RISK Domination VIII: Finished!!

[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.


+ [5 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [South region = 3 reinforcements]

= 6 reinforcements

[Bacon King]

Two in AR, four in LA.

Attack LA to MS, do or die, but stop if I'm not rolling more dice than the defenders.

Attack AR to TN; stop if I'm attacking with less than three. Assuming the attack succeeds, leave enough in AR so the two states are even as possible, with an extra if it's odd going in TN.

If the above attacks both succeed, Attack MS-AL do or die.

Await further orders.

(sorry hc, don't really have anywhere else to go)

[Joe Republic]

Two in AR, four in LA.

Attack LA to MS, do or die, but stop if I'm not rolling more dice than the defenders.

Attack AR to TN; stop if I'm attacking with less than three. Assuming the attack succeeds, leave enough in AR so the two states are even as possible, with an extra if it's odd going in TN.

If the above attacks both succeed, Attack MS-AL do or die.

Await further orders.

(sorry hc, don't really have anywhere else to go)

Reinforcements


Of the 6 available reinforcements, 2 have been deployed in Arkansas, where there are now 7 in total; and 4 have been deployed in Louisiana, where there are now 9 in total.




Attacks


Louisiana invades Mississippi (homelycooking) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 4 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [8] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
homelycooking [4] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
homelycooking loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [8] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
homelycooking [2] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [2]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

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

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

Bacon King retreats to Louisiana, where there are now 3 battalions in total.  homelycooking has 2 battalions remaining in Mississippi.

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Arkansas invades Tennessee (homelycooking) with 6 battalions available to attack, while 3 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [6] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [1]
homelycooking [3] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [5] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [1]
homelycooking [2] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [3]
homelycooking loses 2 battalions

Bacon King conquers Tennessee and places 3 battalions there, leaving 3 behind in Arkansas.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[homelycooking]

Well, I guess it didn't matter if I took Florida or not, since I would have lost the bonus anyway.

[minionofmidas]

The Mikado retreats to Louisiana

Oh he does, does he now?

[The Mikado]

The Mikado retreats to Louisiana

Oh he does, does he now?

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

[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.

[Bacon King]

Free move one from AR to OK and end turn, thanks Joe.

[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

[Gustaf]

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.

[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

[minionofmidas]

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.

[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

[Marokai Backbeat]

Smart moves for both Gustaf and Lewis. This is very very interesting. 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. Eventually he's going to have to fight two people at the same time, and with Gustaf being so easily fortified, I still have to see Gustaf as the favorite, but if he doesn't move aggressively soon, that good position he has in the corner isn't going to help for very long.

(Though if someone doesn't break Lewis' bonus soon, he's going to rack up numbers fast.)

[The Mikado]

I need to think this over.  Orders soon.

[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.

[Marokai Backbeat]

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.

I blocked out memories of the last game.

[Gustaf]

Smart moves for both Gustaf and Lewis. This is very very interesting. 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. Eventually he's going to have to fight two people at the same time, and with Gustaf being so easily fortified, I still have to see Gustaf as the favorite, but if he doesn't move aggressively soon, that good position he has in the corner isn't going to help for very long.

(Though if someone doesn't break Lewis' bonus soon, he's going to rack up numbers fast.)

I was surprised no one did. I had promised not to and said as much to the other players. It is, of course, looking very much like a repeat of Bacon King's performance.

[minionofmidas]

(Though if someone doesn't break Lewis' bonus soon, he's going to rack up numbers fast.)

Ssshh. Sets are going to be flowing all around us soon, anyhow.

[The Mikado]

(Though if someone doesn't break Lewis' bonus soon, he's going to rack up numbers fast.)

Ssshh. Sets are going to be flowing all around us soon, anyhow.

Speaking of which...







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...

[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

[The Mikado]

That went better than expected.  Retreat everything in MN to ND and end turn.

Sorry, Lewis.

[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