World War One via Old Style Board game

Decided to pull out one my old (1975) Strategy & Tactics Folio games " World War 1 1914-1918" that I hadn't played in 40 years. Its a basic and fast game in the old paper unit's hex system.

As now days I mostly use figures like this 1970's era Minifig Great War Imperial Austro-Hungarian officer vs the 2/3 paper Austro-Hungarian Army.

The turn is Summer 1915, the Western and Italian fronts are static bloodbaths. Serbia is slowly being pushed by the Austro-Hungarian Armies. Only in the East is the battle fluid as Imperial Germany has out maneuvered the Tsar's armies while the Austro-Hungarians pin critical forces in the South.

By Winter 1916, Russia has been crushed and is out of the war (a year better than what really happened. Serbia is also over run and Romania is on the ropes. The British rush aid to Italy to keep them in the war While France dredges the bottom of the barrel to get the most troops into the field to try to break the Wesrern front deadlock.

 Summer 1917, the American are coming, but it is too little too late as the Central Powers have built up to much a lead in points. While the ANZC's are slowly forcing the Turks back from the coast, Romania will be eliminated in the next turn and there is not enough time to move fresh forces through Greece to attack Austro-Hungary and Bulgaria. The Great War Ends in September 1917 with victory for the Central Powers. 

The Allies realizes too late the danger posed by the Germans vs Russian and used too many Russian armies to try to crush the Austro-Hungarians. It might have worked with British or French help, but for too long they were fixated with the fight on the western front were they held territory at the cost of army strength. The Germans on the other hand decided to hold in the West and smash Russia ASAP. It worked this time... 

I repainted the metal Austo-Hungarian officer just for this report.