<t> The "wooden walls" strategy from GB is to be expected (he is playing to win) if he gets the chance. In my gaming group we used a house rule allowing the other nations to subtract PP from GB if a sufficiently large continental embargo dould be established, and we did not allow GB to subtract VP's ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: iamspamus<br/>
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Secondly, I've NEVER seen Turkey go to war with France off the bat. This is the best time to:<br/>
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Being forced to surrender if the national capital is taken is radically different from the EIA game.

I found the advanced naval rules boring. I could not se a point in any other than GB (without Nelson) choosing linear attack (for the +1), so it did not hava paper - scissor - rock effect.

<t> France not being dominant changes the game, but does not make it more equal.<br/>
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In my F2F games I have never seen a country gain dominance. It is to easy to block (declaration of war) and gives so big an advantege that the other players should never let it happen - For that reason I do ...

And what about Prussia lending corps to Austria, while Austria and not Prussia (enforced peace) is at war with France. Could the corps being lent to Austria fight France?????

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Mynok<br/>
Unfortunate, because I'm certain that he would have had he survived. He was extremely well thought of by Napoleon, who consistently gave him advanced guard command on his campaigns. He, Davout and Massena were the 3 best marshals, in that order.
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Reason given in original rules were that - for instance Lannes never commanded a seperate force larger than 1 corps. Given the scale of the game corps commanders are simply not displayed.

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Also, for the record, in our Pen and Paper games some folks would want their battles secret other would just have them in the open. It was up to the Individual [:)]
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But part of the fun (at least for me and most of my friends) have allways ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: megalomania2003<br/>
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Actually there is a reason. It would change the game balance if you could keep a reserve of those "special troops" above what your corps allow you.
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If a country loses guard or ...

Actually there is a reason. It would change the game balance if you could keep a reserve of those "special troops" above what your corps allow you.

Given the number of posts, and the different opinions in those posts is it possible to see a list of changes in the new patch (from a developer)?

<t> I would not regard ganging up on GB as a "Cant win effect", rather as a "He is winning effect".<br/>
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When I am to the point where winning is impossible I tend to look for (not necessarily in this priority):<br/>
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1. How can I do better in terms of position and land.<br/>
2. How ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Paper Tiger<br/>
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Wellington, retired undefeated, even his campaigns in reverse were emphatic victories.<br/>
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But one or two points on leaders.<br/>
Julius Ceaser<br/>
Attilla the Hun<br/>
Zhukov the man who stopped the third reich, great leader ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: ktotwf<br/>
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1. The USA did not lose the War of 1812. The war ended Status Quo Antebellum. In other words, it was a draw.<br/>
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To call Vietnam a "loss" is overstating it. It was a strategic failure, but to call it a loss is overstating its ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: morvwilson<br/>
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Welcome Jason!<br/>
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A couple of things you may want to check out.<br/>
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Firstly, delegating authority(finding someone who can handle responsibility and letting them do the job) is a basic leadership in the military as far ...

<t> I will dig out my copy and try to place the starting forces, but have to wait untill the weekend to do that<br/>
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And I just thought of one thing we all have to keep in mind, and this might be the reason we have a different view - the mentalety of the players means almost everything (one ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: morvwilson<br/>
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The point I was trying to make is that time is on FR side. Why should I chase down the AU/PR if their armies are hanging out in the east of their countries? Why not stay at home, save the $ and wait on Guard and ART and then chase them ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: Joisey<br/>
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I don't think Outflank is a realistic pick for the Au/Pr. And nobody but the Turks pick Escalated Anything. I'd eliminate the dumb chit picks and re-run the simulation.
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With Charles outflank is a realistic option. And ...

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<QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: morvwilson<br/>
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I tried the AU/PR vs FR battle mentioned above. 155I, 23C, 7G in 12 corp for AU/PR under Charles. 100I, 17C, 5G under Nappy with Ney to handle cav. persuit. I had FR as the attacker and picked chits at random.<br/>
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First try, both ...