16L G40 StuckTojo(Axis) vs Omega1759(Allies +14) - Rematch

[StuckTojo]

I can’t find anything in the rules that says if Japan attacks French territory (i.e. FIC) it allows the US to declare war on the axis.

Does that sound right to you?

[Omega1759]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - Russians
            Russians takes Political Action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Russians from Neutrality to War
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Chinese from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
                Russians succeeds on action: Political Action Russians To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians

Combat - Russians

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Sakha to Amur
            6 infantry moved from Buryatia to Amur
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Volgograd to Sikang
            2 infantry moved from Bessarabia to Western Ukraine
            2 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Western Ukraine
            3 infantry moved from Ukraine to Western Ukraine
            2 aaGuns moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
            1 cruiser moved from 115 Sea Zone to 114 Sea Zone
            3 infantry moved from Baltic States to Belarus
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            3 infantry moved from Vyborg to Novgorod
            2 infantry moved from Karelia to Novgorod
            1 infantry moved from Archangel to Belarus
            1 fighter moved from Novgorod to Kazakhstan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Russia to Kazakhstan
            1 submarine moved from 127 Sea Zone to 112 Sea Zone

Place Units - Russians
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Volgograd
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            1 infantry placed in Russia

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

Territory Summary for Russians :

Sikang : 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    Amur : 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 18 infantry
    Kazakhstan : 1 armour, 2 fighters, 1 mech_infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Belarus : 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 11 infantry
    Bryansk : 2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 1 infantry
    Ukraine : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 2 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 1 artillery and 8 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 armour, 1 factory_minor and 2 mech_infantrys
    Novgorod : 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 7 infantry
    Caucasus : 2 infantry
    112 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    114 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser
    115 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 42 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 26 / 26
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 12 / 12
    British : 28 / 28
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 17
    Italians : 10 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 12 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 6 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Omega1759]

@StuckTojo:

I can’t find anything in the rules that says if Japan attacks French territory (i.e. FIC) it allows the US to declare war on the axis.

Does that sound right to you?

I believe that’s correct, but you lose 10 IPC for taking FIC, it’s not necessarily a good move.

[StuckTojo]

@Omega1759:

@StuckTojo:

I can’t find anything in the rules that says if Japan attacks French territory (i.e. FIC) it allows the US to declare war on the axis.

Does that sound right to you?

I believe that’s correct, but you lose 10 IPC for taking FIC, it’s not necessarily a good move.

Son-of-a-gun, you’re right!

[Omega1759]

You tend to neglect the national objectives. You can see all of them in the tab “objectives” on the right.

Saw the Chinese dice. Looks like the extra bid paid off!

[StuckTojo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Japanese
            Japanese buy 1 factory_minor and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens;

Combat Move - Japanese
            2 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
                  Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
            1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
                  Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
            1 artillery moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
            1 fighter moved from Formosa to Hunan
            1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            2 bombers moved from Japan to Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Manchuria to Hunan
            1 artillery moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe

Combat - Japanese
            Battle in Hunan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
                Chinese defend with 3 infantry
                Japanese win, taking Hunan from Chinese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
            Battle in Yunnan
                Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 2 bombers, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Chinese defend with 5 infantry
                Japanese win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 2
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
                Casualties for Chinese: 5 infantry

Non Combat Move - Japanese
            2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from 36 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
            3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Kiangsi
            1 artillery moved from Jehol to Manchuria
            1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
            1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
            1 infantry and 2 transports moved from 19 Sea Zone to 6 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Manchuria
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Japan to Manchuria
            1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to Manchuria
            2 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from 6 Sea Zone to Korea
            1 carrier, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 6 Sea Zone to 36 Sea Zone

Place Units - Japanese
            1 factory_minor placed in Kiangsu
            2 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Japanese
            Japanese collect 29 PUs; end with 29 PUs total
            Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 39 PUs

[StuckTojo]

@Omega1759:

Saw the Chinese dice. Looks like the extra bid paid off!

Your Chinamen are fighting like they’re throwing loaded dice.  :-P

[StuckTojo]

@Omega1759:

You tend to neglect the national objectives. You can see all of them in the tab “objectives” on the right.

Thanks.

Yes, this is one complicated game. I like it, though, but it’s also pretty unforgiving. If you slip up at all in the first round it’s pretty much light’s out.

I’ve been playing various versions since the 1980s and this feels like the most unforgiving of them all, but that might be because on here I’m playing against unusually skilled competition that I’m not used to facing.

[Omega1759]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Americans
            Americans buy 2 carriers, 1 destroyer and 2 submarines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Americans

Non Combat Move - Americans
            1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 35 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Philippines to 30 Sea Zone
            1 carrier moved from 10 Sea Zone to 30 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Western United States to 10 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 artillery moved from 26 Sea Zone to Hawaiian Islands
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 10 Sea Zone to Midway
            1 fighter moved from Western United States to Midway
            1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 10 Sea Zone to 26 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Central United States to Hawaiian Islands
            1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Central United States to Western United States
            1 transport moved from 26 Sea Zone to 10 Sea Zone

Place Units - Americans
            1 carrier and 1 destroyer placed in 101 Sea Zone
            1 carrier and 2 submarines placed in 10 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Americans
            Americans collect 52 PUs; end with 52 PUs total

Territory Summary for Americans :

Philippines : 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Guam : 1 airfield
    Wake Island : 1 airfield
    Western United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 armour, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour, 1 infantry and 4 mech_infantrys
    Hawaiian Islands : 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 1 harbour and 3 infantry
    Midway : 1 airfield, 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
    30 Sea Zone : 1 carrier and 1 fighter
    26 Sea Zone : 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, 1 submarine and 1 transport
    10 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 2 submarines and 1 transport
    54 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
    Central United States : 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Eastern United States : 2 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    101 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 42 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 29 / 39
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 9 / 12
    British : 28 / 28
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 17
    Italians : 10 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 12 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 6 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Omega1759]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Purchase Units - Chinese
            Trigger Chinese Artillery Supplies: Chinese has their production frontier changed to: productionChinese_Burma_Road_Open
            Chinese buy 4 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Kweichow to Hunan
            1 fighter moved from Szechwan to Hunan

Combat - Chinese
            Battle in Hunan
                Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 2 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                    Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Hunan, round 2 :  2/3 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Hunan, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
                Chinese win, taking Hunan from Japanese with 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Chinese
            2 infantry moved from Suiyuyan to Shensi
            1 fighter moved from Hunan to Yunnan
            6 infantry moved from Szechwan to Yunnan

Place Units - Chinese
            4 infantry placed in Yunnan

Turn Complete - Chinese
            Chinese collect 10 PUs; end with 10 PUs total
            Objective Chinese 1 Burma Road: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 6 PUs; end with 16 PUs

Territory Summary for Chinese :

Shensi : 3 infantry
    Yunnan : 1 fighter and 10 infantry
    Hunan : 2 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 42 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 28 / 39
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 28 / 28
    UK_Pacific : 17 / 17
    Italians : 10 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 12 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 6 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.600
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.250
        Standard Deviation : 1.118
        Total rolls : 5

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

Chinese Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.000
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

[Omega1759]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Politics - British
            British takes Political Action: Political Action British To War With Japanese
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Unprovoked
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
                British succeeds on action: Political Action British To War With Japanese: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly

Purchase Units - British
            British buy 2 fighters and 2 infantry; Remaining resources: 2 PUs;

Purchase Units - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific buy 4 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 1 PUs;

Combat Move - British
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from India to 39 Sea Zone
            1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 37 Sea Zone to Siam
            1 battleship moved from 37 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 39 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from India to Siam
            1 fighter moved from Burma to Siam
            1 tactical_bomber moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 fighter moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser moved from 91 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from United Kingdom to 111 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 109 Sea Zone to 111 Sea Zone

Combat - British
            Battle in Siam
                British attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
                Japanese defend with 2 infantry
                    British roll dice for 1 cruiser in Siam, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    British roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Siam, round 2 :  2/5 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 2 infantry in Siam, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    2 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Siam
                British win, taking Siam from Japanese with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
            Battle in 111 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Germans defend with 1 battleship and 1 submarine
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 battleship in 111 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/1 hits
                    1 cruiser owned by the British, 1 submarine owned by the Germans and 1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 111 Sea Zone
                    British roll dice for 1 bomber in 111 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 1 battleship in 111 Sea Zone, round 3 :  1/1 hits
                    1 bomber owned by the British and 1 battleship owned by the Germans lost in 111 Sea Zone
                Germans win with no units remaining. Battle score for attacker is -6
                Casualties for Germans: 1 battleship and 1 submarine
                Casualties for British: 1 bomber, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
            Battle in 96 Sea Zone
                British attack with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians defend with 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                    British roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  1/2 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 96 Sea Zone, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 destroyer owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                    1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 96 Sea Zone
                British win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 15
                Casualties for Italians: 1 destroyer and 1 transport

Non Combat Move - British
            1 carrier and 1 cruiser moved from 98 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 transport moved from 98 Sea Zone to 96 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from Malta to 96 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 96 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to United Kingdom
            1 transport moved from 109 Sea Zone to 106 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 1 infantry moved from Quebec to New Brunswick Nova Scotia
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ontario to Quebec
            1 destroyer moved from 106 Sea Zone to 91 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 71 Sea Zone to 83 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Union of South Africa to Rhodesia
            1 infantry moved from Anglo Egyptian Sudan to Egypt
            1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Alexandria to Egypt
            1 infantry moved from West India to Eastern Persia
                  British take Eastern Persia from Neutral_Allies
            3 infantry moved from Malaya to Shan State
            2 infantry moved from Burma to Yunnan
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Siam to Yunnan
            3 aaGuns and 5 infantry moved from India to Burma
            1 destroyer moved from 98 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun moved from Scotland to United Kingdom
            2 infantry moved from Scotland to United Kingdom

Place Units - British
            2 fighters and 2 infantry placed in United Kingdom

Turn Complete - British
            British collect 28 PUs; end with 30 PUs total
            Objective British 1 Original: British met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 35 PUs

Place Units - UK_Pacific
            4 mech_infantrys placed in India

Turn Complete - UK_Pacific
            UK_Pacific collect 18 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Objective UK Pacific 2 Kwangtung And Malaya: UK_Pacific met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs
            Some Units in India change ownership: 4 mech_infantrys

Territory Summary for British and UK_Pacific :

Siam : 1 flag, 1 artillery and 1 infantry
    Yunnan : 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
    Shan State : 3 infantry
    Burma : 3 aaGuns and 5 infantry
    India : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 1 harbour and 4 mech_infantrys
    Malaya : 1 harbour
    Kwangtung : 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    37 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 transport
    39 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    54 Sea Zone : 1 battleship
    Iceland : 1 airfield
    Quebec : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Gibraltar : 1 aaGun, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New Brunswick Nova Scotia : 1 armour, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Egypt : 1 armour, 2 artilleries, 1 harbour, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Union of South Africa : 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Scotland : 1 airfield
    United Kingdom : 5 aaGuns, 1 airfield, 1 factory_major, 3 fighters, 1 harbour, 6 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
    Rhodesia : 2 infantry
    106 Sea Zone : 2 transports
    94 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    92 Sea Zone : 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 1 transport
    Eastern Persia : 1 flag, 1 infantry
    83 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    91 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 42 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 27 / 39
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 28 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 18 / 24
    Italians : 10 / 10
    ANZAC : 10 / 10
    French : 12 / 0
    Dutch : 11 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 6 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 3 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 4 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 6 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.522
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 0.591
        Standard Deviation : 0.769
        Total rolls : 23

Japanese Combat
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 4.250
        Median : 4.500
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 4

Germans Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 1.333
        Median : 1.000
        Variance : 2.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.581
        Total rolls : 3

British Combat
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 3 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
        Average roll : 3.750
        Median : 4.000
        Variance : 1.273
        Standard Deviation : 1.128
        Total rolls : 12

Italians Combat
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 6.000
        Median : 6.000
        Variance : ?
        Standard Deviation : ?
        Total rolls : 1

Chinese Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.000
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

[Omega1759]

@StuckTojo:

@Omega1759:

You tend to neglect the national objectives. You can see all of them in the tab “objectives” on the right.

Thanks.

Yes, this is one complicated game. I like it, though, but it’s also pretty unforgiving. If you slip up at all in the first round it’s pretty much light’s out.

I’ve been playing various versions since the 1980s and this feels like the most unforgiving of them all, but that might be because on here I’m playing against unusually skilled competition that I’m not used to facing.

The online community has produced unusually experienced players. I gained more experience in a few months operating on this site than 15 years of play preceding this.

[Omega1759]

Good shooting in 111, glad I brought the cruiser!

[StuckTojo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

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

Combat Move - Italians
            1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 93 Sea Zone
            1 armour moved from Northern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            1 armour and 3 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
            1 armour moved from Albania to Greece
            1 armour moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
                  Italians take Alexandria from British
            1 armour moved from Alexandria to Tobruk
            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
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Ethiopia to Anglo Egyptian Sudan

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 93 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 1 submarine
                French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians win with 1 bomber and 2 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
                Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Casualties for Italians: 1 submarine
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 2 armour and 3 infantry
                Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 2 armour and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
                Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            2 infantry moved from Albania to Bulgaria
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk
            1 bomber moved from 93 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from 93 Sea Zone to Tobruk
            1 fighter moved from 93 Sea Zone to Tobruk

Place Units - Italians
            1 submarine placed in 95 Sea Zone
            1 mech_infantry placed in Northern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
            Italians collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total

[Omega1759]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

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

Combat Move - ANZAC

Non Combat Move - ANZAC
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to 62 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 62 Sea Zone to 42 Sea Zone
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from 42 Sea Zone to Java
                  ANZAC take Java from Dutch
            1 fighter moved from Queensland to Java
            2 fighters moved from New Zealand to Java
            1 cruiser moved from 63 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 destroyer moved from 62 Sea Zone to 54 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Queensland to South Australia
            1 aaGun and 1 infantry moved from New South Wales to South Australia

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

Turn Complete - ANZAC
            ANZAC collect 14 PUs; end with 14 PUs total
            Trigger ANZAC 1 Control Original And Malaya: ANZAC met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 19 PUs

Territory Summary for ANZAC :

Malaya : 1 infantry
    Queensland : 1 airfield and 1 harbour
    New Zealand : 1 airfield, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    New South Wales : 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    South Australia : 1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 3 infantry
    Java : 1 flag, 1 aaGun, 3 fighters and 1 infantry
    42 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    54 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
    62 Sea Zone : 1 transport
    Egypt : 2 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 42 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 27 / 39
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 26 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 18 / 24
    Italians : 14 / 14
    ANZAC : 14 / 19
    French : 12 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

[Omega1759]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 1

Combat Move - French
            1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Southern France

Combat - French
            Battle in Southern France
                French attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry
                Germans defend with 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 mech_infantrys
                    French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 :  2/2 hits
                    Germans roll dice for 2 mech_infantrys in Southern France, round 2 :  0/2 hits
                    2 mech_infantrys owned by the Germans lost in Southern France
                French win, taking Southern France from Germans with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for Germans: 2 mech_infantrys

Non Combat Move - French
            1 infantry moved from Morocco to Algeria
            1 infantry moved from Algeria to Tunisia
            1 infantry moved from French West Africa to Nigeria
            1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 58 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Syria to Trans-Jordan

Turn Complete - French

Territory Summary for French :

58 Sea Zone : 1 destroyer
    Trans-Jordan : 1 infantry
    Nigeria : 1 infantry
    United Kingdom : 2 infantry
    Normandy Bordeaux : 1 factory_minor and 1 harbour
    Algeria : 1 infantry
    Southern France : 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
    Tunisia : 2 infantry

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 39 / 68
    Russians : 37 / 37
    Japanese : 27 / 39
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 26 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 18 / 24
    Italians : 14 / 14
    ANZAC : 14 / 19
    French : 15 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.750
        Median : 2.500
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 4

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

French Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 1.000
        Median : 1.000
        Variance : 4.000
        Standard Deviation : 2.000
        Total rolls : 2

[Omega1759]

French rolled snakeyes in Southern France! Marching straight to Berlin!

[Omega1759]

@Omega1759:

French rolled snakeyes in Southern France! Marching straight to Berlin!

These guys were warriors!

[StuckTojo]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Politics - Germans

Purchase Units - Germans
            Germans buy 1 bomber, 2 fighters, 10 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Germans
            1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Normandy Bordeaux
                  Germans take Normandy Bordeaux from French
            3 armour moved from France to Southern France
            3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Holland Belgium to Southern France
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Northern Italy to 94 Sea Zone

Combat - Germans
            Battle in 94 Sea Zone
                Germans attack with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                British defend with 1 destroyer
                Germans win with 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
                Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Battle in Southern France
                Germans attack with 3 armour, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
                French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is -5
                Casualties for Germans: 2 armour
                Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Germans
            2 bombers moved from Western Germany to Southern Italy
            1 bomber, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
            1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to France
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern France to Western Germany
            2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern France to Southern Italy
            2 infantry moved from Germany to 113 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 113 Sea Zone to Norway
            2 infantry moved from Norway to Finland
            1 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
            5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
            3 armour and 2 artilleries moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            1 aaGun moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany

Place Units - Germans
            10 infantry placed in Germany
            1 bomber and 2 fighters placed in France
            1 submarine placed in 113 Sea Zone

Turn Complete - Germans
            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

[Omega1759]

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Alpha 3, version: 3.7

Game History

Round: 2

Purchase Units - Russians
            Russians buy 3 artilleries, 1 fighter and 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Russians
            2 artilleries and 18 infantry moved from Amur to Korea

Combat - Russians
            Battle in Korea
                Russians attack with 2 artilleries and 18 infantry
                Japanese defend with 1 artillery and 5 infantry
                    Russians roll dice for 2 artilleries and 18 infantry in Korea, round 2 :  7/20 hits
                    Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 5 infantry in Korea, round 2 :  4/6 hits
                    4 infantry owned by the Russians, 5 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese lost in Korea
                Russians win, taking Korea from Japanese with 2 artilleries and 14 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Japanese: 1 artillery and 5 infantry
                Casualties for Russians: 4 infantry

Non Combat Move - Russians
            2 aaGuns moved from Amur to Korea
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Sikang to Yunnan
            1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Kazakhstan to Shensi
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Volgograd to Kazakhstan
            1 submarine moved from 112 Sea Zone to 105 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Belarus
            2 aaGuns, 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Bryansk to Western Ukraine
            1 infantry moved from Russia to Bryansk
            2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kazakhstan to Tsinghai
            1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Kazakhstan to Tsinghai

Place Units - Russians
            1 fighter placed in Volgograd
            Turning on Edit Mode
            EDIT: Removing units owned by Russians from Ukraine: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Adding units owned by Russians to Western Ukraine: 1 artillery and 2 infantry
            EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
            2 artilleries and 1 infantry placed in Ukraine
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Novgorod
            2 infantry placed in Russia

Turn Complete - Russians
            Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
                Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5
            Russians collect 38 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 38 PUs total

Territory Summary for Russians :

Korea : 1 flag, 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 14 infantry
    Shensi : 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    Yunnan : 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry
    Tsinghai : 1 armour, 2 fighters, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
    Belarus : 2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 18 infantry
    Bryansk : 1 infantry
    Russia : 1 airfield, 1 factory_major and 2 infantry
    Ukraine : 2 artilleries, 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
    Western Ukraine : 2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 11 infantry
    Volgograd : 1 factory_minor and 1 fighter
    Novgorod : 1 airfield, 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
    Caucasus : 2 infantry
    114 Sea Zone : 1 cruiser
    115 Sea Zone : 1 submarine
    105 Sea Zone : 1 submarine

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 44 / 54
    Russians : 40 / 38
    Japanese : 24 / 39
    Americans : 52 / 52
    Chinese : 10 / 16
    British : 26 / 35
    UK_Pacific : 18 / 24
    Italians : 14 / 14
    ANZAC : 14 / 19
    French : 10 / 0
    Dutch : 7 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 2 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 4 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 8 times
            2 was rolled 10 times
            3 was rolled 3 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 6 times
            6 was rolled 8 times
        Average roll : 3.306
        Median : 2.500
        Variance : 1.657
        Standard Deviation : 1.287
        Total rolls : 36

Null / Other
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.875
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 1.429
        Standard Deviation : 1.195
        Total rolls : 8

Japanese Combat
            1 was rolled 1 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.875
        Median : 2.000
        Variance : 1.429
        Standard Deviation : 1.195
        Total rolls : 8

Russians Combat
            1 was rolled 6 times
            2 was rolled 2 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
            4 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 4 times
            6 was rolled 6 times
        Average roll : 3.650
        Median : 4.500
        Variance : 1.474
        Standard Deviation : 1.214
        Total rolls : 20