Guam Solo vs crockett36 G40.2 oob

crockett36

as to tournament play, i tend to tighten up the ship a little, but I will always a curve ball to play with the enemies head. And aggression. I don’t need odds in the 90s to commit to a move. In a game that is so weighted against the allies, you have to put somethings to chance.

crockett36

so I will probably read this on youtube. and i’m ready to start a game. I will probably echo your moves, which are the orthodox way of doing a g1.

crockett36

I might also playout a game from t3 on, adjusting to these faults

GuamSolo

@crockett36 Well that makes sense. If you were inviting Sea Lion I certainly walked into that. I think your experiments were good ones, but agree that too many in one game is “A Bridge Too Far” – If I can steal that phrase. One thing is for sure, with multiple experiments going on I had a hard time figuring out your tactics and how to respond.

GuamSolo

@crockett36 It would be fun to attend a tournament and see how everyone plays. Everyone can’t be too orthodox I imagine. It would be too predictable then.

GuamSolo

@crockett36 I’ve thought about that too - going back and playing the game vs. AI. But the AI always seems at some point to do something most humans wouldn’t and the results are hard to evaluate. The AI (almost) never takes risks, which is unlike human game play.

crockett36

I need to change my playbook to Modest dashing of Axis ambitions!

crockett36

JDOW '15 '14 8 days ago
@trulpen said in Post League Game Results Here:

a) trulpen - JDOW 0-1

b) trulpen - JDOW 0-1

I would like to emphasize that these have been everything but clear wins by me.
My general goal with the Allies is to outplay the Axis strategically and make the giant fall using the strategy of 1000 needle sticks. This did not work in both games and the giant did not stumble and Allies were in the corner in both games.
All I did is showing some qualities to be a slippy eel when cornered, supported by a mental slip (game 1) and a semi-blunder (game 2) from trulpen.
This allowed the Allies to take Berlin twice in game 1 which turned the tide in favor of the Allies.
In game 2, the Allies got a risky shot to take Tokyo. MARTI definitely gave me some horrible dicing early in the games but it showed merci in this all or nothing battle.
I had 75% on Tokyo and I did not just win, I won so good that Japan never had a chance to take Tokyo back. Although Germans were a juggernaut at this time, there wasn’t a chance to secure 9 CV with Japan never earning a single buck for the rest of the game.

Trulpen made an, imo, silly statement in one of the game thread, saying “he will only play me again without giving my Allies a bid”. I think I should be the one asking for a higher bid as strategically, it was my Allies that were pushed into the corner twice and I have to rethink my strategy against opponents that play Axis very controlled and risk-averse at modest pace without rushing to force matters quickly.

crockett36

death by 1000 nicks and cuts! So if we looked to reduce the Axis income by two or three each, that would add up over 10 rounds.

GuamSolo

@crockett36 Sounds like an interesting game - did you mean to put this in our game thread?

crockett36

yes, it’s the first time I’ve heard a top tier guy give that plain of advice.

GuamSolo

@crockett36 Does it not have to be reduced with some permanency? I see trading spaces often where the income is regained as turns switch and reconquer places.

crockett36

absolutely

GuamSolo

I like the death by a thousand nicks analogy though. I think you used different phrases in your essay.

GuamSolo

Sandbagging and something else was how you phrased it

GuamSolo

When do you want to spin a new game up? Are you on vacation? You said something about going back to work in a few weeks.

crockett36

it’s up! Scramble?

GuamSolo

@crockett36 I guess we use this same thread? That’s cool. It will appear to everyone that we have been locked in a game for ages! Can I see the map? I want to know if you brought your battleship in?

crockett36

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35758/guam-solo-l-vs-crockett36-x-g40-2-oob

Guam Solo vs crockett36 G40.2 oob

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