In the past it hasn’t been a TripleA issue – to wit, you can’t attach “any” file to a post. That time Veqryn tried attaching a jpeg to a post and aa-org wouldn’t let him. And the site is behaving the same way now. I’d guess whatever was going on before is happening again.

That is why I prefer to incorporate the “no more than one unit per territory or seazone” rule.

I think the great variation that bids provide allow for great replayability. Who wants a game that always depends on what kind of dice Germany got G1? Pick sides, set up the board, roll a couple dice, quit. Blech.

To your point about a 12 being too much, though - only 1 game has been finished in the league this year with a bid over 11, and the axis(-15) won.

Most good players are not going to give their opponent more than 10, is what we’ve been seeing in the league results. And among what appear to be opponents of close skill level, the Allies have won at +9, +10, +8, +10, +9, and +8. And the Axis have won at -9, -15, -7, -9, and -11. Yes, that’s a small sample size, but it seems to be pretty even.

I think the best judges of when a game is fair and balanced are the players. As you can see, over half the games have been run at an 8 or 9. And 2/3 of those games have been won by the Allies. You have people that don’t want to give bids too big, people that acknowledge the Axis has an advantage, people that don’t really want to play the Allies - it’s an interesting and fluid dynamic that always seems to find its own level.

I’ll send to your email after UK…

Looks like aa-org is having the usual uploading problem…

Hey, no pressure. But I was just messaged that you’re a really good player. So the bar is set high. I expect you to win on both maps, now.  :wink:

Good thing I had it saved!

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3 Final, version: 3.3

Game History

Round :4

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

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

Combat Move - Germans
            1 unit repaired.
            1 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 armour moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            2 bombers moved from Southern Italy to Malta
            2 fighters moved from 99 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 destroyer moved from 91 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 91 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 91 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Baltic States
                  Germans take Baltic States from Russians
            7 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 105 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 submarine
                    Russians roll dice for 1 submarine in 105 Sea Zone, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 105 Sea Zone, round 1 :  2/3 hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Russians lost in 105 Sea Zone
                Germans win, taking 105 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 1 submarine
            Battle in Malta
                Germans attack with 1 armour, 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                British defend with 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
                    AA guns fire in Malta :  1/3 hits
                    1 bomber owned by the Germans lost in Malta
                    Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry in Malta, round 1 :  4/5 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 aaGun and 1 infantry in Malta, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British and 1 aaGun owned by the British lost in Malta
                Germans win, taking Malta from British with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Karelia: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Vyborg: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Vyborg from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 105 Sea Zone to Southern France
            1 carrier moved from 91 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 submarines moved from 91 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 2 transports moved from 91 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
            3 armour moved from Germany to Romania
            1 aaGun, 2 armour, 4 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 armour and 1 artillery moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            1 carrier moved from 99 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Malta to 95 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Algeria to 95 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Algeria to 95 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Algeria to Southern Italy
            1 bomber moved from Malta to Southern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Greece to Bulgaria
            2 armour moved from Greece to Romania
            8 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in Germany
            1 bomber and 2 infantry placed in Western Germany
            1 submarine placed in 93 Sea Zone
            2 submarines placed in 112 Sea Zone
            2 submarines placed in 93 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 48 PUs; end with 48 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs

Territory Summary for Germans :

Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 harbour
    Malta : 1 flag, 1 armour and 1 infantry
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Southern France : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 1 tactical_bomber
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Western Germany : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Romania : 1 flag, 5 armour
    Poland : 1 flag, 8 artilleries and 5 mech_infantrys
    Germany : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 4 artilleries, 1 factory_major and 4 infantry
    Southern Italy : 1 flag, 1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber
    Karelia : 1 flag, 6 infantry
    Baltic States : 1 flag, 1 mech_infantry
    Vyborg : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Bessarabia : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 2 armour, 4 artilleries and 6 infantry
    112 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 submarines and 2 transports
    95 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 carriers, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
    93 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 3 submarines
    Bulgaria : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    109 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 2 submarines
    Greece : 1 flag
    Yugoslavia : 1 flag
    Finland : 1 flag
    105 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 48 / 53
    Russians : 37 / 41
    Japanese : 31 / 42
    Americans : 52 / 76
    Chinese : 3 / 5
    British : 32 / 32
    UK_Pacific : 25 / 25
    Italians : 14 / 20
    ANZAC : 16 / 23
    French : 7 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Hmmm. Not sure what happened…

IMHO, I think the bid addresses any imbalance nicely. If there is an axis advantage, then there should be a limit as to what a player would be willing to give the other to play the allies.

I think Pacific victories would be harder to come by, and make it easier on the USA. I think the game works pretty well as it stands, with the ability to bid.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.5

Game History

Round :2

Politics - Russians
            Trigger Russians Friendly With Mongolians activates a trigger called: Trigger Allies Friendly With Mongolians

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 6 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            2 infantry moved from Buyant-Uhaa to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Amur
                Russians attack with 3 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 3 infantry in Amur, round 1 :  2/3 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Amur, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Amur
                Russians win, taking Amur from Japanese with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 infantry moved from Olgiy to Kansu
            1 infantry moved from Dzavhan to Tsagaan Olom
            1 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Dzavhan
            2 aaGuns and 17 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            1 artillery moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            2 aaGuns moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            3 artilleries moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            3 artilleries moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 aaGun moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 infantry moved from Rostov to Caucasus

Place Units - Russians
            3 artilleries placed in Novgorod
            3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry placed in Volgograd
            3 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russians :

Kansu : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Amur : 1 flag, 3 infantry
    Yakut S.S.R. : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns and 17 infantry
    Olgiy : 1 flag
    Dzavhan : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Central Mongolia : 1 flag
    Buyant-Uhaa : 1 flag
    Ulaanbaatar : 1 flag
    Tsagaan Olom : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Belarus : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 4 artilleries and 11 infantry
    Bryansk : 1 flag, 2 armour, 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
    Russia : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 3 infantry
    Ukraine : 1 flag, 3 artilleries and 1 factory_minor
    Western Ukraine : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 5 artilleries and 9 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor and 1 mech_infantry
    Novgorod : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 3 artilleries, 1 factory_minor, 2 fighters, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Caucasus : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    125 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine
    114 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 cruiser
    115 Sea Zone : 1 flag, 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 46 / 56
    Russians : 36 / 36
    Japanese : 30 / 42
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 9 / 15
    British : 28 / 41
    UK_Pacific : 21 / 21
    Italians : 12 / 12
    ANZAC : 14 / 14
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 3 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.750
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 4

Japanese Combat
            3 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.000
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

Russians Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.667
        Median : 1.000
        Variance : 2.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.581
        Total rolls : 3