@gamerman01 said in League General Discussion Thread:

@Adam514 OK… Adam, I didn’t realize you went this many years back in the league.
I gave a short and exciting bio on MrRoboto as he returned, here’s yours.

2015, 25-5
2016, 42-1
2017, 18-2
2018, 25-3
2nd place in playoff, losing only to JDOW who won back to back championships (was in his prime)

2019, 17-1
Won the championship, going through 666, ksmckay, and our very own Axis-Dominion

2020, 13-1
2021, 10-1
2022, took a break
2023, 5-0

That adds up to 155-14, a 91.7% win%
93.75% since January 1, 2019

That is unquestionably the best record the league has ever seen. Each of those losses were against top competition, proving my experienced observation that strategy/skills/experience can overcome all kinds of luck. I didn’t see a single loss to a less than great player.

Thank you for the bio gamer, it’s good to be back.

@simon33 said in WW2 Path to Victory - Feedback Thread:

Interesting, many things to like here.

Re: Mongolia the change makes it simple but it also nullifies Mongolia if the USSR wants to help China. Perhaps the new rule is too simple.

At first glance, I would have thought these changes would make it hard to win as Axis. But your play testing is that it is quite competitive? Hmm.

Are you sure you want to allow ICs to be built on Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Manilla? Perhaps unlikely to happen, unless Japan is getting hammered.

Don’t really follow why N Italy no longer connects to W Germany or France. Was the former just to prevent the W Germany -> Egypt flight? Or why Iwo Jima was moved to be a border island. Or why each of the money islands is now worth 1 less. I doubt making Siciily <-> Rome a walkable connection was a good move.

A couple of things I don’t think went far enough. No convoy zone in SZ5? No Canada as a playable power? Keeping plunder on first capture? No paratroopers? Still able to produce non-capital ships without naval bases?

Don’t really love the style of the new borders - they look like they were drawn by hand. Perhaps that’s a taste thing.

Particularly like the Med changes though. Crete & Malta become more important.

That was the thinking behind the new Mongolia rule. Everything should hinge on the DOW. Plus it’s simpler.

Balancing comes later. From our preliminary playtests, Allies have the advantage. But as time passes and more Axis strategies are discovered, that may change. Same thing happened with Global and BM.

ICs cannot be built on islands, same rule as G40.

N Italy not connecting to Western Germany is for a bunch of reasons. Namely, it makes the Western Germany aircraft placement worse for Med operations. It puts a bit more room between territories in Western Europe which was necessary especially with the new scramble rules. Iwo Jima offers a decent base of operation in some cases for the Allies in the North. DEI got a reduction in production value because they were worth too much in our opinion. Too much of a swing depended on the DEI. Why is the Sicily-Rome connection not a good move?

There is a convoy zone in SZ5. Canada as a playable power is a very bad idea, it further splits the Allies for no good reason. If UK Pacific and UK Europe are still essentially the same nation, it doesn’t make sense for Canada to be separate. Not good for gameplay either. Plunder rules stay yes. No paratroopers for now, if you have a suggestion for their implementation we’ll read it. Yes don’t need naval bases to produce any ship. Already axis-dominion said the current rule is limiting.

@farmboy said in G40 Balance Mod - Feedback Thread:

The rules say this:

“Due to its separate treaties with Germany and Japan, the Soviet Union is in a unique position in its relationship with the Axis powers. As a result, if the Soviet Union is at war with Axis powers on only one map, it is still under the restrictions of being a neutral power (see “Powers Not at War with One Another,” page 15) on the other map. In other words, a state of war with Japan lifts those restrictions from the Soviet Union on the Pacific map only, and a state of war with Germany and/or Italy lifts those restrictions on the Europe map only.” (this is from page 36 of the Europe rule book)

If you go to page 15 it restricts the movement of neutral powers so that they cannot enter the territory of other powers (friendly or otherwise) until they are at war.

So soviet units must stay inside the Soviet Union on the pacific map (which includes Burma and India) until they are at war with Japan.

I’m fairly certain that this was not changed for BM, but others can confirm.

Precisely, same in BM.

@simon33 said in WW2 Path to Victory - Feedback Thread:

@wizmark said in WW2 Path to Victory - Feedback Thread:

@simon33 as a interested observer I’ve noticed before your antipathy to that particular NO. What’s your reasoning if you don’t mind me asking?
It’s a small amount of ipcs, not too hard for the US to remove so doesn’t seem a game breaker?

Perhaps because it was the last one to be added - it was the change from BM2 to BM3, with the reasoning that Axis were getting bids and needed some help to rebalance the game. Then as game play evolved, allied bids started going up and up. So the entire rationale for it being added is no longer valid.

The changes we made are mainly for gameplay, not for balance. I haven’t thought that Allies were superior to Axis at any point in the development of BM. We started from unbalanced G40, changed rules and NOs to improve the game and end up with BM4 which is more balanced than G40 for sure, but perfect balance was never our Nerd Herd objective. Whatever imbalance exists is perfectly handled by the bidding process between both players, and a decent bid (10+) is a positive aspect and keeps the game fresh.

The Iwo Jima and Okinawa NO adds a bit of importance to otherwise ignored portions of the map, and is in line with the rest of the Pacific island NOs with the same goal.

@barnee Very different, so interesting in its own way. Online pushes strategies a lot further.

@Pejon_88 As oysteilo said, you need to have a chance of picking up the fighter after combat, or else the move is illegal. So you need to sent at least 1 combat unit against the hostile sea zone to be able to send out that fighter.

Russia is one of the most boring nations in vanilla… In BM you’ve got interesting choices to make depending on what the Axis do (China,Korea, Scandinavia), and there’s interdependancy with the Western Allies to push for the lend-lease territories at the same time as the Allies clear the sea zones. Russia becomes interesting to play in BM.

@trulpen said in League General Discussion Thread:

There is a bit of a threshold to get going with P2V. Primarily the different map (Russia and China) and land- and carrier-scramble changes the dynamics of the game quite a lot.

I belong to the apparent sceptics regarding the division of z38, but after having played a few games I’m not really opposed to the change anymore. I feel it does make things around the islands more interesting, for both sides.

I believe there’s a more serious issue regarding Japan. It was @Ghostglider who showed me this in a game of ours. Because of the extra scramble-options grabbing first Queensland and then Sydney in the early game is very powerful. The thing is that Japan can quite easily force the hand here, since US isn’t ready for the challenge yet.

This might be a bit of a flaw regarding strategy and balance. I don’t really see how it can be avoided and then there’s a scripted path for japanese superiority, which would be bad for the game.

I don’t think it’s in Japan’s best interest to go for Anzac if it’s appropriately defended, they’d need to trade basically everywhere else to take out Anzac. It’s a bit like Germany always being able to get decent odds on UK if they max it, but it’s a losing move since it leaves them too weak to stand up to Russia.

@trulpen said in G40 Balance Mod - Feedback Thread:

If a bs gets dmg during CM, may it still unload a marine during NCM?

No because it participated in combat, not because it is damaged. Same principle applies to transports.

@MrRoboto said in Proposal for a new, ELO-based, ranking system:

@mr_stucifer said in Proposal for a new, ELO-based, ranking system:

I am not sure how, but think it would be awesome if we could implement a possible Bid allowance into drastically different ELO games. Say a 500+ rating difference could get double the usual bid but have the game be worth half the points. This might promote playing between the extremes in skill levels, if useful.

I support this idea. And I think together we can find the sweet spot.

My idea would be to take the average bid up until that game.

And then for every bid above that average, the ELO change could be multiplied by 2%.

Right now in BM, the Allied bid is 18.3 on average.

If I play Axis and give my opponent +30, thats 12 more than average.
If we are at the same ELO level, I would usually gain 40 for a win or -40 for a loss.

Factoring in the bid, I would gain 401.12 = 49.6 (so 50) points, I would only lose -400.76 = 30.4 (so 30) points for a loss too.

An example for players with different ELO rating:

A 1800 wins against 1500.
Ratings change +16 and -16.

With a bid that 12 higher than average, that changes to:

+20 and -12

Or a 1800 loses against a 1500
Usually that is +64 and -64.

But with a bid 12 higher than average, that changes to
+80 and -49

Do you think that 2% per bid is too high or too low? Quite right?

I don’t think rating changes should be dependent on bid. Both players consented to that bid, presumably for balance reasons. It’s what both players are satisfied playing with. No need to put a rating factor on that.

Game History

Round: 12

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 armour, 1 fighter, 7 infantry, 3 mech_infantrys, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Southern Caucasus
              Germans take Southern Caucasus from Russians
        2 infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad
        1 infantry moved from Tambov to Saratov
              Germans take Saratov from Russians
        1 infantry moved from Southern Belarus to Smolensk
        1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Smolensk
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Novgorod to Yaroslavl
        1 infantry moved from Vologda to Nenetsia
        9 artilleries and 25 infantry moved from Tambov to Tula
        3 infantry moved from Finland to Norway
        3 fighters moved from Western Germany to Norway
        1 bomber moved from Leningrad to Nenetsia
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Leningrad to Smolensk
        2 fighters moved from Leningrad to Yaroslavl
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Rostov to Stalingrad
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Tambov to Yaroslavl
        1 fighter moved from Tambov to Smolensk
        1 bomber moved from Rostov to Bryansk
        2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Southern Belarus to Bryansk

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Tula
            Germans attack with 9 artilleries and 25 infantry
            Russians defend with 3 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 9 artilleries and 25 infantry in Tula, round 2 : 10/34 hits, 8.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 3 infantry in Tula, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Tula
                3 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Tula
            Germans win, taking Tula from Russians with 9 artilleries and 23 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 3 infantry
        Battle in Norway
            Germans attack with 3 fighters and 3 infantry
            British defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 3 fighters and 3 infantry in Norway, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 infantry in Norway, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the British lost in Norway
            Germans win, taking Norway from British with 3 fighters and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Bryansk
            Germans attack with 2 artilleries, 1 bomber and 3 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries, 1 bomber and 3 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Bryansk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Bryansk
            Germans win, taking Bryansk from Russians with 2 artilleries, 1 bomber and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Smolensk
            Germans attack with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Smolensk, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Smolensk, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Smolensk
            Germans win, taking Smolensk from Russians with 2 fighters, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Yaroslavl
            Germans attack with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yaroslavl, round 2 : 0/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Yaroslavl, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yaroslavl, round 3 : 1/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Yaroslavl, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Yaroslavl
            Germans win, taking Yaroslavl from Russians with 1 artillery, 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Nenetsia
            Germans attack with 1 bomber and 1 infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Nenetsia, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Nenetsia, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Nenetsia, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Nenetsia, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Nenetsia, round 4 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Nenetsia, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Nenetsia
            1 bomber owned by the Germans retreated
            Russians win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
        Battle in Stalingrad
            Germans attack with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 factory_minor and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Stalingrad, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Stalingrad, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Stalingrad
            Germans win, taking Stalingrad from Russians with 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Trigger Germans Destroy Factories Stalingrad: has removed 1 factory_minor owned by Germans in Stalingrad

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        Trigger Stalingrad Has Fallen to Germans Switch: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_Russian_Stalingrad_Factory_May_Be_Destroyed attached to Germans
        1 aaGun and 1 marine moved from Finland to Norway
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Leningrad to Vyborg
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Southern Caucasus
        3 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Tambov to Tula
        2 infantry moved from Rostov to Tambov
        1 aaGun moved from Tambov to Tula
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Southern Belarus to Tula
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Novgorod to Archangel
        1 fighter moved from Smolensk to Leningrad
        2 fighters moved from Yaroslavl to Leningrad
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Smolensk to Leningrad
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Yaroslavl to Novgorod
        1 fighter moved from Smolensk to Novgorod
        1 artillery and 10 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Southern Belarus
        1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
        2 armour and 3 mech_infantrys moved from Poland to Southern Belarus
        2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Vyborg
        1 infantry moved from Leningrad to Vologda
        1 artillery and 6 infantry moved from Western Germany to Germany
        2 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from Western Germany to Poland
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Stalingrad to Tambov
        1 bomber moved from Bryansk to Leningrad
        1 bomber moved from Nenetsia to Leningrad
        3 fighters moved from Norway to Western Germany
        1 infantry moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
        1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
        1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
        1 infantry moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Holland Belgium
        1 submarine moved from 116 Sea Zone to 108 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Germans
        1 submarine placed in 115 Sea Zone
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Germans from 115 Sea Zone: 1 submarine
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Germans to Germany: 1 armour
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode
        3 infantry placed in Ukraine
        3 infantry placed in Leningrad
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Western Germany
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 3
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 128 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,6,4,4,5,4,3,4
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 108 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6
        Germans collect 58 PUs (3 lost to blockades); end with 58 PUs
        Trigger Germans 7 Atlantic Wall: Germans met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 61 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 66 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 71 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 81 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : -0.67
Germans regular : -2.83
British regular : -0.67

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Scramble around Russia and Norway?

Switching 1 sub for 1 tank.

Game History

Round: 2

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 5 armour, 1 fighter and 7 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
        1 infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Southern Italy to Normandy Bordeaux
        1 bomber moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Holland Belgium
            Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 5/6 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 2 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Holland Belgium
                2 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium
            Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 1 artillery, 1 bomber, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 1/5 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                1 infantry owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                Germans roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery in Normandy Bordeaux, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Normandy Bordeaux
                1 artillery owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux
            Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 artillery moved from France to Western Germany
        6 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from Germany to Poland
        2 aaGuns, 3 artilleries and 12 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Romania
        5 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
        3 armour moved from Yugoslavia to Poland
        2 artilleries and 7 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
        1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Southern Italy
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Normandy Bordeaux to Western Germany
        1 bomber moved from Holland Belgium to Western Germany
        6 armour and 4 mech_infantrys moved from France to Germany
        1 submarine moved from 104 Sea Zone to 92 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 112 Sea Zone to 113 Sea Zone

    Place Units - Germans
        1 fighter placed in Western Germany
        5 armour and 5 mech_infantrys placed in Germany
        2 mech_infantrys placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 41 PUs; end with 41 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 46 PUs
        Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 51 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 1.00
Germans regular : 1.50
British regular : 0.33

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Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 2 marines; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

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

    Combat Move - Italians
        2 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
        1 armour moved from Albania to Bulgaria
        1 armour moved from Bulgaria to Greece
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Greece
        1 submarine moved from 95 Sea Zone to 94 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from Northern Italy to 94 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 battleship and 1 cruiser moved from 97 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
        2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 95 Sea Zone
        2 infantry and 1 transport moved from 95 Sea Zone to 93 Sea Zone
        2 infantry moved from 93 Sea Zone to Southern France
        2 fighters moved from Southern Italy to Greece
        1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from Tobruk to Alexandria
        1 infantry moved from Italian Somaliland to Kenya
              Italians take Kenya from British

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Greece
            Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 3 infantry
            Neutral_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 3 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 2/7 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Neutral_Allies roll dice for 4 infantry in Greece, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Greece
                2 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Greece
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Greece, round 3 : 1/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Neutral_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in Greece, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Greece
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Greece, round 4 : 1/6 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Neutral_Allies roll dice for 1 infantry in Greece, round 4 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Greece
                1 infantry owned by the Neutral_Allies lost in Greece
            Italians win, taking Greece from Neutral_Allies with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Neutral_Allies: 4 infantry
        Battle in 93 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
            French defend with 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 93 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 93 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the French and 1 cruiser owned by the French lost in 93 Sea Zone
            Italians win, taking 93 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers, 1 destroyer and 1 transport remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
            Casualties for French: 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
        Battle in 94 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 bomber and 1 submarine
            British defend with 1 destroyer
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 94 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber in 94 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 94 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 submarine in 94 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber in 94 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 destroyer in 94 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British lost in 94 Sea Zone
            Italians win with 1 bomber and 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 8
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
        Battle in Alexandria
            Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            British defend with 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 infantry in Alexandria, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Alexandria
                1 infantry owned by the British lost in Alexandria
            Italians win, taking Alexandria from British with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 infantry
        Battle in Southern France
            Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry
            French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 4 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 2/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Southern France
                1 infantry owned by the French and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Southern France
            Italians win, taking Southern France from French with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 1
            Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        Trigger Italy Occupies Southern France: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_French_Territory_May_Turn_Vichy_Switch attached to French
        1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Southern France
        1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 aaGun moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        1 aaGun moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 bomber moved from 94 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        2 fighters moved from Greece to Southern Italy
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Libya to Tobruk

    Place Units - Italians
        2 marines placed in Southern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 72 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4
        Italians collect 15 PUs; end with 15 PUs
        Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

French regular : 0.50
Italians regular : -3.50
Neutral_Allies regular : -0.33
British regular : 0.00

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Game History

Round: 11

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from Southern Italy to Northern Caucasus
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Northern Caucasus
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Southern Italy to Greece
        2 artilleries and 6 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
        1 infantry moved from Albania to Greece
        3 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in Northern Caucasus
            Italians attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Northern Caucasus, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Northern Caucasus
            Italians win, taking Northern Caucasus from Russians with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Greece
            Italians attack with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 10 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry; ANZAC defend with 3 infantry; Americans defend with 1 armour and 1 artillery
                Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 10 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Greece, round 2 : 5/16 hits, 5.00 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in Greece, round 2 : 4/10 hits, 3.83 expected hits
                4 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Greece
                3 infantry owned by the ANZAC and 2 infantry owned by the British lost in Greece
                Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 6 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Greece, round 3 : 4/12 hits, 4.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry in Greece, round 3 : 3/5 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Greece
                1 mech_infantry owned by the British, 1 artillery owned by the Americans, 1 artillery owned by the British and 1 armour owned by the British lost in Greece
                Italians roll dice for 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Greece, round 4 : 3/9 hits, 3.83 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 armour in Greece, round 4 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits
                1 armour owned by the Americans lost in Greece
            Italians win, taking Greece from Americans with 2 artilleries, 2 fighters, 3 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 19
            Casualties for Italians: 7 infantry
            Casualties for ANZAC: 3 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 armour, 1 artillery, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 armour and 1 artillery

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from Northern Caucasus to Ukraine
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
        1 aaGun and 3 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania
        2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Greece to Southern Italy
        2 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy

    Place Units - Italians
        1 armour and 3 mech_infantrys placed in Northern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Italians collect 20 PUs; end with 20 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Americans regular : 0.50
Italians regular : -0.50
Russians regular : -0.33

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@pacifiersboard No scramble.

@pacifiersboard Max scramble, 3 kami on DD and 3 kami on cruiser.

@Ghostglider Thanks for the game!

Might have been close without the VC win.

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 1 infantry and 3 transports; Remaining resources: 2 PUs; 6 SuicideAttackTokens; 

    Politics - Japanese
        Japanese takes Political Action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Americans from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and British from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and ANZAC from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and Dutch from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Japanese and French from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Germans and Americans from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Italians and Americans from Neutrality to War
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and UK_Pacific from Concordant to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and French from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for British and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for UK_Pacific and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for ANZAC and Americans from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and French from Neutrality to Allied
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Dutch from Neutrality to Friendly
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral
            Japanese succeeds on action: Political Action Japanese To War With Allies: Changing Relationship for Americans and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral

    Combat Move - Japanese
        Trigger Japanese Unrestricted Movement: Setting movementRestrictionTerritories cleared for rulesAttachment attached to Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Jehol to Chahar
              Japanese take Chahar from Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
              Japanese take Anhwe from Chinese
        1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to 20 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 20 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 43 Sea Zone to Borneo
        1 infantry moved from Okinawa to 19 Sea Zone
        1 artillery moved from Manchuria to 19 Sea Zone
        1 armour moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 artillery, 1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 battleship, 1 destroyer and 1 submarine moved from 19 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from 35 Sea Zone to Philippines
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 33 Sea Zone to Philippines
        1 cruiser moved from 20 Sea Zone to 37 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Formosa to 37 Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from Japan to 37 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from Siam to French Indo China
              Japanese take French Indo China from French
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kwangsi to Yunnan
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Kiangsu to Yunnan
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Kwangtung
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Manchuria to Hunan
        1 infantry moved from Kiangsi to Hunan
        1 fighter moved from Okinawa to Kwangtung
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 6 Sea Zone to Kwangtung
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to 35 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from Japan to Kwangtung

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in Borneo
        Battle in 37 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 2 bombers, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter
            British defend with 1 battleship
                Japanese roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 cruiser and 1 fighter in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/4 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship in 37 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Japanese lost in 37 Sea Zone
                1 battleship owned by the British lost in 37 Sea Zone
            Japanese win, taking Borneo from UK_Pacific, taking 37 Sea Zone from Neutral with 2 bombers and 1 cruiser remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 fighter
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship
        Battle in Kwangtung
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 2 infantry; UK_Pacific defend with 1 harbour
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 3 fighters, 1 infantry and 3 tactical_bombers in Kwangtung, round 2 : 2/8 hits, 4.17 expected hits
                UK_Pacific roll dice for 2 infantry in Kwangtung, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Kwangtung
                2 infantry owned by the British lost in Kwangtung
            Japanese win, taking Kwangtung from UK_Pacific with 1 artillery, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 2 infantry
        Battle in Hunan
            Japanese attack with 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Chinese defend with 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 2 fighters, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Hunan, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Hunan, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Hunan
                2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Hunan
            Japanese win with 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantry
        Battle in 35 Sea Zone
            Japanese attack with 2 battleships, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports
            Americans defend with 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
                Japanese roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 battleships, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/5 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 submarine in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Japanese
                Americans roll dice for 1 destroyer in 35 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 submarine owned by the Americans and 1 destroyer owned by the Americans lost in 35 Sea Zone
            Japanese win with 2 battleships, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine, 1 tactical_bomber and 2 transports remaining. Battle score for attacker is 14
            Casualties for Americans: 1 destroyer and 1 submarine
        Battle in Yunnan
            Japanese attack with 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Chinese defend with 4 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 4 infantry in Yunnan, round 2 : 0/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
                Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Yunnan, round 3 : 1/6 hits, 2.17 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 2 infantry in Yunnan, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Yunnan
            1 tactical_bomber owned by the Japanese and 1 fighter owned by the Japanese retreated
            3 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 artillery owned by the Japanese retreated to Kwangsi
            Chinese win with 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 9
            Casualties for Chinese: 3 infantry
        Battle in Philippines
            Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Americans defend with 1 airfield, 1 fighter, 1 harbour and 2 infantry
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Philippines, round 2 : 0/6 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Philippines, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Philippines
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Philippines, round 3 : 1/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Philippines, round 3 : 0/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Americans lost in Philippines
                Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Philippines, round 4 : 3/5 hits, 2.33 expected hits
                Americans roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 infantry in Philippines, round 4 : 1/2 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese lost in Philippines
                1 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 fighter owned by the Americans lost in Philippines
            Japanese win, taking Philippines from Americans with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
            Casualties for Japanese: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Americans: 1 fighter and 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Japanese
        1 infantry moved from Siam to French Indo China
        1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 33 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 35 Sea Zone to 43 Sea Zone
        2 bombers moved from 37 Sea Zone to Kwangsi
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Yunnan to Kwangsi
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Hunan to Kwangsi
        3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers moved from Kwangtung to Kwangsi
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Philippines to 35 Sea Zone
        2 carriers moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 6 Sea Zone to 35 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from Korea to Japan
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Kiangsu to Anhwe
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Shantung to Anhwe
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Jehol to Anhwe
        1 mech_infantry moved from Manchuria to Anhwe
        1 aaGun and 6 infantry moved from Manchuria to Jehol
        4 infantry moved from Korea to Manchuria

    Place Units - Japanese
        3 transports placed in 6 Sea Zone
        1 infantry placed in Japan
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Japanese from Japan: 1 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Japanese to Japan: 1 marine
        EDIT: Changing PUs for Japanese from 2 to 0
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 39 PUs; end with 39 PUs
        Objective Japanese 6 Home Islands: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 3 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -1.67
Americans regular : -1.17
Japanese regular : -4.67
UK_Pacific regular : 0.33
British regular : 0.33

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