Warspite1 (Entente) Vs Empire101 (CP)

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: Myrddraal

Warspite, I think you're too quick to give up entrenched positions in the West. For example, in post no 16, I can understand abandoning the hexes nearest Verdun, but why fall back from the three hexes close to the Swiss border?

He he he[:D].
Warspite is reduced to living on his nerves, wearing a dishevelled WWI British Army uniform, swigging from a half empty whiskey bottle, waving his revolver in the air and shouting ' Hold them at all costs boys!!'

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Myrddraal

Warspite, I think you're too quick to give up entrenched positions in the West. For example, in post no 16, I can understand abandoning the hexes nearest Verdun, but why fall back from the three hexes close to the Swiss border?

warspite1

Listen Myrddraal I've told my French commanders that, but will they listen?

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Empire101

ORIGINAL: Myrddraal

Warspite, I think you're too quick to give up entrenched positions in the West. For example, in post no 16, I can understand abandoning the hexes nearest Verdun, but why fall back from the three hexes close to the Swiss border?

He he he[:D].
Warspite is reduced to living on his nerves, wearing a dishevelled WWI British Army uniform, swigging from a half empty whiskey bottle, waving his revolver in the air and shouting ' Hold them at all costs boys!!'

warspite1

I thought, having beaten the AI easily at the first time of asking, I was quite good at this game - that was before I lost about 5 in a row (1x CP and 4 x Entente)...and counting [&:]

Now Empire has me on the rack too. I can understand now why my wife says this to me all the time:

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: warspite1


Now Empire has me on the rack too. I can understand now why my wife says this to me all the time:

As a strange coincidence, we have that poster framed in our bathroom.

How ironic warspite; everytime I sit on the loo, I'll think of you.

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]Turn 9 ( cont'd )[/font]

In the South, huge swirling battles ensue between the combatatants, and warspite nearly takes down another Korps ( Garrison unit ).
Both Armies are like two punch drunk boxers, unsure where the next blow will fall.

Very exciting game, and my opponent serves up a surprise every turn, unnerving Central Powers High Command.[X(]

[Empire101]

Finally, after alot of argy-bargy, Rouen succumbs to the German Army.

Hip Hip Huzzah!!

Onto Paris!![8D]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]Turn 11:-[/font]

Warspites Russian Fleet ambushes the German Heavy Cruisers near Turko,[:@] but thankfully fail to break through to my convoy.[:)]


Warspite is an aggressive Naval Power player, and is not afraid to use his ships in the great tradition of the Royal Navy, 'If in doubt, engage the Enemy wherever you find them'.

This has made me far more wary of naval adventures.[X(]



In the East, Lemberg holds out against determined Russian assaults, but warspites excellent preparation means the battle is far from over.
I await events.

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]Turn 12[/font]




The German High Seas Fleet deals a crippling blow to the Russian Baltic Fleet.






Lemberg is stabilised yet again. Warspite continues to apply heavy pressure to this sector of the front.





The Turks advance on Suez!![X(]

[Empire101]

I forgot to mention that Warspite landed in Calais ( that I foolishly left undefended ) around turn 10 with a British Inf unit and scared the bejesus out of me!!

The German High Command had to immediately remove themselves to the corner shop and buy a ( very ) small bottle of Jagermeister, and take a few snorters to quell the rising panic!!

Luckily I had enough spare troops at hand to almost destroy the British unit ( reduced to a yellow 1 Strength ), before they re-embarked and disappeared over the horizon.

The down side of all of this is that this diversion stopped the advance on Paris. Clever Warspite....curse him!!!![:D][:D][:@][:@]

Now I join Moltke in the Great Hall of the Prevaricators.[:(]

But I can't find the screenshots, so you'll all have to take my word for it!

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Empire101

I forgot to mention that Warspite landed in Calais ( that I foolishly left undefended ) around turn 10 with a British Inf unit and scared the bejesus out of me!!

The German High Command had to immediately remove themselves to the corner shop and buy a ( very ) small bottle of Jagermeister, and take a few snorters to quell the rising panic!!

Luckily I had enough spare troops at hand to almost destroy the British unit ( reduced to a yellow 1 Strength ), before they re-embarked and disappeared over the horizon.

The down side of all of this is that this diversion stopped the advance on Paris. Clever Warspite....curse him!!!![:D][:D][:@][:@]

Now I join Moltke in the Great Hall of the Prevaricators.[:(]

But I can't find the screenshots, so you'll all have to take my word for it!

warspite1

Yes, I had nothing better to do, so I thought I would get the British Army to practice what it would be like evacuating troops from a French port while surrounded by the dastardly boche...you never know that kind of knowledge may come in handy in... oh, i don't know, circa 25 years time [;)]

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

Yes, I had nothing better to do, so I thought I would get the British Army to practice what it would be like evacuating troops from a French port while surrounded by the dastardly boche...you never know that kind of knowledge may come in handy in... oh, i don't know, circa 25 years time [;)]

You never know![:D]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]Turn 13[/font]


Winter is here[:(]. The Eastern Front Stabilizes..Phew.




The Austro-Hungarians wreak revenge on the Serbs.
Nis is cut off and the defenders are doomed. AH has a brand new Artillery piece!!



The West settles down for tea and medals.
I found this screenshot, and it does show the valiant BEF in Calais after it got blasted, but just before evacuation.[:@]



The Ottamans start digging in along the Suez.

[Empire101]

The Russian Baltic Fleet is sunk in its lair in Riga.

Three Cheers for the Kaiser lads...

Hip Hip Huzzah!! ( throws hat in air )[:)]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]Turn 17:-[/font]


Warspite creeps some subs into the Baltic, but before I finally sink them, he takes TWO points off my precious convoy.

ARRRGGGHHH!!!![:@]

[Empire101]

[font="Times New Roman"]Turn 19:-[/font]


The Germans begin their spring offensive by applying pressure to the front around Warsaw.

[catwhoorg]

20PP of convoy lost, 35EP worth of the only Entente submarine on the map.

You can afford that trade.

Congrats to the High Seas Fleet on defeating the Russian menace, that's the real threat to the ore convoy.

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: catwhoorg

20PP of convoy lost, 35EP worth of the only Entente submarine on the map.

You can afford that trade.

Congrats to the High Seas Fleet on defeating the Russian menace, that's the real threat to the ore convoy.

Thanks for the input catwhoorg....and welcome.

I was'nt thinking in terms of PP's. When you put it like that, I felt much better!![:D]

The game is tense and exciting, and Warspite is a great opponent!!
Every turn has its surprise's!![X(]

[catwhoorg]

Its certainly very interesting reading along.

Its very clear that a human player is different to the AI. I'm looking forward to starting my own PBEM game soon

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Empire101

ORIGINAL: catwhoorg

20PP of convoy lost, 35EP worth of the only Entente submarine on the map.

You can afford that trade.

Congrats to the High Seas Fleet on defeating the Russian menace, that's the real threat to the ore convoy.

Thanks for the input catwhoorg....and welcome.

I was'nt thinking in terms of PP's. When you put it like that, I felt much better!![:D]

The game is tense and exciting, and Warspite is a great opponent!!
Every turn has its surprise's!![X(]

warspite1

I suspect I'm a great opponent because I appear, once again, to be getting my bottom whipped.....[;)]

In all seriousness though, and apologies if I've mentioned this before, but this is a terrific game!

Thanks to CTGW, this is the first time I have gone down the PBEM route - I must say its a great, easy to use, system Slitherine have going here. Playing some quality opponents too - Empire, the Ormster and colberki to name but three. Thoroughly good fun!

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Empire101

ORIGINAL: catwhoorg

20PP of convoy lost, 35EP worth of the only Entente submarine on the map.

You can afford that trade.

Congrats to the High Seas Fleet on defeating the Russian menace, that's the real threat to the ore convoy.

Thanks for the input catwhoorg....and welcome.

I was'nt thinking in terms of PP's. When you put it like that, I felt much better!![:D]

The game is tense and exciting, and Warspite is a great opponent!!
Every turn has its surprise's!![X(]

warspite1

I suspect I'm a great opponent because I appear, once again, to be getting my bottom whipped.....[;)]

In all seriousness though, and apologies if I've mentioned this before, but this is a terrific game!

Thanks to CTGW, this is the first time I have gone down the PBEM route - I must say its a great, easy to use, system Slitherine have going here. Playing some quality opponents too - Empire, the Ormster and colberki to name but three. Thoroughly good fun!

+1
And that attack that wiped out my Korps in the south of France made me shudder!!!

Artillery was still the God of War in WWI.

As to a great game....I just can't stop playing it.
I'll soon be checking in to the 'Gary Grigsby Rest and Recuperation Clinic for Inveterate Wargamers.'

The game looks so deceptively easy, that at first glance I thought I'd play it for a bit and then move on to something else. But each game gets more and more exciting!!!!

No matter how this game turns out Warspite, I hope you'll be up for a rematch!!