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BM 23 Playoff Final Gamerman (L+4) vs Farmboy (X)

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Allied Playbook - G40 Collection of Essays - Compiled by jacobgeo24 Nov 18-19 2023

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@Cornwallis Well for that scenario, I think a good response would be looking to try to distract Germany as much from Barbarossa as possible, perhaps by carrying out a Taranto Raid and putting pressure on Italy with UK, buying nothing but infantry and maybe 1 or 2 artillery for the Soviets, now that I know that is the best way to play the Russians thanks to AndrewAAGamer, and try to the the US involved as much as possible. You can position yourself in 91 and be ready with the US to hit the Italians, France, and Norway, forcing the Germans to have to be wary of all 3 areas. In the Pacific, responding to a J1 would be leaving the Soviets in the East as a cautionary force, Japan will be wanting to move fast and with as much troops as possible, so leaving them there would be a good idea to stop Japan from moving their huge armies in Manchuria and Korea south, also preventing them from being used with transports. What we have to understand is that all we need to do to prevent Japan from winning the game for the Axis is stop them from getting the 6 Victory Cities. What we need to do is just make sure that US is pumping defenses into Hawaii, they don’t have to be going out and assaulting anywhere in the Pacific, just sandbagging Hawaii as much as they can. Same for ANZAC, they need to sandbag Sydney as much as they can, and they can ask for help from USA in doing so. UK Pacific just needs to stack men and make life difficult for Japan, and make sure not to loose India, and if they do, they need to have made it stupid expensive for the Japanese and have some operations going in the Middle East so they don’t just sweep up the middle of the board. This way, even if India is taken, Japan will have an extremally hard time getting that 6th VC because for the whole game we have been stacking Hawaii and Sydney so much, it will be a very tall task to take down. So for spending with the US, I’d say 70/30 with the 70 going to Europe. Germany can wipe the floor with the Soviets unless the Allies in some way help by pressuring the European Axis somehow, even with the infantry buys for the USSR. But things may work out if the US and ANZAC challeneg the Pacific and can make their way to the Carolines and establish operations there. This could be game over for Japan because from the Carolines, you can reach the money islands, Phillhippines, China, and most importantly, Japan itself. This would be too much for Japan to handle, especially if they haven’t killed China and Calcutta yet. So a Pacific strategy can work, but when I have seen it, even when Japan was loosing very badly in China, lost Philippines and money islands, and their fleet, Germany was kicking butt without US investment. This has happened in a game I played before. My opponent went very heavy against Japan, I made some dumb moves at times, and I relegated Japan to the Home Islands, and a few holdouts in China, but the stacks of German Tanks and Mechs had just entered China at the right time after completely demolishing the Soviets and Italy was managing the Med, Middle East, and Africa. There was nothing for the European Axis to worry about so they came to Japan’s rescue, and the Allies threw in the towel because when you have 60 German fast movers, a massive air force, and the Italians eating production in the Middle East and Africa with no Allied effort in the Atlantic coming any time soon, the situation is hopeless. So I’d advocate for a more focused attempt to Europe in that situation, and that was my long and rambling reason why! I hope that helps a bit!
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L23 - OOB - Mainah Allies +40 v Dawg Axis

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Game History
Round: 17 Research Technology - Austria Austria spend 10 on tech rolls Austria roll 2,2 and gets 0 hits Combat Move - Austria 1 cavalry, 15 field_guns, 10 gass, 8 heavy_guns and 61 infantry moved from Latium to Rome 4 gass moved from Venice to Rome 1 fighter moved from Piedmont to Rome 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 4 infantry moved from Galicia to Odessa 1 infantry moved from Galicia to Odessa Purchase Units - Austria Austria buy 1 fighter, 10 gass, 2 heavy_guns and 18 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 2 techTokens; Combat - Austria Battle in Odessa Austria attack with 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 5 infantry Russia defend with 3 field_guns and 1 infantry Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 5 infantry in Odessa, round 2 : 1/7 hits, 1.83 expected hits Russia roll dice for 3 field_guns and 1 infantry in Odessa, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russia and 1 infantry owned by the Austria lost in Odessa Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 4 infantry in Odessa, round 3 : 0/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits Russia roll dice for 3 field_guns in Odessa, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the Austria lost in Odessa Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Odessa, round 4 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits Russia roll dice for 3 field_guns in Odessa, round 4 : 0/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits 2 field_guns owned by the Russia lost in Odessa Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 2 infantry in Odessa, round 5 : 1/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits Russia roll dice for 1 field_gun in Odessa, round 5 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 field_gun owned by the Russia lost in Odessa Austria win, taking Odessa from Russia with 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6 Casualties for Austria: 3 infantry Casualties for Russia: 3 field_guns and 1 infantry Battle in Rome Austria attack with 1 cavalry, 15 field_guns, 1 fighter, 14 gass, 8 heavy_guns and 61 infantry USA defend with 5 heavy_guns and 2 infantry; Italy defend with 1 Factory, 6 field_guns, 18 heavy_guns, 24 infantry and 1 trench; France defend with 2 fighters, 12 infantry and 1 late_fighter Austria roll dice for 14 gass in Rome, round 2 : 11/14 hits, 9.33 expected hits 2 infantry owned by the USA and 9 infantry owned by the France lost in Rome 14 gass owned by the Austria lost in Rome Austria roll dice for 1 cavalry, 15 field_guns, 1 fighter, 8 heavy_guns and 61 infantry in Rome, round 2 : 22/86 hits, 22.33 expected hits Italy roll dice for 6 field_guns, 2 fighters, 23 heavy_guns, 27 infantry, 1 late_fighter and 1 trench in Rome, round 2 : 28/60 hits, 31.17 expected hits 1 trench owned by the Italy, 1 cavalry owned by the Austria, 17 infantry owned by the Italy, 27 infantry owned by the Austria and 3 infantry owned by the France lost in Rome Austria roll dice for 15 field_guns, 1 fighter, 8 heavy_guns and 34 infantry in Rome, round 3 : 21/58 hits, 17.67 expected hits Italy roll dice for 6 field_guns, 2 fighters, 23 heavy_guns, 7 infantry and 1 late_fighter in Rome, round 3 : 25/39 hits, 24.33 expected hits 5 heavy_guns owned by the USA, 7 infantry owned by the Italy, 25 infantry owned by the Austria, 1 heavy_gun owned by the Italy, 6 field_guns owned by the Italy and 2 fighters owned by the France lost in Rome Austria roll dice for 15 field_guns, 1 fighter, 8 heavy_guns and 9 infantry in Rome, round 4 : 9/33 hits, 11.00 expected hits Italy roll dice for 17 heavy_guns and 1 late_fighter in Rome, round 4 : 15/18 hits, 14.83 expected hits 6 field_guns owned by the Austria, 9 infantry owned by the Austria, 8 heavy_guns owned by the Italy and 1 late_fighter owned by the France lost in Rome Austria roll dice for 9 field_guns, 1 fighter and 8 heavy_guns in Rome, round 5 : 4/18 hits, 6.00 expected hits Italy roll dice for 9 heavy_guns in Rome, round 5 : 8/9 hits, 7.50 expected hits 8 field_guns owned by the Austria and 4 heavy_guns owned by the Italy lost in Rome Austria roll dice for 1 field_gun, 1 fighter and 8 heavy_guns in Rome, round 6 : 4/10 hits, 3.33 expected hits Italy roll dice for 5 heavy_guns in Rome, round 6 : 5/5 hits, 4.17 expected hits 1 field_gun owned by the Austria, 4 heavy_guns owned by the Italy and 4 heavy_guns owned by the Austria lost in Rome Austria roll dice for 1 fighter and 4 heavy_guns in Rome, round 7 : 1/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits Italy roll dice for 1 heavy_gun in Rome, round 7 : 1/1 hits, 0.83 expected hits 1 heavy_gun owned by the Italy and 1 heavy_gun owned by the Austria lost in Rome Austria captures 12PUs while taking Italy capital Austria win, taking Rome from Italy with 1 fighter and 3 heavy_guns remaining. Battle score for attacker is -44 Casualties for France: 2 fighters, 12 infantry and 1 late_fighter Casualties for USA: 5 heavy_guns and 2 infantry Casualties for Austria: 1 cavalry, 15 field_guns, 14 gass, 5 heavy_guns and 61 infantry Casualties for Italy: 6 field_guns, 18 heavy_guns, 24 infantry and 1 trench Non Combat Move - Austria 1 fighter moved from Rome to Latium 4 field_guns, 2 heavy_guns and 6 infantry moved from Tuscany to Latium 10 infantry moved from Venice to Tuscany 6 infantry moved from Trieste to Venice 3 transports moved from Sea Zone 62 Adriatic Sea to Sea Zone 61 Ionian Sea 5 infantry moved from Greece to Sea Zone 61 Ionian Sea 5 infantry and 3 transports moved from Sea Zone 61 Ionian Sea to Sea Zone 62 Adriatic Sea 5 infantry moved from Sea Zone 62 Adriatic Sea to Latium 1 fighter moved from Odessa to Galicia 1 heavy_gun and 3 infantry moved from Transylvania to Galicia 4 infantry moved from Romania to Galicia 1 field_gun and 3 infantry moved from Belgrade to Romania 1 infantry moved from Vienna to Carpathia 4 gass moved from Vienna to Venice 1 battlecruiser and 1 cruiser moved from Sea Zone 62 Adriatic Sea to Sea Zone 60 Central Mediterranean 3 submarines moved from Sea Zone 59 Central Mediterranean to Sea Zone 60 Central Mediterranean 3 cruisers and 5 destroyers moved from Sea Zone 59 Central Mediterranean to Sea Zone 60 Central Mediterranean 1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Hungary to Croatia 1 infantry moved from Hungary to Croatia 1 heavy_gun and 3 infantry moved from Hungary to Transylvania Place Units - Austria 4 gass placed in Venice 1 heavy_gun and 4 infantry placed in Greece 1 fighter, 1 heavy_gun and 1 infantry placed in Piedmont 6 infantry placed in Trieste Austria undo move 3. 1 fighter and 2 gass placed in Piedmont Austria undo move 4. 1 fighter, 1 heavy_gun and 1 infantry placed in Piedmont 4 infantry placed in Belgrade 4 gass and 3 infantry placed in Hungary 2 gass placed in Vienna Turn Complete - Austria Austria collect 115 PUs; end with 127 PUs Austria collect 7 PUs from War Bonds; end with 134 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Italy regular : -0.83 Austria regular : -1.50 Russia regular : -0.67
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Am I winning or Losing: data analysis of high-level BM4 games

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With the release of Elo rankings, I could identify BM4 League games between two high-level players of similar talent (no more than 100 elo point gap in skill level and greater than 1700 average Elo). I eliminated a few games which had a player surrender due to personal reasons, and analyzed 17 games from the last three years.

The following graph shows the magic cutoff point of a 20 point Allied advantage after turn 10 which guarantees victory or defeat. This is a useful threshold to calculate which territories you want to hold in order to ensure victory.

Interestingly, Moscow and India hold for a much longer time than in the “old” days. This isn’t surprising as the balance mod gives more income to Russia and handicaps Japan. The improvements of Axis gameplay has allowed them to eventually overcome Allied defenses despite territory advantages that previously would have marked doom.

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crockett36 l vs dawgoneit x oob 33 bid semi cooperative

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@crockett36 Did you want to do any edits? If so I don’t see a link after your message.
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Round: 3 Research Technology - USA USA spend 5 on tech rolls USA rolls : 0/1 hits, 0.00 expected hits Combat Move - USA USA loses 0 PUs for violating Mexico Citys neutrality. 1 cavalry moved from Baja-Sonora to Mexico City USA take Mexico City from Neutral 4 infantry moved from Baja-Sonora to California 1 infantry moved from Texas to Louisiana Purchase Units - USA USA buy 1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 1 field_gun and 2 transports; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 1 techTokens; Combat - USA Non Combat Move - USA 1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Charleston to Sea Zone 30 Mid Atlantic 1 field_gun and 1 infantry moved from Carolinas to Sea Zone 30 Mid Atlantic 2 field_guns, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from Sea Zone 30 Mid Atlantic to Sea Zone 29 Mid Atlantic 2 field_guns and 2 infantry moved from Sea Zone 29 Mid Atlantic to New York Place Units - USA 1 battlecruiser, 1 cruiser and 2 destroyers placed in Sea Zone 29 Mid Atlantic 2 transports placed in Sea Zone 153 Pacific Ocean 1 field_gun placed in San Francisco Turn Complete - USA USA collect 71 PUs; end with 71 PUs
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USA rolls : 0.00
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Dawgoneit X vs. Martin L #3 AA Classic with tech

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