Klydon
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My two cents as someone who doesn't have a dog in this fight and from just what I am seeing here. First off, I would have quit on you Sav and not called it a "loss" either after the paratroop drop. You can be all upset about how some Germans may use "double" repair on a single line, but even if Pelton had played it "straight", all you need is a extra paratrooper on the other line to effective do the same thing if not worse. The absolute disruption this causes (effectively costs the Germans 2-3 turns easy) is so broken that it was fixed rather quickly not only by 2 by 3, but also the community in general when it became known it was being done. Players adapted house rules to prevent its use until a patch came out. Next, while Pelton didn't make a big deal of it, there is mention of armaments pool issues, which has been known to plague games before and is grounds for a restart imo since it can't really be fixed in an exisiting game. I can't speak to the charge that Sav is a reloader and won't because I simply don't know one way or the other and have not heard either way (not that anyone sees fit to send me a pile of PM's about how other players are). As far as the game goes itself. holding Odessa really doesn't mean a ton at this point and Pelton could fix that issue rather rapidly. The rest of the game looks to be a toss up with the Germans capturing Leningrad and making good progress in the south. That the Germans didn't get further in the center speaks volumes of the disruption of the paratrooper brigade manuver. Still, Pelton is far enough there that he has room to fall back and if the Russians really want to chase him there, I am sure he would welcome it. In short, I don't see either side really crippled here, although the Germans are operating at a disadvantage because of the fallout from the paratrooper issues and possible armaments issues. I would call this game more of a incomplete or draw and would suggest both players go for a rematch. If that should be a server game or a email game, that is up to the players.
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