Save the Italian fleet!

[Fishmoto37]

@Idi:

What happens when the HUGE US fleet joins the UK fleet? Better buy a bunker……With the ratio # of transports to capitol ships on the board your group must be mostly ROOKs.

Sorry Idi, but I do not understand your statement about ratio # of transports. Whose transports are you referring to? Unseen in the photo is the U.S. navy with a large group of transports that are staging off Brazil. See new photo below.

[Gargantua]

Again with the TANKS!

Why does america have so many TANKS sitting around?!?!?!

[M7574]

and how on earth did France get 3inf to TransJ?

[ll Duce]

Looking at what the US has built off Brazil- I’d just sortie the Italian fleet out, smash the few DDs and get back- you would lose maybe a sub… and cause the US to keep starting over from scratch.

[Fishmoto37]

@Gargantua:

Again with the TANKS!

Why does america have so many TANKS sitting around?!?!?!

Well Gar, as I am not inside the head of the allied player I really cannot answer that question. But as long as the U.S. builds lands units I am happy to have the time to do my thing as the axis without him interfering in the Atlantic or the Pacific.

[Fishmoto37]

@M7574:

and how on earth did France get 3inf to TransJ?

Good question. Jeremy at FMG made the suggestion at HOUSE RULES  to place one French infantry each round in any France controlled territory. We just thought we would try it out to see what bearing it would have on the game.

[Fishmoto37]

@ll:

Looking at what the US has built off Brazil- I’d just sortie the Italian fleet out, smash the few DDs and get back- you would lose maybe a sub… and cause the US to keep starting over from scratch.

Duce, remember der valls have ears. Der Fuhrer vould never approve of giving avay der military secrets.

[Idi Amin]

OMG….Is this the USA players’ first game ever? Where is the monster USA navy that is going to land all those tanks? Hell, I don’t even see an American ACC. The Pacific fleet must be huge?!?

[Fishmoto37]

@Idi:

OMG….Is this the USA players’ first game ever? Where is the monster USA navy that is going to land all those tanks? Hell, I don’t even see a an American ACC. The Pacific fleet must be huge?!?

Idi, you may or may not be aware that we have been playing our games of AAG1940 with an adjusted income schedule House rule) for the U.S. which gives them the same amount of IPCs but they do not receive them as quickly. We also play for total victory not for VCs. This current game, finished today, was won by the axis as the allies surrendered after the sixth round. The U.S. player tried to conduct a two ocean war which did not work with the reduced income on the early rounds. After several games using this income schedule for the U.S. we have decided to abandon it.

[Gargantua]

Well when you are buying TANKS instead of SHIPS whilst attempting to fight a 2 OCEAN war, on a restricted income schedule, some questions need to be asked

Just FYI,

It wasn’t the income schedule that was the problem.

[Fishmoto37]

@Gargantua:

Well when you are buying TANKS instead of SHIPS whilst attempting to fight a 2 OCEAN war, on a restricted income schedule, some questions need to be asked

Just FYI,

It wasn’t the income schedule that was the problem.

Tanks,tanks its always about the tanks! Gar, do you know what the income schedule is that I refer to? Have you seen it? You are correct about the early buys for the U.S. I always start the U.S. out to gain superiority over the oceans but I guess some do not. Some like to try a different stratigem that may not work. That is how they learn. My friend playing the U.S. today just made a mistake. No big deal. He will play better the next time.

[Idi Amin]

@Fishmoto37:

@Idi:

What happens when the HUGE US fleet joins the UK fleet? Better buy a bunker……With the ratio # of transports to capitol ships on the board your group must be mostly ROOKs.

Sorry Idi, but I do not understand your statement about ratio # of transports. Whose transports are you referring to? Unseen in the photo is the U.S. navy with a large group of transports that are staging off Brazil. See new photo below.

Did the Germans sink the UK fleet on G1?

[Fishmoto37]

@Idi:

@Fishmoto37:

@Idi:

What happens when the HUGE US fleet joins the UK fleet? Better buy a bunker……With the ratio # of transports to capitol ships on the board your group must be mostly ROOKs.

Sorry Idi, but I do not understand your statement about ratio # of transports. Whose transports are you referring to? Unseen in the photo is the U.S. navy with a large group of transports that are staging off Brazil. See new photo below.

Did the Germans sink the UK fleet on G1?

That is a negative. Only the CA in zone 91 was sunk on G1. By the way, the allies surrendered after six rounds in this game.

[Idi Amin]

@Fishmoto37:

@Idi:

@Fishmoto37:

@Idi:

What happens when the HUGE US fleet joins the UK fleet? Better buy a bunker……With the ratio # of transports to capitol ships on the board your group must be mostly ROOKs.

Sorry Idi, but I do not understand your statement about ratio # of transports. Whose transports are you referring to? Unseen in the photo is the U.S. navy with a large group of transports that are staging off Brazil. See new photo below.

Did the Germans sink the UK fleet on G1?

That is a negative. Only the CA in zone 91 was sunk on G1. By the way, the allies surrendered after six rounds in this game.

The Germans didn’t sink the UK fleet and they still won? WOW you and your players must really be all total newbs. Seeing a staging area off Brazil is one of the funnier notions I have seen on this sight. I especially like the USA players’ tank column parade up and down the East coast….very effective for American morale!

[SgtBlitz]

Woah.  I wish I had Allied opponents like these.  I would give them better and more advice about what to do (especially for the key Allies USA player!) so they actually come back to play next time (6 Round KO, ugh)!  Maybe you should point them in the direction of the forum games here so they can cut their teeth and learn the rules first, eh?  Sucks to play a boardgame in real life and you don’t know what the hell you are doing.  I don’t like being told what to do either but since A+A is so damn long its sometimes easier to take advice from a vet player.

How did the Soviets get into Greece and S. Europe with all the forces you had positioned as the Germans?  At least the Russian player had some inkling as what to do in AAG40.  Let him play the US next time.

[FieldMarshalGames]

@Fishmoto37:

@M7574:

and how on earth did France get 3inf to TransJ?

Good question. Jeremy at FMG made the suggestion at HOUSE RULES  to place one French infantry each round in any France controlled territory. We just thought we would try it out to see what bearing it would have on the game.

Good call!  Thanks for trying it out!  I use those rules for every game now.

[Fishmoto37]

@SgtBlitz:

Woah.  I wish I had Allied opponents like these.  I would give them better and more advice about what to do (especially for the key Allies USA player!) so they actually come back to play next time (6 Round KO, ugh)!  Maybe you should point them in the direction of the forum games here so they can cut their teeth and learn the rules first, eh?  Sucks to play a boardgame in real life and you don’t know what the hell you are doing.  I don’t like being told what to do either but since A+A is so damn long its sometimes easier to take advice from a vet player.

How did the Soviets get into Greece and S. Europe with all the forces you had positioned as the Germans?  At least the Russian player had some inkling as what to do in AAG40.  Let him play the US next time.

I see by your comments that you have a fast knowledge of AA. Oops, wait a moment did you say the Russian player had some inkling as to what to do? Any rookie can see that the Russians are doomed in my photos. Oh, by the way you did mention the Soviets in southern Europe. Did you ever hear of the old suction game? The Russians have put 3 tanks in harms way. (18 IPCs) They would be destroyed in round seven with little loss to the Germans. (the tank that was in Greece has already been eliminated) Three less tanks to defend Moscow. Except the allies surrendered in round six. All the allies were played by the same player and he was sharp enough to see the game was lost. Oh well, I guess even players with a vast knowledge of AA can miss a few things.

[Fishmoto37]

@FieldMarshalGames:

@Fishmoto37:

@M7574:

and how on earth did France get 3inf to TransJ?

Good question. Jeremy at FMG made the suggestion at HOUSE RULES  to place one French infantry each round in any France controlled territory. We just thought we would try it out to see what bearing it would have on the game.

Good call!  Thanks for trying it out!  I use those rules for every game now.

Thanks Jeremy. My friend playing the allies thought it was a great idea. Of course he would.

[Fishmoto37]

@Idi:

@Fishmoto37:

@Idi:

@Fishmoto37:

@Idi:

What happens when the HUGE US fleet joins the UK fleet? Better buy a bunker……With the ratio # of transports to capitol ships on the board your group must be mostly ROOKs.

Sorry Idi, but I do not understand your statement about ratio # of transports. Whose transports are you referring to? Unseen in the photo is the U.S. navy with a large group of transports that are staging off Brazil. See new photo below.

Did the Germans sink the UK fleet on G1?

That is a negative. Only the CA in zone 91 was sunk on G1. By the way, the allies surrendered after six rounds in this game.

The Germans didn’t sink the UK fleet and they still won? WOW you and your players must really be all total newbs. Seeing a staging area off Brazil is one of the funnier notions I have seen on this sight. I especially like the USA players’ tank column parade up and down the East coast….very effective for American morale!

Idi, I see that by your comments that you have a vast knowledge of AA like Sgt. Blitz. Maybe we can play a FTF game sometime so that I can learn some of your secrets.

[SgtBlitz]

@Fishmoto37:

@SgtBlitz:

Woah.  I wish I had Allied opponents like these.  I would give them better and more advice about what to do (especially for the key Allies USA player!) so they actually come back to play next time (6 Round KO, ugh)!  Maybe you should point them in the direction of the forum games here so they can cut their teeth and learn the rules first, eh?  Sucks to play a boardgame in real life and you don’t know what the hell you are doing.  I don’t like being told what to do either but since A+A is so damn long its sometimes easier to take advice from a vet player.

How did the Soviets get into Greece and S. Europe with all the forces you had positioned as the Germans?  At least the Russian player had some inkling as what to do in AAG40.  Let him play the US next time.

I see by your comments that you have a fast knowledge of AA. Oops, wait a moment did you say the Russian player had some inkling as to what to do? Any rookie can see that the Russians are doomed in my photos. Oh, by the way you did mention the Soviets in southern Europe. Did you ever hear of the old suction game? The Russians have put 3 tanks in harms way. (18 IPCs) They would be destroyed in round seven with little loss to the Germans. (the tank that was in Greece has already been eliminated) Three less tanks to defend Moscow. Except the allies surrendered in round six. All the allies were played by the same player and he was sharp enough to see the game was lost. Oh well, I guess even players with a vast knowledge of AA can miss a few things.

LOL you are quite the funny man.  At least the Russians were attacking and taking territory rather than just dying like flies like the other Allies; how did you let them into S. Europe in the first place?  A good German player should never let the Soviets in the door like that, a capable Russian player could have gotten his bonus NOs if he stopped your initial invasion forces, plus its obvious from the photos that you were playing an unseasoned and beginner skill level player.  You’re right in that he left 3 armor units exposed without infantry support, he should of known better about infantry push and keeping your core units alive, he doesn’t know, a newbie opponent.  You ought to have helped him out or at least offered him some advice on what to do, if he comes back to play again at all.  For all he knows he just wasted a day of his life trying to learn an uncomprehensible game you were destined to win no matter what he tried.  I say again, point him to the A and A forums so he can learn the game from people who won’t just kick him mercilessly over and over again and might teach him a few things about the game, so he’ll feel like sticking with it.

Yes, it is good to crow about victories on the A and A forums, but it is not appropriate to spout off about slaughters where your opponent obviously hadn’t had any game experience and no coherent game strategy.  That was not a good game, sir, good games come from opponents with set strategies and know the odds before going into battles; your game was a slaughter against someone who was learning as they go.  No UK player in his right mind would have left a fleet stranded in the middle of the Atlantic out of range of a Naval Base (considering they start with so many), plus no US player worth his salt would have built so many transports without naval support and left it in range of an Axis-controlled Gibraltar.  I might even ask where the hell are YOUR transports as Germany to pursue a Sealion attack, since the UK is guarded by a mere handful of land units.  The map I am looking at now even has the UK with an exposed Strat Bomber in Iraq, c’mon, you weren’t facing a real opponent at all.  You didn’t win a game, the Axis victory was already foretold before you even started.

If you wish to back up your claim about how you’re a master uber grandmaster strategic mastermind wonderchild worldmasterminduberstrategicplannerdominatormasterthatisneverdefeated, send me a PM.  Let’s try out a new game on the forums, Alpha + .2.  You might win with the dice, but I doubt that will be all there is to it.