Bids

[Faramir]

How reasonable would it be to bid for DOW turns instead of extra units? Like Japan cannot DOW until turn 3 and Germany cannot DOW until turn 2 or 3.

[AndrewAAGamer]

@Faramir said in Bids:

How reasonable would it be to bid for DOW turns instead of extra units? Like Japan cannot DOW until turn 3 and Germany cannot DOW until turn 2 or 3.

Hmmm, interesting idea.

Most people don’t DOW with Germany till G2 or G3 so that would not be much of a difference. However, not allowing Japan to DOW on J1, would certainly make a difference.

That is, BTW, the reason the Yunnan Stack is so effective. It stops Japan from doing a J1 DOW. The J1 DOW, I think developed by COW, is extremely powerful. It sets UK Pacific back tremendously and pretty much dooms India. Usually the only games I have seen where India is not taken by Japan until very late, or if ever, are all games where Japan did not DOW until J3.

However, I am not sure how much that would effect the Bid. If $13 stops the J1 DOW then removing the ability for Japan to do a J1 DOW would only drop the Bids to $38 which while certainly lower doesn’t accomplish what I think you are suggesting here which is a replacement of money with DOW delay turns.

[Arthur Bomber Harris]

@Faramir the game would be approximately balanced if Japan couldn’t DoW until j4, allowing India and Anzac to grab some islands and escape with their transports before the fighting begins. Still probably an advantage for the Axis but much closer.

[Faramir]

It would be interesting to test out. A set J3 and G3 would make it easier for the allies to make plans.

[Galendae]

Ok, someone show me a game where Axis wins againsta 50 bid, I need to look at the Combat History.

[surfer]

@Galendae
A few games from the league
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/42300/l26-g40-oob-dawgoneit-l-50-v-bobbarossa-x-round-2/69

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/41804/l25-g40-oob-martin-l-50-v-jacob16-x/138

Additionally, there are several games that were Allied wins but only after 20+ rounds, i.e., the bid made essentially even so that the game became a marathon.

[Galendae]

@surfer Games won’t open on my Triple A…yes, I have the most updated version.
Something I am missing?

[barnee]

@Galendae

Hi

2.5 saves and prerelease saves aren’t compatible. You can have multiple triplea saves installed at same time.

https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/3724/how-to-have-triplea-2-5-2-6-installed-at-the-same-time

let us know if you can’t get it to work. We can always call in the Panther if needed :)

[Galendae]

@barnee I would say thanks, but that was a Cluster.

All it does is spin unzipping maps endlessly.

Now my 2.5 is not working.

[barnee]

@Galendae

oh no ! That’s not good ! Did you get it sorted ?