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Experimental Alpha 4 Game - Wrongway Corrigan vs. Noll
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Germany Fall 1940
With 56 ipcs,
1 cv = 16
1 dd = 8
1 trans = 7
1 minor factory = 12
1 art =4
3 inf =9Moves on the map
Collect 56
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ANZAC IPCs: 11
Build 3inf, save 2
Combat Moves:
1inf EGY > SUD
Collect: 12+2 = 14
Russia#3
IPCs: 37
Builds 11inf (33) 1rtl (4)
Russia collects 37 IPCs
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OT: Notes about the game rules and how the game is revolving so far:
I said it looks like spring42 with restriction 'cause usually in that game Germany holds while Japan pushes west!
The game looks interesting, especially for Italy and UK preserving the entire fleet during round1. This turns the game into a defensive game (or at least that’s what it looked in our game so far).
I think the game will still need tweaks here and there, but I like the idea behind it.
This is what I noticed:
*even if UK starts with a very big fleet, it’s very hard to attack a German territory due to counterattacks (this is true especially thanks to your sub purchases), and you can’t even leave India empty or the Italians+Germans will have tons of fun in the Middle East. It might be worst, 'cause in this game opening I was very lucky with UK defense in sz106 and I have 1free transport, 1free dd, 4 more free troops and 3 less German subs for free.
Yet this is still a game.
What’s your opinion so far of these tweaks? -
some of the things that I concern you, I actually believe are strengths.
uk can’t easily execute a premature normandy in 1940 after being push out of france - good!
the uk has to prevent the germans and italians from taking the middle east, sounds like the north africa campaign, note that I did not have to go into syria & trans jordan, I could have reinforced tobruk.
china is going to get crushed, maybe china needs a bit of strengthening, but then, we might upset the balance. again japan should be crushing china in 1940.
the uk should not be in a position to start attacking in 1940, they should be trying to survive.
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I didn’t say it’s a concern, actually I like it. The UK player keeps London safe, but their forces aren’t enough to threat europe. That’s like ww2, works great!
Maybe some more resistance in the medi would be cool, but that’s a map problem rather than balance problem. (If it was me, Egypt seazone would have been 4seazones from Italy and 2sea zones from Greece, making Greece an important base to launch assault against Egypt. With 4 seazones between Egypt and Italy you would see a more caution naval campaign)
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Japan – Fall 1940
With 43 ipcs,
9 inf = 27
1 cv = 161 inf fr sui to kan
1 inf fr hop to she
Kwe and yun to sze
Mech fr sui to sze
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Actually there’s a concern I have and it’s about Japan.
If Japan keeps the +10IPCs NO for too long (say 8 turns) and he doesn’t attack the Allies, he gets 48 IPCS/turn + any IPC taken from Russia. This means USA won’t be a big deal with 52IPCS/round in say, turn9, what do you think?
(going with USA3)
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USA#3
IPCs: 52
Build:
1minorIC (12)
1transport (7)
2inf (6)
1carrier (16)
1tac.bomber (11)Collects: 52 IPCs
China (5ipc)
Build 1inf (3)
Combat MOves:
3inf KAN > TSI (1inf)
1fig SIK > KAN
Rolls: 3@1 1@3; Total Hits: 13@1: (3, 1, 4)1@3: (4)
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (1) -
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the allies are still out producing the axis at this point even without the extra US war income.
the usa will get the war income on round 8.
yes, japan can attack russia (and that’s what hitler wanted them to do), however, it could come at the cost of a weakened navy. Â
eventually japan will be spending much if not more time on sea than land.
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looks to me like the usa is war mongering against japan!
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UK#3
(I noticed I forgot to move the french dd in z58 to z79, I moved it now if you don’t mind)
IPCs: 51
1inf (3)
2rtl (8)
1fig (10)
1cv (16)
1minorIC (12)Save 2
Combat Moves:
1dd sz91 to sz109 (1ss)
3fig 1tac sz91 to sz109
2fig GIB > sz109
Rolls: 1@2 5@3 1@4; Total Hits: 31@2: (5)5@3: (3, 1, 6, 5, 4)1@4: (1)
Rolls: 1@1; Total Hits: 01@1: (2)1inf GIB > WFR (via transport)
1inf GIB > HOL (via transport) -
Convoy Scotland
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (6, 2) -
UK collects 58 (tt) -2 (convoy) +2 (saved) = 58
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a blitz moscow strategy might be tough to beat, it would be up to the UK to save Moscow.
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Can you adjust one thing for me during your Italy turn?
Just put 1 UK fighter from sz110 to London. Thank you
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1 ftr to London as requested.
Italy – fall 1940
Oh well, at least it takes pressure off the med. Normandy is my mistake. That was easily preventable.
With 22 ipcs,
3 inf = 9
1 tank = 6
1 trans = 7Combat
3 inf 1 art fr tobruk to alx
Attack morocco (1 inf) with
1art fr algAttack
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
DefendRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)Attack sudan (1 inf) with
3 inf 1 art fr CongoAttack
Rolls: 2@1 2@2; Total Hits: 12@1: (4, 1)2@2: (5, 3)
DefendRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)Attack Egypt (1 inf) with
1 inf 1 art 2 tanks fr TJAttack
Rolls: 2@2 2@3; Total Hits: 42@2: (2, 1)2@3: (3, 2)
DefendRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)Attack Iraq (1 inf) with
2 inf fr Syria
3 ftrs fr Syria
1 bmb fr Greece -
Combat
3 inf 1 art fr tobruk to alx
Attack morocco (1 inf) with
1art fr algAttack
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)
DefendRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)Sudan taken without loss
Egypt taken without loss
Attack Iraq (1 inf) with
2 inf fr Syria
3 ftrs fr Syria
1 bmb fr GreeceAttack
Rolls: 2@1 3@3 1@4; Total Hits: 22@1: (2, 6)3@3: (6, 6, 1)1@4: (3)
DefendRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2) -
Combat
3 inf 1 art fr tobruk to alx
Attack morocco (1 inf) with
1art fr algAttack
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)
DefendRolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)Sudan taken without loss
Egypt taken without loss
Iraq taken with loss of 1 inf
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Attack morocco (1 inf) with
1art fr algFirst to hit
Attack
Rolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 510@2: (5, 6, 6, 1, 3, 5, 1, 1, 1, 2)
DefendRolls: 10@2; Total Hits: 310@2: (3, 6, 5, 6, 1, 2, 5, 1, 6, 3)
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