In my second EA game just started with Serge (i'm Axis, he's Allies) my opponent tried an interesting and smart move..
Two turns into the 1939 Blitzkrieg against Poland, Serge advanced his French troops from the Maginot line into southern Germany. My light defenses were pushed back (mainly one Infantry Korps) and i was forced to withdraw several Korps from Poland to counter this French advance. While Warsaw and Poland still fell, the French honored their treaty obligation and delayed the Polish defeat by a few turns.
Some would argue i should have had more troops on the French border, which is true-- but my point here is that the Allied player can almost certainly frighten or challenge the German player instead of waiting for Case Yellow in spring 1940. Why not go down fighting before the German player uses his shock bonuses on you? Anyway, i learned my lesson as the Axis!
Two turns into the 1939 Blitzkrieg against Poland, Serge advanced his French troops from the Maginot line into southern Germany. My light defenses were pushed back (mainly one Infantry Korps) and i was forced to withdraw several Korps from Poland to counter this French advance. While Warsaw and Poland still fell, the French honored their treaty obligation and delayed the Polish defeat by a few turns.
Some would argue i should have had more troops on the French border, which is true-- but my point here is that the Allied player can almost certainly frighten or challenge the German player instead of waiting for Case Yellow in spring 1940. Why not go down fighting before the German player uses his shock bonuses on you? Anyway, i learned my lesson as the Axis!