@Adam514 said in Adam514 (Allies+15) vs Simon33 (X) BM Game #2 of 2025:
Yeah max defense. RIP.
Well I got a -77 score from an expected +24. I think I am the one saying RIP.
2017 Find League Opponents Thread
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It looks like Oysteilo will play me, so not looking for another game anymore
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Sure i’ll play, let me know when you got time for a new game
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Looking for another game. PM me. I’ll play whatever.
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Looking for a BM game
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I don´t know were Lou is, while he appears I can start with the next opponent for this year.
At this point I am happy to play vs any Tier E or M. BM3, no bid, Axis or switch sides. I can move quickly during the next 3 weeks. Post me if interested.
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No Tier M or E up for the game?
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I’m at my limit currently
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I’m at my limit currently
Thanks for the answer Gamer.
Adam posted me, he will be the opponent.
I will let you know guys when I have room again.
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Glad you got a game you wanted
You’re most welcome
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I guess it’s my turn to jump into the shark tank. During the next few months I have quite a bit of free time (being a tutor has its benefits). and read the post on how to setup play by forum games by whackamatt
I would prefer to play Global 1940 with a bid than balanced mod for reasons of practicality if possible.
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Looking for a new game
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Game vs Lou finished before it was expected.
I am able to start vs the next opponent. Tier M or E. BM3. No bid, Axis or switch sides please.
Post me if interested.
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I guess it’s my turn to jump into the shark tank. During the next few months I have quite a bit of free time (being a tutor has its benefits). and read the post on how to setup play by forum games by whackamatt
I would prefer to play Global 1940 with a bid than balanced mod for reasons of practicality if possible.
Welcome.
What are the ‘‘reasons of practicality’’?
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I guess it’s my turn to jump into the shark tank. During the next few months I have quite a bit of free time (being a tutor has its benefits). and read the post on how to setup play by forum games by whackamatt
I would prefer to play Global 1940 with a bid than balanced mod for reasons of practicality if possible.
Welcome.
What are the ‘‘reasons of practicality’’?
Learning an entire new ruleset would compound the number of errors I make, I’d rather play with a bid than try to remember rules like the chinese rules and all the rules related to the new National objectives such as the japanese lend lease rules (does a japanese sub in sea zone 80 stop russian lead lease if japan is not in war with russia? and how much lend lease does it prevent?) Marines and their complications with kamikaze tokens and how they complicate Seaborne invasions. The Changes to existing national objectives make certain common tactics that are ingrained in me like rushing Iraq with the soviet union no longer good.
Plus bidding is a cool mechanic that shows interesting strategy and gameplay. You can do quite a bit with a bid,
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It’s not an entirely new ruleset, over 90% is exactly the same.
A Japanese sub would not prevent the Lend-Lease Russian NO f not at war with Russia aince Japan is neutral to Russia.
Indeed bidding is an interesting mechanic, but between experienced players the bid needs to be huge and entire areas like the Mediterranean become uninteresting. And some people feel like BM requires a bid too.
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Given you are a new player, you can enjoy 2nd edition/vanilla for a long time until you realize it is easy to win with Axis and very hard with Allies, so a huge bid is required.
An A&A balanced game makes more sense, it is just that global is so complex that needed a lot of testing to find out how unbalanced it was (what for me is a desing mistake).
On BM you can enjoy playing both sides as you learn, and you will be learning the version of the game that is capturing more attention as most players play a lot in Vanilla and reach the same conclusion.
A&A is fun anyway and you will find players for both, up to you, just wanted to share an opinion.
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The compromise we’ve agreed on its to play with the BM sbr rules. That will change things significantly towards BM anyway.
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Given you are a new player, you can enjoy 2nd edition/vanilla for a long time until you realize it is easy to win with Axis and very hard with Allies, so a huge bid is required.
An A&A balanced game makes more sense, it is just that global is so complex that needed a lot of testing to find out how unbalanced it was (what for me is a desing mistake).
On BM you can enjoy playing both sides as you learn, and you will be learning the version of the game that is capturing more attention as most players play a lot in Vanilla and reach the same conclusion.
A&A is fun anyway and you will find players for both, up to you, just wanted to share an opinion.
Mathematically the optimal bid will put the game at the perfectly close margin between perfect balence. That is you should bid at the point where them bidding 1 lower will result in the axis having above 50% to win and your bid gives the allies above 50% to win. As long as there are no large jumps in power level between discrete values of bid Bidding is mathematically certain to provide a fair game.
I know that high bids are needed but at least you can balance the game with a blunt instrument of pure balance. I started my bid at Allies+37 with the plan of letting simon take allies with any bid below 32 (there’s a specific opening I wanted to do with each bid point I wanted to choose) .
Basically the A&A community invented this really awesome tool with great mathematical properties which encourage exploration. How many different bids have taken place in 2017 league alone, and how many different placements of the same bid size have you seen? With that much variety, and the awesome math of perfect balance that comes with it, I’m honestly surprised the A&A community felt the need to make a mod that changes quite a few rules in non-trival ways. I"m learning the BM rules slowly, and trying to play through a complete game without making a single error, I’m getting closer and will probably play my next set of PBF games at either BM3 or G40
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It is the Axis bombing Moscow and Calcutta with no escorts in spite of 6 interceptors which is the most unfun aspect of oob. BM improves here and in the med but goes backwards in China.
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