@Gargantua

CANADA vs USA final tally

Results:

Friday game, 1941 Anniversary w/bid for 2 points:

San Francisco over Victoria

Vancouver over Seattle

Tacoma over Valley (Canada)

Saturday game, G40 w/bid for 4 points:

San Francisco over Vancouver

Seattle over Valley

Tacoma over Victoria

Sunday Game, 1942 2nd, except San Francisco vs Valley which was 1942 Anniversary, w/bid, for 2 points:

San Francisco over Valley

Vancouver over Tacoma

Seattle over Victoria

Tournament totals:

San Francisco comes in at No.1 at 8 points! Yay!

Tacoma and Seattle come in for tie for 2nd place at 6 points each.

Vancouver comes in 3rd for 4 points.

Victory and Valley come in last at 0 each.

Wow, this was a marathon tournament. Everyone was up at least until 2-3am, with people just crashing in rooms and couches, rising up the next morning at 7am to eggs and bacon and then dice, with games going by 9am. I got less than 4 hours of sleep both nights, that plus the beer and chest bumping really took it out of me.

But nonetheless, everyone I think had a good time. If there was one area of improvement, I think the moderator declared victories were unsatisfying for some. This was understandable since you’re asking someone to declare a winner based on an arbitrary stopping point in the game. Many of the games the moderators had to call were close enough that while you could still see one side was winning, there was a chance the other side could rally. I don’t like tourney rules, but maybe now I see value. Live and learn.

Regardless, there was definitely a lot of KILL KILL KILLING! Maybe next year I will be out from under my “family contribution time” deficit that I can host this thing again! As is, no one punched a hole in the wall, or threw a chair through any windows so I am probably good getting the house again!!

Peace!.. er, wait, WAR!

Karl7

@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

Guys, I’m thinking about resigning as league moderator and scoreboard operator. I don’t want to leave you in the middle of a year so intend to finish this year out and set up playoffs and everything, but maybe somebody should come alongside me and learn some of the ropes, or maybe you guys have an idea of another direction to take all this.

Contributing to this decision is that I did have my first manic and depressive episodes this year since 2005 (still pretty depressed - trying to get the right meds) but I wanted to get out anyway, since I haven’t found the time to play any league games myself.

I intend to help make a smooth transition if someone else is eager to moderate and score games (maybe a team) - I’d been doing everything with no partner for years now (Although having a partner can mean more work if they have differing ideas than you)

Please think about it - sorry - I guess this day had to come sooner or later. Thanks for understanding

Gamer

The giants pass on…

I still remember the first G40 game I beat Gamerman, only then to lose 2 subsequent games to him… Highlight of my A&A game career! LOL! Gamerman and Boldfresh will always be A&A Titans in my book…

@simon33

After the holidays, I will see where I am at time-wise and perhaps jump back in.

The last couple years I have been doing BBR, which people play via YouTube (don’t get me started) and in person.

BBR is wild, more like poker than chess. But you all would be proud, me and Gargantua when to a bunch tourneys in Atlanta and St. Louis and stomped nerds into dust.

Anyway, thinking of getting back to something more cerebral/serious.

@Karl7

Back in 2012, we still used battlemap!!!

Oh man… the memories of trying to move 40+ mega stack and having the program freeze!

Yikes!

NERDS

@simon33 said in League General Discussion Thread:

For anyone who is interested, league games played per year are:
2013 - 581
2014 - 520
2015 - 462
2016 - 648
2017 - 404
2018 - 451
2019 - 367
2020 - 365
2021 - 339
2022 - 218+

Seems like when Balanced Mod came out in 2016 there was a big rush. I can’t really explain why the games played dropped off so much this year. Some big players have left the league, had enough of A&A?

I personally got a bit grumpy about the Paris liberation disincentive, and worse (IMO) the incentive to leave Normandy French. Although I am not sure if others got so irritated by this other than Gargantua.

Game length definitely a factor. 20 rounds for BM3 is pretty standard. Also level play has gone up. Casual fast and loose won’t cut it anymore.

@Karl7 

Some random photos above. The one of us toasting was after the final game, which was a split decision for Vancouver. I voted for Tacoma but Juan and Joel were for Vancouver. Joel did not participate in the battle. That was a tight game.

FtoF, probably like 60-80ish

On triple a on the league, like 400.

I guess I could go count them up… :thinking_face:

@gamerman01 said in Post League Game Results Here:

Yes, I am back though have yet to do a combat move or throw any dice. AeV asked me for a game and has patiently waited. I hope it’s like riding a bike

It is

@Witt

Same

@Karl7

Matt’s response:

@Karl7

Questions for Matt

So I went through them, and I actually have just a few questions as follows:

Yamamoto, Expert: I interpret this as meaning, if you have 2 or more sea battles, that have at least 2+ sea units, the last sea battle you roll you get +1 on your units. Is this correct? Also, does the +1 go for sea units with no attack value?

Patton: Basic: does the “your” mean only US tanks get to fire again? Not allied tanks in battle? Expert: same, does “your” mean only US forces or does it allow defending allied units get a boost?

Eisenhower: does “territories” mean only land territories or does it include sea zones? I assume the former, but want to be sure.

Juin: so allied units can use the phantom french transports (“PFTs”) , i.e. US troops in global can move out onto the PFTs from Gibraltar, spend a turn at sea, and then his S. France? I take it this would be how it would work: US troops move out onto PFTs, then on French turn, the PFTs move to sz next to S. France, then US troops attack. Correct?

Thanks!

open for a game.

BM4. DM me. I will start bid at 30 for allies

@Darth-Vahl

I know Matt!

nice

@Darth-Vahl said in Axis and allies commanders:

@Karl7 if you’re on discord the creator of the commanders deck will answer questions here.
https://discord.com/channels/702536469365129256/1219778945642270781

can’t get on this! LOL

who is the creator?

@Panther

Thanks, yeah, where do we get official clarification on these cards?

Thanks.

@Elrood

Cool

Hey all, is there a topic of the A&A General Cards?

My group has used them a few G40 games, and there are some BIG questions we have about them that I think may need an FAQ.

@Krieghund are you authorized to rule on the meaning of the cards?