Finished: 08 PM Sun 17 Jul 22 UTC
Das Gunboat-15
1 day /phase
Pot: 50 D - Autumn, 1950, Finished
World War II, No messaging, Anon, WTA
0 excused NMR / regain after 5 turn(s) / extend always
Game won by VanZ (1267 D)

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07 Jun 22 UTC Autumn, 1940: GameMaster: Game was extended due to at least 1 member failing to enter orders and having an excused missed turn available. This has un-readied all orders.
07 Jun 22 UTC Autumn, 1940: GameMaster: Someone has taken over Germany replacing "RexPD". Reconsider your alliances.
26 Jun 22 UTC Autumn, 1945: GameMaster: Game was extended due to at least 1 member failing to enter orders and having an excused missed turn available. This has un-readied all orders.
26 Jun 22 UTC Autumn, 1945: GameMaster: Someone has taken over Germany replacing "Stinky Will". Reconsider your alliances.
16 Jul 22 UTC @Battalion - What was your strategy, i.e. why did you not attack Italy sooner?
16 Jul 22 UTC Hey sorry that German collapse was so drastic, sometimes when I take over these nations I try stuff and it doesn’t work
17 Jul 22 UTC Well played VanZ!

I perhaps should have attacked Italy sooner, but don't think I really had a good opportunity. In the mid-game Germany was the main threat, and I definitely didn't have the resources to take Italy on.

Stinky Will (penultimate German leader) and I made an alliance, and I was looking for a chance to move against Italy. Unfortunately I don't think Dale_Fuego spotted this when they took over, and I became distracted again.

Italy always had a stronger presence in the med than I did, and I had no reason to build fleets other than to attack them, so there was never a chance of a surprise attack. I'd hoped to get a small jump on them in Spring '49, but they moved against me first (it would only have been small anyway, and unlikely to have been successful).

I also tried not to push Britain harder than needed so that they could focus on Italy. I only took more than one of their Northern centres once they'd already collapsed.

That's most of my thinking. I find gunboat very hard, so if you've got tips on how I could do it better or thoughts on when I should have attacked Italy I'd love to hear them.

Good game all!