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

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Loses Burma Road: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Closed
            Chinese buy 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 fighters moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Kweichow
            1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Shensi
                  Chinese take Shensi from Japanese
            13 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Yunnan
                Chinese attack with 13 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 infantry
                Chinese win, taking Yunnan from Japanese with 13 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kweichow
                Chinese attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                Chinese win, taking Kweichow from Japanese with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            2 fighters moved from Kweichow to Szechwan

Place Units - Chinese
            1 infantry placed in Szechwan
            2 infantry placed in Yunnan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 7 PUs; end with 9 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 15 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - British
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 battleships moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
                  British take Libya from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 bomber moved from India to British Somaliland
            1 fighter moved from India to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese

Combat - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Siam: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Shan State: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Siam from UK_Pacific to Japanese
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Battle in Gibraltar
                British attack with 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Italians defend with 2 fighters and 1 harbour

[gamerman01]

I was lucky with the Americans and scored 2 hits on Gibraltar, and took off 2 Italian infantry.

Now the UK is attacking with 3 infantry, armor, 4 fighters, cruiser, 2 battleships

I scored 2 hits on the bombardment and need your casualty choice to continue, thanks

[bmnielsen]

Ugh, looks like my gamble isn’t paying off.

Take tacs then ita ftr then ger ftr.

Nice play by play, early japanese turns are very suited to it :) I was unlucky that the disastrous battle was the only one I would take air losses on, but those are the breaks…

[gamerman01]

What a sport…

Thank you for mentioning you liked the play by play!  I was a little anxious that it would be unwelcome or unwanted.  And thanks for the quick response - this is quite a cliffhanger

[gamerman01]

It’s just luck - hard to foresee that I would actually attack with America and get 2 hits to boot.  Earlier I thought I was just going to bombard with UK and probably just get the 2 infantry, so you would have been golden.  But now the dam broke

[gamerman01]

Remember the Roma!!

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - British
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 battleships moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
                  British take Libya from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 bomber moved from India to British Somaliland
            1 fighter moved from India to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese

Combat - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Siam: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Shan State: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Siam from UK_Pacific to Japanese
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Battle in Gibraltar
                British attack with 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Italians defend with 2 fighters and 1 harbour
                Italians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is 37
                Casualties for Germans: 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 fighters
            Battle in British Somaliland
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 2 bombers; Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry

[gamerman01]

I got big luck in Gibraltar……
Now to avenge Z95,

I scored 2 hits in Somaliland.  I would think you would take the Italians off first, but I’d better ask

[bmnielsen]

Yeah take the italians, if I don’t get a good R1 roll it likely won’t matter anyway. Though I reserve the right to ragequit if you roll two 2s for me R2 ;)

[gamerman01]

Of course
You’ve been classy - you are totally allowed a ragequit -
flip the board - it won’t be hard to clean up

[gamerman01]

You got 2 big hits with the Italians.  It’s bomber in the air against 2 on the ground now  :-o

[gamerman01]

More drama.  I hit, but the bombers hit back.  You get to keep one.  Small consolation after what has transpired, I admit……

Now for a dicey high stakes battle in 42

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - British
            British repair damage of 3x factory_major; Remaining resources: 33 PUs;
            British buy 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 2 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 battleships moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            3 fighters moved from 110 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from United Kingdom to 110 Sea Zone
            2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry moved from 91 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 infantry moved from Tobruk to Libya
                  British take Libya from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Kenya to Ethiopia
                  British take Ethiopia from Italians
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Iraq to 80 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 80 Sea Zone to 76 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 infantry moved from 76 Sea Zone to British Somaliland
            1 bomber moved from India to British Somaliland
            1 fighter moved from India to 42 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Siam
                  UK_Pacific take Siam from Japanese

Combat - British
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by British from Siam: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by British to Shan State: 1 infantry
            EDIT: Changing ownership of Siam from UK_Pacific to Japanese
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            Battle in Gibraltar
                British attack with 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers; Italians defend with 2 fighters and 1 harbour
                Italians win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is 37
                Casualties for Germans: 5 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 fighters
            Battle in British Somaliland
                British attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 2 bombers; Italians defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Italians win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is -2
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
                Casualties for British: 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in 42 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter
                Japanese defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Shan State to Yunnan
            2 aaGuns, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from 42 Sea Zone to Sumatra
            2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from India to Yunnan
            1 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Kenya
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Eastern Persia to West India
            1 artillery moved from Tobruk to Libya
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from British Columbia to Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba
            1 mech_infantry moved from Norway to Finland
            1 submarine moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            2 destroyers moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Egypt to Malta
            1 carrier moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 110 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Belgian Congo to Anglo Egyptian Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from Iraq to Trans-Jordan
            1 mech_infantry moved from Iraq to Eastern Persia
            1 artillery moved from Egypt to Alexandria

Place Units - British
            1 mech_infantry placed in Union of South Africa
            2 fighters and 3 infantry placed in United Kingdom

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

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            1 submarine placed in 39 Sea Zone
            2 infantry placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 4
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 43 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,3,2,3
            UK_Pacific collect 7 PUs (4 lost to blockades); end with 7 PUs total
            Units Change Ownership
                Some Units in India change ownership: 2 infantry
                Some Units in 39 Sea Zone change ownership: 1 submarine

[bmnielsen]

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

Game History

Round: 4

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 mech_infantry moved from Romania to Western Ukraine
            2 armour moved from Belarus to Western Ukraine

Combat - Italians
            Italians creates battle in territory 97 Sea Zone
            Battle in Western Ukraine
                Italians attack with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians win, taking 97 Sea Zone from British, taking Western Ukraine from Russians with 3 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 aaGuns moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            1 aaGun moved from France to Northern Italy
            1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone

Place Units - Italians
            1 fighter placed in Southern Italy
            3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs total
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 25 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Purchase Units - ANZAC
            ANZAC buy 2 bombers; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 artillery moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java

Combat - ANZAC
            Battle in Java
                ANZAC attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery
                ANZAC win, taking Java from Japanese with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for ANZAC: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 cruiser moved from 26 Sea Zone to 33 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from South Australia to Queensland
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to Queensland
            1 fighter moved from Sumatra to India
            2 infantry moved from Trans-Jordan to Iraq

Place Units - ANZAC
            2 bombers placed in New South Wales

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 41 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,1
            ANZAC collect 17 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 19 PUs total
            Objective ANZAC 2 Control Strategic Islands: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs

[gamerman01]

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

Game History

Round: 4

Combat Move - French
            1 destroyer moved from 39 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
                  French take 37 Sea Zone from Japanese

Combat - French
            Battle in 36 Sea Zone
                French attack with 1 destroyer
                Japanese defend with 1 transport
                French win, taking 36 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 destroyer remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 transport

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Egypt to Trans-Jordan
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 fighter moved from United Kingdom to Finland

Turn Complete - French

[bmnielsen]

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

Game History

Round: 5

Research Technology - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 8 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            3 bombers and 1 fighter moved from Western Germany to Norway
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Archangel
            2 infantry moved from Belarus to Archangel
            3 infantry moved from Belarus to Bryansk
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Bryansk
            1 armour moved from Novgorod to Finland
                  Germans take Karelia from Russians
            1 armour moved from Novgorod to Vyborg
                  Germans take Vyborg from Russians
            1 armour moved from Vyborg to Finland
            4 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Novgorod to Finland
            1 bomber moved from British Somaliland to 76 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 76 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                British win with 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is -12
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber
            Battle in Norway
                Germans attack with 3 bombers and 1 fighter
                Russians defend with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
                Germans win with 3 bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Russians: 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
            Battle in Finland
                Germans attack with 6 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                British defend with 1 mech_infantry; French defend with 1 fighter; Russians defend with 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
                Germans win, taking Finland from Russians with 5 armour remaining. Battle score for attacker is 11
                Casualties for Germans: 1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys
                Casualties for British: 1 mech_infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 fighter
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun and 2 infantry
            Battle in Archangel
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Archangel from Russians with 2 bombers and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Bryansk
                Germans attack with 2 bombers and 3 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 aaGun and 3 infantry
                Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 1 bomber and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 bomber and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 1 aaGun and 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            1 bomber moved from Bryansk to Belarus
            2 bombers moved from Archangel to Belarus
            2 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia
            2 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Belarus
            3 bombers moved from Norway to Western Germany
            1 submarine moved from 92 Sea Zone to 98 Sea Zone
            4 submarines moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone

Place Units - Germans
            3 infantry placed in France
            1 fighter placed in Western Germany
            8 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 48 PUs; end with 48 PUs total
            Objective Germans 2 Control Novgorod Or Volgograd Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 53 PUs

[bmnielsen]

Going to be tough to salvage anything out of this one, I’m afraid, but I’ll do what I can to keep it interesting :P

[gamerman01]

Sure.
The dice interfered a bit too much in both of our games.  Maybe we’ll play again before too long
For now, no mercy because I have never won a game against you before, I’m sure you understand!  :-D