G4013L Karl7(Axis) v. Gamerman (Allies)

[gamerman01]

Uh oh.
Z96Rolls: 6@3; Total Hits: 36@3: (2, 2, 6, 2, 6, 5)Rolls: 6@2; Total Hits: 36@2: (5, 4, 1, 3, 1, 1)
Z95 subRolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)

[gamerman01]

WHEW!
Z95 attackRolls: 1@3 3@3 2@4; Total Hits: 61@3: (2)3@3: (1, 1, 2)2@4: (1, 2)
defenseRolls: 1@2 1@3 3@4; Total Hits: 11@2: (3)1@3: (4)3@4: (1, 5, 6)

[gamerman01]

Holy crap!  That was perfect!  I don’t have to move the carrier there because you hit once…

OUCH!
Sorry man, you just got diced

[Karl7]

Second time.

hm, maybe I should just resign.

[gamerman01]

Maybe you should - that was brutal…
Nah, it’s too early to do that - you could get me back.

Sorry to leave you in the lurch, but I gotta go.  Will finish UK turn tonight.

[Karl7]

dice like that just suck the fun out of the game… it becomes a test of luck – no skill needed.

[Karl7]

oh but I will not resign.

If this were not a league game I would.  But I don’t want to give such an easy all luck win and don’t want myself to look like some ninny who cant take my lumps

[gamerman01]

@Karl7:

dice like that just suck the fun out of the game… it becomes a test of luck – no skill needed.

I know it sucks to be on the wrong end of that.
Isn’t one of the appeals of G40 that you can endure some dicings because there are so many more fronts and things going on?  Again, I’m maybe just showing my inexperience - maybe this is too devastating to overcome…
Well, finishing up then

Z95 clwlo FTR  :-o

NCM -
Z106 - TP (Z109)
Z118 - CA, dBB (Z111)
Z119 - DD (Z106)
Z110 - DD (Z109)
Que - INF, ART (Ont)
Sco - 2 INF, AA, FTR (UK)
UK - INF, ARM (Que)
Z93 - CV (Z98) 2 FTR (Z95)
Egy - INF, ARM (Alx)
Alg - TAC, BMB (Z95)
Epr - INF (Wind)
Shn - 3 INF (Mal)
Bur - 4 INF, ART, 3 AA (Ind)
Ind - FTR (Bur)
Z39 - BB (Z37)
Z79 - DD (Z71)
Rho - 2 INF (SAf)

Place 2 INF, 2 FTR (UK)
Place MECH (India)
Place TP (Z39)
Collect 34, 36 on hand
Collect 17, 18 on hand

RematchG4013L Gamerman(Allies) v. Karl7(Axis)1fUK.AAM

[gamerman01]

@Karl7:

oh but I will not resign.

If this were not a league game I would.  But I don’t want to give such an easy all luck win and don’t want myself to look like some ninny who cant take my lumps

That’s the spirit.  Now you can enjoy a long painful demise  :wink:

Seriously, if G40 is so fragile that a dicing in a single battle in the first round is decisive, then there’s something wrong.

Bold?  What’s your take?  Since you’re not biased by playing in this game.  Is G40 susceptible to game-breaking dice in single battles in the first round that a player can’t do anything about, like Italy getting drilled before she gets to spend a single IPC?

[Karl7]

I say if the Axis have good luck round 1, all the better.  If the axis have bad luck, it can sink the game r1.  In this case, control of the med and Africa will swing to the Allies right from the start.  I’d say that put the axis at a great disadvantage R1.  If it’s say 55/45 from the start Axis favor, something like this I think kicks it to 40/60 in the Allies favor.  Sure, not impossible, but not great.

[Karl7]

Italy now

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buy
2mech
save 2

cm

iso – inf walks in

greece
2inf from alb
inf from sita, art from nita
bb, cc bombard
bomber from nita

sfr
2inf, art from nita

cc

greece
A
Rolls: 2@1 2@2 1@3 2@4; Total Hits: 32@1: (5, 4)2@2: (3, 1)1@3: (5)2@4: (3, 2)
D
Rolls: 4@2; Total Hits: 24@2: (1, 3, 4, 1)

[Karl7]

Greece2
A
Rolls: 2@2 1@4; Total Hits: 22@2: (5, 1)1@4: (3)
D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[Karl7]

boy just don’t get a break do I… no luck… even on the small stuff  :roll:

greece twlo 3inf

oh whoops, forgot to post tun
attack with inf, arf, arm and art

tun
A
Rolls: 1@1 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 11@1: (6)2@2: (5, 5)1@3: (3)
D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[Karl7]

tun twol

sfr
A
Rolls: 1@1 2@2; Total Hits: 11@1: (2)2@2: (4, 2)
d
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (2, 3)

[Karl7]

sfr2
A
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (4, 6)
D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1)

[Karl7]

more BS…. boy sometimes I hate this game…

sfr
A
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)

[Karl7]

sfr
first to hit
A
Rolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 510@2: (1, 6, 1, 2, 4, 1, 2, 5, 4, 5)
D
Rolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 310@2: (1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 5, 3, 5, 1, 6)

[Karl7]

I don’t know whether to laugh or cry…

ncm
bomber to sita
arm from nita to hun
arm from alb to hun
aa from nita to yugo
2inf from sita to nita
army from tob to lib

place
2mech in nita

collect 13+2=15

See, this is the problem, your overwhelming control of the med from round 1 kills Italy and put all of southern europe on the defensive from the start.

[Karl7]

map

RematchG4013L Gamerman(Allies) v. Karl7(Axis)1gItaly.AAM

[Karl7]

Also, don’t think I’m angry or anything.  You’re a very gracious player, which makes it easier to swallow all this.  I know we all say it’s all for fun.  But come on, we all want to WIN!