Out of the Box 2nd Edition League Discussion

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: British round 1

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 1 Combat Move - British 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 100 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Malta to 99 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 98 Sea Zone 1 cruiser moved from 93 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 99 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Scotland to 113 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 113 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from 113 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 4

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

Game History

Round: 4 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 2 infantry moved from Queensland to Northern Territory 1 fighter moved from New South Wales to Northern Territory Combat - ANZAC Battle in Northern Territory ANZAC attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry ANZAC roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Northern Territory, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Northern Territory, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Northern Territory ANZAC win, taking Northern Territory from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 fighter moved from Northern Territory to Queensland 1 cruiser and 1 submarine moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone 2 aaGuns and 1 artillery moved from New South Wales to Queensland 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 45 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch 1 infantry moved from French Central Africa to French Equatorial Africa 1 infantry moved from French Madagascar to 72 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 72 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Egypt Place Units - ANZAC 1 fighter and 2 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 Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 19 PUs Combat Move - French 1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt Non Combat Move - French Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.33 ANZAC regular : 0.17

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Edited because I wanted to take the fighter instead of a tactical

Should have walked into karelia too but I missed it, oh well :)

@pacifiersboard Yes, all 3 please.

Game History

Round: 4 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 carriers, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Baltic States 1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine Germans take Western Ukraine from Russians 1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine Germans take Ukraine from Russians 1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel Germans take Archangel from Russians 1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Smolensk Germans take Smolensk from Russians 1 submarine moved from 123 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone 6 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod 1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod 1 armour moved from Germany to Baltic States 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Algeria to 91 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to 91 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Western Germany to 91 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Novgorod 1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel Combat - Germans Battle in 91 Sea Zone Germans attack with 2 bombers, 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport Germans win with 2 bombers, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5 Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport Battle in Novgorod Germans attack with 1 fighter, 7 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Russians defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Germans win, taking Novgorod from Russians with 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Battle in Baltic States Germans attack with 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys Russians defend with 1 infantry Germans win, taking Baltic States from Russians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Novgorod to Belarus 4 aaGuns, 8 armour, 8 artilleries, 31 infantry and 7 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus 2 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland 1 armour moved from Western Germany to Poland 1 infantry moved from Norway to 113 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux 2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux 1 destroyer moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Algeria 1 bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Algeria 1 bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux Place Units - Germans 2 carriers and 1 transport placed in 110 Sea Zone 1 submarine placed in 112 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 64 PUs

@surfer Ouch, those were indeed some brutal dice for you. But you should save your good luck for more difficult opponents like Stucifer.

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 13

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

Game History

Round: 13 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 8 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 3 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 fighter moved from Japan to Guam 1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 3 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kweichow 1 infantry moved from Kansu to Suiyuyan Japanese take Suiyuyan from Chinese 1 fighter moved from 19 Sea Zone to Kiangsi 2 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi 2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Guam 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Battle in 21 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 destroyer and 1 transport Americans defend with 1 transport 1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 21 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Americans: 1 transport Battle in Guam Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery and 1 harbour Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Guam, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 artillery in Guam, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Guam 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Guam Japanese win, taking Guam from Americans with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Americans: 1 artillery Battle in Kweichow Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers Americans defend with 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Kweichow, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 2.83 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys in Kweichow, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.67 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kweichow 1 armour owned by the Americans and 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Americans lost in Kweichow Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Kweichow, round 3 : 2/5 hits, 2.50 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 armour in Kweichow, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 armour owned by the Americans lost in Kweichow Japanese win, taking Kweichow from Chinese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14 Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Casualties for Americans: 2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys Battle in 35 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC lost in 35 Sea Zone Japanese win with 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer Battle in Kiangsi Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Kiangsi, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kiangsi, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kiangsi Japanese win, taking Kiangsi from Chinese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Battle in 36 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 2 submarines ANZAC defend with 1 destroyer Japanese roll dice for 2 submarines in 36 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 36 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 36 Sea Zone 1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC lost in 36 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2 Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine Casualties for ANZAC: 1 destroyer Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 20 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Guam to 21 Sea Zone 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kweichow to Anhwe 2 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe 1 infantry moved from Chahar to Anhwe 2 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Chahar 1 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Chahar 2 infantry moved from Amur to Buyant-Uhaa 1 carrier and 1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 carrier moved from 19 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone 1 carrier, 3 destroyers and 2 submarines moved from 20 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 35 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 1 fighter moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung 1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone Place Units - Japanese 1 destroyer and 2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone 3 infantry placed in Kwangtung 1 fighter and 5 infantry placed in Japan Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 21 Sea Zone: 1 transport EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to 6 Sea Zone: 1 transport EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode Turn Complete - Japanese Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 43 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2,3,6 Japanese collect 43 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 43 PUs Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 46 PUs Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Korea: 1 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Manchuria: 1 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.50 Americans regular : 0.67 Japanese regular : 3.00 ANZAC regular : 0.33

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 15

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

Game History

Round: 15 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 3 infantry moved from Southern France to Spain 2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Spain 3 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Spain 1 infantry moved from Vologda to Urals Italians take Urals from Russians Combat - Italians Battle in Spain Italians attack with 3 fighters and 5 infantry British defend with 2 aaGuns, 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry British roll AA dice in Spain : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits Italians roll dice for 3 fighters and 5 infantry in Spain, round 2 : 2/8 hits, 2.33 expected hits British roll dice for 2 aaGuns, 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Spain, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Spain 2 aaGuns owned by the British lost in Spain Italians roll dice for 3 fighters and 4 infantry in Spain, round 3 : 5/7 hits, 2.17 expected hits British roll dice for 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Spain, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the British and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Spain Italians win, taking Spain from British with 3 fighters and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 17 Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 2 aaGuns, 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry Non Combat Move - Italians 1 aaGun, 3 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy 3 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Rostov to Volgograd 1 armour moved from Tambov to Volgograd 3 fighters moved from Spain to Northern Italy Place Units - Italians 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy Turn Complete - Italians Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 12 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1,2,1,6,1,1,3,4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4,4,1,6,3,2,2,1,4,5,3 Italians collect 11 PUs (12 lost to blockades); end with 16 PUs Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Romania: 3 infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Yugoslavia: 3 infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 2.50 British AA : -0.50 British regular : -0.67

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