My trouble with dice - and are casino dice the answer?

@Mutu98

Way back right after the Millennium I played a game of Pacific with a gentleman on Days of Infamy using this type of system. We carried over all less than 6 pips from roll to roll, as pips not equaling 6 never hit, and even from battle to battle. So if I had a remainder of 4 at the end of a battle, my next battle got that 4 added in to any remainder.

It was as close to a “no dice” game we could come up with.

One unintended consequence we found was the ability to “manipulate” battles. You could roll a battle that you were sure of winning that would have a nice remaining total and then use that remainder on a battle that was going to be close and the remainder pushed it over the edge.

Since we only played it once we did not use a system to fix this but when I now do testing using Average Dice I always randomly roll first to determine battle order to avoid this issue.

@jim010

@barnee said in How much complexity do you want in your Axis games?:

I prefer a base game with a lot of optional rules or scenarios or both.

yea, so the base game would acomplish what Roger prefers and the optional rules and scenarios would be for people who want a more in depth game.

It does both.

Here is a Facebook group for Australian fans of Axis and Allies: www.facebook.com/groups/axisandalliesaustralia

Round 5: Cobra’s plan to take Apogee Base is ?fizzled out, especially with Joe laying siege to Black main base, and, White taking over VP spaces. Still they have fight left in them.

Red moves from its base, 2 more Wolf units towards Blue Main Base. From NP Base two Wolf units attack the N. Greenland VP 1 hexes. Hex taken for one lost and defending White Cat.

Builds a Wolf & a trooper & Wolf for NP & main Red base.

Blue 2 Cats from Apogee Base take over 1VP N. Greenland hex, defended Wolf is destroyed for a lost of a Cat. Blue C off N. Greenland land and takes over 2VP island just below NP base. Blue builds a Jet and trooper and Cat at Main Blue Base. Also a Cat at Apogee Base.

Game over as Joe has 10 plus VP, but, as always we will finish this round.

Black sends Wolf from NP Base to attack Blue Cat in 1VP hex N. Greenland. Wolf is lost. From main Black base 2 Wolf units attack nearby 1VP hex guarded by White Cat. Hex retaken for a lost of a unit each side. Builds Wolf unit for NP and main Black base.

White C destroy ice hex that bridges Greenland to NP base. While 3 Cats come up from Apogee Base to 1VP hex, ready to board the C, in the future. Trooper & Cat attack Wolf unit in 1VP hex. Take hex with no lost and now sieging main Black base. From White Main Base 2 Cats head for Black main base. Builds Jet and Cat at Main White & Cat at Apogee Base.

Cobra nearly took Apogee and threaten for a while Blue Base. The game ends with main Black base under siege.

Units left Cobra & Joe, C 1&2, Air 0& 2, Troopers 2&1, 7 Wolf & 10 Cats. Joe controlled all, but, three one VP islands(another VP one hex was never claimed).

Next Scenario 3….

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I posted a video on YouTube a few days ago on the topic of AA Guns and thought I would share it here too. You can check it out using the link below:

Are AA Guns Worth Buying?

Cheers!

I would refer to this thread: https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/21731/hall-of-shame-tales-of-the-worst-dice-ever/47?page=2