G40 Alpha2 Jennifer(Allies) vs BigBadBruce(Axies)

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 armour moved from Belorussia to Baltic States Russians take Baltic States from Germans 1 armour moved from Baltic States to Leningrad 1 submarine moved from Atlantic Sea Zone to British Convoy 4 Sea Zone 1 armour and 1 transport moved from Atlantic Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Leningrad to Karelia 1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Leningrad to Ukraine S.S.R. Combat - Russians Battle in Ukraine S.S.R. Russians attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 infantry Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in British Convoy 4 Sea Zone Russians attack with 1 submarine Germans defend with 1 submarine 1 submarine owned by the Germans submerged Russians creates battle in territory British Convoy 4 Sea Zone Battle in British Convoy 4 Sea Zone Russians attack with 1 submarine Germans defend with 1 submarine 1 submarine owned by the Russians submerged Non Combat Move - Russians Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from British Convoy 4 Sea Zone: 1 submarine EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 10 infantry moved from Leningrad to Russia 1 aaGun moved from Leningrad to Baltic States 1 bomber moved from Karelia to Russia 4 armour moved from Belorussia to Turkestan 2 artilleries and 27 infantry moved from Belorussia to Stalingrad 1 bomber and 3 fighters moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Turkestan 1 bomber moved from Russia to Turkestan Place Units - Russians 8 infantry placed in Stalingrad Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 23 PUs; end with 24 PUs

Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - British British buy 2 destroyers and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - British Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 armour moved from English Channel Sea Zone to France British take France from Germans 1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Libya to Tunisia 2 infantry moved from Libya to Central Mediterranean Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Central Mediterranean Sea Zone to Western Mediterranean Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Western Mediterranean Sea Zone to Vichy France British take Vichy France from Germans 1 destroyer moved from Central Mediterranean Sea Zone to Western Mediterranean Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Iran to Moscow 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Atlantic Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Atlantic Sea Zone to Norwegian Sea Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Norwegian Sea Sea Zone to Norway British take Norway from Germans 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from Atlantic Sea Zone to Bay of Biscay Sea Zone 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Bay of Biscay Sea Zone to France EDIT: 1 transport moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Bay of Biscay Sea Zone 1 armour moved from United States to U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone Combat - British Non Combat Move - British Place Units - British 2 destroyers placed in Celtic Sea Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in United Kingdom Turn Complete - British British collect 27 PUs; end with 28 PUs

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Round: 3 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 3 infantry, 2 submarines and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Americans 2 infantry moved from United States to U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone British take British Convoy 3 Sea Zone from Germans 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone 1 armour and 1 transport moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone 1 transport moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to Azores Sea Sea Zone Combat - Americans Non Combat Move - Americans Place Units - Americans 2 submarines and 2 transports placed in U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone 3 infantry placed in United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 40 PUs; end with 41 PUs

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@Ragnell804

Great, I’ll do 4 infantry in Ukraine.

@DoManMacgee

Interesting thoughts. I like the idea of the ME be worth IPCs for the Brits. Also, this Europe variant which was suggested by Kwaspek has some interesting rules that might help with the balance, although that might change the game a bit too much.

https://web.archive.org/web/20050419055428/http://www.wargamer.com/axisandallies/europe/houserules/dr/aae_house_rules_germanvictorycondition_rob-ah.html

One thing I fear is that when the game becomes balanced, it also becomes boring. As we all have experienced those Moscow odds are at this point mostly decided by dice, not that much by strategy. I think with a few minor rule tweaks, we can have both a balanced as well as a more strategical in-depth game. I know @The_Good_Captain isn’t a fan of house rules, but I’ve been told that that website above is from the actual game designer. It basically forces the Germans to not only capture Moscow, but also the rest of the Russian territories with an IC AND keep control of its own factories in Northern Italy and France. Also the ME becomes more interesting. With that, we most likely don’t need to remove any German units or IPCs from the starting setup which is a plus.

I think the sub removal or Germany having no bid is sufficient.

I still don’t fully agree with this, however you are right that 70%-ish percent is also kinda even. Balancing this game is like balancing a broom on your finger tips, so I guess it’s almost impossible to get completely balanced anyway.

@The_Good_Captain

Game History

Round: 10 Purchase Units - British British buy 14 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 1 unit repaired. 6 infantry moved from Persia to Mesopotamia 2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Arabia to Mesopotamia 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from India to SZ 29 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from SZ 29 to Mesopotamia 6 infantry moved from India to Persia 2 infantry moved from London to SZ 9 2 infantry moved from SZ 9 to Picardy 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia 1 battleship and 1 transport moved from SZ 6 to SZ 9 6 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Arabia Combat - British Battle in Mesopotamia British attack with 14 artilleries, 1 fighter, 24 infantry and 1 tank Ottomans defend with 1 infantry British roll dice for 14 artilleries, 1 fighter, 24 infantry and 1 tank in Mesopotamia, round 2 : 22/40 hits, 20.33 expected hits Ottomans roll dice for 1 infantry in Mesopotamia, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits Units damaged: 1 tank owned by the British 1 infantry owned by the Ottomans lost in Mesopotamia British win, taking Mesopotamia from Ottomans with 14 artilleries, 1 fighter, 24 infantry and 1 tank remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Ottomans: 1 infantry Combat Move - British Place Units - British 10 infantry placed in India 4 infantry placed in London Turn Complete - British British collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Ottomans regular : 0.50 British regular : 1.67

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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 3 Research Technology - Russians Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Novosibirsk to Yakut S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Yakut S.S.R. 2 infantry moved from Caucasus to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Ukraine S.S.R. Combat - Russians Battle in Yakut S.S.R. Russians attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Yakut S.S.R., round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Yakut S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Yakut S.S.R. Russians win, taking Yakut S.S.R. from Japanese with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Ukraine S.S.R. Russians attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0,83 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine S.S.R. 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R. Russians win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 1 fighter moved from Ukraine S.S.R. to Karelia S.S.R. 1 fighter moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Novosibirsk 1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Caucasus 1 infantry moved from Karelia S.S.R. to Caucasus Place Units - Russians 8 infantry placed in Karelia S.S.R. Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 25 PUs; end with 26 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0,33 Germans regular : 0,67 Russians regular : 1,50

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 2

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

Game History

Round: 2 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 bomber and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 infantry moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone 1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone 1 aaGun moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch 1 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea 1 fighter moved from Sumatra to Burma 1 fighter moved from Java to Burma 1 fighter moved from Queensland to Shan State 1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 57 Sea Zone 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone Place Units - ANZAC 1 bomber placed in New South Wales 1 submarine placed in 62 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa 1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan 1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to French West Africa Non Combat Move - French Turn Complete - French

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 4

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 4 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 1 destroyer moved from 65 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Queensland to 55 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from New Zealand to 55 Sea Zone Combat - ANZAC Battle in 55 Sea Zone ANZAC attack with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters Japanese defend with 1 submarine ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer and 3 fighters in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 55 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 55 Sea Zone ANZAC win, taking 55 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine Non Combat Move - ANZAC 3 fighters moved from 55 Sea Zone to Queensland 1 cruiser moved from 65 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 73 Sea Zone to 83 Sea Zone Place Units - ANZAC 1 destroyer placed in 64 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 12 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 15 PUs Combat Move - French Non Combat Move - French 1 destroyer moved from 81 Sea Zone to 40 Sea Zone Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.17 ANZAC regular : -0.83

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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Japanese round 13

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 13 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 carrier, 5 destroyers, 2 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 1 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Fukien Japanese take Fukien from Chinese 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 marines moved from Davao to 36 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 21 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 22 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea 1 infantry moved from Marianas to 22 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Guam to 22 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 22 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 7 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima 1 artillery, 3 infantry, 2 marines and 3 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Caroline Islands to 35 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Okinawa 1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Okinawa 1 artillery moved from 20 Sea Zone to Southern Manchuria 1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Southern Manchuria 4 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to Southern Manchuria 1 marine moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsu 1 marine moved from 20 Sea Zone to Shantung 1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsu 1 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Shantung Combat - Japanese Battle in Kiangsu Battle in Okinawa Battle in Shantung Battle in Iwo Jima Battle in Korea Battle in Southern Manchuria Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Southern Manchuria, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Southern Manchuria, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Southern Manchuria Japanese win, taking Kiangsu from Chinese, taking Okinawa from Americans, taking Shantung from Chinese, taking Iwo Jima from Americans, taking Korea from Americans, taking Southern Manchuria from Chinese with 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 4 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Manchuria to 20 Sea Zone 2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 22 Sea Zone to 7 Sea Zone 2 carriers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 2 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Japan 6 infantry moved from Japan to Kyushu 1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung 1 aaGun, 7 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from French Indo China to Kwangsi 1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 40 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 64 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 3 destroyers moved from 37 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 21 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 2 infantry placed in New South Wales 1 carrier, 5 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 7 Sea Zone Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 61 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs 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 71 PUs Objective Japanese 2 Strategic Defense Perimeter: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 76 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.33 Japanese regular : 1.33

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