G40.2 JWW (Allies +11) vs MiamiUMike - No Tech

3 of 4 - and then Italy whiffs with 2 ftr and a bomber - twice - in other words, I got diced - again - every game - all the time. Its like clockwork. I cannot even enjoy this game anymore when the dice are like this. Its BS.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Gibraltar
            Battle in Alexandria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British, taking Alexandria from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
                retreated to 97 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 carrier remaining. Battle score for attacker is -14
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser and 2 fighters
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Holland Belgium
            2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Bulgaria
            1 armour moved from Bulgaria to Romania

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1
            Italians collect 12 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 12 PUs total

I lose 5 units - you lose 3 - considering your OOL, I had over a 98% chance to win - and of course, I lose….

I’d just like to play a game where the outcome isn’t decided before the end of the first turn due to dice. It is hard for the dice to ‘even out’, when the game is already over.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 4 mech_infantrys, 2 submarines and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Greece
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            1 fighter moved from Tobruk to 97 Sea Zone
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 91 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 91 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 106 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from France to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 fighter; British defend with 1 carrier
                Germans win with 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 26
                Casualties for French: 1 fighter
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 3 armour and 5 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Battle in 110 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                French defend with 1 cruiser
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                Germans win with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 40
                Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 bombers moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Norway to 112 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            5 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Germany
            3 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Germany
            3 aaGuns moved from France to Western Germany
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
            2 tactical_bombers moved from 97 Sea Zone to Alexandria
            1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy

Place Units - Germans
            1 factory_minor placed in Yugoslavia
            2 submarines placed in 112 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
            4 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 43 PUs; end with 43 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 48 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs

Hey there - I assumed no scramble in 110, given that it was 4 on 2 - and I had 2 soaks…

If need be, I can add in your fighter

MM

True - though, I didn’t really WANT to use Germans there - plus, it cost Italy some bucks via convoys. In the end, and I didn’t look too closely, it might have evened out - though Italy will be stuck with a minor airforce going forward…

MM

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 harbour, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from Chahar to Suiyuyan
                  Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            6 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to Szechwan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            2 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 20 Sea Zone to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Szechwan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Szechwan
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 8 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 1 fighter and 6 infantry
                Japanese win with 2 bombers, 7 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter and 6 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 fighter moved from Hunan to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 bombers moved from Szechwan to Kwangsi
            7 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from Szechwan to Kwangsi
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsi
            1 aaGun and 4 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Yunnan
            1 armour moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow

Place Units - Japanese
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Manchuria
            2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 harbour placed in Hainan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 43 PUs

Dice have come back - at least for now. Japan did well against China there - losing one plane only (though, 3 probably would be average - of course, you could have 6 times as well and made that the end of that)  :evil:

I really wanted to DOW this round - but - still trying to get set back up in Europe and couldn’t afford to let the US into the war quite yet….

Yeah - and I should apologize for my earlier outburst. I still feel I am behind after the problems G1 had - but I have stopped the bleeding for sure….

grumble, grumble - I hate you :)