Storm Clouds Gathering (4-player game)

[Orm]

I'll run it like you did the last one similar to this, one of the CL will take the D.

Splendid.

[NatRapsEno]

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That's it for BOB, now North Atlantic

[NatRapsEno]

Miss in North Atlantic, that concludes the searches. Won't need you for anything else during the rest of the turn.

[NatRapsEno]

Italy takes control of Cyprus Resource. Japan rails two units from Manchuria to China. Slogs units from previous attack in mountain desert toward the South.

Turn ends.

[NatRapsEno]

No partisans. Germany put their markers on Defense and moved best one from Offense to Defense.

Turn sent for US Entry play.

[Orm]

US place their marker vs Germany.

Play the option to repair Western Allied ships (9).
Play the option for US land based air escorts - marker moved (4).
Play the option to Freeze Japanese assets - marker moved (1). Edit: PH fleet reduced the tension for this by 3.

[Orm]

Axis stay at sea save sent.

[NatRapsEno]

Allied SAS sent.

[Orm]

Axis RTB sent.

[NatRapsEno]

Intercept this Task Force returning to Brest?

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[Orm]

Yes, I would intercept ships returning through the Bob.

And I considered ordering so in advance. However. Then I thought that all ships returning to Brest could avoid BoB and return to Brest by sailing from the North Sea instead.

So, to avoid the intercept couldn't they use the North Sea?

[NatRapsEno]

In my opinion, No. I have posted the relevant sections of the rule that make my point below:

You make 1 “naval move” with surface naval
units every time you: (Removed the first two definitions as they do not apply, but the below does)

"Return a group of organized surface naval
units from one section of a sea-box to one
port (see 13.4)."

The below section is under "Naval Movement Restrictions"

"You can’t move naval units between the North Sea
and the Bay of Biscay (even via Brest or Plymouth) if
a major power you are at war with controls London"

Therefore, to me, the rules are clear - It's an illegal move. When you play the Axis, you can do it. I don't care. But I'm not going to do it because it's clearly illegal to me. However, the game allows it, which of course, means nothing.

[NatRapsEno]

I will intercept ships returning through BOB for you.

[NatRapsEno]

Miss, intercepting below for you

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[NatRapsEno]

Miss, now the Gneisenau

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[NatRapsEno]

Miss, now below:

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[NatRapsEno]

Miss, now CP from North Sea

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[NatRapsEno]

Miss, now Schlissien

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[NatRapsEno]

Miss, now last one, the CP from Faeroes Gap.

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[NatRapsEno]

Miss.

Allied RTB sent.