Florian Friedrich
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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March 1915
Weather report: West Clear, East Mud
Going into March, the Central Powers now face the additional forces of three minor powers plus Italy arrayed against them. No powerhouses, to be sure, but Italy opens up an entirely new front, and Bulgaria and Romania will send enough troops to aid the Serbians in their push on Budapest to make a significant difference. In addition, with the Adriatic now open to the Allies, the Western allies can now begin sending troops against Austria-Hungary through Montenegro or Greece. The first priority for the Allies will be to ship a Rail Road Engineer to Serbia and extend the railway supply line north from Belgrade so that the Balkan Allied attacks do not become stalled due to a short supply line and very slow arrival of replacements, since at this point they have to walk from Belgrade to the front line. A two month trip for most of the units.
Cracow is also slowly being isolated by Russian advances and a lack of CP troops to maintain a continuous line. So the turn opens with Danzig and Cracow in imminent danger of capture (in Guns of August, imminent can mean several months away  ), while Budapest will now be facing a much larger combined army with an improved supply situation. The Western Allies are also trying to widen the Western Front, having declared war on the Netherlands in February as a desperate move to create some movement and keep pressure on the German forces.
In the West, the German troops shift units all along the front from south to north to cover the hexes opened up by the Allied attack into the Netherlands. The Allies only captured one hex in their first turn of attacks, and only managed to eliminate a single Dutch unit, so the Dutch forces are already at full capacity (such as it is), and a continuous line is formed, if thin at spots.
Low Countries after CP Movement
In Italy, the CP rush troops as fast as possible to defend the heretofore undefended border! Unfortunately, there are not enough units available to make a continuous front, so some gains will have be conceded to the Italians. Luckily the rough terrain will give an advantage to the defender, both in combat and slowing down movement.
Rushing Troops to the Italian Front
The defense of Budapest does not warrant any reinforcements this turn, particularly given the small number of units available and how many hot spots need to be covered. The Romanian and Bulgarian troops will not be able to reach the front until April, and the Serbians are too far from supply sources to be able to advance on the flanks to isolate the narrow, but thick, Austrian-Hungarian line. Note the German Expeditionary Force (GEF) a little to the East. We'll be tracking their effect on the conflict in this region. They seem ready to go on the offensive....
Defense of Budapest against the Balkan Hordes
Around Danzig, Russian supply limitations has forced them to pull back somewhat, and Danzig is no longer isolated. The Germans are also able to re-establish something of a line again.
Danzig
A little to the south, the CP forces have regained control of several of the hexes outside Breslau and Cracow. The question is if they will be able to hold the line, or are they simply delaying the inevitable?
Breslau and Cracow
In the combat phase, the Central Powers make two attacks. Both are at 3:1 odds, but the rolls don't go well and they manage a Attacker Demoralized and Attacker Attritioned results for their efforts. They give up on any other thoughts of attacks before taking more losses. It was suggested that they would let the Allies damage themselves rather then try it for them. The French have been particularly adept at that this game. Of minor interest is that the GEF suffered a one-sided defeat in their first attack on this front against the Russians, and lost a 4-6-4 in the process. Thanks for coming!
Over to the Allies
In the Balkans, the Serbian forces pretty much hold the line. They are at the limit of their supply lines, and while they would dearly love to swing around the short Austrian-Hungarian line to flank them, they are instead forced to pull their back or lose them due to lack of supply. No attacks, but a large (relatively speaking) contingent of Bulgarian and Romanian units arrive just north of Belgrade, and should reach the front in time for April combat.
Balkan Minors Threatening Budapest-Russian Help on the Way
On the Italian front, the German set-up allows the Italians to isolate a German 5-7-4 on movement
then attack it, eliminating it on Both Demoralized result since it cannot retreat once isolated, and capture the hex.
The Western Allies manage to capture Rottenburg but not accomplish much else.
The Russians, on the other hand, make some progress. Out of seven attacks, they succeed in winning the hex in six of them, and racking up more troop losses for both sides.
Russians Re-establish the Siege of Danzig
Russians Close in on a Lonely Cracow
Here is a look at the Graveyard at the end of the turn. High losses by all major powers (except Britain, but they don't have many yet to lose).
As a final note, a French Rail Road Engineer arrives in Montenegro at the end of the turn. They have orders to repair the rails from Belgrade to Budapest....and beyond!
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United States
Arizona
World Trade Center #7. NEVER FORGET...that no plane hit this building.
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What's happened to Turkey in this game?
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Andrew MacLeod
Canada
London
Ontario
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(singing triumphantly) "Over there! Over there! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming!"
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Florian Friedrich
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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Da Debil wrote: What's happened to Turkey in this game?
Since Russia has captured two CP objectives, that imposes a -2 DRM on the Turkish Variable Entry roll. Given they need a 5 or 6 to join the CP, that makes it a bit difficult.
Too bad they're not eligible to join the Allies.
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Florian Friedrich
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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amacleod wrote: (singing triumphantly) "Over there! Over there! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming!"
What's with all the singing? That's the second a post of mine in this series has inspired someone to break out in song. I'm not complaining, just wondering....
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Andrew MacLeod
Canada
London
Ontario
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fangotango wrote: amacleod wrote: (singing triumphantly) "Over there! Over there! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming!" What's with all the singing? That's the second a post of mine in this series has inspired someone to break out in song. I'm not complaining, just wondering....
What was the first post, pray tell?
As for mine....well, check this out:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/overthere.htm
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Florian Friedrich
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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amacleod wrote: fangotango wrote: amacleod wrote: (singing triumphantly) "Over there! Over there! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming! The Rumanian-Bulgarians are coming!" What's with all the singing? That's the second a post of mine in this series has inspired someone to break out in song. I'm not complaining, just wondering.... What was the first post, pray tell? As for mine....well, check this out: http://www.firstworldwar.com/audio/overthere.htm
http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/760001/january-1915-allied-p...
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Jovan Bogdanovic
Australia
Brisbane
Unspecified
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Balkan Hoards? Are we not Serbs/men? Same thing...
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Florian Friedrich
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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jovan wrote: Balkan Hoards? Are we not Serbs/men? Same thing...
Doh...and in bold to boot....
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United States
Arizona
World Trade Center #7. NEVER FORGET...that no plane hit this building.
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So, what's going on?
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Florian Friedrich
Canada
Halifax
Nova Scotia
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We've been completing almost a turn per day, so I've been using most of my online gaming time on that. There is only one turn left, or so it appears, and I plan to post the rest of the game to its conclusion.
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Patrick Bauer
United States
Reading
Pennsylvania
Poop Water Too
Down here I'm considered the apotheosis of cool.
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Da Debil wrote: So, what's going on?
From my perspective: look at those maps. It got worse, much, much worse.
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