NML 1914 Team Game 12

Game History

Round: 4

    Research Technology - Britain
        Britain spend 0 on tech rolls
            Britain roll 4,2,4 and gets 0 hits

    Combat Move - Britain
        1 colonial moved from Queensland to Sea Zone 120 Arafura Sea
        1 colonial and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 120 Arafura Sea to Sea Zone 113 Pacific Ocean
        1 colonial moved from Sea Zone 113 Pacific Ocean to Samoa
              Britain take Samoa from Germany
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Queensland to Sea Zone 120 Arafura Sea
        1 colonial, 1 field_gun and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 120 Arafura Sea to Sea Zone 121 Coral Sea
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Sea Zone 121 Coral Sea to Solomon Islands
        1 colonial moved from Guadalcanal to Solomon Islands
        1 infantry moved from British Somaliland to French Somaliland
              France take French Somaliland from Germany
        1 infantry moved from Port Sudan to Eritrea
              Italy take Eritrea from Germany
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Bombay to Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea
        1 transport moved from Sea Zone 75 Red Sea to Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea
        1 infantry moved from Goa to Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea
        1 field_gun and 2 infantry moved from Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea to Baluchistan
        1 colonial and 2 infantry moved from Sindh to Baluchistan
        1 field_gun moved from Cairo-Suez to Sea Zone 75 Red Sea
        1 field_gun and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 75 Red Sea to Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea
        1 field_gun moved from Sea Zone 73 Arabian Sea to Baluchistan
        1 colonial, 1 field_gun and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 23 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Sea Zone 15 English Channel to Picardy

    Purchase Units - Britain
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Turkey from Smyrna: 2 trenchs
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Turkey to Sinai: 2 trenchs
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        Britain buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 heavy_guns, 7 infantry, 5 submarines and 3 trenchs; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 3 techTokens; 

    Combat - Britain
        Battle in Picardy
            Britain attack with 1 colonial and 1 field_gun
            Germany defend with 1 infantry
                Britain roll dice for 1 battlecruiser and 1 battleship in Picardy, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Picardy, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germany and 1 colonial owned by the Britain lost in Picardy
            Britain win, taking Picardy from Germany with 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Britain: 1 colonial
            Casualties for Germany: 1 infantry
        Battle in Baluchistan
            Britain attack with 1 colonial, 2 field_guns and 4 infantry
            Neutral defend with 4 infantry
                Britain roll dice for 1 colonial, 2 field_guns and 4 infantry in Baluchistan, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 4 infantry in Baluchistan, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Neutral and 3 infantry owned by the Britain lost in Baluchistan
                Britain roll dice for 1 colonial, 2 field_guns and 1 infantry in Baluchistan, round 3 : 0/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 2 infantry in Baluchistan, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Britain lost in Baluchistan
                Britain roll dice for 1 colonial and 2 field_guns in Baluchistan, round 4 : 3/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 2 infantry in Baluchistan, round 4 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 colonial owned by the Britain, 2 infantry owned by the Neutral and 1 field_gun owned by the Britain lost in Baluchistan
            Britain loses 0 PUs for violating Baluchistans neutrality.
            Britain win, taking Baluchistan from Neutral with 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
            Casualties for Britain: 1 colonial, 1 field_gun and 4 infantry
            Casualties for Neutral: 4 infantry
        Battle in Solomon Islands
            Britain attack with 2 colonials and 1 field_gun
            Germany defend with 1 infantry
                Britain roll dice for 2 colonials and 1 field_gun in Solomon Islands, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Solomon Islands, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germany lost in Solomon Islands
            Britain win, taking Solomon Islands from Germany with 2 colonials and 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germany: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Britain
        1 submarine moved from Sea Zone 126 Java Sea to Sea Zone 130 Philippine Sea
        1 transport moved from Sea Zone 129 South China Sea to Sea Zone 126 Java Sea
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Shanghai 1 to Shanghai 2
        1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from Sea Zone 115 Tasman Sea to Sea Zone 122 Bismarck Sea
        2 cruisers moved from Sea Zone 78 Indian Ocean to Sea Zone 75 Red Sea
        1 battlecruiser and 1 cruiser moved from Sea Zone 75 Red Sea to Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean
        1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser and 1 submarine moved from Sea Zone 74 Gulf of Aden to Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean
        1 cavalry moved from Port Sudan to Cairo-Suez
        1 colonial moved from Chad to Western Sudan
        1 infantry moved from Niger to Chad
        1 infantry moved from Cape Colony to German Southwest Africa
        2 infantry moved from Cape Town to Cape Colony
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Nova Scotia to Sea Zone 22 Mid Atlantic
        1 colonial, 1 field_gun and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 22 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic to Normandy
        1 field_gun and 3 infantry moved from Normandy to Paris
        2 fighters moved from London to Paris
        1 transport moved from Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 22 Mid Atlantic
        1 colonial moved from Newfoundland to Quebec
        1 infantry moved from England to London

    Place Units - Britain
        2 heavy_guns and 3 trenchs placed in Cairo-Suez
        2 infantry placed in Bombay
        2 infantry placed in Goa
        2 infantry placed in Cape Town
        2 submarines placed in Sea Zone 126 Java Sea
        1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in London
        1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        1 submarine placed in Sea Zone 115 Tasman Sea

    Turn Complete - Britain
        Britain collect 96 PUs; end with 96 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germany regular : 0.33
Neutral regular : 3.33
Britain regular : 0.83

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@FMErwinRommel

Game History

Round: 4

    Research Technology - Russia
            Russia roll 3,2,6 and gets 1 hit
        Russia removing all Technology Tokens after successful research.
        Russia discover railwayGuns

    Combat Move - Russia
        3 heavy_guns moved from Irkutsk to Bratsk
        1 cavalry moved from Caucasus to Azerbaijan
              Russia take Azerbaijan from Turkey
        1 cavalry moved from Azerbaijan to Caucasus
        2 conscripts moved from Crimea to Odessa
        1 field_gun moved from Don to Belarus
        1 conscript and 1 infantry moved from Odessa to Belarus
        1 infantry moved from Lithuania to Belarus
        1 conscript, 2 field_guns and 2 infantry moved from Pskov to Latvia
        2 conscripts and 1 field_gun moved from Moscow to Smolensk
        1 conscript, 1 heavy_gun and 1 infantry moved from St. Petersburg to Finland
        1 infantry moved from St. Petersburg to Finland
        3 heavy_guns moved from Kiev to Odessa

    Purchase Units - Russia
        Russia buy 2 cavalrys, 4 conscripts, 4 field_guns, 6 heavy_guns, 5 infantry and 3 trenchs; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat - Russia
        Battle in Belarus
            Russia attack with 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 2 infantry
            Austria defend with 3 field_guns
                Russia roll dice for 1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 2 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Austria roll dice for 3 field_guns in Belarus, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 conscript owned by the Russia and 2 field_guns owned by the Austria lost in Belarus
                Russia roll dice for 1 field_gun and 2 infantry in Belarus, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun in Belarus, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russia and 1 field_gun owned by the Austria lost in Belarus
            Russia win, taking Belarus from Austria with 1 field_gun and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Russia: 1 conscript and 1 infantry
            Casualties for Austria: 3 field_guns

    Non Combat Move - Russia
        5 conscripts moved from Evenkia to Bratsk
        2 conscripts moved from Western Siberian Lowlands to Norilsk
        1 conscript moved from Norilsk to Evenkia
        2 conscripts moved from Omsk to Kazakhstan

    Place Units - Russia
        3 heavy_guns placed in Kiev
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russia to Belarus: 3 heavy_guns
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russia from Minsk: 3 heavy_guns
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        3 heavy_guns placed in Minsk
        1 trench placed in Odessa
        1 trench placed in Lithuania
        1 trench placed in Finland
        2 conscripts, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry placed in St. Petersburg
        1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry placed in Moscow
        2 cavalrys placed in Omsk
        1 conscript, 1 field_gun and 1 infantry placed in Irkutsk
        1 field_gun and 2 infantry placed in Vladivostok

    Activate Technology - Russia
        Russia activating railwayGuns

    Turn Complete - Russia
        Russia collect 82 PUs; end with 82 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Austria regular : 0.67
Russia regular : 1.33

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Round: 4

    Research Technology - Communists
        Communists spend 5 on tech rolls
            Communists roll 2,1 and gets 0 hits

    Combat Move - Communists
        1 cavalry, 1 conscript and 1 field_gun moved from Magadan to Chukotka

    Purchase Units - Communists
        Communists buy 4 field_guns and 2 heavy_guns; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 2 techTokens; 

    Combat - Communists
        Battle in Chukotka
            Communists attack with 1 cavalry, 1 conscript and 1 field_gun
            Russia defend with 1 conscript
                Communists roll dice for 1 cavalry, 1 conscript and 1 field_gun in Chukotka, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russia roll dice for 1 conscript in Chukotka, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                Communists roll dice for 1 cavalry, 1 conscript and 1 field_gun in Chukotka, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russia roll dice for 1 conscript in Chukotka, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 conscript owned by the Russia and 1 conscript owned by the Communists lost in Chukotka
            Communists win, taking Chukotka from Russia with 1 cavalry and 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Communists: 1 conscript
            Casualties for Russia: 1 conscript

    Non Combat Move - Communists
        1 cavalry moved from Aldan to Chukotka
        1 infantry moved from Sakhe to Magadan
        3 cavalrys moved from Primorsky to Magadan
        2 cavalrys moved from Primorsky to Aldan
        2 conscripts and 1 field_gun moved from Primorsky to Khabarovsk
        3 conscripts and 5 infantry moved from Yakutsk to Aldan

    Place Units - Communists
        4 field_guns and 2 heavy_guns placed in Yakutsk

    Activate Technology - Communists
        Trigger CommunistsS: Communists met a national objective for an additional 1 techTokens; end with 3 techTokens

    Turn Complete - Communists
        Communists collect 30 PUs; end with 31 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Communists regular : -0.33
Russia regular : 0.67

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Game History

Round: 4

    Research Technology - USA
        USA spend 5 on tech rolls
            USA roll 5,6 and gets 1 hit
        USA removing all Technology Tokens after successful research.
        USA discover lateFighter

    Combat Move - USA
        3 field_guns and 3 infantry moved from Azores to Sea Zone 32 Sargasso Sea
        2 cruisers, 1 destroyer, 3 field_guns, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from Sea Zone 32 Sargasso Sea to Sea Zone 54 Alboran Sea
        3 field_guns and 3 infantry moved from Sea Zone 54 Alboran Sea to Morocco
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from New York to Sea Zone 29 Mid Atlantic
        1 field_gun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 29 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 32 Sargasso Sea
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Charleston to Sea Zone 30 Mid Atlantic
        1 field_gun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 30 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 32 Sargasso Sea
        2 field_guns and 2 infantry moved from Sea Zone 32 Sargasso Sea to Azores
        2 gass moved from Louisiana to New Mexico
        1 gas moved from Charleston to Louisiana
        2 gass moved from New Mexico to Baja-Sonora
        2 infantry moved from New Mexico to Baja-Sonora
        1 infantry moved from California to Baja-Sonora
        1 cavalry moved from San Francisco to Baja-Sonora
        2 field_guns and 4 infantry moved from San Francisco to California

    Purchase Units - USA
        USA buy 1 Factory, 4 cavalrys, 1 field_gun, 1 fighter, 1 gas, 3 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat - USA
        Battle in Baja-Sonora
            USA attack with 1 cavalry, 2 gass and 3 infantry
            Neutral defend with 2 infantry
                USA roll dice for 2 gass in Baja-Sonora, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Neutral lost in Baja-Sonora
                2 gass owned by the USA lost in Baja-Sonora
                USA roll dice for 1 cavalry and 3 infantry in Baja-Sonora, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 1 infantry in Baja-Sonora, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Neutral and 1 infantry owned by the USA lost in Baja-Sonora
            USA loses 0 PUs for violating Baja-Sonoras neutrality.
            USA win, taking Baja-Sonora from Neutral with 1 cavalry and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
            Casualties for Neutral: 2 infantry
            Casualties for USA: 2 gass and 1 infantry
        Battle in Morocco
            USA attack with 3 field_guns and 3 infantry
            Neutral defend with 6 cavalrys
                USA roll dice for 3 field_guns and 3 infantry in Morocco, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 6 cavalrys in Morocco, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                2 cavalrys owned by the Neutral and 1 infantry owned by the USA lost in Morocco
                USA roll dice for 3 field_guns and 2 infantry in Morocco, round 3 : 1/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 4 cavalrys in Morocco, round 3 : 0/4 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 cavalry owned by the Neutral lost in Morocco
                USA roll dice for 3 field_guns and 2 infantry in Morocco, round 4 : 3/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Neutral roll dice for 3 cavalrys in Morocco, round 4 : 1/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                3 cavalrys owned by the Neutral and 1 field_gun owned by the USA lost in Morocco
            USA loses 0 PUs for violating Moroccos neutrality.
            USA win, taking Morocco from Neutral with 2 field_guns and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 17
            Casualties for USA: 1 field_gun and 1 infantry
            Casualties for Neutral: 6 cavalrys

    Non Combat Move - USA

    Place Units - USA
        4 cavalrys placed in San Francisco
        1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in California
        1 Factory placed in Azores
        1 transport placed in Sea Zone 29 Mid Atlantic
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry placed in New York
        1 gas and 1 infantry placed in Charleston

    Activate Technology - USA
        USA activating lateFighter
        Trigger USAT3: buylate_fighter added to productionUSA

    Turn Complete - USA
        USA collect 71 PUs; end with 71 PUs
        USA collect 4 PUs from War Bonds; end with 75 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

USA regular : 0.67
Neutral regular : 0.50

@Elrood well done on your capture of that evil den of iniquity and filth, Paris .

@Elrood Congratulations on taking Paris and Scandanavia, and holding your own in Pacific. Impressive.
Has anyone ever continued playing 1914 NML after Paris falls early in the game? CP would have more income than Entente, but fewer units and less TUV.

Good game. I am not in for next game.

Sorry you won’t be joining us for the next game, Colt.
My suggestion is that we have just 7 players for game 13, with one person playing Italy/Arabia and USA. With Arabia out by turn 3 or 4, the Italian player has little to do. While USA has limited income, units and scope until turn 4 or 5. So, that would be a good combo.
What do you all think?

@FMErwinRommel fine by me.

I’m in please

Entente as a team has not confirmed that they concede the game. We don’t want to deny you the chance to continue if you so choose.

Those who haven’t said whether you will play game 13, please do so. I’m in. Dawg is in, Colt is passing.

At the beginning of this past game, there was discussion on whether to continue giving Turks the bid benefit. We informally chose to hold off that discussion until before the next game starts.
So, let’s settle this discussion now, before we choose countries.

Hi Guys. I have been away for a few days, but see there are messages in my inbox from my allies suggesting we concede, so I believe you are safe to assume we are doing so.

I would like to play in the next game.

I suggest we give France Propaganda at the start of the game.

G captured Paris on turn 5 in games 10 and 12, but only once before in the first 9 games. And Entente had its share of wins. There are many factors involved. Because it is relatively rare, I don’t think France should get a major, permanent bid, such as a tech,
The penalty for losing a capital should be severe. And perhaps the game does need an end game objective, so it doesn’t drag on forever. But the official penalty is a game breaker.
Giving the captor the income for a turn is okay. But denying France any accumulation of income or builds, means it can’t even build trenches for UK and USA to hold onto unconquered territories.

I agree with ending the bid benefit for Turkey. Arabia is out of the game by round 3 or 4. This is historically inaccurate and eliminates the fun, interesting tug of war and guerilla warfare between Turkey and Arabia.

Instead of giving France a bid, perhaps we can reduce the penalty for losing one’s capital. Captor gets all treasury income for that turn. So, nation losing capital can’t build anything next turn. But we could consider allowing it to spend the production income listed on the “players” screen, in subsequent turns. This is very generous and could be reduced. Builds would have to be edited in. No carryover of income would simplify recordkeeping. Game has no provision to spend or roll for tech if capital is captured. So, let’s not change that.

This is the simplest reduction in penalty that I can think of. Requires the least editing. Would have minimal or no impact on capture of capital of small powers such as Italy. Should be applied to all capitals. I do not suggest making this retroactive to the just finished game. It is substantially less punitive than the current rules.
Just a starting point for discussion.

We don’t have to modify the penalty for losing a capital. We could just discuss giving France a bid. But in the past, we always ended up just giving a bid to T but no one else. I suggest no bids for any power.