2014 Championship – (4) Ghostglider(+21) v (2) Gamerman01(Axis)

it only took, oh, 17 rounds for japan to finally get around to it…

@axis-dominion:

it only took, oh, 17 rounds for japan to finally get around to it…

4. india is a fortress (unsure why he’s not stepping up?)
[…]
after 13 rounds, still no ally capitol conquered…that’s not a good sign for the axis!

So it took exactly FOUR rounds (not 17) to make something which you stated being “a fortress” to end up in complete annihilation which brings us back to what gamer already said about the quality of your judgements of positions.

hahaha look at JDOW stirring things up, i love it…

first a lot can actually happen in just 4 rounds, second, it took quite a heavy price to finally smash the indian force and really secure india for the axis; that is, the price of most all of the german garrison in the middle east. he can pretty much kiss the middle east good bye from here on. third, most of my points are still holding.

at least i put myself out there by commenting on the game, instead of waiting for others to comment then trying to poke at one of their points only AFTER several more rounds go by. how about offering your own analysis or commentary on the game thus far? put yourself out there too…or are you concerned someone might poke at your points and you might be wrong and judged as a bad player with poor judgement?

@JDOW:

@axis-dominion:

it only took, oh, 17 rounds for japan to finally get around to it…

4. india is a fortress (unsure why he’s not stepping up?)
[…]
after 13 rounds, still no ally capitol conquered…that’s not a good sign for the axis!

So it took exactly FOUR rounds (not 17) to make something which you stated being “a fortress” to end up in complete annihilation which brings us back to what gamer already said about the quality of your judgements of positions.

@Gamerman01:

@axis-dominion:

it only took, oh, 17 rounds for japan to finally get around to it…

Yes, I have a totally different strategy than most players.  I have no interest in going after India early or quickly.  I do prefer to take it late and easily.

You’re trolling Me1945, you’re trolling me, it’s not appreciated.

I thought we were talking about me.

gamer, i’m curious, why do you take most of what i’m saying as disrespectful? honestly it’s not intended to be. i’m just commenting on the game. it’s not an ad hominem as you’re taking it to be.

my hemorrhaging comment was actually meant to be funny, because that was my first impression when i opened up the map and saw a big red blotch in the middle of the german empire  :lol:

man you guys are just too serious……

@Gamerman01:

Now that’s a fairer post

You can’t take credit for the dice making it difficult to take out the India stack…. it could have gone the other way

In case you hadn’t noticed… the European map could be completely irrelevant.  Of COURSE I took out the Indian stack with the Germans.  I’m just thrilled Ghost didn’t make me do it with the Japanese

You also put too much value on the middle east.  We’ve both convoyed 80 significantly during this game, nullifying much of the IPC value

Too much discussion at this point - let’s see what Ghost does with R18

And by the way, if you were playing Ghost you would be dead by now, so… a little respect please

sorry you took it that way, seems like anything i say is going to rub you as disrespectful.

it’s a comment on the game and was meant to support my “fortress” point that india was holding strong for many, many rounds. all fortresses, no matter how strong, do eventually fall with enough pressure and time…so it was with india.

instead of taking it as disrespectful, how about you take it as credit to your opponent for holding out so long, or better yet, credit to yourself for undertaking a different strategy than most do, as you pointed out and i appreciated.

@Gamerman01:

@axis-dominion:

it only took, oh, 17 rounds for japan to finally get around to it…

This is disrespectful

@Gamerman01:

In case you hadn’t noticed…… the European map could be completely irrelevant. �

seems to me, if it is likely completely irrelevant as you say, why in this turn would 23 german fast head westward instead of the other direction to support the japs?

@Gamerman01:

Ask Ghost how good I am, after the game is over, or he might tell you now
He appreciates my strategies a lot more than you do, I’m sure, because you’ve never played against them

and when did i ever say you’re not good? i think i’d be a dumb person if i claimed or hinted at that. i’m just commenting on how i see the game as it’s developing. i happen to feel the allies are doing great, but that’s just my opinion and judgement, and i’m not afraid to come out wrong on this. i think it’s fun to post observations, sort of like the half-time analysis of sports  :-)

look, we all know by now the game is just not favorable to the allies, so any time we see the allies putting up a decent fight we need to cheer for them, alright?  :-P

Sounds like a plan  :-)

@Gamerman01:

@axis-dominion:

seems to me, if it is likely completely irrelevant as you say, why in this turn would 23 german fast head westward instead of the other direction to support the japs?

You see - this is disrespectful.  You are calling my integrity into question.  AND you are asking me why I made a (significant) move that I just did, which is clearly inappropriate.  Why don’t you watch silently for a while please.

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

Game History

Round: 18

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 airfield and 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Greater Southern Germany
                  Russians take Greater Southern Germany from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
                  Russians take Yugoslavia from Italians
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
                  Russians take Bryansk from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
                  Russians take Tambov from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Archangel
                  Russians take Archangel from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan
                  Russians take Kazakhstan from Germans

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Romania
                Russians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Romania, round 2 :  0/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Romania, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Romania, round 3 :  1/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Romania, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Romania
                Russians win, taking Romania from Germans with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Poland
                Russians attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 2 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 infantry in Poland, round 2 :  1/4 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Poland, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Poland
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 1 infantry in Poland, round 3 :  3/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Poland, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Poland
                Russians win, taking Poland from Germans with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            9 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            2 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
            1 armour moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
            3 infantry moved from Russia to Samara
            3 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            9 artilleries and 19 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            5 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov
            3 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Samara to Novosibirsk
            1 aaGun moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan
            2 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Kazakhstan
            1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Timguska
            1 artillery moved from Novosibirsk to Timguska
            1 artillery moved from Novosibirsk to Samara
            1 artillery moved from Novosibirsk to Vologda
            1 aaGun moved from Russia to Tambov

Place Units - Russians
            10 infantry placed in Russia
            1 airfield placed in Slovakia Hungary

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Objective Russians 2 Spread Of Communism: Russians met a national objective for an additional 21 PUs; end with 51 PUs

Territory Summary for Russians :

Timguska : 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
    Kazakhstan : 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
    Olgiy : 1 flag
    Greater Southern Germany : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Slovakia Hungary : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 infantry
    Romania : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
    Poland : 1 flag, 2 artilleries
    Tobruk : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    Italian Somaliland : 1 flag
    Ethiopia : 1 flag
    Bryansk : 1 infantry
    Archangel : 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 10 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Tambov : 1 aaGun, 9 artilleries and 25 infantry
    Novosibirsk : 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    Vologda : 4 artilleries and 11 infantry
    Smolensk : 2 infantry
    Samara : 1 artillery and 6 infantry
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag, 9 artilleries and 5 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 41 / 69
    Russians : 30 / 51
    Japanese : 72 / 88
    Americans : 57 / 84
    Chinese : 2 / 4
    British : 29 / 30
    UK_Pacific : 2 / 0
    Italians : 16 / 25
    ANZAC : 10 / 11
    French : 6 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0