by stevezappala
I had the misfortune of being completely taken off the board Monday night. I had Australia in a four player game. I had control of the Indian ocean and south pacific after year one. My buddy Greg had South America and also went to the water. Neither one of us picked a hidden energy card along with our water commanders. We both had two dollars going into year two. We both bid two energies, he won the dice roll.He went third in year two I went fourth. He bought four water cards and received two hidden energies. He attacked me in the south pacific and took both water properties. Woudnt you know it, both of his hidden energies were in the south pacific. I was up next. I bought four water cards and did not get a hidden energy. Greg had three water cards and one diplomat card. I attacked him in the south pacific to get my property back and bam he hit me with a water death trap and through nine stealth mods down. I lost 10 mods. I was stopped dead in my tracks. Year three he won the bid and went 1st. He bought two tech cards one water card and a diplomat card that he had taken after year two for gaining three properties. He played a decoys revealed and put his water and land commander adjacent to Austrailia and combat enhanced twice. He than proceeded to roll ridiculous dice and blew me out of Australia and the Indian Ocean.I had been playing this game for ten years and have never been taken out before year five. Thats the way the dice go sometimes!!↧