12L, AA50-41, Ol'Blood&Guts (Axis) vs. cts17 (Allies+7), -tech, +NOs

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Germans round 2

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 2 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 1 marine and 9 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Politics - Germans Trigger Vichy France Has Occurred: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_French_Territory_May_Turn_Vichy_Switch attached to French Combat Move - Germans 2 bombers moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom 1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 111 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone Combat - Germans Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom British roll AA dice in United Kingdom : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 5,5 and causes: 10 damage to unit: factory_major Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 10 damage total. Battle in 88 Sea Zone Germans attack with 1 submarine British defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the British lost in 88 Sea Zone Germans win with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for British: 1 transport Non Combat Move - Germans 1 battleship moved from 111 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone 5 infantry moved from Finland to Norway 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Norway to Western Germany 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 1 aaGun, 6 armour, 1 artillery and 4 mech_infantrys moved from France to Western Germany 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 3 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Poland to Germany 3 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Slovakia Hungary 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to France 1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France 2 bombers moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany Place Units - Germans 9 transports placed in 112 Sea Zone Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 marine placed in Western Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 38 PUs; end with 39 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 44 PUs Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

British AA : -0.33

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 7

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 7 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy nothing; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Northwest Persia Italians take Northwest Persia from British Combat - Italians Battle in Northern Italy Italians attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry British defend with 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits British roll dice for 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Northern Italy Italians win, taking Northern Italy from British with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for British: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Italians 1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk Turn Complete - Italians Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,2,5,1,2,4,1,6,3,5,2,2,5,3,4,3,3 Italians collect 1 PU (7 lost to blockades); end with 2 PUs Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 4 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 0.00 British regular : -0.67

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TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 12 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 6 infantry, 3 tactical_bombers and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Americans 2 infantry moved from Western United States to 11 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 11 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Midway 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 32 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands 1 infantry moved from Wake Island to 32 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from Marshall Islands to 32 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 32 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 50 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands Combat - Americans Battle in Midway Battle in Solomon Islands Americans attack with 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers Japanese defend with 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 artillery, 4 fighters, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Solomon Islands, round 2 : 5/10 hits, 5.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Solomon Islands, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Solomon Islands 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Solomon Islands Americans win, taking Midway from Japanese, taking Solomon Islands from Japanese with 1 artillery, 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Americans 7 carriers and 2 fighters moved from 32 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 53 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 32 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 3 destroyers and 8 submarines moved from 32 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from 32 Sea Zone to Queensland 1 fighter moved from Queensland to 50 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 32 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Solomon Islands to 50 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from Marshall Islands to 32 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Wake Island to 32 Sea Zone 1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 32 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 50 Sea Zone to Solomon Islands 1 transport moved from 32 Sea Zone to 27 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Western United States to 11 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 11 Sea Zone to 27 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 27 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands 2 carriers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 99 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 99 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 5 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from Gibraltar to Greece 3 transports moved from 99 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 2 marines moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 2 marines moved from 99 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 2 marines moved from 94 Sea Zone to Gibraltar 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Burma to Eastern India 4 infantry and 1 marine moved from Western India to Eastern India 1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Iraq to 82 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 82 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Western India 1 infantry moved from Iraq to Syria 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern United States to Gibraltar 1 submarine moved from 94 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone 2 submarines moved from 95 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 106 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 104 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 82 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone Place Units - Americans 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Greece 3 infantry placed in Iraq Americans undo move 2. 1 transport placed in 104 Sea Zone 2 infantry placed in Eastern United States 1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Iraq Americans undo move 4. 1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Iraq 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers placed in Eastern United States 1 fighter placed in Eastern United States 1 tactical_bomber placed in Eastern United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 61 PUs; end with 61 PUs Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 76 PUs Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 81 PUs Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 86 PUs Purchase Units - Chinese Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 99 Sea Zone: 2 fighters EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 101 Sea Zone: 2 fighters EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Chinese buy 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Chinese 2 infantry moved from Northern Sinkiang to Eastern Sinkiang 1 fighter moved from Northern Sinkiang to Eastern Sinkiang 3 infantry moved from Northern Sinkiang to Kansu Combat - Chinese Battle in Kansu Chinese attack with 3 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 3 infantry in Kansu, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kansu, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kansu Chinese win, taking Kansu from Japanese with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Eastern Sinkiang Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Eastern Sinkiang, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Sinkiang, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Eastern Sinkiang 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Eastern Sinkiang Chinese win, taking Eastern Sinkiang from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Chinese 1 fighter moved from Eastern Sinkiang to Northern Sinkiang Place Units - Chinese 1 infantry placed in Northern Sinkiang Turn Complete - Chinese Chinese collect 4 PUs; end with 6 PUs Purchase Units - British British buy 2 bombers, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Purchase Units - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific buy 3 artilleries; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British Non Combat Move - British 3 aaGuns, 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 33 infantry moved from Burma to Eastern India 3 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Western India to Eastern India 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Persia to Western India 1 transport moved from 81 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Southern Persia to 82 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 82 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Western India 2 transports moved from 81 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 82 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 73 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 73 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Western India 2 transports moved from 99 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 3 infantry moved from Egypt to 100 Sea Zone 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 100 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 3 infantry moved from 101 Sea Zone to Greece 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 101 Sea Zone to Kursk 2 fighters moved from 81 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Eastern India to 81 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 99 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 battleship moved from 100 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 100 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 99 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 2 transports moved from 99 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar Place Units - British 2 bombers and 1 mech_infantry placed in Southern Persia 3 infantry placed in Egypt Turn Complete - British British collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 39 PUs Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 42 PUs Objective British 2 Southern Europe Beach Head: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 45 PUs Place Units - UK_Pacific 3 artilleries placed in Eastern India Turn Complete - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific collect 7 PUs; end with 7 PUs Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 10 PUs Some Units in Eastern India change ownership: 3 artilleries

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 1.67 Americans regular : -0.33 Japanese regular : 1.00

Savegame

@simon33 in our game last year, Adam had a similar axis approach but he did both 110 and 111. I believe he still won both, but I had good dice and forced him to trade 7 air against my 4. My dice were certainly above average but it wasn’t an implausible outcome either. I think it is usually the right move to scramble the UK if it improves the TUV exchange for the allies and gives at least a small chance of winning. My guess here is Adam didn’t want to risk a repeat of that and opted for a safer attack.

The last time, he also avoided doing Yunnan. The extra China inf makes that a more difficult combat if Japan wants to do a J1 and hit the UK Battleship. In addition, he ultimately conserves Japanese land units. He still gets India J4 with pretty overwhelming numbers. and chases China away from Yunnan fairly quickly as well. In the end, in BM, the allies get 3 art instead of 4 inf and maybe an extra 4 to 8 income. Definitely useful but not game changing.

The US cruiser is a big swing first because if the Germans win outright they knock out 19 tuv. If they lose, they lose 6. They also convoy on the US and it denies the UK its BM bonus of a sub free Atlantic. Delaying Brazil by a turn also delays the entry of those 3 inf by a turn too. And in BM it also means the US can’t grab 5 with a landing in Morocco. And generally it will set the allies back by a turn in the atlantic and it probably mean they have to spend more on the atlantic early to compensate. Thiis also gives Germany more time to make landings in Europe difficult and reduces the early US spending on the pacific. These round 1 combats often have a larger impact throughout the game and if you are going to do a J1 anyway, its a good move in my view.

This is the third time I’ve beaten Adam’s Axis. But its the first time I’ve won where I feel that the dice didn’t do most of the work for me.

Game History

Round: 16 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese repair damage of 3x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 68 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Japanese buy 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 33 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 63 Sea Zone to New Zealand 1 infantry moved from Hopei to Kweichow Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to Hunan 2 bombers moved from French Indo China to Hunan 1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone 9 fighters moved from 33 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone 9 tactical_bombers moved from 33 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Battle in New Zealand Battle in 47 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 9 fighters and 9 tactical_bombers ANZAC defend with 1 submarine Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 9 fighters and 9 tactical_bombers in 47 Sea Zone, round 2 : 13/19 hits, 10.83 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 47 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 47 Sea Zone Japanese win, taking New Zealand from ANZAC with 1 destroyer, 9 fighters and 9 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine Battle in Hunan Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Hunan, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 3.17 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 2 bombers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Hunan to Kwangtung 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung 3 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State 2 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China 4 infantry moved from French Indo China to Shan State 2 bombers moved from Hunan to Philippines 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe 1 infantry moved from Chahar to Anhwe 1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Hopei 1 infantry moved from Kansu to Shensi 4 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe 3 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol 2 fighters moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 33 Sea Zone 2 artilleries, 9 carriers, 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 2 infantry, 19 submarines and 2 transports moved from 33 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone 9 fighters and 9 tactical_bombers moved from 47 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 2 fighters and 3 infantry placed in Japan 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Malaya 2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China 3 infantry placed in Kiangsu 3 infantry placed in Manchuria Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 68 PUs; end with 68 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.33 Japanese regular : -0.00 ANZAC regular : -0.17

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 27

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 27 Combat Move - Italians Non Combat Move - Italians 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Rostov to Ukraine Turn Complete - Italians

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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Combat - Germans Non Combat Move - Germans 3 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Russia 3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Tambov 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Volgograd 2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk 1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus 2 infantry moved from Vyborg to Finland 3 infantry moved from Russia to Samara 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland 1 aaGun moved from Volgograd to Rostov 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy 11 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy 1 aaGun moved from Volgograd to Kazakhstan 4 infantry moved from Denmark to Western Germany 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy 1 fighter moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy Place Units - Germans 2 bombers placed in Western Germany 3 artilleries placed in Volgograd 3 infantry placed in Russia 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Ukraine 3 armour placed in Western Ukraine Turn Complete - Germans Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3 Germans collect 51 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 51 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 71 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :