Anyone for a game with new GD1938 Version 3 1.0.1

[ArmouredLion]

Sent it to you. Thanks for the setup...

[LJBurstyn]

I think I have Bombur's email address but I don't have it under Bombur?! And I don't remember what his "other" name is?

[ArmouredLion]

Bombur, Bombur... anyone, anyone???

[ernieschwitz]

His name is in the credits for the game

[AstroBlues]

Is there room for one more? Maybe I could take something small like Italy.

[AstroBlues]

By the way, I could only do my turn on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays due to work.

[ArmouredLion]

if you want Italy, I'm fine with that... I'm just one piece of the puzzle...

[AstroBlues]

That would be cool. Do you need my e-mail address and where would the files be.

[ArmouredLion]

Let the rest of the guys decide... I'm axis, so I'm fine with it, but the rest the guys need to sound off on the final decision.

[AstroBlues]

ok

[Twotribes]

I don't mind I have another game going that pretty much only moves on weekends too.

[ArmouredLion]

Got some recommendations that it's too hard to coordinate with a broken Axis... so I Pm'd Astro to say it could make for a complicated game. Who' going to create the game? I don't care about house rules and isolation and such... whatever. Again, sorry Astro... next time brother.

[AstroBlues]

Thanks for considering me. Maybe next time I can get in on one. One thing, I just thought I would be easier on the Axis player.

[ernieschwitz]

One thing, I just thought I would be easier on the Axis player.

Actually it wouldn't. At least not with Italy.

Here is what would happen if you played Italy. Armoured Lion would play his German turn, then you play your turn, then Armoured Lion plays his Japan turn, and then the turn order would continue as normal, with the Soviet player. So each time in effect the turn would have to swing by Armoured Lion twice, and he would have to be ready for it twice, which would cause delays.

If you on the other hand played the Japanese, then this would not happen. There would be one less delay on waiting on the turn.

In general there is one thing that delays games more than anything else. It is waiting for the previous players taking their turns. The more players, the more delays, in between turns. It is why I advocate only playing 3.

Now I know playing 3 Axis powers solo, and 4 Allied powers solo is a big task. So I can understand splitting them over 2 people. But never in a way that causes an interrupt.

Thus it should always be split in orders of play. So Axis:

(first player) Germany & Italy
(second player) Japan

Or... more counterintuitive and probably less good for the German player

(first player) Germany
(second player) Italy & Japan.

With the allies something similar can be done:

(first player) France & Britain
(second player) USA & China

Splitting USA from China is potentially bad, since the US can do things that help the Chinese more than anyone else, but if you would want to I guess you could play it like this:

(first player) France, Britain & USA
(second player) China

Playing France Solo is a bad deal. You almost certainly get conquered, unless the Axis player is still learning, and then probably too. So you are stuck the rest of the game, either simply passing the turn on, waiting for someone to gift you your country back, or units, or sending your password to the other allied player who then plays the rest of the game...

[LJBurstyn]

However we play I still need people's email addresses. So far I only have one.

If the Axis player would like AstroBlues to play Japan I am okay with that. It is up to the Axis player to decide. Not play Italy--Germany and Italy should be played together. Would anyone object?

[AstroBlues]

I would not mind playing Japan. Japan would be a challenge for me. I am up for it.

[ArmouredLion]

I'll never cut a player out... Go for it, brother! It's more realistic that way anyway...

[ArmouredLion]

In case my ramble wasn't clear... Japan is yours

[Bombur]

How many players up to now?

[ArmouredLion]

5... maybe a universal PW to if someone drops we can have another fill in? I really want to finish this game