L16 1/2 Final Play-off Me1945 (Axis) vs. Gamerman01 (Allies+30)

[gamerman01]

Eh, almost have it but too tired
Russia under merciless assault after getting smashed in WUK

[gamerman01]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 13 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Bryansk

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Smolensk
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Smolensk from Germans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Russians attack with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 aaGun and 2 infantry

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[gamerman01]

Casualty choice for Bryansk please

INF, 2 ART vs AAA, 2 INF and I scored 1 hit

[Me1945]

Lose AA

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 13 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Bryansk

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Smolensk
                Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Smolensk from Germans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Russians attack with 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
                Russians win, taking Bryansk from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 aaGun moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov
            2 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Samara
            1 armour moved from Caucasus to Tambov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Samara to Tambov
            2 armour moved from Samara to Tambov
            2 fighters moved from Smolensk to Russia
            4 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            1 infantry moved from Volgograd to Rostov
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Tambov

Place Units - Russians
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 20 PUs; end with 33 PUs total

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[Me1945]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 4 SuicideAttackTokens; 66 PUs;
            Japanese buy 2 destroyers, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 4 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from India to West India
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to West India
            1 bomber moved from Western Australia to West India
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 46 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 46 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Australia to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 56 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 56 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Kweichow
            1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
                  Japanese take Yenisey from Russians
            1 fighter moved from 46 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

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[Me1945]

sz54 scramble?

[gamerman01]

No

[Me1945]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 4 SuicideAttackTokens; 66 PUs;
            Japanese buy 2 destroyers, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 4 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from India to West India
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to West India
            1 bomber moved from Western Australia to West India
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 46 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 46 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Australia to 42 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 56 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 56 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Hunan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Kweichow
            1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 mech_infantry moved from India to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
                  Japanese take Yenisey from Russians
            1 fighter moved from 46 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 54 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 submarine and 2 transports
                1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                    2 transports owned by the Americans lost in 54 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Americans: 2 transports
            Battle in 35 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 submarine; ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 35 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 2 submarines
                2 submarines owned by the Americans Submerged
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 3 :  0/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 4 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 armour and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Kweichow
                Japanese attack with 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 mech_infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kweichow
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 4 :  0/1 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 4 :  0/1 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 tactical_bomber in Kweichow, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 5 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kweichow
                Japanese win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Dutch New Guinea
                Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 tactical_bomber
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in Dutch New Guinea, round 2 :  3/3 hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 tactical_bomber in Dutch New Guinea, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Americans lost in Dutch New Guinea
                Japanese win with 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Americans: 1 tactical_bomber
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in West India
                Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 2 infantry
                British defend with 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 bombers and 2 infantry in West India, round 2 :  2/6 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 artilleries and 4 infantry in West India, round 2 :  3/6 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese, 1 artillery owned by the Japanese and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in West India
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 armour and 2 bombers in West India, round 3 :  2/3 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in West India, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Japanese, 1 artillery owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in West India
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers in West India, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in West India, round 4 :  1/2 hits
                    1 bomber owned by the Japanese, 1 artillery owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in West India
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
                Casualties for British: 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Australia to 56 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from 56 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            2 fighters moved from 54 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            1 bomber moved from West India to India
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to India
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Kweichow to French Indo China
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to French Indo China
            3 fighters moved from 46 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 54 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Dutch New Guinea to 34 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Dutch New Guinea to 34 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 6 carriers, 1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 46 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea
            1 fighter moved from Japan to Korea
            1 mech_infantry moved from Buryatia to Yenisey
            1 armour moved from Siberia to Amur
            1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            2 destroyers placed in 19 Sea Zone
            1 factory_minor placed in Malaya
            1 harbour placed in Paulau Island
            1 mech_infantry placed in Manchuria
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 42 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,4,6,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5,5,1
            Japanese collect 62 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 62 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs

Territory Summary for Japanese :

Iwo Jima : 1 infantry
    Paulau Island : 1 harbour
    Shantung : 1 flag
    Kwangsi : 1 flag
    Korea : 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
    Kiangsu : 1 flag
    Kiangsi : 1 flag
    Japan : 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 5 infantry
    Jehol : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Manchuria : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
    Hainan : 1 harbour
    Yunnan : 1 flag, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Hunan : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Hopei : 1 flag
    Chahar : 1 flag
    Anhwe : 1 flag
    Ceylon : 1 flag
    Shan State : 1 flag
    Burma : 1 flag
    India : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 4 fighters, 1 harbour, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Malaya : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Borneo : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Kwangtung : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Western Australia : 1 flag, 1 airfield
    New Guinea : 1 flag
    Sakha : 1 flag
    Yenisey : 1 flag, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Soviet Far East : 1 flag
    Amur : 1 flag, 1 armour
    Yakut S.S.R. : 1 flag
    Siberia : 1 flag
    Buryatia : 1 flag
    French Indo China : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
    Java : 1 flag
    Sumatra : 1 flag
    43 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 3 transports
    36 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    34 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 6 carriers, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters, 3 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
    19 Sea Zone : 2 destroyers

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 52 / 64
    Russians : 19 / 33
    Japanese : 64 / 67
    Americans : 54 / 72
    Chinese : 7 / 9
    British : 32 / 39
    UK_Pacific : 2 / 0
    Italians : 14 / 20
    ANZAC : 12 / 12
    French : 9 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

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[gamerman01]

This is enough to make a guy want to play low luck
Ridiculous

[gamerman01]

4 subs and they do 2 damage
I just had an opponent drill me with 1 sub for 6 damage to Italy in an early round

If these dice turn around and are as bad for you as they’ve been for me, you’re not going to like it

Seriously, 2 damage and only 1 aircraft down when you were exposed in 4 different battles?  I’ve heard you get unlucky in other games, for sure, but man I am getting crapped on

[gamerman01]

Maybe there will be a big attack on Moscow and it will go terrible for you
You gotta be careful complaining, because it can all turn and make you look stupid

But when they’re this bad from G1 all the way through (Egypt was lucky for me but wouldn’t have been necessary if UK1 97 wouldn’t have been a disaster), a guy should be allowed to vent a little bit, I’m sure you understand

[gamerman01]

It looked like Manchuria was going down along with the complex, and BAM
Triple hit in the last round when it was 4 against 3.  We won’t even rehash the horribly one-sided AAA (oops, I just did) and that insane luck in 109 on G1.

How about the Russian mech and armor lost to 1 Italian unit in TrJ?  I could be collecting +7 a turn at this point if the stupid tank had survived.  And you’re gobbling up Eastern Russia because of the triple hit in Manchuria after I got sucked in to disaster after promising early rounds.

Why do I even join these playoffs.  It is not fun to get repeatedly hosed in a long game that takes months, and hours and hours of gameplay.  Oh, it’s been fun coming up with some of these masterful moves, but wow.  Games like this make me want to just wail on average players.

[gamerman01]

I might need a little Zhukov44 style break so that I’m not playing frustrated.  This SUCKS

Always especially painful when I get bad convoy rolls because I hate that rule change anyway.  The automatic 1 per ship and 2 per sub and 2 per plane was better, and ever since pointing that out karma is giving me the shaft

I guess I got 2 more damage than I could have had, and my subs can operate with impunity for another turn.  Maybe next time they’ll do 0 damage.

[gamerman01]

Alright, sorry about that.  I feel much better after a night’s sleep

I like to be a glass-half-full type of guy, so I’ll be glad for the 2 damage and the bomber that’s down and retaliate with 'MERICA!

[Me1945]

You don’t have to say sorry.
About an year ago JDOW asked me how I manage the unfavorable dice? Posting my response to share my experience.

Broken windows, furniture, and dozen laptops. Alcohol doesn’t already help. Need something stronger. Reading, e.g.,  the hobo’s dice comments is really a good relief - never let’s you feel alone. A few divorces as result. Neighbors are watching my games on-line, pray to dice, and call police,if the dice is bad. When police comes they usually force me to play Axis & Allies .

Seriously, that is the dice game. Everybody including me was in the same boat when it goes against any reasonable assumptions. You know I am open for any “low luck” accommodations. Btw, no one except hobo was willing to play low luck with me.

Back to the game. The Moscow attack looks at 90%+ for me in a turn, if the rest of the Allies doesn’s send their air to Russia.
So, make your choice.

[gamerman01]

Hehe, thanks for that

No laptops broken and no police, so I guess I have good composure

All I have to do is forget about most of what has happened to me, but when I look at those yellow weasels marching unopposed across my beloved Siberia, it’s hard

[gamerman01]

I’ll get back to it before long, but there is a lot of competition - several games have been waiting for me for months, and I just acquired the 2016 version of Doom on the PS4, and it looks like it’s everything it should be

Hehehehehe

[Omega1759]

@Gamerman01:

Hehe, thanks for that

No laptops broken and no police, so I guess I have good composure

All I have to do is forget about most of what has happened to me, but when I look at those yellow weasels marching unopposed across my beloved Siberia, it’s hard

That and the Taranto at the beginning.

The importance of the Siberian front is often underestimated.

[Me1945]

@Gamerman01:

I’ll get back to it before long, but there is a lot of competition - several games have been waiting for me for months, and I just acquired the 2016 version of Doom on the PS4, and it looks like it’s everything it should be

Hehehehehe

Patiently waiting for. I think it doesn’t take for more than 3-4 turns. :-)