hardco over @Baelnor +26
Baelnor chose to play the US, so he had to play with no extra influence. The game started off rough for him, with me headlining Socialist Governments, couping Italy, and taking both Italy and France on turn 1. In AR6, I went after an early European control with Blockade, but Baelnor had Destalinization for the discard. With Decolonization, I managed to get a leg up in Asia as well, and by the end of the early war I was at +9. Another early war region rescored on turn 4, and Africa control sealed things up on turn 5 AR1. Good game Baelnor!
Challenge going out to @jmh.75.