13L Playoffs Hobo (axis) vs Gamerman01 (allies +12)

[hobo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 8

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 armour and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Holland Belgium

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Italians attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                British defend with 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries and 1 infantry
                retreated to Holland Belgium
                British win with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for British: 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 fighter moved from Holland Belgium to Germany

Place Units - Italians
            1 armour and 2 infantry placed in Southern Italy
            3 infantry placed in France

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1
            Italians collect 8 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 8 PUs total

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 8

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

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 bomber moved from Burma to Russia
            2 fighters moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 submarine moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Dutch New Guinea to New Guinea
            1 fighter moved from Caroline Islands to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to South Australia
            1 artillery moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 infantry moved from South Australia to Queensland
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from South Australia to Northern Territory

Place Units - ANZAC
            1 destroyer and 1 transport placed in 62 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 11 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 16 PUs

[gamerman01]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 8

Combat Move - French

Non Combat Move - French

Turn Complete - French

[gamerman01]

I will check periodically tonight in case you need decisions during G9 so that you will not have to wait long and can finish your turn tonight (assuming you are playing)

[hobo]

well I’m going to attack russia with everything, so you going with best def here?  I have almost an 80% chance which I never thought I’d see in this game  :lol:

as I always say, between two good players it’s all about the dice  :evil:

[gamerman01]

I want to see first round dice

Still respecting you

I have you at 73%

[gamerman01]

I did not expect you could send all 5 fighters east and buy 4 bombers, and as it happened all my Allied fighters were out of range.  That coupled with your swingback from Caucasus, and suddenly you have 73% which also surprised me.  But, with all due respect, I don’t think there’s any way you can win, even with amazing dice in Moscow

[hobo]

TripleA Move Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.8

Game History

Round: 9

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 13 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber and 4 fighters moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Russia
            4 bombers moved from Germany to Russia
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Ukraine to Russia
            9 artilleries, 23 infantry and 6 mech_infantrys moved from Smolensk to Russia
            8 armour, 1 artillery and 18 mech_infantrys moved from Bryansk to Russia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Denmark

[hobo]

it’s about 77-78% when I do it… here goes

[gamerman01]

Are you using AACalc on the A&A site?  Because I noticed earlier today when doing the calc on Moscow that it takes infantry off before bombers.  That makes a big difference.

Well it is what it is now….  :-)

[hobo]

not good so far, aaa shot down 3, plus I lost the denmark battle which was a 90%… of course I lost 90% all the time for some reason  :lol:

going with best def or what, 21 hits

[gamerman01]

Yeah, I saw the AA and Denmark dice

Sure, I guess it makes sense to go with best defense, go ahead and take off the bombers

[hobo]

ok you win, I knew that was coming after all the dice, save MAYBE a couple turns that went my way  :lol:

[hobo]

that was pretty horrific… you won with 14 units remaining…  that’s probably a 1-2% probability outcome  :?

[gamerman01]

OK, Hobo,

Congratulations on a fantastic year once you got the rust off, an amazing 21-4 record plus 2 big wins in the playoffs, and an extremely crafty and scrappy champ game

Wish you well

[hobo]

yeah thanks for the game and congrats to you… if I had won that on the good side, this might have became an epic game  :lol:

[gamerman01]

I was hoping that you would win Moscow

[hobo]

uhhh using low luck I would have won with 6 tanks and 8 air left.  had I been slightly lucky there might have been 10+ ground units there, making a fairly dicey counter attack.  even if you won the counter attack I would have taken it back for good with 7 mech and 8 air…  not sure what you are saying when you wish I had won  :-P

put it this way, you won with +13 units over average on that pretty disastrous attack.  had I won with just half that outcome which was still about a 20-30% probability, you would not have been able to take back moscow…

[gamerman01]

I don’t think I needed to hold Moscow, and yes on the counterattack if it failed I would probably destroy almost all of the tanks

You said it would have been an epic game if it continued, and yes I half hoped you wouldn’t lose Moscow

But I am also glad I won and that the game is over.  It’s called mixed feelings.

[gamerman01]

You won’t agree with me, but from my perspective you dodged a lot of bullets to get this far.

You are as dangerous and cunning as I remember from 5 years ago, and played like your record.  Well done, and let’s refrain from arguing about the game.  We see it differently, and I don’t expect that will be reconciled.