@dawgoneit

Glad to see you on the Forum again.

@gamerman01

Thank you for yeoman’s service all these many years.

@mainah

Actually, for a novice to PTV, Mainah’s Allies put up an impressive and even worrisome defense of the Atlantic and Pacific.

@aequitas-et-veritas

If we use badges to represent our interest, then we need to have badge for each possible combination. For example, some players (including myself) might be interested in BM and PoV but not OoB. My recommendation would be:
Infantry = OoB
Arty = BM
Tank = PtV
Sub = OoB + BM
DD = OoB + PtV
CA = BM + PtV
BB = OoB + BM + PtV

@MrRoboto

My sense is that PTV is most balanced game because it takes only a small bid to make the game even or fair for both sides. The ideally balanced game would not require bidding at all, and PTV seems to have a chance of achieving this.

That classified Top Secret, but it is a reasonable assumption.

With all those G and J bombers and strong J fleet, I was really sweating it. The Axis was only 1 VC from winning, and the strong move on Hawaii had me scrambling. Thanks for an exciting game.

Thanks for a most interesting game. The constant threat of Allied Atlantic amphibious assaults, the stalemate on the Russian front, the Allied all out attack on Japan, and all those bombers had me really worried for the longest time.
I’d be happy to play again next season.
Best, Art

@666

I’ll give the playoffs a try.

@ArtofWar1947
I am going to have my hands full playing JDOW in playoffs and my ongoing game. But I would welcome a set of re-matches once done with one of these games.

@surfer

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Did not scramble to 56 because of the overwhelming odds.

Game History

Round: 13

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 3 artilleries, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        2 infantry moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 9 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 9 Sea Zone to Aleutian Islands
        1 submarine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 9 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Marshall Islands to 33 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Gilbert Islands
        2 infantry moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 25 Sea Zone to Midway
        2 infantry moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 24 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 24 Sea Zone to Wake Island
        1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
        1 infantry moved from Hunan to Kweichow
        2 bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kweichow
        1 infantry moved from Hopei to Honan
              Japanese take Honan from Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Hopei to Tsinghai
              Japanese take Tsinghai from Chinese
        1 submarine moved from 45 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
        7 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 45 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Aleutian Islands
        Battle in Gilbert Islands
        Battle in Midway
        Battle in Wake Island
        Battle in Kweichow
            Japanese attack with 2 bombers and 1 infantry
            Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers and 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kweichow, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kweichow
            Japanese win, taking Aleutian Islands from Americans, taking Gilbert Islands from UK_Pacific, taking Midway from Americans, taking Wake Island from Americans, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 2 bombers and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry
        Battle in 56 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 7 fighters, 1 submarine and 5 tactical_bombers
            ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 7 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 6/12 hits, 6.83 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC lost in 56 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 7 fighters, 1 submarine and 5 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer
        Battle in Yunnan
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Yunnan
            Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        2 submarines moved from 35 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone
        1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 marine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from 33 Sea Zone to Gilbert Islands
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 7 Sea Zone to 24 Sea Zone
        1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 7 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 25 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 transports moved from 7 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to 20 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Celebes to 45 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 45 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Paulau to 36 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to French Indo China
        2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers and 3 submarines moved from 45 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        7 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 56 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
        2 bombers moved from Kweichow to French Indo China
        1 submarine moved from 22 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Yakut S.S.R.
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Hopei to Kwangsi
        5 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Hopei to Kiangsi
        1 infantry moved from Hopei to Hunan
        2 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 artilleries placed in French Indo China
        3 infantry placed in Kwangtung
        3 infantry placed in Kiangsu
        2 fighters placed in Japan
        1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 7 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 60 PUs; end with 60 PUs
        Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 63 PUs
        Objective Japanese 5 Pacific Airfields: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
        Objective Japanese 7 Vital Forward Bases: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.67
Japanese regular : -0.17
ANZAC regular : -0.33

@surfer

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Game History

Round: 13

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 5 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        4 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany
        2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Vologda
        2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Vologda
        2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Northern Belarus
        2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Northern Belarus
        3 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
        3 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to France
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Leningrad to Western Germany

    Place Units - Germans
        2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in France
        4 infantry placed in Germany
        3 armour, 1 fighter and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 82 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2
        Germans collect 47 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 47 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 Optional[PUs]; end with 52 Optional[PUs]
        Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 55 PUs
        Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 57 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 62 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

@surfer

Am I correct assuming that 2 UK figs are on the UK CV and one is on a US CV?

@surfer

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Game History

Round: 12

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 fighter, 10 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians

    Combat - Italians

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 fighter moved from Malta to Gibraltar
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 100 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
        1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from 100 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 armour and 8 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France

    Place Units - Italians
        1 fighter and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
        8 infantry placed in Northern Italy
        1 submarine placed in 97 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 24 PUs; end with 24 PUs
        Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 29 PUs
        Objective Italians 4 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Italians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 31 PUs
        Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 34 PUs
        Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 39 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

@surfer

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Game History

Round: 12

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 11 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Sumatra to 38 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 38 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Malaya to 38 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 2 fighters, 1 infantry, 4 submarines, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport moved from 38 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Celebes
        5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 38 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
        5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 43 Sea Zone to Java
        1 infantry moved from Shansi to Honan
        2 bombers moved from French Indo China to Honan
        1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kweichow
              Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Hunan to Szechwan
              Japanese take Szechwan from Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Chahar to Inner Mongolia
              Japanese take Inner Mongolia from Chinese

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in 45 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 2 fighters, 4 submarines, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport
            ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 45 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers, 6 destroyers, 2 fighters, 4 submarines, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
        Battle in Java
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
            Americans defend with 1 marine; ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Java, round 2 : 6/10 hits, 5.17 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 infantry and 1 marine in Java, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Java
                2 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 1 marine owned by the Americans lost in Java
            Japanese win, taking Java from Americans with 1 artillery, 5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 marine
        Battle in Celebes
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            ANZAC defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Celebes, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Celebes, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Celebes
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Celebes, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Celebes, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Celebes
            ANZAC win with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
        Battle in Honan
            Japanese attack with 2 bombers and 1 infantry
            Chinese defend with 1 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers and 1 infantry in Honan, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Honan, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Honan
                1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Honan
            Japanese win with 2 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        2 bombers moved from Honan to Kwangtung
        1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
        1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Hunan
        1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hopei
        1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hopei
        2 infantry moved from Fukien to Kwangtung
        3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
        1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
        1 infantry moved from Jehol to Shansi
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
        1 artillery moved from Ulaanbaatar to Yakut S.S.R.
        1 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Ulaanbaatar
        5 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Java to 45 Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Malaya to French Indo China
        1 transport moved from 22 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
        2 submarines moved from 7 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 7 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 3 transports moved from 20 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
        2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Japanese
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in French Indo China
        3 infantry placed in Kwangtung
        3 infantry placed in Kiangsu
        1 artillery and 3 infantry placed in Japan
        1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 7 Sea Zone
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by ANZAC from Celebes: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
        EDIT: Changing ownership of Celebes from ANZAC to Japanese
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Celebes: 1 artillery
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Jehol: 1 marine
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Japan: 1 marine
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 43 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3,2,5,4,1,2,3,2,6,4,3,6,5,2,3,6,6,1,1,3,5,4,1,4,1,2,5,5,3,3,6,2,2,6,5,2,1,5,6,1,4,5,6,4,3,4,4,4,1,1,3,3,3,4
        Japanese collect 62 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 62 PUs
        Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 65 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 0.67
Americans regular : 0.00
Japanese regular : 0.67
ANZAC regular : 0.67

@surfer

Celebes

2 J Fig [dice 2d6<=3]

2 J Tacs [dice 2d6<=4]

@surfer

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Scramble to Java?

@surfer

Will this leave 2 figs on the ANZAC CV and 2 on a US CV?

@surfer

No problem.

@surfer

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Game History

Round: 12

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 4 artilleries and 17 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 armour moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
              Germans take Iraq from British
        1 armour moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
        1 armour moved from Northwest Persia to Southern Persia
              Germans take Southern Persia from British
        1 armour moved from Southern Persia to Northwest Persia
        1 armour moved from Ukraine to Rostov
              Germans take Rostov from Russians
        1 armour moved from Rostov to Ukraine

    Combat - Germans

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 transport moved from 118 Sea Zone to 117 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Germany to 117 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 117 Sea Zone to 118 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 118 Sea Zone to Finland
        3 infantry moved from Leningrad to Novgorod
        3 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
        3 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
        1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Western Germany to France

    Place Units - Germans
        3 infantry placed in Romania
        3 infantry placed in Leningrad
        2 infantry placed in Germany
        3 artilleries placed in France
        1 artillery and 9 infantry placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 82 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3
        Germans collect 49 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 49 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 Optional[PUs]; end with 54 Optional[PUs]
        Objective Germans 7 Control of Balkans: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 57 PUs
        Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 4 PUs; end with 61 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :