Newbie-ish needs some help understanding this move

[motavader]

Hey all, in my quest to become a better player I'm trying to understand how I got so thoroughly dominated in a single round, and then the opponent was also able to reinforce so many armies to a single spot under "chained" reinforcement rules. In the interest of not calling anyone out I've remove the opponent's name from the screenshots. I'm green, he's red.

This is round 4:


And this is round 5:


I'm really at a loss how, even with a set of ten, he was able to take out all my territories AND reinforce to a single spot. Could my defense rolls really have been that bad? Am I just being a whiny little bitch?

[Swifte]

The set was only part of it, he got the south America bonus, he had 19 regions, and earned an extra 2 armies for cashing a territory he owns.. so in total he dropped 20 troops, on to 3 spots where he already had 3's so he got a stack of 5, a stack of 17, and a stack of 7 working against you. The 7 killed a your 1 and 3 in North America. The 5 tried to take Tokyo and failed. the 17 killed a 3,3, 1, 3, 1, 3 which is 14 troops.. a really good turn, definitely above average with the 17.. but that's the power of having a stack that big rolling, sometimes you get the rolls and really move. It was a good turn but not impossible one.

His reinforcement of 6 came from the defensive position he established the previous round (he forted 4 to Sao Paulo at the end of round 3) - so those troops had just been sitting there defensively - it was not related to the troops he dropped in round 4.

Hope that helps.

[elfish_lad]

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[Arama86n]

Asking questions is a short-cut to learning, good job.

[Silly Knig-it]

I have found that the majority of players will tell you how they beat you if you ask. I ask something like, "Would you mind telling me how you did x, y & z once you finish kicking my ass. I would like to learn." Most people are happy to help you. It is how I earned my way to a platinum cross map.

[Arama86n]

I have found that the majority of players will tell you how they beat you if you ask. I ask something like, "Would you mind telling me how you did x, y & z once you finish kicking my ass. I would like to learn." Most people are happy to help you. It is how I earned my way to a platinum cross map.

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