@gamerman01

Thank you for yeoman’s service all these many years.

@mainah

Actually, for a novice to PTV, Mainah’s Allies put up an impressive and even worrisome defense of the Atlantic and Pacific.

@aequitas-et-veritas

If we use badges to represent our interest, then we need to have badge for each possible combination. For example, some players (including myself) might be interested in BM and PoV but not OoB. My recommendation would be:
Infantry = OoB
Arty = BM
Tank = PtV
Sub = OoB + BM
DD = OoB + PtV
CA = BM + PtV
BB = OoB + BM + PtV

@MrRoboto

My sense is that PTV is most balanced game because it takes only a small bid to make the game even or fair for both sides. The ideally balanced game would not require bidding at all, and PTV seems to have a chance of achieving this.

That classified Top Secret, but it is a reasonable assumption.

With all those G and J bombers and strong J fleet, I was really sweating it. The Axis was only 1 VC from winning, and the strong move on Hawaii had me scrambling. Thanks for an exciting game.

Thanks for a most interesting game. The constant threat of Allied Atlantic amphibious assaults, the stalemate on the Russian front, the Allied all out attack on Japan, and all those bombers had me really worried for the longest time.
I’d be happy to play again next season.
Best, Art

@666

I’ll give the playoffs a try.

@ArtofWar1947
I am going to have my hands full playing JDOW in playoffs and my ongoing game. But I would welcome a set of re-matches once done with one of these games.

@JDOW

No complaint inferred; I was just trying to respond to your witty comment with an attempt at humor.

@Stucifer

Stu-41261_9-RUS.tsvg

Did not scramble to defend Vologda because of the long odds.

Game History

Round: 9

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 38 PUs; 
        Russians buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 mech_infantry moved from Gorky to Archangel
              Russians take Archangel from Germans
        6 artilleries and 39 infantry moved from Novgorod to Vologda

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Vologda
            Russians attack with 6 artilleries and 39 infantry
            Germans defend with 2 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 6 artilleries and 39 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 11/45 hits, 9.50 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 2 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Vologda
            Russians win, taking Vologda from Germans with 6 artilleries and 39 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        2 aaGuns moved from Novgorod to Vologda
        1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Caucasus to Rostov
        1 armour moved from Southern Caucasus to Rostov
        1 infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Northern Caucasus
        1 infantry moved from Kursk to Rostov
        1 artillery moved from Tula to Bryansk
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
        1 fighter moved from Russia to Rostov
        1 armour moved from Gorky to Bryansk
        4 infantry moved from Samara to Stalingrad
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Urals to Samara
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Yaroslavl to Russia
        1 infantry moved from Gorky to Russia
        1 aaGun and 9 infantry moved from Sakha to Siberia
        1 aaGun and 9 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur
        1 submarine moved from 126 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Russians
        1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Urals
        3 infantry placed in Stalingrad
        1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Russia

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 36 PUs; end with 36 PUs
        Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 39 PUs
        Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 41 PUs
        Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 43 PUs
        Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 45 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.67
Russians regular : 1.50

@mikawagunichi

Mik-41319_7-FRE.tsvg

Game History

Round: 7

    Combat Move - ANZAC

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 infantry moved from Iraq to Eastern Turkey
        1 transport moved from 82 Sea Zone to 74 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 27 Sea Zone to 65 Sea Zone

    Combat Move - French

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

@mikawagunichi

No problem.

@Gorshak

Please use this edited FRE-9 file, thanks.

Gor-41003_9-FRE-2.tsvg

@Gorshak

Gor-41003_9-FRE.tsvg

Game History

Round: 9

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 carrier and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Caroline Islands to 56 Sea Zone

    Combat - ANZAC
        ANZAC creates battle in territory 23 Sea Zone
        Battle in 56 Sea Zone
            ANZAC attack with 1 destroyer and 2 fighters
            Japanese defend with 1 submarine
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer and 2 fighters in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 56 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 56 Sea Zone
            ANZAC win, taking 23 Sea Zone from Japanese with 1 destroyer and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 fighters moved from 56 Sea Zone to Queensland
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
        1 armour moved from New South Wales to Queensland
        1 destroyer moved from 23 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 4 submarines and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 34 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from 34 Sea Zone to Caroline Islands
        1 fighter moved from Central India to Iraq

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 infantry placed in New South Wales
        1 carrier placed in 64 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 15 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 18 PUs

    Combat Move - French

    Combat - French

    Non Combat Move - French
        1 destroyer moved from 83 Sea Zone to 73 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.17
ANZAC regular : -0.33

@mikawagunichi

The UK DD in SZ 78 should have moved to SZ 74 to deter the J sub in SZ 60 from moving westward.

@Stucifer

Stu-41261_8-FRE.tsvg

Game History

Round: 8

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from New South Wales to Queensland

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in Queensland
            ANZAC attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Japanese defend with 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                ANZAC roll dice for 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Queensland, round 2 : 4/6 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Queensland, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the ANZAC lost in Queensland
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Queensland
            ANZAC win, taking Queensland from Japanese with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Queensland to New South Wales
        1 cruiser moved from 31 Sea Zone to 27 Sea Zone

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in New South Wales

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 64 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 55 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
        ANZAC collect 8 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 8 PUs

    Combat Move - French
        1 destroyer moved from 73 Sea Zone to 84 Sea Zone

    Combat - French
        Battle in 84 Sea Zone
            French attack with 1 destroyer
            Germans defend with 1 submarine
                French roll dice for 1 destroyer in 84 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 84 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 destroyer in 84 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 84 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the French lost in 84 Sea Zone
                1 submarine owned by the Germans lost in 84 Sea Zone
            Germans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
            Casualties for French: 1 destroyer
            Casualties for Germans: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - French

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 0.33
Japanese regular : 0.33
ANZAC regular : 1.50
Germans regular : 0.67

@mikawagunichi

Mik_41319_7-UK.tsvg

Did not scramble to E. Turkey because the odds were 100:0.

Game History

Round: 7

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 1 airfield, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers and 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans
        1 artillery, 2 infantry, 2 marines and 1 mech_infantry moved from Hawaiian Islands to 27 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 battleship, 5 carriers, 2 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 6 fighters, 2 infantry, 2 marines, 1 mech_infantry, 2 tactical_bombers and 2 transports moved from 27 Sea Zone to 65 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 2 infantry, 2 marines and 1 mech_infantry moved from 65 Sea Zone to New Zealand

    Combat - Americans
        Battle in New Zealand

    Non Combat Move - Americans
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Venezuela to British Guiana
        1 infantry moved from Argentina to Chile
              Americans take Chile from Neutral_True
        4 infantry moved from Argentina to Brazil
        1 transport moved from 93 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
        1 carrier and 2 fighters moved from 93 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers, 4 fighters, 1 marine, 1 submarine and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Morocco to 93 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry, 1 marine and 1 mech_infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Spain
        2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to Southern Spain
        1 infantry moved from French Equatorial Africa to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
        1 destroyer moved from 27 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Hawaiian Islands to 65 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 11 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 carrier, 1 infantry, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 11 Sea Zone to 28 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 28 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western United States to Hawaiian Islands

    Place Units - Americans
        1 carrier and 2 destroyers placed in 11 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in Western United States
        1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in Eastern United States
        1 airfield placed in Southern Spain

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 66 PUs; end with 66 PUs
        Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 76 PUs
        Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 81 PUs
        Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 86 PUs

    Purchase Units - Chinese
        Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
        Chinese buy 3 artilleries and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Chinese
        4 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from Hopei to Anhwe
        1 infantry moved from Honan to Anhwe

    Combat - Chinese
        Battle in Anhwe
            Chinese attack with 4 artilleries and 10 infantry
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 4 artilleries and 10 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 5/14 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Anhwe
            Chinese win, taking Anhwe from Japanese with 4 artilleries and 10 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Honan to Hopei
        1 fighter and 2 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
        1 infantry moved from Kweichow to Yunnan
        1 infantry moved from Hunan to Hopei

    Place Units - Chinese
        3 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Yunnan

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs
        Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 17 PUs

    Purchase Units - British
        British repair damage of 4x harbour; Remaining resources: 36 PUs; 
        British buy 1 armour, 3 artilleries and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific buy 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        2 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
        1 fighter moved from Malta to Libya
        1 bomber moved from Egypt to Libya
        1 armour moved from Tunisia to Libya
        5 armour, 2 fighters and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Eastern Turkey
        1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Eastern Turkey

    Combat - British
        Battle in Libya
            British attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            Germans defend with 2 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Libya, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 2 infantry in Libya, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Libya
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Libya, round 3 : 1/5 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Libya, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Libya
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Libya
            British win, taking Libya from Italians with 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
        Battle in Eastern Turkey
            British attack with 6 armour, 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 4 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
            Italians defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 6 armour, 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 4 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in Eastern Turkey, round 2 : 11/20 hits, 8.00 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Turkey, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Eastern Turkey
            British win, taking Eastern Turkey from Italians with 6 armour, 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 4 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - British
        1 bomber moved from Libya to Morocco
        1 artillery moved from Algeria to Morocco
        2 fighters moved from 94 Sea Zone to United Kingdom
        1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 submarine and 2 transports moved from 96 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 93 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 100 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Libya to 94 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Egypt to 94 Sea Zone
        3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Turkey to Egypt
        1 marine moved from Iraq to 82 Sea Zone
        1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 marine and 2 transports moved from 82 Sea Zone to 78 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from 78 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
        2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 73 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 73 Sea Zone to 82 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Southern Persia to Iraq
        2 infantry moved from 82 Sea Zone to Southern Persia

    Place Units - British
        1 armour, 3 artilleries and 6 infantry placed in United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - British
        British collect 38 PUs; end with 38 PUs

    Place Units - UK_Pacific
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Shan State: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Changing ownership of Shan State from Japanese to UK_Pacific
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Shan State: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Burma: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Burma: 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
        EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Eastern India: 2 artilleries and 4 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Eastern India

    Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
        UK_Pacific collect 8 PUs; end with 8 PUs
        Trigger UK Pacific 4 No Enemy Submarines: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 11 PUs
        Some Units in Eastern India change ownership: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 1.33
Italians regular : -0.33
Japanese regular : -0.33
British regular : 1.33

@mikawagunichi

Shan State
UK Inf [dice 1d6<=1]
UK F [dice 1d6<=3]
UK Tac [dice 1d6<=4]

J Inf [dice 1d6<=2]

@Gorshak

NO scramble, thanks.