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trentdep wrote on Tue, 11 December 2012 12:08

Where *is* Cassino?...

Surely Good Sir you jest.

A famous battle of the Italian Campaign - read more here.

Southeast of Rome, northwest of Naples.

[Updated on: Tue, 11 December 2012 00:52]

[Updated on: Tue, 18 December 2012 00:00]

I too made the decision to be the two point player in the last round.

The line up for Leghorn:

Artimon v Gonzalan
LooneyLlama v Trentdep
Lucky91 v Jaykay2010
van Voort v Droopy007 (2)
Jeronimon (2) v Clorofila


Only two meager points the Axis is ahead, so one last push will bring us the well deserved victory.

Good luck everybody in the last round.

The details of where we are going are sketchy at the moment, but we know capturing Toretta and/or Colle Salvetti will give us advantages. The biggest advantage though will be to capture the port of Leghorn itself. We will have the benefit of our Japanese- American troops, but the germans have special forces too and there are rumors of a very strong tank unit driving around for the enemy.

Watch your backs out there gentlemen!


Special and secret message to Generalmajor Droopy007 leader of the Axis troops:
We are about to take the port of Leghorn form you (like candy from a baby I might add. )
You must conceed that a two point lead is off course a laughable one, and you have no hope left of a victory.
Although you have been not nice to us on occassion, we will again offer you the option of total and unconditional surrender. If you do not surrender, I shall instruct my officers to not hold back any longer (like they have been doing so far) but unleash the fury of the Allied forces on you. All nationalities at our disposal will come to battle your puny third Reich!

[Updated on: Thu, 20 December 2012 21:31]

[Updated on: Fri, 21 December 2012 22:53]

Jeronimon wrote on Fri, 28 December 2012 01:27

Gentlemen Wee seem to be in the lead again, this has not happened since we failed around Troina. Firstly on the percentage: it seems it was more unbalanced than we thought. If I look at the figures now it is only a 17% chance to win for the Axis. However my own statistics might give my nemesis Droopy007 some hope. As Allies I lost 2 out of 7 matches, but as Axis I have not been defeated once on the scenario. so my statistics say 10 games 5 wins Allies 5 wins Axis. Granted 7 games against Hermann and three against humans. One win over Clorofila with me as Allies for the tournament and a double win over Helcat. So I lost two matches to Hermann while I was Allies. I think the scenario is fun, but as the germans with four cards you have to be very cautious or play like Johnny and tear the Allies up. This can be done by maximizing as only johnny can and throwing caution into the wind, move forward and hope the cards will come. As the Allies there are many ays to advance but on the Leghorn flank there are many opposing troops on the higher ground and on the Toretta flank it is hard getting past the woods. In the middle the wadis and mountains hamper advancing of both sides. Take care to mobilize those backward units, for you will need them when the fighting begins. So Gentleman, our hope is once more on the splendid van Voort to save our bacon. Since he has done this so many times before I rest easy and offer my opponents once more the option of complete and utter surrender. The defeat of General Droopy will otherwise be the Crown on our campaign. Yes, we were a bit lagging at Etna Ortona and Cassino, but we stiff upper lipped ourselves to this magnificent 30-29 lead. Van Voort and Droopy: The stage is set, the battle lines are drawn, and you are in command. The rest is . . . . . . . .

Gentlemen,

Yes, it so seems that you are in the lead, but rest assured, it will be short-lived!! And thanks to our leader, D-007, it will not be final and will in fact, be reversed!!

And since I have been around, this is indeed the 1st time the ALLIES are in the lead, coincidence, perhaps, ha, but of course not, we know I had nothing to do about keeping you out of the lead!!!

As BG Jeronimon stated, fun scenario indeed and though cards are in favor of ALLIES, 5-4, not impossible for the AXIS and especially with our leader in the final position to claim victory against an excellent opponent in V V.

As for me, I also played 10 times 9 as AXIS and 1 ALLIES, 8 against Johnny/Hermann and had a 7-1 record against them as AXIS, yes, not a human opponent, but they like to pressure and push the action and more often than not, they had the dice advantage, but did not alway lead to victory and their card play is always to maximize the dice.

As for my human interaction, well, we know the results of that one, darn you ARTIMON the ALLIED, 8-5!! But scenario was going to form, for me anyway, 5-3 by turn 12 of a 19 turn game, from previous encounters with J and H, but ARTIMON had the cards throughout to eventually storm me on my exposed RF after he had taken care of my troops on the hills and bunkers and my 1 unsuccessful attempt to repel him with my AA, well, needless to say, victory was his.

As for my turn as ALLIES, it was 8-2 me with a successful capture of LEGHORN and some key misses by ARTIMON at the end, unfortunately for me, he chose to miss in the wrong game!! So, DROOPY007, it can be a tough go as proven, with the exception of Trentdep's victory, but with your skill and play of the cards, it can be done!!

Besides, unbalanced or not, we play for the FUN of the game and victories and loses are secondary, but of course, would like to see an AXIS victory!! Fun is an important FACTOR, afterall, we could not ask for anything more fitting for a finale, 30-29 ALLIES with victory in the balance on the final battle!! Besides, how fun would it have been if the score stood either 59-0 for the AXIS or ALLIES at this point?!!!

Bravo, LooneyLlama / Eric and all the participants, for wonderful theater and an exciting Front during this tournament!!

[Updated on: Fri, 28 December 2012 15:56]