ACGTO Great War redrum (Central Powers) v DizzKneeLand33 (Allies)

[DizzKneeLand33]

You must make proper sacrifices to the dice gods at once!!  :mrgreen:

[DizzKneeLand33]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 13

Combat Move - French
            2 infantry moved from Cambrai to Escaut River
            2 cavalrys moved from Noyon to Vimy
            1 fighter moved from Noyon to Vimy
            1 artillery moved from Guise to Escaut River
            2 cavalrys moved from Ghent to Escaut River
            1 cavalry moved from Meuse River to Escaut River
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Bar-le-Duc to Lorraine
            1 infantry moved from Argonne Forest to Lorraine
            1 infantry moved from Argonne Forest to Lorraine
            1 cavalry moved from Meuse River to Lorraine
            1 cavalry moved from Meuse River to Lorraine

Purchase Units - French
            French buy 2 artilleries, 6 cavalrys and 15 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - French
            Battle in Vimy
                French attack with 2 cavalrys and 1 fighter
                Germans defend with 1 factory and 1 infantry
                French win, taking Vimy from Germans with 2 cavalrys and 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Escaut River
                French attack with 1 artillery, 3 cavalrys and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French win, taking Escaut River from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for French: 3 cavalrys and 1 infantry
            Battle in Lorraine
                French attack with 1 artillery, 2 cavalrys and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French win, taking Lorraine from Germans with 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is -7
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for French: 2 cavalrys and 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - French
            1 fighter moved from Sambre River to Wallonia
            2 cavalrys moved from Sambre River to Wallonia
            2 infantry moved from Brussels to Liege
            1 infantry moved from St. Mihiel to Wallonia
            1 infantry moved from Meuse River to St. Mihiel
            1 artillery moved from Meuse River to Namur
            1 fighter moved from Vimy to Cambrai
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Marne River to Bar-le-Duc
            1 cavalry moved from Burgundy to Bar-le-Duc
            3 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Burgundy to Marne River
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Picardy to Burgundy
            2 cavalrys and 2 infantry moved from Normandy to Picardy
            2 cavalrys moved from Picardy to Burgundy
            4 infantry moved from Marseilles to Piedmont
            4 cavalrys moved from Orleans to Piedmont
            1 fighter moved from Paris to Piedmont

Place Units - French
            2 infantry placed in Bar-le-Duc
            2 infantry placed in Brussels
            2 infantry placed in Cambrai
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Burgundy
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Picardy
            4 infantry placed in Marseilles
            4 cavalrys placed in Orleans
            2 cavalrys and 2 infantry placed in Normandy

Turn Complete - French
            French collect 80 PUs; end with 80 PUs total

Territory Summary for French :

SZ 42 English Channel : 1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
    SZ 57 Ionian Sea : 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
    Ghent : 1 flag
    Antwerp : 1 flag
    Liege : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Amiens : 2 infantry
    Vimy : 1 flag, 2 cavalrys and 1 factory
    Escaut River : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Cambrai : 1 flag, 1 factory, 1 fighter and 2 infantry
    Guise : 1 flag
    Sambre River : 1 flag
    Brussels : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Namur : 1 flag, 1 artillery
    Bastogne : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Picardy : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Noyon : 1 flag
    Peronne : 1 flag
    Juvigny : 1 flag
    St. Quentin : 1 flag
    Meuse River : 1 flag
    St. Mihiel : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Wallonia : 1 flag, 15 artilleries, 6 cavalrys, 4 fighters and 9 infantry
    Burgundy : 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 2 cavalrys, 1 factory and 6 infantry
    Marne River : 3 artilleries and 7 infantry
    Bar-le-Duc : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 cavalry, 1 factory and 4 infantry
    Lorraine : 1 artillery
    Mora : 1 flag
    Orleans : 1 aaGun, 4 cavalrys and 1 factory
    Paris : 1 aaGun and 1 factory
    Marseilles : 1 factory and 4 infantry
    Normandy : 1 aaGun, 2 cavalrys, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Corsica : 1 infantry
    Piedmont : 1 aaGun, 5 artilleries, 8 cavalrys, 1 fighter and 35 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 108 / 120
    French : 80 / 80
    Russians : 0 / 0
    Austrians : 71 / 62
    Ottomans : 77 / 79
    British : 79 / 81
    Italians : 4 / 0
    Americans : 60 / 70

[DizzKneeLand33]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 13

Turn Complete - Russians

Territory Summary for Russians :

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 108 / 120
    French : 80 / 80
    Russians : 0 / 0
    Austrians : 71 / 62
    Ottomans : 77 / 79
    British : 79 / 81
    Italians : 4 / 0
    Americans : 60 / 70

[redrum]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 13

Combat Move - Austrians
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Tuscany to Milan

Purchase Units - Austrians
            Austrians buy 8 artilleries, 6 cavalrys and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - Austrians
            Battle in Milan
                Austrians attack with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                British defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Austrians win, taking Milan from British with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Casualties for Austrians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Austrians
            4 cavalrys moved from Latium to Tuscany
            2 cavalrys moved from Tyrol to Tuscany
            3 cavalrys moved from Carinthia to Tuscany
            5 cavalrys moved from Istria to Tuscany

Place Units - Austrians
            3 artilleries placed in Tuscany
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Tyrol
            4 artilleries placed in Latium
            5 cavalrys placed in Istria
            1 cavalry placed in Carinthia

Turn Complete - Austrians
            Austrians collect 73 PUs; end with 73 PUs total

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 5 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 4.000
        Median : 4.500
        Variance : 0.800
        Standard Deviation : 0.894
        Total rolls : 16

British Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.800
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 2.750
        Standard Deviation : 1.658
        Total rolls : 5

Austrians Combat
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 4.091
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.100
        Standard Deviation : 1.049
        Total rolls : 11

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TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 13

Combat Move - Ottomans
            1 cavalry moved from Sudan to Mora
                  Ottomans take Chad from French
                  Germans take Mora from French
            1 cavalry moved from Upper Egypt to Chad
            1 artillery moved from Sudan to Nairobi
                  Ottomans take Nairobi from British
            1 artillery moved from Sudan to Uganda
                  Ottomans take Uganda from British
            3 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 4 infantry moved from Upper Egypt to Sudan
            8 fighters moved from Upper Egypt to Sudan
            6 cavalrys moved from Alexandria to Sudan
            1 cavalry moved from Giza to Sudan
            3 cavalrys moved from Cairo to Upper Egypt
            4 artilleries moved from Alexandria to Upper Egypt
            4 artilleries moved from Cairo to Alexandria
            3 fighters moved from Cairo to Sudan
            1 infantry moved from Cairo to Alexandria
            6 cavalrys moved from Sinai to Alexandria
            6 infantry moved from Sinai to Cairo
            3 cavalrys moved from Palestine to Cairo
            5 infantry moved from Palestine to Sinai
            6 cavalrys moved from Syria to Sinai
            3 fighters moved from Greece to Cairo
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ryazan to Bryansk
            1 infantry moved from Suzdal to Ryazan

Purchase Units - Ottomans
            Ottomans buy 4 artilleries, 9 cavalrys and 3 fighters; Remaining resources: 3 PUs;

Combat - Ottomans

Non Combat Move - Ottomans
            1 aaGun moved from Bosnia-Herzegovina to Serbia
            1 aaGun moved from Istanbul to Anatolia

Place Units - Ottomans
            4 artilleries placed in Cairo
            3 fighters placed in Greece
            3 cavalrys placed in Palestine
            6 cavalrys placed in Syria

Turn Complete - Ottomans
            Ottomans collect 80 PUs; end with 83 PUs total

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 5 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 4.000
        Median : 4.500
        Variance : 0.800
        Standard Deviation : 0.894
        Total rolls : 16

British Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 3.800
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 2.750
        Standard Deviation : 1.658
        Total rolls : 5

Austrians Combat
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 3 times
        Average roll : 4.091
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.100
        Standard Deviation : 1.049
        Total rolls : 11

[DizzKneeLand33]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 13

Combat Move - British
            1 infantry moved from Mombasa to Nairobi
            2 fighters moved from Weidmannshiel to Nairobi
            1 cavalry moved from Normandy to Arras
            1 artillery moved from Oise to Arras
            4 infantry moved from Oise to Arras
            1 infantry moved from Oise to Arras
            1 artillery, 3 cavalrys and 2 infantry moved from Oise to Somme - West

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 5 artilleries, 1 cavalry and 19 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - British
            Battle in Nairobi
                British attack with 2 fighters and 1 infantry
                Ottomans defend with 1 artillery
                British win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Ottomans: 1 artillery
            Battle in Somme - West
                British attack with 1 artillery, 3 cavalrys and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Somme - West from Germans with 1 artillery, 3 cavalrys and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Arras
                British attack with 1 artillery, 1 cavalry and 5 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                British win, taking Arras from Germans with 1 artillery, 1 cavalry and 5 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - British
            7 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 5 fighters and 21 infantry moved from Noyon to Escaut River
            1 infantry moved from Somme - East to Noyon
            1 artillery and 10 infantry moved from Picardy to Oise
            1 artillery and 7 infantry moved from Normandy to Amiens
            3 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from British Somaliland to Mombasa
            4 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Kilamanjaro to Mombasa
            1 infantry moved from Weidmannshiel to Kilamanjaro
            2 fighters moved from Nairobi to Mombasa
            1 infantry moved from Kigoma to Weidmannshiel
            1 infantry moved from Weidmannshiel to Rukwa
            2 fighters moved from South Africa to Weidmannshiel
            3 transports moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from India to SZ 100 Indian Ocean
            2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 3 transports moved from SZ 100 Indian Ocean to SZ 69 Arabian Sea
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from SZ 69 Arabian Sea to British Somaliland
            5 cavalrys moved from Weidmannshiel to Mombasa
            4 transports moved from SZ 42 English Channel to SZ 36 North Sea
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from York to SZ 36 North Sea
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from London to SZ 36 North Sea
            2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 4 transports moved from SZ 36 North Sea to SZ 42 English Channel
            2 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from SZ 42 English Channel to Normandy

Place Units - British
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry placed in India
            2 infantry placed in Weidmannshiel
            2 infantry placed in South Africa
            1 artillery and 4 infantry placed in Piedmont
            1 cavalry and 5 infantry placed in London
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in York
            2 infantry placed in Scotland

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 76 PUs; end with 76 PUs total

Territory Summary for British :

SZ 25 Greenland Sea : 1 destroyer
    SZ 42 English Channel : 3 battlecruisers, 4 battleships, 4 cruisers, 9 destroyers, 2 submarines and 7 transports
    SZ 57 Ionian Sea : 2 battlecruisers, 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 4 destroyers and 3 transports
    SZ 65 East Mediterranean : 1 flag
    SZ 68 Persian Gulf : 1 flag
    SZ 69 Arabian Sea : 1 battleship, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 4 transports
    SZ 83 Mariana Islands : 1 flag
    Amiens : 1 artillery and 7 infantry
    Arras : 1 artillery, 1 cavalry and 5 infantry
    Escaut River : 7 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 5 fighters and 21 infantry
    Oise : 1 artillery and 10 infantry
    Somme - West : 1 artillery, 3 cavalrys and 1 infantry
    Somme - East : 1 flag
    Noyon : 1 infantry
    Nsanakang : 1 flag
    Douala : 1 flag
    Yaounde : 1 flag
    Garoua : 1 flag
    Bertoua : 1 flag
    Karas : 1 flag
    Windhoek : 1 flag
    Kaukau Veld : 1 flag
    Gobabis : 1 flag
    South Africa : 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Kilamanjaro : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Rukwa : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Kigoma : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    Dar es Salaam : 1 flag
    Belgian Congo : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Tanga : 1 flag
    Songea : 1 flag
    Weidmannshiel : 1 flag, 1 factory, 2 fighters and 3 infantry
    Mombasa : 10 artilleries, 5 cavalrys, 2 fighters and 7 infantry
    Scotland : 1 aaGun, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    London : 1 aaGun, 1 cavalry, 1 factory and 5 infantry
    York : 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 1 infantry
    British Somaliland : 2 artilleries and 3 infantry
    Yemen : 1 infantry
    Gibraltar : 2 infantry
    ANZAC : 1 factory
    India : 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Canada : 1 factory and 1 infantry
    Portugal : 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Japan : 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Normandy : 2 artilleries and 5 infantry
    Tsingtao : 1 flag, 1 factory
    German S. Pacific : 1 flag, 1 factory and 1 fighter
    Piedmont : 1 flag, 10 artilleries, 1 factory and 28 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 107 / 120
    French : 79 / 80
    Russians : 0 / 0
    Austrians : 73 / 73
    Ottomans : 80 / 83
    British : 76 / 76
    Italians : 4 / 0
    Americans : 60 / 70

[DizzKneeLand33]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 13

Turn Complete - Italians

Territory Summary for Italians :

SZ 57 Ionian Sea : 1 battlecruiser, 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 transport
    SZ 58 Adriatic Sea : 1 flag
    SZ 59 Adriatic Sea : 1 flag
    Piedmont : 4 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 107 / 120
    French : 79 / 80
    Russians : 0 / 0
    Austrians : 73 / 73
    Ottomans : 80 / 83
    British : 76 / 76
    Italians : 4 / 0
    Americans : 60 / 70

[DizzKneeLand33]

Okay, a quick heads up:

I didn’t realize that the aa would fire in non-combat as well.  That’s fine, and I’ll take my lumps.  What I do NOT want to do is to take a hit in Tuscany due to stupid routing of the game.  The zeppelin went to Istria, and went over Venice in non-com (and was shot at and missed).  Then it should have gone through Milan to Piedmont, and that’s what the map looked like (but lots of stuff there) but instead it also fired in Tuscany and hit.  There was no reason to ever fly that one over Tuscany, so I will edit back on a zeppelin.

Apparently you knew this which is why the aa gun is pulled forward.  Is there a place where newbies would know that this is the case in the rules?  :)

Thanks!

[DizzKneeLand33]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 13

Combat Move - Americans
                    AA fire in Tyrol :  0/1 hits
                    AA fire in Venice :  1/1 hits
                1 zeppelin lost in Venice
                    AA fire in Venice :  0/1 hits
            2 zeppelins moved from London to Hanover
            1 zeppelin moved from Piedmont to Carinthia
            1 zeppelin moved from Piedmont to Istria
            1 zeppelin moved from Piedmont to Istria
            1 zeppelin moved from Piedmont to SZ 55 Tyrrhenian Sea
            1 zeppelin moved from SZ 55 Tyrrhenian Sea to Rome
            1 zeppelin moved from Piedmont to SZ 55 Tyrrhenian Sea
            1 zeppelin moved from SZ 55 Tyrrhenian Sea to Latium
            1 cavalry moved from Rhone to Milan
            1 cavalry moved from Piedmont to Milan
            10 fighters moved from Piedmont to Milan

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 7 PUs;

Combat - Americans
            Battle in Milan
                Americans attack with 2 cavalrys and 10 fighters
                Austrians defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                    Americans roll dice for 2 cavalrys and 10 fighters in Milan, round 2 :  7/12 hits
                    Austrians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Milan, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    1 artillery owned by the Austrians, 1 cavalry owned by the Americans and 2 infantry owned by the Austrians lost in Milan
                Americans win, taking Milan from Austrians with 1 cavalry and 10 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Americans: 1 cavalry
                Casualties for Austrians: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            Strategic bombing raid in Hanover
                    AA fire in Hanover :  0/2 hits
                Bombing raid in Hanover rolls: 5,1 and costs: 6 PUs.
                Bombing raid costs 6 PUs
            Strategic bombing raid in Rome
                    AA fire in Rome :  0/1 hits
                Bombing raid in Rome rolls: 6 and costs: 6 PUs.
                Bombing raid costs 6 PUs
            Strategic bombing raid in Carinthia
                Bombing raid in Carinthia rolls: 2 and costs: 2 PUs.
                Bombing raid costs 2 PUs
            Strategic bombing raid in Istria
                Bombing raid in Istria rolls: 2 and costs: 2 PUs.
                Bombing raid costs 2 PUs
            Strategic bombing raid in Latium
                    AA fire in Latium :  0/1 hits
                Bombing raid in Latium rolls: 6 and costs: 4 PUs.
                Bombing raid costs 4 PUs

Non Combat Move - Americans
                    AA fire in Tyrol :  0/1 hits
                    AA fire in Venice :  0/1 hits
                    AA fire in Tuscany :  1/1 hits
                1 zeppelin lost in Tuscany
                Turning on Edit Mode
                EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            1 zeppelin moved from Carinthia to Piedmont
            1 zeppelin moved from Latium to SZ 51 Ligurian Sea
            1 zeppelin moved from SZ 51 Ligurian Sea to Piedmont
            1 zeppelin moved from Rome to SZ 51 Ligurian Sea
            1 zeppelin moved from SZ 51 Ligurian Sea to Piedmont
            1 zeppelin moved from Istria to Piedmont
            2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Rhone to Piedmont
            10 fighters moved from Milan to Piedmont
            5 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Orleans to Rhone
            5 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 8 infantry moved from Brittany to Orleans
            3 cavalrys moved from Orleans to Rhone
            8 transports moved from SZ 43 North Atlantic to SZ 40 North Atlantic
            5 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 8 infantry moved from US Declares War to SZ 40 North Atlantic
            6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 9 infantry and 9 transports moved from SZ 40 North Atlantic to SZ 43 North Atlantic
            1 battleship and 2 submarines moved from SZ 40 North Atlantic to SZ 42 English Channel
            6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 9 infantry moved from SZ 43 North Atlantic to Brittany
            2 zeppelins moved from Hanover to London
            1 zeppelin moved from London to Piedmont

Place Units - Americans
            6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 9 infantry placed in US Declares War
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Americans to Piedmont: 1 zeppelin
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 62 PUs; end with 69 PUs total

Territory Summary for Americans :

SZ 42 English Channel : 6 battleships, 1 cruiser, 13 destroyers and 3 submarines
    SZ 43 North Atlantic : 9 transports
    London : 3 zeppelins
    Orleans : 5 artilleries and 8 infantry
    Rhone : 5 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 6 infantry
    Brittany : 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 9 infantry
    Milan : 1 flag, 1 cavalry
    Piedmont : 2 artilleries, 10 fighters, 3 infantry and 5 zeppelins
    United States : 1 factory
    US Declares War : 1 flag, 6 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 1 factory and 9 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 107 / 114
    French : 79 / 80
    Russians : 0 / 0
    Austrians : 71 / 59
    Ottomans : 80 / 83
    British : 76 / 76
    Italians : 4 / 0
    Americans : 62 / 69

[redrum]

I usually assume AA shoots during both combat and non-combat though I know there are some rulesets where it doesn’t, just to be safe :)

Great War follows ‘revised rules’ which is why AA guns fire in both combat and non-combat for flyovers (the notes mention it follows revised so you’d need to reference the revised rule book).

I’m fine with the edit since Venice was the first shot and it missed and you only needed to fly over 1 AA gun. Though I’m kind of shocked that only 1 zepplin then has been shot down across the last 2 US turns :(

[DizzKneeLand33]

Well, actually two got shot down last turn, one during the bombing and one on the way to the bombing.  ;)

So, revised is an AA always fires game.  No problems there, that was the one A&A game I didn’t really play (thousands of 2nd and 3rd edition, then went straight for the Anniversary edition, which I still believe is much better balanced than Global 1940, which league insists on playing here).

[redrum]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 14

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Ypres to Flanders
                  Germans take Flanders from British
            1 infantry moved from Loos to Vimy
            2 infantry moved from Passchendaele to Vimy
            2 fighters moved from Passchendaele to Vimy
            1 fighter moved from Lys River to Vimy
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Saar to Lorraine
            1 zeppelin moved from Saar to Lorraine
            1 infantry moved from Ardennes Forest to Liege
            1 infantry moved from Aachen to Liege
            20 cavalrys moved from Saar to Liege
            1 cavalry moved from Cologne to Liege
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Saar to St. Mihiel
            1 zeppelin moved from Saar to St. Mihiel
            1 zeppelin moved from Lys River to Vimy

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 3 artilleries, 9 cavalrys, 4 destroyers, 2 factories and 6 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - Germans
            Strategic bombing raid in Vimy
                Bombing raid in Vimy rolls: 3 and costs: 3 PUs.
                Bombing raid costs 3 PUs
            Battle in Liege
                Germans attack with 21 cavalrys and 2 infantry
                French defend with 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Germans win, taking Liege from French with 17 cavalrys and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
                Casualties for Germans: 4 cavalrys
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            Battle in Vimy
                Germans attack with 3 fighters and 3 infantry
                French defend with 2 cavalrys and 1 factory
                Germans win, taking Vimy from French with 3 fighters and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for French: 2 cavalrys
            Battle in St. Mihiel
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 zeppelin
                French defend with 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking St. Mihiel from French with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 zeppelin remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for French: 1 infantry
            Battle in Lorraine
                Germans attack with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 zeppelin
                French defend with 1 artillery
                Germans win, taking Lorraine from French with 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 zeppelin remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery

Non Combat Move - Germans
            3 fighters and 1 zeppelin moved from Vimy to Lys River
            1 infantry moved from Ypres to Loos
            1 artillery moved from Ypres to Passchendaele
            1 zeppelin moved from Lorraine to Ardennes Forest
            1 zeppelin moved from St. Mihiel to Ardennes Forest
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Alsace to Saar
            2 artilleries moved from Luxembourg to Ardennes Forest
            1 artillery moved from Cologne to Saar
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Cologne to Ardennes Forest
            8 cavalrys moved from Ruhr to Ardennes Forest
            1 cavalry moved from Ruhr to Saar
            1 cavalry moved from Ruhr to Ardennes Forest
            2 cavalrys moved from Hanover to Cologne
            3 cavalrys moved from Berlin to Ruhr
            1 aaGun moved from East Prussia to Pomerania
            1 aaGun moved from Belarus to Lithuania
            5 fighters moved from Novgorod to East Prussia
            52 cavalrys moved from Petrograd to Pskov
            34 artilleries moved from Petrograd to Novgorod
            3 aaGuns moved from Petrograd to Novgorod
            1 cavalry moved from Tuscany to Carinthia

Place Units - Germans
            2 infantry placed in Passchendaele
            2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Cologne
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Alsace
            1 factory placed in Aachen
            1 factory placed in Saar
            4 destroyers placed in SZ 35 Helgoland Bight
            6 cavalrys placed in Ruhr
            2 cavalrys placed in Hanover
            1 cavalry placed in Berlin

Turn Complete - Germans
            Germans collect 117 PUs; end with 117 PUs total

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 14 times
            2 was rolled 9 times
            3 was rolled 22 times
            4 was rolled 9 times
            5 was rolled 18 times
            6 was rolled 10 times
        Average roll : 3.463
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.827
        Standard Deviation : 1.352
        Total rolls : 82

Null / Other
            3 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.000
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 12 times
            2 was rolled 7 times
            3 was rolled 16 times
            4 was rolled 9 times
            5 was rolled 16 times
            6 was rolled 9 times
        Average roll : 3.536
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.103
        Standard Deviation : 1.050
        Total rolls : 69

French Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 5 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.083
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.273
        Standard Deviation : 1.128
        Total rolls : 12

[redrum]

Yeah, a good percentage of the ‘popular’ custom made TripleA games are based on revised ruleset (NWO, WaW, TRS, Big World, Great War, LOTR, etc). For a long time, it was by far the most popular ruleset and even today might still be the most popular (depends how you measure popularity as both anniversary and global are pretty popular as well).

[DizzKneeLand33]

By the way, remember that when you are looking at the dice of a game and commenting upon them, the small battles matter, too.  Just sayin.  ;)

[DizzKneeLand33]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 14

Combat Move - French
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Bar-le-Duc to Lorraine
            1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from Wallonia to St. Mihiel
            1 infantry moved from Bastogne to Liege
            1 artillery moved from Namur to Liege
            2 infantry moved from Brussels to Liege
            6 cavalrys moved from Wallonia to Liege
            4 fighters moved from Wallonia to Liege
            2 infantry moved from Amiens to Loos
            2 cavalrys moved from Normandy to Loos

Purchase Units - French
            French buy 2 artilleries, 3 cavalrys and 19 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - French
            Battle in Loos
                French attack with 2 cavalrys and 2 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 infantry
                French win, taking Loos from Germans with 2 cavalrys and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Battle in Liege
                French attack with 1 artillery, 6 cavalrys, 4 fighters and 3 infantry
                Germans defend with 17 cavalrys and 2 infantry
                1 artillery and 2 infantry retreated to Namur
                Germans win with 13 cavalrys and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -11
                Casualties for Germans: 4 cavalrys
                Casualties for French: 6 cavalrys and 1 infantry
            Battle in St. Mihiel
                French attack with 1 artillery and 4 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Germans win with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -13
                Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 4 infantry
            Battle in Lorraine
                French attack with 1 artillery and 4 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                French win, taking Lorraine from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
                Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Casualties for French: 3 infantry

Non Combat Move - French
            4 fighters moved from Liege to Namur
            1 aaGun moved from Brussels to Namur
            14 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Wallonia to Namur
            1 fighter moved from Cambrai to Namur
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Escaut River to Cambrai
            2 infantry moved from Cambrai to Guise
            3 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Marne River to Bar-le-Duc
            2 cavalrys moved from Burgundy to Bar-le-Duc
            2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Burgundy to Marne River
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Picardy to Burgundy
            4 infantry moved from Marseilles to Piedmont
            4 cavalrys moved from Orleans to Piedmont
            2 infantry moved from Normandy to Picardy

Place Units - French
            2 infantry placed in Brussels
            2 infantry placed in Bar-le-Duc
            2 infantry placed in Cambrai
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Burgundy
            2 infantry placed in Picardy
            French undo move 5.
            1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in Picardy
            4 infantry placed in Marseilles
            4 infantry placed in Normandy
            2 cavalrys and 2 infantry placed in Orleans
            1 cavalry placed in Paris

Turn Complete - French
            French collect 74 PUs; end with 74 PUs total

Territory Summary for French :

SZ 42 English Channel : 1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 submarine and 2 transports
    SZ 57 Ionian Sea : 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
    Ghent : 1 flag
    Antwerp : 1 flag
    Loos : 2 cavalrys and 2 infantry
    Escaut River : 1 flag
    Cambrai : 1 flag, 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Guise : 1 flag, 2 infantry
    Sambre River : 1 flag
    Brussels : 1 flag, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Namur : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 15 artilleries, 5 fighters and 7 infantry
    Bastogne : 1 flag
    Picardy : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery, 1 factory and 3 infantry
    Noyon : 1 flag
    Peronne : 1 flag
    Juvigny : 1 flag
    St. Quentin : 1 flag
    Meuse River : 1 flag
    Wallonia : 1 flag
    Burgundy : 1 aaGun, 2 artilleries, 1 factory and 5 infantry
    Marne River : 2 artilleries and 6 infantry
    Bar-le-Duc : 1 aaGun, 3 artilleries, 3 cavalrys, 1 factory and 9 infantry
    Lorraine : 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Orleans : 1 aaGun, 2 cavalrys, 1 factory and 2 infantry
    Paris : 1 aaGun, 1 cavalry and 1 factory
    Marseilles : 1 factory and 4 infantry
    Normandy : 1 aaGun, 1 factory and 4 infantry
    Corsica : 1 infantry
    Piedmont : 1 aaGun, 5 artilleries, 12 cavalrys, 1 fighter and 39 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 115 / 117
    French : 74 / 74
    Russians : 0 / 0
    Austrians : 71 / 59
    Ottomans : 80 / 83
    British : 73 / 76
    Italians : 4 / 0
    Americans : 62 / 69

[DizzKneeLand33]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 14

Turn Complete - Russians

Territory Summary for Russians :

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 115 / 117
    French : 74 / 74
    Russians : 0 / 0
    Austrians : 71 / 59
    Ottomans : 80 / 83
    British : 73 / 76
    Italians : 4 / 0
    Americans : 62 / 69

[redrum]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 14

Combat Move - Austrians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Tyrol to Milan

Purchase Units - Austrians
            Austrians buy 1 aaGun, 7 artilleries, 5 cavalrys and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - Austrians
            Battle in Milan
                Austrians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 cavalry
                Austrians win, taking Milan from Americans with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 4
                Casualties for Americans: 1 cavalry

Non Combat Move - Austrians
            1 aaGun moved from Tyrol to Milan
            4 artilleries moved from Latium to Tuscany
            5 cavalrys moved from Istria to Tuscany
            1 cavalry moved from Carinthia to Tuscany

Place Units - Austrians
            1 aaGun and 2 infantry placed in Tyrol
            3 artilleries placed in Tuscany
            4 artilleries placed in Latium
            5 cavalrys placed in Istria

Turn Complete - Austrians
            Austrians collect 73 PUs; end with 73 PUs total

Dice Statistics:

Total
            2 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.500
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 4

Americans Combat
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 5.000
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

Austrians Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.333
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

[redrum]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: Great War, version: 4.4

Game History

Round: 14

Combat Move - Ottomans
            1 cavalry moved from Sudan to Kilamanjaro
            1 cavalry moved from Sudan to Kigoma
            1 cavalry moved from Sudan to Belgian Congo
            1 artillery moved from Uganda to Belgian Congo
            3 fighters moved from Sudan to Belgian Congo
            2 fighters moved from Sudan to Kigoma
            6 fighters moved from Sudan to Kilamanjaro
            1 cavalry moved from Chad to Bertoua
                  Germans take Bertoua from British
            1 cavalry moved from Bertoua to Yaounde
                  Germans take Yaounde from British
            1 cavalry moved from Mora to Garoua
                  Germans take Garoua from British
            1 cavalry moved from Garoua to Douala
                  Germans take Douala from British

Purchase Units - Ottomans
            Ottomans buy 12 cavalrys, 4 fighters and 1 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat - Ottomans
            Battle in Belgian Congo
                Ottomans attack with 1 artillery, 1 cavalry and 3 fighters
                British defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Ottomans win, taking Belgian Congo from British with 1 artillery, 1 cavalry and 3 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 1 infantry
            Battle in Kilamanjaro
                Ottomans attack with 1 cavalry and 6 fighters
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Ottomans win, taking Kilamanjaro from British with 1 cavalry and 6 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
            Battle in Kigoma
                Ottomans attack with 1 cavalry and 2 fighters
                British defend with 1 infantry
                Ottomans win with 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is -1
                Casualties for British: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Ottomans: 1 cavalry

Non Combat Move - Ottomans
            2 fighters moved from Kigoma to Uganda
            3 fighters moved from Belgian Congo to Uganda
            6 fighters moved from Kilamanjaro to Nairobi
            15 artilleries, 7 cavalrys and 4 infantry moved from Sudan to Nairobi
            3 cavalrys moved from Upper Egypt to Nairobi
            3 fighters moved from Cairo to Nairobi
            4 artilleries moved from Upper Egypt to Sudan
            6 cavalrys moved from Alexandria to Sudan
            4 artilleries and 1 infantry moved from Alexandria to Upper Egypt
            4 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Cairo to Alexandria
            3 cavalrys moved from Cairo to Upper Egypt
            5 infantry moved from Sinai to Cairo
            6 cavalrys moved from Sinai to Alexandria
            3 cavalrys moved from Palestine to Cairo
            6 cavalrys moved from Syria to Sinai
            3 fighters moved from Greece to Cairo
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Kiev
            1 infantry moved from Ryazan to Bryansk
            8 cavalrys moved from Istria to Bavaria

Place Units - Ottomans
            3 cavalrys and 1 infantry placed in Cairo
            3 cavalrys placed in Palestine
            6 cavalrys placed in Syria
            3 fighters placed in Greece
            1 fighter placed in Ankara

Turn Complete - Ottomans
            Ottomans collect 81 PUs; end with 81 PUs total

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 5 times
            3 was rolled 8 times
            4 was rolled 6 times
            5 was rolled 6 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.517
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.179
        Standard Deviation : 1.086
        Total rolls : 29

British Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 2 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.600
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.750
        Standard Deviation : 1.323
        Total rolls : 5

Americans Combat
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 5.000
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

Ottomans Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 7 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.300
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 1.158
        Standard Deviation : 1.076
        Total rolls : 20

Austrians Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.333
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

[redrum]

Yeah, saw that looks like my bad luck is starting to rub off on you :) Some tough losses on those small battles.

[DizzKneeLand33]

:-D Yes, that’s part of the fun of the dice game.  That’s also why (good and bad) I think that real dice are better – battles were never guaranteed in real wars, and dice management becomes a skill.

For example, hitting your cavalry stack on the French turn – the rewards outweighed the risks in a 44% battle (in essence).  Of course, I was totally rejected after the first hit, but that’s life.  :)  But, those types of decisions are not a part of low luck, where everything can be scientifically calculated to the end (almost).  That is especially true of power retreats – if power retreats were guaranteed to succeed or fail, then the retreat rules would never be set up as they are currently, and I think that is my biggest single complaint against low luck.  You know, where troops that move one space can move a second one forward on a retreat when multiple stacks are attacking.  If people play low luck, but that rule isn’t changed, then it doesn’t make sense imho.

But enough of the dice lectures – time for you to roll some 5’s!!  :D