Posts made by CrayzKirk

Test summary from TripleA, engine version: 1.8.0.7, time: 23:11:17

Russian bomber…

How do i start a game?

Wait until Germany hit West Russia with everything they have +5 fig and 1 bmb.  of course, the 6 AA will miss…  Game over!

What is the chance of missing 7 rolls which each have an expected outcome of 1/3?

is it 2/3^7?  or 9.1449474165523548239597622313672e-4

I hate statistics and those that use them…  :evil:

It really wasn’t…  And I thank you for showing more of the reasons that the game is unplayable.  Shame on them for making a game like this and shame on us for paying $60 for another tweak in the Revised game.

I’m here to find a way to get my friends to play again.  I hear talk about how a single bomber can make a difference for Russia and yet, I see no way that the Allies can win if the Axis play by a very simple tactic.  Infantry + air.

As I said before, Interesting…  I will see if I can keep Russia from being such a target on the first move.  The only battle that didn’t go well for the Axis was 2 sub vs 1 dst, 2 trn.  Everything else was gravy.

How about no use of the battle calculator?  let’s have this game by feel…

It’s not big deal; if the first battle had gone better for russia, I think I would have played it differently.  As it was, I gave away the British navy.  i should have taken the same chance and who knows?  It might have been different.  dice are what dice are…  I know through my backgammon plays that we all tend to concentrate on the bad rolls; which we all get more than our fair share of…

When Russia lost everything on the first German counter, I should have just gone for the full attack on the Japan BB, CAR, 2FIG with 2 CRU, 2 FIG, CAR, SUB in the hopes that the first roll would give me a victory.  So far, I haven’t learned anything new; the game is so imbalanced that reckless play by the axis is rewarded.

Besides, i get to download and review games played by experts.  I am really looking forward to more lessons.  I’m going to keep playing the Allies +12 and losing.  that’s fine.  I’ll figure it out.

Cow wins over CrayKirk…

I screwed up and entered my ID wrong…  should be Cray Z Kirk…  Oh the days of the Cray-XMP and MT Shuttle Boosters…

I’m ready for my next lesson please…

And I will continue to try Allies+12…  Russian Bomber

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Really?  that sounds like something made up by a bunch of Business Majors.  WooHoo!  After the last 1/3^7 that missed, can we just call this.  How do I surrender?  My self-esteem is about as low as it can go.  pffft…  How about a nice game of ping pong?

Nice of my British Allies to miss 5 inf, 2 art totally.  The only 4 letter word I can think of for that is GOLF…

I have, it was late…  Up watching the Royals win in 13…  Where is your thread that describes a fair setup of the game?

As if I couldn’t feel any worse about my play…   :cry:

it’s been a real fustercluck.  Great moves combined with poor dice mean Game Over Man, Game Over!  Where is Bill Paxton when you need him?  German defensive dice have been brutal…

It was 5 fighters and a bomber, AA missed and the first German attack was pretty hard.  The Russian response was, as they say, meh… :-(

As soon as Russia and India fall, I will resign…  Really played Brits poorly.  Pretty much gave away the carrier/transport/fighter, would have been better served hitting the Japan navy with it and taking my chances…  Still learning…  that I absolutely HATE dice…  :-o

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 3

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 artillery and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Caucasus
            1 artillery moved from Russia to Caucasus
            1 infantry moved from Evenki National Okrug to Archangel
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Archangel
            1 infantry moved from Evenki National Okrug to Sinkiang
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Sinkiang
            1 bomber moved from Russia to Caucasus

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Caucasus
                Russians attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 armour, 1 factory and 1 infantry
                Russians win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Archangel
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Sinkiang
                Russians attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Russians win, taking Sinkiang from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            1 fighter moved from Sinkiang to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Archangel to Russia
            1 bomber moved from Caucasus to Russia

Place Units - Russians
            1 artillery and 7 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 Second Edition, version: 1.9

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 carrier and 2 fighters; Remaining resources: 7 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 11 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 11 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 11 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
                  Americans take Algeria from Germans
            1 artillery moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 armour moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 battleship, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 53 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 59 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima
            2 fighters moved from 59 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima
            2 infantry moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Caucasus
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Caucasus
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Caucasus

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Iwo Jima
                Americans attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Americans win, taking Iwo Jima from Japanese with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in 13 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                Germans defend with 2 submarines
                Americans win with 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Caucasus
                Americans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 armour, 1 factory and 2 infantry
                retreated to Caucasus
                Germans win with 1 armour and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 bomber moved from Caucasus to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Russia
            2 carriers moved from 11 Sea Zone to 2 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 11 Sea Zone to 2 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from 13 Sea Zone to 2 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Iwo Jima to 59 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier placed in 11 Sea Zone
            2 fighters placed in 11 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 40 PUs; end with 47 PUs total

That would make sense…  Unless you are me…  :evil: