G40 Botider (Axis) vs BigBadBruce (Allies) +NOs -Tech Gm1

[Botider]

noncombat
ftr, 3 tbmb, 2 sbmb sz45 > philippines
6 inf, 3 rtl, arm kaingsi > kaingsu
inf kwangtung > korea via trn sz20 > sz6
3 dd sz6 > sz26
3 inf, 2 rtl, arm jehol > manchuria
2 inf korea > manchuria
inf japan > korea via trn sz20 > sz6
add’l trn sz20 > sz6
8 inf, 3 rtl, arm, mech, aa buryatia > amur
2 ftr, tbmb buryatia > kiangsu

deployment
3 inf > kiangsu
3 inf > manchuria
5 inf, rtl > japan
dd, 3 sub > sz6

collect
$47

Bo_v_Bruce_Gm1_08cJAPAN.AAM

[BigBadBruce]

USA 8 - Undescrible wack taken in Pacific

PURCHASES (78)
Inf(3) + Air base (12) + 2BB(40) + 2Sub(12) + DD (8.) = 78, save 0

COMBAT MOVES

#1 West France (empty)
DEN : 3Inf, Art, MInf, Arm via 3 Tr z112>z110

NON COMBAT MOVES
z112 > z110 : AC (with UK Ftr), BB, DD
TOBR > EGYP : Arm

PLACES NEW UNITS
GRE : 3Arm
z10 : 2BB, 2Sub, DD

COLLECT : 58 + 15(NO#1,5) + 0aved = 73

CHINA 8 - Great battle of China soon…

PURCHASES (18)
4Art(16) = 16, save2

COMBAT MOVES
#1 Jehol (empty)
CHA : Inf

#2 Shantung (empty)
ANH : Inf

NON COMBAT MOVES
CHA > ANH : 2Inf
KWE > ANH : Ftr

PLACE NEW UNITS
ANH : 4Art

COLLECT : 17 + 6(NO#1) + 2Saved = 25

UK 8 - Build up Royal Navy

PURCHASES
London (47) : Tr(7) + BB(20) + AC(16) + Art(4) = 47, save 0
Calcutta(20) : 2Sub (12), DD(8.) = 20, save 0

COMBAT MOVES
#1 Albania (empty)
GREE : Arm blitz and returns

#2 Kwantung (empty)
KWA : 4Inf

#3 Celebes (empty)
BOR : Inf

NON COMBAT MOVES
z113 > GREE : Ftr, Tac
z113 > z110 : AC
ENGL > W.FR : 2Inf, Art, Arm, 3Ftr
KWE  > ANH  : 2Inf
HUN  > ANH  : Inf
HUN  > KSI  : Inf
z43  > z39  : Tr
IND  > ANH  : Tac

PLACE NEW UNITS
ENG : Art
z110 : Tr
z81  : BB, AC
z39  : 2Sub, DD

COLLECT
London : 34 + 10(NO#1,2) + 0Saved = 47
Calcutta: 26 + 5(NO#3) + 0Saved = 31

ANZAC 8 - Cornered…

PURCHASES (36)
6Inf = 18, save 18

COMBAT MOVES
#1 z6 (DD, 4Tr)
DGU : SB - Land in SHA
ATT
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 01@4: (5)
DEF
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[BigBadBruce]

z6 - Round 2
ATT : SB
Rolls: 1@4; Total Hits: 11@4: (4)
DEF : DD
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[BigBadBruce]

z6
DD and 4TR cleared W/O losses

NON COMBAT MOVES
z42 > z39 : Tr
DGU > QUE : 3Ftr
ENG > W.FR: 2Inf

PLACE NEW UNITS
QUE : Minor IC

COLLECT : 16 + 10(NO#1,2) + 18 Saved = 44

FRANCE : Nothing, go ahead with both Italy and Germany

Bo_v_Bruce_Gm1_08gANZ.AAM

[Botider]

well, that’s twice now you’ve made an unconventional move against sz6 and wiped out a bunch of transports. i tire of it… i thought i had all the bases covered. japanese are really steamed! (good move…  :wink:)

[Botider]

of course, the 4-countries-in-a-row movement phases make defending against the allies quite difficult. anyway…

italy’s bank should be $15… they did have the med NO after last turn (no allied surface warships in the med),…

italy 8

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purchase
3 inf, arm… spend $15

combat
sz97 (2 ss)
dd sz95
tbmb bulgaria

dice…
sz97
dd @ 2, tbmb @ 3
Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)1@3: (5)
vs
2 sub @ 1
Rolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 02@1: (4, 6)

[Botider]

:roll:

sz97
dd @ 2, tbmb @ 3
Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)1@3: (5)
vs
2 ss @ 1
Rolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 12@1: (1, 6)

[Botider]

:lol: … murphy is alive and well.

noncombat
tbmb sz95 > northern italy
4 inf, 3 rtl, arm southern france > france
2 inf, rtl, arm bulgaria > yugoslavia
aa northern italy > france
10 inf, 4 rtl, 2 arm, aa southern italy > northern italy

deployment
3 inf, arm > northern italy

collect
$11

[Botider]

germany 9

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purchase
13 inf, rtl… spend $43

combat
west poland (inf)
2 inf east germany
2 ftr, tbmb west germany

denmark ( )
inf west germany

eastern poland (inf)
22 inf, 4 rtl, 7 mech, 3 arm

[Botider]

west poland
2 inf @ 1, 2 ftr @ 3, tbmb @ 4
Rolls: 2@1 2@3 1@4; Total Hits: 22@1: (6, 6)2@3: (2, 1)1@4: (6)
vs
inf @ 2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

eastern poland
18 inf @ 1…
Rolls: 18@1; Total Hits: 218@1: (2, 3, 2, 5, 1, 6, 1, 5, 4, 4, 3, 5, 2, 5, 6, 5, 3, 6)
vs
inf @ 2
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[Botider]

west poland liberated w/ loss of inf
east poland taken w/out loss
denmark liberated w/out opposition

noncombat
inf west germany > holland
11 inf, 2 rtl west germany > france
5 inf, 5 rtl hungary > romania
5 arm north ukraine > romania
ftr southern italy > romania
aa north ukraine > eastern poland
3 inf east germany > west germany

deployment
9 inf, rtl > west germany
4 inf > east germany

collect
$40

actually i meant for 2 of the mechs to go to romania, if that’s okay. map is correct, but i will move them back to east poland if you want…

Bo_v_Bruce_Gm1_09aGERM.AAM

[BigBadBruce]

@Botider:

actually i meant for 2 of the mechs to go to romania, if that’s okay. map is correct

Sure, no problem.  :-)

[BigBadBruce]

RUSSIA 9 - Adavance to contact

PURCHASES (36)
2Arm(12) + 2SB(24) = 36, save 0

COMBAT MOVES
#1 Norway (9Inf, 2Art, 2Arm)
FIN : 10Inf, 6Art
NOV : 2Ftr - Land in FIN

#2 North Ukranie (empty)
S.Uk: Inf

#3 Buryatia (empty)
YAK : 19Inf, Art, AA, 2Arm

#4 East Germany (no interceptors)
BAL : Bombrun

[BigBadBruce]

#1 Norway
FIN : 10Inf, 6Art. 2Ftr
Rolls: 4@1 12@2 2@3; Total Hits: 74@1: (2, 2, 4, 1)12@2: (2, 1, 3, 6, 2, 1, 6, 4, 1, 1, 4, 6)2@3: (4, 4)
DEF : 9Inf, 2Art, 2Arm
Rolls: 11@2 2@3; Total Hits: 311@2: (6, 3, 6, 1, 3, 3, 1, 3, 4, 6, 3)2@3: (2, 4)

[BigBadBruce]

:x Too many hits, now with 2nd round I might get it… the plan was to smooth the way for US to take and build IC there.
Ok, lets hope for 5 hits max.

#1 Norway - Round 2
ATT : 7Inf, 6Art. 2Ftr
Rolls: 1@1 12@2 2@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (6)12@2: (2, 3, 6, 6, 6, 2, 6, 4, 4, 3, 6, 5)2@3: (4, 5)
DEF : 2Inf, 2Art, 2Arm
Rolls: 4@2 2@3; Total Hits: 04@2: (3, 6, 3, 5)2@3: (4, 4)

Since it’s second and las round no matter what, I’ll roll #4 too

#4 East Germany (no interceptors)
AA Gun
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (6)
Bombrun
Rolling 1d6:
(5)

[BigBadBruce]

:? How weird turn

#1 Norway
Retreat, loosing 3inf

#4 East Germany
7 more hits placed on Major IC for a total of 10

NON COMBAT MOVES
TIM > YAK : Ftr, Tac
ROS > S.Uk: 3Inf, 2Art
BRY > S.Uk: AA
BRY > BEL : 37Inf, 8Art, MInf
BAL > BEL : 9Inf, 3Art
MOS > BEL : 5Arm
z112> z104: Sub

PLACES NEW UNITS
RUS : 2SB
NOV : 2Arm

COLLECT : 33 + 0Saved = 33

Bo_v_Bruce_Gm1_09bRUSS.AAM

[Botider]

@BigBadBruce:

another term comes to mind… pathetic.  44 hit dice, 3 hits… this is pretty much over.

[BigBadBruce]

Not sure how you count 44 dices, I see 20… but still, I agree you were badlucked, big time.

Are we still playing this game?

[Botider]

It’s not the number of dice rolled, but what scores as a hit… divided by 6 to arrive at average number of hits expected.

For example, in Norway…
ROUND 1
11 dice that hit @ 2 = 11x2 = 22
2 dice that hit @ 3 = 2x3 = 6
22 + 6 = 28 total. Divided by 6 (the number of possible outcomes on the die) = 4.7.
So you would expect an average of 4.7 hits when rolling these dice.

ADD ROUND 2
4 @ 2 = 8
2 @ 3 = 6
= 14 total. Divided by 6 = 2.3

Add the two rounds together, a total of 42 (not 44 as I wrote before… I miss-added), which when divided by 6, is 7 average hits. I scored 3 hits, less than half of average. I would define that as “pathetic”.

But anyway… yes, let’s call this one. The Japs could probably take Queensland, but the loss of the transports in sz6 is devastating to the cause. A very creative move. But also one that exemplifies what I detest about Alpha 2 turn order. Giving the Allies 4 countries in a row is just too much of an advantage, especially when the most powerful nation goes first in the order… I haven’t won a game yet with the Axis…

[BigBadBruce]

@Botider:

It’s not the number of dice rolled, but what scores as a hit… divided by 6 to arrive at average number of hits expected.

Oh! true. I do that all the time to calculate my odds. I must have been tired… or too lazy to calculate the 42 to get your point!  :lol:

Would you like to play another one, perhaps switch sides?