Turn 1: August 1914
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Turn 1 MOs: AH and None.
| Action Round | Action | Results | Commentary |
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| CP 1 | Event - Guns of August Liege(c): GE1A vs Brussels, 5A vs 5A Koblenz(c): GE2A, GE3A vs Sedan 9A vs 3A | Brussels: DR: 5/1 LF: 4/2 (BEF) retreats to Ostend GE1A advances into Brussels Sedan: DR: 6/5 LF: 7/4 FR(c) retreats to Melun GE2A advances into Sedan | The CP goes for the 36% chance of flipping the BEF. (Accounting for "Withdrawal") |
| AP 1 | OPS - French Reinforcements (10th Army) Antwerp(m): BE1A to Ostend K-P/Dubno(2c): RU3A, RU8A flank vs Pleve | Tanopol: Flank:1 DR:1/1 LF:1/3 AH3(A) flips and retreats to Uzhgorod, RU3A advances into Tarnopol | AP loses the flank but wins the battle. |
| CP 2 | SR - Entrench AHc from Czernowitz to Konigsberg AHc from Stanislaw to Uzhgorod AHc from Timisvar to Szeged GEc from Insterberg to Munkacs | Get some AH corps out of harm's way while negating some initiative plays. | |
| AP 2 | RP - British Reinforcements (2nd Army) | De rigueur - AP has holes in the ranks to fill. | |
| CP 3 | Event - Landwehr | GE3(A) in Koblenz and GE7(A) in Mulhouse become whole. | Taking the shot at the BEF with this in hand becomes much safer. |
| AP 3 | OPS - Russian Reinforcements (2 corps) Valjevo: SB2A to Belgrade via Timisvar Ivangorod: RU4A attack Tarnow, 3A vs 3A | Tarnopol: DR: 3/3, LF:2/2 RU4A and AH1A flip. | |
| CP 4 | Event - SUD Army | Almost a must-play when Russia is pressuring AH. Key issue is timing and, given that no immediate threats exist, this is the right time. | |
| AP 4 | OPS - Russian Reinforcements (11th Army) Belgrade: SB1A, SB2A attack Novi Sad with Putnik, 4A+1 vs 3A, no advance. Ivangorod: RU4A) attacks Tarnow, 2A vs 1A Lomza: RU2A to Grodno. | Novi Sad: DR:3/6 LF:3/4 AH5A flips, SB2A replaced by SBc (1,0). Tarnow: DR: 3/2 LF: 2/1 , AH1(A) replaced by AHc, RB(3,0). | The grinding on AH continues. |
| CP 5 | Event - Race to the Sea | An interesting play. This normally indicates an early CP push in the west or a dogged attempt to prune the deck. Ideally this will also be a forcing play. | |
| AP 5 | SR - Moltke RUc from RB to Batum (4,0) BRc from RB to Port Said (0,0) FRc from Grenoble to Nancy RUc from Riga to Lublin | FRc to Nancy is always good to reach another defensive column. Also useful for cheap FR MOs. Deferred pressure is also being applied in the NE. | |
| CP 6 | OPS - Falkenhayn Koblenz: GE3A to Cambrai Mulhouse: GE7A to Sedan Brussels: GE1A to Calais Tarnow: AHc attacks Ivangorod 1c vs 3A | AHc killed in Tarnow. | The AH makes their MO while the Germans lunge forward in the West. |
| AP 6 | OPS - British Reinforcements (1st Army) Odessa: RUc to Batum Kovno/Grodno: RU1A, RU2A attack Insterberg 6A vs 5A Nancy: FR1A, FR2A attack Strasbourg 5A vs 9A | Insterberg: DR:3/3, LF:3/3 RU1A and GE8A flip. Strasbourg: DR: 3/5, LF 3/5 Flip GE6A, FR2A. | Continued attrition on the Germans. |
End of Turn Summary
Deck Size (CP/AP): 11/13
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End of Turn Commentary
Tom Gregorio: Good turn for both players, bla-bla-bla.