Yes, it makes sense to me.georgefc3 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 11:15 amThis is pretty interesting. Can you discuss more about your moves? See above. When playing France what if Germany moves to Burgundy? I normally play your second favorite MAO, GAS and BUR. If Germany moves to Burgundy you bounce and still get two builds. Does this make sense?Doug writes:
France:
F Bre->MAO. A Par->Gas. A Marseilles->Spain. : 27
F Bre->MAO. A Par->Gas. A Marseilles H. : 5
F Bre->MAO. A Par->Gas. A Marseilles->Bur. : 15
F Bre->MAO. A Par->Bur. A Marseilles S->Bur from Par. : 4
For Austria... you have this (will hit submit and quote your moves...)
I drew France in the second press game I ever played and used MAO,Gas,Spa and got a solo out of it by getting E/G to fight and stabbing E, then G. So I'm a little more partial to it than I should be. I like the idea of the follow-up of Gas->Por C MAO, Spa H, which keeps MAO in place for a potential follow up to IRI or NAO (or supporting Bre-ENC) in S1902 (instead of being in Por where it needs a turn to get back into play). Doesn't always happen that way, but I like it. I also seem to gravitate towards the notion of not fighting over Belgium in 1901, let E/G fight over it (and hopefully that leads to a larger conflict).
I'm sure I've had games in those 27 where Germany has moved to Burgundy - it does get tough then. (And I'm sure I've had some as well where England moved to ENC) and then it becomes a guessing game of "what are they going to do?" the I'm pretty sure I've guessed right more often than not, but, again, would have to do the analysis to see.
At some point I will take my openings and "attach" them to the games so I can break down the Solo/Draw/Survive/Out by opening, but that's a ways off.
I don't think this is a bad opening, I've played it the second most. It definitely has its merits. Again, I'll have to see how it compares to the other ones in terms of results.georgefc3 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:08 pmChanging subjects just a little, this is what I think France's optimal strategy is.
MAO
GAS
BUR
The army moving to Burgundy will bounce Germany if he moves there. The army in Gascony can cover Brest in the fall if necessary. France should get two builds. I suggest that the best strategy would be to build an army in Paris and a Fleet in Marseilles. This is not overtly anti-England.
With luck Germany and France will start fighting. And the fleets can make their way back to English waters....
I don't play the Maginot (Mar S Par->Bur) often only because it seems so... boring. It's definitely strong as well (and some think the best French gunboat opening) as you have units adjacent to all of Bel/Spa/Por.
I was actually surprised I have only played four different French openings against the bots.