13L G40 PGMatt (axis) vs Eggman (allies +9) game 2

@Eggman:

Thinking over how the next few rounds are going to play out, I can see I botched the Pacific badly with that ANZAC move (not that my other choices would be a huge improvement).  It’s pretty sad that Japan can forfeit China and not be any worse off.  Hold the DEI and Malaya to keep your income up and block the Allies’ NOs and you don’t need to do much else all game.  This game will end quickly depending on what happens in Europe.

For what it’s worth, I feel we’re pretty evenly matched.  I’ll have time tomorrow to make some observations / start a dialog about the game play.

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 8 armour and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            10 artilleries and 20 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            4 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Baltic States
            2 fighters moved from Holland Belgium to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 105 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 bomber and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Egypt to Iraq
            4 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States

@Eggman:

Thinking over how the next few rounds are going to play out, I can see I botched the Pacific badly with that ANZAC move (not that my other choices would be a huge improvement).  It’s pretty sad that Japan can forfeit China and not be any worse off.  Hold the DEI and Malaya to keep your income up and block the Allies’ NOs and you don’t need to do much else all game.  This game will end quickly depending on what happens in Europe.

I’ll need Submerge orders for z125 and 114 please.

I think most players’ plan in terms of what the Axis do, and how the Allies react.  This is fair enough as the Axis hold most of the initiative in the cards with regards to when Russia and the US get into the game.

Once you establish what the game plan for the Axis is (G1/J1 G2/J2 G1/J4 G3/J1, whatever) then you go about executing it.

Specific to your comment though, on the pacific side, I think the north board is a trap for all three powers (USSR, USA, Japan)  If any of these guys make a move there, you can deend if your Japan, shrug if your Russia, and waste moves and resources if your the US.  Giving up China once Russia and US decides to “save it” is just fine with me.  All those guys are just going to get land locked holding a pile of purple land that really doesn’t benifit the Allies much.

Like all AnA games, Global is ultimately about the economy more than anything.  You can deny your enemy cash in three ways.  Take his land, kill his pieces through superior position, or bomb/convoy him ot death.

My Western Axis plan, which has yet to win me a game btw, is to bomb the UK, take Africa, and hold up Russia.

If I had to judge my own play so far in the 2013 season is that I have plan…but no idea how to plan to win.  I have tried early and late Japan but never come close to 6 VC.  I have gotten to 7 with the western axis, but died at Moscow.

Still some game inthis one, but that’s my 2 cents.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :5

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 8 armour and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            10 artilleries and 20 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            4 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Baltic States
            2 fighters moved from Holland Belgium to 114 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 105 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Egypt to Iraq
            1 bomber and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Egypt to Iraq
            4 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Baltic States

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 114 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                Russians defend with 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 114 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in 114 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 fighters in 114 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 cruiser in 114 Sea Zone, round 1 :  1/1 hits
                    1 cruiser owned by the Russians , 1 submarine owned by the Russians , 1 fighter owned by the Germans and 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 114 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter and 1 submarine
                Casualties for Russians: 1 cruiser and 1 submarine
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 submarines
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                2 submarines owned by the Germans Submerged
                1 submarine owned by the Russians Submerged
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Germans attack with 10 artilleries and 20 infantry
                Russians defend with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 10 artilleries and 20 infantry in Bessarabia, round 1 :  6/30 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 3 infantry in Bessarabia, round 1 :  2/5 hits
                    3 infantry owned by the Russians , 2 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 artilleries owned by the Russians lost in Bessarabia
                Germans winRussians win with no units remaining, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 10 artilleries and 18 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
            Battle in Baltic States
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 8 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 8 infantry in Baltic States, round 1 :  3/9 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Baltic States, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Baltic States
                Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 1 bomber and 8 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Iraq
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 aaGun, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
                    AA guns fire in Iraq :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber and 3 tactical_bombers in Iraq, round 1 :  1/5 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 aaGun and 2 infantry in Iraq, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans and 1 aaGun owned by the British lost in Iraq
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 tactical_bombers in Iraq, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 2 infantry in Iraq, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the British and 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans lost in Iraq
                Germans win, taking Iraq from British with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -11
                Casualties for Germans: 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Egypt
            1 bomber moved from Baltic States to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from 114 Sea Zone to Germany
            2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            8 armour and 2 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,4
            Germans collect 44 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 45 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 57 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Egypt : 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Western Germany : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour
    Poland : 2 artilleries and 7 infantry
    Germany : 8 armour, 1 factory_major, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
    Norway : 6 infantry
    Holland Belgium : 2 aaGuns and 1 artillery
    Baltic States : 1 flag, 8 infantry
    Eastern Poland : 1 flag, 4 aaGuns, 14 armour, 1 bomber, 4 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
    Bessarabia : 1 flag, 10 artilleries and 18 infantry
    125 Sea Zone : 2 submarines
    80 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    93 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    Iraq : 1 flag, 1 armour and 1 factory_minor
    81 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    82 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 45 / 57
    Russians : 37 / 46
    Japanese : 41 / 44
    Americans : 57 / 74
    Chinese : 20 / 26
    British : 28 / 28
    UK_Pacific : 7 / 13
    Italians : 16 / 26
    ANZAC : 9 / 14
    French : 5 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 14 times
            2 was rolled 13 times
            3 was rolled 8 times
            4 was rolled 16 times
            5 was rolled 11 times
            6 was rolled 16 times
        Average roll : 3.577
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.623
        Standard Deviation : 0.790
        Total rolls : 78

Null / Other
            1 was rolled 3 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.100
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.889
        Standard Deviation : 0.943
        Total rolls : 10

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 7 times
            2 was rolled 7 times
            3 was rolled 6 times
            4 was rolled 12 times
            5 was rolled 6 times
            6 was rolled 13 times
        Average roll : 3.824
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.020
        Standard Deviation : 1.010
        Total rolls : 51

British Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.143
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.500
        Standard Deviation : 0.707
        Total rolls : 7

Russians Combat
            1 was rolled 3 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.100
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.889
        Standard Deviation : 0.943
        Total rolls : 10

@Eggman:

I concede.  Thanks for the game.

No, thank you by all means.