AA50-41 Tech Tourney sign-up (sign-ups CLOSED)

@mcmeeple said in AA50 Objective Trackers:

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Thanks for this great idea and design, I have printed and laminated them all to use with our next game!

I’ve been lurking these forums for a bit and finally decided to join up. Anywho, just played the first A&A50 game in like 2 years a few weeks ago. Everyone went for techs. By the end of the game Japan had Radar, America had Heavy Bombers, and Russia had both Advance Artillery and war bonds.

We ended the game on German 4 when they took Moscow. America only used Heavy Bombers once, likewise Japan only used Radar once(same combat), and Russia despite having two techs still got crushed by combined German/Japan Moscow rush.

So the question is, in the long run are the techs worth the investment?

Personally I like having the options though I don’t normally bother are only buy like one tech dice a game. Still when people do get them it can have a great impact in some games, I’ve seen a G2 Sea lion a couple of times because of techs. From reading the forums most seem to favor ignoring them, but I just wanted to get a few options and see how most felt.

We have 2 spots open for this coming Sunday in CT.  PM me if interested.

Thanks,
Brian

hi all,

i am robin123 on triplea.

given that a ladder is far away, I am looking to organize a tournament. geographically assigned brackets, with quarter finals, semi finals, and finals, all depending on number of participants. 16 player max. all games to be played on triplea.

this will be a single game elimination event with bids for allies. dice, tech, and NOs.

first to bid will be randomly selected by me.

email: rockrobinoff at gmail.com to secure your spot. tournament will begin on Dec. 13 or whenever all slots are full - whichever is sooner.

I have not yet played a single game of AA50 with tech. I choosed the 6-10 games option, but I think almost as many games I played have ended rnd 5 or sooner. So for me it’s about 50%-50% split between up to 6 rnds, and more than 6 rnds.

My record for “long game” I think is 9 rnds, maybe 10.

With NOs I would be suprised if games takes longer than 10 rnds. NOs are a mechanism for shortening games, b/c one side will get substansially more money than in a game w/o NOs, as soon as they start getting the upperhand.

I am pleased to say, that today our beloved game is ranked # 2, with a 8,41 rating.

@Driel310:

Start with playing with both. If you never play with tech you won’t know what it does to the game and I don’t believe you have a right to give an opinion on tech.

However when you played a few games and don’t like it, then throw tech away. NO’s are must IMHO since the axis won’t stand a chance without them.  :wink:

Totally agreed. You can mod HB if it’s too powerful anyway

@FieldMarshalGames:

It is driving me crazy that WOTC is keeping silent on this.  This is Huge for us fans/players and seems very unfair.  I visit their site EVERY DAY for more info.

And ofcourse AAA.org is the only place information can be found.

Thank goodness for this forum and thank you all who are keeping the community informed.

My Christmas is Nov 18th!

Amen!..…Amen!