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@gamerman01 Well Lee is playing a Revised tournament I think, if he shows up I’ll challenge him right away.
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UK Strategy -"Middle Earth"

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The Middle-earth strategy is often seen online. Granted variations of it are always different. It is a solid strategy. I play a couple of games a week on Triple A and there is a good chance I see it weekly.

I have even seen the version detailed here, with the Harbor in Persia.
Interesting strategy.

How I see the Middle-earth strategy used over at Triple A is as follows.

1.The Allied player occupies the Middle East and gets IC’s up and running.

Planes fly down thru Africa and around to Middle East(Once threat of Sealion is gone)

The Russian players fight a delaying action. Very few counter attack ( I always attempt to counter attack).

When the fall of Moscow is inevitable, anywhere from turn 5-8 the Russian player abandons Moscow. They then usually fall back on the Middle East, looking to join the Russian stack with the now sizable Brit forces. This often slows the Germans considerably.

USA sets up a schuck/schuck thru the Med. USA-Gibraltar-Egypt. Where somewhere around 8 troops a turn are dumped into the Middle East.

Then with the Germans facing a huge Wall in the Caucasus and unable to advance further…the USA will attempt to finish off Japan.
Once Japan is neutralized or defeated then the full might of the USA is applied, usually thru the Med…but sometimes to the North thru Norway.

If done right, the Middle-earth strategy can lead to very long games. 18-25 turns. This is the most common style of Middle-earth strategy that I encounter. It can frustrate Axis players with low attention spans (looks in mirror) For the Axis to win, it will be a slog. Which is part of the strategy, bore your opponent to death and suck the fun out of the game. That being said, it is effective. I still lose to it on occasion, even when I know it is coming. I have probably lost to it 3-4 times in the last year, yet I have seen it dozens of times. Usually the economics defeats the Axis. When I have lost to it, people have done well to neutralize Japan.
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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: French round 3
TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 3 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 destroyer moved from 64 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 marine moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 cruiser, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 55 Sea Zone 1 infantry moved from Burma to Shan State Place Units - ANZAC 1 destroyer placed in 64 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 10 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 Turn Complete - French
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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 7
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 7 Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 15 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 4 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat Move - Japanese 1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Japan to 7 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Kiangsu 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 7 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from 21 Sea Zone to Kwangtung 1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from 7 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern Manchuria to 20 Sea Zone 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from 20 Sea Zone to Shantung 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from French Indo China to Kwangtung 3 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Kwangsi to 37 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from French Indo China to 37 Sea Zone 2 infantry moved from Malaya to 132 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 132 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone 1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 59 Sea Zone 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 48 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 marine moved from New Britain to 48 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 infantry, 1 marine, 2 submarines and 1 transport moved from 48 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone 1 battleship, 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 infantry, 1 marine, 3 submarines and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Davao to Kiangsu 4 infantry moved from Jehol to Shansi 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe 3 infantry moved from Jehol to Shantung 1 bomber moved from Davao to Anhwe 2 battleships, 1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 132 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 5 transports moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone 3 artilleries and 9 infantry moved from 39 Sea Zone to Burma 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma 1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from New Guinea to Dutch New Guinea 1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 21 Sea Zone Combat - Japanese Battle in 59 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber ANZAC defend with 1 submarine Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 59 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 59 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 59 Sea Zone Japanese win, taking 59 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine Battle in 46 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers ANZAC defend with 1 submarine Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/7 hits, 3.83 expected hits ANZAC roll dice for 1 submarine in 46 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 46 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine Battle in Shansi Japanese attack with 4 infantry Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 4 infantry in Shansi, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 0.67 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shansi, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shansi Japanese roll dice for 3 infantry in Shansi, round 3 : 1/3 hits, 0.50 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shansi, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shansi Japanese win, taking Shansi from Chinese with 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Battle in Kwangtung Japanese attack with 4 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers British defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour Japanese roll dice for 4 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers in Kwangtung, round 2 : 3/10 hits, 5.00 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Kwangtung, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits 1 artillery owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Kwangtung Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 4 fighters, 2 infantry and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Battle in Kiangsu Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 infantry in Kiangsu, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kiangsu, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kiangsu 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kiangsu Japanese win, taking Kiangsu from Chinese with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Battle in Burma Japanese attack with 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry British defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 battleships in Burma, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Burma, round 2 : 7/22 hits, 6.17 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Burma, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Burma Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 1 armour, 6 artilleries, 14 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in Anhwe Japanese attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Anhwe, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Anhwe Japanese win, taking Anhwe from Chinese with 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Battle in Shan State Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry British defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Shan State, round 2 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Shan State, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 0.83 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shan State Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Shan State, round 4 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Shan State, round 5 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Shan State, round 6 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 6 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shan State Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery in Shan State, round 7 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Shan State, round 7 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Shan State Japanese win, taking Shan State from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3 Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry Casualties for British: 1 infantry Battle in Shantung Japanese attack with 2 artilleries and 7 infantry Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 7 infantry in Shantung, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 2.17 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Shantung, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Shantung 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Shantung Japanese win, taking Shantung from Chinese with 2 artilleries and 6 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 aaGun moved from Jehol to Shantung 1 bomber moved from Anhwe to Southern Manchuria 4 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to French Indo China 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 46 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone 2 infantry and 1 marine moved from 36 Sea Zone to Davao 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 59 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Kiangsu to Japan Place Units - Japanese 3 infantry placed in Southern Manchuria 3 infantry placed in French Indo China 3 infantry placed in Malaya 2 artilleries, 1 fighter, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Japanese collect 55 PUs; end with 59 PUs Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 62 PUs Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 67 PUs Objective Japanese 5 Pacific Airfields: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 72 PUs Objective Japanese 7 Vital Forward Bases: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 77 PUs Objective Japanese 2 Strategic Defense Perimeter: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 82 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Chinese regular : 1.33 Japanese regular : -4.67 UK_Pacific regular : -1.00 ANZAC regular : -0.33
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TripleA Turn Summary: French round 15
TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 15 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy nothing; Remaining resources: 8 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC 1 armour moved from Western Australia to Northern Australia ANZAC take Northern Australia from Japanese 1 armour moved from Northern Australia to Queensland Combat - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 aaGun, 5 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from South Australia to Queensland 2 aaGuns, 2 armour, 3 artilleries, 2 fighters and 5 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland 1 infantry moved from Shan State to Yunnan 2 fighters moved from Shan State to Hunan 1 fighter moved from Shan State to Eastern India Turn Complete - ANZAC Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 64 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,6,4,2 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 55 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,3 ANZAC collect 3 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 11 PUs Combat Move - French Turn Complete - French
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@Central-Powers-boss said in CP strategy:

Otoman Empire: Don’t buy troops… ever… just buy battleships because if Italy’s navy gets destroyed then you can go after Brittons fleet. You can hold out with the troops you have already until your fleet is ready. also I chose to attack Serbia with the Bulgarian troops I got but it’s kinda up to you.

What did UK do, out of curiosity? Based on this they should have just been able to buy in India and roll up the Ottomans within a few turns.
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TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 7
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3

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Round: 7 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine 5 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk 2 fighters moved from Russia to Bryansk 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Western Ukraine Combat - Russians Battle in Bryansk Russians attack with 2 fighters and 5 infantry Germans defend with 1 infantry Russians roll dice for 2 fighters and 5 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 1.83 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Bryansk Russians win, taking Bryansk from Germans with 2 fighters and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry Battle in Western Ukraine Russians attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Germans defend with 1 mech_infantry Russians roll dice for 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 5/6 hits, 2.50 expected hits Germans roll dice for 1 mech_infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Western Ukraine Russians win, taking Western Ukraine from Germans with 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Non Combat Move - Russians 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Russia 2 fighters moved from Bryansk to Russia 6 infantry moved from Yenisey to Timguska 2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia 1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from Vologda to Russia 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Vologda to Russia Place Units - Russians 3 infantry placed in Ukraine 3 artilleries placed in Russia 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 29 PUs; end with 29 PUs Trigger Russians 2 Persia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 31 PUs Trigger Russians 3 Siberia Lend Lease Lane: Russians met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 33 PUs Turning on Edit Mode EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Volgograd: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Ukraine: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
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Germans regular : 0.33 Russians regular : 2.67
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TripleA Manual Gamesave Post: French round 29
TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: WW2 Path to Victory

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Round: 29 Purchase Units - ANZAC ANZAC buy 1 destroyer; Remaining resources: 5 PUs; Combat Move - ANZAC Non Combat Move - ANZAC 1 artillery moved from Queensland to Northern Australia 1 transport moved from 64 Sea Zone to 56 Sea Zone 6 fighters moved from 56 Sea Zone to Eastern India 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland Place Units - ANZAC 1 destroyer placed in 64 Sea Zone Turn Complete - ANZAC ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 15 PUs Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 18 PUs Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 21 PUs Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 24 PUs Purchase Units - French French repair damage of 6x factory_minor; Remaining resources: 11 PUs; French buy 2 artilleries and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Combat Move - French Non Combat Move - French 2 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France 1 fighter moved from Eastern India to Iraq Place Units - French 2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in France Turn Complete - French French collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs
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