Guys, I’m thinking about resigning as league moderator and scoreboard operator. I don’t want to leave you in the middle of a year so intend to finish this year out and set up playoffs and everything, but maybe somebody should come alongside me and learn some of the ropes, or maybe you guys have an idea of another direction to take all this.

Contributing to this decision is that I did have my first manic and depressive episodes this year since 2005 (still pretty depressed - trying to get the right meds) but I wanted to get out anyway, since I haven’t found the time to play any league games myself.

I intend to help make a smooth transition if someone else is eager to moderate and score games (maybe a team) - I’d been doing everything with no partner for years now (Although having a partner can mean more work if they have differing ideas than you)

Please think about it - sorry - I guess this day had to come sooner or later. Thanks for understanding

Gamer

@simon33 said in WW2 Path to Victory - Feedback Thread:

I don’t understand why you liked both my post and Adam514’s contrary post.

I appreciate your statement.

The way I view likes - I don’t have to agree with a post to like it. I will like/heart posts when I’m glad they posted rather than staying silent. Or when I think the poster communicated something well/effectively. Et cetera

As for default game, I think it has to be the version that’s available to the world outside this site (out of the box version, basically) - we have very few players who refuse to play “balanced mod”, although of course it does happen, and I think it’s the way it should be… Makes more sense to force someone to play the “public” version than to force someone to play a mod, even if 95% of players only play that mod on this forum. It’s not welcoming to potential newcomers if they have to learn a different version of the game than they’ve been playing.

Crockett has videos of 1 hour interviews with
(chronological order)

AndrewAAGamer
AndrewAAGamer interview

ArthurBomberHarris
ArthurBomberHarris interview

Gamerman01
Gamerman01 interview

The Good Captain
The GOOD Captain interview

JDOW
JDOW interview

Oztea
Oztea interview

The Captain (NOT The Good Captain)
The Captain interview

Gargantua is interviewed 15 minutes by dtroy
Gargantua interview

Game reviews

OOB CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 ArthurBomberHarris v Farmboy (+41)
Video commentary by Crockett36 and ArthurBomberHarris senior,

Rounds 1-8
ArthurBomberHarris v farmboy 2023 OOB championship

Game thread and save file here

OOB AndrewAAGamer v Farmboy (+60)
Video commentary by Crockett 36 and Gamerman01

Round 1-3
AndrewAAGamer v Farmboy rounds 1-3

Round 4-5
AndrewAA Gamer v Farmboy rounds 4-5

Game thread and save file here

BM Adam514 v Gamerman01 (+22)
Video commentary of 2023 Semi-final game by Crockett36, Adam514, and Gamerman01
Game thread and save file here

Rounds 1-4
Adam514(x) v Gamerman01 rounds 1-4

Rounds 5-8
Adam514(x) v Gamerman01 rounds 5-8

Rounds 9-14 (end)
Adam514(x) v Gamerman01 rounds 9-14

OOB UHD Tech Oysteilo (+40) v Gamerman01
A “crazy” “fun” game agreed to, radically different Triple A map, quickly becomes serious
2024 regular league game
Video commentary by Crockett36 and Gamerman01

Oysteilo v Gamerman01 rounds 1-2
Oysteilo v Gamerman01 rounds 3-4
Oysteilo v Gamerman01 rounds 5-6
Oysteilo v Gamerman01 rounds 7-9

Game is ongoing, G13
For the game thread and save file,
Oysteilo v Gamerman01 UHD thread

Balanced Mod introduction, explanation, review
and some highlights of @Adam514 /Gamer semi-final discussed, partly to demonstrate Balanced Mod features

BM introduction video

At the risk of turning people off because of my self-promotion,

You may want to know,

@Adam514 !
Does a game review with Crockett36 and myself
On the recently completed BM playoff semi-final game

Go to the stickied thread - “video interviews of league players by Crockett36”

We are amassing quite a collection of fun interviews on the opening post of that thread. Don’t miss out!

HOLY COW

All 2021 playoffs wrapped up - not bad! considering there were four brackets of 8

Also etched in the league history for ever, but a recap:

BALANCED MOD CHAMP

Axis-Dominion

BALANCED MOD 2ND CHAMP - crowned today :crown: :crown:

Oysteilo

PATH TO VICTORY CHAMP

Ghostglider

2ND EDITION RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX

AndrewAAGamer

ALL DEFINITELY worthy champions! Another round of applause
:clap: :clap: :clap:

It’s not hard in Excel, so I graph the TUV from round to round in my games. Then I look back at who won or lost and the graph shows TUV is HIGHLY indicative of who will win.

If 2 people look at this, I will be happy.

Third and final installment of a joint game review starring @Adam514 @crockett36 and me
This was the semi-finals of the BM tournament for the 2023 season.

Link added above

We need to petition @farmboy and @Adam514 to do the same with the recently completed championship game, assuming @crockett36 wants to keep spending his time this way!

It’s pretty special to hear from great players around the world, insights into A&A and their own game as well as their reactions to others. It’s the next level!

Congratulations to @Ghostglider !!

Your 2023 League Season Path To Victory Champion!! 🙌

The only one standing at the end.

Congratulations to @Daaras as runner-up. 🙌

Both are entered in the league history of championship winners and 2nd place finishers, and deserve all due awe, honor and recognition ✨✨✨

If you want to learn, to observe brilliance, or both, then you should review the game in Triple A

Ghostglider is so much on his game, he is about 110 points ahead of the next active Path to Victory player.

Path To Victory popularity has taken hold, believe it or not,
We have 79 finished games in little over 10 months of 2024 to 52 for all of 2023. You read that right.

Now get back to shooting each other with dice!

Mainah, at first that sounds very exciting and fun, but thinking about it a bit, there’s a big problem with that. If there’s money on games, there’s an incentive for people to try and help a player in the tournament to make better decisions, and also an incentive to try and sabotage a player (maybe by giving suggestions to make poor decisions disguised as clever ones).

Would mess with the integrity of the games, so as league moderator I’d have to say no.

Thanks for alerting, Simon, I’ll make a new copy from my - safe from the community - master copy again!

😮
Thanks!

I was wondering, but seemed like the master of trickery would not be tricked.

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 4

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

Game History

Round: 4

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 armour, 1 bomber, 3 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
              Germans take Archangel from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 109 Sea Zone to Scotland
        2 destroyers moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
              Germans take Ukraine from Russians
        1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
        1 bomber moved from Romania to Volgograd
        1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        5 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
        1 fighter moved from Romania to Belarus
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
        4 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
        1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
        5 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
        9 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        2 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        1 armour moved from Novgorod to Nenetsia
              Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Belarus

    Combat - Germans
        Germans creates battle in territory 114 Sea Zone
        Strategic bombing raid in Volgograd
                Russians roll AA dice in Volgograd : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            1 bomber owned by the Germans killed by AA in Volgograd
            Bombing raid in Volgograd causes 0 damage total. 
        Strategic bombing raid in Russia
                Russians roll AA dice in Russia : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            Bombing raid in Russia rolls: 5 and causes: 5 damage to unit: factory_major
            Bombing raid in Russia causes 5 damage total. 
        Battle in Scotland
        Battle in Western Ukraine
            Germans attack with 2 armour, 11 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 11 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 2/22 hits, 4.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Ukraine
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
            Germans win, taking Scotland from British, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 2 armour, 10 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Belarus
            Germans attack with 3 fighters, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 fighters, 4 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Belarus, round 2 : 4/9 hits, 3.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Belarus
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belarus
            Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 3 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 submarine moved from 114 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
        3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Belarus to Novgorod
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Novgorod
        1 bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
        3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
        1 aaGun moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
        1 aaGun, 1 armour, 5 artilleries, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
        1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
        1 aaGun moved from Germany to Poland
        1 armour and 10 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
        2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
        1 artillery moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 artillery moved from Western Germany to Germany
        1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Romania
        1 aaGun moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
        2 submarines moved from 92 Sea Zone to 84 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 119 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
        1 aaGun moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine

    Place Units - Germans
        1 infantry placed in Normandy Bordeaux
        1 bomber placed in Western Germany
        3 armour placed in Novgorod
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Novgorod: 1 armour
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Eastern Poland: 1 armour
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        2 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys placed in 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

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 1.33
Germans regular : -1.83
Russians AA : 0.67

Savegame

@gamerman01 said in L25 G40 OOB Gamerman01 (x) v GovZ (+42):

I have been so lucky today, maybe I should move now!!!

Well that sure didn’t last long. Other game I finished after a decision was even worse

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

Game History

Round: 12

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 2 fighters and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from Western Germany to 95 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 52 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in 30 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 submarine
            Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 30 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 30 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 30 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 30 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Italians lost in 30 Sea Zone
                1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 30 Sea Zone
            Americans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
            Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
            Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
        Battle in 95 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 bomber and 2 fighters
            British defend with 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 fighters in 95 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 carrier, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport in 95 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                1 bomber owned by the Italians and 2 fighters owned by the Italians lost in 95 Sea Zone
                1 carrier owned by the British lost in 95 Sea Zone
            British win with 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -16
            Casualties for Italians: 1 bomber and 2 fighters
            Casualties for British: 1 carrier
            1 tactical_bomber owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the British forced to land in Sicily

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        1 mech_infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Ukraine
        3 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Romania

    Place Units - Italians
        2 fighters and 1 infantry placed in Southern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 16 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.33
Italians regular : 0.67
British regular : 1.50

Savegame

You escape my luck since I really should wait for your scramble decision,
I’m gone all day Saturday USA time,

Scramble to your death in 109 to save Scotland?

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Germans round 4

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition

Game History

Round: 4

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 3 armour, 1 bomber, 3 infantry and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
              Germans take Archangel from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 109 Sea Zone to Scotland
        2 destroyers moved from 112 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine
              Germans take Ukraine from Russians
        1 bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Russia
        1 bomber moved from Romania to Volgograd
        1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        5 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
        1 fighter moved from Romania to Belarus
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
        4 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
        1 fighter moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
        5 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
        9 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        2 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
        1 armour moved from Novgorod to Nenetsia
              Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
        1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Belarus

    Combat - Germans
        Germans creates battle in territory 114 Sea Zone

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

Yikes it was about a month between your moves, you are so swamped, I hope you can slow it down for your own sake

I have been so lucky today, maybe I should move now!!!

@Ragnell804 said in Gamerman01 (Axis) vs Ragnell804 (Allies) - Classic Invitational Game, RR, No Neutrals, Tech Turn 4 NOW just for fun:

@gamerman01

If you are down I dont mind you redoing that turn for fun purposes. Aka we continue the game from the top of G3 as if this was a casual game.

LOL you just got the lucky roll before I did.
It’s OK, when dice are so determinant as they are in Classic, I myself don’t think the game should be taken too seriously unless you’re playing for $1M

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 4

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Classic

Game History

Round: 4

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 fighter and 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from South Europe to Central Mediteranean Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from South Europe to Central Mediteranean Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from Central Mediteranean Sea Zone to East Mediteranean Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from East Mediteranean Sea Zone to Syria Jordan
              Germans take Syria Jordan from British
        2 bombers moved from West Europe to North Sea Zone
        4 fighters moved from East Europe to North Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in North Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 2 bombers and 4 fighters
            British defend with 1 carrier and 1 transport; Americans defend with 1 carrier and 2 transports
                Germans roll dice for 2 bombers and 4 fighters in North Sea Zone, round 2 : 5/6 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 carriers and 3 transports in North Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                1 transport owned by the British, 1 carrier owned by the Americans, 2 transports owned by the Americans and 1 carrier owned by the British lost in North Sea Zone
            Germans win with 2 bombers and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 60
            Casualties for British: 1 carrier and 1 transport
            Casualties for Americans: 1 carrier and 2 transports

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 battleship moved from Central Mediteranean Sea Zone to East Mediteranean Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from North Sea Zone to West Europe
        1 fighter moved from North Sea Zone to West Europe
        2 fighters moved from North Sea Zone to East Europe
        1 fighter moved from North Sea Zone to West Europe
        8 infantry moved from South Europe to East Europe
        1 infantry moved from West Europe to South Europe

    Place Units - Germans
        1 fighter and 8 infantry placed in South Europe

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 30 PUs; end with 30 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : -1.50
Germans regular : 1.67

Savegame