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As the USSR, attacking Finland makes sense once the lower quality reinforcements arrive from Leningrad. But attacking Sweden makes no sense and is best avoided - Sweden's army is actually quite capable in this game and it will cause far more problems than the few extra hexes of frontline are worth, Wow, it is interesting that the Soviets overran Denmark so quickly. I do not think this happened in any one of my games. Certainly the attack with communist forces from Denmark into the Oslo fjord looks promising! The situation in the Balkans with Greece staying neutral certainly heped the Soviets. Still, even with that and with you sending IIRC all of the big strategic soviet reinforcements into Germany - does not seem like any soviet units will make it to the Rhein river. The Austrains will be taken out, especially since your soviets pushed decently far west of Munich. NATO will need to send the italians into the alpine passes, but these are very easy to block for either side. But I do wonder - if the Italians will end up being overextended once the Warsaw pact takes out both Austria and Yugoslavia? That could get dicey. Alternatively, you could send some soviet lower quality reinforcements at Yugoslavia, once that is gone you can turn them against Greece if the frotn around Constantinople becomes a total quagmire. The campaign 4 map game does indeed seem more fun! Just that I never had the table space for all of it. -------------------------------------------- Cute to see you mention Advanced Third Reich. Yeah, played that one some time ago too! We had an old boxed version from the early 90s.

With WW3 being (fortunately) hypothetical it's really hard to know which way the battle would go - especially with so many fronts involved. Interesting how differently different games portray the conflict. Must admit I'm much more interested in way more unrealistic scenario of WW2 axis victory and assumed invasion of the American mainland... Saying that, recently my collection of WW3 wargames grew a bit, so I'm confident I'll give it a whirl in a near future.

Thanks!

Your videos are good, but your playlists look like they are sorted by date (newest first). So if one plays an entire playlist, the videos are played in reverse order.

I played this with my ex something like 2 years ago. The game looks interesting at first glance, but both the Balkan and German fronts quickly degenerated into a ww1 static stalemate in all of our playthroughs. The Artic front situation is really resolved in the first 4 turns, because NATO can block all the mountain passess and take out the Soviet airforce unless the soviets gain ground decisively early on. And if Sweden enters the war, then the most the USSR can win is a draw. All in all the middle east was the only front that we found to be interesting as a game, chiefly due to the political cards. Very well designed game mechanically (especially the air war), but unfortunately the strategic situation is just not one that we found interesting. Not enough meaningful decisions to be made and most fronts end up in a stalemate very quickly. Disclaimer: We had never played a "combined all fronts campaign" because of a lack of table space. We played each front as a separate game. So perhaps the game does become much more interesting if played on all maps at once with the USSR getting big choces as far as where to use their reinforcements..

Wish I^d bought this instead of Red Strike. I just can't get a reply from Vuca Sims about my order. Really annoying.

I start learning the game and I hope you can help me. I am a little bit confused about Light Cavalary. LC can not make an Cavalry Charge (14.1). But can a LC make a normal attack, or attack an enemy LC? Does LC in a stack with other units count for odds? Thank you

Thanks for an update. I was looking at Flashpoint Golan recently but it feels too complicated, now you got me curious in maybe I can pick up a "WW3 in the Middle East" instead...

I've just finished playing the Persian Gulf scenario. Pact substantial victory was the result. Iran and most of the factions of the Iranian Army went to the Pact, along with Syria. Jordan stayed neutral and everything else went NATO. Pact used battlefield nukes towards the end.

Thanks again for keep posting this! You mention that you are role playing a bit, and it makes me wonder how much sandbox opportunities are available for players? Can you go a bit of the rails, if you wanted to?

Thank you for helping me to understand the rules better

How does this game compare in complexity to the non-Grand Campaign Der Weltkrieg rules? I use blue tack for counters, but the originals - I can the original counter sheet, then make my own counters, which I blue tack. However, the blue tack and mounting maps on my walls, is entirely due to you 🙂

Semi-ginger is really trying to setup a blocking position - despite the colours like like he's trying to support the NATO's defense... Hopefully all the tanks survived this time around?

I'd need to empty the living room to setup this one 🤣

Good timing for me that you are posting on this game, as I was considering purchasing it. Watching your videos, will help me decide. Thank you!

This is a game i really need to get on the table. Been on my shelf of shame for too long.

I don't have a cat so could never see me using blu-tac on the tabletop. But using it with wall-mounted charts is a dandy idea!

That wall mounting is amazing

It is apocalyptic. Iranian factions launching attacks. Eastern and Western powers clashing. And giant cats stomping over large territories of the Earth.

Normandy has the problem of the invasion this is almost a seperate mini game. You will never get it right first time and its a large rules overhead. If I was recommending a GTS start it would be the 'No chance of surrender' or even 'The Devils Cauldron' or even 'Race For Bastogne'. For a CSS start I would recommend Montelimar because Guam also has an invasion system to master. I wouldnt recommend Fulda as a CSS start because it is a heavily modified system which evolves even further from its GTS roots.

Is it any easier for other CSS games? I have both Fulda and Guam for CSS and Normandy GTS game but yet to get around to either system in anger. Tempted to start with CSS Guam then jump onto Normandy, what do you think?

A cat can storm through the gap as well😁

I really like an in-depth look you offer for the games I have in my queue😁 Another controversial and another monster, this one will be an interesting title for you to play...

Cool map

Well done and thanks, hoe dose it compare with, Less Than 60 Miles?

When the USA first landed, they thought the direct road via Windsor Indian Mounds was likely to be flooded out. It was a low lying road close to the river. It wasn’t until the next day that they learned that it was practicable.

Hi You should download the game specific rules for Quatre Bras on the same page you found the ML rules. Each game supported by the ML rules has game specific rules to download. Don’t mix versions…

No. The Confederates are always in supply in this scebario.

Congrats for Sherman. I can see the blue-tac is coming really handy😂 Recenly my daughter has tried to pitch an idea of a cat in the house but it's a firm "no" from me😁

Does the Union has any chance to cut CSA off supply, to make their task easier? All those rivers and swampy terrain don't look good...

It appears Catzilla is on the side of the Union forces.

I've always wondered if the armies becoming so spread apart is actually historical/realistic. You'd think the defender would concentrate and try and give battle at some point.

Things begin to unravel. Is there much chance of future heavy rains disrupting things further?

Even with turn 16 looks like CSA made a good progress stopping US forces, will be really interesting to see how this develops with CSA's relief army...

A really interesting scenario, I'm really happy this one made the cut 😁 A pity that the series is not getting much traction for you, I'm really enjoying your updates...

People dont seem to be very interested in this series so i will only post videos at every strategic phase.

Interesting - the CSA army is across maintaining the line of supply, but looks like they also grant USA internal lines. Can USA rapidly move more units to hit the army hard?

Try Eylau 1807. It is a little simpler and a very good system I am just starting LaBat myself but I love the uniforms. Seriously look at Eylau 1807 from Sound of the Drums. Be prepared though the rules are new so no 40 years of polish on them and only one (!) set of rules currently at v1.4

Looks like your Lyran commander is ready to play! ;-)

Honestly, from the title I can't tell if it's historical or contemporary 😆

Rain, rain, go away...🙂

Fortunately no heavy flooding as happens on the continent now...

Try Eylau just recently released by Sound of Drums.

There is actually a fair amount of time pressure for the USA. You want to smash up the station at Jackson to get the negative modifier on the Army of Relief table and thrn get back west to put Vicksburg under seige. It will take some hard marching to keep up with Grants timetable. Im pondering whether to leave Jackson and try and head north to cross the Big Black and head to establish the USA base at Snyders Landing

An interesting puzzle of a maneouvre for the Union (and for the CSA to stop them). Looking good, thanks for an update😁

Ooops. Never played with supply rules, I really need to try this out😁

As ever inspired by your videos I have set this up and am playing through. You need Grand Gulf so you can build a depot and get supply in Turn 10 so all the USA guys in the county can be in supply to start a drive northeast on Turn 11 onwwrds especially as Sherman has arrived. Depot also helps bring wagons into play

A lot of rivers to cross, with enough opposition making it an interesting twist to CSA's attack in Hood Strikes North, where Union doesn't have enough forces to cover all the ford crossings...

Really need to learn more about this campaign before I start playing this one, curious how much insight it will offer as to how to proceed 😀

Thanks for an update😀