@donutgold hey there, all ok?
G40 League House Rule project
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Oh yeah, one thing related to #1 and #4
Chinese infantry are not worth nearly as much as Japanese infantry. This means these are often good attacks to make:
1) 1 Chinese infantry vs. 1 Japanese infantry. 3/8 chance of killing the Japanese infantry, 1/4 chance of outright winning
2) 2 infantry and fighter vs. 3 Japanese units 50/50 battle, but you can retreat. If you get unlucky you lose the flying tigers, but what good are they if they’re not making a difference? This is what they were made for - daring missions. I have destroyed all 3 Japanese units losing 0 or 1 myself, multiple times.Again, Japanese infantry, especially in strategic spots (not in North China) are extremely valuable because they have so many options and put a lot of pressure on a lot of different places. Smart Chinese play is a big component of Allied success.
Again, in A&A, power projection and concentration are powerful. The Axis have all of this at the beginning. You can reduce a lot of the pressure by taking out forward Japanese infantry and transports here or there, or by taking down a few German fighters. Because the power of the Germans and Japanese can be focused and projected on so many different targets at once (they are centrally located), the Allies need to poke holes in them wherever they can, and the earlier the better.
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What you say is true.
I’d lend emphasis to No. 4. Yunnan is like the MOST important territory in the game for Japan. I know from experience. I foolishly decided to NOT sacrifice a ftr and take Yunnan when the dice went crazy. Needless to say, it was down hill for Japan very quickly. I think that was a game with Zuk.
I’d add this: Maybe it’s a frustrating part of the game, but the dice have a lot to say on Axis fortunes the first couple turns. If the Axis kill the first couple rounds, the Allies are going to have a pretty hard uphill battle. If the dice runaway from the Axis, the game is the allies to lose (assume relatively equal players). So the allies have to gauge pretty closely how well the Axis do R1,2,3, in terms of how agressive they want to be.
I remember Gamer, you sunk the Italian fleet losing 1 ftr only – that was terrible and really set the Axis back allowing a pretty agressive amount of Allied play and almost total US commitment to Aisa.
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Lesser men would have quit right away
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I’m a lot tougher when I’m lucky :lol:
Everyone’s vulnerable when the dice poop out on them
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Well, this is why I track Axis vs. Allied play, by player.
Perhaps we have a few players who are just a lot better at playing one side than the other. Or several players.
Let’s look:
Stalingradski Axis 4-0 Allies 0-2
Ziggurat Axis 6-0 Allies 3-4
Wheatbeer Axis 10-5 Allies 0-2
Snake11eyes Axis 5-2 Allies 3-5
JWW Axis 5-2 Allies 2-7
Eggman Axis 0-0 Allies 7-13
Variance Axis 3-4 Allies 1-6Most everyone else has a roughly comparable record taking Axis or Allies
I think the answer lies in the answer to this question:Do the above players’ experiences demonstrate that there is a significant Axis advantage, or are the above players just a lot more effective at playing the Axis than the Allies? Probably some of both.
I think Eggman would say that the Axis have a big advantage, but he hasn’t played as Axis in league. If he played 20 games as Axis, then we could talk.
Yes, my guess/opinion is that overall, it’s easier for the relatively inexperienced G40 player to win with the 3 Axis powers. Playing the Allies in G40 is very different than any previous Axis and Allies challenge/experience. I agree with Bold that on the whole, players are not playing the Allies as effectively as they are the Axis.
About a month ago, the record between Axis and Allies was almost tied. Axis have been on a run lately. We’ll see what happens in the future - it’s interesting.
excellent breakdown gamerman. nice to see some of the anomalies broken out.
i also liked reading your allied points, but wish you would not put it in this thread to be buried and lost. this should be in its own thread, in the global section for all to see.(i would like to comment on it but dont want to take this thread off topic)
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just read cow’s playbooks, that’s all you need. :roll:
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Thanks, Allweneed
You can certainly copy it and start a discussion thread in G40 so you can comment on it there, if you like
Let me know if you do -
Wheatbeer (Axis) over Eggman (Allies +9)
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PG Matt (Axis) over Eggman (Allies +10)
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JWW (Axis) over Eggman (Allies +8)
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Wrong thread, Eggman
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3 more losses for the Allies…… courtesy of…
EGGMAN!
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3 more losses for the Allies…… courtesy of…
EGGMAN!
Whoops, sorry. These last three aren’t quite so much losses as I just can’t finish the games for personal reasons.
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Aw……
CrapSorry to hear that
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Incredibly, with those 3 results none of the 4 players involved moved up or down
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Updated
Result between Eggman and JWW stricken -
i have a second game going with jack, need to make that column green
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Thanks, but I’m not even trying to keep that up to date. Once in a while I’ll go through the league boards and see who’s playing who
Thanks anyway,
Happy gaming -
Updated
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Gamerman - the updated standings show you and I with a green box showing that we have a current game, which of course we don’t :-)
It also shows ME1945 with a green box when cross referencing my name, and I don’t have a game with him going either.
My current games are with Boldfresh, Hank 13. tcnance, and two against Infrastructure.
Thank you sir ~
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