14L Whackamatt (Axis) vs Soup (Allies +14)

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Politics - Italians
            Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese
                Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War

Combat Move - Italians
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Greece
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to British Somaliland
                  Italians take British Somaliland from British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Gibraltar
            Battle in Alexandria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British, taking Alexandria from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 13
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                French win with 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is -18
                Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
            2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 aaGuns, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 5 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 9
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3,1,5,2
            Italians collect 2 PUs (9 lost to blockades); end with 2 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 7 PUs

Hey there!  I noticed an illegeal move on your part.  When not at war, the US can’t end naval movement in sea zones that touch Japanese territory.  Your move of sub & DD by Iwo Jima is illegal.  Please use edit to move it somewhere else during ANZAC & France’s turn.

Use edit to move the US pieces, not take a US turn.  The point is I want them moved during one of your turns (France/ANZAC or Russia) so you get to decide where they should be BEFORE Japan’s turn, as where they end up could affect how I play my turn.

They won’t really change how Germany or Italy plays, so it’s no big deal there, but you should definately have them moved by the end of the Russian turn.

On another note, say if you had mistakenly moved some UK pieces, I wouldn’t have been able to take my Italian turn until you corrected them., etc.

OH!  that may have been a load error on my part.  :?  :-oI must have reloaded the old UK file and replayed Italy.

Please disregard this second Italian turn, as I had already played it.  I will start with Germany.  I apologize for any confusion.

I will simpy load France and play.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 infantry and 10 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            EDIT: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 17 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 91 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 124 Sea Zone to 125 Sea Zone
            7 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
            1 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            2 armour moved from Southern France to Western Germany
            3 armour moved from France to Western Germany
            1 armour moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Western Germany
            2 artilleries moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            2 mech_infantrys moved from France to Yugoslavia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to Yugoslavia
            2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 1 submarine
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans win with 2 bombers and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers moved from 91 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium
            3 aaGuns moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            10 transports placed in 113 Sea Zone
            1 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,5,2,5
            Germans collect 42 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 42 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 47 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 52 PUs

Sincerist apologies there.  You can never re-do a turn, and certainly not after your opponent has taken theres.  That’s why it’s important to edit/reload any mistakes you find before they go.

So yeah, just a dumb mistake there on my part by clicking on the wrong file.  doh!

" It minimizes the perception and/or angle of selecting a different move after the fact.  I have/would do the same in a traditional version of the board game."

I am okay with allowing my opponent to pick a different location, so long as a power that could be affected hasn’t moved yet.  Like in my examples, where the US ends a NCM of some ships in the Pacific has no bearing on what Italy would buy/move/attack/etc.

As for Germany 2, you’ll see a few things, such as the 92-93% chance of taking London! :evil:

When I play the Allies, I rarely scramble as the UK Round 1, and this is why.  Plus, if Germany brings all available units, you’re essentially guranateeing the destruction of 4 fighters, for MAYBE destrying German fighters in return, and if you do, it’s rarely on a 1 to 1 scale.  My first round buy is 90% of the time 9 infantry.  This statistically puts any Operation Sealion out of reach for Germany, but it does delay any African support.

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 armour, 1 carrier and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Politics - Japanese
            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 Allied

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 armour moved from Soviet Far East to Sakha
                  Japanese take Siberia from Russians
                  Japanese take Sakha from Russians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Chahar to Central Mongolia
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Central Mongolia
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Jehol to Yunnan
            2 bombers, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
                  Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
                  Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Amur to Buyant-Uhaa
                  Japanese take Buyant-Uhaa from Russians
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Buyant-Uhaa
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 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 19 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 3 carriers, 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Siam to 37 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Soviet Far East to Siberia

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Central Mongolia
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Central Mongolia from Russians with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 4 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 5 fighters, 3 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 11 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Casualties for Chinese: 11 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to 37 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangsi
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 bombers moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsu
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Central Mongolia to Anhwe
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to Kwangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Kiangsu
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Shantung
            1 carrier placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 46 PUs

Stacking in Amur will lead to exactly this.  It’s a good idea to concentrate them in Buryatia, or Sakha where Japan can’t touch them.  Then you can wait until Japan moves most of its forces away, and move back again, threatening a 1-2 combo with Russia and the US.  Or moving in the Russian stack when the US takes Korea.

OR, you can slowly march them straight to Moscow, as Russia will lose in a 1 vs 1 fight with Germany.  That extra 20 hits can really help them last a lot longer sometimes.

Alternatively, stacking in Amur can be used to lure your opponent to go after Russia as Japan instead of setting up for a J2 or J3 around India or the DEI.  I’m pretty well locked into pushing into the mainland now.  My income won’t grow as fast as declaring war on J2 or J3, but I want to keep the US out of the war if I’m going to take London.  having the US in the game on US2 can hurt Germany a bit.

Don’t forget to post the UK turn  :-D