2013 G40 League Post Game Results Here - Thread

lexgreat · May 5, 2013, 6:40 PM

@Boldfresh:

@Stalingradski:

Hank13 (Axis) over Stalingradski (Allies)

For unknown reasons, I have a matchup problem with Hank - he thrashed me completely in back to back games.

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=31004.60

Was it lopsided dice at all?

In the first game, he went all bombers in the Pacific (with a good sprinkling of US navy). I made a very basic mistake and allowed him a landing spot in China for all of his air… he destroyed my IC in Kiangsu, cut the north off from the south, erased my japanese navy, took everything away in two turns, then turned everything toward the Atlantic. I’m proud to say I still came within one turn of winning on the Europe map, but he killed me fair and square.

The second game he went with the standard G5 mech/armor/air kill of Moscow (a G1 Barbarossa). Yes, I got diced. Examples were a very important 6 infantry on 2 infantry in Shan State in which his two infantry killed all six of my UK troops without loss (25 missed 1s, ouch), but much worse, a 15 piece shift in the taking of Moscow - which were all armor and air. By straight odds, I had set myself up for a counter and he had no follow up. With my position on the rest of the board we would have had a long slugfest, and I would give it a 50/50 from then on.

The most challenging thing for me wasn’t dice - it was an uncanny lack of mistakes on his part. Every move was the perfect move. When I made a mistake, he pounced on it and made me pay to the highest possible degree. I’ve been playing versions of A&A for a looong time - since it originally came out - and I’ve never had someone play flawlessly every single turn for such a sustained period of time, combined with a sprinkling of favorable dice, combined with every mistake I made immediately being turned into a gaping chest wound. I don’t have an answer - I have a matchup problem with him. He brought his A+ game to both games, and I brought a C in the first one, B+ in the second. It wasn’t enough.

I salute him!

Glad I am not the only one who had to endure this experience :)

Stalingradski · May 5, 2013, 8:05 PM

:-)

I might have figured it out - Hank could actually be Larry mingling with and getting to know his troops - like Henry V before the Battle of Agincourt :wink:

My other theory is that Hank is a regular fella who’s good at A&A and beat me a couple times…

Major Major · May 5, 2013, 11:36 PM

Oh crap we’re dealing in theories?
Oh crap!
Where would one hypothetically go to locate one of these theories?
Does this involve thinking?
I’m only good at complaining, not thinking…

Last Jack · May 6, 2013, 8:00 PM

ShrimpBoatChef over Last Jack

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30923.0

Entek · May 6, 2013, 9:54 PM

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=30875.0
Mryogen (Axis) over Entek (Allies +9) Game 2

Great game!

Jennifer · May 6, 2013, 9:58 PM

I have but one question:

Where was all this activity LAST YEAR!

Bless you all for not filling my messages folder with complaints and issues! What a great bunch of joeys we have here in the league this year!

“…and may the odds be ever in your favor” as they say. =^_~=

Keep on gaming!

gamerman01 · May 6, 2013, 10:16 PM

@Cmdr:

I have but one question:

Where was all this activity LAST YEAR!

Same place as the finalized G40 rules.

The boom was a result of the finalized 2nd edition rule set and setup, I’m pretty sure.

mryogen · May 7, 2013, 12:55 AM

Hobo (allies +9) wins over Mryogen (axis)

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=31051.30

suprise attack · May 7, 2013, 1:36 AM

Tyzog defeats Surprise Attack.
I’m enjoying the learning exp. one day I’ll learn this game, fiddle-sticks and tarnation!
Who’s up next

Major Major · May 7, 2013, 1:48 AM

@Gamerman01:

@Cmdr:

I have but one question:

Where was all this activity LAST YEAR!Â

Same place as the finalized G40 rules.

The boom was a result of the finalized 2nd edition rule set and setup, I’m pretty sure.

Let’s also give cred to the fixing and smooth flow of tripleA 2nd Edition platform.