15L Boldfresh (Allies+16) vs JuanSpain (Axis)

[boldfresh]

@JuanSpain:

We have observers.

When the dice get this wild it’s like an accident on the freeway - lots of people gawking.

[JuanSpain]

Bringing this up

[boldfresh]

Sorry for my recent slow pace.  Still trying to recover from the unbelievable dice.  Have been super busy irl and have only been moving in my game with adam… where the dice don’t hate me quite as much.  :lol:

[JuanSpain]

No problem man, come on, it is the weekend, let´s rock&roll

[boldfresh]

@JuanSpain:

No problem man, come on, it is the weekend, let´s rock&roll

I’m not sure you would believe it but my weekends are even more busy than my weekdays but maybe you don’t have kids

[JuanSpain]

Yes I believe you, I don´t have kids but even in that case many weekends are very busy for me too, but not this one, jeje.

Take the time you need.

Cheers

Juan

[boldfresh]

i’ve been doing some thinking about my  move - but boy, this is a tough one - it’s the first one i intend to make other than my moves against adam, who is also catching some wicked dice against me…  :-o

[JuanSpain]

Yes, Japan has moved fast after destroying Pearl, now it is obvious what the chance I was reffering to was. I think it was an unnecessary mistake allowing that +93 (which was average I think), it is hard to build a navy from scratch and that gives a lot of time in Europe for Japan before starting loosing money.

Then the 2 dice disasters compensated your better initial strategy + my initial below average attacks in med vs UK that you utilized amazingly well. I was 99,99% dead, now still loosing but some real chances to win this one.

And I also like the way I played Spain… :-D

[boldfresh]

I will admit I didn’t want the game to end and the dice complied.  I love a challenge and now I have one.

[boldfresh]

we do have a problem - it appears the mongolians cannot ever become pro axis unless the soviet union directly attacks them.  see page 39 of the pacific rulebook.

Quoting -  it says “Due to their mutual border conflict with Japan in 1939, the Soviet Union and Mongolia have a sspecial relationship.  The Mongolian territories (Olgiy, Dzavhan, Tsagaan-Olom, Central Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, and Buyant-Uhaa) will never become pro-Axis unless one or more of them is attacked by the Soviet Union.”

i guess that probably changed a few things.  also you did another illegal move when you blitzed through dzavhan in your edit on Round 8 with germany.  even if you could activate the mongolian territories, it would not be legal to blitz through one and activate another in one turn.  overall it’s not a huge deal but you need to give back some infantry and put mongolia back to its original state.  since i’m so busy at the moment, this is good so now you have something to do rather than wait for my turn!  once you have decided how you want to handle let me know - i’m getting about ready to resume this game (as you can tell since i’m pulling out the rules to check this now that i’m in trouble).

[JuanSpain]

Ok, I think you are right, I will correct it, getting those infantry back to Mongolia and moving alternatively the troops that conquered those territories instead of conquering them.

[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 10

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 airfield, 3 bombers, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Japanese
            1 unit repaired.
            1 armour moved from West India to Persia
                  Japanese take Eastern Persia from British
                  Japanese take Persia from British

Combat - Japanese

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 66 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 66 Sea Zone to Argentina
                  Japanese take Argentina from Neutral_True
            1 infantry moved from Korea to 6 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 2 fighters moved from 63 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 45 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Ceylon to 39 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from India to Afghanistan
                  Japanese take Afghanistan from Neutral_True
            2 armour, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 39 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            2 armour moved from 72 Sea Zone to Mozambique
                  Japanese take Mozambique from Neutral_True
            2 infantry moved from 72 Sea Zone to Mozambique
            1 transport moved from 76 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 76 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 76 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 76 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 76 Sea Zone to 72 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 76 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 76 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 76 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 39 Sea Zone to 77 Sea Zone
            7 fighters moved from French Indo China to West India
            2 tactical_bombers moved from India to West India
            2 fighters moved from India to West India
            1 fighter moved from Burma to West India
            1 fighter moved from Malaya to West India
            1 bomber moved from Malaya to West India
            1 armour moved from Burma to West India
            2 armour moved from Malaya to Burma
            1 armour moved from Java to 42 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 42 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 39 Sea Zone to India
            1 battleship, 2 carriers and 1 cruiser moved from 45 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Philippines to 39 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 8 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Manchuria to Korea
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Korea
            1 infantry moved from Manchuria to Amur
            1 artillery moved from Buryatia to Amur
            1 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            1 infantry moved from Buryatia to Yakut S.S.R.
            2 infantry moved from Ulaanbaatar to Dzavhan
            1 infantry moved from Central Mongolia to Dzavhan

Place Units - Japanese
            1 bomber and 1 infantry placed in India
            1 airfield and 1 factory_minor placed in West India
            2 bombers placed in Japan

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 85 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,2,6,6
            Japanese collect 58 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 58 PUs total
            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 63 PUs
            Objective Japanese 4 Control Dutch East Indies: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 68 PUs
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from Novosibirsk: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Dzavhan: 3 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Yakut S.S.R.: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Amur: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Dzavhan from Germans to Mongolians
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Olgiy from Germans to Mongolians
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Central Mongolia from Japanese to Mongolians
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Ulaanbaatar from Japanese to Mongolians
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Buyant-Uhaa from Japanese to Mongolians
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Novosibirsk from Germans to Russians
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Russians from 29 to 30
            EDIT: Changing PUs for Germans from 66 to 65
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Mongolians to Olgiy: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Mongolians to Dzavhan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Mongolians to Buyant-Uhaa: 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Mongolians to Ulaanbaatar: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 10

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 7 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Anhwe to Burma
            1 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kansu
                  Chinese take Kansu from Germans

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Burma
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 2 armour
                Japanese win with 2 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is -13
                Casualties for Chinese: 1 fighter and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi
            2 artilleries moved from Anhwe to Jehol

Place Units - Chinese
            6 infantry placed in Jehol
            1 infantry placed in Jehol
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Chinese from Anhwe: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Chinese to Jehol: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs total

[boldfresh]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 10

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 armour, 1 artillery and 11 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Greece to Romania
            1 mech_infantry moved from Greece to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Turkey to 100 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Greece to 100 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 100 Sea Zone to Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Iraq to Persia
            2 infantry moved from Iraq to Saudi Arabia
            1 bomber moved from Egypt to Saudi Arabia
            1 fighter moved from Turkey to Persia
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Romania
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Ukraine
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 fighter moved from Turkey to Romania
            1 mech_infantry moved from Greece to Romania

Combat - British
            Battle in Ukraine
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                British win, taking Ukraine from Germans with 1 fighter and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Persia
                British attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 armour
                British win, taking Persia from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 armour
            Battle in Romania
                British attack with 3 fighters and 4 mech_infantrys
                Italians defend with 1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 infantry
                British win, taking Romania from Germans with 3 fighters and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for British: 3 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for Italians: 1 aaGun, 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Battle in Saudi Arabia
                British attack with 1 bomber and 2 infantry
                Neutral_True defend with 2 infantry
                retreated to Saudi Arabia
                Neutral_True win with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for British: 2 infantry
            Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
                British attack with 1 fighter and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Germans win with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -13
                Casualties for British: 1 fighter and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            1 destroyer and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from Romania to 100 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Ukraine to Turkey
            4 infantry moved from Iraq to Turkey
            1 fighter moved from Persia to Egypt
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Greece to Turkey
            4 mech_infantrys moved from Iraq to Turkey
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Belgian Congo to South West Africa
            1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to South West Africa
            1 bomber moved from Saudi Arabia to Egypt
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from 88 Sea Zone to Suriname
                  British take Suriname from Dutch
            1 mech_infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Tanganyika Territory
            3 mech_infantrys moved from Egypt to Syria

Place Units - British
            10 infantry placed in United Kingdom
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Egypt
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Egypt: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Syria: 1 mech_infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,1,6,6,1
            British collect 37 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 38 PUs total

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific

[boldfresh]

i don’t even know what to say about these dice anymore.  didn’t kill a single unit in either normandy or burma and lost both units in both places.  didn’t kill a single unit in saudi while losing two inf (at least the bomber didn’t get shot down).

RIDICULOUS - these dice gotta STOP

[JuanSpain]

I am very sorry you are loosing because of dice Bold, it happened to me sometimes last year when I played so many games, and I know it is very very annoying. Don´t permit this situation making you upset, this game is for fun!! and you will have revenge if you wish when we finish.

My partner and I have had very consistent bad luck in XDAP in Europe during all the game, 4 bombers killed in example by 2 AA in the last round, with a total of 6 bombers killed instead of 1 (average) in that round, so +60 for them in just one round, but all of them mean at least +10/+20 because of dice, fortunatelly our opponents are not playing Smart and we are still winning.

XDAP round 1 is the only game this year in which I am having very bad luck, and yours is the only one in which I am having very good luck, the rest have been more or less on average. Which is also good luck… because you are the strongest opponent, and XDAP ones are the weakest so far.

[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 10

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Bulgaria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Albania
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Bulgaria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Bulgaria
            1 bomber moved from Spain to Albania

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Romania
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Italians win, taking Romania from British with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Albania
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Italians win, taking Albania from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Bulgaria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Bulgaria from Russians with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Albania to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            4 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6,3,4
            Italians collect 15 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total

[JuanSpain]

I will launch one round with German planes (7 fighters and 1 Bomber) vs your dark sea fleet. Let me know your scramble and OOL decision pls. I will just make one round, and my average is 4 hits. Yours is 6 with full scramble so I will retreat any survivors after round 1.

[JuanSpain]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 10

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 mech_infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Bulgaria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Albania
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Bulgaria
            1 mech_infantry moved from Northern Italy to Bulgaria
            1 bomber moved from Spain to Albania

Combat - Italians
            Battle in Romania
                Italians attack with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Italians win, taking Romania from British with 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Albania
                Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 mech_infantry
                Italians win, taking Albania from Russians with 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Russians: 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Bulgaria
                Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Bulgaria from Russians with 1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 bomber moved from Albania to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            4 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6,3,4
            Italians collect 15 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 15 PUs total
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Bryansk: 2 aaGuns
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Western Ukraine: 2 aaGuns
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[JuanSpain]

Good move in South Africa