NML 1914 - Team Game #4

[Entek]

Game History

Round: 3

    Research Technology - Russia
        Russia spend 0 on tech rolls
            Russia rolls : 0/1 hits, 0.00 expected hits

    Combat Move - Russia
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Belarus
        13 conscripts and 1 field_gun moved from Dnieper to Kiev
        1 conscript moved from Don to Dnieper
        1 conscript and 1 field_gun moved from Ryazan to Don
        1 conscript moved from Smolensk to Belarus
        1 conscript moved from Evenkia to Bratsk
        4 conscripts moved from Norilsk to Evenkia
        2 conscripts moved from Novosibirsk to Bratsk
        4 cavalrys, 3 conscripts and 1 field_gun moved from Irkutsk to Bratsk
        2 field_guns moved from Omsk to Novosibirsk
        1 conscript moved from Western Siberian Lowlands to Norilsk
        1 conscript moved from Norilsk to Evenkia
        3 field_guns moved from Moscow to Smolensk
        1 heavy_gun and 6 infantry moved from Smolensk to Don
        1 infantry moved from St. Petersburg to Pskov
        1 conscript moved from St. Petersburg to Pskov
        2 cavalrys moved from St. Petersburg to Smolensk

    Purchase Units - Russia
        Russia buy 1 conscript, 4 field_guns, 4 heavy_guns, 5 infantry and 11 trenchs; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 1 techTokens; 

    Combat - Russia
        Battle in Belarus
            Russia attack with 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry
            Austria defend with 1 infantry
                Russia roll dice for 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Austria roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Austria lost in Belarus
            Russia win, taking Belarus from Austria with 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Austria: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russia
        1 field_gun moved from Finland to St. Petersburg

    Place Units - Russia
        1 field_gun, 1 heavy_gun, 1 infantry and 3 trenchs placed in Kiev
        1 field_gun, 1 heavy_gun, 1 infantry and 3 trenchs placed in Minsk
        1 conscript, 2 heavy_guns and 3 trenchs placed in Vladivostok
        2 field_guns and 1 infantry placed in Irkutsk
        2 infantry placed in Moscow
        2 trenchs placed in Bratsk

    Turn Complete - Russia
        Russia collect 80 PUs; end with 80 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russia rolls : 0.00
Austria regular : -0.33
Russia regular : 2.33

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[Witt]

@dawgoneit C3.tsvg

[Witt]

Wayne hasn’t been on line for 5 days . Hopr fe is okay.

As this gane was over in G1,can someone e do America for him , please ?

[FMErwinRommel]

I can’t take his turn until late this evening, so hopefully Dawg will be back on line before then.

[Elrood]

@witt said in NML 1914 - Team Game #4:

Wayne hasn’t been on line for 5 days . Hopr fe is okay.

As this gane was over in G1,can someone e do America for him , please ?

Like he said… Game is already a pain in the ass, having to wait for so long makes it doubly pointless…

[FMErwinRommel]

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Round: 3

    Research Technology - USA
        USA spend 5 on tech rolls
            USA roll 3,1,4 and gets 0 hits

    Purchase Units - USA
        USA buy 4 field_guns, 3 infantry and 5 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 3 techTokens; 

    Non Combat Move - USA
        1 infantry moved from Great Plains to New Mexico
        1 transport moved from Sea Zone 153 Pacific Ocean to Sea Zone 145 Pacific Ocean
        1 infantry moved from San Francisco to Sea Zone 153 Pacific Ocean
        3 infantry moved from California to Sea Zone 153 Pacific Ocean
        4 infantry and 2 transports moved from Sea Zone 153 Pacific Ocean to Sea Zone 151 Bering Sea
        4 infantry moved from Sea Zone 151 Bering Sea to Chukotka
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Charleston to Carolinas
        2 infantry moved from Washington D.C. to Hudson-Delaware

    Place Units - USA
        1 transport placed in Sea Zone 147 Gulf of California
        2 transports placed in Sea Zone 153 Pacific Ocean
        3 field_guns placed in San Francisco
        2 infantry placed in California
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry placed in New York
        1 transport placed in Sea Zone 29 Mid Atlantic
        1 transport placed in Sea Zone 30 Mid Atlantic

    Turn Complete - USA
        USA collect 66 PUs; end with 67 PUs

[Elrood]

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[aequitas-et-veritas]

@elrood I feel your Pain.

[Elrood]

@aequitas-et-veritas :-(

[dawgoneit]

its hard to do things. trying to use my left hand sucks. very hard to do and frustrating

[Elrood]

@dawgoneit said in NML 1914 - Team Game #4:

its hard to do things. trying to use my left hand sucks. very hard to do and frustrating

That does not sound good. :-( I wish you well!

[aequitas-et-veritas]

@dawgoneit i wish you well.

[FMErwinRommel]

@dawgoneit said in NML 1914 - Team Game #4:

its hard to do things. trying to use my left hand sucks. very hard to do and frustrating

Forgot you broke your fingers. Saw your post in your game with Entek about 12 days ago.

[FMErwinRommel]

@elrood All your talk of a lost game is a smoke screen for your taking Paris next turn. Your bad dice in battle is offset by great tech dice. Industry tech on G2 gives you 8 extra units per turn in your front line ICs. Then gas tech on G3 lets you build 23 gas per turn with offense of 5, that can reach Paris in 1 turn. If France doesn’t get railway guns or at least bunker defense, your odds will jump from negligible to 80% next turn.

[Elrood]

@fmerwinrommel I do not know what your are talking about. These forces are needed to exterminate all life in the Alp mountains below Switzerland.

Nevertheless:

• disregarded all other fronts
• was lucky in techs
• did pretty much all that Ron did as Germany
• and have no certain odds on Paris (Paris had even lucky def techs against Ron, while he had none at all)

So all my single minded play and impeccable strategy is probably simply beat by the fact that the first few turn dice just killed my game.
e.g. If more ships would have survived, then UK would not be able to freely carry fresh defenders to Paris each turn, as you did now.

It is probably not an easy concept for you to grasp, but this game is won by economics, and those are decided within the first few turns of the game.

[redrum]

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[FMErwinRommel]

Game changing tech drought for F, 0-5 this turn, 1-11 total. UK 0-7 tech dice.

[FMErwinRommel]

UK saved Paris last team game by buying 7 fighters on round 3 to reach Paris on round 4. I thought that I had more time as UK this game, and went for troops. Plus taking Hanover diverted troops. G wisely didn’t let that divert him from Paris.

[Elrood]

@fmerwinrommel All true. It felt like a ruse to divert me, but at a high cost (no planes in Paris. Not even the one you already have)

But the odds on Paris are not great. is 80+ % alright, but at high TUV costs and expected survivors in case of victory are 16 units… that is not a lot. Could be a Pyrrhic victory after all (in case the odds will not strike at me again!)

I stand by my comments: first few turns misfortunes had the deepest impact on our current situation. I blandly copied Rons moves since I was intrigued by his swift capture of Paris, but he was way more lucky than me, and at turn 2 I had nearly nothing left outside mainland Europe. Which really limited my options. I think Ron is a great player, hence my remark of “my impeccable strategy”, since I played essentially by his book to give that single minded playstyle a try.
If Germany gets an above average result in Paris Centrals can have a comeback, I guess.
If Germany wins by a low margin and may be even France can retake Paris as a follow up, then we can shake hands on game doomed from the start.

[Private-Panic]

Game History

Round: 4

    Research Technology - Austria
        Austria spend 5 on tech rolls
            Austria roll 6,3,5 and gets 1 hit
        Austria removing all Technology Tokens after successful research.
        Austria discover War Bonds

    Combat Move - Austria
        2 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 8 infantry moved from Odessa to Belarus
        1 field_gun, 1 heavy_gun and 8 infantry moved from Galicia to Belarus
        1 field_gun moved from Lithuania to Belarus
        2 infantry moved from Hungary to Transylvania
        1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Transylvania
        1 field_gun moved from Baranya to Transylvania
        1 field_gun moved from Montenegro to Albania
        1 infantry moved from Montenegro to Albania

    Purchase Units - Austria
        Austria buy 5 field_guns, 1 fighter, 1 heavy_gun and 16 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat - Austria
        Battle in Belarus
            Austria attack with 4 field_guns, 3 heavy_guns and 16 infantry
            Russia defend with 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry
                Austria roll dice for 4 field_guns, 3 heavy_guns and 16 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 4/23 hits, 6.17 expected hits
                Russia roll dice for 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                1 field_gun owned by the Russia, 1 infantry owned by the Russia and 1 conscript owned by the Russia lost in Belarus
            Austria win, taking Belarus from Russia with 4 field_guns, 3 heavy_guns and 16 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
            Casualties for Russia: 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry
        Battle in Albania
            Austria attack with 1 field_gun and 1 infantry
            Serbia defend with 1 infantry
                Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun and 1 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Serbia roll dice for 1 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Serbia lost in Albania
            Austria win, taking Albania from Serbia with 1 field_gun and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Serbia: 1 infantry
        Battle in Transylvania
            Austria attack with 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            Serbia defend with 2 infantry
                Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Transylvania, round 2 : 4/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Serbia roll dice for 2 infantry in Transylvania, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Serbia and 1 infantry owned by the Austria lost in Transylvania
            Austria win, taking Transylvania from Serbia with 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Austria: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Serbia: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Austria
        1 infantry moved from Serbia to Baranya
        1 heavy_gun moved from Serbia to Baranya
        1 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Serbia
        2 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Macedonia
        1 fighter moved from Transylvania to Galicia
        1 field_gun moved from Trieste to Venice
        5 infantry moved from Trieste to Venice
        3 field_guns moved from Tyrol to Venice
        9 infantry moved from Tyrol to Venice

    Place Units - Austria
        1 field_gun, 1 heavy_gun and 4 infantry placed in Galicia
        1 field_gun and 3 infantry placed in Venice
        1 field_gun and 5 infantry placed in Trieste
        Austria undo move 3.
        1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 4 infantry placed in Trieste
        Austria undo move 3.
        1 fighter and 5 infantry placed in Trieste
        3 field_guns and 4 infantry placed in Hungary

    Activate Technology - Austria
        Austria activating War Bonds

    Turn Complete - Austria
        Austria collect 89 PUs; end with 89 PUs
        Austria collect 5 PUs from War Bonds; end with 94 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Serbia regular : 0.00
Austria regular : 0.83
Russia regular : -0.83

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