Hi all. We have been able to play several games this winter, usually with me as the allied player and often I seem to be able to stop the Axis from taking France or at least postpone itīs fall long enough to be able to win the first time victory points are checked. Since I have more experience then my opponents I still hope that with more games played, the other players should be able to knock France out quicker so a longer, more enjoyable game can be played. I donīt know if I do something special with the allies (guard London, the convoy areas, Cairo and then everything else to France when playing the Brits) except perhaps massive shore bombardment.
I wonder what you more experienced player have to say about it? I feel that it gets a little to powerful maybe? I donīt see any reason for the allied player not to do a massive attack at either Belgium, Netherlands, Ruhr or Denmark in some of the first turns just to sabotage the germans. Is it not to cheap/easy to invade with 1 inf and maybe some more over land and then use most of the combined British/French fleets to shore bombard? You get a LOT of dices to throw without risking much of casualties. And you really should use/risk the French fleet as much as possible before they surrender. Even the risk of a german attack on the fleet with Luftwaffe seems worth it if you somehow stop/reduce their advance into France. The allies have a couple of aircraft to reduce the attack and of course withdraws after the first bombing run. Plus the effect of having lured the Luftwaffe from the urgent land battle make it attractive.
Soooooo, what do you say?
Daniel
