G40 League House Rule project

[Karl7]

Having played the most games second to only Jeff28, I’d say the Axis still have the advantage.  But I think it’s probably less than I initially thought.  I think the bid is most effective shoring up the UK’s forces in the middle east to hit Italy hard round 1.  ALTHOUGH, I will say that even with a good bid the dice can go wildly against you on Taranto even with a sub.

[Jeff28]

Gamer, I think you’re missing my second win vs. Eggman. I was Axis then too.

I don’t know which side is favored at a 9 to 10 bid. The top notch axis player, I imagine.

If the players are new or of equal skill (below some of you math/chess savants), allies should be favored.

Too many battles axis have to avoid getting diced in.

–Jeff

[gamerman01]

@Jeff28:

Gamer, I think you’re missing my second win vs. Eggman. I was Axis then too.

I don’t know which side is favored at a 9 to 10 bid. The top notch axis player, I imagine.

If the players are new or of equal skill (below some of you math/chess savants), allies should be favored.

Too many battles axis have to avoid getting diced in.

–Jeff

I appreciate your analysis - thanks for adding your thoughts!

Updated - shakeup within tier 1

AA Gamer’s League Rankings.xls

[gamerman01]

@Jeff28:

Gamer, I think you’re missing my second win vs. Eggman. I was Axis then too.

You’re right - I missed it the first time but saw it last night.  I didn’t reconcile the Axis/Allies totals with my standings totals, however, or I would have caught it.  I did have the game highlighted as in progress, so I WOULD have asked about it EVENTUALLY, but THANKS!

Fixed

Neither of your PPG changed much or at all, which means you were EGGSPECTED to BEAT the eggs.
Sorry, Eggman - keep improving, man.

AA Gamer’s League Rankings.xls

[wheatbeer]

Speaking of which, next time you update, you can un-highlight (de-highlight?) the open matchs: wheat-Odonis (he conceded that match in September, but may not have reported it) and wheat-Zhukov (he hasn’t posted a turn, or said anything about it, since September and at this point I consider it dead).

[gamerman01]

Thank you Wheat, I’ll do that
So you don’t want/need to report the Odonis game, and you’re letting the Zhukov game go, is that right?

[Eqqman]

@Gamerman01:

Sorry, Eggman - keep improving, man.

I’m still trying to figure out how to crack the Air/Naval Base combo at Kangsi(?).  If Japan refuses battle you’re pretty much screwed trying to help India & China.  You can sit there continuing to do 100% naval buys, but by turn 3 Japan can basically match your income so you’ll never come out ahead thanks to the ungodly Air Force they start with.  Not a big surprise since Japan is pretty much unbeatable in the stand alone Pacific-version… having to worry about the stack of Russian infantry really doesn’t slow them down that much.

Anyway, that’s a rant for a different thread.

[gamerman01]

@Eggman:

I’m still trying to figure out how to crack the Air/Naval Base combo

Man, the puns just don’t stop.  Especially when you throw in the unintended ones

[gamerman01]

@Eggman:

I’m still trying to figure out how to crack the Air/Naval Base combo at Kangsi(?).  If Japan refuses battle you’re pretty much screwed trying to help India & China.  You can sit there continuing to do 100% naval buys, but by turn 3 Japan can basically match your income so you’ll never come out ahead thanks to the ungodly Air Force they start with.  Not a big surprise since Japan is pretty much unbeatable in the stand alone Pacific-version… having to worry about the stack of Russian infantry really doesn’t slow them down that much.

Anyway, that’s a rant for a different thread.

You have some good thoughts.
Did you see the OOB setup?  Japan had even more air.  And Germany/Italy had less, I believe.  It was a huge mismatch when you put them together.  If you sent 5 Japanese fighters/tacs to Europe, you upset the whole balance of power in Europe  :lol:

Love the games, Larry, but sometimes I don’t know what is wrong with you.
Also, the UNLIMITED scramble rules (but only on islands.  Japan is an island, UK is not).  Oh my goodness.  You’d have the Allies building an airbase on Java and stacking 10 fighters there (in other games - I never saw it in mine).

Well, it took him awhile to come around, but we finally (2 years later) have a pretty good game in Global.  Yes, P40 is still messed up and is pretty much a joke (No Russia, trapped UK fleet, half a USA where San Fran is the capital, nowhere for them to go since they’re on the edge of the map too).

But yeah, like you said, another thread.

I would advise that you pull up a game between 2 very successful players and see what they are doing in SE Asia, for both sides.

[gamerman01]

I think a lot of players are finding that Japan can fold up really quickly, maybe more often than you would think.  They have an awful lot of enemies, islands to worry about, regenerating Chinese that can pop up anywhere, etc etc.

I find Japan to be the hardest power to play - no contest.

[wheatbeer]

The Odonis game ended during the 2012 season. I’m not worried about whether or not that’s reflected in the record.
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The Zhukov game, I don’t know how forfeits are handled here. The match is only at J2 though, so I wouldn’t say I deserve victory credit.

[gamerman01]

OK, I’m clear on that now - thanks for the explanations.

Zhukov is back and playing again.  Maybe you guys could resume the game?

[gamerman01]

Oh, I just saw that you asked him the same thing 11 days ago.  He hasn’t responded?  That’s weird.  Send him a PM maybe.

You guys don’t have to finish it just because I’m asking about it.  Just thought you’d want to, since Zhukov is back and playing several league G40 games now.

[gamerman01]

I count 55 games currently in progress (all of which have a post in the past 10 days), Bold

Yes, I’d say your Renaissance is here

Some of ya’lls bosses need to be called.  6 games at a time?

The government’s threatening to take away our GUNS, not our Axis and Allies sets.

Updated with games in progress.

Yellow means 2 games in progress.

AA Gamer’s League Rankings.xls

[boldfresh]

@Gamerman01:

The government’s threatening to take away our GUNS, not our Axis and Allies sets.

Axis and Allies may not be far behind…  probably all war games will be banned by extension.  :lol:

[gamerman01]

After I posted that, I realized there are hundreds of guns in our Axis and Allies sets….

Shh!!!

[gamerman01]

Updated

AA Gamer’s League Rankings.xls

[gamerman01]

Updated

With 3 games complete, the fearsome Zhukov is ranked.  Where he’ll stop rising, nobody knows…… yet.

AA Gamer’s League Rankings.xls

[boldfresh]

@Gamerman01:

Updated

With 3 games complete, the fearsome Zhukov is ranked.  Where he’ll stop rising, nobody knows…… yet.

probably when he faces gamerman or cow.  :lol:

[gamerman01]

Hey Zhukov, there’s something wrong about you storming Moscow with 18 tanks, 12 bombers, 20 mech, and 4 artillery remaining.

You’re supposed to be DEFENDING Moscow, right?  :wink: