VF (Germany) vs. DoMan (Allies) | Original Europe, Game 1

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 transport moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Karelia to Finland
              Russians take Finland from Germans
        1 armour moved from Finland to Norway
              Russians take Norway from Germans
        1 armour moved from Karelia to Moscow
        1 artillery moved from Russia to Turkestan
        1 fighter moved from Moscow to Turkestan
        1 submarine moved from Celtic Sea Sea Zone to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 32 infantry moved from Russia to Moscow

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Turkestan
            Russians attack with 1 artillery and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 fighter in Turkestan, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Turkestan, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Russians lost in Turkestan
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Turkestan
            Russians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
            Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
            British loiter and taunt; Russians attack with 1 submarine
            Germans defend with 1 battleship
            1 submarine owned by the Russians submerged

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 fighter moved from Turkestan to Moscow

    Place Units - Russians
        7 infantry placed in Moscow

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.67
Russians regular : 1.17

UK/US turns in a bit. Have something else I need to take care of and I am going to need to manually roll for the British/Soviets attacking the German Battleship (they fight together as per Europe’s unique rules but this is not reflected in-engine).

For now though, the USSR Sub is sub-stalling the German BB, so the Soviet turn is fine.

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - British
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from English Channel Sea Zone: 1 transport
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Baltic Sea Sea Zone: 1 transport
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        British buy 5 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from United Kingdom to English Channel Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 3 infantry and 2 transports moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Baltic Sea Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to Leningrad
        1 bomber moved from Moscow to Stalingrad
        1 fighter moved from Moscow to Stalingrad
        1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Leningrad
        2 carriers and 4 fighters moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Baltic Sea Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Morocco to Tunisia
        1 armour moved from United States to U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone

    Combat - British
        British creates battle in territory British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
        Strategic bombing raid in Leningrad
                Germans roll AA dice in Leningrad : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            Bombing raid in Leningrad rolls: 5 and costs: 5 PUs.
            Bombing raid costs 5 PUs
        Battle in British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 submarine; Russians loiter and taunt
            Germans defend with 1 battleship
            1 submarine owned by the British submerged
        Battle in Leningrad
            British attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 factory and 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Leningrad, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Leningrad, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Leningrad
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Leningrad
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Leningrad, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Leningrad, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Leningrad
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Leningrad, round 4 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Leningrad, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Leningrad
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Leningrad
            British winGermans winGermans win with 1 battleship remaining with 1 battleship remaining, taking Leningrad from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
            Casualties for British: 3 infantry
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
        Battle in Stalingrad
            British attack with 1 bomber and 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 factory
                Germans roll AA dice in Stalingrad : 1/2 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the British lost in Stalingrad
                British roll dice for 1 fighter in Stalingrad, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Stalingrad, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 fighter in Stalingrad, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Stalingrad, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the British lost in Stalingrad
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Stalingrad
            Germans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -22
            Casualties for British: 1 bomber and 1 fighter
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - British
        1 bomber moved from Leningrad to Moscow

    Place Units - British
        1 transport placed in Atlantic Sea Zone
        5 infantry placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 21 PUs; end with 26 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans AA : 0.50
Germans regular : 2.00
British regular : -0.50

Your AA went hot. That’s likely game-over unless you intentionally stall to bring up the other tanks.

@VictoryFirst Rolling for subs Vs. BB:

[dice 3d6<=2]

3d6<=2: 6, 2, 3; Hits: 1

@dicebot BB fires back:
[dice 1d6<=4]

1d6<=4: 6; Hits: 0

@DoManMacgee subs again:
[dice 3d6<=2]

3d6<=2: 2, 5, 6; Hits: 1

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 5

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 4 infantry and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 9 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from British Convoy 3 Sea Zone: 1 battleship
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 submarine moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
        3 infantry moved from United States to U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone
        1 armour, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
        3 fighters moved from Russia to Caucasus
        4 fighters moved from Moscow to Caucasus
        4 fighters moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to Moscow
        EDIT: Americans undo move 3.
        EDIT: Americans undo move 1.
        1 armour, 3 infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to British Convoy 3 Sea Zone
              British take British Convoy 3 Sea Zone from Germans

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in Caucasus
            Americans attack with 7 fighters
            Germans defend with 1 armour
                Americans roll dice for 7 fighters in Caucasus, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 3.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Caucasus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Caucasus
            Americans win with 7 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        7 fighters moved from Caucasus to Moscow

    Place Units - Americans
        2 transports placed in U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone
        4 infantry placed in United States

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 36 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -0.50
Germans regular : -0.33

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@VictoryFirst Regardless of the outcome of the game, I will walk away from this happy that “the script” was defied.

@VictoryFirst Game History

Round: 6

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 transport moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to Danish Sea Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Norway to Danish Sea Sea Zone
        1 armour and 1 transport moved from Danish Sea Sea Zone to Baltic Sea Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to Leningrad
        1 fighter moved from Moscow to Turkestan
        1 submarine moved from British Convoy 3 Sea Zone to British Convoy 2 Sea Zone
              British take British Convoy 2 Sea Zone from Germans

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Turkestan
            Russians attack with 1 fighter
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter in Turkestan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Turkestan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 fighter in Turkestan, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Turkestan, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Russians lost in Turkestan
            Germans win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
            Casualties for Russians: 1 fighter

    Non Combat Move - Russians

    Place Units - Russians
        4 infantry placed in Moscow

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : 0.33
Russians regular : -1.00

Game History

Round: 6

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 6 artilleries; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        2 transports moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from Atlantic Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone
        6 infantry moved from United Kingdom to English Channel Sea Zone
        6 infantry moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Netherlands-Belgium
              British take Netherlands-Belgium from Germans
        1 carrier moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from Baltic Sea Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Tunisia to Egypt
        1 bomber moved from Moscow to Stalingrad
        1 artillery moved from Leningrad to Russia
        1 submarine moved from British Convoy 3 Sea Zone to U.S. Convoy 1 Sea Zone
              Americans take U.S. Convoy 1 Sea Zone from Germans

    Combat - British
        Battle in Stalingrad
            British attack with 1 bomber
            Germans defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 factory
                Germans roll AA dice in Stalingrad : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 bomber in Stalingrad, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour in Stalingrad, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the British lost in Stalingrad
                1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Stalingrad
            Germans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -10
            Casualties for British: 1 bomber
            Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
        Battle in Russia
            British attack with 1 artillery
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 artillery in Russia, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Russia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Russia
            British win, taking Russia from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - British

    Place Units - British
        6 artilleries placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 31 PUs; end with 33 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans AA : -0.17
Germans regular : 0.33
British regular : 1.00

Game History

Round: 6

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        4 infantry moved from United States to U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone
        4 infantry and 2 transports moved from U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone to Celtic Sea Sea Zone
        1 armour, 3 infantry, 1 submarine and 3 transports moved from British Convoy 3 Sea Zone to English Channel Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from English Channel Sea Zone to France
              Americans take France from Germans
        2 infantry moved from English Channel Sea Zone to Netherlands-Belgium
        11 fighters moved from Moscow to Turkestan

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in Turkestan
            Americans attack with 11 fighters
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Americans roll dice for 11 fighters in Turkestan, round 2 : 4/11 hits, 5.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Turkestan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Turkestan
            Americans win with 11 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        11 fighters moved from Turkestan to Moscow

    Place Units - Americans
        3 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in United States
        3 transports placed in U.S. Eastern Coast Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 43 PUs; end with 43 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.50
Germans regular : -0.33

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99% Germany. GG.

@VictoryFirst Well that’s that. I don’t think I need another one as you clearly knew before the game started the solution to what I did was to just build one more round of tanks and wait until turn 7, exploiting the fact that the fighter jump is something that can only be done once.

@VictoryFirst No worries. Yesterday was a holiday in the US so I did that have the time or enthusiasm to jump into another game immediately.

@VictoryFirst said in VF (Germany) vs. DoMan (Allies) | Original Europe, Game 1:

I didn’t know your exact strategy before this game, during the game I realized I could afford to build one more round of tanks without Berlin becoming in danger.

I think with the balance this strategy might have some more success, as long as you put a little more money into attacking Berlin as well.

TGC and I discussed this same potential weakness (Germany builds the extra round of Tanks because Berlin is not in danger) in the strategy last week when I initially rolled it out so I assumed he’d shared my concerns with you as well. I am going to spend some time thinking about ways to strike a better balance of force distribution and get back to you. I am not very good at making major innovations on the fly, unfortunately.