RISK Domination VIII: Finished!!

[Bacon King]

Why didn't Gustaf take Mississippi and rob BK of his Southeast bonus?

Both Gustaf and Lewis are scared of me winning. Gustaf is also scared of Lewis winning. Gustaf took only one region bonus away from me so Lewis would be forced to take the bigger region bonus away from me, rather than Lewis being able to expand significantly out west (or attacking Gustaf) which he could have otherwise done.

[Joe Republic]

Trading in WI, SC and PA for four extra units (plus two on WI). Place all in KY.
Attack ND-SD-NE-WY do or die.
Attack KY-TN do or die. If successful... well I'd have to draw up a very complex set of options depending on how many units survive... can I just decide that after the attack proper?

Reinforcements


       


A set of cards has been traded in, worth 4 battalions.  Furthermore, the Wisconsin card has produced an additional 2 battalions, which have been deployed there.

All 15 battalions have been deployed in Kentucky, where there are now 21 in total.




Attacks


North Dakota invades South Dakota (Bacon King) with 3 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [3] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim conquers South Dakota and places 3 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in North Dakota.

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South Dakota invades Nebraska (Bacon King) with 2 battalions available to attack, while 1 battalion will defend.

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

Lewis Trondheim conquers Nebraska and places 2 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in South Dakota.

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

Lewis Trondheim [1] rolls 1 die:	[1]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim has been defeated, and Bacon King retains control of Wyoming with 1 battalion remaining.

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Kentucky invades Tennessee (Bacon King) with 20 battalions available to attack, while 10 battalions will defend.

Lewis Trondheim [20] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [2]
Bacon King [10] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [5]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [18] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [1]
Bacon King [10] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [3]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [3] [2]
Bacon King [10] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [1]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Bacon King [8] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [1]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [1]
Bacon King [6] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [3]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Lewis Trondheim [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [3]
Bacon King [4] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [4]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [15] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Bacon King [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [14] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Bacon King [2] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Lewis Trondheim [13] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [2] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[5]
Lewis Trondheim loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim [12] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [2]
Bacon King [1] rolls 1 die:	[2]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Lewis Trondheim has conquered Tennessee and may deploy between 3 and 12 battalions there, while leaving at least 1 behind in Kentucky.

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* Bacon King has lost control of the Southeast region *

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[minionofmidas]

Leave 8 in KY and 5 in TN. Move one from MI to OH. End turn.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

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

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


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

= 3 reinforcements

[Vosem]

Teddy better take the Pacific...

And, also, since I missed both of the last 2 games, can I preemptively sign up for the next one?

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

All on Cali

all-in do-or-die to Oregon.

End turn, take card.

[minionofmidas]

No Washington?

[Marokai Backbeat]

I don't understand Teddy's moves at all.

[Joe Republic]

All on Cali

all-in do-or-die to Oregon.

End turn, take card.

Reinforcements


All 3 battalions have been deployed in California, where there are now 9 in total.




Attacks


California invades Oregon (Bacon King) with 8 battalions available to attack, while 2 battalions will defend.

Teddy [8] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [2]
Bacon King [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [5]
Teddy loses 2 battalions

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

Teddy conquers Oregon and places 6 battalions there, leaving 1 behind in California.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

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

Bacon King: it is your turn.  You have 5 reinforcements.


+ [16 states ÷ 3 = 5 reinforcements]
+ [No regions controlled]

= 5 reinforcements

[Bacon King]

Sorry for the delay! Stayed with relatives for the holiday weekend and was unaware they didn't have internet any more.

I'll need a little bit of time to think about my moves here, but in the mean time I'll go ahead and turn these in for eighteen extra troops:

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

How on earth did you get 6 cards? Once you have 5 you are forced to trade in, no?

[Bacon King]

How on earth did you get 6 cards? Once you have 5 you are forced to trade in, no?

I stole them from Mikado

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

How on earth did you get 6 cards? Once you have 5 you are forced to trade in, no?

I stole them from Mikado

I have been operation on the presumption that this game would use normal risk rules - which would have forced you to trade that set on the spot. If standard rules are not going to be used then my entire gameplay from the start has been faulty.

[Bacon King]

Put everyone in Virginia.

Virginia-Kentucky, do or die, leave six armies in Virginia.

Kentucky-Tennessee, do or die, leave three in Kentucky.

Hold for further orders.

How on earth did you get 6 cards? Once you have 5 you are forced to trade in, no?

I stole them from Mikado

I have been operation on the presumption that this game would use normal risk rules - which would have forced you to trade that set on the spot. If standard rules are not going to be used then my entire gameplay from the start has been faulty.

I had to trade them in at the beginning of my turn, as soon as I had five cards. Is that not standard Risk rules? How would something like that dramatically change your strategy anyway?

[Joe Republic]

Sorry for the delay! Stayed with relatives for the holiday weekend and was unaware they didn't have internet any more.

I'll need a little bit of time to think about my moves here, but in the mean time I'll go ahead and turn these in for eighteen extra troops:

Put everyone in Virginia.

Virginia-Kentucky, do or die, leave six armies in Virginia.

Kentucky-Tennessee, do or die, leave three in Kentucky.

Hold for further orders.

Reinforcements


Two sets of cards have been traded in, worth 8 and 10 battalions each.

All 23 battalions have been deployed in Virginia, where there are now 34 in total.




Attacks


Virginia invades Kentucky (Lewis Trondheim) with 33 battalions available to attack, while 8 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [33] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [4]
Lewis Trondheim [8] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [33] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [6] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [32] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [4] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [5] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [2]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [32] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [3] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [31] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [3] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [2] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [3]
Bacon King loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [29] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [4]
Lewis Trondheim [2] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [3]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King conquers Kentucky and places 24 battalions there, leaving 6 behind in Virginia.

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* Lewis Trondheim has lost control of the Midwest region *

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Kentucky invades Tennessee (Lewis Trondheim) with 23 battalions available to attack, while 5 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [23] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [4] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [5] rolls 2 dice:	[1] [1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [23] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [2] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [3] rolls 2 dice:	[4] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [22] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [3] [1]
Lewis Trondheim [2] rolls 2 dice:	[2] [1]
Lewis Trondheim loses 2 battalions

Bacon King conquers Tennessee and places 20 battalions there, leaving 3 behind in Kentucky.

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* Bacon King has retaken control of the Southeast region *

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Awaiting further instructions

Provisional map

[Joe Republic]

How on earth did you get 6 cards? Once you have 5 you are forced to trade in, no?

I stole them from Mikado

I have been operation on the presumption that this game would use normal risk rules - which would have forced you to trade that set on the spot. If standard rules are not going to be used then my entire gameplay from the start has been faulty.

I don't know of any official set of rules in which a player has to go back to the reinforcement phase right after they defeat an opponent and take their cards.  No cards are even issued until after all three phases of a player's turn are completed.

Surely this misunderstanding can't have thrown off your strategy that drastically?

[bullmoose88]

Is it possible that Mikado, between conquering another player and hording cards on his own has exceeded the maximum of cards he's allowed to hold and must turn in enough sets to get under the limit?

[Joe Republic]

Is it possible that Mikado, between conquering another player and hording cards on his own has exceeded the maximum of cards he's allowed to hold and must turn in enough sets to get under the limit?

  Mikado is out of the game.  Bacon King took his three cards, and thus held more than five cards at the start of this turn.

[Bacon King]

TN-AR, do or die. Split armies between TN and AR and free move between TN and VA so that the three states are as equal as possible. (if exact equality isn't possible, first extra goes in TN, second extra goes in AR).

[Joe Republic]

TN-AR, do or die. Split armies between TN and AR and free move between TN and VA so that the three states are as equal as possible. (if exact equality isn't possible, first extra goes in TN, second extra goes in AR).

Attacks


Tennessee invades Arkansas (Gustaf) with 19 battalions available to attack, while 8 battalions will defend.

Bacon King [19] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
Gustaf [8] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [18] rolls 3 dice:	[5] [3] [1]
Gustaf [7] rolls 2 dice:	[3] [3]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [17] rolls 3 dice:	[4] [4] [1]
Gustaf [6] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [2]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [16] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [2]
Gustaf [5] rolls 2 dice:	[6] [3]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [15] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [3]
Gustaf [4] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [4]
Gustaf loses 2 battalions

Bacon King [15] rolls 3 dice:	[3] [2] [1]
Gustaf [2] rolls 2 dice:	[5] [1]
Both armies lose 1 battalion each

Bacon King [14] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [5] [4]
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die:	[6]
Bacon King loses 1 battalion

Bacon King [13] rolls 3 dice:	[6] [6] [2]
Gustaf [1] rolls 1 die:	[3]
Gustaf loses 1 battalion

Bacon King conquers Arkansas and places 7 battalions there, leaving 7 behind in Tennessee.

[Joe Republic]

New map:

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

Gustaf: it is your turn.  You have 8 reinforcements.


+ [14 states ÷ 3 = 5 reinforcements]
+ [New England region = 3 reinforcements]

= 8 reinforcements

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

BK should have taken me out when he had the chance.

I've won the game.

[Bacon King]

What chance, Teddy? I've never had better than 50-60% odds at best of being able to take you out in any given turn- too risky. And if I didn't finish the job, someone else would've swooped in and taken the cards instead.

Interestingly enough, if we were using your card variation I would have had the manpower to eliminate you on the same turn I beat Mikado. Just sayin'.

[Teddy (IDS Legislator)]

You would have been able to try (and fail)

Then I'd have cashed my set on that last turn and not this coming turn.