Posts made by rjclayton

You can’t just throw out a source because it might not be accurate.  The vast majority of stuff on wikipedia is accurate I’d wager.  Wikipedia is a valid jumping off point and if you have reason to doubt the accuracy of the information provided for a particular topic then feel free to state your reasons and/or post a source that contradicts the info in question.

An argument with wikipedia as a source is still better than an argument with no source.

As for the topic at hand (Are books better than wikipedia), it depends what kind of books  :wink:

In line with what Squire said, I also think the axis might be easier to play for someone new to AAR (optimally coordinating the allies can be difficult at first).  That may reduce the bid.

Squire is right, approx. 40% of the time Axis should be able to win without a bid.

I concur with Jen on the bid level.  Go for 7.

What Unitarian Universalists Believe

• Belief in Deity
Very diverse beliefs–Unitarian/Universalists welcome all deity beliefs as well as nontheistic beliefs. Some congregations are formed for those who share a common belief, e.g. Christianity.

• Incarnations
Very diverse beliefs, including belief in no incarnations, or that all are the embodiment of God. Some believe Christ is God’s Son, or not Son but “Wayshower.”

• Origin of Universe and Life
Diverse beliefs, but most believe in the Bible as symbolic and that natural processes account for origins.

• After Death
Diverse beliefs, but most believe that heaven and hell are not places but are symbolic. Some believe heaven and hell are states of consciousness either in life or continuing after death; some believe in reincarnation; some believe that afterlife is nonexistent or not known or not important, as actions in life are all that matter.

• Why Evil?
Most do not believe that humanity inherited original sin from Adam and Eve or that Satan actually exists. Most believe that God is good and made people inherently good but also with free will and an imperfect nature that leads some to immoral behavior. Diverse beliefs. Some believe wrong is committed when people distance themselves from God. Some believe in “karma,” that what goes around comes around. Some believe wrongdoing is a matter of human nature, psychology, sociology, etc.

• Salvation
Some believe in salvation through faith in God and Jesus Christ, along with doing good works and doing no harm to others. Many believe all will be saved, as God is good and forgiving. Some believe in reincarnation and the necessity to eliminate personal greed or to learn all of life’s lessons before achieving enlightenment or salvation. For some, the concepts of salvation or enlightenment are irrelevant or disbelieved.

• Undeserving Suffering
Diverse beliefs. Most Unitarians do not believe that Satan causes suffering. Some believe suffering is part of God’s plan, will, or design, even if we don’t immediately understand it. Some don’t believe in any spiritual reasons for suffering, and most take a humanistic approach to helping those in need.

• Contemporary Issues
The Unitarian Universalist Association’s stance is to protect the personal right to choose abortion. Other contemporary views include working for equality for homosexuals, gender equality, a secular approach to divorce and remarriage, working to end poverty, promoting peace and nonviolence, and environmental protection.

Maybe, I will look into that.  Thanks.

There is also a reverse bid that you could try.  That is, each player bids to be the ALLIES, and the bid amount is extra IPC given to the AXIS.  Here are two examples illustrating the difference in each type of bid:

Regular:
Player 1: I bid 26
Player 2: I bid 24
Player 1: I bid 23
Player 2: pass.  You can take the Axis with a 23 bid.

Reverse:
Player 1: I bid 18
Player 2: I bid 21
Player 1: I bid 22
Player 2: pass.  You can take the allies and give me 22 IPC to start.

If you find that with the regular bid everyone is always undercutting the “reasonable” bid just to play the axis (for the challenge), then a reverse bid might work better where you are bidding for the Allies.  Just a thought.

If you are referring to the original A&A (Classic), then I don’t think that was the rule.  You could always load/unload in the same turn, to my knowledge.

Yeah, once I’m on the site, it seems to fly now that I think about it.  But just initially loading the boards and then logging into the boards always seems to be a real dog…

I am still noticing that logging in and loading different pages on this board takes a very long time.  Nobody else?

I have, but what I haven’t figured out yet is whether or not the game was already “in the bag” for the axis before that point.  Still fairly inexperienced at this Revised stuff…

For me, I have seen great success with Japan acting as the main battle force.  Germany can try to stem the tide of reinforcements to Moscow via Karelia/Archangelisk by first stacking in EEU creating a deadzone in KAR, and then moving up the stack to KAR (or WRUS if possible) to deadzone Arch.

With Germany preventing the UK/US reinforcements from arriving, and Japan holding Africa, it is only a matter of time before Japan overwhelms Russia.

True.  But the bid should change as supply and demand dictate.  Play a few games where Gemany just walks to Moscow and the bid should be corrected downward (either you or your opponent will not want to give up such a large bid again because of the known outcome) and it should eventually settle in a region where neither the Axis or the Allies have a cakewalk to victory.  I guess that was my point.

Sounds like you want something like TripleA:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=44492&package_id=37009&release_id=480264

It’s a free download.  If your connection is that slow I don’t know how long it will take you to get (it’s 25 MB with java included).

Good luck.

But if you still find that the Allies are winning too much, what’s to stop your group from bidding in the 30s?  40s?  50s?  etc.  Whatever is required to even up the sides?  That’s the beauty of a bid - it should negate any perceived advantage the allies start with, and you should be left with only player skill being the deciding factor.

No?

@zosima:

but its still swings the game in favor of te axis even more.

What do you mean “even more”?  I thought we were saying a 12-19 bid favoured the Allies significantly?

@Jennifer:

I don’t think you are reading the map correctly. Below it is a chart, however, that should have cleared up your confusion as to reading the map.

Most common locations for this crime
Street 137 crimes
Sidewalk 119 crimes
Residence 42 crimes
Alley 42 crimes
Apartment 36 crimes
Vehicle: Non-commercial 24 crimes
Residence: Porch/hallway 18 crimes
Other 17 crimes
Parking lot/garage (non. resid.) 9 crimes
CHA parking lot/grounds 8 crimes

That is most assuredly HIGHER then 40 for 6 weeks. That’s much closer to 414 up to Feb 16, 2007.

At least the way it is written.

Hmmm…  I don’t know where this data is coming from for this graph, but it isn’t just data for Feb 16, 2007.  From the same website, here are all the crimes they list for that date http://www.chicagocrime.org/2007/feb/16/

Although it looks like a lot of crimes (and it is), homicide barely makes the list.

According to this list http://www.chicagocrime.org/types/homicide/ the only homicide committed on this date was http://www.chicagocrime.org/2006/feb/16/1am/hm183737/

That’s it.  Only one homicide from that date in Chicago, according to this website.

And a 23-24 bid is still challenging to the axis, make no mistake.

@DarthMaximus:

I think Germany is the hardest with Russia being a close second.

To play, or to keep their capital?

So why would you or your opponent bid in the 12-19 range for axis knowing that you are going to get smoked?  On this board I’ve only seen bids in the 21-26 range.  If your group bid in this range, do you think the axis would fare better?

So Zosima, you think that the allies should win every time?  I am with you there is you play without a bid.  If you play with a bid I wonder why the allies would still win every time?  Are you bidding too low for the axis?