15L Playoff Rd1: [1] bmnielsen (Axis) vs. [8] Gamerman01 (Allies +28)

[bmnielsen]

No scramble

[gamerman01]

Shoot, can’t quite get this done before church.  Dice are rolled, and I’m sorry.  Sort of.  Looks like you’re paying for last game

Have a great day otherwise, friend!!  :-P

Finish up in a few hours

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 1 carrier and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 1 armour, 1 mech_infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 unit repaired.
            1 bomber and 2 fighters moved from United Kingdom to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 96 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 submarine moved from 91 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to 98 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            1 mech_infantry moved from Egypt to Tobruk
            1 infantry moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 artillery moved from 96 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 97 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 98 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            Battle in Tobruk
                British attack with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                British win, taking Tobruk from Italians with 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 infantry, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for British: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 submarine
                Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Italians
                British win, taking 97 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 39
                Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 110 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 battleship moved from 111 Sea Zone to 109 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from 96 Sea Zone to Malta
            1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 81 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Syria
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Belgian Congo
            1 aaGun, 1 fighter and 2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            1 armour moved from Quebec to Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ontario to Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba
            1 infantry moved from Quebec to Ontario
            1 aaGun moved from India to Burma
            1 fighter moved from Burma to India
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 artillery moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 80 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 80 Sea Zone to Persia
                  British take Persia from Neutral_Allies
            1 cruiser moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Tobruk to Egypt
            1 aaGun moved from India to Burma
            1 infantry moved from India to Burma

Place Units - British
            1 fighter placed in United Kingdom
            1 carrier placed in 109 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - British
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 106 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,3,3,6
            British collect 27 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 29 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 transport placed in 39 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 17 PUs; end with 17 PUs total
            Units Change Ownership
                Some Units in India change ownership: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Some Units in 39 Sea Zone change ownership: 1 transport
                Turning on Edit Mode
                EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 76 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
                EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 39 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
                EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
                Turning on Edit Mode
                EDIT: Removing units owned by British from 39 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
                EDIT: Adding units owned by British to 76 Sea Zone: 1 destroyer
                EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[bmnielsen]

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

Game History

Round: 1

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

Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to United Kingdom
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Libya to Tunisia
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                  Italians take Anglo Egyptian Sudan from British
            1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
                  Italians take Kenya from British

Combat - Italians
            Air Battle in United Kingdom
                Italians attacks with 1 units heading to United Kingdom
                British launches 3 interceptors out of United Kingdom
                Air Battle is over, the attackers have all died
            Battle in Gibraltar
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                British defend with 1 cruiser, 1 submarine and 1 transport
                Italians win, taking Gibraltar from British with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 25
                Casualties for British: 1 cruiser, 1 submarine and 1 transport
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in Tunisia
                Italians attack with 1 artillery
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking Tunisia from French with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Cleaning up after air battles

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour moved from Albania to Romania
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to Romania
            2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Yugoslavia
            2 aaGuns and 4 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            2 fighters moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Italian Somaliland

Place Units - Italians
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 8
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6,5,4,3,2,3,2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
            Italians collect 5 PUs (8 lost to blockades); end with 5 PUs total

[bmnielsen]

Assumed you would intercept in London, worked out fine for you so I don’t expect any objections :P

At least the Italian navy got a bit of revenge…

[gamerman01]

Hm, going for the disabling of the airbase?  I considered it but didn’t think you’d go for it.  2 juicy battleships…… well, time to look now.  ANZ will be done shortly -

[gamerman01]

Ai yi yi you took the dicey route again.  Glad they didn’t all go your way

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 1 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 infantry moved from Egypt to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Anglo Egyptian Sudan
                ANZAC attack with 2 infantry
                Italians defend with 1 infantry
                ANZAC win, taking Anglo Egyptian Sudan from Italians with 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Queensland
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to Malaya
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 63 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from New Zealand to 63 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 63 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 46 Sea Zone to New Guinea
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from Queensland to New South Wales
            1 aaGun moved from New South Wales to South Australia
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 54 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 54 Sea Zone to 46 Sea Zone

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

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs total

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            French takes Political Action: Political Action French To War With Japanese
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - French
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 transport
                French win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 78 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

[gamerman01]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            French takes Political Action: Political Action French To War With Japanese
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - French
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 transport
                French win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 78 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by French from Algeria: 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Morocco: 1 fighter and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[gamerman01]

Whoops, I want to re-do that French move, assuming you allow since within 15 minutes….

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            French takes Political Action: Political Action French To War With Japanese
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
                  French take Holland Belgium from Germans
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - French
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 transport
                French win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 78 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French

[gamerman01]

TripleA Manual Gamesave Post for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.9

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - French
            French takes Political Action: Political Action French To War With Japanese
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
                French succeeds on action: Political Action French To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied

Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
                  French take Holland Belgium from Germans
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to 92 Sea Zone

Combat - French
            Battle in 92 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 fighter
                Italians defend with 1 transport
                French win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Italians: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from 92 Sea Zone to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to French Central Africa
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Southern France to Normandy Bordeaux
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 78 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - French
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by French from Syria: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by French to Trans-Jordan: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

[gamerman01]

Final answer!  GAA!  Strategic French movements!

[boldfresh]

@Gamerman01:

Final answer!  GAA!  Strategic French movements!

Holy mother of all JDOW edits batman!

[gamerman01]

Might have saved the game right there

[bmnielsen]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 bombers, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 artillery moved from France to Southern France
                  Germans take Southern France from French
            2 bombers, 3 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Western Germany to 97 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Greece
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece

Combat - Germans
            Battle in Greece
                Germans attack with 3 armour and 5 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 3 armour and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 3 infantry
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
            Battle in Holland Belgium
                Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from French with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in 97 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 2 bombers, 4 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
                British defend with 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                1 submarine owned by the British Submerged
                Germans win with 2 bombers, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for Germans: 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for British: 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 2 fighters

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 97 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Gibraltar
            2 bombers and 1 fighter moved from 97 Sea Zone to Western Germany
            3 aaGuns, 6 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Poland
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 mech_infantry moved from France to Western Germany
            6 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from France to Germany
            1 transport moved from 113 Sea Zone to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Finland to 115 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 114 Sea Zone to Poland
            1 submarine moved from 106 Sea Zone to 103 Sea Zone
            1 submarine moved from 106 Sea Zone to 90 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            2 infantry placed in France
            3 bombers, 1 fighter and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany
            1 destroyer placed in 113 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 97 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,4
            Germans collect 44 PUs; end with 44 PUs total
            Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 49 PUs
            Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 54 PUs

[gamerman01]

Still taking it on the chin, eh?  At least you get to collect the Yugo money

Ouch

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 artilleries, 7 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            6 infantry moved from Yakut S.S.R. to Yenisey
            2 aaGuns and 12 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur
            1 submarine moved from 125 Sea Zone to 110 Sea Zone
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Kazakhstan to Szechwan
            1 fighter moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 armour moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 armour moved from Bryansk to Novgorod
            2 fighters moved from Russia to Szechwan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Novgorod
            1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Caucasus
            2 infantry moved from Rostov to Bryansk
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Novgorod
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            5 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            4 infantry moved from Western Ukraine to Bryansk
            1 artillery moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            11 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk

Place Units - Russians
            2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry placed in Novgorod
            3 artilleries placed in Ukraine
            5 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Russians collect 37 PUs; end with 37 PUs total

[bmnielsen]

@Gamerman01:

Still taking it on the chin, eh?  At least you get to collect the Yugo money

Ouch

Yeah, guess I’ll just have to keep giving the dice more chances to redeem themselves  :evil: