18L Arathorn Axis vs MrRoboto Allies BM3

[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 bombers and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to 37 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 37 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Borneo to 43 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser, 2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 43 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Hainan
            1 bomber moved from French Indo China to Hainan
            2 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Hainan
                ANZAC attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 bomber and 1 harbour
                    ANZAC roll dice for 1 cruiser in Hainan, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,50 expected hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 bomber in Hainan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,17 expected hits
                    1 bomber owned by the Japanese lost in Hainan
                ANZAC win, taking Hainan from Japanese with 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 bomber
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                ANZAC attack with 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 artillery
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Trans-Jordan, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 4 : 0/2 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Trans-Jordan, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 5 : 0/2 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Trans-Jordan, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 6 : 1/2 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery in Trans-Jordan, round 6 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Italians lost in Trans-Jordan
                ANZAC win, taking Trans-Jordan from Italians with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 bomber moved from Burma to Ceylon
            3 bombers moved from Queensland to Ceylon
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma
            1 bomber moved from Hainan to Burma
            1 tactical_bomber moved from French Indo China to Ceylon
            3 destroyers moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 bombers and 1 fighter placed in Queensland

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUs
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 28 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 31 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians : -1,67
    ANZAC : -0,17
    Japanese : -0,17

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[arathorn]

Rolling manually for Buryatia:

Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 01@1: (4)1@3: (6)

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

[arathorn]

Rolling again:

Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 01@1: (5)1@3: (4)

Rolls: 1@2; Total Hits: 01@2: (6)

[arathorn]

Rolls: 1@1 1@3; Total Hits: 11@1: (4)1@3: (1)

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

[arathorn]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 8 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            6 bombers moved from Western Germany to 91 Sea Zone
            13 armour moved from Iraq to Trans-Jordan
            3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Northwest Persia to Trans-Jordan
            3 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Caucasus to Iraq
            2 armour moved from Kazakhstan to Northwest Persia
            1 artillery moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Albania to 97 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to 97 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 97 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 98 Sea Zone to Trans-Jordan

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 91 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 6 bombers
                British defend with 1 transport; Americans defend with 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 4 transports
                2 submarines owned by the Americans Submerged
                    Germans roll dice for 6 bombers in 91 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 4.00 expected hits
                Units damaged: 2 carriers owned by the Americans
                    Americans roll dice for 2 carriers, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 5 transports in 91 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Americans and 4 bombers owned by the Germans lost in 91 Sea Zone
                retreated to 91 Sea Zone
                Americans win with 2 carriers, 2 fighters and 5 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is -40
                Casualties for Germans: 4 bombers
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Trans-Jordan
                Germans attack with 16 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys
                ANZAC defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 16 armour, 2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 12/23 hits, 9.83 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 2 infantry in Trans-Jordan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                    2 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Trans-Jordan
                Germans win, taking Trans-Jordan from British with 16 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for ANZAC: 2 infantry
                2 fighters owned by the Americans forced to land in Gibraltar

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers moved from 91 Sea Zone to Southern France
            2 aaGuns moved from Northwest Persia to Iraq
            1 mech_infantry moved from Nenetsia to Novosibirsk
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France
            3 artilleries moved from Normandy Bordeaux to France
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Northern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Yugoslavia to Northern Italy
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern Italy
            1 aaGun moved from Southern France to Northern Italy
            1 destroyer moved from 97 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Buryatia: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Ulaanbaatar from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Buryatia from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Yakut S.S.R.: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Buryatia: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 tactical_bomber placed in Yugoslavia
            Germans undo move 1.
            1 tactical_bomber placed in 97 Sea Zone
            8 bombers placed in Western Germany
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Southern France: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Germany: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 79 PUs; end with 79 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 84 PUs
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 90 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 95 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 110 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : 1.17
    British : 0.33
    Americans : 1.67

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[arathorn]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 armour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 submarine moved from 80 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 80 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone

Non Combat Move - Japanese

Place Units - Japanese
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            5 infantry placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,3,3
            Japanese collect 12 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 13 PUs
            Objective Japanese 3 Control Honolulu Or Sydney Or Calcutta Or Western United States: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 18 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters, 1 harbour, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry, 2 tactical_bombers and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans
            1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - Americans
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                Americans attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                Germans defend with 1 destroyer
                    Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 92 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Germans lost in 92 Sea Zone
                Americans win with 2 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 1 destroyer

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 mech_infantry moved from French Indo China to Burma
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from French Indo China to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            5 bombers moved from Wake Island to Korea
            4 carriers, 5 destroyers, 7 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 4 transports moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            4 submarines moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            3 destroyers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Formosa to 20 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            2 fighters moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            2 fighters moved from Egypt to Algeria
            2 fighters moved from Eastern United States to 101 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 2 submarines moved from 101 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 airfield placed in Algeria
            1 harbour placed in Morocco
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Americans from 91 Sea Zone: 4 transports
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to 89 Sea Zone: 4 transports
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 mech_infantry and 2 tactical_bombers placed in Korea
            1 transport placed in 36 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in French Indo China
            3 fighters placed in Eastern United States
            1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 68 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Trigger Americans 7 North Africa Beach Head: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 73 PUs
            Objective Americans 1 Homeland: Americans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 83 PUs
            Objective Americans 9 Vital Forward Bases: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 88 PUs
            Objective Americans 8 Pacific Airfields: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 93 PUs
            Objective Americans 3 Defense Obligations: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 98 PUs
            Objective Americans 2 Outer Territories: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 103 PUs
            Objective Americans 4 Philippines: Americans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 108 PUs

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 8 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese

Combat - Chinese

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            4 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            9 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang
            1 fighter and 9 infantry moved from Shensi to Tsinghai

Place Units - Chinese
            8 infantry placed in Chahar

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 24 PUs; end with 25 PUs

Purchase Units - British
            British repair damage of 4x harbour; Remaining resources: 31 PUs;
            British buy 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            10 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 91 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 91 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 112 Sea Zone to Norway

Combat - British
            Battle in Norway
            Battle in 98 Sea Zone
                British attack with 10 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
                Germans defend with 2 transports; Italians defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the Italians and 2 transports owned by the Germans lost in 98 Sea Zone
                British win, taking Norway from Germans with 10 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 21
                Casualties for Italians: 1 transport
                Casualties for Germans: 2 transports

Non Combat Move - British
            10 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            3 aaGuns, 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Place Units - British
            3 fighters placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 3,5
            British collect 29 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 30 PUs
            Trigger British 3 No Enemy Submarines: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 33 PUs
            Objective British 4 Control Convoy Lanes: British met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 36 PUs

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Germans : -0,33
    Americans : 0,67

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[arathorn]

Rolling three defensive 4s scramble in sz98.

Rolls: 3@4; Total Hits: 23@4: (2, 5, 2)

[arathorn]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 2 artilleries and 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            3 marines moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            3 armour moved from Alexandria to Egypt

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Egypt
                Italians attack with 3 armour and 3 marines
                British defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour; French defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 3 armour and 3 marines in Egypt, round 2 : 1/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Egypt, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                    1 infantry owned by the French lost in Egypt
                Italians win, taking Egypt from British with 3 armour and 3 marines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Algeria: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Alexandria: 1 fighter
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Alexandria: 2 fighters
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 bombers moved from Southern France to Western Germany
            1 fighter moved from Alexandria to Western Germany
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to France

Place Units - Italians
            2 artilleries and 4 infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 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 :

Italians : -1.00
    British : -0.33

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[arathorn]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 112 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.3

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 112 Sea Zone: 1 transport
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            ANZAC buy 2 bombers and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            3 destroyers moved from 39 Sea Zone to 79 Sea Zone
            4 bombers and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Ceylon to Yunnan
            4 bombers moved from Yunnan to Sikang
            2 infantry moved from Hainan to 36 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Burma to Sikang
            2 bombers moved from Queensland to Szechwan
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to Shan State
            1 cruiser moved from 36 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 bombers and 1 fighter placed in Queensland

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 25 PUs; end with 25 PUs
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 28 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 3 Pacific Supply Lines: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 31 PUs
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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[arathorn]

?? You want to play it out?

You can’t recapture any of the European VCs, so on Italy’s turn it is over ;)

[MrRoboto]

You forgot that you need 9 VC’s, should Tokyo fall

[arathorn]

@MrRoboto:

You forgot that you need 9 VC’s, should Tokyo fall

Huh? Is that a BM3 thing?

That changes things A LOT as far as gameplay. I would have made very different Japan decisions, with placements etc.

[MrRoboto]

Yep, it’s a BM3 thing

[arathorn]

@MrRoboto:

Yep, it’s a BM3 thing

Hmmm. Oh well. I’m not even by my computer now.

What are your odds on Japan? This makes me very frustrated as I was apparently playing a different game with a different goalpost.

[MrRoboto]

You have 18 PU, so if you bought 6 Infantry with that, my odds are 94%.

It could have been worse, you know - I could have captured Tokyo one turn earlier (and with even better odds). That gave you some more free units with Japan and I also needed to invest 50 more IPC. Heavy mistake, due to wrong carrier placement.

[arathorn]

@MrRoboto:

You have 18 PU, so if you bought 6 Infantry with that, my odds are 94%.

It could have been worse, you know - I could have captured Tokyo one turn earlier (and with even better odds). That gave you some more free units with Japan and I also needed to invest 50 more IPC. Heavy mistake, due to wrong carrier placement.

I wasn’t even aware of the need to think about Japan. (That’s of course on me for not knowing the rules.)

But this is only my 2nd BM3 started EVER. Crazy.

[MrRoboto]

Well in that case - be thankful for my blunder. It caused a TUV difference of around 80 IPC.

[arathorn]

@MrRoboto:

Well in that case - be thankful for my blunder. It caused a TUV difference of around 80 IPC.

This is very annoying. It’s like we’ve played two different games, on the same board; the right rules that you’ve played after and adapted for, and the wrong rules, that I’ve been playing after.

It’s so unfortunate that I’ve blown a huuuge lead down the drain, and have to go back to the drawing board, just because I wasn’t aware of this slight change to the rules for BM3. In my mind I had won now.

I still believe I can win it, according to the correct rules, so as stubborn as I am, I’ll continue, but I can’t tell you how annoying this is, especially in light of the good dice you had in all of those smaller fleet battles, wiping my now, much needed bombers and planes.

I would have planned differently if I knew I’d be setting up for the “long” run this suddenly turned out to be.

Definitely takes the joy out of playing…