Assumed no intercept.
15L G40 oysteilo(Axis) vs JWW (allies+18)
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it was a fairly conservative G1 opening too.
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hmmmm conservative…true. that is why i think you should be axis!
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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Russians
Russians buy 1 artillery and 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;Combat Move - Russians
Combat - Russians
Non Combat Move - Russians
6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
5 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine
1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Ukraine
1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Belarus
1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Ukraine
2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Belarus
2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea ZonePlace Units - Russians
1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
3 infantry placed in Ukraine
6 infantry placed in RussiaTurn Complete - Russians
Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs totalTerritory Summary for Russians :
Amur : 1 infantry
Yakut S.S.R. : 6 infantry
Buryatia : 2 aaGuns and 11 infantry
Belarus : 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
Baltic States : 1 infantry
Bryansk : 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
Rostov : 2 infantry
Eastern Poland : 1 infantry
Bessarabia : 1 infantry
Russia : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 6 infantry
Ukraine : 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 6 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Western Ukraine : 1 artillery and 3 infantry
Volgograd : 1 factory_minor
Novgorod : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 8 infantry
112 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
113 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
114 Sea Zone : 1 cruiserProduction/PUs Summary :
Germans : 37 / 68
Russians : 37 / 37
Japanese : 26 / 26
Americans : 52 / 52
Chinese : 12 / 12
British : 28 / 28
UK_Pacific : 17 / 17
Italians : 10 / 10
ANZAC : 10 / 10
French : 15 / 0
Dutch : 11 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 8 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0 -
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Russians
Russians buy 1 artillery and 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;Combat Move - Russians
Combat - Russians
Non Combat Move - Russians
6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
2 aaGuns and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Buryatia
5 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia
1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine
1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Ukraine
1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
2 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Belarus
1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Ukraine
2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Belarus
2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
2 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea ZonePlace Units - Russians
1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
3 infantry placed in Ukraine
6 infantry placed in RussiaTurn Complete - Russians
Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs totalTerritory Summary for Russians :
Amur : 1 infantry
Yakut S.S.R. : 6 infantry
Buryatia : 2 aaGuns and 11 infantry
Belarus : 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
Baltic States : 1 infantry
Bryansk : 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
Rostov : 2 infantry
Eastern Poland : 1 infantry
Bessarabia : 1 infantry
Russia : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 6 infantry
Ukraine : 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 6 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Western Ukraine : 1 artillery and 3 infantry
Volgograd : 1 factory_minor
Novgorod : 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 8 infantry
112 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
113 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
114 Sea Zone : 1 cruiserProduction/PUs Summary :
Germans : 37 / 68
Russians : 37 / 37
Japanese : 26 / 26
Americans : 52 / 52
Chinese : 12 / 12
British : 28 / 28
UK_Pacific : 17 / 17
Italians : 10 / 10
ANZAC : 10 / 10
French : 15 / 0
Dutch : 11 / 0
Mongolians : 0 / 0
Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
Neutral_Allies : 8 / 0
Neutral_True : 18 / 0 -
TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 3 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 5 PUs;Politics - Japanese
Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With French
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to AlliedCombat Move - Japanese
Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared for rulesAttatchment attached to Japanese
1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 17 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 17 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from 31 Sea Zone to Wake Island
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Formosa to 37 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
1 artillery moved from Shantung to 19 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Philippines
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to Kwangtung
1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Kwangtung
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
1 cruiser moved from 6 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from Siam to French Indo China
Japanese take French Indo China from French
2 bombers moved from Japan to 37 Sea ZoneCombat - Japanese
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scramble
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A T1 DOW from JPN….haven’t seen this in a while.
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no scramble from the PHI isles…fyi…it doesn’t appear that you are invading the island w/ground troops?
Full scramble in HAW
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TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9
Game History
Round: 1
Purchase Units - Japanese
Japanese buy 3 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 5 PUs;Politics - Japanese
Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Americans: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With British And ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With French
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With French: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to AlliedCombat Move - Japanese
Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared for rulesAttatchment attached to Japanese
1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 17 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 17 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from 31 Sea Zone to Wake Island
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Formosa to 37 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
1 artillery moved from Shantung to 19 Sea Zone
1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Philippines
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to Kwangtung
1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Kwangtung
2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
1 cruiser moved from 6 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
2 infantry moved from Siam to French Indo China
Japanese take French Indo China from French
2 bombers moved from Japan to 37 Sea ZoneCombat - Japanese
Americans scrambles 2 units out of Hawaiian Islands to defend against the attack in 26 Sea Zone
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 35 Sea Zone: 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 35 Sea Zone: 1 transport
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 35 Sea Zone: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 35 Sea Zone: 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Philippines: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 35 Sea Zone: 1 transport
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Battle in Borneo
Battle in Kwangtung
Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
British defend with 1 harbour and 2 infantry
Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for British: 2 infantry
Battle in Hunan
Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
Chinese defend with 2 infantry
Japanese win with 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
Battle in 37 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter
British defend with 1 battleship
Japanese win, taking 37 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 bombers, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
Casualties for British: 1 battleship
Battle in Wake Island
Battle in Yunnan
Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
Chinese defend with 4 infantry
Japanese win, taking Wake Island from Americans, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry
Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
Battle in 35 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
Japanese win with 2 battleships, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
Battle in 26 Sea Zone
Japanese attack with 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers
Americans defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport
Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
Casualties for Americans: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 transport
Casualties for Japanese: 2 destroyers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers
Battle in Philippines
Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
retreated to Philippines
Americans win with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighterNon Combat Move - Japanese
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
1 fighter moved from 26 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from Korea to 31 Sea Zone
1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
1 carrier moved from 33 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
2 carriers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone
1 fighter moved from 37 Sea Zone to Siam
2 bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
1 artillery moved from Jehol to Chahar
1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
2 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
3 fighters moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Chahar
1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Manchuria to JeholPlace Units - Japanese
3 transports placed in 6 Sea ZoneTurn Complete - Japanese
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after that shitty G1 I guess I have to try to do stuff with japan. And somehow I forgot to put the dudes on phili, thought it would be OK to put them on as an edit before combat started. Apparently not. Then the dudes just sits there and looks stupid. Unbelievable. In any case i did manage to kill a dude at the cost of a plane :)
not an ideal start for the axis on either side
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after that shitty G1 I guess I have to try to do stuff with japan. And somehow I forgot to put the dudes on phili, thought it would be OK to put them on as an edit before combat started. Apparently not. Then the dudes just sits there and looks stupid. Unbelievable. In any case i did manage to kill a dude at the cost of a plane :)
not an ideal start for the axis on either side
I warned you about that…you should have started J1 all over again and reposted the combat phase. if your opponent allows, in league games, you can roll the battle here in these threads to make corrections.
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so you wanted to attack the PHI isles w/the inf and art too.
not excluding any dice rolled….we are missing the attacks for the inf and the art…here they are…
JPN inf & Art attackRolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (5, 3)
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two misses but you would have lost an inf versus the fgt….
the second round attack, JPN has fgt, tac & art…rolled now
Rolls: 1@4 1@3 1@2; Total Hits: 11@4: (1)1@3: (4)1@2: (4)versus my inf & fgt
Rolls: 1@2 1@4; Total Hits: 11@2: (6)1@4: (1)
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so you have a fgt & tac left versus my fgt……I imagine you would retreat at this point?
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here is the edited file…
if you want to continue with the phi battle, your tac & fgt versus my fgt let me know and we can edit further.
remember in the league some people won’t allow this type of editing. You would need to ask and many people will just say no, it’s a bit competitive here. if you make a mistake you may have to own it. People in the league compete to improve their standing in the league and make the playoffs.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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here is the edited file…
if you want to continue with the phi battle, your tac & fgt versus my fgt let me know and we can edit further.
remember in the league some people won’t allow this type of editing. You would need to ask and many people will just say no, it’s a bit competitive here. if you make a mistake you may have to own it. People in the league compete to improve their standing in the league and make the playoffs.
Let me know if you have any questions.
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if you are cool with all of this, just say so and I will continue……
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It’s cool!
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Why didn’t it work to edit the battle? Clearly it was sloppy of me not to put those dudes on the island……I am also very curious on why you are so agressive with the scrambles? From my point of view you are well rewarded! But hey, that is part of the game!
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because the battle had already started, perhaps, just a glitch in an imperfect system.