Reply: Twilight Struggle:: Strategy:: Re: USSR T1 Headline/Turn plan - ?
by Marcon That's a pretty crummy hand. I'd headline Romanian Abdication and eventually use UN with Independent Reds. I would Coup with Comecon as my starting move, hoping to roll at least 3 to kick the...
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by spartax I'd say your hand is pretty open for play. I don't see any of your events that you'd particularly want to play, except possibly Korean War if the US makes a move there. Also no enemy events...
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by bsheehan34 Opening coup with comecon, depending on the result you go from there. You can use duck and cover to coup in Asia and lock it down if the us expands there. Everything else for ops and hold...
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by Riku Riekkinen Headline Blockade, opening coup with comecon, play all your cards (don't play China)
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by Chernozub Why headline blockade?
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: Strategy:: Re: USSR T1 Headline/Turn plan - ?
by pilgrim152 I think I'd headline Blockade (you never know), since it's only going to be 1 op if you play it during the action rounds anyway.Given the extra influence in Iran and your poor ops, I'd...
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: Strategy:: Re: USSR T1 Headline/Turn plan - ?
by Riku Riekkinen I would headline Blockade basically because there are no other good headlines. Headlining Romanian Abdication & using UN to cancel Independent Reds leaves Independent Reds to the...
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: General:: Re: Rules for 2nd ed and the deluxe p500...
by nightglider1 Honestly, the rules aren't that much different. The extra cards in the 110 card deck are optional, as is the CCW. As mentioned earlier, the only significant changes are to the AA card...
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Help clarifying Domination?
by senorcoo Which is the beauty of the game for the player who might be trailing the region in this instance. If they can grab control of some cheap non-battlegrounds to take control of more than you,...
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by Soupaman91 Thank you everyone!
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: Strategy:: Re: USSR T1 Headline/Turn plan - ?
by HeyJoeazuredarkness wrote:I think someone here calculated that the chances of a US hold of Destal & Decol in turn 2 thanks to the China card are something in the vicinity of 2-4%. While this is...
View ArticleThread: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Are the events on shared event cards...
by rdp32 If I play a card for ops, and the card/event is associated with both players (i.e., the color of the star in the top corner is half red and half white), does the event still occur for my...
View ArticleReply: Twilight Struggle:: Rules:: Re: Are the events on shared event cards...
by Philip Thomas No. If you can choose to play a card as an event or ops, then playing it for ops will not trigger the event.
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by 3dicebombers For shared events, they do not trigger for the opponent. Only opponent events trigger when played for Ops.
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by rdp32 Thanks for the instant replies! You said, "If you can choose to play a card as an event or ops"... I don't understand; can't you always choose whether to play a card for event vs for ops?
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by andy.rice@att.net No, they are not triggered.Rules:5.2 Events Associated With Your Opponent: If a player playsa card as an Operation, and the card’s Event is associated onlywith his opponent, the...
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by TwoShedsJacksonrdp32 wrote:Thanks for the instant replies! You said, "If you can choose to play a card as an event or ops"... I don't understand; can't you always choose whether to play a card for...
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by Philip Thomasrdp32 wrote:Thanks for the instant replies! You said, "If you can choose to play a card as an event or ops"... I don't understand; can't you always choose whether to play a card for...
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by rdp32 Okay, now I understand Philip's reply. Consider the question answered.Thanks for all the quick replies! My first post ever on this site was a success.
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by myth1202 Also note that if you play an opponents event you can choose if you want the event to take place before OR after you ave done your turn. You can also play a card do your turn and then...
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