I was distracted writing that. I meant in Maryland, of course. Put everything in Maryland and attack from Maryland to Delaware-NJ-PA

Reinforcements


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




Attacks


Maryland invades Delaware (Teddy) with 11 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Gustaf [11] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [3]
Teddy [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [10] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [1]
Teddy [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Teddy loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers Delaware and places 10 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Maryland.

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Delaware invades New Jersey (Teddy) with 9 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend.

Gustaf [9] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [5] [3]
Teddy [2] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Gustaf [8] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [3] [1]
Teddy [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Teddy loses 1 battalion

Gustaf conquers New Jersey and places 8 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Delaware.

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New Jersey invades Pennsylvania (Teddy) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Gustaf conquers Pennsylvania and places 7 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in New Jersey.




Tactical Move


A total of 6 battalions have been redeployed from Pennsylvania to New York.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  Teddy [3]  Bacon King [4]  Gustaf [5]  Lewis T. [x]  homelycooking

Lewis Trondheim: it is your turn.  You have 3 reinforcements.


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

= 3 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Put in Iowa, conquer Minnesota, if successful split in such a fashion as to leave 1 or 2 units more in MN than in IA, tactically move two from Kentucky to Missouri, mutter dark curses in a broadly westerly direction, and end turn.
If unsuccessful, refer back for further orders.

Reinforcements


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




Attacks


Iowa invades Minnesota (The Mikado) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [7] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [5]
The Mikado [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
The Mikado loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers Minnesota and places 5 battalions there, leaving 3 behind in Iowa.

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* Lewis Trondheim has retaken control of the Midwest region *




Tactical Move


A total of 2 battalions have been redeployed from Kentucky to Missouri.

Additionally, 8 dark curses were muttered in a broadly westerly direction.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  Teddy [3]  Bacon King [4]  Gustaf [5]  Lewis T. [x]  homelycooking

The Mikado: it is your turn.  You have 5 reinforcements.


+ [8 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Pacific region = 2 reinforcements]

= 5 reinforcements

[Joe Republic]

Fortune favors the bold, or so they say.  If this doesn't work, I'm likely out for good, but if it does work...

4 on Oregon, 1 on California.

Start off with Oregon-Nevada, pause if I lose seven units.  If successful move everything to Nevada and await further orders, if unsuccessful, wait for further orders.

Reinforcements


Of the 5 available reinforcements, 4 have been deployed in Oregon, where there are now 12 in total; and 1 has been deployed in California, where there are now 9 in total.




Attacks


Oregon invades Nevada (Teddy) with 11 battalions available to attack, while 9 battalions will defend.

The Mikado [11] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [3]
Teddy [9] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [1]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

The Mikado [11] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Teddy [7] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

The Mikado [11] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [5] [1]
Teddy [5] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [2]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

The Mikado [11] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [2]
Teddy [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [4]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

The Mikado [10] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [5]
Teddy [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

The Mikado conquers Nevada and places 10 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Oregon.

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* Teddy has lost control of the Southwest region *

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Awaiting further instructions

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[Joe Republic]

Have one round each from ID-UT and WY-CO, respectively.

That's one clash, retreat after the dice are rolled no matter what the outcome.

Wait for further orders.

Attacks


Idaho invades Utah (Teddy) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 4 battalions will defend.

The Mikado [3] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [3]
Teddy [4] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [1]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

The Mikado retreats to Idaho, where there are now 4 battalions in total.  Teddy has 2 battalions remaining in Utah.

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Wyoming invades Colorado (Teddy) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 4 battalions will defend.

The Mikado [3] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [1] [1]
Teddy [4] rolls 2 dice:	[1] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

The Mikado retreats to Wyoming, where there are now 3 battalions in total.  Teddy has 3 battalions remaining in Colorado.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map