L24 OOB Stucifer (X) v Booper (L+48)

[Stucifer]

@Booper It’s wild when you see them, randomness is far more streaky/less random looking than we think it should be. I remember learning in an accounting class that there are statistical analyses you can perform on financial data to look at tampering. People will over- or under- utilize round numbers because they think it looks too fake. our brains are so good at deceiving us haha

[Stucifer]

Sorry, meant to say over-utilize certain numbers that “feel” random to them, like 7, and under-utilize round numbers like 5 and 0. I occasionally have ledgers with hundreds of transactions going through them end up with a balance like $364,000 and the first thing I think is that I made a mistake somewhere – nope, just random!

[Booper]

@Stucifer

Hey just checking in. Japan is up. No worries if you’re tied up.

[Stucifer]

Sorry for the delay, should have my turn posted today or tomorrow. And be back on a regular schedule again :)

[Stucifer]

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 5

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

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 7 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        2 infantry moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
        1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Yunnan
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to Yunnan
        2 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to Yunnan
        1 bomber moved from Japan to Yunnan

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Yunnan
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Yunnan, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 3.83 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
            Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 bomber, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
        1 fighter moved from Java to French Indo China
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 45 Sea Zone to French Indo China
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to 45 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 45 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to French Indo China
        2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
        1 carrier moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 45 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 45 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 45 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from 45 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 20 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Manchuria to 36 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 36 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Japan to Kwangtung
        2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Jehol to Manchuria

    Place Units - Japanese
        2 fighters and 6 infantry placed in Japan
        Japanese undo move 1.
        1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 2 fighters and 5 infantry placed in Japan
        2 infantry placed in French Indo China

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.67
Japanese regular : -0.83

Savegame

[Booper]

@Stucifer

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Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 5 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 4 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        2 submarines moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Western United States to 26 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone
        1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
        1 mech_infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
        1 carrier moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Hawaiian Islands to Western United States

    Place Units - Americans
        1 destroyer, 2 submarines and 2 transports placed in 101 Sea Zone
        3 infantry placed in Korea
        2 fighters placed in Western United States
        2 infantry placed in Central United States

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 53 PUs; end with 57 PUs
        Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 67 PUs
        Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs
        Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs

    Purchase Units - Chinese
        Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
        Chinese buy 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Chinese
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
        1 fighter moved from Shensi to Yunnan
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Jehol
              Chinese take Jehol from Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Shantung
              Chinese take Shantung from Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsu
              Chinese take Kiangsu from Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
              Chinese take Kiangsi from Japanese

    Combat - Chinese
        Battle in Yunnan
            Chinese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 4 infantry
            Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
                Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 2/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Yunnan
            Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Chinese
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 26 Sea Zone: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Korea: 1 fighter
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Kweichow
        1 fighter moved from Kweichow to Hopei
        4 artilleries and 16 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi

    Place Units - Chinese
        6 infantry placed in Kiangsi

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 20 PUs; end with 21 PUs
        Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 27 PUs

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 armour, 1 carrier, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific buy 2 armour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 transport moved from 79 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Ceylon to 39 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra

    Combat - British
        Battle in Sumatra

    Non Combat Move - British
        2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from India to Burma
        1 mech_infantry moved from Shan State to India
        1 mech_infantry moved from Siam to Shan State
        2 infantry moved from West India to India
        2 infantry moved from 79 Sea Zone to West India
        1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 39 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Persia to India
        1 fighter moved from Persia to Russia
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Bryansk
        1 mech_infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Volgograd
        1 armour moved from Northwest Persia to Volgograd
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Persia to Caucasus
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Iraq
        1 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Caucasus
        1 artillery moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
        1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
        2 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
        4 infantry moved from Suriname to 88 Sea Zone
        4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 88 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
        4 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
        1 bomber moved from India to Russia

    Place Units - British
        1 armour, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry placed in Persia
        1 carrier placed in 71 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 32 PUs; end with 33 PUs
        Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 38 PUs

    Place Units - UK_Pacific
        2 armour placed in India

    Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs
        Some Units in India change ownership: 2 armour

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.33
Japanese regular : 0.00

[Stucifer]

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 5

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

Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
        3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Bessarabia
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
        1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Libya
        1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 2 submarines moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Italians
        1 infantry placed in Northern Italy
        1 artillery placed in Southern Italy
        1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 17 PUs
        Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 22 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

[Booper]

@Stucifer

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Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
        1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
        2 fighters moved from Anhwe to Kiangsi
        2 infantry moved from Queensland to New South Wales
        1 artillery moved from Queensland to New South Wales
        1 fighter moved from New South Wales to Queensland

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in Dutch New Guinea

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        3 submarines moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 infantry placed in New South Wales
        2 transports placed in 62 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs
        Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 15 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs

    Combat Move - French
        1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone

    Combat - French
        Battle in 92 Sea Zone
            French attack with 1 cruiser
            Italians defend with 1 destroyer
                French roll dice for 1 cruiser in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 cruiser in 92 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer in 92 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 92 Sea Zone
            French win with 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - French
        1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia
        1 fighter moved from Northwest Persia to Russia
        1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.67
French regular : 0.00

[Booper]

@Stucifer

Sorry, made a non-combat adjustment with France. I forgot my plan! Please use this file.

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[Stucifer]

@Booper Think I’m going to concede here actually, thanks for the game! Cheers -

[Booper]

@Stucifer

No problem, well-played. Bad dice luck really put you in a tough spot after the first round, particularly the Yunnan battle.

[Stucifer]

Yeah, that definitely didn’t help. Mainly you were able to capitalize on the opportunities having Russia in the game early and the Yunnan battle, and that is what wins games! ;)