16L G40 Stalingradski (Axis) vs Odonis (Allies +23)

[Odonis]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Americans
            Americans takes Political Action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral
            Americans takes Political Action: Political Action Americans To War With Germans
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutrality to War
            Americans takes Political Action: Political Action Americans To War With Italians
                Americans succeeds on action: Political Action Americans To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutrality to War
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States
            Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States

Combat Move - Americans
            Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared  for rulesAttatchment attached to Americans
            1 destroyer moved from 46 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 3 transports moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Hawaiian Islands to 6 Sea Zone

[Odonis]

scramble off Japan?

This’ll be interesting… ;)

[Stalingradski]

I declared war on Anzac and UK, and stayed away from US and France… how are you able to attack me on US3?

Sorry, plated for may years, many many games, and I’m confused… what did I miss? The game is over based on this oversight, I guess.

[Stalingradski]

I easily could have left a destroyer blocker… wtf did I miss? I’m pretty disappointed if I lose on a rule. US can’t declare war until PU collect phase of US3… please fill me in.

[Stalingradski]

Ok, just read my rule book. Enjoy your victory - I’m rusty after taking a year + off.

I was kicking ass in this game. Pissed off at losing because I effed up a simple rule. Look forward to a rematch.

No, I don’t scramble.

[Odonis]

I’m totally cool with a do over of the Japan turn. I play for fun first, and don’t like losing or winning on technicalities especially so early in the game.

Go ahead and re-do Japan and we’ll forget this ever happened.

:) Sound good?

[Stalingradski]

Well. first I’m embarrassed that I got so upset, and cussed on this site  :-)  I’ve actually spent the past decade of my professional life training people how to be nice to people - ironic, huh?

My unhappiness was 95% me, 5% the game platform, and 0% you. For reasons unknown, through years of playing, I struggle with the Pacific DOW rules. A good friend of mine who lives nearby (Infrastructure from this site) gently reminds me in face to face games every time I screw up the Japanese DOW. So this is a long standing problem of mine. My strong reaction was frustration with myself.

The game platform didn’t help. After I declared war on Anzac and UK, I mistakenly attacked a US destroyer you were using to block Australia, because I couldn’t tell the color difference. It never ended up allowing me to roll it, and then when I realized it was a US destroyer, it made sense to me that I could pass through it… we weren’t yet at war! Or so I thought… so I find it strange that the US isn’t immediately at war in the moment of a DOW on the other powers… but again, that’s where I remain perennially confused. I need the rules explained to me like a five year old  :roll:

Not that this is needed, but in my defense, you can see the following… I didn’t attack French Indo China, or the Philippines, or leave a destroyer blocker, or leave any land units on Japan. It all adds up once you know I’m rules-challenged.

I appreciate your offer to play Japan over, but I’ll politely refuse. The only way I’ll ever learn is to take my lumps in a league game against a good opponent, rather than be let off the hook again. And, in the back of my mind, no matter how well this game may or may not have gone for me, I would always know that I caught a break. Let’s call this a victory for you, record it on the league site, and start over from scratch - you up for another, same nations, same bid, etc?

And thanks for being so forgiving about it - I really appreciate the offer you made.

[Odonis]

Definitely up for another game!

Not to worry, I knew the frustration was not directed my way. The rule I always mess up is attacking fringe territories bordering Mongolia with Russian troops, negating the Mongolia pact - usually realize it a couple of rounds later when Japan is trudging across the northern territories, gobbling up free IPCs along the way

I’ll keep the same placement / bid etc.

[Stalingradski]

Cool - I’ll set it up and keep everything as is…

And I realize we probably should have at least rolled the dice in this game… a slim chance Japan survived…  8-)  But luck like that would be just as bad, in some ways. I don’t love huge dice swings - they often take away the strategic element of the game and make it more like Risk.

I don’t remember who posts the results to the league site… winner or loser of the match?

[Odonis]

Loser normally posts - let me know when we’re up again!

Some questions I’m looking forward to having answers for this next game:

Will he have such a fortuitous first round?
Will he go Neutral crush this game?

:)

Cheers!

[Stalingradski]

Answers:

1. Probably not…

2. We’ll see!  :-)

I’ll post to the site and get started - maybe tomorrow - I have a bunch of games in front of me + my kid’s bedtime routine…

[Stalingradski]

I can’t think of any reason not to use the exact opener… it has all the bid placements and all the purchases and combat moves I like to make.

You cool with just starting from the same map, on this thread?

I don’t think the game number matters. You still get credit for the last victory  :cry:

Here’s to even luck, and a fantastic understanding of the rules!

[Stalingradski]

So, if all is ok, scramble in SZs 110 or 111?

[Odonis]

scramble 111 1 FTR

good luck!

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 carrier, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Malta: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Egypt: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 71 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            3 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to France
            3 armour moved from Greater Southern Germany to France
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to France
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Greater Southern Germany to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
            2 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 armour moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            1 battleship moved from 113 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 117 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 118 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 108 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 103 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Norway to 111 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Germany to 110 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 110 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            British scrambles 1 units out of Scotland to defend against the attack in 111 Sea Zone
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 submarines and 3 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 cruiser; British defend with 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 submarines and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 44
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
            Battle in France
                Germans attack with 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 7 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 6 infantry; British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Germans captures 19PUs while taking French capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking France from French with 6 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 32
                Casualties for Germans: 7 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                1 battleship owned by the Germans retreated to 112 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 battleship and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in Yugoslavia
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 9 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
                Germans win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter and 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 submarines
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win, taking 106 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Moving scrambled unit from 111 Sea Zone back to originating territory: Scotland
            Trigger Germans Conquer France: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation_Switch attached to French

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 111 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from France to Western Germany
            1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 110 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
                  Germans take Finland from Neutral_Axis
            1 cruiser and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Denmark to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway
            1 fighter moved from Yugoslavia to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
                  Germans take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany

Place Units - Germans
            1 carrier, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 112 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 39 PUs; end with 59 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 69 PUs

[Stalingradski]

The opening luck continued… I think I’m up a couple subs and a couple land units.

[Odonis]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Russians
            Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - Russians

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 artillery moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Volgograd
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Rostov
            6 infantry moved from Amur to Siberia
            6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Sakha
            1 aaGun moved from Sakha to Siberia

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Russia
            1 mech_infantry placed in Volgograd
            1 infantry placed in Russia

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

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 factory_minor and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            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 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan

[Stalingradski]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 factory_minor and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            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 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Kwangsi
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Anhwe
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria 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 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 aaGun and 6 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 battleship moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
            1 fighter moved from Korea to Kiangsu
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 carrier moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            2 fighters moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Kiangsu
            2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 40 PUs

[Odonis]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to Guam
            1 infantry moved from Central United States to Eastern United States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to Western United States

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier and 2 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total