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@The_Good_Captain

Game History

Round: 18 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 1 artillery and 13 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 10 infantry moved from Ruhr to Belgium 1 infantry moved from Alsace to Belgium 10 infantry moved from Hanover to Ruhr 4 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia 9 infantry moved from Berlin to Hanover 3 infantry moved from Silesia to Galicia 3 infantry moved from Galicia to Romania 2 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria 2 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Constantinople Combat - Germans Battle in Belgium Germans attack with 16 artilleries and 30 infantry French defend with 9 artilleries and 8 infantry Germans roll dice for 16 artilleries and 30 infantry in Belgium, round 2 : 20/46 hits, 20.67 expected hits French roll dice for 9 artilleries and 8 infantry in Belgium, round 2 : 10/17 hits, 8.50 expected hits 10 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belgium 8 infantry owned by the French and 9 artilleries owned by the French lost in Belgium Germans win with 16 artilleries and 20 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 30 Casualties for Germans: 10 infantry Casualties for French: 9 artilleries and 8 infantry Combat Move - Germans Place Units - Germans 1 artillery and 13 infantry placed in Berlin Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 43 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 1.50 Germans regular : -0.67

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TripleA Turn Summary: British round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II v5 1942 SE TR

Game History

Round: 1 Purchase Units - British British buy 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - British 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 13 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 13 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Egypt to 37 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from India to 35 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 47 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 47 Sea Zone to Borneo 2 infantry moved from Eastern Australia to 39 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 49 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 49 Sea Zone to New Guinea 1 submarine moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 13 Sea Zone Combat - British Battle in Borneo British attack with 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry British roll dice for 2 infantry in Borneo, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Borneo British roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 5 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Borneo British win, taking Borneo from Japanese with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in New Guinea British attack with 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry British roll dice for 2 infantry in New Guinea, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in New Guinea, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in New Guinea British win, taking New Guinea from Japanese with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in 37 Sea Zone British attack with 1 carrier, 2 cruisers, 2 fighters and 1 submarine Japanese defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 fighters British roll dice for 1 submarine in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 carrier, 2 cruisers and 2 fighters in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/5 hits, 2.17 expected hits Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 carrier in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 submarine owned by the British lost in 37 Sea Zone 1 fighter owned by the Japanese and 1 carrier owned by the Japanese lost in 37 Sea Zone British roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 2 fighters in 37 Sea Zone, round 3 : 3/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 fighter in 37 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 37 Sea Zone 1 fighter owned by the Japanese and 1 battleship owned by the Japanese lost in 37 Sea Zone British win with 1 carrier and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 24 Casualties for British: 2 cruisers and 1 submarine Casualties for Japanese: 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 2 fighters Battle in 13 Sea Zone British attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters Germans defend with 1 battleship and 1 transport British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 13 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 transport in 13 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 13 Sea Zone 1 battleship owned by the Germans lost in 13 Sea Zone 1 transport owned by the Germans lost in 13 Sea Zone British win with 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 19 Casualties for British: 1 destroyer Casualties for Germans: 1 battleship and 1 transport Non Combat Move - British 1 bomber moved from 13 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan 2 fighters moved from 13 Sea Zone to United Kingdom 1 artillery moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan 1 armour moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan 1 infantry moved from Persia to Trans-Jordan 1 infantry moved from Burma to India 1 infantry moved from Western Australia to Eastern Australia 1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia 1 infantry moved from Western Canada to Western United States 1 armour moved from Eastern Canada to Western United States 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 11 Sea Zone Place Units - British 1 submarine placed in 35 Sea Zone 2 fighters placed in India 1 infantry placed in United Kingdom Turn Complete - British British collect 36 PUs; end with 38 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -1.33 Germans regular : 0.33 British regular : 3.67

Savegame

@peirce scramble Egypt?

Apparently I had saved 10 PUs instead of buying a fighter, so I edited it in.

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 8

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 8 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 7 armour and 13 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Smolensk 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Russia to Vologda 2 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 2 infantry moved from Russia to Tambov 2 infantry moved from Russia to Samara 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Bryansk 1 fighter moved from Russia to Tambov 1 fighter moved from Russia to Samara 1 fighter moved from Russia to Samara Combat - Russians Battle in Bryansk Russians attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bryansk, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk Russians win, taking Bryansk from Italians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Tambov Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Tambov, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Tambov, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Tambov, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Tambov Russians win, taking Tambov from Germans with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Battle in Smolensk Russians attack with 7 armour and 13 mech_infantrys Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 7 armour and 13 mech_infantrys in Smolensk, round 2 : 8/20 hits, 5.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Smolensk Russians win, taking Smolensk from Germans with 7 armour and 13 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Samara Russians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Samara, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Samara, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Samara Russians win, taking Samara from Germans with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Battle in Vologda Russians attack with 2 artilleries and 3 infantry Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 3 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Vologda 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vologda Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Bryansk to Russia 1 fighter moved from Tambov to Russia 2 fighters moved from Samara to Russia 6 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska 1 submarine moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone Place Units - Russians 10 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 22 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 24 PUs Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 26 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.33 Germans regular : -0.67 Russians regular : 3.33

Savegame

@The-Janus said in "East & West" by Imp Games - Discussion:

You’re trying to do the “crying poor” argument as the USSR, and it doesn’t wash because I’ve already laid the numbers out.

I think games played and demonstrated is the acid test for this type of discussion. I don’t typically go down these rabbit holes but I will here because there is something missing that is very clear to me so…

You’re not entirely wrong, you just don’t have all the information or a hugely critical component is left out: the total unit value of each sides armies/airforces on the board. You appear to be assuming they’re equal after the Russian opener. They’re not.

Most TripleA players will know what board TUV is. After a stock opener as the Soviets the TUV is usually 77 IPC in favor of NATO with land/air alone - to say nothing of the navy. This is an imbalance that is not made up for by the 40 or so IPC “transport tax” that NATO ends up paying in the early game.

Worse, while the Russians claw their way up to parity with NATO in the opening turns in a manner similar to what you describe, they’re all the while further suffering a TUV tax for all the neutrals they’re forced to attack further deepening the TUV divide. I don’t see you address this anywhere. Total Unit Value (TUV) is a very common tool used on TripleA to measure overall performance/balance. That’s why I mention it.

If I play seven games as NATO, I might lose one. My mind can be changed if I lost two out of seven games (I think I’ve lost as NATO…once in the last two years having played 7 or 8 games in that time - and that was that crazy game @Ragnell804 and I played).

Further, I’ve never seen a game of E&W stagnate. I think I’ve had one or two go up to turn 7 or 8? I would say one of this game’s strengths is that it doesn’t go on forever like so many other AnA game titles.

captain walker v mike BRITISH 5.tsvg was doing a strafe on sea zone 37 with a retreat after one round when the software jumped into round two. I edited it back to end of round one. I deleted damaged battleship but was unable to add damaged battleship. replaced damaged battleship with cruiser.

@Booper will finish the rest tomorrow.