TGC (Allies) vs. VictoryFirst (Axis) Anniversary '41 - OoB, no bid

[VictoryFirst]

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v3 1941, version: 1.7.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 5 armour and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 armour moved from Baltic States to Karelia S.S.R.
              Germans take Karelia S.S.R. from Russians
        1 armour moved from Baltic States to Ukraine
        1 bomber moved from East Poland to Belorussia
        3 fighters moved from East Poland to Belorussia
        1 fighter moved from Germany to Belorussia
        2 armour moved from Baltic States to Belorussia
        1 artillery moved from Baltic States to Belorussia
        1 armour moved from French Equatorial Africa to French West Africa
              Germans take French West Africa from British
        1 armour moved from French West Africa to French Equatorial Africa
        1 armour moved from Italian Africa to Belgian Congo
              Germans take Belgian Congo from British
        1 armour moved from Belgian Congo to Rhodesia

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Belorussia
            Germans attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 4 fighters
            Russians defend with 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Russians roll AA dice in Belorussia : 2/5 hits, 0,83 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Germans and 1 bomber owned by the Germans lost in Belorussia
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery and 3 fighters in Belorussia, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 2,83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Belorussia
            Germans win, taking Belorussia from Russians with 2 armour, 1 artillery and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -15
            Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber and 1 fighter
            Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        2 fighters moved from Belorussia to Poland
        5 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
        4 armour moved from Germany to Baltic States
        1 fighter moved from Belorussia to Poland
        1 artillery moved from Germany to Poland
        2 infantry moved from Northwestern Europe to France

    Place Units - Germans
        5 armour and 5 infantry placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 39 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0,67
Germans regular : 1,17
Russians AA : 1,17

Savegame

[VictoryFirst]

@the_good_captain No, the Italians are doing fine :)
Wow, I had to think so hard during the German turn. I had to run a few local games to see how thinks would play out. Your Russian strategy is so great though! To beat that, I’ll need like a 1000 tanks! That counterattack on the first turn was a master move!

[The_Good_Captain]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v3 1941, version: 1.7.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 armour and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Ukraine
        1 infantry moved from Archangel to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 armour moved from Caucasus to Ukraine
        1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Ukraine
        2 infantry moved from Russia to Eastern Ukraine
        8 infantry moved from Russia to Belorussia
        1 armour moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 armour moved from Caucasus to Eastern Ukraine
        1 armour moved from Caucasus to Belorussia

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Belorussia
            Russians attack with 1 armour and 8 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 2 armour and 1 artillery
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 8 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour and 1 artillery in Belorussia, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians, 1 artillery owned by the Germans and 2 armour owned by the Germans lost in Belorussia
            Russians win, taking Belorussia from Germans with 1 armour and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 2 armour and 1 artillery
        Battle in Ukraine
            Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 armour
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Ukraine, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine
            Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
        Battle in Karelia S.S.R.
            Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 factory
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Karelia S.S.R.
            Russians win, taking Karelia S.S.R. from Germans with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
        Battle in Eastern Ukraine
            Russians attack with 1 armour and 2 infantry
            Italians defend with 1 armour
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 2 infantry in Eastern Ukraine, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour in Eastern Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Italians lost in Eastern Ukraine
            Russians win, taking Eastern Ukraine from Italians with 1 armour and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Italians: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Russia
        1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Kazakh S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Chinghai
        3 infantry moved from Evenki National Okrug to Novosibirsk
        3 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Evenki National Okrug
        1 aaGun moved from Russia to Eastern Ukraine
        1 aaGun moved from Caucasus to Ukraine

    Place Units - Russians
        1 armour placed in Russia
        3 infantry placed in Caucasus
        4 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.50
Germans regular : 0.17
Russians regular : 0.83

Savegame

[The_Good_Captain]

@victoryfirst I’m learning a lot by playing these games with you. Your style/strategy is definitely different and its forcing me to adapt my “tried and true” strategies a bit.

[The_Good_Captain]

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v3 1941, version: 1.7.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 armour and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Ukraine
        1 infantry moved from Archangel to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 armour moved from Caucasus to Ukraine
        1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Ukraine
        2 infantry moved from Russia to Eastern Ukraine
        8 infantry moved from Russia to Belorussia
        1 armour moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 armour moved from Caucasus to Eastern Ukraine
        1 armour moved from Caucasus to Belorussia

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Belorussia
            Russians attack with 1 armour and 8 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 2 armour and 1 artillery
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 8 infantry in Belorussia, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour and 1 artillery in Belorussia, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Russians, 1 artillery owned by the Germans and 2 armour owned by the Germans lost in Belorussia
            Russians win, taking Belorussia from Germans with 1 armour and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 2 armour and 1 artillery
        Battle in Ukraine
            Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 armour
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Ukraine, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine
            Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
        Battle in Karelia S.S.R.
            Russians attack with 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 factory
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Karelia S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Karelia S.S.R.
            Russians win, taking Karelia S.S.R. from Germans with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
        Battle in Eastern Ukraine
            Russians attack with 1 armour and 2 infantry
            Italians defend with 1 armour
                Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 2 infantry in Eastern Ukraine, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour in Eastern Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Italians lost in Eastern Ukraine
            Russians win, taking Eastern Ukraine from Italians with 1 armour and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Italians: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Russia to Kazakh S.S.R.
        1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Russia
        1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Kazakh S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Chinghai
        3 infantry moved from Evenki National Okrug to Novosibirsk
        3 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Evenki National Okrug
        1 aaGun moved from Russia to Eastern Ukraine
        1 aaGun moved from Caucasus to Ukraine

    Place Units - Russians
        1 armour placed in Russia
        3 infantry placed in Caucasus
        4 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Eastern Ukraine: 1 aaGun
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Kazakh S.S.R.: 1 aaGun
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.50
Germans regular : 0.17
Russians regular : 0.83

Savegame

[The_Good_Captain]

@VictoryFirst edit was changing a non-com AA placement. final answer is the second posting

[VictoryFirst]

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v3 1941, version: 1.7.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese repair damage of 6x factory; Remaining resources: 30 PUs; 0 techTokens; 
        Japanese buy 5 armour; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        2 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to India
        3 fighters moved from Yunnan to India
        1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Stanovoj Chrebet to Yakut S.S.R.
              Japanese take Yakut S.S.R. from Russians
        2 infantry moved from Buryatia S.S.R. to Soviet Far East
        1 infantry moved from Ningxia to Suiyuan
              Japanese take Suiyuan from Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Sikang to Ningxia
        1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Sikang
        2 armour moved from French Indo-China Thailand to India
        1 infantry moved from Borneo to 49 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 49 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to India
        1 transport moved from 50 Sea Zone to 60 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 60 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 60 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 50 Sea Zone to Philippine Islands
              Japanese take Philippine Islands from Americans
        1 cruiser moved from 49 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 50 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in India
            Japanese attack with 2 armour, 5 fighters and 1 infantry
            British defend with 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                British roll AA dice in India : 2/5 hits, 0,83 expected hits
                2 fighters owned by the Japanese lost in India
                Japanese roll dice for 1 cruiser in India, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 3 fighters and 1 infantry in India, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in India, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1,33 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the British lost in India
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 3 fighters and 1 infantry in India, round 3 : 2/6 hits, 2,67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery in India, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the British lost in India
            Japanese win, taking India from British with 2 armour and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -10
            Casualties for Japanese: 2 fighters and 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 3 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        2 fighters moved from India to 35 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from India to Burma

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 armour placed in Manchuria
        2 armour placed in French Indo-China Thailand

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 39 PUs; end with 44 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0,83
British AA : 1,17
British regular : -0,67

Savegame

[The_Good_Captain]

TripleA Turn Summary: British round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v3 1941, version: 1.7.0

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 bomber moved from Chinghai to Baltic States
        2 fighters moved from 5 Sea Zone to Baltic States
        1 armour moved from Norway to 5 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Finland to 5 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 transports moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from United Kingdom to 6 Sea Zone
        3 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 6 Sea Zone
        2 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone
        2 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 5 Sea Zone to Baltic States

    Combat - British
        Battle in Baltic States
            British attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 3 infantry
            Germans defend with 9 armour
                British roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 cruiser in Baltic States, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 9 armour in Baltic States, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 4.50 expected hits
                5 armour owned by the Germans, 1 artillery owned by the British and 3 infantry owned by the British lost in Baltic States
                British roll dice for 2 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters in Baltic States, round 3 : 4/5 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 4 armour in Baltic States, round 3 : 3/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                4 armour owned by the Germans, 1 fighter owned by the British and 2 armour owned by the British lost in Baltic States
            British win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
            Casualties for British: 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 9 armour

    Non Combat Move - British
        1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
        1 transport moved from 2 Sea Zone to 1 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Eastern Canada to 1 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 1 Sea Zone to 2 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 2 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
        1 destroyer moved from 2 Sea Zone to 12 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Baltic States to 5 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Baltic States to Russia
        1 fighter moved from Chinghai to Caucasus
        1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 24 Sea Zone to 28 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 28 Sea Zone to Union of South Africa
        1 destroyer moved from 27 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 24 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 27 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone

    Place Units - British
        1 bomber placed in United Kingdom
        1 armour and 1 fighter placed in Union of South Africa
        3 infantry placed in United Kingdom
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 12 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 7 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 28 PUs; end with 28 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.50
British regular : 1.50

Savegame

[VictoryFirst]

I have to bring up my white flag again…
This opening went even worse than the other. The Germans have no way of beating anyone and are forced to give the Russians a huge economy. I’ve now come up with the decision that the tanks strategy doesn’t work for Germany. The tank strategy only works for nations that have a large economy and not a lot of enemies. With these rules, Germany is weaker than OOB, so the infantry purchase is better for them. Their infantry can get destroyed pretty quickly and with the UK attacking German reinforcement in Poland and Baltic states every time (that is an excellent strategy by the way) the tanks are just too exposed. In this game, the Germans are not an attacking nation but rather one that tries to attack but can’t go all out (unlike Japan which can go all out.) I suggest that I am going to run a couple of local games, trying to figure out a good Axis strategy, and getting used to the game (this is actually just my third Anniversary game with these rules, I’ve only played OOB games with NO’s without tech). After that, I will challenge you with another game, and hoping I won’t get blown up again! Unless you think this position isn’t lost as the Axis, you have more experience so you can decide these things better than me!

[The_Good_Captain]

@victoryfirst

What rules do you feel are not out-of-box rules?

The only advice I feel may (or may not) help is to withhold serious attacks by Germany into the USSR after G1. Maybe if your preserve your strength until game turn 5ish - and coordinate these tank assaults with the Japanese that should be coming up at that time, it will be enough to overwhelm them.

When I’m playing as the allies, I feel like I’m defeating the German attacks, then turning to face the Japanese. If they kicked off at the same time, I don’t feel sure what would happen.

[VictoryFirst]

@the_good_captain Hmm, that might be a good idea. That’s true, I have the feeling everytime that I messed up Germany a bit, but that Japan will hopefully come to the rescue.

What I said didn’t really make sense as the rules we play with are OOB of course, but with OOB I meant the standard ‘axis favoured’ rules (with no’s without tech, without dardanelles closed without fighter interception). I think I’ll need a one day break to practice with a coordinated German-Japanese assault strategy.

I also wanted to say is that I really like the games with you, and I appreciate your time and effort. I almost never play with someone, most games are solo. I’ve played like a 100 games of G40 solo, and just until round 3 against an opponent :) Playing against someone is the best learning tool for any game. Thinking your own strategies are unbeatable can quickly change if you play against pro!

[The_Good_Captain]

@victoryfirst its hard to find players/opponents, even on this website. I am happy to play as many games as you like whenever you like even if there is a long hiatus. When I was putting “Classic” through its paces, I had a novel strategy - took it online here - got beat up a bunch and essentially told “you can’t play it that way” by folks who ‘knew better’. I went back to the drawing board, made some tweaks to my initial strategy and now its a (my) signature move. I was glad to play those fellows but was appalled at their reaction to someone presenting a different approach. I swore if/when the time came and the roles were reversed, I would not be critical of something new/unseen/unusual or otherwise “out of the box”.

All this to say, if you stay on this strategy and make a tweak here or there - you may indeed have something that is quite competitive. And as you allude to, if it is competitive with the optional rules calibrated as we have them, I feel you’ll only have a much easier time if they are )calibrated differently in some other game you might play. =)

[VictoryFirst]

I am now playing a solo game, with a ten infantry build, and the Spread-out opening. I did the counter-attack strategy as the Russians. This looks awful for Germany, or is it a common position to be in?

[The_Good_Captain]

@victoryfirst I would call this “common” or “fairly common”, ya (although I can’t see the history to analyze how the attack went).

Either way, if this happened to me:

1. Italy/Germany needs to consolidate in East Poland immediately. That Italian tank is already in the wrong spot. We will be stronger than Russia in a few turns but until then, we need to preserve our strength and not lose core units. To that end, “Taking a knee” for a couple turns is totally okay. Send the Italian armor to East Poland. The Italian fighters is also available but is not necessary. I would have placed him in France but not a big deal for this example.

2. On Germany’s turn we put every non-air piece we have into East Poland. The land defense now is 7 tanks (1 Italian), 4 infantry, 2 artillery, and we should throw in one German fighter to seal the deal. To add more fighters is overkill, so I wouldn’t.

3. You’re flanks might look empty but USSR tanks are out of position to blitz Ukraine so he will have to send in an infantry to secure it - which is good for Germany. And in this case, since the transport is still alive, I might sealift a single german infantry into Baltic states to disallow the blitz - or ignore it as its only 1 IPC and we can possibly blitz it back later. I might sea lift a single infantry in Karelia.

Lot’s of possibilities here as Germany - looks exciting imo. I would happily pick it up here as the Axis or we could switch sides in our next game. Anyway, thanks for posting this. This was really fun to pick-a-part.

[VictoryFirst]

@the_good_captain @the_good_captain said in TGC (Allies) vs. VictoryFirst (Axis) Anniversary '41 - OoB, no bid:

Lot’s of possibilities here as Germany - looks exciting imo. I would happily pick it up here as the Axis or we could switch sides in our next game. Anyway, thanks for posting this. This was really fun to pick-a-part.

Do you mean by this you wanted to play out from this position? It would be nice if I was a native English speaker (which I am not :) but this I don’t understand :) What does ‘to pick-a-part’ mean? Never heard of that!

Anyway, I continued the game and it is now round five. I just saw your post now but I found it funny I naturally did the moves you mentioned. I thought the only way of surviving is to stack up Eastern Poland, and it worked! (As the Allies, I tried to play like you as best as I can, and it was pretty effective as well. I used to land in France every time as the Western Allies, but landing on the Baltic coast is way more effective!

Oh it says this error when I try to load the picture: Something went wrong while parsing server response

[VictoryFirst]

[VictoryFirst]

Here is the save file if you want to take a look at it!
2021-12-24-World-War-II-v3-1941.tsvg

[The_Good_Captain]

@victoryfirst ah, my bad - to “pick apart” means to “analyze in detail” in this context. I downloaded the save file and looked at it. Yep, I think Germany/Italy are in a much stronger position and waiting to coordinate with the Japanese.

[VictoryFirst]

@the_good_captain Ok, I think I’ve practised enough. I am ready to take up the fight with you again! I would like to play the Axis one more time, and then I think it’s best to switch sides (four times in a row Axis gets monotonous!)