G40 L14 - TheMaster42 (Axis) vs. JDOW (Allies +9)

[TheMaster42]

Never done this kind of opener before.  I’ll probably screw it up, heh…

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - Americans
            Trigger Americans Friendly With Mongolians activates a trigger called: Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to Wake Island
            1 fighter moved from 10 Sea Zone to Wake Island
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 10 Sea Zone to Wake Island
            1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to Wake Island
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to Western United States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to Southeast Mexico
            1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to Western United States
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to Guam

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier and 2 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone
            Americans undo move 2.
            Americans undo move 1.
            2 carriers and 1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Szechwan
            1 infantry moved from Shensi to Szechwan
            2 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi

Place Units - Chinese
            4 infantry placed in Szechwan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 9 PUs; end with 9 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs

[JDOW]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - British
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone

[JDOW]

Would you like to scramble in sz97?

[TheMaster42]

Let’s try no scramble 97.

[JDOW]

Wow, UK1 regularly becomes a misery to me. I play Allies the third time in a league game, three times no scramble in 97 and three times the Italians double hit in 97. Combined with hitting in 96 and sinking my DD in 106 we are in the range of 5-8% probability :(

Nice job:)

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - British
            Trigger British Friendly With Mongolians activates a trigger called: Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians

Research Technology - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 98 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
            EDIT: Changing PUs for British from 28 to 31
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 fighter and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Scotland to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in 106 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 destroyer
                Germans defend with 1 submarine
                Germans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser and 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                British win, taking 97 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 25
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 41 Sea Zone to Sumatra
                  UK_Pacific take Sumatra from Dutch
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from 80 Sea Zone to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            3 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from West India to India
            1 fighter moved from Burma to India
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom

Place Units - British
            1 fighter and 6 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Malta: 1 tactical_bomber
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 97 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 30 PUs; end with 33 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 38 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 21 PUs; end with 21 PUs total
            Some Units in India change ownership: 1 armour, 1 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys

[TheMaster42]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 transport; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Tunisia
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to Tunisia
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
            1 armour moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in Southern France
                Italians attack with 2 artilleries and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Gibraltar

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 fighters moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Tunisia to Southern Italy
            1 armour moved from Albania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 transport placed in 95 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 9
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,3,3,5,2,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
            Italians collect 6 PUs (9 lost to blockades); end with 9 PUs total

[TheMaster42]

Wah, sorry.  Beginner’s luck, it seems.  I hate the feeling like a game is going badly primarily just from dice.  Almost as bad as ending a game because of some obvious silly move, haha.

Are you talking about chance to take Egypt?  I’m totally not experienced enough to assume the context you’re talking about for the 5-8%, lol.  But I guess you can’t say, if I’m not seeing something…  :|

[JDOW]

Hola senior. Well, the dice in this round were nice in 93 for you. However I made 2 hits in Southern France and 9 convoy damage. So yes, taking out 1 ship in 93 would have been nice but nothing to make a big story about. However, in general it is working well for you so far because every single move went slightly above average for you (in average) which puts you in a comfortable position.

With 5-8% I meant in UK1 you did:

• Hit @2 in sz96 = ~33-36%
• Double hit @4 and @3 in sz97 = ~33-40%
• Killed my DD in sz 106 = 33%

The sum of all these events is in the range of top 5-8% for the axis or the bottom 5-8% for the Allies.
This accumulates with one plane less lost than average in sz110. France (despite the Southern France debacle) 1-2 survivors above average and a nice sz93.

So nothing to get desperate yet but I hope to get some compensation soon :)

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

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

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non 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 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
                  ANZAC take Java from Dutch
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Java
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to Java
            2 aaGuns moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 62 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State

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

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total

[JDOW]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            Trigger French Friendly With Mongolians activates a trigger called: Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians

Combat Move - French
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France

Combat - French
            Battle in Southern France
                French attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Italians defend with 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
                Italians win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

[JDOW]

Another little coin flip battle in your favor, accumulation of small advantages continues :)

[TheMaster42]

Ah I see you’re talking about the percentile for the overall dice of the game.  I assumed it was chances for some specific battle.

Heh, I would have preferred being able to take Southern France with Germany, actually…  :evil:

[JDOW]

Yeah, there are couple of players very eager to capture SF G1. I am not among of them:)

[JDOW]

G2?

[bonusbent]

You can expect to wait for a long time. I have waited for 9 days now  :-o

[JDOW]

Oh…he at least posted here 2,5 days ago. However let’s hope everything is alright.

[JDOW]

Friendly bump, to get the thread on top! :-)