I printed a PtV map image on banner vinyl. Playing our first game on it this weekend!

@dawgoneit @mikawagunichi Thanks guys, appreciate it -
I don’t want to freak anyone out, this is a personal break but I’m in good health and looking forward to coming back eventually. I found that I had crossed the balancing line in my personal life. Need some time away to recalibrate and have healthy space for my gaming addiction(s) while still accomplishing my work/life goals ;)

Cheers
Stu

I posted this in the strategy discussion thread, I published a video going over my J2 strategy a couple days ago and a new video today discussing PTV changes from OOB.

J2 Strategy video:
https://youtu.be/0JK0TXDrYGY?si=U_sTL42aK_FfuH4j

Introduction to PTV:
https://youtu.be/YPJ_I0qxGBU?si=bYbZHALTBa0n49-e

I went through 14 more pages and collected data on 226 more games to input.

Fun, watching it while I work. Love @crockett36’s comment about engineers and accountants, my older brother that got me into A&A is an engineer and I am an accountant. Who would have guessed!

Congrats Farmboy on the 2023 title!

Also, in a wild tech- (and quickly jet-)fueled match, heavy favorite @gamerman01 's Germany steamrolls through the USSR and towards Egypt for a decisive triumph over the Allies, despite Japan withering on the vine in the Pacific.

OOB +51 bid for Allies. I haven’t played OOB and didn’t realize just how weak the USSR is, tried to do too much with it, both stacking Yunnan with the aircraft and rushing fast movers to Iraq and toward Tobruk/Ethiopia for the N.O. cheese.

Tech played a factor, although Gamerman didn’t need it to cement a victory, it just assured it more quickly 😉

Germany got Long Range Aircraft on round 3 followed by Jet Power on round 5, with a purchase of 4 tokens total. USA missed 16 tech dice rolls in a row (1 token round 2, and then 3 tokens over the next 5 rounds).

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1719409

@regularkid said in League General Discussion Thread:

@Stucifer that is so freaking epic! very impressive. how are you differentiating the marines?

Right now, I have Marines for the US that I got from Historical Board Gaming. However I do not have marines for the other countries, so we are using German infantry with a Japanese occupation marker underneath for Japanese marines.

@regularkid said in League General Discussion Thread:

also, how do you handle the vichy units?

I put a black-backed occupation token on each Vichy territory and left the French units on the board. Since Germany opted for Vichy and the French fighter was lost in the 113 scramble, it’s not too confusing.

I’m also logging each end state in TripleA. Mostly to track income with all the NO conditions, easy to lose track of one. Added benefit since we have to clear the table for an activity tonight, but plan to continue playing tomorrow if the weather forecast holds!

@axis-dominion Personally if this happened in a game with me I’d just have my opponent reroll the turn, I think bad dice to an extreme like this in the first round of play (any power) is worth a quick reset keeping the moves the same. I would also extend that to a total upset in the attacker’s favor like if the opposite had happened in 110, losing 1 sub or something only as the Axis when the brits did a full scramble.

@crockett36 Come to PtV, where Axis get the bid and lose half the games! The water’s great 😉🇺🇸🇬🇧

We’ve had a resurgence in interest in PtV it seems, looks like we are around 80 games so far this year (I count 160 finished games in the ELO spreadsheet, but they each take 2 people). Compared to 51 I believe for 2023. That is either a massive uptick in interest or those of us playing are playing a lot more (@mikawagunichi leading the way at 30! games this year). I thought I would consult some ancient wisdom from yesteryear in the PTV Strategy thread here:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35558/ww2-path-to-victory-strategies

Pleasantly surprised to say, I’ve been in the kitchen cooking and have a strategy not discussed at length. Most of the discussion was around the Germany-Russia front and J1 viability. Looking forward to sparking some discussion with my post (incoming) over there!

Cheers,
Stucifer

I’m happy to discuss the game, map, strategy openly with you

Also feel free to skip scrambles for 80%+ odds with negative expected TUV change

@Argothair Scrambled fighter paid off, had to lose the tac to capture :) pretty solid dice for the Axis overall though. Wouldn’t have minded getting to retreat my battleship in 114…

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
        Trigger Germans 6 Atlantic Wall Broken Switch: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_Germans_6_Atlantic_Wall_Possible_Switch attached to Germans

    Politics - Germans
        Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese
            Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 fighter moved from Norway to 114 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 116 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 113 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 111 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 106 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 121 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 120 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Austria to Yugoslavia
        2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
        1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
        1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
        3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Austria to France
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        2 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 114 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 bomber moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France

    Combat - Germans
        French scrambles 1 units out of France to defend against the attack in Normandy Bordeaux
        Battle in Yugoslavia
            Germans attack with 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry
            Neutral_Allies defend with 5 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 8 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 5/12 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                Neutral_Allies roll dice for 5 infantry in Yugoslavia, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Yugoslavia
                5 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Yugoslavia
            Germans win, taking Yugoslavia from Neutral_Allies with 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 5 infantry
        Battle in France
            Germans attack with 5 armour, 2 artilleries, 7 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys
            British defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery; French defend with 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 factory_major and 6 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 5 armour, 2 artilleries, 7 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys in France, round 2 : 4/19 hits, 6.33 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 6 infantry in France, round 2 : 3/10 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in France
                1 aaGun owned by the French and 3 infantry owned by the French lost in France
                Germans roll dice for 5 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys in France, round 3 : 6/16 hits, 5.83 expected hits
                French roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry in France, round 3 : 3/7 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the Germans lost in France
                1 artillery owned by the British, 3 infantry owned by the French, 1 armour owned by the British and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in France
                Germans roll dice for 5 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys in France, round 4 : 5/13 hits, 5.17 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 armour in France, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the French lost in France
            Germans captures 19PUs while taking French capital
            Germans converts factory_major into different units
            Germans win, taking France from French with 5 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 25
            Casualties for Germans: 6 infantry
            Casualties for French: 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 artillery and 6 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 armour and 1 artillery
        Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                1 infantry owned by the French and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 fighter in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                1 fighter owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Casualties for French: 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 infantry
        Battle in 114 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 114 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 114 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/4 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 114 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                1 submarine owned by the Germans and 1 bomber owned by the Germans lost in 114 Sea Zone
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 114 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 battleship, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 19
            Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber and 1 submarine
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
        Battle in 109 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 2 submarines
            British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 109 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 109 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 109 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 109 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 109 Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the British lost in 109 Sea Zone
            Germans win, taking 109 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
        Battle in 113 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters, 2 submarines and 3 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 battleship and 1 cruiser; French defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans roll dice for 2 submarines in 113 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 113 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 4.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship and 2 cruisers in 113 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                2 submarines owned by the Germans lost in 113 Sea Zone
                1 cruiser owned by the French, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 113 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 28
            Casualties for Germans: 2 submarines
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 1 cruiser
            Casualties for French: 1 cruiser
        Trigger Germans Conquer France: Setting switch to true for conditionAttachment_French_1_Liberation_Switch attached to French
        triggerFrenchDestroyPUsGermans: Setting destroysPUs to true for playerAttachment attached to French

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Poland to Southern Italy
        3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 113 Sea Zone to Northern Italy
        1 cruiser moved from 117 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
              Germans take Finland from Neutral_Axis
        2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary
        4 infantry moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary
        1 armour and 2 infantry moved from Romania to Bulgaria
              Germans take Bulgaria from Neutral_Axis
        1 bomber moved from 113 Sea Zone to Western Germany
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 114 Sea Zone to Western Germany
        1 fighter moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France
        2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
        1 transport moved from 117 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Germany
        1 infantry moved from Denmark to 115 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to 115 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Norway
        1 infantry moved from Denmark to Western Germany

    Place Units - Germans
        1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 115 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 60 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 65 PUs
        Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 0.17
Neutral_Allies regular : -0.67
Germans regular : 2.67
British regular : 1.17

Savegame

Also, in case anyone reading this thread missed this post:

Hello everyone, with the new year and a new support drive beginning, @Stucifer and @mikawagunichi have decided to sweeten the pot a bit and generate some interest for our favorite league game variant.

For any player who has never played PTV or whose most recent PTV league game was completed in 2023 or earlier, we will pay for a Gold badge for any player who completes 3 PTV games this year.

For players who pay for their own badge, we will still make an equivalent dollar amount donation to the forum. Limited to the first 5 sign ups, please DM if interested, thank you!

TripleA Move Summary: Germans round 1

TripleA Move Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 carrier, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 
        Trigger Germans 6 Atlantic Wall Broken Switch: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_Germans_6_Atlantic_Wall_Possible_Switch attached to Germans

    Politics - Germans
        Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese
            Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 fighter moved from Norway to 114 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 116 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to 113 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 111 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 106 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 121 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 120 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Austria to Yugoslavia
        2 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
        1 armour moved from Poland to Yugoslavia
        1 armour moved from Slovakia Hungary to Yugoslavia
        3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Austria to France
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        2 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to France
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to 114 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 bomber moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to France

Savegame

@Argothair

Bid is Axis +9 - going to Japan for a transport and an infantry in Kwangsi.

Shameless plug - using the opening laid out in my YouTube videos here:

Rounds 1 & 2
https://youtu.be/0JK0TXDrYGY?si=XfNz2kuPnVW-cNgr
Rounds 3 & 4
https://youtu.be/EVIDYPGCPkw?si=hb2OTQlTaRMuxUrG

Recommend watching on 1.25-1.5x speed as I am a novice at making videos and talk pretty slow 😅

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Start of thread - good luck and let’s have some fun 🤓

When you do the next batch-
Receipt 72788849S8899704K

Cheers-

@simon-tressel Full scramble please. Thanks! and…