RISK Domination VII: Finished!!

[The Mikado]

Gustaf has a really good position.

Tell me about it.  Not only can he seal up the West coast in the first turn, he can make his offensive borders Idaho, Nevada, and Arizona.

[The Mikado]

I ended up with less than desirable initial placement. Unlike a few others, I'm not concentrated in much of anywhere.

Might as well put them all on Vermont and rule New England.

[The Mikado]

As I recall, I was substituting for someone else who had already placed units and placed all 18 on Ohio.  I wasn't going to win in the middle of the map like that, so I thought I'd steal the Pacific.

Don't worry, Gustaf.  That won't happen this time.  Fezzy's much closer, I'll suicide into him instead. 

[The Mikado]

Just waiting on Fezzy, who hasn't been online since Friday...

It's Fezzy.  Put them all in New Jersey.

[The Mikado]

Second map

GENERALS [1]  The Mikado [2]  Jas [3]  Fezzyfestoon [4]  Gustaf [5]  Bacon King [6]  Marokai Blue

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

New England will be fun.

Who will blink?

[The Mikado]

2 on Alabama, 1 on Virginia.

Alabama to Mississippi, do or die.

Georgia to Florida, send three down.  Retreat if I lose two.

After that, Georgia-South Carolina-North Carolina, do or die.

Move men in Florida to Alabama.

[The Mikado]

NORTH CAROLINA!  I shall have vengeance.

[The Mikado]

2 on Alabama, 1 on Virginia

Alabama-Mississippi do or die
Virginia-North Carolina do or die

Bacon King, you want Virginia so badly, it's yours.

[The Mikado]

End turn.

Bacon King, I'd really recommend not going any further south than KY or VA.  I'll not go north past that line in the near future (my future's westward expansion), so leave me alone and you'll benefit too.

[The Mikado]

The Irish are conquering Massachusetts and Rhode Island?  Who would've thought?

[The Mikado]

1 on NC, 5 on MS.  Attack MS-LA do or die, retreat all units and end turn.

[The Mikado]

Jeez, Mikado, you're like a ninja, issuing orders only seven minutes into your turn.

But you have 7 reinforcements, not 6.  I could guess where you want the extra one, but I'd prefer clarification anyway.

Mississippi.

[The Mikado]

Gustaf, just between the two of us...you'd be...ill-advised to cross the Mississippi River.

[The Mikado]

Sorry I'm late.  Gustaf, will send you orders for your game immediately.

Joe, 7 legions, eh?

3 on Tennessee, 2 on North Carolina, 2 on Mississippi

North Carolina-Virginia Do or die, end turn and hope Fezzy isn't stupid and doesn't realize that I'm leaving him an opportunity to cause more confusion in New England and am NOT inviting him to remain in the South Central.

[The Mikado]

2 on Virginia, rest on Mississippi

Mississippi-Louisiana, split troops evenly between them.

[The Mikado]

If it's an uneven number, which state gets the extra one?

Mississippi.

[The Mikado]

End turn.  Take card.  Gustaf, I have my eyes on you.

[The Mikado]

Oh, it's my turn.  One sec.

Edit: Let's DO this.





So I have 17 reinforcements, plus 2 on Alabama.

12 on Louisiana, 3 on Mississippi, 1 on Tennessee, 1 on Virginia.

Louisiana-Texas-New Mexico-Arizona-Nevada-Oregon, Do or die.  Wait for further orders.

[The Mikado]

Move AL-TN and End turn.

[The Mikado]

Bacon King, you rock.  BFF?  My main mod!

[The Mikado]

So, both Gustaf and Bacon King sent me strongly worded PMs telling me not to break their bonuses.

The Mikado is an agreeable soul, and will grant your request.

2 on Mississippi, 1 on Tennessee, 4 on Virginia.  Virginia-Maryland do or die, strategic move all units in Maryland to Virginia and end turn.  My Army of Northern Virginia is longing to see Gettysburg.

[The Mikado]

Bacon King has a big choice.  EVERYONE decided to leave his bonus alone, on whom will he use it?  Breaking me would be fairly easy, but I'm too big to kill and have 4 cards, so I may or may not have a set.  Fezzy's tempting, but is too big to easily wipe out and an unsuccessful go at Fezzy would be worse than useless.  Gustaf would be high-risk low-reward, as Fezzy and I could jump Bacon King the next turn.  All three of Bacon King's options are bad.  Nevertheless, what he chooses to do this turn will decide who wins the game.

[The Mikado]

How many cards does Fezzy have, again?

[The Mikado]

Orders when I get home.  I am well and truly a spoiler now, have to decide who should win.

[The Mikado]

I hate having 3 infantry sets:







(Joe, your system makes it hard to do this)

That's 11 troops, plus 2 extra on Louisiana.

Let's start off by putting them all on Louisiana.  Louisiana-Texas, stop when Gustaf has either 1 or 2 men left in Texas, and wait for further orders.