13L G40 Boldfresh vs. Karl7 (Allies +11) game 3 THE RECKONING

[boldfresh]

karl i have an italian edit.  going to put the fleet in z92.  i
will just do it on the map then do germany then i gotta get
some sleep.

[boldfresh]

actually, i think i will leave it as is.  let me see.

[boldfresh]

yeah we’ll keep it that way.

[Karl7]

go ahead

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :22

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 22 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
                  Germans take Holland Belgium from British
            1 infantry moved from Spain to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from British

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Belarus, round 1 :  0/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Belarus, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Belarus, round 3 :  0/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 3 :  0/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Belarus, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Belarus, round 4 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belarus
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Western Ukraine from Russians to Russians
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Western Ukraine from Russians to Germans
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Western Ukraine: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            12 mech_infantrys moved from Eastern Poland to Archangel
            8 infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Belarus to Eastern Poland
            3 transports moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Poland to 114 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Germany to 114 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 5 infantry and 3 transports moved from 114 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from 115 Sea Zone to Finland
            9 fighters moved from Spain to Western Germany
            8 artilleries moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
            6 artilleries moved from Germany to Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Western Germany to Poland
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Southern France to Spain
            2 bombers moved from Egypt to Western Germany
            2 submarines moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            9 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Western Germany
            3 infantry placed in Iraq
            10 infantry placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 7
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 80 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6,5,1,3,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 105 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1
            Germans collect 49 PUs (7 lost to blockades); end with 49 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs
            Objective Germans 6 Control Iraq Or Persia Or Northwest Persia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 65 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 70 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Eastern Poland: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Territory Summary for Germans :

Gibraltar : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    Egypt : 1 mech_infantry
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 flag, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Syria : 1 flag
    France : 1 flag, 1 airfield and 1 factory_minor
    Western Germany : 3 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 2 bombers, 1 factory_major, 9 fighters, 1 harbour, 22 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Poland : 6 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry
    Germany : 1 factory_major and 10 infantry
    Holland Belgium : 1 infantry
    Belarus : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Karelia : 1 flag
    Baltic States : 1 flag
    Vyborg : 1 flag
    Archangel : 1 flag, 8 armour, 9 infantry and 38 mech_infantrys
    Eastern Poland : 1 flag, 3 aaGuns, 17 artilleries, 6 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Western Ukraine : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Novgorod : 1 flag, 1 airfield, 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    113 Sea Zone : 3 submarines
    Bulgaria : 1 flag
    Iraq : 1 flag, 2 armour, 1 factory_minor, 3 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys
    Northwest Persia : 1 flag
    Persia : 1 flag, 4 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
    Sweden : 1 flag
    115 Sea Zone : 3 carriers, 1 cruiser, 4 destroyers and 3 transports
    Spain : 8 infantry and 10 mech_infantrys
    Finland : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 5 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 56 / 70
    Russians : 28 / 33
    Japanese : 25 / 16
    Americans : 71 / 96
    Chinese : 23 / 29
    British : 17 / 24
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 22
    Italians : 22 / 35
    ANZAC : 21 / 32
    French : 3 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 0 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 3 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.214
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.308
        Standard Deviation : 0.555
        Total rolls : 14

Null / Other
            1 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 1.000
        Median : 1.000
        Variance : 4.000
        Standard Deviation : 2.000
        Total rolls : 2

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.500
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 0.286
        Standard Deviation : 0.535
        Total rolls : 8

Russians Combat
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.750
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 4

[boldfresh]

getting too late, and too sloppy.  gnite
karl.

[boldfresh]

karl just hold off on russia - i have to do some more thinking on this
G22 noncom with a clear head.  thanks

[boldfresh]

we’ve come too far in this epic game for me to do something as thick headed as last time.

[Karl7]

Yes, understood.  It took me awhile to realize I had to move my fleet back with the Japanese sailing off Rome.  I’ll take a look but will wait until morning to move.

[Karl7]

I probably shouldn’t say anything, but Germany is exposed to a 1,2 punch.  Maybe a long shot, but at this point….

[Karl7]

hate to have the game end on a sneak move like last time.

talk about honor!  why am I saying this?

[Karl7]

Very fascinating strategy… you use Cairo to lock out Allied pacific forces and then double down with Japan against the Atlantic Allied forces, which also renders China useless.

Hmm… yet, Anzac continues to pump ftrs into Russia.

[boldfresh]

@Karl7:

hate to have the game end on a sneak move like last time.

talk about honor!   why am I saying this?

Heh now now Karl.  There is nothing I watch more closely than a 1-2 punch on germany.  But feel free totell me what you are planning all you want.

But the reason I asked for more time is I had a nagging feeling I was about to make a suboptimal move by going so quickly so late and sleep deprived.  So please just wait until I have had time to study the board further in depth and we can continue.  My xdap move needs to be the next move I make and on too of that weekend are toughest for me.

[boldfresh]

remember that big blunder I made in the last game when I move Japanese fleet into range of the US fleet?  remember then how incredibly lucky you got when you attacked the japanese fleet.  Remember how I asked for a redo and you said no and I agreed?  Thats exactly like the jeff game.  The goal of this game is to outsmart and outmaneuver.  If every time we did so we just allowed the opponent off the hook it wouldnt be much of a game would it.  He allowed me to redo an illegal move only because it was illegal.  Not fair to then ask me to let him go back and completely reorient his forces after I showed him my plan.  Cmon this one is obvious no?

[boldfresh]

So again just wait before going in this game I need to take a comprehensive long term look at the board before completing this noncom.  We are entering the endgame and I need to be fully prepared for everything the allies can bring at me.

Cheers

[boldfresh]

as you may be able to ascertain my goal with this game was to recreate the situation in last game so I could refine the strategy and show you what I intended to do if I had not exposed the jap fleet and gotten whamboozled by that incredible roll  :-P

[boldfresh]

That force in iceland is exactly what was in the back of my head but not fully registered yet.  I promise you something was nagging at me to pull more troops back 2 West Germany and Germany.  both for this turn and possibly future turns.  I am well aware that the threat level is incredibly highthis game has reached a fever pitch.

[boldfresh]

no it just had simply said hold on I need more time to think about my USA noncom I would have been happy to give him unlimited time.

[boldfresh]

I think I have a pretty solid plan at this point for how I’m going to win this game it’s just the particulars of the next 1 to 2 rounds but I still have to work out and I know that this moment is critical that is why I ask for more time on the Germany noncom. Thanks

[Karl7]

Hey, take what time you need.  You know me.

This game is similar but not exactly the same.  Without looking, I think the Allies have more money this time but the Axis are in better position.