11L '41 PGMatt(10) v. Gamerman01(x) no tech, Game 3

[Seador]

that being said, I really needed to try something.  As it rolled, it was pretty much “odds on” in the end result, which wasn’t the dice I needed to actually improve the board.  I just set it back a turn and you make way more IPC than I do, so no improvement.

[gamerman01]

Appears you moved DD to Borneo as well.

[gamerman01]

I5 with 28, buy 3 INF, ART, ARM, FTR

Combat moves -
Gib - INF, ART (Fra) offload from Z12
Gib - 2 CA, FTR

Rolls: 2@2 3@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (5, 1)3@3: (3, 5, 5)Rolls: 1@2 1@3; Total Hits: 11@2: (3)1@3: (2)

[gamerman01]

Z12 - FTR (Gib) DD, CV (Z14)
Alg - INF (Lib)
TrJ - ARM (Lib)
Egy - INF, ART (Sud)
EPl - ARM (Pol) ARM (Cze)
Fra - AA (Ger)
Z8 - SS (Z12)

Collect 24, 24 on hand

11L3_PGMatt(10)_v_Gamerman01(x)_1941_05e.AAM

[Seador]

USA up.

Buy w/59:  Inf (x5), Ft (x2), SS (x4) spend 59 save 0

Combat
#1 vs FIC
Inf (x2) Phi + Inf (x2) Car from zone 36

NCM
SS 42 m z48
BB, CV, Tr, ft z56 m 46, transport inf w.ca to Sol
dd z50 m z61
BB, DD< Cv, Ft (x2) z50 m z36
Ft Car + Ft Phi m Bor

Build: SS (x4) z56; Inf (x5), Ft (x2) e.US

collect 57

11L3_PGMatt(10)_v_Gamerman01(x)_1941_05f.AAM

[gamerman01]

G6 with 50, buy 10 ARM

Combat moves -
Cau - INF (Kaz) INF, ART (Per) ARM (TrJ) 3 ARM (EPl) blitz EUk
Fin - INF (Nwy)
Kar - 2 INF (BSt) BMB (Pol)
Bel - INF (EPl)

CauRolls: 1@1 2@2 4@3; Total Hits: 11@1: (5)2@2: (5, 4)4@3: (4, 3, 6, 4)Rolls: 6@2; Total Hits: 46@2: (1, 5, 2, 6, 1, 1)

[gamerman01]

Okaaaaaay……

Retreat to Persia
Kar AARolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)

[gamerman01]

KarRolls: 2@1 1@4; Total Hits: 12@1: (3, 3)1@4: (2)Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (5, 2)

[gamerman01]

Kar2Rolls: 1@1 1@4; Total Hits: 01@1: (5)1@4: (6)Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[gamerman01]

Man, this is not my day.  Right before this game I lost like 3 90% battles in a row.

Kar holds with an infantry

EPl - 4 INF, ART (Pol) 2 ARM (Ger)
Pol - 2 INF (Ger)
Fin - INF (Nwy)
Ita - BMB (Kar)

Collect 53, 53 on hand

11L3_PGMatt(10)_v_Gamerman01(x)_1941_06a.AAM

[boldfresh]

man if only i could catch some dice like that against you gamer.  wow.

[gamerman01]

@Boldfresh:

man if only i could catch some dice like that against you gamer.  wow.

Either one of those battles would have won me 7 or 9 IPC’s.  I had like 90% or so on both.

[Seador]

Gonna make an observation while I think about this move. Not really sure what i’m going to do.

I think I lost (ed.still to be determined) this game when the UK attack on the Italian fleet went tits up.  Now, I’m not complaining about the dice here, both of us have gotten bent odds the whole game.  My observation is this:  there was some chance of the UK getting smoked in that battle, as happened.  The fact that it happened has revealed that that what I thought of as strategy (take out Italy’s fleet to limit their income and effect on the game) was actually a gambit, because the UK put itself into a position where by losing that battle they eliminated themselves from the game.

This is a paradym change for my normal thinking, which is that a battle that is “good odds”, define them how you will, is worth fighting because it should hurt your enemy worse than you.  This battle has revealed that a decisive battle at good odds that results in the loss of the game isn’t good enough odds.

[gamerman01]

Excellent observation, and thanks for sharing.  I often make the mistake of not considering where I’ll be at if the unthinkable (2%, 5%, 10% or even 20% odds of failure, depending on the situation) happens.

Take your time - I’m playing all the A&A I want and I still am not caught up  :-)
Man I love the internet.

[Seador]

ussr 6

buy w/23 Inf (x6), Arm spend 23 save 0

Combat
#1 vs BST
Inf Kar

#2  vs e.Uk
Inf Rus

#3 vs Ukr
Inf Cau

#4 vs Kaz
Inf Rus

#5 vs Nov
Arm Rus, BnB

#6 vs Bel Inf
Inf, Bm Rus

Dice
Rolls: 1@1 1@4; Total Hits: 21@1: (1)1@4: (4)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[Seador]

#6 vs Bel LWOL; Inf remain

NCM
Bm Bel m Rus
CV (x2) z5 m z7.  For sake of arguement, I don’t think it should matter before the UK turn, but I’ll have both UK Fts on one USSR Cv

Build: Inf (x2) Kar; Inf (x4) Cau; Arm Rus

Collect: 24.

11L3_PGMatt(10)_v_Gamerman01(x)_1941_06b.AAM

[gamerman01]

The Russian carriers have made a huge impact!

Take that, all you people who say Russia should never ever buy boats….  :-D

[Seador]

I dont know about huge impact, but hey, I should be able to build a UK fleet this turn too, screened by the USSR CVs, good stuff.

[boldfresh]

PGMatt, you DO know you cannot mobilize UK fighters onto the russian carriers when you buy them in the UK turn right?

[Seador]

yuh, the book really isn’t ambiguous about that.  That was why I wanted both fighters on one flattop so I had a cannon fodder boat.