#quartermastergeneral1914

[illuminatinggames]

Germany drives east and occupies Russia to drive a Central Powers win in Quartermaster General: 1914. We won an auto-victory on point differential, but it was closer than the score indicated - the Germans were at the end of their rope. I've played 3 times now, and the Germans are tough - you need to stay focused, and not obsess over France. Historically Germany was mostly on the defensive on the Western Front between 1915 and late 1917, and I think that's probably the way to play it - grab a few easy VPs in the west, then try to hammer the Russians. But as always, cardflow drives a lot of the play. Really like this. #bgg #boardgamegeek #quartermastergeneral #quartermastergeneral1914

[illuminatinggames]

Look at the Italians go! With Austria-Hungary under severe stress and not able to fully check them, the Italians surged through the Balkans while Paris was occupied by the Germans. The Entente would end up pulling out an extremely close game when a resurgent France pushed back hard and the Russians exacted a heavy toll on the Austro-Hungarians and Turks before collapsing prostrate themselves. The Germans have a really tough balancing act to manage in this game - they have so many cool, powerful cards to use but they really have to be very restrained about their card use lest they just run out of gas at the end and get hammered by the Western Powers, who are weaker but have more resources (ie, a lot more cards between them) and so a larger buffer. Has anyone ever seen the US get much action? It’s a lot of cards to get them into play, and the British seem more inclined usually to just fight the war with their UK cards and use the US cards to pay costs. #bgg #boardgamegeek -#boardgames #quartermastergeneral #quartermastergeneral1914 (at Los Altos Library)

[msaari]

What a disaster for Central Powers, lost by 15 points in the third scoring in Quartermaster General 1914. #quartermastergeneral1914 #boardgame #boardgames (paikassa Lautapelikahvila Taverna)

[msaari]

Europe is a battle ground. World War I is in the early stages. Quartermaster General: 1914 with five players is excellent fun. #quartermastergeneral1914 #boardgame #boardgames (paikassa Lautapelikahvila Taverna)

[illuminatinggames]

Quartermaster General 1914. I had France/Italy; I had forgotten how totally nerve-wracking it is playing France early. The German deck is very powerful, and the French have a fairly limited number of Build Army cards - if Germany presses you hard, you need allies to come to your aid, but allies often seem to be off pursuing their own interests. Fortunately the German position is also rather tricky to play - you need to stay focused, and you need to pace yourself. It's really easy to burn through your deck by playing a ton of cards, and then get hammered by economic warfare. I was able to survive and get a pretty good combo of offensive Status cards in play (mainly tanks), and was actually ultimately able to take Berlin when Germany was totally exhausted. Interestingly, Germany and their super-potent deck is really the driver of this game in a way unlike the other QMG games, which favor a bit more balance (even if that sacrifices some history); the game works better if Germany is played by one of your stronger players. I really enjoy this QMG version - both Victory or Death and 1914 are really outstanding - and hope Ian Brody will put his mind to a few more settings! #bgg #boardgamegeek #quartermastergeneral #quartermastergeneral1914

[msaari]

Fighting the World War I – I'm the Central Powers against three Entente players. #boardgames #boardgame #quartermastergeneral1914 (paikassa Lautapelikahvila Taverna)