by JohnRayJr
thegreat2 wrote:
I don't think that you can do much better than that hand for turn 1! I like your chances! I find that so much in a successful US game rests on having a decent first two turns.
I agree that this hand combines several things that the US wants to see. It has high OPS (including two 4OP cards). It has ONE of the lethal destal/decol duo, and no UN or Blockade to screw things up. It allows the US to burn two Soviet cards out of the deck.
Indo-Pakistani War and Nazi Scientist are relatively weak, but also benign. It would be expecting a lot to wish for better substitutes while keeping the rest.