@nikola1975 said in PTV L25 PlayOff: Surfer (Allies) vs Nikola1975 (Axis +9):
@surfer Yes :) Let’s see how you react.
Ok. Let’s try this. Scramble orders?
@crockett36 @Stucifer You guys nabbed a plane and the Canadian transport lives, getting close to gg here!
@mikawagunichi you lost a chunk in France too! Nice opening for the Allies.
I will be surprised if Allies win all the games. Shocked, even.
I would wager on Gamerman and Booper in their match against Daaras and FranceNeedsMorePower. And I think we’re in for a rough time against mikawagunichi and Oysteilo, neither of them are slouches here!
And yes, I love the game for what it is, but I think the game was developed with a different focus.
Some of the A&A games are quite well balanced (Anniversary 1942 setup without National Objectives, and 1942 2nd Edition), while others are wildly unbalanced – 1940 Global and 1914. Classic was also heavily Allies-favored, without the Russia rule for round one.
I’m fine with that, I enjoy these games a lot. As a kid I would tinker with the pieces on the Classic map and make up different scenarios for a “WW3” style setup. The flexibility of the game mechanics being commutable to many different versions is a testament to the excellence of its design foundation. I’m more in the tinker & improve camp myself, I have spent countless hours making alternative setups, such as a 1942 setup for PtV and a 1942 setup for YoungGrasshopper’s Tournament edition.
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Germans
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Ukraine: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Russia: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Eastern Poland: 1 fighter
EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 71 Sea Zone: 1 transport
EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 91 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 110 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Egypt: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 101 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
EDIT: Adding units owned by British to India: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Szechwan: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Shensi: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Hunan: 1 aaGun
EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Chahar: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Anhwe: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Hopei: 1 infantry
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 101 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 101 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Germans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
3 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
1 artillery, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
1 fighter moved from Norway to 110 Sea Zone
2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
2 bombers moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
1 armour moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
Combat - Germans
Battle in Yugoslavia
Germans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
Germans roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 3/13 hits, 4.67 expected hits
Neutral_Allies roll dice for 5 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Yugoslavia
3 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Yugoslavia
Germans roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yugoslavia, round 3 : 5/11 hits, 4.33 expected hits
Neutral_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Yugoslavia
Germans win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
Battle in 110 Sea Zone
Germans attack with 2 bombers, 4 fighters, 2 submarines and 4 tactical_bombers
British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer; French defend with 1 cruiser
Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/10 hits, 6.00 expected hits
Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
British roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer in 110 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
2 submarines owned by the Germans lost in 110 Sea Zone
1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the French and 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 8/10 hits, 6.00 expected hits
British roll dice for 1 battleship in 110 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans lost in 110 Sea Zone
1 battleship owned by the British lost in 110 Sea Zone
Germans win with 2 bombers, 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 29
Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber
Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
Battle in France
Germans attack with 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery; French defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in France, round 2 : 3/20 hits, 6.33 expected hits
French roll dice for 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 6 infantry in France, round 2 : 4/11 hits, 4.33 expected hits
4 infantry owned by the Germans lost in France
1 aaGun owned by the French and 2 infantry owned by the French lost in France
Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in France, round 3 : 8/16 hits, 5.67 expected hits
French roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 4 infantry in France, round 3 : 4/9 hits, 3.67 expected hits
1 artillery owned by the Germans and 3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in France
1 armour owned by the French, 4 infantry owned by the French, 1 artillery owned by the British, 1 armour owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in France
Germans roll dice for 6 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 mech_infantrys in France, round 4 : 6/12 hits, 4.67 expected hits
French roll dice for 1 fighter in France, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
1 fighter owned by the French lost in France
Germans captures 19PUs while taking French capital
Germans converts factory_major into different units
Germans win, taking France from French with 6 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 28
Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 7 infantry
Casualties for French: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery
Battle in 106 Sea Zone
Germans attack with 2 submarines
British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 106 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 106 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 106 Sea Zone
Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 106 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 106 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 106 Sea Zone
1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 106 Sea Zone
British win with 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines
Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
Trigger Germans Conquer France: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation_Switch attached to French
Non Combat Move - Germans
1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from Denmark to 112 Sea Zone
1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
3 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
Germans take Finland from Neutral_Axis
2 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 110 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
2 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France
3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
Germans take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
1 infantry moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
Place Units - Germans
1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 112 Sea Zone
2 infantry placed in Germany
Turn Complete - Germans
Germans collect 39 PUs; end with 58 PUs
Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : -0.67
Neutral_Allies regular : -0.33
Germans regular : -1.33
British regular : 1.67
@mikawagunichi placed units and posted end of German turn for you so I can do USSR, but feel free to edit if the inf should go somewhere else
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Russians
Russians buy 1 artillery and 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Politics - Russians
Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied
Combat Move - Russians
Non Combat Move - Russians
6 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Sikang
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kazakhstan to Tsinghai
1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Tsinghai
1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Novosibirsk
2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
4 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
2 aaGuns moved from Russia to Bryansk
1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 124 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
Place Units - Russians
3 infantry placed in Ukraine
1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
6 infantry placed in Russia
Turn Complete - Russians
Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
J1 coming up this weekend
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 1 factory_minor and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;
Combat Move - Japanese
1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
1 fighter moved from Korea to Chahar
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Chahar
1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Anhwe
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Anhwe
Combat - Japanese
Battle in Chahar
Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Chinese defend with 1 infantry
Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Chahar, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.50 expected hits
Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Chahar, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Chahar
Japanese win, taking Chahar from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
Battle in Anhwe
Japanese attack with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Chinese defend with 1 infantry
Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Anhwe, round 2 : 3/11 hits, 3.67 expected hits
Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Anhwe
Japanese win, taking Anhwe from Chinese with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
Battle in Yunnan
Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Chinese defend with 4 infantry
Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 3.50 expected hits
Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
3 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 3 : 2/6 hits, 3.17 expected hits
Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
Battle in Hunan
Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
Chinese defend with 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
Chinese roll AA dice in Hunan : 1/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
1 fighter owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Hunan, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 3.33 expected hits
Chinese roll dice for 1 aaGun and 2 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
2 infantry owned by the Chinese and 1 aaGun owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter and 1 infantry
Casualties for Chinese: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
Non Combat Move - Japanese
2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Chahar to Jehol
1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
1 artillery moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
1 armour moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 carrier moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
Place Units - Japanese
1 factory_minor placed in Shantung
2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
Turn Complete - Japanese
Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs
Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 40 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Chinese regular : 0.00
Japanese regular : -2.17
Chinese AA : 0.50
A couple of considerations. I think J1 is really hard to do with the current set up, so that is probably something to consider for future games. It looks like a J1 will leave china for china (with the extra chinese set up power). I have not studied it carefully so I can be wrong
As for bids. Bids depend on so many things and I think maybe the game was not designed for online play with battle calculator? My friend and I never use bid when we play face to face. Instead we use beer and wine. In addition we dont use battle calculator either so all “calculations” are just a best guess. With these limitations it is very possible for the allies to win this game with the OOB set-up