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gamerman01

I almost overlooked!

The 2024 playoffs for the championships hold another unprecedented POSSIBILITY!

Folks, we have 2 back to back champions looking to go for
THREE
IN
A
ROW

And I think there were only 2 other back to back champions in the history of G40 play in the league.

That’s right, the 2024 playoffs hold the possibility of TWO
THREEPEATS!

I’m talkin’ 'bout
@farmboy and @Arthur-Bomber-Harris
Balanced Mod and Out of the Box, respectively

Don’t hold your breath for the answers, because that could take about a year, right?

These guys are good. And these guys get the luck when they need it. You can’t win A&A against top competition without being good and lucky, both!

But I do know a mathematical impossibility…
Yes, that’s right, we can’t possibly have General Disarray win Triple Crown, and also farmboy and ABH defend their championships!

OK, I think I’ve hyped enough. It’s not easy to do by text. 🎲🎲🎲

simon33

@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

@simon33 You have a lot more experience than me, but I think it depends on how you play and who you’re playing, regarding Normandy. The complex and naval base can be fantastic for Germany, and in my experience it is not a given that USA will take and hold Normandy

You are pretty accurate here. Normandy adds some positive value to Germany/Italy but it also represents a pretty significant weak spot. It’s two spaces from the major factory and has a factory ready to go. If USA lands on Holland, they have to hold it for two turns before being able to build anything. Germany can probably ignore this threat (unless more than about 5 US TTs are in the Atlantic) and react if it materialises but it can’t ignore the threat of Normandy with only a small landing force. Normandy earns only 2ipc which can be easily convoyed. Southern France can be similar to Normandy but it has Italy’s major factory next to it which needs a number of troops to defend itself. Also, leaving that French means planes can attack North Italy from a Gibraltar airbase and land on Southern France. I think leave Southern France French isn’t a winning move at least in BM and probably not in G40. Relatively easy to defend that one unless Italy has already been neutered. It makes less sense to leave Normandy French in Balanced Mod because you can give up a USA objective if it puts troops on Holland or Sth France. Still this requires troops next door to an axis major factory unless someone is blitzing Holland and that allows Germany or Italy to pick them off. Sorry for the long rant.

Been playing online again and I would have to say that the league is great and Balanced Mod is mostly great. Online most people only play G40. At least if you start a league game you know the strength of the opponent unless they are a newbie. Shouldn’t be any unintentional mismatched games. The play by forum takes a long time to play though.

There are a lot of other limitations in G40 which are improved in Balanced Mod and not the least is no propaganda for Soviet Africa. That is really silly. Also allowing Moscow to live a bit longer more easily really improves the game in my view. It’s been weird to play G40 again and see how easily Germany can pick off Moscow G6. Stoppable but requires a lot of allied effort.

Some people hate the extra objectives in Balanced Mod for USA such as the North African and Carolines objectives and I would have to say I agree with this criticism. There wasn’t a need for these changes nor for the penalty for Japan to DOW on USSR. The plunder changes also seem a bit meh in retrospect.

axis-dominion

@axis-dominion said in League General Discussion Thread:

@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

I almost overlooked!

The 2024 playoffs for the championships hold another unprecedented POSSIBILITY!

Folks, we have 2 back to back champions looking to go for
THREE
IN
A
ROW

And I think there were only 2 other back to back champions in the history of G40 play in the league.

That’s right, the 2024 playoffs hold the possibility of TWO
THREEPEATS!

I’m talkin’ 'bout
@farmboy and @Arthur-Bomber-Harris
Balanced Mod and Out of the Box, respectively

Don’t hold your breath for the answers, because that could take about a year, right?

These guys are good. And these guys get the luck when they need it. You can’t win A&A against top competition without being good and lucky, both!

But I do know a mathematical impossibility…
Yes, that’s right, we can’t possibly have General Disarray win Triple Crown, and also farmboy and ABH defend their championships!

OK, I think I’ve hyped enough. It’s not easy to do by text. 🎲🎲🎲

ehem

actually nvm, you were specifically referring to a 3-peat, not 3 championships, which i would be aiming for

gamerman01

@axis-dominion said in League General Discussion Thread:

actually nvm, you were specifically referring to a 3-peat, not 3 championships, which i would be aiming for

You are so good you have earned the right to be a little obnoxious.
As have I…
You give me the opportunity to say,
I am going for a 3rd OOB championship 🙄🤣😎

gamerman01

But I am most intrigued by the @GeneralDisarray storyline.
If the General hasn’t gone down in the other 2 brackets and if I’m facing off in OOB, you know, I may be tempted to not try as hard… 😂

gamerman01

@simon33
Wow, I enjoyed your whole post!
Words from a veteran! Thanks a lot

gamerman01

@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

Bump and update

On New Years Eve, so far we have

Balanced Mod
1-2-3-4-5-6-8-9-10

You know how awesome that is? Only @pacifiersboard at #7 is not signed up. It is rare to have 9 of top 10 signed up, I don’t think it’s ever happened.

PtV we have 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-9-11-18

This is fantastic.

OOB we have 1-2-3-4-7-8-9 and 3 others

What? Like whoa! Sure, G40 mania is not as high in past years, as the game is about 12 years old now, but 2 mods by some of our very own league players has breathed new life, and

These are fantastic fields of players, spread out across our 3 versions!!! Seriously, this is awesome! Start your engines!

And keep an eye on @GeneralDisarray !
Has any man qualified and entered 3 versions, going for the TRIPLE CROWN?
I DON’T THINK SO!
Some have entered 2 of the 3, but no one has ever won two in the same year.
It is possible, at 972:1 odds, that the General will pull it off! You can’t win if you do not play!!
Also noted, is GeneralD won PTV for 2022! He. could. go. all. the. way.
Arthur-Bomber going for THREE champs in a row OOB
Farmboy going for THREE champs in a row BM
Axis Dominion says he’s going for 3 champs in a row total
And… your master of ceremonies is quietly (or not) trying to get 3 as well

Arthur Bomber Harris

Chances of a three-peat for me is quite low. I have a tough first round and guaranteed to be the underdog in the final twice rounds. I would need incredible dice luck to get another crown. Would need some crazy bomber magic to get through this bracket. Previous years did not have such strong competition in my path to W.

Suggestion for future playoff years: reigning champ gets first seed in the bracket.

gamerman01

That is a great idea and I’ll think about it. This is the time of year for rule changes.
The life-time ELO dictating the seeding has flaws, and making an exception where the previous year winner and runner up get automatic 1 and 2 seems like a good idea. Can’t change it for this year though, rules were set last January.

Stucifer

@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

I’ve heard rumors from dark halls that there could be a late entry.

Tempted to sign up for PTV. I’m hearing a lot of affirmations from my shoulder 😈😈s.

Martin

@gamerman01 well, Trulpen made it to two finals and one semi final in the 2021 Playoffs

gamerman01

Aaaaaright…

Dramatic late entries, seismic changes in the landscape.

We have @Stucifer officially and irrevocably entering the PTV fracas,

And @pacifiersboard is altering the course of history by splashing on the OOB and BM scene…

There are several hours left of 12/31/24… what more could happen? @MrRoboto ???

H-y-p-e-r-b-o-l-e

gamerman01

We have the top 8 seeds in both BM and PTV participating. That is extraordinary.

mikawagunichi

@gamerman01 As it should be. Great news.

gamerman01

I’m setting up brackets now,
Had to get my sleep, of course, and I’m a long ways west of Greenwich!

gamerman01

First, I want to remind you that a goal/priority of the league is to try hard to provide post-season action to anyone who’s

met the set minimum number of games to qualify,
signed up/asked to participate in post-season play

It is also a high priority to balance the integrity of the main/top 8 playoff along with.

I do not want the path to the championship to be too long or too short. That is, a 3 win march to the championship has proven to be a good balance. Usually it takes about 9-12 months on average, so it’s nice when it’s over before the next year begins.

In other words. In the past, balancing these priorities sometimes leads to some odd (but sometimes fun and agreeable) compromises/exceptions, like play-in games.
This year, we have just a few more than 8 signups for each bracket. In my judgment, all things considered, I’m making the call that the top 8 signups will be seeded in their respective brackets.
I will talk to the signups beyond the top 8 to see how they can maximize enjoyment, but due to the makeup and nature of the signups, I am pretty much unwilling to consider play-in games or the like.

Even as recently as 2023, we have had a 3 player 2nd bracket, so just 2 games being played, for a 2nd bracket winner. This is fine. But I understand if you signed up and find out this is your fate and you do not want to participate, you may certainly back out.
So I’ll PM the appropriate parties, just wanted to get this out first so you’re not like “hey, I signed up, why am I not listed”

gamerman01

And now… the rollout of your brand-new league season 2024 playoff brackets, along with some commentary and story lines that you DID NOT ASK FOR! -> -> ->

axis-dominion

what’s a “play-in game”?

gamerman01

For your expired year of 2024, we have the following statistics:

Balanced Mod - 85 completed games

Path To Victory - 83

Regular 2nd edition out of the box - 52

I don’t believe my eyes, Path to Victory nearly overtook the Balanced Mod as the most played game in the league. Therefore I would say the playoffs for these two versions are the most prestigious for 2024, this is where the cool kids are playing.

gamerman01

@axis-dominion Thank you,
It’s where 2 players play a game against each other and the winner gets a set at the table in the first round. You have to beat a rival just to get in.

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