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[dawgoneit]

I would love to get into a game. G40 is what I no but im willing to learn any other

[hobo]

just curious, are new games now going into 2014 or can we still play 2013 leagues?

[Seador]

still almost 2 weeks left in 2013, no reason you can’t play them.  Start them as 2013 and roll them onto 2014 if they don’t wrap in time.

[gamerman01]

@hobo:

just curious, are new games now going into 2014 or can we still play 2013 leagues?

All games finished in 2013 are 2013 games.  It goes by when you finish, not by when you start

[Whackamatt]

Hey ghr2, I just created a step-by-step “how to” guide for creating a PBEM/Forum game.  Complete with pictures!  Check it out:

http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=32214.0

[Guest]

I have room for a new league game.

[MagicQ]

L14 G40
Anyone interested in a Lowluck, No tech game? PM me please. Everyone is welcome!

[MrRoboto]

Low luck games are not allowed in the league, as far as i know

[Guest]

I think they are allowed, but nobody plays them:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=31822.15

Look at the posts made by jen and gamerman. I do however believe they will not be allowed in the league 2014. So this is a minor problem. Technically you are allowed to start a low luck game right now, but I am not sure you are allowed to finish it in the 2014 league.

On a sidenote as far as I know low luck rerolls will still be allowed.

[MagicQ]

@Soulblighter:

I think they are allowed, but nobody plays them:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=31822.15

Look at the posts made by jen and gamerman. I do however believe they will not be allowed in the league 2014. So this is a minor problem. Technically you are allowed to start a low luck game right now, but I am not sure you are allowed to finish it in the 2014 league.

On a sidenote as far as I know low luck rerolls will still be allowed.

Hi there, Thanks for the link. Didn’t see anywhere saying LL is not allowed though. LL is definitely a good option for those players, who want more of a pure strategic game, or who get frustrated by dice, or who are skeptical about the online random number generator. Why not allow it?

[Guest]

@MagicQ:

@Soulblighter:

I think they are allowed, but nobody plays them:
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=31822.15

Look at the posts made by jen and gamerman. I do however believe they will not be allowed in the league 2014. So this is a minor problem. Technically you are allowed to start a low luck game right now, but I am not sure you are allowed to finish it in the 2014 league.

On a sidenote as far as I know low luck rerolls will still be allowed.

Hi there, Thanks for the link. Didn’t see anywhere saying LL is not allowed though. LL is definitely a good option for those players, who want more of a pure strategic game, or who get frustrated by dice, or who are skeptical about the online random number generator. Why not allow it?

Which is why a lot of players have started using low luck rerolls in their respective games. The way this works is that you can reroll larger battles.

[MrRoboto]

@MagicQ:

Why not allow it?

Because LL is almost another game.
I do not despise LL games and do play them sometimes. But there is some cheesiness that comes with it.
With regular dice, you will attack very important territories (like Yunnan for China) with more units than you would do in LL. Because you can’t afford to lose the battle. And I think that makes sense.
With LL it basically just boils down to two battle calculators fighting each other. I know in advance how much power you can and will throw at me and if it suffices. But with regular dice you can’t rely on the battle calculator so heavily, especially in small or medium-sized battles. You have to think hard about the possibility having bad first-round-dice.

[Seador]

I’d agree with Mr. Roboto.  LL makes the game a bit more calculated, especially in the first couple rounds.  Back in classic I had a friend who hated dice.  We played “low luck” even worse than it is now, holding over dice pips from round to round and battle to battle to the point where the order of battle made a difference.

Personally, I see no reason to explicitly exclude LL from league play, just set it as a switch like tech that defaults to dice.

[boldfresh]

ok gentlemen (and Jenn) - it’s 2014 league startup time.  the 2014 league starts on Nov 1 correct?  gamer, have you published the official ruleset and rankings and playoff system for the 2014 league yet?

cheers

oh and by the way, i really really really want a league game with one of the top 5 players - i have had a woefully small number of games against top competition and it really showed in the tournament loss against AWN.  course AWN refused to play me all year so he could kick my butt in the tourney game.  well played!  but i do hope he’s ready to play a league game with me finally (or hank or hobo or Me1945 or alexgreat, etc).

[gamerman01]

@Boldfresh:

ok gentlemen (and Jenn) - it’s 2014 league startup time.  the 2014 league starts on Nov 1 correct?  gamer, have you published the official ruleset and rankings and playoff system for the 2014 league yet?

No, it’s Nov. 2, not Nov 1
They are in progress, and will probably not be ready on Saturday.  I’m working on the draft and Jennifer will review it.  Just proceed using existing league rules until there are new ones.  This is our hobby, not our job

[boldfresh]

@Gamerman01:

@Boldfresh:

ok gentlemen (and Jenn) - it’s 2014 league startup time.  the 2014 league starts on Nov 1 correct?  gamer, have you published the official ruleset and rankings and playoff system for the 2014 league yet?

No, it’s Nov. 2, not Nov 1
They are in progress, and will probably not be ready on Saturday.  I’m working on the draft and Jennifer will review it.  Just proceed using existing league rules until there are new ones.  This is our hobby, not our job

absolutely agree - don’t think i was implying that they SHOULD be ready, was just asking about the status since 2014 league games are already in progress.

thanks gamer!

[gamerman01]

First draft completed and sending to Jennifer now
Actually, I’ll just go ahead and attach it there since you can’t attach to PM’s anyway

Now’s your chance to get your 2 cents in on the league rules for next year.  I confess I didn’t re-read the 10 pages of suggestions thread again, but I think I remembered most of the main points.

There is maximum freedom to the players for bidding, tech, and LL (if both players agree before starting).

Please note that in this document, the first half is the current 2013 league rules copied and pasted.
Then after that is my draft of 2014 league rules.
Moderator Commander Jennifer has not looked at these yet, so again, this is a draft and very much subject to change.

2014 Global 1940 League Rules Draft.doc

[wheatbeer]

I would support making a bid placement limit of 1 unit per SZ or territory default.

Other than that (which I could always negotiated game by game) I have nothing to suggest.

[gamerman01]

@wheatbeer:

I would support making a bid placement limit of 1 unit per SZ or territory default.

Other than that (which I could always negotiated game by game) I have nothing to suggest.

Your wish is granted  :-)

[MrRoboto]

I have room for a 2014 league game.

I prefer normal luck with one LL-Reroll option for both players.
Tech only, if tokens are allowed.

Please contact me :-)