RISK Domination VIII: Finished!!

[The Mikado]

Marokai, the entire point of this was to get Teddy's cards.  If I failed, I was screwed no matter what.

End turn.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

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

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


+ [1 state ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 3 reinforcements

[Gustaf]

Oh, for the love of...

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

I'd like to start by trading my set, and placing all armies on my one state. I'll need to think about my further moves for a bit if that is okay. (I'd like to know how many armies I'm getting)

set: Idaho (horse), Indiana (gun), Louisiana (man)

how many cards does mikado have

[Joe Republic]

That set will give you ten battalions in addition to the three you start with.  Mikado has two cards.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

all on Arizona

Attack Cali, do or die, all in.

Retreat following victory so that the number of armies in both states is equal, if 1 extra is needed, put it in Cali.

Take card.

[Joe Republic]

all on Arizona

Attack Cali, do or die, all in.

Retreat following victory so that the number of armies in both states is equal, if 1 extra is needed, put it in Cali.

Take card.

Reinforcements


            


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

All 13 battalions have been deployed in Arizona, where there are now 17 in total.




Attacks


Arizona invades California (The Mikado) with 16 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Teddy [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [3]
The Mikado [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
The Mikado loses 1 battalion

Teddy conquers California and places 9 battalions there, leaving 8 behind in Arizona.

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* The Mikado has lost control of the Pacific region *

[Joe Republic]

New map:

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

Bacon King: it is your turn.  You have 11 reinforcements.


+ [13 states ÷ 3 = 4 reinforcements]
+ [South region = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Southeast region = 4 reinforcements]

= 11 reinforcements

[Bacon King]

Trading the above cards in.

Thats 8 from the cards plus my 11 reinforcements, giving me 19 now, yes? In addition to the two I automatically get in Mississippi.

I'll need a moment to think here.

[Gustaf]

Bacon King's situation is interesting. He can't be certain of being able to wipe anyone out. Mikado basically took himself and Teddy out of it. He could attack me, but I'm locked in so if that fails he's only opened himself up to my New York armies. And, of course, Lewis has the Midwest bonus. And it seems unlikely that he can both remove the Midwest bonus from Lewis and the New England one from me.

[Bacon King]

5 in VA
2 in TN
3 in AR
2 in OK
7 in TX

Do or die, TX-NM.
Free move MS-TN.
Collect card, end turn.

[Joe Republic]

Trading the above cards in.

Thats 8 from the cards plus my 11 reinforcements, giving me 19 now, yes? In addition to the two I automatically get in Mississippi.

I'll need a moment to think here.

5 in VA
2 in TN
3 in AR
2 in OK
7 in TX

Do or die, TX-NM.
Free move MS-TN.
Collect card, end turn.

Reinforcements


A set of cards has been traded in, worth 8 battalions.  Furthermore, the Mississippi card has produced an additional 2 battalions, which have been deployed there.

Of the 19 available reinforcements, 5 have been deployed in Virginia, where there are now 11 in total; 2 have been deployed in Tennessee, where there are now 8 in total; 3 have been deployed in Arkansas, where there are now 7 in total; 2 have been deployed in Oklahoma, where there are now 5 in total; and 7 have been deployed in Texas, where there are now 9 in total.




Attacks


Texas invades New Mexico (The Mikado) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Bacon King [8] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [1]
The Mikado [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
The Mikado loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers New Mexico and places 8 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Texas.




Tactical Move


A total of 2 battalions have been redeployed from Mississippi 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 7 reinforcements.


+ [13 states ÷ 3 = 4 reinforcements]
+ [New England region = 3 reinforcements]

= 7 reinforcements

[Marokai Backbeat]

Teddy's turn was kind of bizarre. I expected him to be more aggressive. He could've taken the Pacific without too much resistance at all also without much threat of losing it to Mikado. Just weird.

Bacon King, however, played it safe and smart. New Mexico and simple fortifying was the move I expected him to make, and he has no reason to risk anything else. Good move.

[homelycooking]

Well, Teddy's probably thinking that there's not much of a chance of Mikado or BK risking a lot of batallions to wipe him out and take his (relatively few) cards. If he's planning something for his next turn, he'll be in just as good of a position, if not better, than he was before.

[Frodo]

In Lewis' next turn, it would not surprise me if he decides to have his revenge while the Mikado is down, by taking the Dakotas.  He has to have the cards by now to augment the troops he currently has in Iowa and Minnesota to launch his invasion.

[Bacon King]

Gustaf and Lewis both have four cards right now. Definitely gives me more than a bit of concern.

[Gustaf]

Well, well, well. I'd like everyone in Nebraska. Then attack Nebraska->Kansas, do or die. Then await further negotiation...

EDIT: that's it, actually. End turn after having collected a card.

[Joe Republic]

Well, well, well. I'd like everyone in Nebraska. Then attack Nebraska->Kansas, do or die. Then await further negotiation...

EDIT: that's it, actually. End turn after having collected a card.

Reinforcements


All 7 battalions have been deployed in Nebraska, where there are now 9 in total.




Attacks


Nebraska invades Kansas (Bacon King) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Gustaf [8] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[4]
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [7] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [3]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Gustaf [6] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

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

[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 11 reinforcements.


+ [9 states ÷ 3 = 3 reinforcements]
+ [Midwest region = 8 reinforcements]

= 11 reinforcements

[minionofmidas]

2 on Kentucky, remainder on Iowa. Attack IA-SD, leaving 4 behind in Iowa. (Stop if there are five or fewer units left in IA.) Await further oders.

[Joe Republic]

2 on Kentucky, remainder on Iowa. Attack IA-SD, leaving 4 behind in Iowa. (Stop if there are five or fewer units left in IA.) Await further oders.

Reinforcements


Of the 11 available reinforcements, 2 have been deployed in Kentucky, where there are now 6 in total; and 9 have been deployed in Iowa, where there are now 12 in total.




Attacks


Iowa invades South Dakota (The Mikado) with 11 battalions available to attack, while 4 battalions will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [11] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [3] [1]
The Mikado [4] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [1]
The Mikado loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [11] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [4]
The Mikado [2] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [1]
The Mikado loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim conquers South Dakota and places 8 battalions there, leaving 4 behind in Iowa.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[minionofmidas]

Very good, attack SD-ND until the number of units in SD falls to four or less or the number of units in ND falls to two or less. In the latter case, MN-ND do or die. Actually, in the first case as well, should ND be down to four or less.
Await further instructions.

[Joe Republic]

Very good, attack SD-ND until the number of units in SD falls to four or less or the number of units in ND falls to two or less. In the latter case, MN-ND do or die. Actually, in the first case as well, should ND be down to four or less.
Await further instructions.

Attacks


South Dakota invades North Dakota (The Mikado) with 7 battalions available to attack, while 7 battalions will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [7] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
The Mikado [7] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [3]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

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

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

Lewis Trondheim [4] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [1]
The Mikado [4] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [5]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim retreats to South Dakota, where there are now 4 battalions in total.  The Mikado has 3 battalions remaining in North Dakota.

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Minnesota invades North Dakota (The Mikado) with 4 battalions available to attack, while 3 battalions will defend.

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

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

Lewis Trondheim conquers North Dakota and places 4 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in Minnesota.

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[minionofmidas]

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

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

Lewis Trondheim [4] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [1]
The Mikado [4] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [5]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

That's some pretty high rolling from both sides.

Move three from SD to MN and end my turn.