I too definitely really enjoyed the game! And yes, I agree that the first turn is pretty much decisive of how the rest of the game will play out, but sometimes games can surprise you too.

Good luck on the tournament!

@Maxiheimer Jep 👍😠😂

Ok, Britain is done, and in more ways than one, lol.

With her navy sunk, her airforce ineffective without ground troops, and India and Egypt is Axis hands, I cannot see any way this game comes out in anything other than an Axis victory, at least using the 1941 setup.

If you want to keep slugging this out, we can do that, but as far as I can see there is nothing a noob like me is going to be able to do to stem the Axis tide. There must be something I can do that would let the allies have a fighting chance, but I cannot see what that might be…

Up to you, continue this game, or start another, or maybe have you play the allies?

Let me know what you want to do. :)

@CrazyIvan I think you did a fine job for your first time. As for tips, just try to keep in mind the national objectives for each country, it all adds up to a lot of cash. Also, I think the axis was close to winning via the projection of power; that’s 13 major cities. That’s also an option that can be selected at the beginning; the default is on, so I’m just assuming it was left on. Let me know via PM if you have specific questions and I’ll try to help with my limited knowledge.

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v3 1941, version: 1.7

Game History

Round: 1 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 armour, 5 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; Combat Move - Germans 1 fighter moved from Poland to 6 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 2 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 12 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Germany to 12 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Northwestern Europe to 12 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Norway to 2 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Germany to 2 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from Germany to 5 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Baltic States 1 artillery moved from 5 Sea Zone to Baltic States 1 armour moved from Poland to Baltic States 2 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States 2 infantry moved from Poland to East Poland 1 armour moved from Poland to East Poland 1 artillery moved from Poland to East Poland 3 infantry moved from Bulgaria Romania to Ukraine 1 artillery moved from Bulgaria Romania to Ukraine 1 armour moved from Bulgaria Romania to Ukraine Combat - Germans Battle in 6 Sea Zone Germans attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine British defend with 1 destroyer Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 fighter in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 6 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 6 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the British and 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 6 Sea Zone Germans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine Casualties for British: 1 destroyer Battle in 2 Sea Zone Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine British defend with 1 battleship and 1 transport Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 2 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in 2 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British British roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 transport in 2 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 2 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 2 Sea Zone Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 fighter in 2 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits 1 transport owned by the British lost in 2 Sea Zone Germans win with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 27 Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 1 transport Battle in 12 Sea Zone Germans attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine British defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 12 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 fighters in 12 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits British roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 12 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the British and 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 12 Sea Zone Germans roll dice for 2 fighters in 12 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits British roll dice for 1 cruiser in 12 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 12 Sea Zone Germans win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14 Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer Battle in East Poland Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry Russians defend with 2 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in East Poland, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in East Poland, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in East Poland Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry in East Poland, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in East Poland, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in East Poland Germans win, taking East Poland from Russians with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry Battle in Ukraine Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry Russians defend with 2 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry Battle in Baltic States Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry Russians defend with 3 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 cruiser in Baltic States, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits Russians roll dice for 3 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits 3 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Baltic States Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9 Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 1 armour moved from Bulgaria Romania to Ukraine 2 armour moved from Czechoslovakia Hungary to Baltic States 1 fighter moved from 12 Sea Zone to France 1 fighter moved from 12 Sea Zone to Morocco Algeria 2 infantry moved from France to 13 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 13 Sea Zone to 14 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from 2 Sea Zone to Norway 1 fighter moved from 2 Sea Zone to Norway 1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Germany 2 infantry moved from Germany to Poland Place Units - Germans 1 submarine placed in 5 Sea Zone 2 armour and 5 infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUs Objective 1: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 40 PUs Objective 2: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 1.50 British : -0.67 Russians : -1.67

Savegame

hoping to start our game thread here.

TripleA Turn Summary: Finns round 6

TripleA Turn Summary for game: New World Order, version: 1.8.7

Game History

Round: 6 Combat Move - Finns 1 Submarine moved from sz28 to sz26 1 Cruiser moved from sz28 to sz26 Non Combat Move - Finns Turn Complete - Finns

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Likewise! Good game. :-)

Cheesewarrior vs Damon54 Global

@dawgoneit

I think post-fall of Japan, you spent too much on the mechanized infantry instead of slow and steady inf.

By the time your mechs met up with my infantry, even if equally matched, mine only cost 1/3 the cost. Eventually you couldn’t keep up.

Sure, I’m up for a rematch, too! You would be axis so you can start it any time, with the same settings as this one.

that’s fine with me…

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 4

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4

Game History

Round: 4 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 4 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 5 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine 1 tactical_bomber moved from Romania to Ukraine 1 tactical_bomber moved from Romania to Ukraine 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod 1 tactical_bomber moved from Vyborg to Novgorod 1 fighter moved from Vyborg to Novgorod 1 infantry moved from Belarus to Smolensk Germans take Smolensk from Russians 1 artillery moved from Belarus to Archangel Germans take Archangel from Russians 1 bomber moved from Germany to Russia 1 bomber moved from Germany to Russia Combat - Germans Air Battle in Russia Germans attacks with 2 units heading to Russia Russians launches 1 interceptors out of Russia Attackers Fire, : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Defenders Fire, : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 bomber owned by the Germans lost in Russia Air Battle is over, the remaining bombers go on to their targets Strategic bombing raid in Russia AA fire in Russia : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 6 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_major Bombing raid in Russia causes 6 damage total. Battle in Novgorod Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Novgorod, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 2.67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Novgorod, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Novgorod Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry Battle in Ukraine Germans attack with 5 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 5 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Ukraine, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 1.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 5 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Cleaning up after air battles Non Combat Move - Germans 1 bomber moved from Russia to Bryansk 3 aaGuns, 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 18 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Bryansk 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Bryansk 1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Bryansk 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Bryansk 1 artillery moved from Baltic States to Belarus 1 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus 10 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Bryansk 1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Western Ukraine 1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Western Ukraine 5 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone 1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone 1 mech_infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Novgorod 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 3 submarines moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from Southern France to France 1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 1 aaGun moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Bryansk 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Bryansk Place Units - Germans 4 infantry placed in Western Germany 1 artillery placed in France 2 artilleries and 1 fighter placed in Western Germany 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Germany 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 54 PUs; end with 58 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

AA fire in Russia : : -0.17 Germans : 0.50 Defenders Fire, : : 0.67 Attackers Fire, : : -0.33 Russians : -1.00

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Americans round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v3 1941, version: 1.7

Game History

Round: 12 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 4 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 7 PUs; 0 techTokens; Purchase Units - Chinese Chinese builds 0 units. Combat Move - Americans 1 infantry moved from Western Canada to Alaska Americans take Alaska from Japanese 2 armour moved from Manchuria to Suiyuan Chinese take Suiyuan from Japanese 2 armour moved from Suiyuan to Kiangsu Chinese take Kiangsu from Japanese 1 fighter moved from Western United States to 53 Sea Zone Combat - Americans Battle in 53 Sea Zone Americans attack with 1 fighter Japanese defend with 2 transports 2 transports owned by the Japanese lost in 53 Sea Zone Americans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14 Casualties for Japanese: 2 transports Non Combat Move - Americans 1 fighter moved from 53 Sea Zone to Wake Island 3 fighters moved from Western United States to Iwo Jima Place Units - Americans 4 fighters placed in Western United States 3 infantry placed in Western United States Americans undo move 2. 3 infantry placed in Western United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 41 PUs; end with 48 PUs Objective 2: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs Objective 3: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Fancy another with same sides? Go ahead and start and send me the link if so.

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Re: 1940 GameUK 1.tsvg

Global1940

So we’re getting a bit far afield from the original playtest idea – instead of the Gibraltar stack, you did a conventional Taranto raid, and after two turns of building mechs, you built all slow movers on R3. I saw that you posted some new opinions on the main thread about mechanized Russia, and it sounded a bit like you had already made up your mind.

What’s your interest level in continuing this playtest? What are you hoping to learn or otherwise achieve?

It definitely is.

I reckon we take a break.