I printed a PtV map image on banner vinyl. Playing our first game on it this weekend!

@dawgoneit @mikawagunichi Thanks guys, appreciate it -
I don’t want to freak anyone out, this is a personal break but I’m in good health and looking forward to coming back eventually. I found that I had crossed the balancing line in my personal life. Need some time away to recalibrate and have healthy space for my gaming addiction(s) while still accomplishing my work/life goals ;)

Cheers
Stu

I posted this in the strategy discussion thread, I published a video going over my J2 strategy a couple days ago and a new video today discussing PTV changes from OOB.

J2 Strategy video:
https://youtu.be/0JK0TXDrYGY?si=U_sTL42aK_FfuH4j

Introduction to PTV:
https://youtu.be/YPJ_I0qxGBU?si=bYbZHALTBa0n49-e

I went through 14 more pages and collected data on 226 more games to input.

Fun, watching it while I work. Love @crockett36’s comment about engineers and accountants, my older brother that got me into A&A is an engineer and I am an accountant. Who would have guessed!

Congrats Farmboy on the 2023 title!

Also, in a wild tech- (and quickly jet-)fueled match, heavy favorite @gamerman01 's Germany steamrolls through the USSR and towards Egypt for a decisive triumph over the Allies, despite Japan withering on the vine in the Pacific.

OOB +51 bid for Allies. I haven’t played OOB and didn’t realize just how weak the USSR is, tried to do too much with it, both stacking Yunnan with the aircraft and rushing fast movers to Iraq and toward Tobruk/Ethiopia for the N.O. cheese.

Tech played a factor, although Gamerman didn’t need it to cement a victory, it just assured it more quickly 😉

Germany got Long Range Aircraft on round 3 followed by Jet Power on round 5, with a purchase of 4 tokens total. USA missed 16 tech dice rolls in a row (1 token round 2, and then 3 tokens over the next 5 rounds).

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/post/1719409

@regularkid said in League General Discussion Thread:

@Stucifer that is so freaking epic! very impressive. how are you differentiating the marines?

Right now, I have Marines for the US that I got from Historical Board Gaming. However I do not have marines for the other countries, so we are using German infantry with a Japanese occupation marker underneath for Japanese marines.

@regularkid said in League General Discussion Thread:

also, how do you handle the vichy units?

I put a black-backed occupation token on each Vichy territory and left the French units on the board. Since Germany opted for Vichy and the French fighter was lost in the 113 scramble, it’s not too confusing.

I’m also logging each end state in TripleA. Mostly to track income with all the NO conditions, easy to lose track of one. Added benefit since we have to clear the table for an activity tonight, but plan to continue playing tomorrow if the weather forecast holds!

@axis-dominion Personally if this happened in a game with me I’d just have my opponent reroll the turn, I think bad dice to an extreme like this in the first round of play (any power) is worth a quick reset keeping the moves the same. I would also extend that to a total upset in the attacker’s favor like if the opposite had happened in 110, losing 1 sub or something only as the Axis when the brits did a full scramble.

@crockett36 Come to PtV, where Axis get the bid and lose half the games! The water’s great 😉🇺🇸🇬🇧

We’ve had a resurgence in interest in PtV it seems, looks like we are around 80 games so far this year (I count 160 finished games in the ELO spreadsheet, but they each take 2 people). Compared to 51 I believe for 2023. That is either a massive uptick in interest or those of us playing are playing a lot more (@mikawagunichi leading the way at 30! games this year). I thought I would consult some ancient wisdom from yesteryear in the PTV Strategy thread here:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35558/ww2-path-to-victory-strategies

Pleasantly surprised to say, I’ve been in the kitchen cooking and have a strategy not discussed at length. Most of the discussion was around the Germany-Russia front and J1 viability. Looking forward to sparking some discussion with my post (incoming) over there!

Cheers,
Stucifer

Yeah that’s a sticky situation, not a lot of great options.

TripleA Turn Summary: UK_Pacific round 8

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

Game History

Round: 8

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        3 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 119 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 91 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Greece to Albania
        1 bomber moved from Greece to Albania
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Albania
        1 armour, 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to West India

    Combat - British
        Battle in West India
            British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in West India, round 2 : 6/16 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in West India, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in West India
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in West India
            British win, taking West India from Japanese with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 8 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
        Battle in Albania
            British attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Albania, round 2 : 5/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Albania
            British win, taking Albania from Italians with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Battle in 119 Sea Zone
            EDIT: British attack with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 2 submarines
            EDIT: Germans defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 transport
                EDIT: 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                EDIT: 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
            EDIT: Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans and 1 carrier owned by the Germans
                EDIT: 3/5 hits, 2.67 expected hits
            EDIT: 1 destroyer owned by the British and 2 submarines owned by the British lost in 119 Sea Zone
            EDIT: 1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in 119 Sea Zone
            EDIT: 3 fighters owned by the British retreated
            EDIT: Germans win
            EDIT: Battle casualty summary: Battle score (TUV change) for attacker is -10
        EDIT: Recording Battle Statistics
            EDIT: 1 fighter owned by the Germans could not land and were killed
        EDIT: Game Loaded

    Non Combat Move - British
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        3 fighters moved from 119 Sea Zone to Scotland
        1 aaGun and 4 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
        1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to Scotland
        1 bomber moved from Albania to Gibraltar
        1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
        2 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Greece to 99 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 99 Sea Zone to Syria
        2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq
        2 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
        1 submarine moved from 81 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 81 Sea Zone to 78 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 71 Sea Zone to 58 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to 71 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 81 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan
        1 destroyer moved from 99 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Albania to 99 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Albania to 99 Sea Zone

    Place Units - British
        1 submarine placed in 106 Sea Zone
        1 submarine placed in 121 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in United Kingdom
        1 armour and 2 infantry placed in Egypt

    Turn Complete - British
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 119 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2
        British collect 33 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 33 PUs

    Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.33
Japanese regular : 0.67
EDIT: : 0.83
British regular : 4.67

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Politics - Italians
        Italians takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians
            Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Russians from Neutrality to War
            Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied
            Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied
            Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
            Italians succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 armour moved from Romania to Bessarabia
              Italians take Bessarabia from Russians
        1 marine moved from Malta to 98 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 1 marine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from 101 Sea Zone to Crete
        1 artillery moved from Malta to 98 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 99 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 99 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 99 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 101 Sea Zone to Cyprus

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Cyprus
        Battle in Crete

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 armour moved from Romania to Greece
        2 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
        1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Albania
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 97 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
        2 destroyers moved from 98 Sea Zone to 101 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 101 Sea Zone to Syria
              Italians take Syria from Neutral_Axis
        2 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya

    Place Units - Italians
        1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
        1 transport placed in 97 Sea Zone
        1 infantry placed in Northern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 100 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3
        Italians collect 12 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 12 PUs
        Objective Italians 3 North Africa Control: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 17 PUs
        Objective Italians 5 Control Convoy Lanes: Italians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 20 PUs
        Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 25 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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@simon-tressel
3 hits on fleet in 119, 1 from subs so must be taken on a ship. I assume damage to battleship for sub, other 2 hits?

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: British round 8

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1942 2nd Edition

Game History

Round: 8

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        3 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 119 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer and 2 submarines moved from 91 Sea Zone to 119 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from Greece to Albania
        1 bomber moved from Greece to Albania
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Albania
        1 armour, 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to West India

    Combat - British
        Battle in West India
            British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
            Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in West India, round 2 : 6/16 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in West India, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in West India
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in West India
            British win, taking West India from Japanese with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 8 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
        Battle in Albania
            British attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Albania, round 2 : 5/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 infantry in Albania, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Albania
            British win, taking Albania from Italians with 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Battle in 119 Sea Zone
            EDIT: British attack with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 2 submarines
            EDIT: Germans defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 transport
                EDIT: 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                EDIT: 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : -0.33
Japanese regular : 0.67
EDIT: : 0.50
British regular : 4.67

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 3

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 3

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 1 artillery and 14 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians
        1 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Baltic States
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Leningrad to Baltic States

    Combat - Russians
        Battle in Baltic States
            Russians attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 infantry
                Russians roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Baltic States, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Baltic States, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Baltic States
            Russians win, taking Baltic States from Germans with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Russians
        COMMENT: skipped scramble due to odds
        2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Baltic States to Russia
        1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Leningrad to Archangel
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Bryansk to Gorky
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Southern Belarus to Smolensk
        1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Northern Belarus to Smolensk
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Belarus to Kursk
        1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Kursk
        2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Russia to Smolensk
        1 artillery and 11 infantry moved from Ukraine to Kursk
        1 infantry moved from Northern Caucasus to Rostov
        1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Stalingrad to Rostov
        2 infantry moved from Kursk to Rostov
        3 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska
        1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
        2 infantry moved from Sakha to Amur
        1 aaGun and 5 infantry moved from Sakha to Siberia
        2 infantry moved from Sakha to Amur

    Place Units - Russians
        1 artillery and 9 infantry placed in Russia
        3 infantry placed in Stalingrad
        2 infantry placed in Urals

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs
        Trigger Russians 7 Great Patriotic War: Russians met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 47 PUs
        Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 49 PUs
        Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 51 PUs
        Trigger Russians 1 Lend Lease: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 53 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans regular : -0.33
Russians regular : -0.83

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 11

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 11

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 aaGun and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        2 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
        1 marine moved from New Zealand to 65 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 marine moved from 65 Sea Zone to 32 Sea Zone
        1 marine moved from 32 Sea Zone to Wake Island
        3 fighters moved from New Zealand to Wake Island
        2 submarines moved from 64 Sea Zone to 51 Sea Zone
        2 submarines moved from 51 Sea Zone to 50 Sea Zone

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 aaGun and 2 infantry placed in New South Wales

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 55 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3,5,4,5,5,5,3,5,2,3,4,6,3,4,2,1,1,1,2,2,6,3,2,1,2,2,5,2,3
        ANZAC collect 8 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 16 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 19 PUs

    Combat Move - French

    Non Combat Move - French
        2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 2

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

Game History

Round: 2

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 marine; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Politics - ANZAC
        ANZAC takes Political Action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to Unprovoked
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Unprovoked
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Unprovoked
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
            ANZAC succeeds on action: Political Action ANZAC To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly

    Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 destroyer moved from 59 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone

    Combat - ANZAC
        Battle in 44 Sea Zone
            ANZAC attack with 1 destroyer
            Japanese defend with 1 submarine
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 44 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                ANZAC roll dice for 1 destroyer in 44 Sea Zone, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Japanese lost in 44 Sea Zone
            ANZAC win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 submarine

    Non Combat Move - ANZAC
        1 fighter moved from Java to Queensland
        1 infantry moved from Java to 59 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 59 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 56 Sea Zone to Dutch New Guinea
              ANZAC take Dutch New Guinea from Dutch
        1 cruiser moved from 58 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland

    Place Units - ANZAC
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 marine placed in New South Wales

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 14 PUs
        Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 17 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 20 PUs
        Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 23 PUs

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

    Combat Move - French

    Non Combat Move - French
        1 destroyer moved from 83 Sea Zone to 100 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Japanese regular : -0.50
ANZAC regular : 0.00

Savegame

@GeneralDisarray I’ve got to get started on dinner, so no rush on OOL

5 hits in sz 100, subs missed (used edit mode in case they hit, so you could wait to choose casualties)