gameID=122289 4-way (AFGI),EOG,conclusion;
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1909 –
Austria,encouraged by Russia moving away from him,starts the all round attack,takes Rumania and the last Turk center in Ankara and with all the rest go with the full attack against Italy,takes Tyrolia and tries for Ionian.But Italy is prepared for it and bounces him over Ionian, brings other fleet closer to Tunis and position his armies on the Tuscany/Venice line.
Germany leaves the French border and send all his units toward Russia and Russia continues with his march on Germany.France realizes what's going on,of course,and leaves Germany alone and comes closer to Italy in order to form the south stalemate line waiting for Russia to be defeated and for Germany to form his line on the north.Turkey is gone,Russia one down and Austria is on 10.
1910 –
Russia keeps making space for Austria to expand on the north-east sending all his units towards Germany in order to give him pain but Germany is better positioned up there and takes advantage of the fact,Russia is two more down,four to go and Austria is on 11. Meanwhile France keep filling the south line coming to Piedmont and West Med,with four Italian units Venice and Ionian are still unbreakable from the east,German centers are also out of the reach for Austria...
1911 –
Russia disbands Moscow and leave Skagerack,holds with all his units both turns but executes his retreats and he's down to Norway only at the end of the year.Germany leaves Munich for Austria,deliberatly,most probably because he's angry at France who took him London and now Austria is on 14 + Ionian and now this looks like as the Austrian solo is allmost completed.If France and Italy wont be synchronized in defending Italy the game is over.In addition also Berlin and St.Peterburg are in a risk to be taken by Austria as Germany didn't take care of it as he's probably in the mode to throw the game away...
1912 –
Italy is in a need of gambling and outguesses Austria with the double attack on Apulia while France takes Tuscany and Tyrhenian,with the last army on his way to Piedmont the whole Italy is secured from taking by Austria.Meanwhile Germany outguesses Austria too by defending Berlin and taking Munich back with the French help from Burgundy.Meanwhile Russia with his last unit in Finland tries to help Austria get St.Peterburg but germany prevents that too.Take a guess who is the one (again) who helps the solo even with one last unit when it's obvious he's gone! Take a guess who is the one (again) who receives the help for the solo!
At the end of the year Austria is on 13 and stalemated on all fronts.
1913 –
Austria still doesn't want to draw because he saw Germany is greedy and doesn't know what he's doing.So he takes Apulia but he's still short there to get anything,the same as on the German and St.Peterburg front.France defends English channel of Germany who tries to get as many centers as possible so in the spring of...
1914 –
Austria accepts the 4-way draw.
So - why we all don't understand the strategy which Russia performed in this game too? Beats me! I realize "he sees things differently then all of the site members on this issue and that wont change" but I wonder how come he's so unique and special.And how come he didn't see things differently in the last game when he changed the policy of his so suddenly.
I see only one potential explanation...