Facilities should become damaged when captured. Currently, the only loss resulting from capture is downgrading major ICs to minor IC (aside from ICs in China being destroyed). This primarily benefits Germany, which can gain 3 Russian minor ICs, plus 3 bases, at no cost, aside from SBR damage by Axis. I propose that captured minor ICs and bases should receive maximum damage (6 points) each time they are captured, due to battle damage or deliberate demolition by retreating enemy.

@Witt @aequitas-et-veritas Happy birthday to the both of you. How coincidental.

Now that I know about it, its okay there.

Austria mourns the lose of Zeppa. After a distinguished career terrorizing the Entente, burning Paris, London and his favorite target Rome, he pushed his luck one time too far and was shot down by AA fire over Rome. His crew wanted him to wait out the season, so he could join in the land attack against Italy. But that wasn’t his style, preferring to fly solo or with his partner Zepbe. RIP Zeppa.

@witt Of course, you were UK last game.
I hope you try a novel strategy instead of the same old Paris fetish.
The final jeopardy category a day or two ago was “famous ships”. The question was what ship wreck was located in 1989, 48 years after it sank and 96 years after the death of the person that it was named for. 2 contestants chose the Andrea Doria, but the current champion and I knew it was the Bismarck.

Wow, Sweden is a tough neighborhood. Both neutral defenders hit. Then the Brits weakened me for the Ruskies to take their shot. Less than half of my 16-man army survived the first turn. Good thing I take HGs along with me. Finland bulked up quickly. May have to stay in Sweden for a massage from a blonde beauty and eat some Swedish meatballs.

@colt45554 8 more hits and I received 6. You were down to 2 damaged BB’s, so I took the second DD instead. I just sank your fleet.

Yesterday was the 127th running of the Boston Marathon… Its the oldest, most famous and prestigious modern marathon. Its been ten years since the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013. The race is always run on Patriots Day, which is always on a Monday.
I commemorated it by running 3 1/3 miles around the neighborhood in my 2013 running outfit that my wife bought at the running store at the finish line, just hours before the bombing.
Being a New York born Yankee, I didn’t appreciate Boston until I ran the 2009 and 2013 marathons and experienced the hospitality of the city and the comradery of the friendly worldwide competition. That’s what made the bombing so senseless and sad.

In 2013, I crossed the finish line 23 minutes before the bomb blasts. My time was 3 hours, 46 minutes. Pretty decent for being 65 years old at the time. I felt bad for those who were prevented from finishing, after running 25 miles, because the race was halted.

@VictoryFirst No, the best powers for a newbie are Italy/Arabia/USA.
When players want an easy or quick turn, they would choose Italy/Arabia, whose theaters of operation are local. When we lost a player, we combined USA with them. USA is also a good starter position, as the early turns are just spent expanding on manifest destiny against neutrals, and the German opening gambit to Mexico (we’ll explain later). Afterwards, as USA income and units grow, it’s homeland is safe, and USA can choose where to shore up the Entente. Elrood might fill you in on playing USA in this past game.

Turk/Com requires a strong player now that the industry tech opening bid has been removed. Turks face UK from India and must try to take Cairo, while facing naval war with UK.

@dawgoneit Cousin Nicky, don’t listen to cousin George and Poincare’. They each have ulterior motives. George wants to take Norway and Oslo for himself. Good old cousin Willie has your best interest at heart.

@Private-Panic You only had just under 50% odds on Milan to start. So, after 2 poor rounds of attack, it didn’t make sense to continue, as Italy had more remaining troops and much more defense points.
Austria’s actual historical military leader, Conrad was a terrible general and Austria did poorly against Italy and Serbia. The troops spoke many different Balkan languages and weren’t patriotic towards the Empire, which didn’t help.

@Private-Panic is up as Austria

I messed up France. It’s so rare for G to have warships in Eng Chan while controlled by Entente, that I just repeated attack on Picardy like last turn. Amphib from Brittany and bombard. But, I forgot that required sea battle first with the 3 G cruisers. I rolled well, but still lost a cruiser and retreated. The amphib troops retreated without fighting, so I lost the Picardy battle.

TripleA Turn Summary: Serbia round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Domination 1914 No Man’s Land

Game History

Round: 3

    Combat Move - Serbia
        1 fighter and 1 infantry moved from Belgrade to Baranya
        3 field_guns and 4 infantry moved from Belgrade to Bulgaria
        1 cavalry, 2 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 4 infantry moved from Belgrade to Serbia
        1 infantry moved from Belgrade to Bulgaria
        1 field_gun moved from Macedonia to Serbia
        1 field_gun moved from Macedonia to Serbia

    Purchase Units - Serbia
        Serbia buy 4 field_guns, 1 infantry and 1 trench; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat - Serbia
        Battle in Baranya
            Serbia attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
            Austria defend with 1 infantry
                Serbia roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Baranya, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Austria roll dice for 1 infantry in Baranya, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Serbia lost in Baranya
                1 infantry owned by the Austria lost in Baranya
            Serbia win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Serbia: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Austria: 1 infantry
        Battle in Bulgaria
            Serbia attack with 3 field_guns and 5 infantry
            Austria defend with 1 infantry and 2 trenchs
                Serbia roll dice for 3 field_guns and 5 infantry in Bulgaria, round 2 : 5/8 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Austria roll dice for 1 infantry and 2 trenchs in Bulgaria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Serbia lost in Bulgaria
                1 infantry owned by the Austria and 2 trenchs owned by the Austria lost in Bulgaria
            Serbia win, taking Bulgaria from Austria with 3 field_guns and 4 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Serbia: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Austria: 1 infantry and 2 trenchs
        Battle in Serbia
            Serbia attack with 1 cavalry, 4 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 4 infantry
            Austria defend with 1 heavy_gun and 2 infantry
                Serbia roll dice for 1 cavalry, 4 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 4 infantry in Serbia, round 2 : 3/11 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Austria roll dice for 1 heavy_gun and 2 infantry in Serbia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Serbia lost in Serbia
                2 infantry owned by the Austria and 1 heavy_gun owned by the Austria lost in Serbia
            Serbia win, taking Serbia from Austria with 1 cavalry, 4 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for Serbia: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Austria: 1 heavy_gun and 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Serbia
        2 infantry moved from Greece to Albania
        1 infantry moved from Macedonia to Albania
        1 heavy_gun moved from Greece to Macedonia
        1 fighter moved from Baranya to Macedonia

    Place Units - Serbia
        1 infantry placed in Belgrade
        1 trench placed in Crete
        4 field_guns placed in Greece

    Turn Complete - Serbia
        Serbia collect 20 PUs; end with 21 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Serbia regular : 2.33
Austria regular : 1.00

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: France round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Domination 1914 No Man’s Land

Game History

Round: 3

    Research Technology - France
        France spend 10 on tech rolls
            France roll 5,2 and gets 0 hits

    Combat Move - France
        1 transport moved from Sea Zone 15 English Channel to Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic
        2 infantry moved from Brittany to Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 15 English Channel
        2 infantry moved from Sea Zone 15 English Channel to Picardy
        2 field_guns moved from Paris to Picardy
        1 colonial and 1 fighter moved from Rhone to Franche-Comte
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Rhone to Burgundy
        3 cavalrys moved from Chad to Kamerun
        1 infantry moved from Gabon to Kamerun
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Shanghai 1 to Sea Zone 137 Yellow Sea
        1 colonial and 1 field_gun moved from Sea Zone 137 Yellow Sea to Tsingtao

    Purchase Units - France
        France buy 3 colonials, 1 destroyer, 8 field_guns and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 2 techTokens; 

    Combat - France
        Battle in Franche-Comte
            France attack with 1 colonial and 1 fighter
            Germany defend with 1 infantry
                France roll dice for 1 colonial and 1 fighter in Franche-Comte, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Franche-Comte, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 1 colonial and 1 fighter in Franche-Comte, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Franche-Comte, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germany lost in Franche-Comte
            France win, taking Franche-Comte from Germany with 1 colonial and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germany: 1 infantry
        Battle in Burgundy
            France attack with 1 colonial and 1 field_gun
            Germany defend with 1 infantry
                France roll dice for 1 colonial and 1 field_gun in Burgundy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Burgundy, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 colonial owned by the France lost in Burgundy
                France roll dice for 1 field_gun in Burgundy, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Burgundy, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 1 field_gun in Burgundy, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Burgundy, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 1 field_gun in Burgundy, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Burgundy, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 1 field_gun in Burgundy, round 6 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Burgundy, round 6 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germany lost in Burgundy
            France win, taking Burgundy from Germany with 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for France: 1 colonial
            Casualties for Germany: 1 infantry
        Battle in Sea Zone 15 English Channel
            Britain loiter and taunt; France attack with 1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Germany defend with 3 cruisers
                France roll dice for 1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser and 1 transport in Sea Zone 15 English Channel, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 3 cruisers in Sea Zone 15 English Channel, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the France lost in Sea Zone 15 English Channel
                2 cruisers owned by the Germany lost in Sea Zone 15 English Channel
            1 transport owned by the France and 1 battlecruiser owned by the France retreated to Sea Zone 25 Mid Atlantic
            Germany win with 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
            Casualties for France: 1 cruiser
            Casualties for Germany: 2 cruisers
        Battle in Picardy
            France attack with 2 field_guns
            Germany defend with 1 field_gun and 2 infantry
                France roll dice for 2 field_guns in Picardy, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 field_gun and 2 infantry in Picardy, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 field_gun owned by the France lost in Picardy
            1 field_gun owned by the France retreated to Paris
            Germany win with 1 field_gun and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
            Casualties for France: 1 field_gun
        Battle in Kamerun
            France attack with 3 cavalrys and 1 infantry
            Germany defend with 1 infantry and 1 trench
                France roll dice for 3 cavalrys and 1 infantry in Kamerun, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 0.67 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 trench owned by the Germany
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 trench in Kamerun, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 cavalry owned by the France lost in Kamerun
                France roll dice for 2 cavalrys and 1 infantry in Kamerun, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 trench in Kamerun, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 2 cavalrys and 1 infantry in Kamerun, round 4 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 trench in Kamerun, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 2 cavalrys and 1 infantry in Kamerun, round 5 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 trench in Kamerun, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 2 cavalrys and 1 infantry in Kamerun, round 6 : 0/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 trench in Kamerun, round 6 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 cavalry owned by the France lost in Kamerun
            1 infantry owned by the France and 1 cavalry owned by the France retreated to Gabon
            Germany win with 1 infantry and 1 trench remaining. Battle score for attacker is -8
            Casualties for France: 2 cavalrys
        Battle in Tsingtao
            France attack with 1 colonial and 1 field_gun
            Germany defend with 1 infantry
                France roll dice for 1 colonial and 1 field_gun in Tsingtao, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Tsingtao, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                France roll dice for 1 colonial and 1 field_gun in Tsingtao, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                Germany roll dice for 1 infantry in Tsingtao, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germany lost in Tsingtao
            France win, taking Tsingtao from Germany with 1 colonial and 1 field_gun remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germany: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - France
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by France from Gabon: 1 cavalry and 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 infantry moved from Brittany to Normandy
        1 fighter moved from Franche-Comte to Paris
        1 field_gun moved from Marseilles to Sea Zone 56 Gulf of Lyon
        1 infantry moved from Majorca to Sea Zone 56 Gulf of Lyon
        1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 field_gun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from Sea Zone 56 Gulf of Lyon to Sea Zone 54 Alboran Sea
        1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Sea Zone 54 Alboran Sea to Algeria
        1 heavy_gun and 1 infantry moved from Marseilles to Piedmont
        2 infantry moved from Auvergne to Rhone
        1 heavy_gun moved from Tobruk to Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean
        1 heavy_gun moved from Sea Zone 70 Eastern Mediterranean to Cairo-Suez
        1 colonial moved from Niger to Chad
        2 cavalrys moved from Togo to Nigeria
        1 colonial and 1 infantry moved from Togo to Dahome
        1 colonial moved from Laos to Burma
        2 infantry moved from Rhone to Piedmont

    Place Units - France
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Adding units owned by France to Chad: 1 cavalry and 1 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        8 field_guns placed in Paris
        3 infantry placed in Brittany
        1 destroyer placed in Sea Zone 54 Alboran Sea
        1 colonial placed in Algiers
        2 colonials placed in Tobruk
        1 infantry placed in Marseilles

    Activate Technology - France
        Trigger FranceP: France has 3 infantry placed in Paris

    Turn Complete - France
        France collect 72 PUs; end with 72 PUs
        1 unit repaired.

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germany regular : -2.17
France regular : -3.00

Savegame

@simon-tressel @Elrood
G is being played by a newbie and UK is playing like a newbie at times. It was worth the 43% odds for G to try for London. Would have been decisive, a game changer, if G had taken London on round 3. It was scary exciting to watch the play-by-play history of the battle dice.

@Witt is up as Commies

@Witt You were lucky getting a tech with just 1 die, and getting gas. The extra hit you’ll get from rolling 5’s instead of 4’s gives you much better odds (because of the relatively small size of both armies). Taking Mecca on T3 will give you a big jump on taking Cairo.

@Witt is up as Turks

@entek is up as Italy and Arabia

@Private-Panic is up as Austria