UK convoys blocked

[jjdenver]

Hi,

Once Sealion happens and Germany has advanced to Liverpool area I'm getting this message on convoy screen. Is there a way to get the convoy lines open again? In other words if I let a certain city fall to Germany will the convoys re-route? Or are the convoys shut down forever once this happens? UK economy is extremely low without the convoys - not even enough to pay for unit upkeep.

Thanks

[AlvaroSousa]

Is this the 1st turn this has happened? Put a screen shot of the UK.

It should reroute to glasgow.

[jjdenver]

Sorry for the delay. This game moves slowly. I just got the turn back to take a screenshot.



I'm not sure if it's first turn this happened, maybe 2nd turn. One thing that happened is UK capital was moved to Liverpool then Birmingham was taken I think last turn by a CW corp moving as shown in pink arrow. I think this is when it happened. On the same turn I think Germans surrounded Liverpool (last turn). Hope that helps?

Is our game ruined? CW can't exist like this - there is so little income, not enough even to pay for military maintenance.

[AlvaroSousa]

Axis have control of the control of the hex NW of Liverpool. If the Germans take it then it will pick another capital

[jjdenver]

It picked Cardiff and the problem remains. All convoys show blocked.

[AlvaroSousa]

It's due to no convoy routes going there. If I put one there what will happen is that German subs can sit outside Brest and kill that convoy. Which is not good. UK is under siege and invaded with quite a few of it's main factory locations taken. It isn't unreasonable that the convoys can't get resources to factories that don't exist anymore.

[jjdenver]

Ok, UK income is at 12. So the solution as UK player is just to give up everything that has been cut off by the Germans from wherever the convoys flow into so that none of those cities can be picked as capital?

[AlvaroSousa]

Let me ask a few questions.

How long did France hold out?
How many units did you send to France?
How was your defense of England?
Did you have an armored corps in England built?
Did you have any fleets on night patrol near the channel?
Did you build any AA in important ports?

Players are saying invasions are too easy. So I am trying to find out what players are doing to defend England so I know if I have to adjust the game.

Have you considered maybe you are playing someone better? I have had games where I was in a worse position than you are currently as the UK vs a better player.

So right now you are in a tough spot. So help me make the game better if it is too difficult to defend England by answering the above.

[Michael T]

Did you build any AA in important ports?

It's very risky to build AA in any hex that might be over run cos the attacker gains that AA.

Can you make a change that AA that is over run is eliminated, rather than fall in to the hands of the enemy.

[AlvaroSousa]

That's a good idea.