@FranceNeedsMorePower That does sound fun but you still have the problem of Italy being underwhelming in the first place. I hesitate to add anything to France that could impact Italy in any meaningful way. Doing so would require an Italian change in setup, and if I understand correctly, the goal here is a little more excitement and possibly balance, not redoing the whole game. Changing the Italian setup because you changed France’s (beyond slowing Germany down) is more of an alternate edition than a house rule.
Posts made by Tamer of Beasts
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RE: [Global 1940] 2nd Revised Setup For Franceposted in House Rules
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RE: [Global 1940] 2nd Revised Setup For Franceposted in House Rules
@FranceNeedsMorePower But if you put the transport in 110 then it will just be sunk with the rest of the fleet without Germany having to use any resources to get to it. It is entirely pointless in 110.
Also, moving all the UK units to Normandy makes Paris a soft target, and Germany won’t lose any more than a few infantry. They’ll just take Paris turn 1, and then throw their air force with a few infantry at Normandy turn 2. I like keeping the 2 UK units in Paris there.
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RE: [Global 1940] 2nd Revised Setup For Franceposted in House Rules
@FranceNeedsMorePower Italy already is shafted in this game. Adding Allied units to Africa is just one more nail in the coffin and makes that theater even more unbalanced, IMHO.
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RE: [Global 1940] 2nd Revised Setup For Franceposted in House Rules
@FranceNeedsMorePower I’ve enjoyed reading this thread. I like the idea of adding even just 1 UK infantry to Normandy, but I am not so sure about adding to Paris. That territory is designed to fall G1 or else the game is wildly altered, and I think that while making France a little bulkier isn’t bad, it needs to be done elsewhere. I like adding the following from what you two have said:
- 1 UK inf. to Normandy,
- 1 or French inf. to Indochina
- 1 French destroyer in SZ 36 next to Indochina
1 French transport in SZ 105, right off the coast of Bordeaux. This is undefended, but to take it out the Axis need to spare a ship or plane sorely needed elsewhere in round 1.
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 21 Puchase Units - Ottomans Ottomans buy 1 infantry, 1 battleship, and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Ottomans 2 infantry moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan Ottomans take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British 1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Constantinople to Bulgaria 1 artillery and 11 infantry moved from Smyrna to Constantinople 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Syrian Desert to Smyrna 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from India to Persia Combat - Ottomans Combat Move - Ottomans Place Units - Ottomans 1 infantry placed in Constantinople 1 transport and 1 battleship placed in SZ 20 Turn Complete - Ottomans Ottomans collect 23 PUs; end with 25 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
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RE: How to deal with the insane russian NOposted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
@shadowhawk Agreed. Since the Africa excursion seems to me to be an abuse of the NO, I wonder if a simple house rule saying that only Axis territories in Europe count in addition to the axis-aligned neutrals.
Or, I like this better: every territory the Russians take for this NO, instead of giving them 3 extra IPCs, doubles its worth. That makes Finland and Iraq still worth aiming for, but Africa is severely devalued. German territories would remain about the same value, since the borer ones are worth 3 anyway. Just food for thought.
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 21 Puchase Units - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians buy 1 artillery and 17 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - AustroHungarians 1 transport moved from SZ 17 to SZ 18 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Trieste to SZ 18 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 18 to SZ 17 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from SZ 17 to Libya AustroHungarians take Libya from Italians 2 infantry moved from Rome to SZ 17 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 17 to SZ 16 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from SZ 17 to SZ 14 1 infantry moved from SZ 16 to Algeria AustroHungarians take Algeria from French 1 infantry moved from SZ 14 to Portugal AustroHungarians take Portugal from French 2 battleships and 1 submarine moved from SZ 16 to SZ 14 2 battleships moved from SZ 18 to SZ 16 7 artilleries, 1 fighter and 18 infantry moved from Burgundy to Paris 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 21 infantry moved from Bordeaux to Paris 3 artilleries, 12 infantry and 6 tanks moved from Piedmont to Burgundy 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Tuscany to Piedmont 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste 9 infantry moved from Persia to India 6 infantry moved from Sevastopol to Romania 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Ukraine to Moscow Combat - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians creates battle in territory Egypt Air Battle in Paris AustroHungarians attacks with 2 units heading to Paris French launches 3 interceptors out of Paris Attackers Fire, : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Defenders Fire, : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits 1 fighter owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Paris 2 fighters owned by the French lost in Paris Attackers Fire, : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Defenders Fire, : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 fighter owned by the French lost in Paris Air Battle is over, the defenders have all died Battle in Egypt AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry; Ottomans loiter and taunt British defend with 1 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Egypt, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Egypt, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Egypt AustroHungarians win, taking Egypt from British with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in India AustroHungarians attack with 9 infantry; Ottomans loiter and taunt British defend with 1 factory, 1 fighter and 1 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 9 infantry in India, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 3.00 expected hits British roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in India, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in India AustroHungarians win, taking India from British with 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9 Casualties for British: 1 fighter and 1 infantry Battle in Paris AustroHungarians attack with 8 artilleries, 1 fighter and 39 infantry French defend with 8 artilleries, 1 factory and 54 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 8 artilleries, 1 fighter and 39 infantry in Paris, round 2 : 20/48 hits, 20.00 expected hits French roll dice for 8 artilleries and 54 infantry in Paris, round 2 : 29/62 hits, 31.00 expected hits 29 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Paris 20 infantry owned by the French lost in Paris French and AustroHungarians reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is -27 Casualties for AustroHungarians: 29 infantry Casualties for French: 20 infantry Combat Move - AustroHungarians Place Units - AustroHungarians 1 artillery and 17 infantry placed in Vienna Turn Complete - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians collect 65 PUs; end with 65 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : -2.00 Defenders Fire, : -0.33 Attackers Fire, : 2.00 AustroHungarians regular : -0.67 British regular : -1.33Game History
Round: 21 Puchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 artilleries, 3 battleships, 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans British roll mine dice in SZ 9 : 2/13 hits, 2.17 expected hits Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans 1 battleship lost in SZ 9 Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 10 artilleries, 3 fighters, 11 infantry and 10 tanks moved from Picardy to Paris 9 infantry moved from Belgium to Picardy 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Kiel to SZ 10 1 artillery, 8 battleships, 4 infantry, 2 submarines and 3 transports moved from SZ 10 to SZ 9 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Ruhr to Belgium 4 infantry moved from Moscow to Karelia 5 infantry moved from Ukraine to Moscow 5 infantry moved from Sevastopol to Ukraine 2 infantry moved from Galicia to Silesia 2 infantry moved from Persia to Mesopotamia 8 infantry moved from Brest to Picardy Combat - Germans Germans creates battle in territory Brest Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to SZ 9: 1 battleship EDIT: Changing unit hit damage for these Germans owned units to: battleship = 1, battleship = 1 EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Battle in Karelia Germans attack with 4 infantry French defend with 4 infantry and 1 port Germans roll dice for 4 infantry in Karelia, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits French roll dice for 4 infantry in Karelia, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Karelia French and Germans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Brest Germans attack with 1 infantry French defend with 1 port; Americans defend with 10 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Brest, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits French roll dice for 10 infantry in Brest, round 2 : 3/10 hits, 5.00 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Brest 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Brest French win with 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Battle in SZ 9 Germans attack with 1 artillery, 7 battleships, 4 infantry, 2 submarines and 3 transports British defend with 7 battleships, 1 mines and 1 transport; Italians defend with 1 cruiser; French defend with 2 transports; Americans defend with 1 cruiser Germans roll dice for 7 battleships, 2 submarines and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 2 : 6/9 hits, 5.33 expected hits Units damaged: 6 battleships owned by the British British roll dice for 7 battleships, 2 cruisers and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 5.67 expected hits Units damaged: 4 battleships owned by the Germans Germans roll dice for 7 battleships, 2 submarines and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 3 : 5/9 hits, 5.33 expected hits British roll dice for 7 battleships, 2 cruisers and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 3 : 4/9 hits, 5.67 expected hits Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans 1 battleship owned by the Germans and 2 submarines owned by the Germans lost in SZ 9 1 cruiser owned by the Americans, 1 cruiser owned by the Italians and 2 battleships owned by the British lost in SZ 9 Germans roll dice for 6 battleships and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 4 : 4/6 hits, 4.00 expected hits British roll dice for 5 battleships and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 4 : 2/5 hits, 3.33 expected hits 2 battleships owned by the Germans lost in SZ 9 4 battleships owned by the British lost in SZ 9 Germans roll dice for 4 battleships and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 5 : 3/4 hits, 2.67 expected hits British roll dice for 1 battleship and 3 transports in SZ 9, round 5 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 battleship owned by the Germans lost in SZ 9 2 transports owned by the French and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in SZ 9 1 transport owned by the British lost in SZ 9 Germans win with 3 battleships and 3 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 60 Casualties for Germans: 4 battleships and 2 submarines Casualties for Italians: 1 cruiser Casualties for Americans: 1 cruiser Casualties for British: 7 battleships and 1 transport Casualties for French: 2 transports Battle in Paris Germans attack with 10 artilleries, 3 fighters, 11 infantry and 10 tanks; AustroHungarians loiter and taunt French defend with 8 artilleries, 1 factory and 34 infantry Germans roll dice for 10 artilleries, 3 fighters, 11 infantry and 10 tanks in Paris, round 2 : 19/34 hits, 16.33 expected hits French roll dice for 8 artilleries and 34 infantry in Paris, round 2 : 21/42 hits, 21.00 expected hits Units damaged: 10 tanks owned by the Germans 1 artillery owned by the Germans and 10 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Paris 19 infantry owned by the French lost in Paris French and Germans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is 23 Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 10 infantry Casualties for French: 19 infantry Combat Move - Germans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by British from London: 1 infantry EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from SZ 9: 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 3 transports EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to SZ 9: 3 transports EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to London: 1 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Brest: 1 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Brest: 1 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Place Units - Germans 2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Berlin 3 battleships and 1 transport placed in SZ 10 Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : -3.00 Germans regular : 2.67 British mine : -0.17 British regular : -4.33London dice:
G: 5, 3, 3, 3, 5 (1 hit)
UK: computer was weird and I couldn’t copy them, but you got 4 hitsG 21.tsvg
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RE: Tamer of Beasts (CP) vs. Victory First (Entente) w/ TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@VictoryFirst Game History
Round: 4 Actions - AustroHungarians Purchase Units - AustroHungarians Note to players AustroHungarians: <body><b>All powers can now produce tank units!<b></body> Condition TankProductionAustroHungarians: AustroHungarians has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction AustroHungarians buy 1 artillery, 5 infantry and 2 tanks; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - AustroHungarians 1 infantry moved from Tyrolia to Trieste 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Romania to Ukraine 10 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Moscow 7 infantry moved from Galicia to Romania Combat - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians has abandoned SZ 18 to French Battle in Moscow AustroHungarians attack with 10 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry Russians defend with 5 artilleries, 1 factory and 15 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 10 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 6/12 hits, 7.50 expected hits Russians roll dice for 5 artilleries and 15 infantry in Moscow, round 2 : 13/20 hits, 10.00 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians, 1 fighter owned by the AustroHungarians and 10 artilleries owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Moscow 6 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Moscow Russians win with 5 artilleries and 9 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -31 Casualties for AustroHungarians: 10 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 6 infantry Battle in Trieste AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery and 10 infantry Italians defend with 7 artilleries, 14 infantry and 1 port AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery and 10 infantry in Trieste, round 2 : 4/11 hits, 4.00 expected hits Italians roll dice for 7 artilleries and 14 infantry in Trieste, round 2 : 8/21 hits, 10.50 expected hits 8 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Trieste 4 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Trieste Italians and AustroHungarians reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is -12 Casualties for AustroHungarians: 8 infantry Casualties for Italians: 4 infantry Combat Move - AustroHungarians Trigger AddTriesteMine: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachmentTriesteSwitch attached to AustroHungarians Trigger AddTriesteMine: AustroHungarians has 1 mines placed in SZ 18 Place Units - AustroHungarians 1 artillery, 5 infantry and 2 tanks placed in Vienna Turn Complete - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians collect 27 PUs; end with 27 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians regular : -2.50 Russians regular : 3.00 AustroHungarians regular : -1.50AH 4.tsvg
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@SuperbattleshipYamato Sorry, I forgot to save the turn summary. OT 20.tsvg
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 20 Puchase Units - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians buy 1 artillery, 2 battleships and 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - AustroHungarians Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by French from SZ 16: 1 mines EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from SZ 17: 1 mines EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to SZ 17: 1 mines EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to SZ 16: 1 mines EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Trieste to SZ 18 1 artillery, 5 infantry and 3 transports moved from SZ 18 to SZ 17 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from SZ 17 to Egypt 2 infantry moved from SZ 17 to Egypt 2 battleships and 1 submarine moved from SZ 18 to SZ 16 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 21 infantry moved from Marseilles to Bordeaux 7 artilleries, 1 fighter and 18 infantry moved from Piedmont to Burgundy 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Venice to Piedmont 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 6 tanks moved from Tuscany to Piedmont 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Naples to Tuscany 10 infantry moved from Sevastopol to Persia 6 infantry moved from Ukraine to Sevastopol 1 infantry moved from Karelia to Livonia 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Galicia to Ukraine 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste Combat - AustroHungarians Battle in Persia AustroHungarians attack with 10 infantry; Ottomans loiter and taunt British defend with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 8 tanks AustroHungarians roll dice for 10 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 1/10 hits, 3.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 8 tanks in Persia, round 2 : 1/10 hits, 2.17 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Persia 1 tank owned by the British lost in Persia British and AustroHungarians reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for AustroHungarians: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 1 tank Battle in Egypt AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery and 5 infantry British defend with 1 infantry; Americans defend with 2 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Egypt, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits British roll dice for 3 infantry in Egypt, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Egypt 2 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Egypt British and AustroHungarians reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for AustroHungarians: 2 infantry Casualties for Americans: 2 infantry Combat Move - AustroHungarians Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by AustroHungarians from Livonia: 3 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to Karelia: 3 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Place Units - AustroHungarians 1 artillery and 9 infantry placed in Vienna 2 battleships placed in SZ 18 Turn Complete - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians collect 55 PUs; end with 55 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
AustroHungarians regular : -2.67 British regular : -0.67Game History
Round: 20 Puchase Units - Germans Germans buy 4 battleships and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 12 units repaired. 4 infantry moved from Sevastopol to Persia 5 infantry moved from Ukraine to Sevastopol 5 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine 11 infantry moved from Picardy to Brest 2 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Belgium to Picardy 8 artilleries, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 10 tanks moved from Paris to Picardy 9 infantry moved from Ruhr to Belgium 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Kiel to Ruhr 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Berlin to Kiel 2 infantry moved from Silesia to Galicia 4 infantry moved from Karelia to Moscow Combat - Germans Battle in Brest Germans attack with 11 infantry French defend with 1 port; Americans defend with 6 infantry Germans roll dice for 11 infantry in Brest, round 2 : 4/11 hits, 3.67 expected hits French roll dice for 6 infantry in Brest, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 3.00 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Brest 4 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Brest French and Germans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry Casualties for Americans: 4 infantry Battle in Persia Germans attack with 4 infantry; AustroHungarians loiter and taunt; Ottomans loiter and taunt British defend with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 7 tanks Germans roll dice for 4 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 7 tanks in Persia, round 2 : 2/9 hits, 2.00 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Persia 1 tank owned by the British lost in Persia British and Germans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry Casualties for British: 1 tank Combat Move - Germans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Burgundy: 1 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Paris: 1 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Place Units - Germans 4 battleships and 1 submarine placed in SZ 10 Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 54 PUs; end with 56 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : -1.00 Germans regular : 0.00 British regular : 0.00Hey, boats are fun! Especially if they mean you stop putting units in India. :)G 20.tsvg
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@The_Good_Captain You mean your videos don’t cover every possible scenario we could encounter!? I’m shocked and devastated. :p
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RE: How to deal with the insane russian NOposted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
@Arthur-Bomber-Harris Gotcha. In that case, I rescind my comments. I haven’t actually played with a bid before (though I am very familiar with the concept and the general strategies out there), so it wasn’t on my mind. In that case, I am in full agreement with @shadowhawk
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 19 Puchase Units - Ottomans Ottomans buy 1 artillery and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Ottomans 4 infantry moved from Mesopotamia to Persia 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Ankara to Mesopotamia 1 infantry moved from Constantinople to Smyrna 5 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara Combat - Ottomans Battle in Persia Ottomans attack with 4 artilleries and 12 infantry British defend with 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 8 tanks Ottomans roll dice for 4 artilleries and 12 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 6/16 hits, 6.67 expected hits British roll dice for 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 8 tanks in Persia, round 2 : 4/16 hits, 5.67 expected hits 4 infantry owned by the Ottomans lost in Persia 4 artilleries owned by the British, 1 infantry owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the British lost in Persia British and Ottomans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is 13 Casualties for Ottomans: 4 infantry Casualties for British: 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 infantry Combat Move - Ottomans Place Units - Ottomans 1 artillery and 6 infantry placed in Constantinople Turn Complete - Ottomans Ottomans collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@SuperbattleshipYamato No worries. As stated earlier in the game, we’re here to have fun, not be rule nazis.
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RE: How to deal with the insane russian NOposted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
@shadowhawk You’re right, and I acknowledge that Italy is something of a dud after turn 2, typically.
My problem with Russia going to Africa is that if you send a mech, the soonest it can get one of those territories is turn 5, assuming it had to stop to pick up Iraq (which we agree is a smart move if possible). I’m not sold that it is worth leaving those for Russia who has maybe 2 turns left to collect income. If the UK could take them even as late as turn 3, the math still doesn’t favor Russia taking them.
- The UK is losing 4 IPC’s (not having the territories from rounds 3-5, based on
the above estimates) - Italy is retaining those 4 IPCs
- Assuming a G7 attack on Moscow, which is likely a late estimate, Russia
gets 8 IPCs from one of those territories.
Now, to be sure, if the goal is for Russia to get another land unit in Moscow or so, then maybe it is a good idea, but don’t forget that a mech was sacrificed already, making that almost a wash. Throw in the uncertainty about a German air assault to prevent the take, like ABH mentioned, I just don’t think it’s all that great of a move. I am no expert, however, and I love the dialogue here. :) I welcome feedback that tells me why I am wrong.
- The UK is losing 4 IPC’s (not having the territories from rounds 3-5, based on
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@The_Good_Captain As always, I appreciate the expertise and encouragement.
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RE: How to deal with the insane russian NOposted in Axis & Allies Global 1940
@shadowhawk First of all, Russia never just walks into Italian Africa, and if they take Iraq (the only pro-axis territory one could consider easy for them), that is only a net of 5 IPCs. If Russia is spending resources getting down to Africa, I would as the Axis welcome their little escapade as it will take them many turns to get there and weaken their defenses a little.
That said, I know that the 3 IPC NO can be a huge boon if Russia has 2-3 territories (perhaps, Iraq, Finland, Romania, etc), but if they are making big money on this then it is likely that the game is practically over anyway. The way I see it, this NO is just incentive for Russia to consider moving into Finland and making Germany sweat a little, but even doing that will essentially hand over Leningrad if you empty it for the offensive.
I don’t see it as being wildly unbalanced due to the difficulty of getting onto original German territory.
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@The_Good_Captain If you don’t mind my asking, how did you handle it as the Entente? My gut reaction would be to trade space for time as the UK, maybe even give up Persia (but never India) to spend time and money bulking up in France so as to maybe push into the Ruhr and really threaten Germany’s economy.
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RE: TOB (CP) vs. SBY (Entente) 1914 TGC Balanceposted in Play Boardgames
@SuperbattleshipYamato Game History
Round: 19 Puchase Units - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians buy 1 artillery, 2 battleships, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - AustroHungarians 6 units repaired. 5 infantry moved from Sevastopol to Mesopotamia 10 infantry moved from Ukraine to Sevastopol 6 infantry moved from Galicia to Ukraine 16 infantry moved from Piedmont to Marseilles 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Venice to Piedmont 6 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Tuscany to Piedmont 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Rome to Naples 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Rome to Tuscany 6 tanks moved from Rome to Tuscany 1 fighter moved from Rome to Piedmont 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Trieste to Venice 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Vienna to Trieste 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Vienna to Galicia Combat - AustroHungarians Battle in Marseilles AustroHungarians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 25 infantry French defend with 1 port; Americans defend with 8 infantry AustroHungarians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 25 infantry in Marseilles, round 2 : 9/27 hits, 9.50 expected hits French roll dice for 8 infantry in Marseilles, round 2 : 4/8 hits, 4.00 expected hits 4 infantry owned by the AustroHungarians lost in Marseilles 8 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Marseilles AustroHungarians win, taking Marseilles from French with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 21 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12 Casualties for AustroHungarians: 4 infantry Casualties for Americans: 8 infantry Combat Move - AustroHungarians Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by AustroHungarians from Moscow: 1 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to Karelia: 1 infantry EDIT: Removing units owned by AustroHungarians from Mesopotamia: 5 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by AustroHungarians to Persia: 5 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Place Units - AustroHungarians 2 battleships, 1 submarine and 3 transports placed in SZ 18 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Vienna Turn Complete - AustroHungarians AustroHungarians collect 55 PUs; end with 55 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : 0.00 AustroHungarians regular : -0.50Game History
Round: 19 Puchase Units - Germans Germans buy 1 artillery, 2 battleships, 4 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans British roll mine dice in SZ 9 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 4 infantry moved from Karelia to Moscow 1 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine 4 infantry moved from Ukraine to Sevastopol 3 infantry moved from Sevastopol to Mesopotamia 6 infantry moved from Silesia to Poland 4 infantry moved from Poland to Ukraine 1 transport moved from SZ 10 to SZ 9 2 infantry moved from Belgium to SZ 9 2 infantry moved from SZ 9 to Yorkshire Germans take Yorkshire from British 11 infantry moved from Belgium to Picardy 2 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Ruhr to Belgium 9 infantry moved from Kiel to Ruhr 2 infantry moved from Berlin to Silesia 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Berlin to Kiel 2 artilleries, 35 infantry and 2 tanks moved from Picardy to Paris 16 artilleries, 3 fighters, 62 infantry and 8 tanks moved from Brest to Paris Combat - Germans Germans creates battle in territory Burgundy Germans creates battle in territory SZ 9 Germans creates battle in territory SZ 10 Battle in SZ 10 Germans attack with 2 battleships, 1 mines, 1 submarine and 2 transports British defend with 1 battleship and 2 cruisers Germans roll dice for 2 battleships, 1 submarine and 2 transports in SZ 10, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British British roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in SZ 10, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits Units damaged: 2 battleships owned by the Germans 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in SZ 10 Germans roll dice for 2 battleships, 1 submarine and 2 transports in SZ 10, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits British roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 cruiser in SZ 10, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in SZ 10 Germans roll dice for 2 battleships, 1 submarine and 2 transports in SZ 10, round 4 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits British roll dice for 1 battleship in SZ 10, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 battleship owned by the British lost in SZ 10 Germans win with 2 battleships, 1 submarine and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 30 Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 2 cruisers Battle in Burgundy Germans attack with 2 infantry French defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Burgundy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits French roll dice for 1 infantry in Burgundy, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Burgundy French and Germans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Poland Germans attack with 6 infantry British defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 6 infantry in Poland, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Poland, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Poland 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Poland Germans win, taking Poland from British with 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in Paris Germans attack with 18 artilleries, 3 fighters, 97 infantry and 10 tanks British defend with 3 artilleries and 9 infantry; French defend with 8 artilleries, 1 factory and 95 infantry; Americans defend with 34 infantry Germans roll dice for 18 artilleries, 3 fighters, 97 infantry and 10 tanks in Paris, round 2 : 60/128 hits, 51.67 expected hits French roll dice for 11 artilleries and 138 infantry in Paris, round 2 : 79/149 hits, 74.50 expected hits Units damaged: 10 tanks owned by the Germans 69 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Paris 34 infantry owned by the Americans, 14 infantry owned by the French, 3 artilleries owned by the British and 9 infantry owned by the British lost in Paris French and Germans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is -24 Casualties for Germans: 69 infantry Casualties for Americans: 34 infantry Casualties for British: 3 artilleries and 9 infantry Casualties for French: 14 infantry Combat Move - Germans Place Units - Germans 2 battleships and 2 transports placed in SZ 10 1 artillery and 4 infantry placed in Berlin Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Moscow: 4 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Karelia: 4 infantry EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Mesopotamia: 3 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Persia: 3 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 56 PUs; end with 56 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
French regular : 5.00 Germans regular : 7.67 British mine : -0.17 British regular : -1.00 -
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Round: 18 Puchase Units - Ottomans Ottomans buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Ottomans Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Persia: 2 artilleries and 1 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Ottomans to Persia: 3 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Mesopotamia to Persia 4 infantry moved from Ankara to Mesopotamia 2 infantry moved from Smyrna to Trans-Jordan 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara Combat - Ottomans Battle in Persia Ottomans attack with 4 artilleries and 15 infantry British defend with 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 8 tanks Ottomans roll dice for 4 artilleries and 15 infantry in Persia, round 2 : 5/19 hits, 7.67 expected hits British roll dice for 4 artilleries, 2 fighters, 8 infantry and 8 tanks in Persia, round 2 : 6/22 hits, 8.67 expected hits 6 infantry owned by the Ottomans lost in Persia 5 infantry owned by the British lost in Persia British and Ottomans reach a stalemate . Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Ottomans: 6 infantry Casualties for British: 5 infantry Combat Move - Ottomans Place Units - Ottomans 6 infantry placed in Constantinople Turn Complete - Ottomans Ottomans collect 20 PUs; end with 22 PUsCombat Hit Differential Summary :
Ottomans regular : -2.67 British regular : -2.67OT 18.tsvg
My new philosophy is such: the CP always lose from the UK pushing from India through Constantinople, and thus something needs to be done. I thought that, if I could take Russia with enough units left over, perhaps I could afford to extend that front instead of just hauling everybody back and be useless for 4-6 turns. That way I am utilizing all my pieces sooner and extending the Ottomans’ lifespan. I have also had a few lucky roles, I admit.All that to say that the CP in my experience always lose on the eastern half of the board and never the western. The Germans and Austrians have time and the rules on their side on the west; I can spare units for Persia as long as I continue to slightly outproduce Italy at least, that way I can still eventually take Rome or threaten Paris from the south. Those are my thoughts. I don’t think you mishandled anything, per se, but I am liking my new strategy, at least for the moment. It will lead to longer games, but perhaps some CP wins.