All hail Bunnies P Wrath

[Hobbes]

@ragnarok628:

i feel like i had a point when i started this reply, but i’ve lost it somewhere between then and now…  sorry about the ramble!

Murphy’s Law? ;)

Bunnies took advantage of the opportunities presented, so his win was not only because of dice.

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Out of curiosity, where do most of your games occur, on this site, triple a or in person?  It doesn’t seem like many '42 games are played here which is unfortunate.  I like to review the games here and viewing the maps provided is key.  Its a great learning opportunity to see how people handle dice and adapt to new situations.  Saying “I did this in Round 4” doesn’t mean much without the context of the game-state and how it came to be like that.

[Hobbes]

@MrMalachiCrunch:

Out of curiosity, where do most of your games occur, on this site, triple a

I play mostly TripleA, with a live game with my friends from time to time. Others also play by email or using the forums or use the official online game.

[Zhukov44]

@MrMalachiCrunch:

Out of curiosity, where do most of your games occur, on this site, triple a or in person?  It doesn’t seem like many '42 games are played here which is unfortunate.  I like to review the games here and viewing the maps provided is key.  Its a great learning opportunity to see how people handle dice and adapt to new situations.  Saying “I did this in Round 4” doesn’t mean much without the context of the game-state and how it came to be like that.

Most online 42 gaming happens live on the TripleA or GTO lobby.  In the TripleA lobby (where BPW and Hobbes and I have been playing) you can join tables to see what is happening in real time and look at the game history…

I think it would be cool if we organized a small club or perhaps a small round robin tournament either here or at the TripleA War Club–those games could be pbem or live.

@Bunnies:

In related news, Zhukov beat me with a sub/fighter/infantry/tank R1 build.  I think I can get him, though.  I don’t break out into a cold sweat nights thinking about his game, anyways.

Lol well I’ll try to be more convincing next time then.  It was a pretty tight game until the dice in the Battle for Moscow went Stalin’s way.

[polybios]

@Zhukov and Hobbes:

Would it be possible that you guys (or some other of the ,AA-elite’) sometimes play a ,public game’, announcing it one day before, since it depends on pure luck to catch up with you in the TripleA-lobby.

That would be a very great help for the absolute beginners (to which group I belong too).

[ragnarok628]

@Zhukov44:

I think it would be cool if we organized a small club or perhaps a small round robin tournament either here or at the TripleA War Club–those games could be pbem or live.

i would look into being a part of something like that, i can’t get many people to play live with and the triplea AI plays on the level of a demented squirrel.  how long does an online game tend to take for triplea?

[Hobbes]

@ragnarok628:

@Zhukov44:

I think it would be cool if we organized a small club or perhaps a small round robin tournament either here or at the TripleA War Club–those games could be pbem or live.

i would look into being a part of something like that, i can’t get many people to play live with and the triplea AI plays on the level of a demented squirrel.  how long does an online game tend to take for triplea?

Really depends on the level of both opponents. Some of my games only last 2 hours, the more challenging ones tend to last longer.

I play almost everyday nowadays, either around 5 pm or 12 pm GMT, if anyone is interested in having a look.

[polybios]

@Hobbes:

I play almost everyday nowadays, either around 5 pm or 12 pm GMT, if anyone is interested in having a look.

You apply the same nickname there, I suppose?

[Hobbes]

@polybios:

@Hobbes:

I play almost everyday nowadays, either around 5 pm or 12 pm GMT, if anyone is interested in having a look.

You apply the same nickname there, I suppose?

Hobbes___ with a tail ;)

[newpaintbrush]

@MrMalachiCrunch:

Out of curiosity, where do most of your games occur, on this site, triple a or in person?  It doesn’t seem like many '42 games are played here which is unfortunate.  I like to review the games here and viewing the maps provided is key.  Its a great learning opportunity to see how people handle dice and adapt to new situations.  Saying “I did this in Round 4” doesn’t mean much without the context of the game-state and how it came to be like that.

I play on TripleA.  Your comment on context is dead on.  I would have commented more, only people tend to fall asleep when I go on.  And on.  And on.  :roll:

[polybios]

@Bunnies:

I play on TripleA.  Your comment on context is dead on.  I would have commented more, only people tend to fall asleep when I go on.  And on.  And on.   :roll:

Well, if you experienced this, it’s a pity. Actually, I am completely convinced that if you (or Hobbes or someone else) posted a game here with screen shots explaining to what extent the moves have been turned out as ,good’ or ,bad’ moves or which moves were supposed to be a promising strategy, many new players and newbies (like me) would be utterly grateful to you for such an effort. Moreover, I am quite sure that we could learn a lot! Not everyone has the board completely in mind as the best players here seem to have.

So, without any intention of sucking up to you, I could listen to you (i.e. reading you comments) as long as you are willing to do so…

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Polybios, ABattleMap is a good start.  When I read strategies/moves I often fire it up to view a digital map of the game.  When I first used it I still used my board/setup as it seemed more natural, it didn’t take long to forgo the real life board and stick to the digital map.  Of course I sit in front of my 55" LG and use it as a monitor since my accident, much more convenient than the stairs to my office, least that’s what I tell the GF!

Then with that you can review online games played here and download the maps and do a play by play, see their moves outlined here, see how the dice play out, see the NCM moves and view if moves/options were missed.

Zhukov44 and other triplea users:

I have yet explore triple a so forgive me if I ask silly questions :-)

1. Does the game have to be in progress to view it?

2. If so does that imply then that once a game is ‘over’/‘closed’ it becomes unaccessible ?

What is the big draw of triplea?  More opponents?  Better opponents?  Faster response time for turns?

There really are few examples of '42 play on this site, much more than there was in the summer but much more than next to nothing is still not a plethora.

It would be neat if there was an easy was to view a catalog of games played here sorted by version and perhaps subordered by bids and optional rules.  I suppose that could be done via search but a human generated list would be better, just more work and perhaps more than it is worth.

[Zhukov44]

I agree that any strategy article would be better if there is a TripleA file to go along with it as a visual.

Re. TripleA, each save file is a finished game or a game in progress.  You can look at them in single player mode.  If you wanted to, you could go on the TripleA lobby, find Hobbes’ game, and then save the game file for yourself so you can look at it later.

The “Game History” function lets you see every move and buy that was made in the game (along with a visual of how the board looked at that stage), so imho a TripleA file is a better learning tool than looking at Battlemap maps and forum pages.  TripleA also offers an excellent PBEM function, which is far less time consuming than Battlemap.  Playing TripleA pbem ladder games, I tend to practice moves in single player mode (with pbem mode off) to see how they play out, before I actually take my turn in the pbem game.  Also, with TripleA you don’t have to worry about cheating or unintentional map errors messing up games, which is especially important if people aren’t making moves very often.

Biggest draw of TripleA is the software simplifies the game and is bug-free.  The features are great (save, edit, game history, in game calc).  It’s also lightweight and doesn’t eat up much bandwith or memory.  There are a wide variety of maps to play (there’s an engine to create user-generated maps, and approx 50% of the games played are user-created maps).  And you can play it live or by email.

I wouldn’t say there are more or better opponents than you find here.  However a TripleA pbem goes way faster than a Battlemap pbem, for obvious reasons.

Personally, if I wasn’t a really fast typist, I wouldn’t mess around with Battlemap at all, because of the time required to type everything out.

If you’re interested in learning more, download the latest Stable and see for yourself!  But bear in mind, it does take a little getting used to!

http://triplea.sourceforge.net/mywiki
http://www.tripleawarclub.org/

[MrMalachiCrunch]

Zhukov44, thanks for the reply, I will get up to speed on triplea then if for no other reason than the learning opportunity.  But……once a comfort level occurs who knows.

I am sure AxisandAllies.org will always be my AandA home however, great community here!

[Derek77]

I am a big fan of triplea PBEM but a quick look at the find players forum doesn’t yield any posts for triplea email partners, unless I am looking in the wrong place.  I have played with a few people that I know locally, but is there a list somewhere of players that do triplea PBEM Spring 1942?  Just wondering, of course I would play any of you……

[newpaintbrush]

For TripleA, you just show up in the lobby and look for a v4 game.  (v4 is Spring 1942; v3 is 50th edition).

Maps like New World Order and v3 1941 and 1942 scenarios are far more popular right now on the TripleA lobby than v4 (Spring 1942).

[Derek77]

Isn’t the lobby for live games and not for PBEM??

[polybios]

@MrMalachiCrunch

Wow, 55’’ is a decent device to track played moves, if you ask me…  :wink:

You are right and I will certainly have a look at games having been played on TripleA. I think replaying certain moves will definitely give me a useful insight.
However, when looking at the ,sheer’ actions, newbies like me are not always able to trace back which consideration a certain decision based upon. So an explanation by the players or a ,commentator’ would turn out to be extremely helpful (like “After Action Reports” in other games).

[coorran]

@Derek77:

Isn’t the lobby for live games and not for PBEM??

Live games are the main attraction, in the lobby. However, as you know, when playing AAA, you do have time to chat with the others while your opponent plays. So you can keep an eye on the chat log. Going there and asking for a PBEM game is a good place to start.

[ragnarok628]

@polybios:

@Bunnies:

I play on TripleA.  Your comment on context is dead on.  I would have commented more, only people tend to fall asleep when I go on.  And on.  And on.   :roll:

Well, if you experienced this, it’s a pity. Actually, I am completely convinced that if you (or Hobbes or someone else) posted a game here with screen shots explaining to what extent the moves have been turned out as ,good’ or ,bad’ moves or which moves were supposed to be a promising strategy, many new players and newbies (like me) would be utterly grateful to you for such an effort. Moreover, I am quite sure that we could learn a lot! Not everyone has the board completely in mind as the best players here seem to have.

So, without any intention of sucking up to you, I could listen to you (i.e. reading you comments) as long as you are willing to do so…

seconded