cheezydemon3
Well-Known Member
OK. NERD OUT initiated.
Every 6 months or so, I and a few old friends engage in that most tedious and awesome old board game.......an we probably always will.
Last night, my friend John (a singular unique, intelligent but waaaay too spontaneous and intentionally shocking friend who lives with his parents at the age of 38) was the only one to attend the game with me.
Basically if you are the axis (which John was...after commenting that you couldn't lose with the axis
) you buy tanks with Germany until you have over-run asia. Pretty straightforward and fool proof.
Just BUY Tanks.
Before my first move, we reviewed the rules for submarines, and I will quote:
"Submarines have the ability to withdraw to safety after 1 round, but may not withdraw to a "battle" space (basically a space occupied by Allied naval units) for example: at the beginning of the game a submarine is "trapped" in the bay where it is placed. And it SPECIFICALLY names this bay which is a trap for submarines.
So JOHN....in turn 2 for Germany, buys not 6 tanks, as prescribed, but 2 SUBMARINES.....and places them in the damned bay cited in the damned rules!!!!
Great britain sent them down to Dave Jones Locker, while Russia overran germany in 2 or 3 turns, and John lost in GRAND fashion.
We had a few 2 hearted and a bunch of leinenkugels (those effers lager EVERYTHING) so John slept on the couch rather than driving home.
After I had my coffee and was wishing John would wake up, I turned on the tv.
Amazingly, the history channel had some actual history on......THIRD REICH...The FALL...lol.
So I turn it up little by little.
Finally I can take no more.
"JOHN!!!" I yell "I think they are gonna show the part!"
He sits up, bewildered, "What part?" he asks.
"THE PART WHERE GERMANY BOUGHT A BUNCH OF SUBMARINES AND LOST THE WAR!!"
He smiled. He also bought me breakfast since I won the war.
Every 6 months or so, I and a few old friends engage in that most tedious and awesome old board game.......an we probably always will.
Last night, my friend John (a singular unique, intelligent but waaaay too spontaneous and intentionally shocking friend who lives with his parents at the age of 38) was the only one to attend the game with me.
Basically if you are the axis (which John was...after commenting that you couldn't lose with the axis
) you buy tanks with Germany until you have over-run asia. Pretty straightforward and fool proof. Just BUY Tanks.
Before my first move, we reviewed the rules for submarines, and I will quote:
"Submarines have the ability to withdraw to safety after 1 round, but may not withdraw to a "battle" space (basically a space occupied by Allied naval units) for example: at the beginning of the game a submarine is "trapped" in the bay where it is placed. And it SPECIFICALLY names this bay which is a trap for submarines.
So JOHN....in turn 2 for Germany, buys not 6 tanks, as prescribed, but 2 SUBMARINES.....and places them in the damned bay cited in the damned rules!!!!
Great britain sent them down to Dave Jones Locker, while Russia overran germany in 2 or 3 turns, and John lost in GRAND fashion.
We had a few 2 hearted and a bunch of leinenkugels (those effers lager EVERYTHING) so John slept on the couch rather than driving home.
After I had my coffee and was wishing John would wake up, I turned on the tv.
Amazingly, the history channel had some actual history on......THIRD REICH...The FALL...lol.
So I turn it up little by little.
Finally I can take no more.
"JOHN!!!" I yell "I think they are gonna show the part!"
He sits up, bewildered, "What part?" he asks.
"THE PART WHERE GERMANY BOUGHT A BUNCH OF SUBMARINES AND LOST THE WAR!!"
He smiled. He also bought me breakfast since I won the war.
