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The start of turn 367

And the picture in the north

Not long now

A short turn with very fierce counterattacks. I was able to push Willie back 5kms on a 10 km front.

well, you made it to '45! And that's really an achievement! Very well done!

In my counter attacks I have bumped up against some of Willie's arty. This picture gives you some idea of the arty that Willie has lined up against my front line and the reason why he has been able to push forward so fast. I think there is more in the hexes that I can not see.

You have done your job making it into 1945!

Looking back was there something you could have done different to make a significant difference?

Here is the start of turn 369 - 1 Jan 45.

Again a short turn with a number of counter attacks. Black circles are the hexes I won back

Hi Tom,
This was one of the original test versions. In this game I did not get as far as I had in some previous games and my casualties were a lot heavier. I found the Russians to be far too strong / Germans too weak.

One of the suggestions that I had made to Soren was for the German player to be given some free attack bonuses. I found that if I was able to take the objectives set out in the rules I was not in a position to take advantage of the attack bonuses that followed. In the current version the German gets 3 offensive chits in 1941.

I have not tested these "chits" yet but if they are as I suggested then I would not attack on 3 fronts but switch back and forth between the 3 objectives. This would allow me to bring maximum force to bear while keeping the Russian player guessing to a point.

I have just received Willies turn back and from his email I think I have just lost.

Ah well there is always the next game. One day I will win.

I will load his turn and post some pictures shortly

cheers
john

Great game. Congratulations to the both of you.

Willie has captured Berlin.

This game started on 15 Oct 2015 and finished 25 Aug 2019. 1411 days. German invasion of Russia until the surrender was 1406 days. 22 Jun 1941 to 7 Apr 1945

Yeah from willie's pics there was just TOO MANY soviet units around.

Very impressed with the Soviets' ability to keep their railroads up to the frontlines, though. Much impressive.

OMG, you guys have been playing for almost 4 years! Great game, kudos to both of you for playing through to the end!

Fite2 is not a game for the faint hearted. After a short break I will be back into it. It is a very additive game