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What do you think are the most strategic holdings?

I believe the most strategic on the standard map are

China, Brazil, Ontario, Northern Europe, and East Africa.

Hologram wrote:What do you think are the most strategic holdings?

I believe the most strategic on the standard map are

China, Brazil, Ontario, Northern Europe, and East Africa.

Siam & North Africa - no question.

Siam threatens or protects Oz while denying a possible game wining Asia bid from another player. Australia is a continent which you all know can give an easily lead to one player.

North Africa is a versatile territory which opens to door to a South America expansion, denies an African bonus and has two routes to attack Europe. Its also only two stops from US as well.

Edit: I should have stated I usually play no cards.

Ukraine and Middle east.

reverend_kyle wrote:Ukraine and Middle east.

+ Alaska = game over

greenland/iceland are useful if you miss out on a small continent

We talking escalating games?

Southern Europe, Irkutsk, Alberta.

If you can't hold Southern Europe, then it's got to be East Africa. If someone holds both North Africa and Congo, then it HAS to be East Africa. If not Alberta, then Quebec. Ontario in a pinch. Irkutsk you can move around. Siberia and Ural are often more useful, same with Mongolia. Not Yakutsk though. Screw Yakutsk. I'm a firm believer that in escalating games you stay the HELL AWAY from Alaska/Kamchatka and North Africa (unless you hold S. America, but in that case make sure you don't take Congo, S. Europe, or E. Africa!) Greenland is a different story, but only if you're willing to commit to it and commit to it LARGE. Middle East... I'm very very leery of Middle East in an escalating game. It's almost always more disruptive than it's worth.

If it's flat rate, Middle East is death, unless you hold Africa, in which case it's essential. Otherwise, Ukraine. North Africa is a tricky proposition... it's not automatically useful unless the conditions are right. I personally don't take usually N. Africa if I hold S. America, because I think attacking Africa from that position is a sucker's bet. Greenland is good only IF you already hold a well-fortified continent. If not, get the f*ck away from it and head for Alaska.

I'm with Zaw 100%. His escalating strategy is spot on for most games and thats what a lot of people don't understand about escalating.

Very interesting post, ZawBanjito.

I only play standard, flat rate, so I'm mostly concerned with those comments.

Some of your comments seem counter-intuitive but I suspect you've arrived at those opinions empirically, so I'll see whether they ring true for me as well in my games. I'm especially surprised at your comments about holding North Africa with respect to South America.

Anyway, thanks for the thought-provoking post.

definitely siberia for me, or alberta, whichever i have, i deploy on. If i dont have either, anywhere in europem or america is a good bet

jesus u guys can analyse a lot!
i just have a look at the board and decide based on how things look. nothing better than judging by the situation.