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Yesterday I played a TS game where my opponent, leading US, headlined CIA created on 1st turn, using his free OP to put influence into Pakistan.
Choosing my first AR action as USSR I had this dilemma:
1) Coup Pakistan: this is risky, because even if I succeed he probably holds Indo-Pakistani War (this would be a strong motivation to use CIA Op that way) and could either try to win the war with 50% chanche if my coup is strong (3 or more influence into Pakistan, so that I would not coup back again if he wins the war), or simply coup back if my coup is weak, taking Pakistan also lowering defcon to 3 and then with free road to western Asia.
2) Go for the classic Iran coup, but this way he would be free to reinforce Pakistan and spread quickly to India, too.
In any case (1 or 2) he would be able with his 1st AR to spread in Afghanistan and/or reiforce into Middle East, so headlining CIA first turn and using point into Pakistan it's a clever move for US in my opinion.
I took the first choice, hoping he eventually would, if holding, not win the Indo-Paki War (50% chance).
Unfortunately things went in the worst possible way to me: I rolled 6 on my coup attempt with a 4OP card, Pakistan went to 0/5* and suddenly he went for War and rolled 5. So after AR1 he had total control of Pakistan AND influence in Iran.
How would you react to this headline move? 
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PS: in the same game I also witnessed the MOST EFFECTIVE AND LUCKY USE of "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You" card EVER!!!!
It was Turn 7, my US opponent drew an AWFUL hand composed of 7 USSR event (some of them really bad, like Lone Gunman, Muslim Revolution, Decolonization, Suez), 1 neutral event and only 1 US event.
Do you think that his only card was "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You" ? WRONG!
Things went event better 
His lonely (headlined) US card was "Grain Sales to Soviet", he picked a rando card and GUESS WHAT? Yep, it was "Ask not..." in a full 8 cards hand many of them unharmful...
He promptly discarded SEVEN USSR card at once, that were buried forever because we also passed seventh turn reshuffle... It was funny... for him
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Evgeny Reznikov
Israel
Haifa
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KingMento wrote: He promptly discarded SEVEN USSR card at once, that were buried forever because we also passed seventh turn reshuffle... It was funny... for him
Hey, At least you got the AR1 coup 
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Give Me Gas In My Ford
United States
Elkhart
Indiana
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As USA player, assuming you headlined CIA on round 1, would you prefer to place the 1-inf in Pakistan or Afghanistan? I think I can see it both ways, but I've only played 10 or so times so I could be way off base with my thinking.
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Sam Carroll
United States
Champaign
Illinois
Soli Deo Gloria!
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I would think Pakistan, since it's a battleground. That way, if there's a weak coup you can coup back and then Asia will be shut down by DEFCON, allowing you to spread to India and SE Asia.
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David F
United States
Emeryville
California
Set up a lot of the PBF framework for BSG, Runewars, Small World, The Devil's Castle. PBF in Gears of War, Death Angel, A Game of Thrones. Currently playing Twilight Struggle, Middle-Earth Quest and Eclipse on Vassal.
I'm anal about using the right terms to describe games and have posted an alternative glossary to the inconsistent sprawl in BGG's database and lexicon that is clear, accurate and simple. I care big time about my reviews, ratings and comments.
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I've been on the receiving end of Ask Not when my opponent and I each Dominated 3 regions, and he discarded 6 cards, 3 of which were... yep, the 3 Scoring Cards that I Dominated.
Wasn't close after that. 20-VP loss on Turn 9.
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Posted Wed Feb 1, 2012 11:47 am
