There is ALSO the possibility that players of different skill levels will attain different proportions of Axis versus Allied wins.
And since LHTR is used, that changes the ruleset . . . the bid placement rules also affect the ruleset . . .
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Personally, my bid is for two extra German units against Anglo-Egypt. In TripleA Ladder, you can only pop one unit in per territory. So instead of popping 2 infantry in Libya, I have to put 1 infantry in Libya and 1 tank in Algeria to get those two extra units against Anglo. (Note that TripleA Ladder rules also prevent capital invasion on the first turn, or I’d buy a transport and go for long range aircraft to take London . . . well, I forget, but it’s a decent percentage).
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Unless the game is REAL short, that is my minimum bid for the Axis. If someone wants to underbid me, and only put one unit in Africa (or wherever), that’s their business. Of course, if I COULD invade London on G1, or if I could place multiple units in a territory, my bid would change from 8 to 6, or maybe I would place a transport instead of tank/infantry as mentioned, etc. etc.