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Gen Con 2025 - AAR

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@DoManMacgee said in Gen Con 2025 - AAR:

I wouldn’t say my “playing without a partner” was necessarily a mistake. I tried convincing any relevant A&A player in my life to partner with me. It just didn’t work out (and I didn’t want to miss the event outright). That being said I will continue to advocate that 1v1 should the official format for tournament play, even if I am in the minority. Most of the teams I played against were basically “the main player” and “the advisor who catches mistakes” anyway, in my opinion.

Yes, you did say in your initial post that you tried to get a partner for the tournament. I chose my words poorly. I should not have said “mistake”, I just meant it was one of many factors that put a hard road in front of you. My main intent was to call this out to anyone who is considering playing in future tournaments that playing alone is harder than you might guess. I don’t think I would get out of the first game if I’d tried it.

I can relate to that for other games, but I spent about 7 months prepping for this specific tournament format and have been playing semi-actively since 2008 (although I have never bothered with this one in Online Leagues, so my level of play isn’t as high as something like Revised for 42SE. Online Format Vs. F2F format are basically completely different games anyway, so that sort of experience wouldn’t necessarily help beyond a firmer grasp on the openings).

I can relate too! We didn’t quite spend 7 months prepping, but we did spend several months testing ideas when we could. Anyone considering a tournament run should, particularly if you have not played tournament rules. Where we erred was in using the first day and half of GenCon to do some intensive training/prep when we should have been resting up instead.

Yup. At least the Gen Con food is pretty good as far as convention hall stuff goes (I’ve played TCGs for most of my life, so I’ve had way worse).

Agreed. The food is good, my only complaint is the place is so huge, and with so many participants, getting to your favorite food stand during a short break can make you even more tired.

The 9-hour car ride on top of everything else was something I forgot to mention on my end. I’d like to imagine the lack of sleep affects everyone (mostly) equally though.

Yeah, that one I forgot too. I’m from philly, so again I feel you on that one!

Yeah. In my case I think physical conditioning is also a big factor. I should not have been skipping gym days in the month before the tournament for sure. That sort of thing was never a problem for me in the past but I just do not have as much natural stamina as I did in my teens/20s. Part of getting older I guess.

Yes, physical conditioning is another really important aspect for anyone thinking of going. Its easy to see a strategy game as a purely mental exercise, but if your physical stamina is lacking, it will absolutely affect your clarity of thought.

Anyway, thanks for the comment! Sorry that you were also not able to win it all. I can’t make it to the Dayton tournament later this year (just not in the cards money/time-investment wise, as November is crunch time for both my job and wallet due to Christmas), but will hope to come to more events next year.

Thank you for the post! Sorry for the long delay in response, I’ve been out of town.

I will be going to Battlefront, and I’m sorry to hear I won’t see you there, but I certainly hope to run into you at a future tournament. Until then, good luck to you!
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L25 BM4 - 2024 Final Ghostglider (Axis) vs Farmboy (Allies+15)

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Anzac Shuck Into Europe

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@crockett36 @FranceNeedsMorePower @SuperbattleshipYamato @TheDesertFox here are my 2 cents on ANZAC.

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North Africa, Ragnell804 (Allies) vs TGC (Axis)

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L25 PtV Daaras (Allies) vs Nikola1975 (Axis + 12)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 14
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History
Round: 14 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 2 destroyers and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 2 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 submarine moved from 40 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Japanese creates battle in territory 59 Sea Zone Battle in 82 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 submarine British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 82 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 82 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 82 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 82 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 82 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 82 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 82 Sea Zone, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 82 Sea Zone, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 82 Sea Zone, round 6 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 82 Sea Zone, round 6 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 82 Sea Zone 1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 82 Sea Zone British win, taking 59 Sea Zone from UK_Pacific with 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine Casualties for British: 1 destroyer Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 submarine moved from 76 Sea Zone to 74 Sea Zone 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 59 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 59 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 40 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 59 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 59 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 3 destroyers and 2 fighters moved from 59 Sea Zone to 40 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone 1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone 1 submarine placed in 6 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 5 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,2 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3,5,1,5,6,5,1,6,6 Japanese collect 25 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 25 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Japanese regular : -0.67 British regular : -0.67
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1914 Balanced, TGC (CP) vs Ragnell804 (Entente)

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1914 TGC (CP) vs Ragnell804 (Entente) balanced

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Round: 1 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy nothing; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs
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PtV L25 Simon33 (Allies) vs Nikola1975 (Axis +13) game 2

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History
Round: 3 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 6 armour, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Trigger Germans 6 Atlantic Wall Established Switch: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_Germans_6_Atlantic_Wall_Possible_Switch attached to Germans Combat Move - Germans 1 submarine moved from 93 Sea Zone to 107 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from France to 107 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Morocco 1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Northern Belarus Germans take Northern Belarus from Russians 1 armour moved from Northern Belarus to Southern Belarus 4 infantry moved from Finland to Norway 1 infantry moved from Karelia to Finland 1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to Western Germany 2 armour, 3 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Southern Belarus 1 artillery and 12 infantry moved from Romania to Eastern Poland 12 armour and 8 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tunisia to Morocco 1 fighter moved from 93 Sea Zone to Morocco 1 tactical_bomber moved from 93 Sea Zone to 107 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone Combat - Germans Battle in 107 Sea Zone Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber British defend with 1 destroyer Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 107 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber in 107 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 107 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 107 Sea Zone 1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 107 Sea Zone Germans win with 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine Casualties for British: 1 destroyer Battle in Morocco Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber French defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Morocco, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits French roll dice for 1 infantry in Morocco, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Morocco Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Morocco, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits French roll dice for 1 infantry in Morocco, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the French lost in Morocco Germans win, taking Morocco from French with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for French: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 1 tactical_bomber moved from Tunisia to Malta 1 fighter moved from Morocco to 98 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from Morocco to Tunisia 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Eastern Poland 1 bomber moved from 107 Sea Zone to Western Germany 1 tactical_bomber moved from 107 Sea Zone to France 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Eastern Poland 1 aaGun moved from Poland to Eastern Poland 2 aaGuns moved from Eastern Poland to Southern Belarus Place Units - Germans 1 submarine placed in 108 Sea Zone 3 armour placed in Romania 3 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 128 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3 Germans collect 46 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 46 PUs Trigger Germans 7 Atlantic Wall: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 49 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : 0.33 Germans regular : -0.17 British regular : 0.67
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