certainly i will have questions, but we should outsource the TS talk to an own thread.
Good game @Baelnor!
Ended with Wargames for the US on first AR of turn 8. Got pretty lucky here, as my map presence was less than impressive.
@whovian223 over @SpiceTheCat by VP. Iām not really good enough at analyzing this game to figure out how. LOL
Good game!
@Baelnor hasnāt posted about it yet, but he stomped me on Turn 4, AR 4, winning by VP. Given the way the game was going, I was just happy to be put out of my miseryāgood game!
Congratulations! Honestly, it felt like I was being trampled by a mastermind, where everything I tried just failed 
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Solid game! I think I got a better card draw and was able to keep ahead of your events!
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irishdomer08 (USSR) over @feederofgoats (USA) by victory point track in Round 5.
I had 18 points going into the round and drew Arms Race. I was also 1 spot away on Space Race to get 3 points. I had several options on how to play it.
I chose to coup a battleground on AR1 with a 3 point card to get 3 military ops points and DEFCON down to 2. I had my fingers crossed that Mike wouldnāt play a card that got him 2 ops points on his AR1, as there was no non-battleground available to coup for USA. He did not and that allowed me play Arms Race on AR2 for 3 points - I had more military ops points and met the requirement.
If that plan backfired (we were tied in mil ops) then I had 2 shots at the 3 points on the space race at 50/50 odds each. I had missed a roll the previous turn that would have won it.
GG!
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Well played - I was definitely up against an experienced player! I didnāt feel like I made any howlers but just died by a thousand cuts on the scoreboard. Any comments on where you think I went wrong?
Bear Trap was your only spaceable card for the 3 points! (Edit: I guess you meant space Arms Race).
My advice to US players is to make sure you have presence in the Middle East. Soviets can dominate ME all game, and the cost is often manageable while only controlling Lebanon. But without that presence, itās generally an 8 point swing. Also, how is there no influence in Italy??
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Yeah I held Bear Trap from the turn before to space for 3 ops and figured / hoped I would draw a 2nd. Turns out i did but it could be used in a better way.
@feederofgoats I really donāt remember enough about the match to offer tips. 
Thatās the problem with playing more than 1 at the same time. All blends together!
@Codington - sorry Iām going so slow. Iām in transit to Australia with my family at the moment and finding it really difficult to play. My time may run out. Are any other games still ongoing? If not and youāre just waiting for me Iāll concede.
Thereās still other games running! Do your best to get the game done, but there is no need to concede at this point.
Missed your message here @feederofgoats and it looks like you forfeited or time ran out. An unfortunate end to a very close game but Iām guessing playing another game is not a good idea!
Yes - sorry about that. Was a very interesting game. Iām on holiday with the family in Australia and have been finding it very difficult to play. Congrats on the win.
@schlotzky over @geigerm by way of time out. So I guess I won (?) despite being down 13 points at the timeā¦
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