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I will go ahead and play out the game for the integrity of the playoffs if that’s okay. I don’t think forfeiting mid-match or mid-series during a playoff would be an acceptable action in any other competitive field so I apologize for even mentioning it and I also apologize for the delay though as mentioned it was not as long as yours so I think the right thing would be for us just to finish the game. Without any bumps or messages I guess I was just focused on other things and lost track of the time. But I will go ahead and continue now if you agree.

In chess, which probably is more similar to this as it’s an individual sport without much change from year to year( mental sport with no roster changes, coaching changes , injuries or much age based decline) you absolutely base this years initial rating on last years final rating. Why not? We need as much data as we can especially in this situation with extremely low sample size.

@krieghund Hello so am told you are the final answer when it comes to rule interpretations! By the way thank you so much for your work on this incredible game. It has brought me countless hours of entertainment. I have a question for you. Let’s say there is a destroyer built in sea zone around Japan by an American IC in Korea and there is a large Japanese fleet there (in same sea zone) including transports. I know the Japanese transports cannot load from Japan in combat movement due to the presence of the destroyer. Assuming the Japan fleet stays put including the transports and wins the sea battle, can Japanese land units then load onto the transports ( but not offload) from Japan during noncombat?

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 3 infantry, 5 mech_infantrys and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Chahar to Hopei
              Japanese take Hopei from Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Kweichow
              Japanese take Kweichow from Chinese
        1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 45 Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from Kwangsi to 45 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Hunan to Yunnan
        1 artillery moved from Hunan to Yunnan
        1 mech_infantry moved from Anhwe to Yunnan
        7 fighters moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
        5 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
        1 fighter moved from Jehol to Yunnan
        1 armour moved from Soviet Far East to Siberia
              Japanese take Siberia from Russians
        1 armour moved from Siberia to Soviet Far East
        1 mech_infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 2 transports moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
        1 artillery moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
        1 mech_infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
        1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
        1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kwangtung

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Kwangtung
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 2 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour
                Japanese roll dice for 1 battleship in Kwangtung, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Kwangtung, round 2 : 2/1 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 infantry in Kwangtung, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the British lost in Kwangtung
            Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Yunnan
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 8 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 5 tactical_bombers
            Chinese defend with 11 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 8 fighters, 2 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 5 tactical_bombers in Yunnan, round 2 : 9/1 hits, 8.33 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 11 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 3/1 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Japanese, 1 mech_infantry owned by the Japanese and 9 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 8 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers in Yunnan, round 3 : 8/1 hits, 7.67 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
            Japanese win, taking Yunnan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 8 fighters and 5 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 23
            Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 11 infantry
        Battle in 45 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 2 bombers and 1 destroyer
            ANZAC defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers and 1 destroyer in 45 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 45 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the ANZAC and 1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 45 Sea Zone
                Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers in 45 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 transport in 45 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the ANZAC and 1 bomber owned by the Japanese lost in 45 Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 45 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber and 1 destroyer
            Casualties for ANZAC: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 bomber moved from 45 Sea Zone to Hainan
        5 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
        1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Hunan
        3 artilleries moved from Anhwe to Hunan
        1 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
        4 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
        1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to 19 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
        1 artillery moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
        1 transport moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        1 aaGun moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
        1 aaGun moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
        2 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
        2 cruisers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
        4 fighters moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
        1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
        1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Anhwe
        1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
        3 carriers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to Jehol
        2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Jehol
        5 fighters moved from Anhwe to Jehol
        3 tactical_bombers moved from Anhwe to Jehol
        2 tactical_bombers moved from Yunnan to Jehol
        1 carrier moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Yunnan to 36 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Jehol
        1 fighter moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Kwangtung to 20 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Yunnan to Hunan
        3 destroyers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
        2 submarines moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Japanese
        2 submarines placed in 6 Sea Zone
        3 mech_infantrys placed in Kiangsu
        3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Japan

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs
        Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 47 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -1.33
Japanese regular : -0.83
ANZAC regular : 0.67
UK_Pacific regular : -0.67

Savegame

@stickybomb very very well played from you. Lots of headaches given lol…not sure how I survived. Yes I guess we should play another one hit me up with your starting bid:)

no problem

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 4.0.0

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 

    Politics - Italians
        Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese
            Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Italians To War With Chinese: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Albania to 97 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 96 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 99 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
        1 artillery moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
        1 armour moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
        1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
        1 artillery moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
        1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
              Italians take Kenya from British

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in 96 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 submarine and 2 transports
            British defend with 1 cruiser
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 transports in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 cruiser in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 96 Sea Zone
            Italians win with 1 bomber, 1 submarine and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
            Casualties for British: 1 cruiser
        Battle in 99 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 2 fighters
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians roll dice for 2 fighters in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 99 Sea Zone
            Italians win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
        Battle in Alexandria
            Italians attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            British defend with 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Alexandria
            Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
        Battle in Southern France
            Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern France
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the French lost in Southern France
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 4 : 1/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery in Southern France, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the French lost in Southern France
            Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
        Battle in Malta
            Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            British defend with 1 aaGun, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Malta, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 aaGun, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Malta, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 aaGun owned by the British, 1 bomber owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Malta
            Italians win, taking Malta from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
            Casualties for British: 1 aaGun, 1 bomber and 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from 96 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        2 aaGuns moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
        1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from 99 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        1 artillery moved from Libya to Tobruk
        1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk

    Place Units - Italians
        1 destroyer placed in 97 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 93 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1
        Italians collect 9 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 11 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : -0.67
Italians regular : 0.33
British regular : -0.67

Savegame

ok i will resign again for the final time. very well played gg

yes intercept witht he italian fighter please

@tincanofthesea good game thank you

ok those are the rules of this version I guess. I think its something they fixed in BM3: “Note: An Axis power may not move its units into originally Russian territory unless that Axis power is at war with Russia.” but we are playing oob…

foudn this on oob notes: * (EM) If Russia is at war with Italy, but not with Germany, a German warship in sz125 will cancel Russia’s national objective (and same if at war with Germany but not Italy, and there is an Italian boat in sz125).

It was strange I opened one of your saves and all the emails and forum is and everything was missing so I assumed you had done it locally because the matti emails have been so sporadic so I just went along with that. But maybe that was some glitch of the triple a program or my computer I don’t know

Heads up Got covid Im fine just feel really weak I will play as soon as possible

@oysteilo no rush for me it’s just we are part of a tournament. But life comes first we need to keep that in mind

Ok thanks for the heads up and thanks for the game!

Well even though it makes no sense and the wording does not indicate that loading is not allowed he did as you say quote the same section as you. Very disappointing to be honest I would rather take the loss on this game and have them interpret that rule differently because it really diminishes the realism of this version of the game unnecessarily in my opinion. But like good lawyers we have to use the rulebook to our advantage whenever possible to be the best players we can be whether the rule makes sense or not so there is no shame in that! This is a game after all! Unfortunately for me from reading the rule it was not at all clear to me that was the rule in fact I still believe the way it was written it implied moving for the purpose of loading was disallowed but not loading per se. So it does make it difficult for me in this situation but oh well it is what it is.

“ once a unit has moved or been involved in the combat phase, it can’t do anything at all in the noncombat phase with the exception of planes. I didn’t see you respond to these points I made.”

I did actually. Just like a multinational transport the transports are not moving from the docks in Japans harbors so are not doing anything at all in noncombat; the land units are simply loading onto them. But we have heard from the ultimate authority and no set of rules is perfect so we just have to live within the rules that are set for us, in life and in this game!

Do you want to make the edit as to what you will allow me to change as well as your own changes due to the ambiguity and difference in interpretations of the rulebook? I don’t want to presume anything else at this point LOL. Hopefully like you said we can continue on in good fun in this and other games. I do apologize again for any insinuations of bias etc

@gamerman01 this is true lol. In revised you could have like one warship and a large stack of trannies and be safe from a decent size Air Force. That was silly too. But anyway I want to thank you very much for your help not only in this game but for running the leagues in general. Having organized quite a bit before for other games I know it’s a lot of work and a thankless job but it brings a lot of us much entertainment and comeraderie so thank you

@trulpen

I am cool with whatever to be honest. I would prefer to play out the games normally but I understand your reasoning as you are in quite a predicament and I am very sorry to hear about your health situation—that really sucks. My own situation is fine; no real problem and either way it wouldn’t be really affected by this game one way or the other.

I didn’t know you played chess that’s cool. I also played competitive chess when I was in high school (attained uscf chess master) and still play online (2400+ on lichess and chess.com) and it’s always good to meet a fellow chess player. I have to ask though as a chess player can you call a flag on a player when your own flag has been down quite some time?? 😜