2024 Playoff OOB Round 1 Pacifiers Board (+42) v Gamerman01

@Stucifer Whatever you do to make the game fun for me, I’ll take.

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 French Rebalance

Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 1 fighter moved from India to 42 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone Combat - ANZAC Battle in 42 Sea Zone ANZAC attack with 1 fighter Japanese defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the Japanese lost in 42 Sea Zone ANZAC win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport Non Combat Move - ANZAC Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode 1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to Northern Territory 3 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to French Central Africa ANZAC take French Central Africa from Free_French EDIT: 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Queensland to Hawaiian Islands EDIT: 1 carrier moved from 30 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone EDIT: 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 2 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 4 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 transports moved from 54 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 49 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 26 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 infantry moved from Burma to India 1 infantry moved from 72 Sea Zone to French Madagascar ANZAC take French Madagascar from Free_French Place Units - ANZAC 1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from Burma to India 1 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria Combat - French Battle in Alexandria French attack with 1 infantry Germans defend with 1 tactical_bomber French roll dice for 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 tactical_bomber in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the French lost in Alexandria Italians win with 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for French: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo Egyptian Sudan Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 0.50 French regular : -0.17

Savegame

oh bugger. Could have busted Moscow if I had can opened Samara.

TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

Game History

Round: 3 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 marine, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Politics - Americans Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Eastern United States Trigger Americans War Production Central: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Central United States Trigger Americans War Production Western: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Americans in Western United States Trigger Americans War Production Eastern: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Eastern United States Trigger Americans War Production Central: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Central United States Trigger Americans War Production Western: Americans has 1 factory_major placed in Western United States Combat Move - Americans Trigger Americans Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared for rulesAttachment attached to Americans 1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 16 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Hawaiian Islands to 16 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 17 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 17 Sea Zone to Iwo Jima 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 54 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Western United States to 16 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 102 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 marine moved from 102 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar 1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar 1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar Combat - Americans Battle in 92 Sea Zone Americans attack with 1 fighter Italians defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 92 Sea Zone Americans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Italians: 1 transport Battle in Iwo Jima Battle in 54 Sea Zone Americans attack with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber Japanese defend with 1 submarine Americans roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 54 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/8 hits, 4.00 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 54 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 54 Sea Zone Americans win, taking Iwo Jima from Japanese, taking 54 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 battleship, 2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine Battle in Gibraltar Americans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 marine Italians defend with 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 1 cruiser in Gibraltar, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 marine in Gibraltar, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 2.17 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Gibraltar, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 artillery owned by the Italians and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Gibraltar Americans win, taking Gibraltar from Italians with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 marine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Battle in 16 Sea Zone Americans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 submarine Japanese defend with 1 destroyer Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 16 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer in 16 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Americans lost in 16 Sea Zone 1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 16 Sea Zone Americans win with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer Non Combat Move - Americans 1 marine moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone 1 artillery moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 54 Sea Zone to Queensland 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 marine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Eastern United States to 26 Sea Zone 1 marine moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands 1 mech_infantry moved from Central United States to 101 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone 1 mech_infantry moved from 86 Sea Zone to Brazil Americans take Brazil from Neutral_Allies 1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from 16 Sea Zone to Midway 1 fighter moved from 16 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone Place Units - Americans 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 10 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 marine placed in Western United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 53 PUs; end with 53 PUs Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 63 PUs Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs Purchase Units - Chinese Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open Chinese buy 1 artillery and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Chinese 1 fighter and 2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi Combat - Chinese Battle in Shensi Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Shensi, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shensi, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Shensi, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shensi, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shensi Chinese win, taking Shensi from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Chinese 1 fighter moved from Shensi to Szechwan Place Units - Chinese 1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Szechwan Turn Complete - Chinese Chinese collect 7 PUs; end with 7 PUs Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 10 PUs Purchase Units - British British buy 1 airfield, 1 destroyer and 1 factory_minor; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Purchase Units - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 1 fighter moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk British take Tobruk from Italians 1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Ethiopia British take Ethiopia from Italians 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from British Somaliland to 76 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 72 Sea Zone to Tanganyika Territory 2 infantry moved from Rhodesia to Tanganyika Territory 1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Kenya British take Kenya from Italians 1 infantry moved from West India to 79 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 79 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to Italian Somaliland Combat - British Battle in 96 Sea Zone British attack with 1 fighter Italians defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Italians: 1 transport Battle in Italian Somaliland Battle in Tanganyika Territory British attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry British roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Tanganyika Territory, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Tanganyika Territory, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Tanganyika Territory British roll dice for 1 artillery and 3 infantry in Tanganyika Territory, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 1.00 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Tanganyika Territory, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Tanganyika Territory British win, taking Italian Somaliland from Italians, taking Tanganyika Territory from Italians with 1 artillery and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Non Combat Move - British 1 battleship moved from 76 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Burma to India 1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma 1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Morocco 1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar 3 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar Place Units - British 1 factory_minor placed in Persia 1 airfield placed in Gibraltar 1 destroyer placed in 98 Sea Zone Turn Complete - British British collect 33 PUs; end with 35 PUs Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 38 PUs Place Units - UK_Pacific 7 infantry placed in India Turn Complete - UK_Pacific Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2,5,5,4 UK_Pacific collect 6 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 6 PUs Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 9 PUs Some Units in India change ownership: 7 infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.67 Americans regular : 1.00 Italians regular : -1.67 Japanese regular : -0.17 British regular : 0.00

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 11

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 11 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 2 fighters and 14 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 infantry moved from Burma to Eastern India 1 infantry moved from Burma to Eastern India 1 infantry moved from Burma to Eastern India 1 fighter moved from French Indo China to Eastern India 1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Eastern India 1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 132 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 42 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from French Indo China to 59 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone 4 fighters moved from Japan to 18 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 21 Sea Zone to 18 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from French Indo China to 43 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from French Indo China to 18 Sea Zone 1 armour moved from Southern Manchuria to Shantung Japanese take Shantung from Chinese 1 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Fukien Japanese take Fukien from Chinese Combat - Japanese Battle in 43 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 submarine Americans defend with 1 destroyer Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 43 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 43 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 43 Sea Zone 1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 43 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer Battle in Eastern India Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber British defend with 2 artilleries; UK_Pacific defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 harbour Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Eastern India, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 artilleries in Eastern India, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Eastern India 2 artilleries owned by the British lost in Eastern India Japanese captures 6PUs while taking UK_Pacific capital Japanese converts factory_major into different units Japanese win, taking Eastern India from UK_Pacific with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 2 artilleries Battle in 59 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 1 destroyer ANZAC defend with 1 submarine Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 destroyer in 59 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 59 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 59 Sea Zone Japanese win, taking 59 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine Battle in 18 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 5 fighters and 3 submarines Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport Japanese roll dice for 3 submarines in 18 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 18 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the Americans and 1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 18 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 bomber, 5 fighters and 3 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14 Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer and 1 transport triggerUKPacificDestroyPUsJapanese: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttachment attached to UK_Pacific Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 bomber moved from 18 Sea Zone to Japan 4 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 4 infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 4 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Kwangtung 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 marine moved from Shan State to 132 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 2 battleships, 4 carriers, 3 cruisers, 3 destroyers, 3 infantry, 1 marine and 2 transports moved from 132 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 marine moved from 21 Sea Zone to Kwangtung 1 fighter moved from 18 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 18 Sea Zone to Japan 1 fighter moved from 18 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 18 Sea Zone to Japan 1 fighter moved from 18 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 5 fighters and 9 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Kwangtung 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern India to Shan State 2 mech_infantrys moved from Yunnan to Kwangtung 1 aaGun, 5 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Southern Manchuria to Jehol 17 armour and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Burma to Yunnan 1 bomber moved from 59 Sea Zone to Shan State 1 fighter moved from 43 Sea Zone to Shan State 1 submarine moved from 21 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 40 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Davao to Manilla 1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to French Indo China 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to French Indo China Place Units - Japanese 3 infantry placed in French Indo China 3 infantry placed in Kwangtung 2 fighters and 8 infantry placed in Japan Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Japan: 4 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kyushu: 4 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 57 PUs; end with 63 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.33 Japanese regular : 2.17 ANZAC regular : -0.17 UK_Pacific regular : 0.33

Savegame

Scramble to Romania?

@AndrewAAGamer It was a good game. I was interested to see how the Russian /Chinese defense played out. I was able to force the Russian and Chinese back, but I never got any traction in Moscow.

Greece was a problem, and perhaps, I should have just ignored it until I built more ground forces in the area. However, the bid for Russia supplemented them with enough units that I never had an advantage there regardless of the Greece fiasco. In fact, I felt you had pulled back too quickly and let the Germans gain some territory that could have been more dearly fought over, which counteracted the early loss of material in Greece.

But that leads to my main “learning point” of this game, a winning strategy for the Allies is just to build up and defend. You never really fought for anything in the Europe side, just built up forces in Normandy and eventually spilled over to Holland. More dramatically, this was followed in the Pacific side, you never even threatened for the DEI or even took back Aleutians until I went for India on T9. Just build carriers and fighters and some transports that just stayed as a single force.

Normally, I would have thought that was a losing strat against Japan, but because China was so strong, I never established my hegemony over Asia. Sure, at the end, Japan was a land force, but it didn’t matter because the IJN was unable to defend against the US fleet. From T6-T14, the Japanese never spent less than 19 IPCs on land forces except 2 turns, and spent more than 1/3 of the iPCs on land forces + transports on over half the turns. Yet, did not remove the Chinese from the map.

Equally surprising strat was to ignore Europe with the US for so long. Just buying a small fleet to hold Normandy and 3 inf each turn. I would have thought the Germans would have made more progress since they had a small West force to counter with. But Russia wasn’t falling so nope.

The bottomline is I don’t see how to defeat this strategy with this bid. There was nowhere to attack at advantage. The NO for Russia does not seem to be stoppable. I tried a couple of times to get the Japanese over but without severely dispersing my forces, that was not going to happen. So Russia will hold, and then it’s just build and wait for the remaining forces.

Kinda demoralized right now, so I’ll go beat up on some other competition and maybe try again after the scars have healed.