MrBlowboto (Allies) + Rus bmb vs Gargantua (Axis) G40 -ROUND 2-

[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 8

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

[Gargantua]

Cycling through the french turn was kind of cool!

An interesting pop-up, and a cheering .wav file!  The Axis have achieved VICTORY! :D :D :D

Now… to clean up the mess. :P

[Gargantua]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 9

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 11 artilleries, 3 fighters, 8 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to 125 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Novgorod to Norway
            1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Norway
            1 armour moved from Volgograd to Tambov
                  Germans take Tambov from Russians
            1 armour moved from Tambov to Samara
            1 armour moved from Russia to Samara
            5 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Germany
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Slovakia Hungary to Germany
            2 submarines moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Bryansk
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Norway
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 2 infantry in Norway, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Norway, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Norway
                Germans win, taking Norway from British with 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 fighter
                British defend with 1 submarine and 1 transport
                1 submarine owned by the British Submerged
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 125 Sea Zone
                Germans win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Samara
                Germans attack with 2 armour
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 2 armour in Samara, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Samara, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 armour owned by the Germans lost in Samara
                Germans win, taking Samara from Russians with 1 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Norway to Western Germany
            3 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
            1 aaGun moved from Western Ukraine to Eastern Poland
            1 infantry moved from Romania to Slovakia Hungary
            1 fighter moved from 125 Sea Zone to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            3 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
            7 artilleries, 2 fighters and 1 infantry placed in Western Germany
            4 artilleries, 1 fighter and 5 infantry placed in Germany
            2 infantry placed in Novgorod

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,5
            Germans collect 56 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 56 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 61 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
            Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 15 PUs; end with 86 PUs

[Gargantua]

Wow even with ALL the DEI temporarily on loan, axis are still +50…

[Gargantua]

Oh, by the way.

If you thought the Airbase in Greece was mean… take a look at Sea Zone 5.

:)

[MrRoboto]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 9

Combat Move - Russians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Caucasus
                  Russians take Caucasus from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Archangel
                  Russians take Archangel from Germans
            1 mech_infantry moved from Vologda to Urals
                  Russians take Urals from Germans
            1 infantry moved from Smolensk to Belarus
                  Russians take Belarus from Germans

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Smolensk to Archangel

Turn Complete - Russians

[MrRoboto]

Oh, how sneaky. I really didn’t see that DD, obviously. An obvious disadvantage of not playing on a real board.

[Gargantua]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 9

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 artillery, 3 destroyers, 2 infantry, 1 submarine and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 43 Sea Zone to 41 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kansu
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 5 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea
            1 submarine moved from 36 Sea Zone to 44 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 36 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
            1 mech_infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Olgiy
                  Japanese take Olgiy from Russians
            3 artilleries, 2 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Suiyuyan to Kansu
            1 destroyer moved from 36 Sea Zone to 20 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers moved from 36 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
            2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers and 2 destroyers moved from 35 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in 6 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 6 submarines
                    Americans roll dice for 6 submarines in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/6 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 :  5/10 hits
                    5 submarines owned by the Americans and 1 destroyer owned by the Japanese lost in 6 Sea Zone
                1 submarine owned by the Americans Submerged
                Japanese win with 5 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 22
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Americans: 5 submarines
            Battle in 41 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 41 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 41 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                Japanese win, taking 41 Sea Zone from UK_Pacific with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 44 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 submarine
                ANZAC defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the ANZAC lost in 44 Sea Zone
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 44 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                Japanese win, taking 44 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 transport
            Battle in 20 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Americans defend with 1 destroyer
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 20 Sea Zone, round 2 :  3/3 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 20 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 20 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer
            Battle in 43 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 1 fighter and 1 transport
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 43 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in Kansu
                Japanese attack with 3 artilleries, 2 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
                Chinese defend with 7 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 artilleries, 2 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys in Kansu, round 2 :  3/9 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 7 infantry in Kansu, round 2 :  4/7 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese , 3 infantry owned by the Chinese and 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Japanese lost in Kansu
                    Japanese roll dice for 3 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys in Kansu, round 3 :  2/5 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Kansu, round 3 :  1/4 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Chinese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Kansu
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys in Kansu, round 4 :  1/4 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Kansu, round 4 :  2/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese and 2 mech_infantrys owned by the Japanese lost in Kansu
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 artilleries in Kansu, round 5 :  1/2 hits
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Kansu, round 5 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Kansu
                Japanese win, taking Kansu from Chinese with 2 artilleries remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Chinese: 7 infantry
            Battle in Borneo
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 infantry
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Borneo, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Borneo, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Borneo
                Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Americans: 1 infantry
            Battle in 19 Sea Zone
                Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers and 3 destroyers
                ANZAC defend with 1 submarine; Americans defend with 1 submarine
                    ANZAC roll dice for 2 submarines in 19 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers and 3 destroyers in 19 Sea Zone, round 2 :  5/7 hits
                    1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC lost in 19 Sea Zone
                Japanese win with 2 battleships, 6 carriers, 2 cruisers and 3 destroyers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 submarine
                Casualties for Americans: 1 submarine

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            3 fighters moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan
            2 fighters and 4 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 43 Sea Zone to French Indo China
            1 aaGun, 7 artilleries and 8 infantry moved from Yunnan to French Indo China
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Kwangsi to French Indo China

Place Units - Japanese
            1 destroyer placed in 6 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 2 transports placed in 19 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine placed in 19 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in French Indo China

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6,1,3,2,1,3,2,5,3,4,2,3,3,4,1,3,3,1,4,3,5,2,6,6,6,5,2,2,5,6,6,6,4,3,1,5,5,5,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 35 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,3
            Japanese collect 49 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 49 PUs total

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 19 times
            2 was rolled 25 times
            3 was rolled 21 times
            4 was rolled 20 times
            5 was rolled 18 times
            6 was rolled 20 times
        Average roll : 3.431
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.254
        Standard Deviation : 0.504
        Total rolls : 123

Null / Other
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.636
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.500
        Standard Deviation : 0.707
        Total rolls : 11

Japanese Combat
            1 was rolled 6 times
            2 was rolled 13 times
            3 was rolled 5 times
            4 was rolled 8 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 8 times
        Average roll : 3.341
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.209
        Standard Deviation : 1.100
        Total rolls : 44

ANZAC Combat
            1 was rolled 5 times
            2 was rolled 7 times
            3 was rolled 9 times
            4 was rolled 5 times
            5 was rolled 8 times
            6 was rolled 8 times
        Average roll : 3.667
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 0.341
        Standard Deviation : 0.584
        Total rolls : 42

UK_Pacific Combat
            4 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.000
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

Chinese Combat
            1 was rolled 4 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 2.643
        Median : 2.500
        Variance : 0.769
        Standard Deviation : 0.877
        Total rolls : 14

Americans Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.636
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.500
        Standard Deviation : 0.707
        Total rolls : 11

[Gargantua]

I’m hoping you have a strategy to win here?

Other than moving two big blobs around in the water, I’m not seeing one.

I’ve made the assumption that we are playing for World Domination at this point?

[Gargantua]

@MrRoboto:

I still consider attacking, when you’re going to “lose” a bad decision, if you’re in front economically. you could just wait one or two more turns and you will win the battle with very few casualties.

Do you ever play chess?

If you trade piece for piece, until your opponent only has pawns + a king, but you still have a bishop, or a rook, suddenly your  bishop or rook, are worth WAY more, because they now dominate the board undisturbed.

For example, there were several “lose” battles that I made in this game, that stopped your pacific offensive dead cold.

As for waiting for a superior force to attack “later” I would argue that that damaged you in the Europe game!

[MrRoboto]

Yeah, maybe you’re right. I don’t really have much hope of making a comeback anymore, either. I say gg, you did very well again. You do little to no mistakes with your experience and I learned some nice strategies from you.

[Gargantua]

GG Roboto.

Your play did remarkably improve in this second round of fighting!

[MrRoboto]

Thank you :-)

And I also learned even more, I’ve been doing a couple of games in these last two weeks.
I’d ask for another round, but I’m not sure if you’re interested.