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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 6
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History
Round: 6 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 3 armour, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 2 infantry moved from Bryansk to Ukraine 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine Combat - Russians Battle in Ukraine Russians attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Ukraine, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine Russians win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 10 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Russia to Bryansk 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ukraine to Russia 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Bryansk 2 infantry moved from Volgograd to Tambov Place Units - Russians 3 armour, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 26 PUs; end with 26 PUs Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 29 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 31 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans regular : -0.33 Russians regular : -1.00
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Simon33 (Axis) vs Lebowsky (Allies+16)

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Going to concede this one. Seems I’m losing on both sides of the board. Never got around to buying a third Japanese ic on Asia, not sure why. Will post when i get home.

Still interested in French rebalance? I’ll take allies for +10.
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Huh - after you went 4 for 4 I thought… “Man, that must be a less than 1% result”. But, running the numbers, it is actually 9.5%. I am quite surprised it is that high.
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L25 Playoff OOB GeneralDisarray (X) V ABH (A) Bid 50

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 1
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

Game History
Round: 1 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java ANZAC take Java from Dutch 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java 1 fighter moved from Queensland to Java 2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Java 2 aaGuns moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone Place Units - ANZAC 1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in New South Wales Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs Politics - French Trigger French Friendly With Mongolians activates a trigger called: Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians Combat Move - French 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Northern Italy 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium French take Holland Belgium from Germans 1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone Combat - French Battle in Northern Italy French attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry Italians defend with 1 aaGun, 1 factory_major and 2 infantry French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 aaGun and 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Northern Italy, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 aaGun and 2 infantry in Northern Italy, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the French lost in Northern Italy 1 artillery owned by the French retreated to Southern France Italians win with 1 aaGun and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for French: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan 1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa 1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria Turn Complete - French
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians regular : -0.33 French regular : -1.33
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L25 PtV Playoff - 2024 rd1. Adam v 666 (axis +12)

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Scramble Norway?
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OOB: GovZ (X) vs Caesar1 (L+21)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 9
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

Game History
Round: 9 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 2 artilleries; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 3 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Syria Italians take Syria from French 2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium 1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Holland Belgium Combat - Italians Battle in Holland Belgium Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry British defend with 1 infantry Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium Italians win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Italians 3 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy 1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine Place Units - Italians 2 artilleries placed in Northern Italy Turn Complete - Italians Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 11 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,4,4,1 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2,2,6,6,1,5,1,6,6,1,1 Italians collect 5 PUs (11 lost to blockades); end with 6 PUs Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 11 PUs
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Italians regular : 0.50 British regular : -0.33
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The State of Meta Discussion and New Players / Vague Vogue G1 tank buy

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YOUR ACTIONABLE TAKEAWAY

It wasn’t my purpose to advocate the line of play, so there is no actionable takeaway in terms of execution or counter. (edit: Come to think on it, I suppose there is an actionable takeaway in terms of counter. But actually a lot of board states may not suit, you have seen the numbers are pretty tight, so there may be cases R3 doesn’t have a good counter to G2 Cauc even after setups. So properly there should really be an address of the transition where Allies press Berlin, and how the Karelia / West Russia / etc. game should play out. Ah well. Returning to what I was saying -) There are some actionable takeaways though.
Competent play requires considering board state. Players do not properly play canned lines into any board, though that is characteristic of meta discussion where some players downplay and dismiss the importance of detail. However, you have seen for yourself the sharp difference single units can make, and the difference in execution between a planned counter, and an unplanned counter. Consider, for example, if R2 attempted to hold with 3 less UK fighters because UK sent air against the G survivors of G1’s attack on sz7, or used the Egypt fighter again in some autopilot variation. That would be a problem. Players that neglect such details are asking to lose.
I read a poster on Discord claim they always went for positive IPC battles. Well, you know UK1 to sz7 and actions with the Egypt fighter could be IPC positive. But that’s not the issue, and never was. The question was, what was the opportunity cost? What was the cohesive strategy? Again, not simply my words. There’s enough in this thread to demonstrate the reality of what is not simple “theory”, but very much what players will see in practice.
Single units make a difference. The closer the battle, the bigger the difference. (edit - 14% swing for just removing a single Axis AA gun at R3 into G/J Caucasus.)
3, Just because someone’s a top meta player does not mean they execute competently, and it certainly doesn’t mean they can explain things well, or even accurately. Here, we see some assertions that did not stand up to examination, that board state need not be considered, timing dismissed, that unfounded assertions should be accepted as “basic” knowledge, that G3 can hit Moscow under the line, and also Allies hold India against J3 India. None of those is necessarily true, especially in combination. (edit: Well, the Allies can certainly hold India. The question is, what does that cost Moscow?)

That said, that does not mean experienced players should be dismissed out of hand. Even a wrong answer can be useful to a new player, as at least such answers may be clear and brief, so lend purpose to the player, and hopefully get that player thinking - rather than trying to follow rote instructions.

That a player is inarticulate or outright wrong should not be held against them. Typically such players are making an honest effort to be helpful. If they are passionate, or angry, or even abusive, often that comes from their sincere belief. (edit - I’m referencing other players in Discord, as I found conduct to be egregious. For myself, I feel calling people on what they do is not “abuse”. It may be received negatively, and I expect I may give some thought as to what I say (edit: that is, to how what I say is received, and thus reconsider how I make my points), but in the end, I cannot be held responsible for how other people choose to receive a message. Where some complain and complain about how I have all the time I want to write bits, but no time to waste in a game that I find a pointless clash of egos, well, I just see that as manipulative with negative aspersions thrown in. It really is rather off-putting, but I’m used to it by now. At any rate -)

Understanding (edit: in the sense of getting along with others) is all well and good, but that is not the same as moral relativism, accepting all positions as equal. Some actions result in advancing the progress of an argument, whether for or against, other actions distract from it.

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AXIS AND ALLIES ANALYSIS (more or less)
1. Define what is to be examined. 2. Based on past experience, identify then test possible short-term failure states. Typically requires working through many variations of action and response even so. 3. Note and write up all lines studied. If failure state(s) found, concludes here. 4. If no failure state is found, progress to more complicated projections of the predictive model, particularly accounting for anticipated board states as they develop over time. 5. If no particular point of failure identified, proceed to comparative tests of entirely different lines of play, identify key metrics that distinguish when one line should be used over another. 6. Write and edit, including key metrics. The final writeup should ideally have the reader always knowing what to do, and why to do it, in any situation.
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That, and the previous comments about methodology as applied to Axis and Allies. I think the example here was a little too simple, but eh.