League Global 1940 2nd edition non-ranked Team Tournament

[gamerman01]

<sigh> you are among the vast majority of players, booper, I am the weird one.

I will fully adopt your idea to do 4 Chinese AA and leave the Japanese planes alone. I’m not sure you said this, but that kind of simulates the tigers’ effect, and we’ll just let Larry have his purple planes.

You guys make me feel great. Yes it favors the Allies on purpose, because in team play the Allies suffer a bit from coordination between players, like all A&A games.

Nice standard setup?! I’m flattered. I know I didn’t put in as much thought and it’s not as sophisticated as @AndrewAAGamer so I just want to say right now it’s not on that level.
But I’m very pleased Andrew independently has similar ideas to me as to strengthening India and China since the Axis are favored in the game and therefore we can be more historical/realistic in that way.
Always remembering that there are real limits to making A&A historical but that when you could go two different ways, why not lean historical

[gamerman01]

I edited the table to change -2 air to +4 AA

I’m not going to sit and think about how that affects everything,
The tourney is for fun, as is the setup

[gamerman01]

@oysteilo @mikawagunichi @Jacob16
Another idea is 1 of you find a partner for yourself and the other 2 pair up!

[Daaras]

@gamerman01 Ill battle

[gamerman01]

We rounded up 8 players for OOB in 2025! That’s not easy!

Now it’s a mad scramble for a partner. Remember it’s just two games if you win the first, it’s a little informal fun team tourney, so you don’t need to do a background check and check satellite and AI to find a suitable partner.

You see the other 3 I tagged just now -

You four need to pair off (I sound like a gym teacher)
And we’ll RNG the first round matchups

Shoot I’m inclined to RNG whether you get Axis or Allies, too. Prevents whining about how to do bids and such.

[mikawagunichi]

@gamerman01

I’ll suggest the following: myself and @oysteilo

@Daaras and @Jacob16

This is based on trying to make the teams even-ish based on ELO and @Daaras and I being brothers and not wanting to be on the same team.

[gamerman01]

Good to know,

You need consent from your teammate, though

ELO not much of a consideration, but brothers is a major factor, thanks!!!

[gamerman01]

I’m glad you guys are venturing back to OOB - - nice

[gamerman01]

So all we need to start is @oysteilo and @Jacob16 to pair up with one of the brothers, @Daaras or @mikawagunichi , who will not team up together.

Actually, I have enough information to roll the 1st round matchups

Because I know we have a

1. booper/gamer team
2. crockett/Stucifer team
3. Daaras team
4. Mikawagunichi team

If teams 1 and 2 match up against each other, then they/we can start!

2 matches, involving 4 teams

First match will be between team # [dice 1d4] and [dice 1d4]

[dicebot]

1d4: 1
1d4: 4

[gamerman01]

@Booper and Gamer versus

@mikawagunichi and his teammate (@Jacob16 or @oysteilo )

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And @crockett36 and @Stucifer versus

@Daaras and his teammate (Jacob or Oysteilo)

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So we can’t start until you guys match up 🤔

I’ll set up the bracket here:
2v2 OOB tournament

[mikawagunichi]

@Jacob16 and @oysteilo Happy to play with anyone gents, if any one has an opinion or preference. Or we would just leave it up to chance.

[oysteilo]

I am have no preferance. We can decide by forum dice roll, if noone wants to make a decision

[Booper]

@oysteilo

Cool, we are very close! @Jacob16 or @Daaras seem to have a choice, as the other unpaired have no preference. Or roll a die to decide!

One other note, I fear I may have made China too strong, and all but excluded the possibility of a J1 DoW, particularly with the AA guns at Yunnan and Hunan. Thoughts if we moved 1 or both deeper into Chinese territory, and/or eliminate 1 of them?

[gamerman01]

I wondered too,

I think delete the Yunnan, don’t want to wreck a J1 with 3 planes down and Yunnan lost

[gamerman01]

@gamerman01 said in League Global 1940 2nd edition non-ranked Team Tournament:

Here’s how AI synthesized my setup ideas, just for fun

🛡 G40 2v2 Variant: Coordinated Resistance

A historical balance tweak for two-player teams in Axis & Allies Global 1940

📜 Purpose

This variant addresses inherent coordination challenges in Allied 2v2 team formats. Since Germany and Japan benefit from more focused strategic alignment, this proposal introduces modest unit boosts for the Allies to reflect historical deployments, improve survivability, and sustain competitive pacing.

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🎲 Setup Adjustments

Each change adheres to the “1 unit per territory/zone” guideline.

🌊 Pacific Theater

Nation	Territory/Zone	Unit Change	Historical Rationale
China	Szechwan	+1 AA	Simulate Flying
China	Hunan	+1 AA	tiger devastation of
China	Shensi	+1 AA	Japanese air
China	Chahar	+1 infantry	Represents local resistance and rearguard
China	Anhwe	+1 infantry	Delays Axis advance toward central China
China	Hopei	+1 infantry	Strengthens northern front line
UK (Pacific)	India	+1 infantry	Helps sustain Burma Road defense

🌍 Europe Theater

Nation	Territory/Zone	Unit Change	Historical Rationale
UK	SZ 101	+1 destroyer	Bolsters Atlantic convoy defense
UK	Egypt	+1 infantry	Reinforces defense against Italy
UK	SZ 91	+1 destroyer	Slows Italian fleet mobility
UK	SZ 110	+1 destroyer	Adds protection vs German naval threat
UK	SZ 71 (S. Africa)	+1 transport	Enhances reach into East Africa / India
USSR	Ukraine	+1 infantry	Bolsters defense on Dnieper front
USSR	Russia (Moscow)	+1 infantry	Strategic depth for capital defense
USSR	East Poland	+1 fighter	Reflects pre-Barbarossa Soviet air presence

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🧠 Gameplay Rationale

• Historical Anchoring: Each unit placement references plausible pre-June 1940 deployments or logistical positioning.
• Balance Correction: Enhances Allied survivability without nullifying Axis initiative.
• Team Dynamics: Supports distributed Allied coordination across two players, mitigating decision friction.

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📝 Submission Notes

This variant was inspired by recurring imbalances in competitive 2v2 matchups and aligns with existing tournament bid frameworks (40–60 IPCs typical). It’s designed to remain compatible with official rules, requiring only setup tweaks rather than structural overhaul.

[gamerman01]

So all is waiting on you, @Jacob16
You can pick a partner of daaras or mikawagunichi

If you don’t answer soon we’ll look for someone else because we need some dependability for team tournament

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@gamerman01 How do you join? I would like to play in the tournament.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@gamerman01 I’m a skilled Global player if that’s what we are playing.

[FranceNeedsMorePower]

@gamerman01 Let me know, I’m not sure if I’m to late or not.