G40L Boldfresh (axis) vs. Stalingradski (allies +8) game 1

[boldfresh]

you don’t have to tell me what comes next.  you attack my fleet and crush it with little to no losses.  :roll:

[Stalingradski]

That’s why Infrastructure and I, when we play face to face, use a modified low luck. It keeps silliness out of the game.

I’m really sorry - you out-strategized me, and deserved to take Anzac out of the game. It was a bold and smart move.

I recognize your use of large bold font to express your outrage. If it were me, I would have thrown something.

[boldfresh]

Low risk high reward turns into utter disaster.  So typical for me unfortunately.

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 armour, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from New Zealand to 55 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 86 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rio de Oro to Morocco
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from British Guiana to 88 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Portugal to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 armour, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from New Zealand to 55 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from Brazil to 86 Sea Zone
            4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 86 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rio de Oro to Morocco
            1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from British Guiana to 88 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Portugal to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Morocco
                Americans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 6 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 artillery
                Americans win, taking Morocco from Italians with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 6 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery
            Battle in 55 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 bomber and 1 cruiser
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer
                Americans win with 1 bomber and 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from 55 Sea Zone to New South Wales
            2 fighters moved from 63 Sea Zone to New South Wales
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 submarine moved from 30 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 49 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 30 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 49 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland
            1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 101 Sea Zone to 89 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Venezuela to British Guiana
            1 infantry moved from Brazil to British Guiana
            1 aaGun, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 89 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from Portugal to 91 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Rio de Oro
            1 aaGun moved from Central United States to Eastern United States
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Morocco to 91 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry placed in Eastern United States
            2 infantry placed in Western United States
            2 destroyers placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western United States
            1 tactical_bomber placed in Western United States

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs total
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 78 PUs

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Hunan
                  Chinese take Hunan from Japanese
            1 fighter moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Hunan
                  Chinese take Hunan from Japanese
            1 fighter moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Hopei

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Anhwe
            5 infantry placed in Yunnan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 12 PUs; end with 13 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 19 PUs

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Alexandria
            1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese

Combat - British
            British creates battle in territory 106 Sea Zone
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer
                British win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Alexandria
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                British win, taking Alexandria from Italians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from New Brunswick Nova Scotia: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 106 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 fighters moved from 98 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            3 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            5 infantry moved from Iraq to Turkey
            2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Belgian Congo
            1 fighter moved from Union of South Africa to Belgian Congo
            1 fighter moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 fighter moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Portugal to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 10 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            2 mech_infantrys moved from India to Yunnan
            2 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 aaGun moved from India to Burma
            2 fighters moved from India to 41 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 41 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone

Place Units - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 91 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Morocco: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Egypt
            1 factory_minor placed in Iraq
            1 transport placed in 71 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Iraq: 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Egypt: 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 11 PUs; end with 11 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry

[boldfresh]

after all this incredible misfortune i have no business
winning this game.  but i will soldier on, just to be a
good sport.

[Stalingradski]

I respect your fight. I wish we could have fought on even terrain. It isn’t over -

[boldfresh]

italy coming right up.

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 factory_minor; Remaining resources: 22 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Spain
            3 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Spain to Gibraltar
            1 aaGun moved from Spain to Gibraltar
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to Spain
            2 infantry moved from Southern France to Spain
            2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain
            1 armour moved from Southern France to Gibraltar
            2 transports moved from 93 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Libya to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 96 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 battleship and 2 cruisers moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Libya to Spain

Place Units - Italians
            1 factory_minor placed in Spain

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1
            Italians collect 17 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 39 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 44 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Territory Summary for Italians :

Gibraltar : 1 flag, 4 aaGuns, 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 harbour and 6 infantry
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Algeria : 1 flag
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Tunisia : 1 flag
    Northern Italy : 1 factory_major
    Southern Italy : 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Greece : 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    97 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 2 transports
    Spain : 1 flag, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 3 fighters and 4 infantry
    98 Sea Zone : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 46 / 55
    Russians : 35 / 35
    Japanese : 51 / 59
    Americans : 58 / 78
    Chinese : 12 / 19
    British : 37 / 37
    UK_Pacific : 11 / 11
    Italians : 18 / 49
    ANZAC : 10 / 8
    French : 5 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 0 / 0

[boldfresh]

if you get on tonight, feel free to go ahead and move.  if you don’t get on tonight and i have time to look at this before you move, i may re-do the move, since there is no combat.

[boldfresh]

i think i’ll try to stick to rolling no dice as often as i can.  :lol:

[Stalingradski]

I’m good with Italy redoing stuff, since I’m doing Franzac right now, and it probably won’t affect anything… feel free before Germany’s turn, unless I see something I’m unsure about, then I’ll just ask.

[boldfresh]

sounds good.  i continue to be murdered by the dice in every game!  just hit z111 on UK1 with destroyer, 2 ftr, bom against sub, damaged battleship.  took TWO HITS and had to drop the bomber.  i love it.

[Stalingradski]

Have you made your proper sacrifices? Have you asked the dice gods for forgiveness?

Have you ever heard of the Random Walk?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random_walk_hypothesis

Recently, I was playing D&D (yes, a total nerd for the last 30 years), and the dice were awful. My fellow player told me about the Random Walk. I put my faith in it, and before I knew it 19s and 20s started popping up. The fact that it was in a battle where the party’s life or death (my original 1st edition character’s life included) made it all the more compelling.

So now I just put my faith in the fact that the previous roll means nothing to the outcome of the next roll. It was liberating.

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 aaGun and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 fighters moved from New Zealand to New South Wales
            2 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 55 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Java

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 infantry moved from Peru to Colombia
                  ANZAC take Colombia from Neutral_True

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 62 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2,3,2,5,2,1,6,5,2,4,2
            ANZAC collect 11 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 11 PUs total

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :4

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Egypt: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by French from Anglo Egyptian Sudan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode