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L24 PtV Stucifer (X+11) vs 666 (L)

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Yep, sorry, can’t give you Berlin that easy! ;) The rule is found on page 16 of the Europe rulebook.

Think of it this way.

Japan is amphibiously attacking India and there isn’t any navy there, but UK has 3 fighters and a tactical bomber defending in India. Japan has 3 battleships and 3 cruisers. You can choose to scramble the tactical to block the 6 bombard shots, and most players would. So there you are scrambling against an empty sea zone where there is an amphibious assault taking place.

The same would hold true if Japan was attack Ceylon, although that is less likely, or if the UK was landing in Yugoslavia or Northern Italy, and sea zone 99 was empty but you have figs/tacs in S. Italy and the airbase is operable. And it holds true if the attacked territory is empty–you are defending the sea zone, not the territory.

Again, PtV makes this more complicated by also allowing carrier scrambles, but then having slightly different rules for the carrier scrambles. ¯ _(ツ)_/¯
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New TripleA Map UHD World War II Global

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Oh also speaking of the local stuff, I just remembered that I need to update the alternative map reliefs, for those last couple adjustments. I’d held off there, being fairly convinced that another tweak would probably crop up, but I guess now that central Asia is sorted again I could bang out a couple.

I feel like a lot of stuff can be controlled via the Hex colors in the map.props, and other features like map blends, or simply turning all the map details Off - and working up from the desired colors. Again the only thing that’s hard to customize that way is the color of the ocean blue, since for everything on Land we can just assign a new HEX color with a line of text in the map.props, but to do that for the sea zone color means either an alternative Relief map that covers over the ocean at 100% opacity using whatever specific hue, or ideally an alternative Baseline map where the blue there just shows through the Relief map, allowing the user to change that color with a single edit in an image processing program like GIMP, or PS, or Paint, like select/fill foreground color. The baseline is only 1mb, the relief is like 40 mb, so to me it just makes more sense to control that via the baseline. I’ve just been foot dragging cause matching the current default for that blue has been a bit of a chore, figuring out what exact hue of blue is needed on the base to give an identical look when it’s passed through the opacity layer. Always seem to come out a bit more muted than the current default.

In any case I think other than the blue, I can see 2 displays that might be desirable. One that makes the board look more topographical using a full RGB topo instead of a desaturated one. And then another to basically look more like Revised (eg darker ocean color, white line boundaries etc.) I think with those 2 and the current default players could customize it their tastes fairly easily via Hex color adjustments.

Beyond that I think an interesting challenge would be a print in physical media. Probably using graphite and prismas since I enjoy those. I’ve always been a shitty painter, but drawing I can kinda zone out hehe. So might give that a go.

I think the optimal sizing for a physical board using this same style of projection, would aim for roughly 30 inches by 96 inches. So covering the entire surface of a standard 8 ft banquet table, or else two 6 ft tables end to end (with 2 ft of space on either) side, and having the board-split between theaters match where tables come together. Corners are almost always rounded a bit, so probably lose an inch or two on the longest side to account for that with an 8 ft table, but basically taking advantage of the 30 inch depth as much as possible, right to the edge there.

There are King-size banquet tables with depths ranging from 36-40 inches, but nobody really has those, I mean unless it some sort of specialty event you’re just not going see those floating around much. Standard tables, and most folding tables, or whatever you’re going to find at a Target or Home Depot, those are pretty much always going to be 30 inches. Sorta industry standard there I think.

Right now if you took the current UHD in tripleA, hit export screen and printed it out at say 200 dpi, you’d get a bord about 28 inches by about 55 inches, so essentially a 6 ft table. Going wider to 8 ft, I think gives a better stretch to use actual physical sculpts which are significantly larger than the digital sculpts relative to the map scale.

Print would look jank since it’s not a dot map, but for a quickie it can be done using just like a regular inkjet and taping the pages together to get a vibe on it. Colors register quite a bit darker in pigment rather than light, so all the hexes are a bit of a guessing game there. Like I’d want to do a bunch of AP runs just to see at a smaller scale, but it sorta works like one might expect. Basically fiddling with the opacity of the land pattern (whichever is chosen, here it’s the topo in full color) to get something that recalls the OOB design, just with updated contours and such.

Basically a bit like this, just using one of the reliefs I had that’s vaguely OOBish for the color design… Imagining it to basically fit the entire 8 ft and ultra wide, like stretch armstrong lol. As if it had to fit on either one of these or two of those. I think 2x 6 ft tables is optimal because then you’d have space on either side for drinks, or rolling dice or overflow panels/battle boards/extra map extension boxes and the like. You know like just using markers to associate the overflows with whatever space. Then pictured with the little cardboard roundels and such to indicate ownership changes.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VnBVYJkZU3pKRtE0_rVm_W7w_2RZyFp4/view?usp=sharing

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For sculpt housing, the issue there is not so much the land but the sea zones, since those need to be fat enough to hold the pretty long and quite beefy carrier decks, along with whatever other naval units - ideally without chips under ships, least for the starting set ups.

Everywhere on the OOB board where we get the heavy distortion most of that is to make the sea zones sufficiently large to house the naval sculpts. The ground units and aircraft are smaller and easier to fit since they’re rarely much larger than a chip. But some naval units can be 2, 3 almost 4 chips in length, so they need a lot of room and blockier tiles to fit well. I think it just about works if doing a stretch extra wide, because that buys precious extra inches, especially in the sea zones, but really across the whole board.

So why you get that sorta switch from a convex shape on Africa to a concave shape, in order to make the Med very large. Or the contortions on Europe to make the Baltic as large as possible, or how some stuff tilts to create that telescoping effect around Europe and the Pacific we see in OOB, stuff like that.

You can ballpark it by doing say a 100% compared to 200% zoom and just holding the sculpt up to the screen to see it roughed out. There are few tight spots, but usually those are next to a neutral overflow type area where ships can sorta breach into say Sweden or Arabia, the way we tend to do when space is at a premium. But then another easy option is to say put a row of generic boxes along the top of the board, or a production counter or tech counter along the bottom, things of that sort, but I think ideally you’d just run it right to the edge and have those as separate float panels. Especially since the sides could be extended more easily than the depth. Even still, you could cut in I think a couple inches on either the top/bottom and not be losing too much.

For morphs if anything, I’d probably just stretch South America slightly so it reaches further south so more closely mirror the reality, but otherwise I think the telescoping works reasonably well, with fewer tilts needed to make it all work. Downside is that the sea zone geometry is invariably going to look slightly different doing that, but that’s the trade off trying to get the contours of the landmasses to have a bit more fidelity. I mean there’s only so many things one can do to make Europe and Japan all extra jumbo without losing something else along the way, but seems to work alright as a compromise.

For something like that I think it would be fun to use the baseline projection as an actual stencil, blow it up to life size and then do a mock up in prisma color on something like bristol board, and carry it the rest of the way from there. If I ever get up the juice, and enough ink to mess around lol
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Ragnell804 (Entente) vs TGC (CP) 1914 Balanced, Game 3

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Round: 4 Purchase Units - Ottomans Note to players Ottomans: <body><b>All powers can now produce tank units!<b></body> Condition TankProductionOttomans: Ottomans has their production frontier changed to: lateWarProduction Ottomans buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Ottomans 1 infantry moved from Arabia to Mesopotamia 1 artillery and 9 infantry moved from Ankara to Mesopotamia 2 infantry moved from Smyrna to Trans-Jordan 2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Arabia 2 infantry moved from Constantinople to Smyrna 5 infantry moved from Constantinople to Ankara Combat - Ottomans Ottomans has abandoned SZ 6 to British Ottomans has abandoned SZ 11 to French Combat Move - Ottomans Trigger ChangeToBerlinMine: Germans captures territory SZ 11 Place Units - Ottomans 7 infantry placed in Constantinople Turn Complete - Ottomans Ottomans collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs
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L25 Playoff OOB GeneralDisarray (X) V ABH (A) Bid 50

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L25 PtV Playoff - 2024 rd1. Adam v 666 (axis +12)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 3
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 3 Purchase Units - Italians Italians buy 1 factory_minor, 5 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Italians 1 bomber moved from Greece to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1 artillery moved from Egypt to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1 fighter moved from Alexandria to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1 infantry moved from Crete to 100 Sea Zone 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 100 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from 101 Sea Zone to Cyprus 1 armour moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine Italians take Western Ukraine from Russians 1 armour moved from Western Ukraine to Bessarabia Combat - Italians Battle in Cyprus Battle in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 fighter British defend with 1 infantry Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 fighter in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Italians roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber and 1 fighter in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits British roll dice for 1 infantry in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Italians win, taking Cyprus from British with 1 bomber and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1 Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery Casualties for British: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Italians 1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to Egypt 1 cruiser moved from 100 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Algeria to 96 Sea Zone 1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone 1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 96 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone 1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from 94 Sea Zone to Gibraltar 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria 1 armour moved from Romania to Greece 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia 2 mech_infantrys moved from Northern Italy to Romania 2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy Place Units - Italians 1 factory_minor placed in Egypt 1 transport placed in 99 Sea Zone 5 infantry placed in Northern Italy Turn Complete - Italians Italians collect 18 PUs; end with 18 PUs Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 23 PUs Objective Italians 3 North Africa Control: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 28 PUs Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 31 PUs Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 36 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italians regular : -1.67 British regular : 0.33
Territory Summary for Italians :
Romania : 2 mech_infantrys Western Ukraine : 1 flag Eastern Poland : 1 flag Bessarabia : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry Gibraltar : 1 aaGun, 1 fighter and 3 infantry Cyprus : 1 flag, 1 infantry Alexandria : 1 flag Trans-Jordan : 1 flag Egypt : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 armour, 1 bomber, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry Northern Italy : 1 factory_major and 7 infantry Southern Italy : 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour Tunisia : 1 flag Algeria : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry 99 Sea Zone : 1 transport 100 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer 94 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports Greece : 1 flag, 1 armour Crete : 1 flag 101 Sea Zone : 1 transport
Production/PUs Summary :
Germans : 43 / 54 Russians : 43 / 51 Japanese : 53 / 58 Americans : 53 / 72 Chinese : 11 / 11 British : 31 / 34 UK_Pacific : 7 / 10 Italians : 18 / 36 ANZAC : 13 / 19 French : 1 / 0 Dutch : 2 / 0 Mongolians : 0 / 0 Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0 Neutral_Allies : 1 / 0 Neutral_True : 20 / 0
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Global 1942 Test Games (Daaras, Mikawa, Stu)

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 4
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1942 2nd Edition

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Round: 4 Purchase Units - Germans Germans repair damage of 3x factory_major, 4x factory_major; Remaining resources: 57 PUs; Germans buy 6 artilleries and 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium 1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine 1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Western Ukraine 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux 3 infantry moved from Western Germany to France 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Germany to Western Germany 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 1 armour moved from Novgorod to Archangel Germans take Archangel from Russians 1 armour moved from Archangel to Belarus Germans take Belarus from Russians Combat - Germans Battle in Western Ukraine Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 3 : 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 with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Holland Belgium Germans attack with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Americans defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Holland Belgium Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from Americans with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry Battle in Normandy Bordeaux Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Americans defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits Americans roll dice for 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux 1 fighter owned by the Germans and 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans retreated Americans win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany 1 fighter moved from France to Western Germany 1 tactical_bomber moved from France to Western Germany 5 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia 2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia 1 bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Romania 5 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia 5 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus 1 aaGun, 3 artilleries and 14 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus 2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany Place Units - Germans 2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Novgorod 2 artilleries and 8 infantry placed in Romania 2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Western Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 51 PUs; end with 51 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Americans regular : 0.33 Russians regular : 0.33 Germans regular : -1.33
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L24 PTV Stucifer (X+12) vs GeneralDisarray (L)

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@GeneralDisarray No thanks, you can skip scrambles with 80%+ odds in the future if there is more expected TUV change (6 to 13 in this case). Particularly for blockers. Might be different if its a big fleet but definitely you can skip blockers with those parameters
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Egyptian Ping Pong

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Pretty good, actually. Nice find.

I like how you use different colored diced tomatoes represent different values. Didn’t think of that before.

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