Finished up a weekend session with Tim.  We made it to Summer 1917 (I think), and then packed it up.  While my Central Powers armies were not defeated, we certainly weren’t in good shape.

For some reason, I couldn’t get the Caucasus Theater figured out, and Tim’s Russians were able to grab some crucial victory points, stalling the Russian Revolution.  That event is critical for the Central Powers’ fortunes, as it will knock Russia out of the war, and the Ottoman Empire’s dwindling resources can be used to  stop the British Empire.

The Empire got off to a good start Its naval units ran the gauntlet of forts guarding the approaches to Constantinople, destroyed them and even bombarded the city.  Tim followed this success up with a landing,  and prevailed in a long series of battles in and around Gallipoli.

Although I was able to knock Serbia out of the war, and open a rail connection to Germany’s resources, I couldn’t capitalize on this success, or maintain any pressure along the eastern periphery of the British Empire.  My revolts in Persia and approaches to Afghanistan never amounted to much, and Tim was able to deploy sufficient Russian units to turn that into a strategic cul-de-sac.

Here’s a quick situation picture before the wheels started coming off.

By the way, although he and I have played the game several times, I’ve never posted up about it.  Here’s a link to this highly regarded game’s  page.