So, the last game David and I played we reached the beginning of the first Soviet Winter Offensive, our
agreed "point of decision" and .... SUDDENLY, A RIP IN THE FABRIC OF SPACE AND TIME HURLED US BACK
TO JUNE 1941, and so we begin anew.
This is becoming to be a really fun game for us; I used to look at it as a
chore to play but playing the Soviets has become a lot of fun for me, firing up Sacred War, booming the artillery and other news reels for atmosphere, putting on my fake Stalin mustache, learning about the Soviet Generals, carefully tending the Gardens of Reinforcements at Chelyabinsk, Gorki, and Kazan ... really fascinating stuff to be found in FitE2 (like the notorious Partisan unit P Harrison
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I am really glad to have encountered Mr. David, he's a really fun opponent. Well, this is our 4th? 5th? stab at
"the Beast" and I am hoping that we will reach turn 70+ this go, if not complete a 400 turner. Estimated run rate
to complete the game from this start point for us is about 16 months.
SO, now we are at turn 5 again, and Mr. D has taken the first three cities for the shock bonus etc. and ...
here is Ukraine area: Kiev (SW Front HQ there). Farther North Mr. D has decimated the Sovs and is knocking
at the Gates of Minsk.
