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SBY (Entente) vs. ToB (CP) TGC Balance Game 3

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Not sure if this was via email or not… my computer was weird, but this is the correct game file.
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Getting Russia to Turn 5

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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.
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TGC (Axis) vs Elche (Allies) Classic

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Really bad dice for me in Ukraine.
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Round: 10 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Kazakh S.S.R. to Sinkiang Americans take Sinkiang from Japanese 3 armour moved from Russia to Ukraine S.S.R. 2 fighters and 40 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R. Combat - Russians Battle in Ukraine S.S.R. Russians attack with 3 armour, 2 fighters and 40 infantry Germans defend with 2 fighters and 33 infantry Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 2 fighters and 40 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 6/45 hits, 9,17 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 33 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 16/35 hits, 12,33 expected hits 16 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine S.S.R. 6 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R. Russians roll dice for 3 armour, 2 fighters and 24 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 3 : 6/29 hits, 6,50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 fighters and 27 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 3 : 12/29 hits, 10,33 expected hits 12 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine S.S.R. 6 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R. 2 fighters owned by the Russians retreated 12 infantry owned by the Russians and 3 armour owned by the Russians retreated to Karelia S.S.R. Germans win with 2 fighters and 21 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -48 Casualties for Russians: 28 infantry Casualties for Germans: 12 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 2 fighters moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Karelia S.S.R. 2 infantry moved from Russia to Karelia S.S.R. Place Units - Russians 6 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R. Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : 5,33 Russians regular : -3,67
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dawg v Entek (axis) TRS A NEW BEGINNING

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Dawg v Entek W@W!

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L24 PTV Tournament 2023 GeneralDisarry X v Daaras X+ 14

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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 11
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History
Round: 11 Purchase Units - Russians Russians repair damage of 2x airfield, 5x factory_major; Remaining resources: 20 PUs; Russians buy 2 artilleries and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Russia to Tula Russians take Tula from Germans 4 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Rostov Russians take Rostov from Germans 1 infantry moved from Yaroslavl to Vologda 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Russia to Vologda 1 armour moved from Russia to Bryansk Russians take Bryansk from Italians 1 armour moved from Bryansk to Russia 1 armour moved from Russia to Smolensk Russians take Smolensk from Germans 1 armour moved from Smolensk to Yaroslavl 23 artilleries and 51 infantry moved from Russia to Yaroslavl 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Gorky Russians take Gorky from Germans 4 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Gorky to Nenetsia Russians take Nenetsia from Germans 2 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Yaroslavl 1 mech_infantry moved from Yaroslavl to Russia 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R. Combat - Russians Battle in Vologda Russians attack with 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Vologda, round 2 : 6/8 hits, 4.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vologda Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 5 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Vologda to Russia 4 aaGuns moved from Russia to Yaroslavl Place Units - Russians 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Stalingrad 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Russia Russians undo move 1. 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 27 PUs; end with 27 PUs Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 30 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 32 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : -0.33 Russians regular : 2.00
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L24 OOB Martin (X) vs FlyingBadger (L+40)

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OOB 40882 Round 10 - Japan.tsvg

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Round: 10 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 3 destroyers, 3 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 armour moved from Sakha to Soviet Far East 1 infantry moved from Siberia to Soviet Far East 8 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 2 bombers moved from French Indo China to 55 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Battle in Soviet Far East Japanese attack with 1 armour, 8 fighters, 1 infantry and 5 tactical_bombers Americans defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 8 fighters, 1 infantry and 5 tactical_bombers in Soviet Far East, round 2 : 8/15 hits, 8,00 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Soviet Far East, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Soviet Far East 1 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Soviet Far East Japanese win, taking Soviet Far East from Russians with 1 armour, 8 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Battle in 55 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine ANZAC defend with 1 submarine Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 55 Sea Zone Japanese win with 2 bombers, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine Non Combat Move - Japanese 2 bombers moved from 55 Sea Zone to Philippines 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China 1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Yenisey to Yakut S.S.R. 1 artillery moved from Hopei to Chahar 3 artilleries moved from Shensi to Suiyuyan 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Sikang to Yunnan 2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Hopei to French Indo China 8 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers moved from Soviet Far East to 6 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to French Indo China 1 artillery moved from French Indo China to Shan State 1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Caucasus 1 fighter moved from Japan to French Indo China 1 aaGun moved from French Indo China to Shan State 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to French Indo China 1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 1 mech_infantry placed in French Indo China 3 fighters and 1 infantry placed in Japan 1 infantry placed in French Indo China 3 destroyers and 2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 72 PUs; end with 72 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Japanese regular : 0,67 Russians regular : 0,33