15L Adam514 (Allies +17) vrs Zhukov4 (Axis)

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

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 52 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 mech_infantry moved from Hunan to Shan State
                  Japanese take Shan State from ANZAC
            1 armour moved from Tanganyika Territory to South West Africa
                  Japanese take Rhodesia from British
                  Japanese take South West Africa from British
            1 armour moved from Kenya to Belgian Congo
                  Japanese take Belgian Congo from British
            1 armour moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kenya to 72 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tanganyika Territory to 72 Sea Zone
            5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 72 Sea Zone to Union of South Africa
            1 artillery, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 5 transports moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            2 battleships moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            9 submarines moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            7 carriers moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            6 destroyers moved from 72 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 71 Sea Zone to Union of South Africa
            1 bomber moved from Marshall Islands to Caroline Islands
            1 bomber moved from Hunan to Caroline Islands
            1 bomber moved from Japan to Caroline Islands
            1 infantry moved from Persia to Eastern Persia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Rostov
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Belarus
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Novosibirsk to Greece
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Archangel

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Union of South Africa
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 5 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Union of South Africa from British with 1 artillery, 5 fighters, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                Japanese attack with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from West India to India
            6 artilleries, 15 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from West India to India
            1 bomber moved from West India to French Indo China
            1 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Hunan to Shan State
            1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            5 infantry moved from Amur to Manchuria
            2 infantry moved from Siberia to Amur
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to French Indo China
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Caroline Islands
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Anhwe
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to India
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Anhwe to India
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to French Indo China
            1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to India
            5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi

Place Units - Japanese
            3 infantry placed in French Indo China

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 17
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 36 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 20 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 19 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1,6,4,5,5,5,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,4,3,6,1,4,1,3,3,1
            Japanese collect 45 PUs (17 lost to blockades); end with 97 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 102 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Romania to Yugoslavia
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Slovakia Hungary to Northern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Bessarabia
            2 infantry moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from Greece to Caucasus
            1 bomber moved from Greece to Egypt
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Germany
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Holland Belgium
            2 artilleries moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            2 armour moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 artillery moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from France to Northern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Greece to Yugoslavia

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Algeria
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Algeria from Americans with 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Italians attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 infantry
                Italians win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Caucasus
                Italians attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Caucasus from British with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Strategic bombing raid in Egypt
                Bombing raid in Egypt rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Egypt causes 5 damage total.

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Greece
            1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Greece
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Southern Italy
            2 fighters moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
            1 bomber moved from Algeria to Southern Italy
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany

Place Units - Italians
            2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            6 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 25 PUs; end with 26 PUs total

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

Game History

Round: 18

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 armour, 3 fighters and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
            5 bombers moved from Western Germany to 92 Sea Zone

scramble 92?

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

Game History

Round: 18

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 armour, 3 fighters and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            4 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 92 Sea Zone
            5 bombers moved from Western Germany to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 5 bombers, 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 3 submarines and 1 transport
                3 submarines owned by the Americans Submerged
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 4 bombers
                Casualties for Americans: 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Germans
            5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 bomber moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            14 armour, 16 artilleries, 20 infantry and 18 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Caucasus
            15 armour, 17 artilleries, 25 infantry and 21 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 aaGun moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            2 armour and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Caucasus
            10 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Volgograd
            2 armour moved from Russia to Rostov
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Poland to Western Ukraine
            9 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            2 aaGuns and 2 infantry moved from France to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            3 armour placed in Volgograd
            2 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Ukraine
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Russia
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Novgorod
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 113 Sea Zone: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Southern Italy: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 fighters placed in 113 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 68 PUs; end with 68 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 78 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 93 PUs

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

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier, 9 destroyers and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 5 transports moved from 71 Sea Zone to 70 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from South West Africa to 70 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 5 transports moved from 70 Sea Zone to 68 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 7 carriers, 6 destroyers, 5 fighters, 9 submarines and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 71 Sea Zone to 68 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Archangel to Eastern Poland
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Caroline Islands
            5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kiangsi to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Japan to Caroline Islands
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya
                  Japanese take Malaya from Americans
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from Hunan to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Algeria
            1 aaGun moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 aaGun moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier, 7 destroyers and 2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 21
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 36 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 20 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 19 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2,5,2,4,2,5,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1,3,5,1,4,4,3,5,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4
            Japanese collect 40 PUs (21 lost to blockades); end with 40 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 45 PUs

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 carrier, 9 destroyers and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 5 transports moved from 71 Sea Zone to 70 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from South West Africa to 70 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 5 transports moved from 70 Sea Zone to 68 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 7 carriers, 6 destroyers, 5 fighters, 9 submarines and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 71 Sea Zone to 68 Sea Zone
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Caucasus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Archangel to Eastern Poland
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Caroline Islands
            5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kiangsi to 6 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Japan to Caroline Islands
            3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 mech_infantry moved from Shan State to Malaya
                  Japanese take Malaya from Americans
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to Persia
            1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            3 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            1 artillery moved from Hunan to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Algeria
            1 aaGun moved from Yunnan to Shan State
            1 aaGun moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma

Place Units - Japanese
            1 carrier, 7 destroyers and 2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 21
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 36 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 20 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 19 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2,5,2,4,2,5,5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1,3,5,1,4,4,3,5,6
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4
            Japanese collect 40 PUs (21 lost to blockades); end with 40 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 45 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Yunnan: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kiangsi: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Hunan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Yunnan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

GG.  This is the longest game I’ve played as the Axis including tabletop and TripleA live.  And it’s the first time the Russian Africa push worked vrs me (typically my Axis takes Russia early in that scenario, but you kept Russia alive way too long for comfort) which raises some questions about my meta-strategy.

I haven’t played many elites (mostly I’ve been Allies vrs elites), but this was the best Allies challenge so far.  Your bidding strategy, UK1, and meta-strategy were sophisticated and had me worried.

I definitely learned a thing or two over the course of the game.  Perhaps I need a different approach in Europe……  Usually if Allies stack Russia then Axis can win the game by blitzing Africa but that didn’t happen this time.  I suspect that blitzing the interior of Eurasia was not as optimal as it seemed because I missed the opportunity to try to blitz into Africa before your retreating Indians could block me.

You’re right about the Allied bid.  Sometimes I bid a little lower than other elites but that’s usually cause I want to play Allies.  On the other hand, I don’t think we’ve seen a fully optimized Allied strategy yet.  Even your strategy could benefit from more optimization, and you were quite competitive with a 17 bid.

Sure, let’s rematch soon.  I could use more games like this because they are the key to refining strategies.  I’ll probably take a few days off but I’ll pm you when I’m ready.