15L Playoff Rd2: Zhukov44 (Axis) vs. JuanSpan (Allies +33)

[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British

Non Combat Move - British
            3 artilleries moved from Persia to Northwest Persia
            3 infantry moved from Iraq to Trans-Jordan
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from Quebec to Iceland
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Norway to 125 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 3 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Norway to Finland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Norway to Karelia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
            4 aaGuns moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from West India to Trans-Jordan
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            5 armour moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            6 fighters moved from Russia to West India
            10 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Russia to Persia

Place Units - British
            3 artilleries placed in Persia
            3 infantry placed in Iraq
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Union of South Africa

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 33 PUs; end with 33 PUs total

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

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[Zhukov44]

Hi, my internet access is limited for the time being.  Will need some time.

[JuanSpain]

No issues Sir, take all the time you need. Juan

[Zhukov44]

Still experiencing Internet access issues so I haven’t dled the map yet.  So far all I got are shower thoughts based on your turn summaries.

Will hopefully be back in action by the end of the week.  Ready to get back to warfare’s pleasing simplicity!

[JuanSpain]

No problem Sir, once I´m loosing a game, focus on it reduces and it is not so urgent seing next opponet move!!  :-D

If this was not a semifinal, I would have conceded already.

[JDOW]

@Zhukov44:

So far all I got are shower thoughts based on your turn summaries.

Haha, thanks for sharing. Glad to know I am not the only one having shower thoughts:D
The problem is: One could say it is stupid to think about a map while trying to fall asleep, the problem is, I in fact realized some mistakes or flaws in my moves when thinking about it off the computer. Not sure if curse or blessing^^

[Zhukov44]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            5 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

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[Zhukov44]

Scramble in 92?

[JuanSpain]

Haha, no need much more than shower thoughts to win this now!

JDOW, haha, yeeees! I believe that offline mental connection to the map and mistakes finding is a capacity that a lot of people here develop!! The issue comes… when you discover the flow offline and you don´t have inmediatte connection to repost!!! jeje

By the way, cannot see the map here but summary is enough: No scramble.

Thx

[Zhukov44]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
            1 artillery moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
            5 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Gibraltar
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 airfield and 1 harbour; Americans defend with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British with 1 armour and 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 5 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Holland Belgium from Americans with 1 artillery and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 aaGuns moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun and 4 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Poland to Germany
            2 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Baltic States
            1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            3 fighters moved from Ukraine to Baltic States
            1 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to Southern France
            2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Romania

Place Units - Italians
            3 fighters placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 21 PUs; end with 21 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 26 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 31 PUs

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[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 11

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 artillery moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 46 Sea Zone to New Guinea

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in New Guinea
            Battle in Java

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 artilleries, 1 cruiser, 2 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports moved from 54 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Russia to Persia

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total

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[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 11

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
            1 fighter moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland

Turn Complete - French

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[Zhukov44]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 12

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 5 bombers; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Novgorod
            1 mech_infantry moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            3 bombers moved from Ukraine to Caucasus
            5 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Russia
            13 armour moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            23 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Russia
            15 artilleries and 32 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            7 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Belarus
            5 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany
            2 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Poland to Germany
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to United Kingdom
            1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Norway

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Russia
                Germans attack with 5 armour, 15 artilleries, 32 infantry and 10 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 3 infantry
                Germans captures 18PUs while taking Russians capital
                Germans converts factory_major into different units
                Germans win, taking Russia from Russians with 5 armour, 15 artilleries, 31 infantry and 10 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
            Battle in Caucasus
                Germans attack with 3 bombers and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win, taking Caucasus from Russians with 3 bombers and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry
            Strategic bombing raid in United Kingdom
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 7 and causes: 6 damage to unit: harbour
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom rolls: 3 and causes: 3 damage to unit: airfield
                Bombing raid in United Kingdom causes 9 damage total.  Damaged units is as follows: harbour = 6, airfield = 3
            Battle in Novgorod
                Germans attack with 13 armour and 26 mech_infantrys
                Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 13 armour and 25 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Strategic bombing raid in Norway
                Bombing raid in Norway rolls: 4 and causes: 4 damage to unit: factory_minor
                Bombing raid in Norway causes 4 damage total.

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Norway to Southern Italy
            3 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Southern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Russia
            4 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Bryansk to Baltic States
            4 aaGuns moved from Poland to Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 bombers moved from United Kingdom to Western Germany
            3 bombers moved from Caucasus to India
            1 mech_infantry moved from Burma to India

Place Units - Germans
            5 bombers placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 53 PUs; end with 76 PUs total
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 91 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 96 PUs

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[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 12

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Evenkiyskiy to Urals
                  Russians take Urals from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
                  Russians take Vologda from Italians
            6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
                  Russians take Novosibirsk from Japanese
            3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Samara to Caucasus
                  Russians take Kazakhstan from Italians
            5 armour moved from Samara to Caucasus
            12 artilleries moved from Samara to Volgograd
                  Russians take Volgograd from Germans
            21 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            6 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Caucasus
                Russians attack with 8 armour and 3 mech_infantrys
                Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Caucasus from Germans with 8 armour and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            3 aaGuns moved from Samara to Volgograd
            2 aaGuns moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk

Turn Complete - Russians

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[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 12

Combat Move - Russians
            1 infantry moved from Evenkiyskiy to Urals
                  Russians take Urals from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Vologda
                  Russians take Vologda from Italians
            6 infantry moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk
                  Russians take Novosibirsk from Japanese
            3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Samara to Caucasus
                  Russians take Kazakhstan from Italians
            5 armour moved from Samara to Caucasus
            12 artilleries moved from Samara to Volgograd
                  Russians take Volgograd from Germans
            21 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            6 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd
            1 infantry moved from Samara to Volgograd

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Caucasus
                Russians attack with 8 armour and 3 mech_infantrys
                Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Russians win, taking Caucasus from Germans with 8 armour and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            3 aaGuns moved from Samara to Volgograd
            2 aaGuns moved from Timguska to Novosibirsk

Turn Complete - Russians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Karelia: 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Finland: 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Vyborg: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Finland: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[Zhukov44]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 12

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 2 carriers, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers moved from Philippines to 54 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from Philippines to 37 Sea Zone
            2 bombers moved from India to 37 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from India to 42 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Korea to Jehol
            3 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 5 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 17 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima
            1 destroyer and 3 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
            3 infantry and 2 transports moved from 20 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from 33 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
            2 infantry moved from Burma to India
            11 fighters moved from Kwangsi to India
            3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 bomber
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 25 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Iwo Jima
            Battle in 54 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 bombers
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 9 submarines
                9 submarines owned by the Americans Submerged
                Japanese win, taking Iwo Jima from ANZAC with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber
            Battle in 37 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 4 bombers
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Japanese win with 3 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber
            Battle in Caroline Islands
            Battle in 46 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                Japanese win, taking Caroline Islands from Americans with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            3 bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to India
            3 fighters moved from 25 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 2 carriers and 4 destroyers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 8 carriers, 1 cruiser, 7 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 20 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Siberia to 5 Sea Zone
            2 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 transports moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Sakha to Siberia
            4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
            1 bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to India
            1 bomber moved from 54 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 34 Sea Zone to Paulau Island

Place Units - Japanese
            2 carriers and 2 destroyers placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter placed in 6 Sea Zone
            3 infantry placed in India
            3 infantry placed in Kwangtung
            2 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 63 PUs; end with 63 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

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[JuanSpain]

Game is yours Sir. You have a fully deserved pass for the final.

Your strategy was by far much better than mine during all the game, spetially in Asia.

Your best move however was giving me Allies, jaja, this game is too unbalanced for Axis side, and your Axis vs a bad allies player made it just no possible for me before even starting.

I have not lost in 2 years with my Axis, however I think that yours is much better than mine, really efficient spetially in Asia.

At the moment, having analized your strategy, Global second edition game is finished for me, because as I said I believe that this game is too unbalanced for Axis, in fact I will not play more league global games until I test balanced mode and see if it makes more sense (having read the rules it looks good). Even the league I play with my friends now has moved to classic A&A until we test balanced mode for global.

The only real challenging game for me now in global 2nd edition is repeat vs your Axis and try finding a breach (I like impossible missions and make brain work at full load, jaja). I propose you the following:

We play another game (with the same bid: 33), in the league if you want, very easy points for you vs a Master Tier, I promise I will not play more so level will not be degradated, only vs you, for me it does not matter loosing that game as I will not even try reaching play-offs again, while the league is not based in balanced mode and I have checked it works. I don´t care about my ranking in 2016 at all. However if you don´t want it in the league I am happy to play outside.

You obtain easy (normally expensive) points, what I obtain is improving my Allies game (I need practise) and repeating the experience of feeling a real challenge on the game I love before accepting it is dead.

What you say?

In any case, I want to thank you for this game, it was great for me seing how you developed your strategy and having the idea that I could challenge it at some moments was huge fun (allthough it was just an illusion)

[gamerman01]

@JuanSpain:

Game is yours Sir. You have a fully deserved pass for the final.

Well said - Zhukov is one of the greatest veterans on the site

Your best move however was giving me Allies, jaja, this game is too unbalanced for Axis side

That’s no doubt true - I did warn you before you bid against Zhukov  :lol: but you did get a whopping 33 bid.  Wasn’t enough, I guess.

At the moment, having analized your strategy, Global second edition game is finished for me, because as I said I believe that this game is too unbalanced for Axis, in fact I will not play more league global games until I test balanced mode and see if it makes more sense (having read the rules it looks good). Even the league I play with my friends now has moved to classic A&A until we test balanced mode for global.

Indeed.  I decided the same thing a few months ago, Juan.  I am only playing 2nd edition vs. JDOW in the other semi-final because I had to.

The only real challenging game for me now in global 2nd edition is repeat vs your Axis and try finding a breach (I like impossible missions and make brain work at full load, jaja).

:-)

We play another game (with the same bid: 33), in the league if you want, very easy points for you vs a Master Tier, I promise I will not play more so level will not be degradated, only vs you, for me it does not matter loosing that game as I will not even try reaching play-offs again, while the league is not based in balanced mode and I have checked it works. I don�t care about my ranking in 2016 at all. However if you don�t want it in the league I am happy to play outside.

<cough, cough=“”>Actually, if Zhukov beats you again, you will be degraded to tier E and he will get 7 points, and lose a point for this game, but it would still raise his average slightly.  And that would be appropriate, because you apparently are not a push-over any more  :wink:
Juan, Juan……

Do not assume that you would have to play 2nd edition in the league playoffs in 2017.  The balanced mod is already quite popular and by the time it is next January, your opponent would probably want to play balanced mod in the playoff.  But I can’t guarantee it, no</cough,>

[Me1945]

My congrats Zhukov.

JuanSpain,
You play improved significantly over the time. Congrats with reaching the semifinal in this competitive community.
I did not feel comfortable with asking you for a rematch while you were in the play off. Now I would copy most of your arguments for another game with Zhuck and am asking you for another game with me with the same sides and bid as we had before. The play off games left similar  taste in our mouths. So, looking forward to playing as you expecting the rematch with Zuck.
What do you say?

[JuanSpain]

ME, I say that it was not in my plans playing this game more, but I cannot leave you without your rematch because in your case this is a very spetial (unique) situation and you are a gent, it would not be fair not accepting it, so you have it. I am sure it will be an interesting one.

However I just promised Zhuk that the rematch game vs him would be the last in 2016 league for me, so now we have the following options:

1. Play outside the league independentlly of what Zhuk decides

2. Wait for Zhuk answer, if he accepts the rematch vs me, wants it in the league, and wants it to be my last game in the league this year, I will fullfill that compromise with no issues at all, but we can still play outside the league your rematch.

When Zhuk takes his decision, in any case he will know that I would never play more than 4 games in this 2016 league (the 2 that I finished + vs his Axis and vs your Allies again).