@VictoryFirst That is odd! At least my air force lived to fight another day, even if it was just a glitch. :p
After reviewing the map, I will go ahead and concede. The CP are on the run in Mesopotamia, and at best the Western front is a stalemate for me. I made a few critical mistakes, and you played a great game by capitalizing on them. I think I’ve learned, which is always a goal of mine. I’d be happy to play again, and will let the victor choose his side. Once more, an excellent game.
@VictoryFirst G 9.tsvg
I’ll give it another turn or so, but I think you’ve burned me badly enough with Italy that I can’t come back.
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 5
Puchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 1 artillery and 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
1 infantry moved from Picardy to Brest
Germans take Brest from French
2 infantry moved from Lorraine to Burgundy
Germans take Burgundy from French
7 infantry moved from Belgium to Picardy
10 infantry moved from Ruhr to Belgium
1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Kiel to Ruhr
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Poland to Prussia
4 infantry moved from Silesia to Prussia
4 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia
2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Picardy to Brest
Combat - Germans
Combat Move - Germans
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Prussia: 1 artillery and 5 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Poland: 1 artillery and 5 infantry
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Berlin to Kiel
Place Units - Germans
1 artillery and 12 infantry placed in Berlin
Turn Complete - Germans
Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 42 PUs
@The_Good_Captain Appreciate the thought. Usually I send 18 inf. to Romania so I have a few more. This enables Italy to consider being mean, and on occasion I pay for it, but I like sometimes to gamble that for the sake of a little extra manpower in Ukraine. I’ll give your suggestion a try!
@SuperbattleshipYamato Yeah, sorry about that. I redid the turn the right way. Nothing changed, really.
AH 5.tsvg Game History
Round: 5
Puchase Units - AustroHungarians
AustroHungarians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - AustroHungarians
1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Galicia to Romania
2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Venice to Trieste
1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Trieste to Serbia
1 fighter moved from Trieste to Romania
4 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste
5 infantry moved from Vienna to Galicia
Combat - AustroHungarians
Battle in Serbia
AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery and 4 infantry
Italians defend with 1 infantry
AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery and 4 infantry in Serbia, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Serbia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Serbia
AustroHungarians win, taking Serbia from Italians with 1 artillery and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
Battle in Romania
AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
Russians defend with 1 infantry
AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Romania, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Romania, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Romania
AustroHungarians win, taking Romania from Russians with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
Combat Move - AustroHungarians
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by AustroHungarians from Galicia: 3 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to Poland: 3 infantry
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Place Units - AustroHungarians
9 infantry placed in Vienna
Turn Complete - AustroHungarians
AustroHungarians collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians regular : -0.50
Russians regular : -0.50
AustroHungarians regular : -0.50
@VictoryFirst Haha, that stinks. I’ll add a couple UK inf. to Mesopotamia to salve the wound a little.
@SuperbattleshipYamato Eh, I try. :p Though I really can’t take credit. This really doesn’t deviate much from TGC’s strategy video. The 1/2 punch of AH and Germany is just too powerful.
Gotcha. Your map is incredible, by the way. I love using it.
@SuperbattleshipYamato AH 5.tsvg
Not sure if this was via email or not… my computer was weird, but this is the correct game file.
I’m having an Entente problem. To specify, in @The_Good_Captain’s balanced version. His tweaks to the game have been phenomenal, and I highly recommend playing with his balance version. That being said, I have had many games now with few exceptions where Russian methodically falls on round 4, due either to an inevitable revolution or being captured. I’m hoping for feedback on how to give Russia a little more oomph, and here is how it usually plays out (I’ll even assume Russia has slightly better dice):
Round 1: AH purchases 6 inf. and a fighter, then takes Romania and has 32 inf. and 8 art. bordering Russia. Russia buys 6 inf. and a fighter, and stacks in Ukraine (a generally accepted “best practice” as I understand things) with 30 in. and 7 art. (the most you can have if you put every single inf. and all the art. in range, having taken out 6 for the balance version). Germany buys 9 inf. and a fighter, then frolics into Poland with its 12 inf., 6 art., and fighter from Berlin.
Round 2: AH attacks Ukraine, and while this is slightly uphill, it leaves both armies with comparable stacks: about 13 inf. and 7/8 art., plus the fighter for AH. AH also moves several units to border Ukraine, 4 inf. from Vienna into Galicia and 1 inf. and 1 art. from Serbia to Romania (even though it likely didn’t fall turn 1. On Russia’s turn, there are 2 options: either force a counter-attack in Ukraine that may even take a few AH artillery, or pull back and stack Moscow with ~40 units. Either way, Germany ends its second round with their Polish units either in Ukraine or Livonia, depending on what the Russians did.
That’s enough play-by-play. If Russia counters, Germany and Austria will attack the remaining force in Ukraine, and if Russia is fortunate enough to have any units left by their third turn, it is a token force at best, and Germany has 19 inf., at least 3 artillery, and potentially a second fighter in Poland; Livonia is inevitably theirs turn 3, which means you HAVE to stack on Moscow with your at most 20ish units. There is no way that I can see to avoid either AH or Germany having Ukraine and Livonia by the end of round 3, whether because the Russians spent their army in a productive counter-attack or because they pulled back. But the Austrians sometimes squeak by with enough units in Ukraine to contest Moscow at the beginning of turn 4, meaning the game is over for Russia unless Germany can capture easily and ignores the armistice. That, however, is assuming the Russians lasted in Ukraine at all into their third round.
The other option is to turtle in Moscow on turn 2 with your 40ish units. This appears nice at first, but quickly deteriorates. Germany in round 2 or AH in round 3 takes Ukraine with ease, and Germany moves into Livonia with all or nearly all of their Polish units. Moscow cannot afford to meaningfully counter either of these armies, since, if they do, they will be open to the CP making Moscow a contested zone in round 3. Germany could even attack Moscow in round 3, likely losing all units but allowing AH to have a slightly easier time contesting in round 4, paving the way for the armistice.
Any thoughts? Am I misrepresenting anything or figuring wrong? I am hoping for minds more creative than my own to help me make Russia even just a little less mechanical.
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 4
Puchase Units - Ottomans
Condition TankProductionOttomans: Ottomans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
Ottomans buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;
Combat Move - Ottomans
1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Ankara to Mesopotamia
1 infantry moved from Constantinople to Smyrna
6 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara
Combat Move - Ottomans
Place Units - Ottomans
8 infantry placed in Constantinople
Turn Complete - Ottomans
Ottomans collect 20 PUs; end with 21 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
@SuperbattleshipYamato I always knew he was going places in life. A man’s man, right there.
Just a heads up: when I moved German forces into Mesopotamia and elected not to attack, it still forced the air battle. I just edited my fighter back in.
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 4
Puchase Units - AustroHungarians
Condition TankProductionAustroHungarians: AustroHungarians has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction
AustroHungarians buy 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;
Combat Move - AustroHungarians
2 artilleries and 1 fighter moved from Tuscany to Venice
1 infantry moved from Tuscany to Venice
2 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste
1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry moved from Venice to Trieste
1 infantry moved from Venice to Trieste
1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste
5 infantry moved from Vienna to Galicia
Combat - AustroHungarians
Battle in Galicia
Germans loiter and taunt; AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery and 6 infantry; Ottomans loiter and taunt
Russians defend with 3 artilleries and 1 infantry
AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery and 6 infantry in Galicia, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 2.67 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 3 artilleries and 1 infantry in Galicia, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
2 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Galicia
3 artilleries owned by the Russians lost in Galicia
Russians and AustroHungarians reach a stalemate
. Battle score for attacker is 6
Casualties for AustroHungarians: 2 infantry
Casualties for Russians: 3 artilleries
Combat Move - AustroHungarians
Turning on Edit Mode
EDIT: Removing units owned by AustroHungarians from Venice: 1 infantry
EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to Tuscany: 1 infantry
EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
Place Units - AustroHungarians
9 infantry placed in Vienna
Turn Complete - AustroHungarians
AustroHungarians collect 27 PUs; end with 27 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Russians regular : 0.00
AustroHungarians regular : 0.33
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 3
Puchase Units - Ottomans
Ottomans buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;
Combat Move - Ottomans
1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Romania to Galicia
1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Ankara to Mesopotamia
1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Arabia to Mesopotamia
1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara
Combat - Ottomans
Battle in Galicia
Germans loiter and taunt; AustroHungarians loiter and taunt; Ottomans attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
Russians defend with 4 artilleries and 1 infantry
Russians and Ottomans reach a stalemate
. Battle score for attacker is -2
Casualties for Ottomans: 2 infantry
Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery
Combat Move - Ottomans
Place Units - Ottomans
7 infantry placed in Constantinople
Turn Complete - Ottomans
Ottomans collect 23 PUs; end with 25 PUs
Sorry, forgot to make a mental note of that if it popped up. Will check on AH turn.
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 3
Puchase Units - Germans
Germans buy 1 artillery and 12 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;
Combat Move - Germans
1 unit repaired.
8 artilleries, 1 fighter and 17 infantry moved from Poland to Galicia
2 infantry moved from Silesia to Poland
4 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia
4 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Belgium to Lorraine
1 artillery and 8 infantry moved from Ruhr to Belgium
7 infantry moved from Kiel to Ruhr
10 infantry moved from Berlin to Kiel
Combat - Germans
Battle in Galicia
Germans attack with 8 artilleries, 1 fighter and 17 infantry; AustroHungarians loiter and taunt
Russians defend with 10 artilleries and 7 infantry
Germans roll dice for 8 artilleries, 1 fighter and 17 infantry in Galicia, round 2 : 12/26 hits, 12.67 expected hits
Russians roll dice for 10 artilleries and 7 infantry in Galicia, round 2 : 7/17 hits, 8.50 expected hits
7 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Galicia
6 infantry owned by the Russians and 6 artilleries owned by the Russians lost in Galicia
Russians and Germans reach a stalemate
. Battle score for attacker is 21
Casualties for Germans: 7 infantry
Casualties for Russians: 6 artilleries and 6 infantry
Battle in Lorraine
Germans attack with 13 artilleries and 15 infantry
French defend with 1 infantry
Germans roll dice for 13 artilleries and 15 infantry in Lorraine, round 2 : 14/28 hits, 13.67 expected hits
French roll dice for 1 infantry in Lorraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
1 infantry owned by the French lost in Lorraine
Germans win, taking Lorraine from French with 13 artilleries and 15 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
Casualties for French: 1 infantry
Combat Move - Germans
1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 2 submarines moved from SZ 10 to SZ 4
Place Units - Germans
1 artillery and 12 infantry placed in Berlin
Turn Complete - Germans
Germans collect 42 PUs; end with 43 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : -0.50
Russians regular : -1.50
Germans regular : -0.33
@SuperbattleshipYamato AH 3.tsvg
Forgot to copy the summary.