Alright, good to go. UK lost a couple planes on the offense - rough round. Italy got lucky in 97. Though I guess I can’t complain as luck was with me last round in 110.
Italy’s pretty rich. Haven’t seen an Italy this strong in OOB in a long time. :)
G40L18 Argothair Axis vs Karl7 Allies bid 18\.
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map
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OK, we’re gonna have some fun!
Italy builds a carrier and two destroyers.
The only combat is 1 inf, 1 art from Rostov plus the tac from Stalingrad attacks the 1 Russian inf in Bryansk. The tac then lands in Stalingrad on non-combat, along with reinforcements from Kiev and Rostov, and the Med sub and the 2 Stalingrad fighters meet up in SZ 97 to land on the newly build carrier. And then we have a shitton of submarine convoys.Bryansk
Rolls: 2@2 1@3; Total Hits: 12@2: (2, 6)1@3: (5)
vs.
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (3)SZ 93 Convoy (Marseilles)
Rolls: 2@3; Total Hits: 12@3: (2, 4)SZ 97 Convoy (Adriatic)
Rolls: 10@3; Total Hits: 610@3: (5, 3, 1, 3, 4, 5, 1, 5, 1, 2) -
OK! 1 income runs the gauntlet and gets through from Marseilles, 1 income squeaks through from the Adriatic, and then Italy collects 1 for Bulgaria, 2 for Kiev, 2 for Rostov, and 1 for Bryansk.
Total of 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 8 IPCs for Italy next turn.
Destroyers and carrier go in SZ 97.
Franzac up!
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wait, you saved up several turns of Italy income?
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That was two full turns of spending. Your submarines whiffed a couple turns ago, and I put the entire turn’s income in the bank. Didn’t you notice there were no infantry reinforcements in Italian Kiev?
Anyway, like I said, we’re going to have some fun. Italy’s not out of the woods yet.
I didn’t realize you saved Tobruk for the Russians as well as Ethiopia and Somalia…that’s a neat trick. Have to play Balanced Mod next time! ;-)
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That was two full turns of spending. Your submarines whiffed a couple turns ago, and I put the entire turn’s income in the bank. Didn’t you notice there were no infantry reinforcements in Italian Kiev?
Anyway, like I said, we’re going to have some fun. Italy’s not out of the woods yet.
I didn’t realize you saved Tobruk for the Russians as well as Ethiopia and Somalia…that’s a neat trick. Have to play Balanced Mod next time! ;-)
Ha, yeah, this game is a little janky in as much as it is set up for Alpha 2? Not even alpha 3, which is the closes appox to OBB.
You should really give Triple a another chance.
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Heh. Yeah, I’m sure there were a few setup errors, which I’m happy to try to correct if we play another game. I don’t know much about the difference between Alpha 2 and Alpha 3, but I tried to set the board up as close to OOB Europe 1940 Second Edition and Pacific 1940 Second Edition as possible. I was under the impression that the “Second Edition” titles trumped and came after all the various Alpha revisions, but maybe I’m wrong about that. Feel free to teach me!
As far as TripleA, dude, you need to give that s*** a rest. I’ve made it very clear that I don’t ever want to play TripleA again because I think it’s very bad for my mental health. Even if you disagree, you need to back off and respect my decision. It’s not funny, and it’s not welcome.
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ok! Tripple a never again! Gah!
I am leaving for Idaho all next week FYI. Maybe when I get back I’ll convince my wife to allow a live game. We can set this one up. Since we are pretty far along, hopefully we could finish in a solid afternoon-evening.
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Sure, that could be fun! I’d be down for that. Hope your family is healthy, and have fun in Idaho. I bet there’s good fishing there this time of year. Are you gonna teach your kids to fish when they’re old enough?
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Nah, mostly just family reunion stuff… and frankly I’ve never been much for fishing.
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Anzac at 28, buy ftr, 3 subs
cm
trn from mal to bor w/inf art + 2 ftrs from cv in 37cc
A
Rolls: 2@2 2@3; Total Hits: 22@2: (4, 5)2@3: (3, 3)D
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 22@2: (1, 1) -
uff, I will lose a ftr
NCM
fleet from 37 to 35
2 ftr from que to 35 qnd phi
trn, ss from 62 5o 54place ftr in que, 2 subs in 54
sub in 62collect 27
franc, ftr to gib
end
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So Germany is going to send 2 strat bombers and 1 fighter escort to Moscow. I think that’s the only scramble opportunity on my move. Do you want to scramble your 3 fighters there? Do you need to see the board position first? You’re entitled if you want to; just figured I’d see if I could speed things up a step.
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nah, I’ll take on your 3 vs 3
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GERMAN PURCHASE, ROUND 9
$77 to spend3 art for Stalingrad ($12)
3 mech for Leningrad ($12)
4 tac ($44)
1 sub ($6)
1 inf ($3)GERMAN WALK-IN
1 mech from North Persia takes Central Persia (thanks!)
BOMBING RAID INTERCEPTED OUTSIDE MOSCOW
2 strat + 1 ftr from Stalingrad
Rolls: 3@1; Total Hits: 03@1: (5, 4, 2)
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3 ftr
Rolls: 3@1; Total Hits: 03@1: (6, 6, 5)ATTACK ON SMOLENSK
1 inf, 2 tac from Archangel +
1 strat from Germany
Rolls: 1@1 2@3 1@4; Total Hits: 21@1: (2)2@3: (6, 2)1@4: (2)
vs.
1 inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)ATTACK ON SAMARA
1 inf, 2 tac from Stalingrad
Rolls: 1@1 2@3; Total Hits: 21@1: (3)2@3: (1, 1)
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1 inf
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (5)
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Air battle is bloodless! On to the flak and the siege.
Russian factory flak
Rolls: 2@1; Total Hits: 12@1: (5, 1)German bombers (assuming survival)
Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (2)+ 2
Rolls: 1@6; Total Hits: 11@6: (4)+ 2 -
Well, another lousy turn of pathetic Axis strategic bombing – only 4 damage, and it cost me a bomber. I won’t deny I’ve had some good dice this game, but none of them have involved bombing. That may soon be the margin of victory for you! Nothing to do but keep up the fight for now, though.
Germans collect 77 IPCs again on turn 9 – no convoys, no savings. I’ve got 53 on the map, plus Scandinavia, Leningrad, Stalingrad, Caucasus, and two Persian territories.
Deploy 3 mech to Leningrad, 3 art to Stalingrad, 1 inf to Hanover, 4 tac to Hanover, 1 sub to Le Havre.
Russians up when you get back from Idaho!
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Don’t worry I’ll make this move today! Botch!
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USSR 18
buy4 damage for 4 production so 14 left, but 2 arts, 2inf
CM
3inf from volo to arch
ftr, tacb from rus to arch
13 inf from tim to kan
inf, ftr from Rus to sam
2inf, ftr from rus to bryCC
Kan 13inf vs 1inf
A
Rolls: 13@1; Total Hits: 213@1: (6, 6, 4, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 6, 6, 6, 2)
D
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)Sam inf, ftr vs inf
A
Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 11@1: (6)1@3: (1)
d
Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 11@2: (2)Arch 3inf, ftr, tacb vs 2inf
A
Rolls: 3@1 1@3 1@4; Total Hits: 33@1: (4, 3, 1)1@3: (2)1@4: (2)
D
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (3, 6)Bry 2inf, ftr vs inf, art
A
Rolls: 2@1 1@3; Total Hits: 02@1: (4, 4)1@3: (6)
D
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 02@2: (4, 4) -
Bry
A
Rolls: 2@1 1@3; Total Hits: 02@1: (5, 6)1@3: (5)
D
Rolls: 2@2; Total Hits: 12@2: (1, 6)
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