Excited to play the first game of the French Rebalance
Bid: Ftr Scotland
iwo jima twol
Non Combat Movement
british bomber lands => italy
philippines bomber lands => car islands
2 fighters (phi) lands => sz51
1 battleship sz51 => sz38
fleet sz62 => sz59
tank (kar) => finland
8 tanks (Epol) => germany
tank (bul) => italy
fighter (rus) => finland
2 tanks (rus) => karelia
2 bombers (rus) => italy
Mobilise
inf, art - India
dest - sz 35
inf, art - east indies
2 tran - sz 38
2 tran - sz 62
5 tanks - russia
Japan collects 61+15=76, has 76
UK 12 - with 25 the UK buys 6 inf, trn
CM
fin (inf, art, arm, ftr) - 2 inf, 2 arm (nwy), inf, arm (gbr), bombard with cru, bat
saf () - inf (waf)
cng () - arm (waf) blitz feq
lib () - inf (alg)
nwe () - inf (gbr) via z12 trn offloading in z7
combat:
finland - 3 inf, 3 arm, cru, bat vs. inf, art, arm, ftr
Rolls: 3@1 4@3 1@4; Total Hits: 53@1: (5, 3, 1)4@3: (3, 1, 2, 4)1@4: (2)
Rolls: 2@2 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 22@2: (1, 4)1@3: (1)1@4: (5)
fin cwlo 2 inf
NC
cng - inf (gib), inf, 2 arm (alg)
z5 - acc (z7)
z7 - des, 2 ftr, 2 acc (z12)
place trn (z5)
place 6 inf (gbr)
collect 27, has 27
Italy 12
with 24 - buy 8 infantry
combat
nwe (inf) - inf, art (fra), fgt (ita)
nwe
inf, art, fgt
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (2, 1)1@3: (6)
v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)
new liberated wol
non combat
fighter returns to italy
3 inf (ita) => france
tank (cauc) => transjordan
mobilise
5 inf - italy
3 inf - caucasus
USA 12 - with 55 the USA buys 2 inf, arm (11), 2 trn (14), 3 ftr (30)
CM
nwe (inf, art) - 2 inf (eca), 4 ftr (gbr), 2 ftr (z7), 2 ftr (z5)
combat:
nwe - 2 inf, 8 ftr vs. inf, art
Rolls: 2@1 8@3; Total Hits: 42@1: (5, 1)8@3: (5, 4, 6, 6, 1, 1, 2, 6)
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (1, 3)
nwe cwlo inf
NC
cng - 2 ftr (z7)
z9 - 4 trn (z10), 2 acc (z19), inf (eca)
fin - 3 inf, 3 arm (gbr), 2 ftr (nwe)
z7 - 2 ftr (nwe)
z5 - acc (z7), 4 ftr (nwe)
wus - 2 arm (eus), 2 arm (eca)
eca - 5 inf, art (eus)
eus - AA (eca)
place 2 inf, arm, 3 ftr (wus)
place 2 trn (z10)
collect 50, has 50
map.
Germany 13
with 57, germany buys
6 infantry (18), 3 tanks (15), 2 bombers (24)
Combat
NWE (inf) - 2 inf (fra), 5 fighters (ger)
Rolls: 2@1 5@3; Total Hits: 22@1: (4, 5)5@3: (6, 1, 2, 4, 4)
v
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
NWE liberated wol
Non Combat
fighters land in Germany
2 inf, AA gun (Italy) => France
inf, tank (kar) => Bel
Mobilisation
1 inf - karelia
4 inf - france
1 inf, 3 tanks, 2 bombers - germany
Germany collects 36+15=51, has 51
Russia does nothing, proceed with J13
Japan 13
With 76, japan buys:
3 bombers (36), 2 transports (14), fighter (10), 2 tanks (10), 2 infantry (6)
Combat Movement
Libya (inf) – tank (egy), 3 bombers (italy)
Wake (inf) – 2 inf (man), 2 inf (jap) via 2 tran (sz62) => sz 52 + 2 fgt (sz51) + 2 fgt (sz59)
Sol () – art (Phi), inf (car) via tran (sz50) => sz46
Haw () – art, inf (Iwo) via tran (sz59) => sz53
Libya
tank, 3 bombers
Rolls: 1@3 3@4; Total Hits: 21@3: (4)3@4: (3, 5, 2)
v
inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
drat!
libya cleared, not taken
Wake
4 inf, 4 fgt
Rolls: 4@1 4@3; Total Hits: 44@1: (3, 5, 4, 1)4@3: (1, 3, 2, 6)
v inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
Wake taken for loss of 1 inf
Non Combat Movement
All 3 bombers => France
All 4 fighters => sz53
AA gun (kar) => bel
2 tanks (kar) => E Pol
5 tanks (rus) => E Pol
4 tanks (ger) => Fra
Tank (Ita) => Ger
3 tanks (ger) => E Pol
Tank (egy) => sudan
2 tran (sz38) load inf, art (sum), inf, art (ind) => sz34 unload in Sudan
DD (sz35), BB (sz38) => sz34
Bomber (Car) => Persia
Fleet (sz51) => sz 53
Fleet (sz59) => sz53
Mobilise
2 transports - sz62
3 bombers, fighter, tank - Russia
2 infantry, tank - India
Japan collects 62+15=77, has 77
UK with 27 buys AA, 7 inf
CM
kar (inf) - inf, 3 arm (fin), 4 inf (gbr), bombard with cru, bat (z5), 2 ftr (z7)
sud (2 inf, 2 art, arm) - 2 inf, 3 arm (cng) blitz eaf
rho () - inf (saf)
combat:
karelia - 5 inf, 3 arm, 2 ftr, cru, bat vs. inf
Rolls: 5@1 6@3 1@4; Total Hits: 15@1: (5, 4, 4, 2, 2)6@3: (4, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5)1@4: (2)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)
dude. i cannot stress how incredible the dice have been in this game for you. it’s borderline miraculous. i hope the dice are a little less excruciating in game 2, which will begin soon i am sure. WOW. if that roll is not a picture of this game, I don’t know what is.
kar cwlo inf
sud - 2 inf, 3 arm vs. 2 inf, 2 art, arm - i cringe to see this result.
Rolls: 2@1 3@3; Total Hits: 12@1: (1, 5)3@3: (6, 4, 4)
Rolls: 4@2 1@3; Total Hits: 14@2: (6, 2, 5, 3)1@3: (6)
incredible.
sudan 2
Rolls: 1@1 3@3; Total Hits: 31@1: (2)3@3: (2, 2, 2)
Rolls: 3@2 1@3; Total Hits: 23@2: (5, 2, 3)1@3: (2)
sud 3
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 22@3: (3, 3)
Rolls: 1@3; Total Hits: 11@3: (2)