Winter 2019/20 Battle of Britain - 12th January 2020

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Dice Tower West has a gaming convention in Las Vegas. February 26 - Mar 01, 2020. Badges go on sale & Hotel rooms open Tuesday, August 27th at 6pm PST.

https://www.dicetowerwest.com/

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Easter Gaming Session 2019
April (18 – 19)

We will be hosting our 6th annual Easter Gaming Session.
The format is Axis and Allies Global 1940 with Balance Mod 3 Version ruleset.
Balanced Mod 3 Ruleset:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/27451/g40-balance-mod-3-0-rules-and-download
The location for the event is Celina, Ohio. Please post or PM if you would like to attend. The game will begin early morning on Thursday the 18th and we play until the game is finished. We take breaks and stop for the evening then resume on Friday the 19th. Don’t worry if your unfamiliar with the ruleset. Its very easy to adapt to and you can play test prior to the event on TripleA. Please feel free to post questions if you need clarification.

https://www.meetup.com/Nashville-Axis-Allies-Meetup/events/249104179/

Please join us for our annual fall event beginning Friday, October 5th at 9am through Sunday, October 7th at 12pm at the Cool Springs East Club House in Franklin, TN, 20 minutes south of Nashville.

Cool Springs is a developed area with a number of restaurants and hotels nearby. A quick Google search of hotel room pricing ranges from $86-220 per night. The cost for attending is $10 per day or $20 for the entire event.

We will hold the following Tournaments:
Axis & Allies Global
Axis & Allies Anniversary Edition

Naval Mini players are available upon request.

We will have a number of other games available for free play, Axis & Allies Classic, Axis & Allies 1914, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition, Settlers of Catan, Twilight Imperium and others. Please feel free to bring other games as well.

There will be a games of Secret Hitler in the evenings.

http://www.secrethitler.com/

The Club House includes a fridge, oven, stove, and microwave. Please feel free to bring your own food & drinks or plan to take breaks and visit the nearby restaurants. If you plan to arrive early Thursday evening, please let me know and we can see about getting into the venue early to set up.

I hope to see you there!

Siparo

Thank you fro that, PP. Hope to be there in April.

Anyone wishing to join us is welcome - just reply to this thread or PM Private Panic.

It’s a whole day of A&A slaughter and mayhem in Derbyshire, UK. Thus far these events have included games of 1942.2, Anniversary and 1914, as players wish on the day.

Currently we have six players, so there will be two games, with space for more to participate.

Location - Derbyshire, UK

All welcome up to a maximum of 10 players. We currently have space for 3 more.

Likely one game of 1942.2 and another of whatever we fancy! (1914, Anniversary or 1942.2)

If you wish to join us please add to this thread or PM me.

Cheers
PP

BATTLE REPORT

Another great day of 1942.2 action!

I think it is fair to say that both games provided lots of drama and - unusually - a clear outcome was achieved in each. Here is a brief battle report, to which others may wish to add their comments and corrections!

We had eight players which were allocated to two games of four players.

Game 1: Credulous, Private Panic, NFP1 and NFP2 (non forum players)

Sides allocated by bid, with PP and NFP1 gaining the allies on a 13 bid.

Lots happened, with the usual US/J fleet dancing in the Pacific, the UK managing to hang on to India and Africa and G wiping out half the Allied Atlantic fleet. But in the end it came down to the Russian front.

Both G &R built up significant stacks with R managing to hang on to over 20 income per turn right to the end. But combined G&J SBRs on Moscow were reducing R buys to 3 or 4 infantry per turn. Allied SBRs on Berlin were less successful.

Nevertheless, with the evening advancing and both sides staring at a draw, we agreed to end the game after the next round of play. Perhaps encouraged by this G risked taking Caucasus with its whole stack. R announced that it would attack that stack if allowed to take its next go. It was agreed that the outcome of that attack and G’s subsequent response would decide the game in a blaze of glory!

The loss of G’s Caucasus stack would leave one G land unit within range of Moscow - an infantry in West Russia. R allocated 1 inf and 1 art to destroy that G inf and attacked Caucasus with everything else.

The result was an epic Stalingrad moment in which R prevailed with 1 art and 3 figs remaining.

However the R inf + art attack on G’s 1 inf in W Russia failed! G then launched that inf supported by 4 fighters and 3 bombers at Moscow which was defended by 4 inf, 3 figs and 2 AA. The AA missed and G took Moscow with the inf and 2 bombers left.

What a way to finish a game!

Game 2: Dukla Passer, wittman, NFP3 & NFP4

Dukla Passer & NFP3 as axis, wittman & NFP4 as allies. No bids.

During the early stages the UK lost INDIA as the price to pay for keeping ‘‘AFRIKA’’.

There followed a big Naval battle off the Philippine Islands between J/US where the J navy was obliterated. Instead of thereafter contesting the Pacific, J invested in land units sweeping west across Asia.

G took Caucasus round 4 with 3 or 4 units remaining, but then reinforced by J with 3 tanks and 4 or 5 planes. R’s attempt to retake this territory lost it so much materiel that G then captured Moscow with one tank left.

At the end the UK and US controlled ATLANTIC and PACIFIC + AFRICA but these had no real impact on the situation in EUROPE/ASIA and the Allies had no prospect of regaining Moscow. Declared an Axis victory.