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@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 2 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Ukraine S.S.R. 2 armour, 1 artillery and 11 infantry moved from Belorussia to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from Norwegian Sea Sea Zone to Soviet Convoy Sea Zone Combat - Russians Battle in Ukraine S.S.R. Russians attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery and 12 infantry Germans defend with 1 aaGun and 1 armour Russians roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery and 12 infantry in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 3/15 hits, 3.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Ukraine S.S.R., round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Ukraine S.S.R. Russians win, taking Ukraine S.S.R. from Germans with 2 armour, 1 artillery and 12 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5 Casualties for Germans: 1 armour Battle in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone Russians attack with 1 submarine and 1 transport Germans defend with 2 submarines Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 transport in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/0 hits, 0.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone Russians roll dice for 1 transport in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/0 hits, 0.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 transport in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/0 hits, 0.00 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone, round 5 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in Soviet Convoy Sea Zone Russians win, taking Soviet Convoy Sea Zone from Germans with 1 submarine and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 16 Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines Non Combat Move - Russians Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Karelia: 1 infantry EDIT: Changing ownership of Karelia from Germans to Russians EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Russia to Karelia 1 aaGun moved from Russia to Moscow 13 infantry moved from Leningrad to Belorussia 1 aaGun moved from Leningrad to Belorussia 1 aaGun moved from Belorussia to Stalingrad Place Units - Russians 7 infantry placed in Stalingrad Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 22 PUs; end with 24 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -1.67 Russians regular : 0.17

Game History

Round: 2 Purchase Units - British British buy 2 carriers; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; Combat Move - British 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Karelia 1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Baltic Sea Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Syria to Ukraine S.S.R. 1 armour moved from Libya to Tunisia British take Tunisia from Germans 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Libya to Tunisia 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from Central Mediterranean Sea Zone to Sicilian Sea Sea Zone 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from Sicilian Sea Sea Zone to Western Mediterranean Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Iran to Caucasus Combat - British Battle in Baltic Sea Sea Zone British attack with 1 bomber Germans defend with 1 transport British roll dice for 1 bomber in Baltic Sea Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 transport in Baltic Sea Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits British roll dice for 1 bomber in Baltic Sea Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 transport in Baltic Sea Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 bomber owned by the British lost in Baltic Sea Sea Zone 1 transport owned by the Germans lost in Baltic Sea Sea Zone Germans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7 Casualties for British: 1 bomber Casualties for Germans: 1 transport Non Combat Move - British Place Units - British 2 carriers placed in Atlantic Sea Zone Turn Complete - British British collect 11 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.67 British regular : -0.33

Game History

Round: 2 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 9 PUs; Combat Move - Americans 1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Baltic States 1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Atlantic Sea Zone 3 fighters moved from United States to Atlantic Sea Zone 1 transport moved from South Atlantic Sea Zone to Azores Sea Sea Zone Combat - Americans Battle in Baltic States Americans attack with 1 bomber Germans defend with 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 bomber in Baltic States, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Baltic States Americans win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Americans 1 bomber moved from Baltic States to Ukraine S.S.R. Place Units - Americans 3 fighters placed in United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 30 PUs; end with 39 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.33 Germans regular : -0.33

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In case you’re concerned with my current moves, my proposed “altered strategy” was effectively ruined by how disastrous the German opener was (I intentionally gave you 70% @ Ukraine with the hopes that you would not attempt to take it). I am more or less flying by the seat of my pants at this point in the hope that the dice turn around somewhere.

I’m sure you were already expecting this, but I am going to ask for a do-over once the dust settles on this one.

@Ragnell804 said in VF (Germany) vs. Ragnell (Allies) | Original Europe with Balance 2.0, Game 11:

@VictoryFirst

I really dont know why i keep doing this moving to Leningrad and giving you the inside track to Moscow. I feel like I should’ve learned from my first 4 times doing this.

By this I mean stupid mistake lol

@AndrewAAGamer

First, the Axis will typically have 2 BH to fire onto the US units there. Every Allied player I have seen until you have used the Naval Bombardments to clear out the UK beaches to try and save the tanks from being destroyed, as it happened in this game. Because why would anyone not want to protect 3 of 14 available tanks, most of which do not get onto the board until the middle part of the game?
That, in my opinion, shows some difference in experience since the allied tanks are a valuable resource to protect.

The main point here is that, with your math, the odds of the US having more than 1 arty walk into Omaha are 50% at best. And the Axis mostly have 2 BH to fight with, which changes your numbers.

Second, there is approximately a 33% chance that 6 dice rolling for a 1 will miss, which is common enough to say your attack into Omaha, at least with the inf, was not getting hosed by missing. But the Germans getting slightly warm dice, added to the lack of hits.

Third, I did not have 6 more units on the board. Those 6 units were on the board from the start, and Omaha Beach is not set up for the Allies to walk over like Juno and Sword Beach. Using your logic, those units walking away from the beach also led to more Allied units surviving later in the game to fire more since you did not have to fight through them on the first few turns. As you would have in most other games. Your math also fails to consider that I can bring a tank, inf, or arty in on G1 to help push the odds in my favor to get those units free from the locked battle at Omaha. Which again changes your math and leads to their escape or the UK having to come in to bog them down again which affects you ability to power project to Caen.

Yes, I had fewer German units on the board. But my play was also based on what resources I had available. Should I have had fewer units at my disposal, I would not have made the earlier attacks that I did since I could see from the board state at round 5, I was in a winning position.

This was one game, so how can you say the game is balanced? Based on the results thus far the game is 100% in favor of the Germans as they are 1-0 right now. Why don’t we play another to put your money where your mouth is to see if you can make it 1-1?

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Europe Improved

Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 8 armour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 infantry moved from Hungary to Rumania 1 infantry moved from Hungary to Bessarabia 2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Hungary to East Poland 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia 1 bomber moved from Germany to Bessarabia 6 fighters moved from Poland to Baltic States 4 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States 8 armour, 4 artilleries and 21 infantry moved from Poland to East Poland Combat - Germans Battle in Bessarabia Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Bessarabia Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in East Poland Germans attack with 8 armour, 6 artilleries and 22 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 8 armour, 6 artilleries and 22 infantry in East Poland, round 2 : 10/36 hits, 10.67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in East Poland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in East Poland Germans win, taking East Poland from Russians with 8 armour, 6 artilleries and 22 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Baltic States Germans attack with 6 fighters and 4 infantry Russians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry Germans roll dice for 6 fighters and 4 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 3/10 hits, 3.67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Baltic States Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 6 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10 Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 4 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 1 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 1 submarine moved from Danish Sea Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone 1 battleship, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 5 submarines and 1 transport moved from Celtic Sea Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Netherlands-Belgium 1 fighter moved from Baltic States to Germany 5 fighters moved from Baltic States to Netherlands-Belgium 6 infantry moved from Finland to Norway 1 bomber moved from Bessarabia to Germany Place Units - Germans 8 armour placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 40 PUs; end with 40 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -1.67 Germans regular : -0.17

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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Germans round 10

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 10 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 6 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 artillery moved from Leningrad to 118 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 3 transports moved from 118 Sea Zone to 116 Sea Zone 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to 116 Sea Zone 3 infantry moved from Germany to 116 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 116 Sea Zone to Norway 3 bombers moved from Leningrad to Norway 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Norway 6 fighters and 6 tactical_bombers moved from France to Norway 1 armour moved from Ukraine to Rostov Germans take Rostov from Russians 1 armour moved from Rostov to Ukraine

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