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Are we fighting for a free Santiago or fighting for a free Cuba? Seriously, Santiago is a quagmire. We could squabble over it endlessly while our forces are reduced to a tiny cadre in the mountains. I'd rather set the foundation for bases nationwide and prepare to flip as much of the countryside as we can to Active Opposition before the Pact of Caracas drops.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 02:28 |
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Señor Cienfuegos agrees, set Santiago to active opposition.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 02:29 |
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Oriente is only a March and a Terror away from being at active oppose anyway though. We get more bang for our buck in Santiago.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 02:30 |
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You realize we can rally in Matanzas, Las Villas, Camaguey, Oriente and Sierra Maestra, right? And infiltrate Las Villas, granting us 7 guerillas, 4 regions to terrorize and lay the groundwork for bases, while removing 1 police? While also removing control of 3 regions from all of our opponents?
CaptainRightful fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Dec 7, 2016 |
# ? Dec 7, 2016 02:41 |
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Sure, I thought you were talking about using the event in oriente though. Anyway, after consideration, I think we should rally. And rally everywhere. Rally hard.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 06:07 |
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CaptainRightful posted:You realize we can rally in Matanzas, Las Villas, Camaguey, Oriente and Sierra Maestra, right? And infiltrate Las Villas, granting us 7 guerillas, 4 regions to terrorize and lay the groundwork for bases, while removing 1 police? While also removing control of 3 regions from all of our opponents? I did not realise that. gently caress those ivory tower liberals in Santiago, what have they ever done for us? The true struggle awaits us in the jungles and in the mountains with our campesino brothers.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 06:14 |
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We will actually drop 9. 4 in Sierra Maestra, 1 each everywhere else, then one more via infiltrate.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 06:45 |
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Turn 6.2 M26 Rally in Matanzas, Las Villas, Camaguey province, Oriente and Sierra Maestra. M26 Infiltrate in Las Villas, replacing 1 police with 1 guerrilla. M26 have 9 resources remaining. Las Villas, Camaguey province and Oriente are now Uncontrolled. DR Control & Bases is now 2. Via radio and recruiter, 26th July propaganda spreads across the island, tapping into the deep feelings of dissent felt by countryside folk at the Batista regime's lack of concern for rural areas, playing on the idea of the government being a puppet to Ambassador Smith and their true masters in America. As the tide of anti-government feeling swells members of the rural constabulary begin to defect, unhappy at the government's seeming unwillingness to protect anywhere except the capital. Current Card Raúl’s fiancé Vilma Espín Guillois was a talented organizer and recruiter. There is circumstantial evidence that she was involved in the death of 26July organizer (and Castro rival) Frank País. Next Card DR to act! Choose one of the following: - Event - Limited Operation - Pass Deadline for action will be 18:52 GMT / 13:52 EST on Thursday 8th December MikeCrotch fucked around with this message at 19:54 on Dec 7, 2016 |
# ? Dec 7, 2016 12:37 |
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At this rate we're never gonna get a full op
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 15:49 |
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HannibalBarca posted:At this rate we're never gonna get a full op Well by the end of the deck all the events will have evened out, so you'll have had your fair share of full ops by then! unless the game's already over by that point DR, map has been updated so you have 24 hours from now to take your move.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 19:56 |
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Well, the Government is gearing up for an Assault and I think it's unlikely we'll get to play on the next card, so I vote we use our LimOp to Rally in La Habana to flip our Guerrillas Underground. We could also Attack, but our position is pretty fragile and I don't want to risk it on a 50-50 roll. Rallying will force the Government to either blow their turn on another Sweep, or leave our La Habana forces alone on their next Assault.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 20:25 |
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Yeah, flipping those guerillas to underground sounds like a good idea to me. Attacking is a risk, like you said, passing won't guarantee us a full op next card, and rallying one piece somewhere doesn't seem like an efficient use of the op considering how vulnerable we are in La Habana.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 20:31 |
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Cosigned. Back in the burrow holes, boys n' girls.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 21:32 |
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Never mind, you guys meant La Habana.
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# ? Dec 7, 2016 21:32 |
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Turn 7.1 DR Rally in La Habana, all guerrillas there go underground. DR now have 7 resources. In response to the government sweeps in the countryside around the capital, the Directorio lean on their infrastructure in local communities to hide their guerrillas from the prying eyes of Batista's troops. Current Card Batista’s sudden departure on January 1, 1959 took almost everyone, including many close to the dictator, by surprise. As it transpired, its effect on the Cuban military was devastating, and resistance crumbled almost immediately. Next Card Government to act! Choose one of the following: - Event - Operations & Special Activity - Operations only - Pass Deadline for action will be 23:06 GMT / 18:06 EST on Thursday 8th December
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 00:07 |
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AW HELL YEAH
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 00:09 |
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AW HELL NO
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 00:49 |
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Prepare to be overrun
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 00:57 |
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Yeah, there's no preventing that event, but there is always the possibility of removing the M26 base with a timely bribe. As for Government, I propose that we not take this terrible event! One decent move might be to Train in the 3 cities and Las Villas, then Transport to bring a column of troops in to protect the new base from ambushes. We are definitely going to need more warm bodies soon, so there's that too. This wouldn't allow us to build support in Havana though, which is a pity. e: Actually we should Transport to LV before building the base, then discard 1 troop and 1 police to make the base. That leaves us with 5 troops and 9 police to put in the cities, however we think is best. Vivian Darkbloom fucked around with this message at 06:24 on Dec 8, 2016 |
# ? Dec 8, 2016 06:20 |
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M26: we will have three actions at least (including the upcoming card) before the next propaganda round. Plan around this.
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 07:10 |
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I agree with the train and transport.
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 08:43 |
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Gov players: let me know how you want to distribute new cubes amongst the cities
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 10:10 |
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Train and transport is a good idea
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# ? Dec 8, 2016 12:04 |
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Turn 7.2 (Government players - I have taken your turn as you laid out but since you didn't specify what cubes you wanted going where i've spread them evenly as much as possible. If you want any of this changing let me know before the Syndicate take their turn.) Government Transport 3 troops from Santiago de Cuba to Las Villas, then Train in Las Villas (building a base) and Train the following forces: Havana: 2 troops and 2 police Camaguey: 1 troop and 3 police Santiago de Cuba: 2 troops and 2 police Intelligence indicates that a major M26 buildup is occurring in the provinces, spurring the government to enact a program of expansion for both the army and police force. All cities swell with uniformed recruits; meanwhile, engineers are flown in from Guantanamo Bay to Las Villas to assist with the rapid construction of new barracks outside the town of Santa Clara. Current Card Batista’s sudden departure on January 1, 1959 took almost everyone, including many close to the dictator, by surprise. As it transpired, its effect on the Cuban military was devastating, and resistance crumbled almost immediately. Next Card Syndicate to act! Choose one of the following: - Event - Limited Operation - Pass Deadline for action will be 23:58 GMT / 18:58 EST on Friday 9th December
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 00:59 |
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Oh hey we might actually get a full op now that the Government is ineligible
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 01:37 |
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Oh hey, another board game LP. Awesome, will definitely be following - if more than three players can be on a team, would love to join Team Government!
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 06:24 |
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Constructing a casino in Havana seems like the best bet for now. Thoughts?
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 07:52 |
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Nonpartisan thoughts: have two casinos in Havana so you can be prepared for Sinatra. Nobody will close them.
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 07:57 |
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sniper4625 posted:Oh hey, another board game LP. Awesome, will definitely be following - if more than three players can be on a team, would love to join Team Government! You have been added to the payroll of the Government! Enjoy repressing the upstart students and commie scum.
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 10:40 |
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Casino for Ol' Blue Eyes
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frankenfreak posted:Constructing a casino in Havana seems like the best bet for now. Thoughts? Kavak posted:Casino for Ol' Blue Eyes I'm game. Let's bring on the high rollers in Havana.
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 17:18 |
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Turn 8.1 Syndicate Construct a closed casino in Havana. Syndicate now have 16 resources. Emboldened by the expanded security presence in the capital, the US mob invest in the construction of another gambling complex in the city centre. Current Card Operation Fisherman was an M26 plan to open another front in the guerrilla war with a landing at the far end of the island, in Pinar del Río. A few historians believe that it may have been only a ruse to keep Government forces pinned down, but the 26 July did have the resources to make such an operation work. Next Card M26 to act! Choose one of the following: - Event - Operations & Special Activity - Operations only - Pass Deadline for action will be 17:43 GMT / 12:43 EST on Saturday 10th December MikeCrotch fucked around with this message at 21:28 on Dec 9, 2016 |
# ? Dec 9, 2016 18:44 |
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Time to spread the revolution from coast to coast. Take that event!
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 19:36 |
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Agreed, event.
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 22:15 |
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Man, the small size of the island really makes for some potent events! Operation Fisherman is one of the best events for M26, I think.
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# ? Dec 9, 2016 22:54 |
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Event.
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Turn 8.2 M26 play event Operation Fisherman. 1 M26 base and guerrilla placed in Pinar del Rio. Opposition + Bases is now 8. Pinar del Rio is now Uncontrolled (was Syndicate controlled). Rounding the southern coast of the main island, creaking yachts overladen with Castro's guerrillas slowly creep past the unwatching gaze of the Cuban coast guards. The intrepid mariners make landing in the far west of the island, rapidly finding willing collaborators in locals sick of the mob's protection rackets in the area. Current Card Operation Fisherman was an M26 plan to open another front in the guerrilla war with a landing at the far end of the island, in Pinar del Río. A few historians believe that it may have been only a ruse to keep Government forces pinned down, but the 26 July did have the resources to make such an operation work. Next Card DR to act! Choose one of the following: - Operations & Special Activity - Pass Deadline for action will be 23:43 GMT / 18:43 EST on Saturday 10th December
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# ? Dec 10, 2016 00:46 |
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I propose that we Rally in La Habana, Matanzas, Camaguey (province), and Oriente. I'm on the fence about rallying in Pinar del Rio, given the abundance of bases there, but it's possible that we could transfer guerillas from La Habana to del Rio in the future. Edit: having been informed that we cannot simultaneously rally and ambush, I still believe that mass rally is our best option, but I await my fellow Directors input on if and where that would be best accomplished. HannibalBarca fucked around with this message at 01:00 on Dec 10, 2016 |
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HannibalBarca posted:I propose that we Rally in La Habana, Matanzas, Camaguey (province), and Oriente, and Ambush in La Habana. You can only Ambush in concert with Attack. The special operation available with Rally is Subvert (set a DR controlled space to neutral and gain the population value in resources).
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# ? Dec 10, 2016 00:56 |
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Man am I bad at reading the rules or what
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# ? Dec 10, 2016 00:57 |