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@FranceNeedsMorePower When I play Britain I also wish that. :) If you do that, however, then Austria should start with one, since it would do the CP even more damage to give the Entente any further advantage.

In regards to the American strategy, I agree that it is frustrating playing as the waking giant of the US only to be capped at a measly 20 IPCs throughout the whole game. There are a few ways to remedy this, but each has their pitfalls.

You could set up a national objective system in the game (as I have worked on before and enjoyed) in which the US graduates to higher income levels over a number of turns. For example, the first turn the US is at war it collects 2 more IPCs, the second turn 4, up through the 5th turn when they collect 10, at which point it stops increasing. This would need to be balanced by a strong CP national objective of some kind, and I have not spent the time investigating this yet.

If you are willing to fudge some history, once the US goes to war, Canada becomes a US (not British) territory. This overplays the independence movement that resulted from the war, but it does give the US a few more IPCs and doesn’t shift the game balance too much. British player will need to be a little stingier, but if the Ottomans are already on the run, this may not be the end of the world.

There are more options, but since I have to leave for class, I will leave it at this for now. I look forward to any comments or thoughts you may have. :)

@fasthard

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Game History

Round: 9 Purchase Units - Americans Americans buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 cruiser, 3 destroyers, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 1 submarine and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Americans 1 destroyer moved from 8 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone 2 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Germany 2 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to France Combat - Americans Strategic bombing raid in Germany Germans roll AA dice in Germany : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Bombing raid in Germany rolls: 3 and causes: 3 damage to unit: factory_major Bombing raid in Germany causes 3 damage total. Battle in France Americans attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry Germans defend with 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry Americans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry in France, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in France, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in France Americans win, taking France from Germans, taking Morocco from Americans, taking Normandy Bordeaux from Americans, taking French Central Africa from Russians, taking French Guiana from Americans, taking Algeria from Americans, taking Syria from Russians, taking French West Africa from Russians with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Trigger French 1 Liberation By Americans: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_French_1_Can_Be_Liberated_Switch attached to French Trigger French 1 Liberation By Americans: French has 4 infantry placed in France Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Tunisia 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Tunisia 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Central Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Central Africa 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Algeria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Algeria 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Indo China 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Indo China 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Southern France 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Southern France 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Morocco 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Morocco 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Syria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated Syria 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Guiana 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Guiana 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Madagascar 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Madagascar 3 Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French Madagascar 3: French captures territory French Madagascar Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French West Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Americans Liberation France Liberated French West Africa 3 Non Combat Move - Americans 1 bomber moved from Germany to Normandy Bordeaux 1 armour, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria 2 submarines moved from 91 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone 3 transports moved from 8 Sea Zone to 2 Sea Zone 3 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Alaska to 2 Sea Zone 3 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys and 3 transports moved from 2 Sea Zone to 3 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from 10 Sea Zone to 3 Sea Zone 2 tactical_bombers moved from 8 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 1 carrier and 1 submarine moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 7 carriers, 2 cruisers, 5 destroyers, 12 fighters and 8 submarines moved from 8 Sea Zone to 3 Sea Zone 3 mech_infantrys moved from 3 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East 3 infantry moved from 3 Sea Zone to Soviet Far East 1 mech_infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur 1 infantry moved from British Columbia to Alaska 1 artillery moved from Western United States to British Columbia 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 101 Sea Zone to 103 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from France to 110 Sea Zone Place Units - Americans 2 destroyers and 1 submarine placed in 10 Sea Zone 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 101 Sea Zone 1 infantry placed in Eastern United States 1 armour and 2 infantry placed in Alaska 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Western United States 1 fighter and 1 infantry placed in Eastern United States Turn Complete - Americans Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs Trigger Americans 5 Presence In France: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 57 PUs Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 67 PUs Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs Purchase Units - Chinese Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed Chinese buy 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - Chinese 2 infantry moved from Kansu to Suiyuyan 1 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Sikang 1 fighter moved from Tsinghai to Suiyuyan 7 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Shensi Combat - Chinese Battle in Shensi Chinese attack with 7 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 7 infantry in Shensi, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 1.17 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shensi, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shensi Chinese win, taking Shensi from Japanese with 7 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Battle in Suiyuyan Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 infantry Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Suiyuyan, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 infantry in Suiyuyan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Suiyuyan Chinese win, taking Suiyuyan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Chinese 1 fighter moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu Place Units - Chinese 2 infantry placed in Suiyuyan Turn Complete - Chinese Chinese collect 5 PUs; end with 7 PUs Purchase Units - British British buy 2 fighters and 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Purchase Units - UK_Pacific UK_Pacific buy 1 artillery; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - British 2 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Holland Belgium 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to Holland Belgium 1 bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Germany 4 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia 2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq 1 infantry moved from Iraq to Northwest Persia 3 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Persia to India 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from India to Burma Combat - British Strategic bombing raid in Germany Germans roll AA dice in Germany : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits Bombing raid in Germany rolls: 6 and causes: 6 damage to unit: factory_major Bombing raid in Germany causes 6 damage total. Battle in Burma British attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry Japanese defend with 1 artillery British roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Burma, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Burma, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Burma British win, taking Burma from Japanese with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4 Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery Battle in Holland Belgium British attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry Germans defend with 1 infantry British roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Holland Belgium British win, taking Holland Belgium from Germans with 2 fighters and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - British 2 fighters moved from Holland Belgium to France 5 aaGuns, 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 35 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 6 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone 6 infantry moved from 110 Sea Zone to Normandy Bordeaux 1 bomber moved from Germany to Normandy Bordeaux Place Units - British 2 fighters and 7 infantry placed in United Kingdom Turn Complete - British British collect 32 PUs; end with 32 PUs Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 35 PUs Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 38 PUs Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 41 PUs Place Units - UK_Pacific 1 artillery placed in India Turn Complete - UK_Pacific Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1 UK_Pacific collect 5 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 5 PUs Some Units in India change ownership: 1 artillery

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -0.00 Americans regular : -1.67 Japanese regular : -1.00 Germans AA : -0.33 Germans regular : -0.67 British regular : 0.83

@Booper no intercept

@lebowsky

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Game History

Round: 3 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 5 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Algeria to Western Germany 2 artilleries moved from Poland to Slovakia Hungary 1 artillery moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania 7 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland 3 artilleries moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary 1 armour moved from Germany to Romania 1 armour moved from Germany to Poland 1 armour moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary 1 armour moved from Germany to Poland 1 armour moved from Germany to Romania 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to France 1 mech_infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern France to France 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 5 infantry moved from Finland to Norway 1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Poland to 114 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 114 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland 1 infantry moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary Non Combat Move - Germans 2 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Norway Place Units - Germans 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in France 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany 1 armour, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Germans collect 46 PUs; end with 46 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 56 PUs

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@nikola1975

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Game History

Round: 13 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 13 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Germans 2 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to Eastern Poland 2 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Ukraine 3 fighters moved from Bessarabia to Ukraine 1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Ukraine 1 artillery moved from Baltic States to Northern Belarus Germans take Northern Belarus from Russians 1 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States 21 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Northern Italy 1 artillery moved from Germany to Poland 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania 13 infantry moved from Germany to Poland 6 infantry moved from Germany to Slovakia Hungary Combat - Germans Battle in Eastern Poland Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Russians defend with 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Eastern Poland, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Eastern Poland, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Eastern Poland Germans win, taking Eastern Poland from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in Ukraine Germans attack with 3 fighters and 3 mech_infantrys Russians defend with 2 infantry Germans roll dice for 3 fighters and 3 mech_infantrys in Ukraine, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Ukraine, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine Germans roll dice for 3 fighters and 3 mech_infantrys in Ukraine, round 3 : 3/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Ukraine, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Ukraine Germans win, taking Ukraine from Russians with 3 fighters and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry Non Combat Move - Germans 3 fighters moved from Ukraine to Slovakia Hungary 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Slovakia Hungary Place Units - Germans 3 infantry placed in France 5 infantry placed in Western Germany 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Germany Turn Complete - Germans Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 6 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,4,1,1,5,2,5,2,2,1,3,2,3,4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 108 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6 Germans collect 38 PUs (6 lost to blockades); end with 38 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -1.33 Germans regular : 0.50

@captainwalker 4b003bae-9f9b-4b7b-939c-ecab849990aa-triplea_41695_11ger.tsvg

@max334

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Game History

Round: 1 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 artillery and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 2 infantry moved from New South Wales to 64 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 59 Sea Zone to Java ANZAC take Java from Dutch 2 aaGuns moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 fighter moved from Queensland to Malaya 1 cruiser moved from 65 Sea Zone to 28 Sea Zone 2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Queensland 1 infantry moved from Egypt to Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Place Units - ANZAC 1 artillery placed in New South Wales 1 submarine placed in 64 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 13 PUs; end with 13 PUs Politics - French Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Algeria Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 cruiser placed in 95 Sea Zone Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Tunisia Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 destroyer placed in 95 Sea Zone Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Southern France Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 artillery placed in Southern France Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Morocco Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in Syria Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Place: Neutral_Axis has 1 infantry placed in French West Africa Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Tunisia Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French West Africa Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Central Africa 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Central Africa Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Algeria Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Syria Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Morocco Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Algeria 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Algeria Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Cruiser Remove: has removed 1 cruiser owned by French in 95 Sea Zone Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Tunisia 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Tunisia Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Destroyer Remove: has removed 1 destroyer owned by French in 95 Sea Zone Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Southern France Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Artillery Remove: has removed 1 artillery owned by French in Southern France Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Morocco 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Morocco Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Madagascar 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Madagascar Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France Syria 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in Syria Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France Southern France 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory Southern France Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Indo China 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Indo China Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 2 activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 3 Trigger Axis Conquer All France French Guiana 3: Neutral_Axis captures territory French Guiana Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Place activates a trigger called: Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Remove Trigger Axis Conquer All France French West Africa 3 Infantry Remove: has removed 1 infantry owned by French in French West Africa Combat Move - French Non Combat Move - French 1 destroyer moved from 74 Sea Zone to 83 Sea Zone Turn Complete - French

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