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

[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

[boldfresh]

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

Game History

Round :5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 destroyer, 4 fighters and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            8 artilleries and 15 infantry moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Turkey
            1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Turkey
            2 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Turkey
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bulgaria to Turkey
            1 armour moved from Bulgaria to Turkey

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Novgorod
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 9 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 9 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys in Novgorod, round 1 :  2/13 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Novgorod, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Novgorod
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 1 artillery, 9 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Eastern Poland
                Germans attack with 8 artilleries and 15 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 8 artilleries and 15 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 1 :  8/23 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Eastern Poland
                Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 8 artilleries and 15 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Turkey
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 5 infantry; Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Turkey, round 1 :  7/11 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 7 infantry in Turkey, round 1 :  2/7 hits
                    5 infantry owned by the British , 2 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Turkey
                Germans win, taking Turkey from Russians with 1 armour, 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for British: 5 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Turkey to Southern Italy
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Turkey to Greece
            2 armour moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 aaGun moved from Southern France to Spain
            1 aaGun moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            7 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Germany
            3 aaGuns moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            1 aaGun moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Greece
            3 fighters placed in Western Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 113 Sea Zone
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Spain: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Gibraltar: 2 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Gibraltar: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Spain: 1 armour
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Normandy Bordeaux: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Spain: 1 aaGun
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Spain: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Gibraltar: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Gibraltar: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Spain: 1 armour
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Gibraltar: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Spain: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Spain: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Gibraltar: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Germany: 3 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Northern Italy: 3 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 51 PUs; end with 52 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Gibraltar : 1 fighter and 5 mech_infantrys
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 infantry
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Western Germany : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 1 harbour and 7 infantry
    Romania : 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
    Germany : 1 factory_major and 7 mech_infantrys
    Northern Italy : 3 mech_infantrys
    Southern Italy : 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers
    Karelia : 1 flag
    Baltic States : 1 flag
    Eastern Poland : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 8 artilleries and 15 infantry
    Novgorod : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 9 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
    125 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    113 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 transport
    Turkey : 1 flag, 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    106 Sea Zone : 1 flag
    Bulgaria : 1 flag
    Greece : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 2 armour, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    97 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    Sweden : 1 flag
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag
    Spain : 2 aaGuns, 6 armour, 1 fighter and 3 tactical_bombers
    Finland : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 51 / 62
    Russians : 30 / 35
    Japanese : 47 / 59
    Americans : 58 / 78
    Chinese : 12 / 19
    British : 37 / 37
    UK_Pacific : 11 / 11
    Italians : 18 / 49
    ANZAC : 14 / 11
    French : 5 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 0 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 11 times
            2 was rolled 9 times
            3 was rolled 10 times
            4 was rolled 6 times
            5 was rolled 9 times
            6 was rolled 11 times
        Average roll : 3.464
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.327
        Standard Deviation : 0.572
        Total rolls : 56

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 10 times
            2 was rolled 8 times
            3 was rolled 9 times
            4 was rolled 6 times
            5 was rolled 6 times
            6 was rolled 8 times
        Average roll : 3.298
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.370
        Standard Deviation : 0.608
        Total rolls : 47

Russians Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 4.333
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.125
        Standard Deviation : 1.061
        Total rolls : 9

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour, 7 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 artillery moved from Northwest Persia to Turkey
            1 artillery moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            2 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Turkey
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States
                  Russians take Baltic States from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Manchuria
                  Chinese take Manchuria from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Amur to Korea
                  Russians take Korea from Japanese

[Stalingradski]

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

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour, 7 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 artillery moved from Northwest Persia to Turkey
            1 artillery moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            2 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Turkey
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Belarus to Baltic States
                  Russians take Baltic States from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Manchuria
                  Chinese take Manchuria from Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Amur to Korea
                  Russians take Korea from Japanese

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Turkey
                Russians attack with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys
                Germans defend with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Turkey from Germans with 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 9 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 aaGun moved from Caucasus to Turkey
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia
            2 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
            1 artillery moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            3 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
            3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            5 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            2 artilleries moved from Bryansk to Smolensk
            1 aaGun and 4 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Buyant-Uhaa
            1 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Central Mongolia
            1 aaGun and 10 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Amur
            3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Smolensk

Place Units - Russians
            3 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
            Russians undo move 2.
            3 infantry placed in Volgograd
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,3,3
            Russians collect 33 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 33 PUs total

[boldfresh]

post coming soon.

[boldfresh]

z54 scramble decision please?

[boldfresh]

may change that a hair.

[boldfresh]

nah leave it as is.

[boldfresh]

no i take that back, i do need to change something.

[boldfresh]

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

Game History

Round :5

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 8 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery, 2 fighters and 5 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 56 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western Australia to South Australia
                  Japanese take South Australia from ANZAC
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to 55 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Burma

[boldfresh]

added a walkin.  waiting for scramble decision (until i change my mind again  :roll:)

man, not getting sydney was a GIANT disaster.  usually the way it goes when a 90% shot at a capital fails…  :|

[boldfresh]

scramble?

[Stalingradski]

Yes to both aircraft.

Working plus had to feed family before scramble orders  :-D

[boldfresh]

no problem - was just trying to draw your attention to it before you started planning other moves.  i need to get real lucky here!

[boldfresh]

you are not going to believe this.  i got 2 hits in round 1 of z54.  how do you take them?

[boldfresh]

i guess it’s obviously to the acc and bat…?

[boldfresh]

this is just ridiculous.  you know what the chances are of me getting 2 hits in round 1???  this only ever happens to me.

[boldfresh]

i had a much better chance at 8 hits than i did at 2 hits.  :roll: