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.

If you haven’t started yet…
I’d like to edit a tac to Hong Kong from Z20

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: Japanese round 14

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: UHD World War II Global

Game History

Round: 14

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 13 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 unit repaired.
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Siberia to Buryatia
        1 armour moved from Manchuria to Jehol
              Japanese take Jehol from Chinese
        1 armour moved from Jehol to Manchuria
        1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
              Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
        1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
        1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 63 Sea Zone to New Zealand
        1 artillery moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from 50 Sea Zone to Fiji
        2 fighters moved from Kwangtung to Hunan
        2 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
        1 bomber moved from Malaya to 42 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Malaya to 42 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
        1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in New Zealand
        Battle in Fiji
        Battle in 42 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
            ANZAC defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 42 Sea Zone
            Japanese win, taking New Zealand from ANZAC, taking Fiji from UK_Pacific, taking 42 Sea Zone from ANZAC with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
        Battle in Hunan
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
            Chinese defend with 1 artillery
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery in Hunan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
            Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery
        Battle in Kwangsi
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Kwangsi, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Kwangsi, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kwangsi
                2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kwangsi
            Japanese win, taking Kwangsi from Chinese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
        Battle in Buryatia
            Japanese attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Buryatia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Buryatia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Russians lost in Buryatia
            Japanese win, taking Buryatia from Russians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 battleship, 2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
        1 aaGun moved from Amur to Buryatia
        1 mech_infantry moved from Shantung to Manchuria
        1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
        2 armour and 2 artilleries moved from Kiangsi to Kiangsu
        2 fighters moved from Hunan to Kiangsu
        2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
        2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 74 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
        2 fighters moved from Japan to Hawaiian Islands
        1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to 20 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
        1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsu

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 infantry placed in Kiangsu
        3 infantry placed in Kwangtung
        2 fighters and 7 infantry placed in Japan
        1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
        Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from 20 Sea Zone: 1 tactical_bomber
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Kwangtung: 1 tactical_bomber
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 0.00
Japanese regular : 1.00
ANZAC regular : -0.17
Russians regular : -0.33

Savegame

First balanced mod result in 30 days…

#1 That was a super great catch on the sea zone error off South America. That saved us both grief, since you caught it before I moved.
#2 In case you are not the type to carefully review every move in the history, I point out I have a transport in the South Indian Ocean. I don’t try to gain advantages with sneaky stuff on the corner of the map in Triple A. Wouldn’t be an issue face to face.
#3 I was right to wait until I had an evening with plenty of time and energy. That was one whale of a Rubik’s cube, and it was satisfying to put out a quality move. I have to, or I’ll lose fast.

Have fun buying something with Britain again. Remember, you have a minor complex on London, because if you forget it could mess you up pretty good. Easy to forget.

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 14

TripleA Turn Summary for game: UHD World War II Global

Game History

Round: 14

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 13 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 techTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 unit repaired.
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Siberia to Buryatia
        1 armour moved from Manchuria to Jehol
              Japanese take Jehol from Chinese
        1 armour moved from Jehol to Manchuria
        1 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
              Japanese take Shan State from UK_Pacific
        1 destroyer moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
        1 infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 63 Sea Zone to New Zealand
        1 artillery moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from 50 Sea Zone to Fiji
        2 fighters moved from Kwangtung to Hunan
        2 infantry moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
        1 bomber moved from Malaya to 42 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Malaya to 42 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
        1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in New Zealand
        Battle in Fiji
        Battle in 42 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
            ANZAC defend with 1 submarine
                Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 42 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 42 Sea Zone
            Japanese win, taking New Zealand from ANZAC, taking Fiji from UK_Pacific, taking 42 Sea Zone from ANZAC with 1 bomber, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
        Battle in Hunan
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
            Chinese defend with 1 artillery
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 1 artillery in Hunan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
            Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Chinese: 1 artillery
        Battle in Kwangsi
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Kwangsi, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Kwangsi, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kwangsi
                2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kwangsi
            Japanese win, taking Kwangsi from Chinese with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
        Battle in Buryatia
            Japanese attack with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry in Buryatia, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Buryatia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 mech_infantry owned by the Russians lost in Buryatia
            Japanese win, taking Buryatia from Russians with 2 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 battleship, 2 destroyers and 1 submarine moved from 26 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 26 Sea Zone
        1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 26 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
        1 aaGun moved from Amur to Buryatia
        1 mech_infantry moved from Shantung to Manchuria
        1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
        2 armour and 2 artilleries moved from Kiangsi to Kiangsu
        2 fighters moved from Hunan to Kiangsu
        2 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
        2 fighters moved from 42 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Malaya to 37 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 74 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from 42 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
        2 fighters moved from Japan to Hawaiian Islands
        1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 37 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to 20 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Kwangtung
        1 fighter moved from Kwangsi to Kiangsu

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 infantry placed in Kiangsu
        3 infantry placed in Kwangtung
        2 fighters and 7 infantry placed in Japan
        1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs
        Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
        Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 0.00
Japanese regular : 1.00
ANZAC regular : -0.17
Russians regular : -0.33

Savegame

Against @Stucifer anything is possible, believe me

Welcome back @koala

You may be interested that we now have lifetime ELO ratings and some new ways to find game results data.
Like I could immediately see your last game here was 2019 and that you haven’t played PtV in league yet.
You can do the same, for any player!

You should be able to find a link to the ratings from the sticky thread. Another “welcome back” to you

And yes, early 2021 is totally a COVID lockdown thing

There was a pretty sweet Risk app I found on the phone a while back, it had interesting custom maps
Have you played some of the other versions, like based on sci-fi movies or whatever? I haven’t.

It’s the little army men, tanks, planes, and battleships that makes A&A so much cooler. I chafe at people asking “is it like Risk?” Yes you take over territories from your opponent and gain more income/armies, and you get bonuses for controlling certain things, and you roll dice to resolve battles… But NO!

We offer each other so many wonderful puzzles to solve

Axis and Allies is an incredible game

@crockett36