G40 Marxh (Allies) vs. StuckTojo (Axis) No bid, No VCs

[StuckTojo]

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (4)

[StuckTojo]

Italy takes W Ukraine with 1 tank.

[StuckTojo]

Well, I can’t finish my turn because the dice roller can’t roll for convoy damage.

Either somethings wrong with MARTI dice or this game’s screwed.

I give up.  I’m going to bed.  What a waste of time.

[StuckTojo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 6

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

Combat Move - Italians

Non Combat Move - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Western Ukraine: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Ukraine: 1 armour
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Western Ukraine: 1 armour
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Western Ukraine from Russians to Italians
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            2 armour moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from France to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Western Germany
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France

Place Units - Italians
            1 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,1,4,2,5,5,6,4,2
            Italians collect 11 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 11 PUs

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[StuckTojo]

Dice seem to be working fine now.

Obviously something was up with MARTI dice last night.  I edited in the results of the W Ukraine battle we rolled manually above.

[MarshmallowofWar]

What? No attempt to take Egypt?

It was a pretty good chance too! What you got up your sleeve?

[MarshmallowofWar]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 6

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 5 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from India to Volgograd
            1 fighter moved from Caucasus to Volgograd
            2 infantry moved from Northwest Persia to Persia
            1 infantry moved from India to West India
            1 bomber moved from New South Wales to Hawaiian Islands
            2 infantry moved from Line Islands to 29 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 29 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            3 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 15 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[MarshmallowofWar]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 6

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Alexandria
                  British take Alexandria from Italians

Combat - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Caucasus to Volgograd

Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[StuckTojo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 factory_upgrade, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Vyborg to Norway
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
            1 bomber, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Norway
            2 bombers moved from Southern Italy to Norway
            2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Germans creates battle in territory 113 Sea Zone
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Rostov, round 2 :  1/8 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Rostov, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Rostov
                Germans win, taking Rostov from Russians with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Norway
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 bombers, 5 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 aaGuns, 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
                    AA fire in Norway :  2/6 hits
                    2 fighters owned by the Germans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 bombers, 3 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 2 :  9/18 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter, 11 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in Norway, round 2 :  7/21 hits
                    2 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans, 2 aaGuns owned by the British, 7 infantry owned by the Americans, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 artilleries owned by the Germans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 3 armour, 3 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 3 :  7/11 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in Norway, round 3 :  7/14 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans, 3 mech_infantrys owned by the Americans, 3 fighters owned by the Germans, 2 infantry owned by the Americans, 3 armour owned by the Germans and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber in Norway, round 4 :  2/4 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry in Norway, round 4 :  3/7 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans, 2 bombers owned by the Germans, 1 mech_infantry owned by the Americans and 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber in Norway, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 3 artilleries and 1 fighter in Norway, round 5 :  3/5 hits
                    1 bomber owned by the Germans and 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Norway
                Americans win with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -84
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 bombers, 5 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for British: 2 aaGuns and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            2 armour and 10 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,5,5,4,4,6,1,2,3,5
            Germans collect 44 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 44 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs

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[StuckTojo]

G’damnit.

I thought I clicked on factory upgrade, not major factory!

Screw it.  Games’ over, then.

[MarshmallowofWar]

Dude, you can redo the build. I’m ok with that.

Looks like the coin toss in Norway went my way. The best I could make it was a coin toss, and you had to make the attack. For what it’s worth, I think that just evened the game out – before that, you definitely had the upper hand.

I wouldn’t concede at this point, but it is your call.

Marsh

[MarshmallowofWar]

continuing…

Japan is still very, very strong, and there’s still a good possibility that combined action could take out Russia, basically cutting you down to three fronts to be shared by your three powers.

[StuckTojo]

OK, thanks.  I’ll tell you what.  There’s a 10 IPC difference between an upgrade and a major.

I guess I can do three things:

1. lose the 10 IPCs and go ahead and upgrade the factory
2. upgrade the factory and place 10 IPCs worth of stuff this round
   or
3. upgrade the factory and put 10 IPCs away for next turn

I’ll leave it up to you.

[MarshmallowofWar]

Do the upgrade and place the stuff.

[StuckTojo]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 7

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 factory_upgrade, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Vyborg to Norway
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
            1 bomber, 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Norway
            2 bombers moved from Southern Italy to Norway
            2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Ukraine to Rostov
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Smolensk
                  Germans take Smolensk from Russians

Combat - Germans
            Germans creates battle in territory 113 Sea Zone
            Battle in Rostov
                Germans attack with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Rostov, round 2 :  1/8 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Rostov, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Rostov
                Germans win, taking Rostov from Russians with 3 fighters, 2 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Norway
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 bombers, 5 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 2 aaGuns, 1 fighter and 2 infantry; Americans defend with 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
                    AA fire in Norway :  2/6 hits
                    2 fighters owned by the Germans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 bombers, 3 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 2 :  9/18 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 2 aaGuns, 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter, 11 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in Norway, round 2 :  7/21 hits
                    2 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans, 2 aaGuns owned by the British, 7 infantry owned by the Americans, 3 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 artilleries owned by the Germans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 3 armour, 3 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 3 :  7/11 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter, 4 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in Norway, round 3 :  7/14 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans, 3 mech_infantrys owned by the Americans, 3 fighters owned by the Germans, 2 infantry owned by the Americans, 3 armour owned by the Germans and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 3 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber in Norway, round 4 :  2/4 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 1 mech_infantry in Norway, round 4 :  3/7 hits
                    1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans, 2 bombers owned by the Germans, 1 mech_infantry owned by the Americans and 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Norway
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber in Norway, round 5 :  1/1 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour, 3 artilleries and 1 fighter in Norway, round 5 :  3/5 hits
                    1 bomber owned by the Germans and 1 artillery owned by the Americans lost in Norway
                Americans win with 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is -84
                Casualties for Germans: 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 bombers, 5 fighters, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for British: 2 aaGuns and 2 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 2 artilleries, 9 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Rostov to Ukraine
            1 armour moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Ukraine
            2 armour and 10 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland

Place Units - Germans
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 bomber and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,5,5,4,4,6,1,2,3,5
            Germans collect 44 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 44 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Novgorod: 1 factory_minor
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Novgorod: 1 factory_major
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

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[StuckTojo]

OK.  Neck and arm are killing me.  Going to take a break until tomorrow.

Have a good night.

[MarshmallowofWar]

Have a good night sir! There’s no hurry on taking your turns – you have to take care of yourself.

[MarshmallowofWar]

Umm, you can’t upgrade the factory in Novgorod to a major.

[StuckTojo]

@Marshmallow:

Umm, you can’t upgrade the factory in Novgorod to a major.

Bloody hell, you’re right.  It has to have a value of 3, right?

Well, I also forgot to add my 10 IPCs worth of stuff.

I can’t deal with this tonight.  Tell me what you think is fair (maybe I should just retain 30 IPCs until next turn) and I’ll take care of it tomorrow, OK?

[MarshmallowofWar]

It does have to be a three, but it also has to be a territory that you originally control. If you had built a minor in Romania, for instance, you could upgrade it to a major.

Redo your build with that in mind. I would say keep what you already built, of course (except for the factory upgrade) but spend the remainder on whatever you want.

Marsh