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Test summary from TripleA, engine version: 1.8.0.7, time: 01:26:16

Test summary from TripleA, engine version: 1.8.0.7, time: 01:23:20

Gamerman’s bid is 20.
Arty in Kwe, an arty in Sze, a sub in 98, and a sub in 91.

Yeah. Seems to be all the rage around here it seems.

@Gamerman01:

That’s why I want to play too - I want to have fun.  Too many serious games for me lately.

Then may we have a fun game that we can both enjoy ✌️

@Gamerman01:

I changed my mind.  I’d like to play you.  I don’t think it will affect my other opponents in a significant way…
You may submit a bid to me by private message

Thanks. Bid submitted. I’m just looking to play for fun, win or lose 😂✌️

I’m a nobody, guys. I’m no glorious legend, unlike you Tier2+ players 😊

@Gamerman01:

I would if I didn’t have two opponents who have been patiently waiting for months for me.  I’ll be caught up one of these…… weeks

Sorry I can’t, but there are many league players who would be great to play with - enjoy, and welcome to this league

Thanks for the consideration😁👌. I’ll look forward to a future match then, one day.

@Gamerman01:

Not to worry - all dice are rolled on an internet server and you will receive an e-mail for every dice roll.  You can’t stop the e-mail from being sent, so you can’t cheat.

Play someone with some games under their belt (see the league standings) and they will help you out and answer all your questions.

Thanks 😁👍 Looking forward to learning from all you grizzled veterns.

@Gamerman01:

If Karl accepts your challenge, you have found a very good player to play your first game with.  He knows all the ropes and can help you get that first game started and under your belt

Looking forward to it. I’d like a second game too. Want to be my second match-up?

@Gamerman01:

@MakeMaps:

I see. So units placed at the first post are the result of ipc left over from bid. Can
bid money be used for any allied country?(France, China, ect) to boost units before game begins.

Yes

Is bid ipc just simply distributed to whatever allied nation.

Yes

Does it even have to be used on the first turn?

No, but it’s generally advantageous to have units on the board.  You can always bank whatever IPC’s you want to any Allied nation you want, which can be spent on the first turn.  Leftover IPC’s after placing bid units can be added to any allied power’s bank account.

Sweet. Thank you guys so much for explaining and answering my questions. Now to find my first opponent and figure out how to get a forum game going on TripleA…
Do people usually use the in-game dice engine for TripleA? Is there any way to prevent secret
re-rolling of dice rolls to get maximum beneficial outcome for your side, as in, someone tried to take a territory and fails, so they re-roll and re-roll and re-roll, present the best scenario they came up with to their opponent as the outcome they have to accept for dice rolls…

@Karl7:

Anyone want my Allies for 22?

Sure. I’ll take up your offer. I just want to play my first game for fun and get shown
the ropes for a league game. I prefer to play an experienced and seasoned player for my first
game anyway.

I see. So units placed at the first post are the result of ipc left over from bid. Can
bid money be used for any allied country?(France, China, ect) to boost units before game begins. Is bid ipc just simply distributed to whatever allied nation. Does it even have to be used on the first turn?

Thanks. That makes the process make more sense to me. Some more questions:

Who determines who goes first for bidding? Then the determined player, does he decide anywhere from 12-26 where he wants to start bidding first?

Between two players, if only one person wants to be allies, then there is no bid?
If two people want to be allies in a two player game, they bid until the bid reaches 12 or 0 or until one person gives up?

What if you have three players and two want to be allies? Who gets the extra ipc out of the two allies on the same team? For games with multiple people how do you determine who plays what country(in a two vs two game; or 4 vs 3 game) for instance.

@Gamerman01:

You don’t have to follow those rules
Whatever you arrange with your opponent is fine.  Those are just default settings so that most players don’t have to arrange anything - they just follow the league rules

Thanks for the reply.
Perhaps, but I really want to understand and learn about this bidding thing :)

@Shin:

What this means is you can’t bid a Russian sub off the coast of Siberia, for example, because there are no Russian sea units in that sea zone.  It also means you can’t bid an Anzac inf to New Guinea, as there are no ANZAC land units there at the start of the game.

The third rule just reinforces the second.  You could bid a British tank in Egypt, or an ANZAC one, but not both.  By the same token, you could bid a French Tac bomber to the UK, since French units are there at the start, but if you did that, you couldn’t also bid a British Fighter there.

Does that help?

Why is there even bidding?
How much are people able to bid and how is that determined?
When is bidding done(Before the match?)
Why are units used to bid and what for?
What does no russian units in such place have anything to do with not being allowed
to bid there?

Sorry. I’m new to this whole thing of bidding. I wish it were just as simple as picking a side in TripleA and accepting all default units where they are meant to be placed to begin with. This whole thing about bidding is foreign to me and a bit confusing.

Unit Bidding:

“2) The nation placing a unit in a territory or sea zone must have started with a unit in said territory or sea zone prior to placing the bid.
3) In the instance there are units from more than one country in a territory or sea zone, only one nation will be permitted to place a bid unit there. � I.e. Egypt has ANZAC and British units present at start of the game, either ANZAC or England may place a bid unit in Egypt, but not both.”

I’m confused about these two rules for unit bidding.  :?
what, where, when, how and why :?

@luckyinmaroon:

looking for a few games. pretty new to online.

Me too. I’d like to participate in my first league game.

@calvinhobbesliker:

@MakeMaps:

@calvinhobbesliker:

Yeah, France is mostly useless, though sometimes you can use your fighter and your North African infantry to skirmish against the Italians, or you could use any remaining ships and the fighter to kill some small ships.

But mostly, you’ll be using your units to boost the defense of important territories.

You know something. If Axis ever declares war on true Neutrals, Turkey would make a great forwarding base to set up a FreeFrench forces HQ against the Axis.

I think I’d rather have Russia take Turkey, since they can actually use the money and the inf to invade the Balkans and take advantage of their +3  per Axis territory NO.

Of course.
However, we are speculating on the subject about France’s uselessness….

@calvinhobbesliker:

Yeah, France is mostly useless, though sometimes you can use your fighter and your North African infantry to skirmish against the Italians, or you could use any remaining ships and the fighter to kill some small ships.

But mostly, you’ll be using your units to boost the defense of important territories.

You know something. If Axis ever declares war on true Neutrals, Turkey would make a great forwarding base to set up a FreeFrench forces HQ against the Axis.