Okay that makes much more sense now thank you

[quote=UnknownHero post_id=388217 time=1710856622 user_id=20181]
It's related to the opening where A Smyrna holds, which allows Con to remain open for the Ankara fleet to go to in the fall. It also allows A Smyrna to move to Ankara in the fall and make room for a fleet build in Smyrna.

This opening would typically be done with an arranged bounce with Russia. Almost all of the time Russia would follow through with such a bounce. But since Smyrna was just going to hold anyway, it doesn't hurt to cover Ankara with the army in case Russia sidesteps into Armenia instead of bouncing.
[/quote]
Ah, ok.

It's related to the opening where A Smyrna holds, which allows Con to remain open for the Ankara fleet to go to in the fall. It also allows A Smyrna to move to Ankara in the fall and make room for a fleet build in Smyrna.

This opening would typically be done with an arranged bounce with Russia. Almost all of the time Russia would follow through with such a bounce. But since Smyrna was just going to hold anyway, it doesn't hurt to cover Ankara with the army in case Russia sidesteps into Armenia instead of bouncing.

The point is to get bounced. Instead of setting up just a DMZ, usually Russia and Turkey agree to bounce the location, which punishes the first person to break it, unlike a DMZ, which rewards the first person to break it. I don’t know about the army part though. Usually, you do it without the army getting involved.

Sometimes in spring 1901 I see the Turkish player move f Ankara-Black sea and A Smyrna to ankra, you’re likely to get bounced by Russia, so what’s the point of this?