2015 League General Discussion Thread

[gamerman01]

There’s something in Triple A - engine preferences -> run the map creator

Has tutorials and everything - surely there’s someone who would enjoy tinkering with that and setting up my version of G40….

[MakeMaps]

Not sure if a massive multiplayer league game has been attempted before.
But here goes.

I’m looking to get a massive game going with these slots open:

Axis:
Germany- untaken
Japan- untaken
Italy- untaken

Allies:
America - untaken
UK Atlantic Forces(Britain) - Untaken
UK Pacific Forces(India) - Untaken
Australia - Untaken
Russia - Untaken
France- Played by someone, most likely Britain.

Who is interested? I’m not sure who would play what, but perhaps this game could not count towards peoples league average? Or if it did, I’m not sure how it would work. I’ve neved played a massive player A&A game before. I’m sure it would be fun.

[boldfresh]

@MakeMaps:

Not sure if a massive multiplayer league game has been attempted before.
But here goes.

I’m looking to get a massive game going with these slots open:

Axis:
Germany- Boldfresh (i could probably make a move every few days)
Japan- untaken
Italy- untaken

Allies:
America - untaken
UK Atlantic Forces(Britain) - Untaken
UK Pacific Forces(India) - Untaken
Australia - Untaken
Russia - Untaken
France- Played by someone, most likely Britain.

Who is interested? I’m not sure who would play what, but perhaps this game could not count towards peoples league average? Or if it did, I’m not sure how it would work. I’ve neved played a massive player A&A game before. I’m sure it would be fun.

[calvinhobbesliker]

@MakeMaps:

Not sure if a massive multiplayer league game has been attempted before.
But here goes.

I’m looking to get a massive game going with these slots open:

Axis:
Germany- untaken
Japan- untaken
Italy- untaken

Allies:
America - untaken
UK Atlantic Forces(Britain) - Untaken
UK Pacific Forces(India) - Untaken
Australia - Untaken
Russia - Untaken
France- Played by someone, most likely Britain.

Who is interested? I’m not sure who would play what, but perhaps this game could not count towards peoples league average? Or if it did, I’m not sure how it would work. I’ve neved played a massive player A&A game before. I’m sure it would be fun.

Why are you splitting the British players up?

[MakeMaps]

@calvinhobbesliker:

@MakeMaps:

Not sure if a massive multiplayer league game has been attempted before.
But here goes.

I’m looking to get a massive game going with these slots open:

Axis:
Germany- Boldfresh
Japan- untaken
Italy- untaken

Allies:
America - untaken
UK - untaken
Australia - Untaken
Russia - MakeMaps
France- Played by someone, most likely Britain.

Who is interested? I’m not sure who would play what, but perhaps this game could not count towards peoples league average? Or if it did, I’m not sure how it would work. I’ve neved played a massive player A&A game before. I’m sure it would be fun.

Why are you splitting the British players up?

Doesn’t have to split up. But I thought it would be near to have two generals for UK.

[gamerman01]

The league is for individual 1v1 play
Feel free to play any kind of game you want, including teams, in the play boardgames section

[gamerman01]

@axis-dominion:

i recommend keeping v1.8.0.5 of triplea around and using it for a turn that you know you’re going to do a significant naval battle that you think there’s a chance you’d retreat. that’s what i am going to do, at least until this is patched up.

OK, it’s happened to me now.
I attacked a battleship/transport with destroyer/cruiser and after I whiffed in the first round and got hit back (I’m getting used to this…. :p) I probably would have retreated, but it never gave me a chance.  My cruiser hit then, so I’m just like, screw it.  But I will be prepared for this possibility in the future…

Everyone, be warned!  New version of Triple A might take away your chance to retreat in a naval battle!

[gamerman01]

Interesting…. the rankings have auto-balanced now and doesn’t look top-heavy
There are more in tier 4 than tier E.  1 is about the same as 3.

[Shin-Ji]

At this stage, I bet any active player changing tiers just throws the entire thing outta whack.

And getting back to the idea of France going first, I am very much behind this.  And I also am a fan of Gamerman’s house rules (I was one of the two playtesters).

But letting France go first, with no other changes, might be enough to bring real balance to the force.  Uh, I mean game.

[gamerman01]

I don’t know about throwing it out of whack - more often it throws it IN to whack…

[gamerman01]

@Shin:

And I also am a fan of Gamerman’s house rules (I was one of the two playtesters).

I’m glad for the support - maybe when interest begins to drop off for 2nd edition I’ll be there to provide a fresh alternative

[gamerman01]

Thinking about the France first idea -
I think you need to prohibit any movement of any units.  So it’s just a purchase of 19 to Paris.  If you allow the French to move, they can move 4 more units into Paris, the boats in 93 can get away or ram into an Italian fleet to soften it for the UK, the infantry in Syria gets a 1 turn head start, and the destroyer in 70…. Also the player has the option to evacuate the cruiser from 110, and the French fighter on London could bolster Paris also.

I think that’s really bad, right?  That would unbalance the game in the other direction.  But if you just say that France can’t move anything, then you basically have a 19 bid to Paris.

[gamerman01]

The best move would probably be to attack 96 with the French destroyer and cruiser.

This isn’t a 19 bid, it’s like a 50 bid, if you allow the French to non-com stuff.  11 more units to Paris?!

[gamerman01]

Yay, the naval retreat bug is fixed already!  New version of Triple A!

[variance]

@Gamerman01:

The best move would probably be to attack 96 with the French destroyer and cruiser.

This isn’t a 19 bid, it’s like a 50 bid, if you allow the French to non-com stuff.  11 more units to Paris?!

You could let France have a combat and NCM, but not build anything new.  Let France go first but with $0 at the start of their turn.

[calvinhobbesliker]

If France can do combat, it can try for a 60% shot on Holland or just take North Italy and kill the Italian bomber (as well as the stuff in 96).

[variance]

@calvinhobbesliker:

If France can do combat, it can try for a 60% shot on Holland or just take North Italy and kill the Italian bomber (as well as the stuff in 96).

True, but then Germany gets to take Paris so easily that they could seriously invade Russia G1 and roll into Moscow G5ish.

There are some nice aspects to letting France go first but not building anything:
  - French cruiser going from z110 to z112 will mean Germany can’t sink both z110 and z111 without big air losses
  - Sinking z96 makes Taranto possible without a bid sub in z98
  - If Paris fighter goes to Scotland or Egypt, then Germany can take Paris with land units only and have just tanks/mechs left

[variance]

Sorry, one more:
  - Paris fighter and cruiser sink z96, and the z93 destroyer goes to z104 to block subs.  That way a German attack on z110 would have to be all air.

[gamerman01]

Right - so if you let France move stuff before G1, people will make all kinds of terrible moves  :-P  :-D

[variance]

Freedom to choose I guess  :-)