Strategy &Tactics 051 - World War 1

I still have my old copy of the magazine!  The Schlieffen plan almost worked.  At the end of turn 1 the Germans are almost in Paris, the Belgians are pushed back, the BEF are almost surrounded, and the French have lost a fortified position!

S&T solo.  Solo leaves a lot to be desired -- not the least being the ability to totally stuff up the rules.  On the other hand, you have the luxury of being able to read the rules and go back and query them. 

In the end the German offensive in the West stalled, and this was a problem.  They had units tied up on the Western front.  Which meant they didn't commit enough to the East.  Which meant that Russia survived.  I quit the game in 1917 -- Russia was no where near collapsing.  And while Serbia had been knocked out, that was the only central powers victory.  Austria was still strong -- it was propping up Germany.  But the USA had arrived, and next turn the French tank corps would appear.  There was no meaningful advance to be done by the Central Powers.  A major victory to the Allies.