2017 League General Discussion Thread

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 1 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 infantry and 4 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 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 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar Japanese take Chahar from Chinese 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Shansi 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Manchuria to Shansi 1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Fukien to Kiangsi Japanese take Kiangsi from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Hunan Japanese take Hunan from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kweichow Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan 2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Manchuria to Shansi Combat - Japanese Battle in Shansi Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Shansi, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shansi, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Shansi, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shansi, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shansi Japanese win, taking Shansi from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Battle in Yunnan Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Chinese defend with 4 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 3.17 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 4/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits 3 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan 4 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan Japanese win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1 Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry Casualties for Chinese: 4 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 armour moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Iwo Jima to 7 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi 1 infantry moved from Kyushu to 20 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 20 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi 1 transport moved from 21 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Hokkaido to 6 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Southern Manchuria to Jehol 1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Northern Manchuria to Southern Manchuria 3 infantry moved from Korea to Southern Manchuria 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Fukien to Kiangsi 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shansi to Kiangsu 1 carrier moved from 7 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 21 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 battleship moved from 7 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 7 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 7 Sea Zone to Marshall Islands 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Caroline Islands 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 34 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands 1 fighter moved from Korea to 37 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Formosa to Kwangsi 1 submarine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 7 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 34 Sea Zone to 31 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Japan to Marshall Islands 1 battleship moved from 20 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Kiangsu to 37 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Kwangsi 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Marshall Islands 1 cruiser moved from 7 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 7 Sea Zone to 32 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 4 transports placed in 7 Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 43 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 2.00 Japanese regular : -1.17

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 13

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 13 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 2 destroyers and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Western Australia to 42 Sea Zone Combat - ANZAC Battle in 42 Sea Zone ANZAC attack with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter Japanese defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 fighter in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the Japanese and 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 42 Sea Zone ANZAC win, taking 42 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 destroyer and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14 Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to Western Australia 1 artillery moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Queensland to 54 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 54 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands 1 cruiser moved from 21 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone 4 fighters moved from Burma to Yunnan 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 23 Sea Zone Place Units - ANZAC 1 fighter placed in New South Wales 2 destroyers placed in 62 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 44 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,4 ANZAC collect 13 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 19 PUs Combat Move - French Turn Complete - French Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by French from Greece: 1 fighter EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Northwest Persia: 1 fighter EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by French from 110 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser EDIT: Adding units owned by French to 125 Sea Zone: 1 cruiser EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.50 ANZAC regular : 1.17

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@BobbaRossa

I re-deployed a couple Chinese inf up to Kansu. Please let me know if it would have affected Italy, no problem if so.

@simon33 Your turn FYI :)

@simon33 said in 2025 Playoff-final - Ghostglider vs Adam514 (allied +22):

Congratulations to both players for qualifying and to Adam for the win, is this the third championship for Adam514? I am wondering about a couple of moves in the early stages if I may comment. From the Allies, i am wondering if an air strafe of fic and/or sending the dd to kill the Borneo transport would have been better. The air strafe world have allowed artillery to be bought early iirc, assuming it succeeded. I can live with the decision taken but it doesn’t stop me from wondering.

From the axis, many people shy away from the j1 dow in bm but assuming it is done in this way, i shy away from the attack on the sz37 bb, rightly or wrongly. One thing I can’t see is why the sz33 cv wasn’t used to defend the Borneo transport. This really out back Japan’s progress. I think am Overland route should take down India after a j1 on j5 unless a counter attack succeeds somewhere along the way. I had to work out the merit in using sz33 cv by trial and error but when i checked it was right there in the Japan playbook.

I also didn’t like the conquest of Normandy. What did the European axis gain from this attack? Maybe it was 4ipc but usa were then able to churn out units from this ic for most of the game.

At this point, i am going to plug my French rebalance which removes the ridiculous incentive to leave Normandy and s France French and takes care of a few other minor limitations, but uses about half of the changes from bm.

Sorry for the criticisms, I am sure I would have stuffed up other things against against Adam. Again, great work to get to the final for both players.

Art for China is a minor advantage in my opinion.

@simon33 well this suddenly got interesting…sorry about that, admittedly it was a complete hail mary and i didn’t even really prepare it right in the chance i did win.

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 9

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 9 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 1 infantry and 5 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

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@simon33 Yep, that’s correct. What about intercepting in Western Germany? I am attacking with two fighters and two bombers, you have two fighters that can intercept.