Hi guys, I was searching informations about this level cause it is quite difficult to complete and there are post about it that explain how you can win in about 27-30 turns, but they do not explain how to get a gold star and 16 turns is impossible without tricks in my opinion.

Do you agree with me or is there someone who has done it? :)

Edited 6/19/2017 17:58:50

I am still stuck on three blind mice:(

i think in order to beat it 16 turns or less, you need a lucky abandon against the boss

my best : 21 turns.

I think you'll need a large amount of luck to complete this level in 16 turns.

good luck

To complete the level in 16 turns, you need to:
-> kill the American AI on turn 5
-> get rid of the spawn in 2/3 turns max
-> kill the European* AI on turn 9
And you have to do all of the above without stopping your expansion, at least towards Asia through Alaska.

In some cases, it might not be possible. The location of the spawn can be really bad, and the European AI and the American AI do not always move as expected.
If you don't manage to kill the two AIs on turns 5 and 9, don't insist. Just start a new game and try again until you can do it.

After that, expand everywhere and deal with the boss.
There are some cases where you might need a lucky abandon, but the boss follows a pattern as far as I remember. Between attack an enemy or transfer, it always chooses to attack the enemy. So you can try to make sure that when you meet it, you only have one territory bordering it. Then the abandon isn't lucky, and you can complete the level in 16 turns.

Edited 6/21/2017 16:52:08

i felt keeping the 2 commanders alive longer was actually helping me, as they were preventing bonuses for eachother.

It's true, but it's even better to get all those bonuses for yourself.
Massive expansion is the key: the higher your income is when you meet the boss, the more efficient your abandon is and the faster you can finish the game.

Yes, eliminating the European AI helps the expansion of the Asian AI. But it also helps your expansion, and when you meet the Asian AI, you have more than enough armies and income to deal with it if you know how to handle AIs.