13/14L wheatbeer (Axis) vs Gamerman (Allies +10)

[gamerman01]

You have a perfect Italian round with 7 of my 2’s missing, and now your Egyptian AA has gone a perfect 3/3 on bombing runs.  Incredible luck this game, Wheat

[gamerman01]

@Gamerman01:

You have a perfect Italian round with 7 of my 2’s missing

2’s and 3’s.  3’s work on convoy damage rolls

[gamerman01]

Combination of your excellent play and your unceasing great offensive luck has made this a frustrating one  :-)

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 17

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 bomber moved from Algeria to Egypt
            1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 61 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from South Australia to 61 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from South Australia to 61 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 61 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java

Combat - ANZAC
            Strategic bombing raid in Egypt
                1 bomber killed by AA
                Bombing raid in Egypt causes 0 damage total.
            Battle in Java

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 fighters moved from Northwest Persia to Russia
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from New Zealand to Southeast Mexico
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 64 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 64 Sea Zone to Southeast Mexico
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to South Australia
            1 submarine moved from 33 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            4 infantry moved from South Australia to New South Wales

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

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 16 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 21 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 17

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Libya
            2 infantry moved from Algeria to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from Tunisia to Algeria

Turn Complete - French

[wheatbeer]

If there’s anything you’re interested in to mitigate the luck, let me know.

Most of my matches are leaning defeat right now, but my luck is stubbornly tied up here  :lol:

[gamerman01]

Yeah, thanks, but I don’t believe in that  :-)

Can’t win 'em all

[wheatbeer]

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

Game History

Round: 18

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans repair 5 damage on 5 factory_minors; Remaining resources: 59 PUs;
            Germans buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 9 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Karelia to Norway
            1 mech_infantry moved from Karelia to Norway
            1 armour moved from Archangel to Nenetsia
                  Germans take Nenetsia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Nenetsia to Archangel
            11 artilleries and 25 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Bessarabia
            1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Western Ukraine
            1 bomber moved from Germany to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            2 fighters moved from Germany to Norway
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to Norway
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Bessarabia
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Eastern Poland to Bessarabia
            1 bomber moved from Germany to Holland Belgium

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Belarus
                Germans attack with 11 artilleries and 25 infantry
                Russians defend with 2 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 11 artilleries and 25 infantry in Belarus, round 2 :  6/36 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 2 infantry in Belarus, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Belarus
                Germans win, taking Belarus from Russians with 11 artilleries and 25 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Russians: 2 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  3/4 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 bomber, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Western Ukraine, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Western Ukraine
                Germans win, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bessarabia
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Bessarabia, round 2 :  3/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bessarabia, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Bessarabia
                Germans win, taking Bessarabia from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Norway
                Germans attack with 2 fighters, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers
                Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                    Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 3 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers in Norway, round 2 :  4/7 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Norway, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Americans , 1 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans lost in Norway
                Germans win, taking Norway from Americans with 2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 fighters moved from Germany to Novgorod
            2 fighters moved from Norway to Germany
            1 bomber moved from Western Ukraine to Novgorod
            1 fighter moved from Bessarabia to Eastern Poland
            4 artilleries moved from Eastern Poland to Belarus
            1 carrier moved from 96 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Iraq to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Iraq to Southern Italy
            1 fighter moved from Iraq to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            1 mech_infantry moved from Baltic States to Vyborg
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Vyborg
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Archangel to Vyborg
            3 armour moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Baltic States to Novgorod
            2 tactical_bombers moved from Norway to Germany
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Southern Italy to Western Germany
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Bessarabia to Germany
            1 aaGun, 6 armour and 5 mech_infantrys moved from Karelia to Finland
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Germany
            3 mech_infantrys moved from France to Western Germany
            2 infantry moved from France to Southern France
            1 artillery moved from France to Southern France
            1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to France
            1 aaGun moved from Germany to Western Germany
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 mech_infantry moved from Germany to Eastern Poland
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            2 artilleries placed in Novgorod
            1 armour and 9 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
            3 infantry placed in Southern France

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1,5,1,2,1,2
            Germans collect 45 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 45 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 4 Presence In Egypt: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 55 PUs
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 60 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 48 / 60
    Russians : 22 / 27
    Japanese : 67 / 82
    Americans : 53 / 76
    Chinese : 4 / 12
    British : 25 / 31
    UK_Pacific : 0 / 0
    Italians : 24 / 39
    ANZAC : 14 / 21
    French : 8 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[gamerman01]

Alright, Wheat, kind of a tough decision, but it’s time for me to quit.
I think it’s still possible for me to pull this out - would probably require a lot of luck in a big attack against the Russians or something, but at this point I don’t even want to win.
Given that we are both playing without making hardly any blunders at all, it has taken a ton of thought and time to make our moves.  Considering the league standings situation and other factors including the easy game 2 dice victory I got from you last year, I actually think it is unsportsmanlike for me to continue grinding and like I said, would not really even want to take this game from you in the unlikely event that that would even happen.

WELL PLAYED, SIR, and THANK YOU for an amazing amount of patience for some breaks, and for never complaining.  You are one of the best people to play a game with, in my gaming career.  Now secure your spot in the top 8 (I’m not sure at a glance whether you will be in - this game will help a lot, though) and I’ll see you in the playoffs!  And I plan on being luckier when the time comes.  :wink:

[gamerman01]

@Gamerman01:

Hm, you did lose your battleship when you had a 40% chance of keeping it and you did lose a guy in Yugoslavia (seems like I often whiff) but yes that went swimmingly.

Not so good that I would just give up now, though  :-)

Wish I would have!!!  :lol:

[wheatbeer]

Thanks, I appreciate that. You’re always a sporting and formidable opponent, and I’m happy if I can win 1 out of 5 matches against you  :-)

As for the playoffs, I doubt my PPG will fluctuate very far with everything averaged over 30 matches. Doing my best to hold on, though a couple defeats will probably roll in for me before more victories.

[boldfresh]

@wheatbeer:

Thanks, I appreciate that. You’re always a sporting and formidable opponent, and I’m happy if I can win 1 out of 5 matches against you  :-)

As for the playoffs, I doubt my PPG will fluctuate very far with everything averaged over 30 matches. Doing my best to hold on, though a couple defeats will probably roll in for me before more victories.

you’re pretty solid for the playoffs wheat.  if more than 1 of the guys fighting for the 8th spot move above you in PPG, just challenge them to game and win.  :-)

[wheatbeer]

Unfortunately, I’m playing snakeeyes and arathorn already, and I’m Allies in both games.

I think I am probably doomed vs snake already. The match with arathorn is tighter, but my gut says it’ll be defeat unless he makes a mistake.

[gamerman01]

I was only glancing at the standings when making the comment about top 8.

High praise - probably too high
Thank you