Thanks @VictoryFirst , it’s our loss that we can’t play with you for awhile.
Thanks for the go ahead on the G40, and don’t worry about the tournament because the other guys were cool
I wish the best to you, and will be great when you come back
2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis)
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I dunno, lose the Russians and British infantry, thanks for asking
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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 2
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic
Game History
Round: 2 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 3 armour, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs; Combat Move - Japanese 3 fighters and 6 infantry moved from French Indo China to Sinkiang 1 bomber moved from Japan to Sinkiang 1 fighter moved from Japan Sea Zone to Sinkiang 1 transport moved from Japan Sea Zone to Okinawa Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Okinawa to Okinawa Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Okinawa Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 1 battleship moved from French Indo China Sea Zone to Japan Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria Combat - Japanese Battle in Manchuria Japanese attack with 2 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Manchuria 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Manchuria Japanese win, taking Manchuria from Russians with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Sinkiang Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 6 infantry British defend with 1 armour and 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Russians defend with 2 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 6 infantry in Sinkiang, round 2 : 4/11 hits, 3,67 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 6 infantry in Sinkiang, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 3,00 expected hits 4 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Sinkiang 2 infantry owned by the Russians and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Sinkiang Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 2 infantry in Sinkiang, round 3 : 3/7 hits, 3,00 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Sinkiang, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1,67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Sinkiang 2 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Sinkiang Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 4 fighters in Sinkiang, round 4 : 2/5 hits, 2,67 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 fighter in Sinkiang, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits 1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in Sinkiang Japanese win with 1 bomber and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 17 Casualties for Japanese: 6 infantry Casualties for British: 1 armour and 2 infantry Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter and 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 fighter moved from Sinkiang to Japan Sea Zone 1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Sinkiang to French Indo China Place Units - Japanese 3 armour placed in French Indo China 2 infantry placed in Japan 1 transport placed in Japan Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 22 PUs; end with 25 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
Americans regular : 0,67 Japanese regular : 0,00 Russians regular : 0,67 -
@gamerman01 Thanks! I didn’t know the piece limits for generic units apply to ALL powers (while in fact, it’s quite logical although didn’t think about it). This makes it quite interesting, you can buy ICs just to make sure your opponents can’t! 😂
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@VictoryFirst said in 2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis):
@gamerman01 Thanks! I didn’t know the piece limits for generic units apply to ALL powers (while in fact, it’s quite logical although didn’t think about it). This makes it quite interesting, you can buy ICs just to make sure your opponents can’t! 😂
I am glad you posted,
I really didn’t want to ambush you with this but I feel I already kind of have. Well, it’s double elimination…
I am REALLY enjoying this game, I’m so glad the guys got me to play 2 Classic games a year ago. I’m curious what your A&A background is. You definitely have skills and experience.
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Furthermore, since we are not sitting together playing with physical pieces (unfortunately), I need to use the comment log to specify what fighters are on what carriers when allied carriers share a zone, which I will do with this US turn…
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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic
Game History
Round: 3 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 fighter and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Non Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 armour moved from Soviet Far East to Yakut S.S.R. 1 aaGun moved from Novosibirsk to Russia 1 fighter moved from North Sea Zone to Russia 1 fighter moved from Novosibirsk to Karelia S.S.R. 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Karelia S.S.R. 2 armour moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Russia Place Units - Russians 1 fighter and 5 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R. 1 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 27 PUs; end with 27 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
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@VictoryFirst @gamerman01 outside of AA guns and industrial complexes, you can have an infinities amount of any unit type - you just can’t break them into more groups than there are pieces. For example: there are only three bombers available for each power. The USA can have 8 bombers on the board - they just can’t be in more than three groups at any given time. They cannot break into more than three groups to make attacks, etc.
Hopefully that makes sense.
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@gamerman01 said in 2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis):
I am REALLY enjoying this game, I’m so glad the guys got me to play 2 Classic games a year ago. I’m curious what your A&A background is.
Thank you, I enjoy this game too.
I’ve started playing A&A when I was 12 years old. My mother wanted to buy something from an online shop but the final price was just under the free shipping limit. So she offered me to buy something from that site so that there would be free shipping. I was fond of board games and I also had a growing interest in WW2 so a WW2 board game appealed me. After some searching I found this game called Axis and Allies 1941. Very cheap and it looked cool, so I put it in the shopping cart. After that, I came into contact with the game for the first time and immediately fell love.
At some point I bought Europe and Pacific 1940. I’ve played over a 100 solo games of Global. It was funny as I thought I had an unbeatable Allied strategy. Later I found out the Axis are considered to have a large advantage. I’ve never really played G40 on the forums so I have never figured out if my Allied strategy was actually unbeatable or just my Axis play being flawed (I think the latter one). It has been too long ago so now I don’t know anymore the exact details of the strategy, so I guess we’ll never know.
Joined this site in 2021 but have not played actively until this year. Finished high school last year and am currently taking a gap year so now I’ve lots of time to play.
You definitely have skills and experience.
Ha, I take that as a compliment from someone who is in the top of the G40 League standings! Although I don’t think I have that much experience compared to most people playing here. With the exception of Original Europe (and G40 but that was too long ago), I have never really stacked many games of any version. The_Good_Captain for example has played 50+ games of Anniversary 1941, 100+ games of Classic, 40+ games of 1914, compared to 5, 1 and 8 games for me respectively 😂
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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic
Game History
Round: 3 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 7 armour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 2 infantry moved from East Europe to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 bomber moved from West Europe to Ukraine S.S.R. 4 fighters moved from West Europe to West Africa Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from East Europe to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 armour moved from Congo to Kenya-Rhodesia Germans take Kenya-Rhodesia from British 1 armour moved from Kenya-Rhodesia to Anglo Sudan Egypt 2 infantry moved from Congo to Anglo Sudan Egypt Combat - Germans Battle in Ukraine S.S.R. Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1,50 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R. 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine S.S.R. Germans win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Russians with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in West Africa Sea Zone Germans attack with 4 fighters Americans defend with 1 transport Germans roll dice for 4 fighters in West Africa Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 2,00 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 transport in West Africa Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits 1 transport owned by the Americans lost in West Africa Sea Zone Germans win with 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8 Casualties for Americans: 1 transport Non Combat Move - Germans 4 fighters moved from West Africa Sea Zone to West Europe 1 bomber moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Germany 10 infantry moved from Germany to East Europe 1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to East Europe 1 infantry moved from Germany to East Europe 2 armour moved from East Europe to Germany 1 fighter moved from East Europe to Germany Place Units - Germans 7 armour placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
Americans regular : -0,17 Russians regular : 0,67 Germans regular : 1,50 -
@The_Good_Captain said in 2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis):
@VictoryFirst @gamerman01 outside of AA guns and industrial complexes, you can have an infinities amount of any unit type - you just can’t break them into more groups than there are pieces. For example: there are only three bombers available for each power. The USA can have 8 bombers on the board - they just can’t be in more than three groups at any given time. They cannot break into more than three groups to make attacks, etc.
Hopefully that makes sense.
OK, so if you were playing with the board game this wouldn’t be an issue, because you take the units you’re buying and put them to the side.
So online if you accidentally have all 3 bomber groups away from the IC’s and it is impossible for you to place the bomber you purchased, I would think that bomber would just be lost, consistent with similar rules.
But since we’re online and we’re all sportsmanlike, I suppose we would simply allow an adjustment of noncombat. And if it still isn’t possible to remedy the situation (an illegal 4th bomber would need to be placed), players would just work it out (allow refund or change of purchase)?
Or how do we want to proactively deal with this potential problem?
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@gamerman01 if its me - I would just let them make a reasonable repurchase. but thats me - I dont like to spank anyone with “gotchas”. If mandatory NCM moves cannot resolve the situation (eg a bomber flying back to an industrial center or a carrier floating back to the west coast) I would lean towards the money being reverted to their bank and be available to be spent next turn. Punishment enough imo. But not a hill I will die on. Am totally willing to take it on a case by case basis content in its rarity.
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@The_Good_Captain Excellent! And we are on the same wavelength, nice.
I was thinking about the draconian rule that you lose all the ships you purchased if an enemy sub withdrew into your zone. So it’s good that we’re not being as strict as possible -
@gamerman01 said in 2025 Classic tournament round 1 Gamerman01 v VictoryFirst (Axis):
@The_Good_Captain Excellent! And we are on the same wavelength, nice.
I was thinking about the draconian rule that you lose all the ships you purchased if an enemy sub withdrew into your zone. So it’s good that we’re not being as strict as possibleEven if this example occurred, it would not prevent the placement of said naval units as we are using this optional rule from page 31:
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Thanks for the background, I’m glad I asked!
Great storyI’ll just go ahead and boldly suggest you try playing a game of global 40 in the league and see what you think. Players of all abilities.
OK, now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’m supposed to play UK 🤔
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Ah, optional rule,
THANKS! Normally when I get service like this I have to pay a big bill and a big tip, too!
Holy cow that page has been with me for 34 years, and it’s right here on my desk right now! Copyright 1986 (yeah I got it in 1991) and I have access to a man who’s an expert in the game so I can play this fascinating game with players around the world, for free, without leaving my house.
Call me happy 🙃
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TripleA Turn Summary: British round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic
Game History
Round: 3 Purchase Units - British British buy 4 armour and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 1 armour moved from Finland Norway to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Russia to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 infantry moved from South Africa to Kenya-Rhodesia British take Kenya-Rhodesia from Germans Combat - British Battle in Ukraine S.S.R. British attack with 1 armour and 1 fighter Germans defend with 1 infantry British roll dice for 1 armour and 1 fighter in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 armour owned by the British lost in Ukraine S.S.R. 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R. British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2 Casualties for British: 1 armour Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - British 1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone 1 armour moved from United Kingdom to North Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 carrier, 1 infantry and 2 transports moved from North Sea Zone to Baltic Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Finland Norway to Karelia S.S.R. 1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Baltic Sea Zone to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Baltic Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from South Africa to Kenya-Rhodesia Place Units - British 1 transport placed in South Australia Sea Zone 2 armour placed in South Africa 2 armour placed in United Kingdom Turn Complete - British British collect 28 PUs; end with 28 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : 0.67 British regular : 0.00 -
Courtesy reminder that tech purchases are allowed after round 3 is complete…
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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic
Game History
Round: 3 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 2 armour and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Japanese 1 armour moved from French Indo China to Persia Japanese take India from British Japanese take Persia from British 1 armour moved from French Indo China to Novosibirsk Japanese take Sinkiang from Americans Japanese take Novosibirsk from Russians 1 armour moved from French Indo China to Kwangtung Japanese take Kwangtung from Americans 1 armour moved from Kwangtung to China Japanese take China from Americans 1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Japan to Japan Sea Zone 1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria 1 fighter moved from Japan Sea Zone to Manchuria 1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Manchuria 1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Manchuria 2 fighters moved from French Indo China to Manchuria Combat - Japanese Battle in Manchuria Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 2 infantry Americans defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Manchuria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Manchuria 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Manchuria Japanese win, taking Manchuria from Americans with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 4 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 fighter moved from Manchuria to French Indo China 1 fighter moved from Manchuria to French Indo China 1 fighter moved from Manchuria to French Indo China 1 bomber moved from Manchuria to French Indo China 1 fighter moved from Manchuria to Japan Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 2 armour and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China 4 infantry placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 35 PUs; end with 35 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
Americans regular : 0,67 Japanese regular : 0,33 -
They say a lot about German blitzkrieg, but no one has ever mentioned Japanese blitzkrieg, the most powerful of all!
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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 4
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic
Game History
Round: 4 Research Technology - Russians Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Novosibirsk 1 fighter moved from Russia to Novosibirsk 1 armour moved from Russia to Persia 1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R. Russians take Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans 1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Novosibirsk 1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Persia Combat - Russians Battle in Persia Russians attack with 1 armour and 1 fighter Japanese defend with 1 armour Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 fighter in Persia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 armour in Persia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 armour and 1 fighter in Persia, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 armour in Persia, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 armour owned by the Japanese lost in Persia Russians win, taking Persia from Japanese with 1 armour and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5 Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour Battle in Novosibirsk Russians attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry Japanese defend with 1 armour Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 armour in Novosibirsk, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Novosibirsk 1 armour owned by the Japanese lost in Novosibirsk Russians win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour Non Combat Move - Russians 1 armour moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Russia 1 armour, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from North Sea Zone to Baltic Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Novosibirsk to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Persia to Karelia S.S.R. 1 armour moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R. Place Units - Russians 2 infantry placed in Russia 7 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R. Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
Japanese regular : 0.00 Russians regular : -0.17
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