Robson (X) vs Kilroynothere (A) G40 YGTE - game2 revenge of the dice gods

[kilroynothere]

@robson sorry for the delay. Been traveling a bit. triplea_36714_1jap.tsvg

[Robson]

@kilroynothere Hey Kilroy, should be able to continue latest tomorrow. My wife and me got the flu and it was quite hefty.

[kilroynothere]

@robson dang. I have heard the flu is not much fun this year. My wife and I go the shot in hopes that if we come down with it we might get through it easier. Who knows? Wife just had knee replacement so I have been a bit distracted last couple of weeks. As always, no worries on my end of things and thanks for the update.

[Robson]

@kilroynothere now that break was absolutely related to christmas and family. Hope you had a wonderful time with your loved ones. Back to business, need your scramble orders for the axis. :blush: triplea_36714_1UK1.tsvg

[kilroynothere]

@robson sorry for the delay. I too have been enjoying the break with family and friends. Feel this game is off to a crazy start so I’m going to scramble all three fighters and hope the dice gods are kind!

[Robson]

@kilroynothere Well the dice gods decided to change the luck between the battles :-) Could be an intereting game. triplea_36714_1IT1.tsvg

[kilroynothere]

@robson just took a look at the game. Yeah, the Italian battle does make it a bit more interesting… although this one is already pretty darn interesting! Two things I noticed: 1. You deleted the Scotish troops but did not place them on London. I assume you want them there. I can edit them in. 2. The fighter plan that is added in Quebec MUST stay in quebec and cannot be on a newly built carrrier per the FAQ below. https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35655/grasshopper-s-3g40-tournament-edition-rule-set

Q: If I purchase an aircraft carrier in sea zone 106 the same turn I get a free fighter in Quebec, can I immediately place that free fighter on the new carrier?

A: No, although in all other cases it is allowed, the free fighter in the American Lend Lease rule is special and must be placed in Quebec. This reflects the nature in which those aircraft came to be in Canada’s possession during the war.

I can make both of these Edits for you if you are OK with that.

[kilroynothere]

@robson since I had time, I moved forward with the Italian move assuming the edits are what you wanted. We can change them if not. Italy lost the bomber… it’s a blood bath

[Robson]

@kilroynothere Yes I made a mistake during non combat movement. So we can move on from here.

[Robson]

@robson Hey Kilroy, here is the next german turn.Looking forward to it.
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[kilroynothere]

@robson just took a quick look. Looks like the US has definitely decided to kill Germany/Italy first! Damn! I’ll dive into it soon. And this is a really unique start to a game. Like it.

[kilroynothere]

@robson Sorry for the delay. Realized you gave me an opportunity to potentially take London. Have never actually won doing that… but hey, why not give it a try! This is definitely an interesting and unique opening for the game. Much fun.triplea_36714_2ger.tsvg

[Robson]

@kilroynothere yes there is a possibillty that I loose London. Let´s see how that works out.
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[kilroynothere]

@robson Yeah, you never know… I’ve tried this move a few times over the years and even taking London does not give any assurances of an Axis victory! Lost a few times after taking London. This version is different with a victory token going to Axis after taking London, so gives me a bit more incentive. Regardless, definitely different and fun. We shall see!

[kilroynothere]

@Robson UK is up!

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[kilroynothere]

@robson Just checking in to see how things are in your world. We had a bad ice storm last week that messed up a good chunk of Texas. I have friends without power now for over a week! We faired well, just lost some tree limbs to the ice.

[Robson]

@kilroynothere Hey Kilroy,

things are ok in the old european part of the world. Always intense discussion between politicians from all parties how and if to support Ukraine. Apart from that it is a extremly mild winter and way too warm. But our kids are not sick now which does not happen too often. I have to travel to a customer tomorrow who is located in Cologne. That will provide me some spare time to proceed playing TripleA in the hotel.

[kilroynothere]

@robson Good to hear that the family is doing well. And yes, winters are different here as well now. I sincerely hope that humanity has not completely messed up the climate so bad we can’t recover. As for our government, we continue to support Ukraine, but not sure how long that political will is going to remain in place. Concerned that there are many fringe conservative voices in the US that don’t really care that democracy is being threatened by authoritarian regimes in a dramatic and direct way. US resisted WW1 and WW2, so maybe that’s just our way. Safe travels and hope the business trip goes well.

[kilroynothere]

@Robson Just checking in to see how you are doing. Obviously you have become very busy, so just want to make sure you are still interested in the game. No pressure at this point as I am quite busy myself, but I’m definitely interested in continuing if you are. Talk to you soon.

[Robson]

@kilroynothere Hey Kilroy, yes the last 2 weeks were quite busy. We had to do lot´s of stuff with school stuff for our kids and my wife is sick now the second week in a row. It´s just a simple flu but since she got Covid last year every small infection like this leaves her sick for at least two weeks now. But I think I will be ready to continue our game this weekend as my parents will visit us and I have some spare time then. The following weekend will be totally awesome. We have planned a Global War 36 game with some other fellars from Europe and me from Friday till Sunday. As this is the first time for me playing this game face to face I am thrilled.