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Kamikaze_pilot (Axis) vs Akreider2 (Allies+6) Take three, BM3
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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 2 TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3, version: 3.4 Game History Round: 2 Research Technology - Germans Purchase Units - Germans Germans buy 4 armour, 1 bomber, 1 fighter and 5 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; Politics - Germans Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Germans and Russians from Neutrality to War Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and British from Neutrality to Allied Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and UK_Pacific from Neutrality to Allied Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and French from Neutrality to Allied Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Allies from Neutrality to Friendly_Neutral Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Axis To War With Russians: Changing Relationship for Russians and Neutral_Axis from Neutrality to Unfriendly_Neutral Trigger Russians Allied Americans 1: Changing Relationship for Russians and Americans from Neutrality to Allied Combat Move - Germans 2 bombers moved from Western Germany to 112 Sea Zone 1 tactical_bomber moved from Poland to 112 Sea Zone 2 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys moved from France to Southern France 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry moved from France to Normandy Bordeaux 1 infantry moved from Romania to Bessarabia Germans take Bessarabia from Russians 1 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland Germans take Eastern Poland from Russians 1 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States Germans take Baltic States from Russians 1 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia Germans take Karelia from Russians 1 infantry moved from Finland to Vyborg Germans take Vyborg from Russians 1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to 112 Sea Zone 1 submarine moved from 106 Sea Zone to 108 Sea Zone Combat - Germans Battle in Normandy Bordeaux Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry in Normandy Bordeaux, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1,17 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 French, 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Normandy Bordeaux Germans win, taking Normandy Bordeaux from French with 1 armour and 1 artillery remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Battle in Southern France Germans attack with 2 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys French defend with 1 artillery, 1 factory_minor, 1 harbour and 1 infantry Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys in Southern France, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 1,33 expected hits French roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Southern France, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0,67 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the French lost in Southern France Germans roll dice for 2 artilleries and 2 mech_infantrys in Southern France, round 3 : 2/4 hits, 1,33 expected hits French roll dice for 1 artillery in Southern France, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0,33 expected hits 1 mech_infantry owned by the Germans and 1 artillery owned by the French lost in Southern France Germans win, taking Southern France from French with 2 artilleries and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for French: 1 artillery and 1 infantry Casualties for Germans: 1 mech_infantry Battle in 112 Sea Zone Germans attack with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber British defend with 1 battleship and 1 cruiser Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 112 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 2,50 expected hits British roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 cruiser in 112 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1,17 expected hits 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 112 Sea Zone Germans roll dice for 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 112 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/4 hits, 2,50 expected hits British roll dice for 1 battleship in 112 Sea Zone, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0,67 expected hits 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 112 Sea Zone Germans win with 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 32 Casualties for British: 1 battleship and 1 cruiser Non Combat Move - Germans Trigger Germans Occupies Southern France: Setting switch to false for conditionAttachment_French_Territory_May_Turn_Vichy_Switch attached to French 2 bombers, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 112 Sea Zone to Western Germany 5 infantry moved from Finland to Karelia 1 armour moved from Bulgaria to Romania 1 armour moved from Romania to Eastern Poland 4 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Romania 1 armour, 2 artilleries and 4 infantry moved from Slovakia Hungary to Eastern Poland 5 armour moved from France to Germany 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States 1 infantry moved from Poland to Baltic States 3 aaGuns, 1 armour and 7 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland 1 artillery moved from Western Germany to Germany 1 artillery moved from Western Germany to Germany Place Units - Germans 4 armour and 5 mech_infantrys placed in Germany 1 bomber and 1 fighter placed in Western Germany Turn Complete - Germans Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 0 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 125 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,4 Germans collect 45 PUs; end with 45 PUs Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 50 PUs Combat Hit Differential Summary : Germans : -1,83 British : -1,83 French : 0,33 Savegame
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Wizmark (Allies+12) vs SImon33 (Axis) BM3 Game II
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TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 20 TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 Balanced Mod3 with Combat Move First, version: 3.4 Game History Round: 20 Combat Move - Japanese 15 artilleries and 19 infantry moved from Shan State to Burma 1 armour moved from Timguska to Suiyuyan 1 infantry moved from Hopei to Suiyuyan 1 fighter moved from Japan to 6 Sea Zone 1 bomber moved from Shan State to Suiyuyan 1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from Timguska to Evenkiyskiy 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to Chahar 1 infantry moved from Anhwe to Chahar Purchase Units - Japanese Japanese buy 4 infantry and 1 submarine; Remaining resources: 7 PUs; 1 SuicideAttackTokens; Combat - Japanese Japanese creates battle in territory 37 Sea Zone Battle in Evenkiyskiy Japanese attack with 1 artillery and 1 infantry Russians defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in Evenkiyskiy, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Evenkiyskiy, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Evenkiyskiy Japanese win, taking Evenkiyskiy from Russians with 1 artillery and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3 Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry Battle in 6 Sea Zone Japanese attack with 1 fighter ANZAC defend with 1 submarine; Americans defend with 3 submarines and 1 transport 3 submarines owned by the Americans and 1 submarine owned by the ANZAC Submerged Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter in 6 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.50 expected hits 1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 6 Sea Zone Japanese win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7 Casualties for Americans: 1 transport Battle in Suiyuyan Japanese attack with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry Americans defend with 1 bomber Japanese roll dice for 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry in Suiyuyan, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 bomber in Suiyuyan, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 bomber owned by the Americans lost in Suiyuyan Japanese win, taking Suiyuyan from Chinese with 1 armour, 1 bomber and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12 Casualties for Americans: 1 bomber Battle in Chahar Japanese attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber Chinese defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Chahar, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits Chinese roll dice for 1 infantry in Chahar, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the Chinese lost in Chahar Japanese win with 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for Chinese: 1 infantry Battle in Burma Japanese attack with 15 artilleries and 19 infantry British defend with 1 infantry Japanese roll dice for 15 artilleries and 19 infantry in Burma, round 2 : 9/34 hits, 10.67 expected hits UK_Pacific roll dice for 1 infantry in Burma, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits 1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Burma Japanese win, taking Burma from UK_Pacific with 15 artilleries and 18 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0 Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry Casualties for British: 1 infantry Non Combat Move - Japanese 1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Chahar to Hopei 1 infantry moved from Shensi to Hopei 1 infantry moved from Tsinghai to Kansu 1 infantry moved from Sikang to Tsinghai 1 infantry moved from Szechwan to Sikang 1 artillery moved from Szechwan to Shensi 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Szechwan 2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Timguska to Yenisey 1 mech_infantry moved from Hunan to Anhwe 2 fighters moved from Shan State to French Indo China 2 tactical_bombers moved from Philippines to Java 1 aaGun moved from Shan State to Burma 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Hunan 1 infantry moved from Yunnan to Kweichow 1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from French Indo China to Yunnan 3 armour moved from Yunnan to Hopei 1 mech_infantry moved from Kweichow to Hopei 1 bomber moved from Suiyuyan to Yunnan 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shan State to French Indo China 5 fighters and 2 infantry moved from Amur to Siberia 1 fighter moved from 6 Sea Zone to Japan Place Units - Japanese 1 submarine placed in 36 Sea Zone 2 infantry placed in French Indo China 2 infantry placed in Japan Turn Complete - Japanese Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 33 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 42 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,2,1,1 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 37 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,6,4,5,2,1,6,6,2,4 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 36 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1,5,6 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 35 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 20 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,1,2,6,3,6,2,6 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 19 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,5,6,3,1,3,2,1 Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 6 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,4,3,5,1,1,3,5 Japanese collect 19 PUs (33 lost to blockades); end with 26 PUs Combat Hit Differential Summary : Chinese : 0.50 UK_Pacific : 0.67 Russians : -0.33 Japanese : -2.50 Savegame
Tutor game: AndrewAAGamer (X) vs trulpen [and everyone else] (A+50) OOB
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I have posted my essay on Warfare Principles of Axis & Allies. I hope this helps you to win more games! Except against me of course. https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35286/warfare-principles-of-axis-allies-by-andrewaagamer
Warfare Principles of Axis & Allies (By AndrewAAGamer)
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Global 1940 2nd Edition OOB - The Beginning Learning Guide Let’s move from talking about general Warfare Principles to Global 1940 itself. Oh, by the way I am not going to be talking about gambits or odd play. What we want to achieve is consistent play to win as many games as possible. Gambits do not fall into that category because either a) they require the opponent to not have seen the gambit before or react poorly to it to be successful or b) have low overall odds of success. We want to win every time! Not some of the time. In addition, this general overarching discussion is regarding strategy, not tactics. So, open the Global 1940 Board and what do we see? As usual the Axis have centralized position. The Axis have greater firepower to begin the game. The Axis have the initiative; they will be the ones to determine the overall battlegrounds of the game. The Allies have more territory and money initially. What this means is the Axis will be trying to win the game and the Allies will be doing their best to slow them down, then hopefully stop them, and then push them back for an ultimate Allied victory. WINNING THE GAME: There is no argument that the Axis has the advantage in Global 1940 2nd Edition OOB. This is due to two factors. The Axis only need to win on one side of the board to win the game. If we want a balanced game where either faction wins half of the time then the Axis can only have a one third of a chance of winning the game on either side of the board. NOTE: It is easier for the Axis to win on the Europe side of the board than the Pacific side of the board. The Axis have five scenarios that can lead to winning. • Germany takes Moscow. • Germany takes London. • Italy gets big in the Mediterranean. • Japan wins in the Pacific. • The game develops into a long-term money game and the Axis prevail due to collecting the same or more money than the Allies. For the Allies to win they must stop the Axis on both sides of the board by stopping all five of their scenarios. Just one is enough for the Axis to win but it takes all five to make the Allies happy. The key for the Allies is to put more pressure on one side of the board to gain an advantage while stalling the other side of the board. This balancing act is easier said than done. As one of my gaming group members once said, “Axis and Allies is like a balloon; if you push too hard in one area it bulges in another.” GERMANY GOES FOR MOSCOW Germany starts with enough units on the board, and quickly gains enough money to buy additional units, that Germany can take down Moscow. Once Moscow falls the Germans push to Egypt and the game is over. Unfortunately, there is no way to stop the Germans from taking Moscow without giving the game to the Axis elsewhere. The key issues for the Allies are a) how long does it take and b) how much does it cost. Losing Moscow does not lose the Allies the game. Losing Moscow too cheaply or too quickly does as it makes the fall of Cairo inevitable. The Allied defense is fourfold. 1) Knowing it is a main target Russia builds and acts accordingly; buying tons of infantry and harboring every unit for the final Moscow battle. 2) Assistance in the form of UK units come to Moscow via the Middle East to delay the inevitable. 3) An Allied fleet reduces German reinforcements aimed for Moscow by attacking the Atlantic Wall. 4) The Allies prepare a defense of the Middle East and Egypt so that once Moscow falls the Axis still cannot win the game. This is the most difficult winning scenario the Allies face. GERMANY GOES FOR LONDON Personally, this is the one scenario I love to see the Axis try as the Allies. The reasons being are it is a) a lot easier for the Allies to come back from the fall of London than it is the fall of Moscow and b) unlike Moscow once the Allies see the Germans going for London the Germans have a limited window of Opportunity to take London. Also, it is easier to defend London than Moscow because the Germans need to build and protect their transport fleet to be able to move their ground units against London. The key for the Allies here is to not lose London on the cheap. It must cost the Germans a ton of money and units so even once it falls the Germans are in a weak position because the Bear of Russia is going to come knocking on the door. Surprisingly enough once Russia gets into German territory they collect more money than Germany does. Ouch. As long as the Allies to not leave London weak this is not the scenario to worry about. ITALY GETS THE MEDITERRANEAN If Italy gains control of the Mediterranean then the Axis will be collecting too much money and will overpower the Allies. This is the easiest way for the Axis to win but luckily it is also the easiest scenario for the Allies to stop. Once UK blows up the Italian fleet in the Med, kills the Italian ground troops in Africa and convoy disrupts SZ97 the Italians are basically removed from the game. JAPAN WINS IN THE PACIFIC Though Japan is surrounded by four enemies and has far less income than the four combined Japan can become a monster if left unchecked. For Japan taking India and China is not that difficult. And, as before, the Allies strategy is forcing Japan to spend time and cash accomplishing those goals so that by the time they turn to go for Sydney or Hawaii they are now contained by a large US Fleet. AXIS COLLECTS ENOUGH MONEY TO WIN LONG-TERM The final scenario for the Axis comes about when the Allies have performed admirably and have stopped the previous four game winning scenarios. However, the Axis was still able to take enough territory to be close to or even with or, heaven forbid, ahead of the money the Allies are collecting. That is bad news for the Allies. Due to their centralized position and for the most part more efficient use of Land Units and Air Units versus Naval units the Axis do not need to be collecting the same or more than the Allies to win. The Allies need to be ahead by about $10 a Round. If that is the case they are winning a long-term money game and if not, they are losing. ROLES OF THE POWERS So, what does each Nation or Power have to do to be successful? What is their role in the game? AXIS: Win the game by achieving one of their five scenarios… GERMANY is the main antagonist on the Europe side of the board. It is up to them to win the game. As a land centric Power, with lots of money available to them in the east, typically their goal is to take Moscow and then drive for Egypt. They must defend their coastline from Allied Landings to maintain their income and to deprive the Allies of the opportunity of getting France back into the game. Or even worse losing Berlin. JAPAN all by herself in the Pacific, will either try to win the game, if the US ignores it too much, or be a constant irritant forcing the US to spend monies in the Pacific that they desperately want to be spending in the Atlantic. While outnumberd Japan can knock out one or two of its opponents and become sizable if the Allies are not careful. ITALY is the weak sister of Germany. In fact, every true German wishes Italy was just more German territory to feed more income to German Factories and remove the dreaded possibility of Rome falling to the Allies. Normally Italy’s role is reduced to defending German and Italian territory and producing some limited can openers on the march to Moscow and Cairo. It is not unusual for Italy to be doing everything it can just not to be taken. Played correctly by the British Italy should be a non-factor in the game. ALLIES: Win the game by pressuring one side of the board more than the other to gain an advantage on one side while stalling on the other side… RUSSIA is the main target of the Axis. Thus, they need to play defensively unless the Germans go for Sealion. The longer Russia lasts, and the more money it collects and puts down in troops, gives the Allies time to gain advantages elsewhere on the board and be ready to repel the Germans once Moscow finally falls. USA is the key to the game for the Allies. How and where the US spends their money is the difference maker. The US will collect more money than any other Allied Power and unlike every other Allied power its capital is safe from the Axis. Depending on Allied strategy the US will either a) go all out in the Atlantic for a few Turns then turn its full attention towards the Pacific, b) go 100% into the Pacific for many Turns to rout the Japanese and then turn towards Europe or c) have some balance between the two sides of the board. CHINA is one of the minor Powers that has a lot of importance in the game. Its role is to kill Japanese ground troops. While it cannot stand against a concerted Japanese effort the more troops it kills the harder it is for Japan in the Pacific. UK has the toughest job in the game as it is the closest Power to Germany, so it must protect its Capital, knock Italy out of the game, assist Russia in the defense of Moscow, distract Germany and protect the Middle East from Germany. Simple right? Job one, after defending London, is taking Italy out of the game by taking control of the Med, Middle East and Africa. Once that is accomplished it can move on to reinforcing Moscow and start landings on the Atlantic Wall. But Italy comes first! The benefit of playing UK is at least you know what they need to do. ANZAC is the other minor Power that plays a big role. ANZAC is the death by a thousand cuts for Japan. Making them trade the Money Islands and acting as US Fleet blockers. ANZAC’s job is to force Japan to spend money on them so the US can concentrate on getting a superior fleet versus Japan’s. FRANCE is, well, ummm… does not really have a role in this game except to die on G1. Remember as the Allies all you are trying to do is slow the Axis down, kill as many of their units as you can, so that when they come for the final push your money advantage overwhelms them. GERMANY 1 (G1) As I mentioned earlier it is important for the Allies to recognize what the Axis is doing to be able to counter it. Since Germany is the main antagonist here are some prime examples of G1 options: • 100% ground unit buy for Germany. The Germans are going to go for Moscow on G6, G7 or G8. • Major IC in Romania. The Germans are going for Moscow on G6. • Carrier and two transports in SZ112 or SZ113. The Germans are going for Sealion. • Submarine, destroyer and carrier in SZ112. The Germans may be going for Sealion though more likely they are building a fleet to contest the British and fight for the Med. This is more a long-term strategy than a short-term strategy. TAKING YOUR TURN Here are the four steps to consider when you prepare to take your Turn: First and foremost, always look to see if your capital is safe. What can the enemy do to you this Turn and the next Turn? No matter how important some other objective is if you fail to protect your capital you just messed up. Are there one or more VIP areas that must be taken or protected to protect my capital down the road or to achieve my main objective? As part of my main objective what can I do to the enemy and what do I need to buy to accomplish it? Are there any attacks of opportunity that, while not part of my main objective, assist me in accomplishing my main objective? As tempting as it may be, any attack that does not assist in accomplishing your main objective, should be ignored. THE BID As discussed, the Axis has the advantage in Global 1940 2nd Edition OOB; significantly. How much of a bid the Allies receive is up to each Player’s desire to be the Axis or the Allies. Whatever amount the bid is, it should be used to accomplish the Allied goals of slowing the Axis down and making life more difficult for the Axis and to assist the Allies in accomplishing their own goals. Bids should be used to: Protect the British Fleet – as I already said ships cost a lot and saving ships means not having to buy them later. Protecting the UK fleet not only makes it easier for the British to fight for the Med and make Atlantic Wall landings later it also protects London. Any bid placement should include a fighter for Scotland and a submarine for either SZ 111 or SZ 110. (Mandatory) Taking Italy out of the game is job #1 and a submarine in SZ 98 to maximize Taranto assists in that. (Mandatory) Ground troops for taking out Italians units in Africa or a transport in SZ 71 to do the same. Submarine or destroyer in SZ 91 to defend the UK Cruiser and assist in the attack on SZ 96. Infantry in India/West India/Burma to bolster defense. Or a Mech in Burma to threaten FIC on UK1 if the Japanese do a J1 declaration of war. Submarine in SZ 62 to protect the transport. Infantry in Russia to defend Moscow. An artillery in Amur to pin more Japanese troops in Manchuria. I hope you learned something reading this paper. The goal was to highlight key points regarding how to play Global 1940 that will help you win more games.
L20 Surfer (L+34) v. AndrewAAGamer (X) G40 2nd Ed. OOB
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Sorry about the edit. But I’d rather NCM my Russian Far East Forces to Amur
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@AndrewAAGamer I"m down for a game with the rules you are requesting.
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Just my $0.02. I was on a path to work up the ladder then work got in the way in 2019…so here I’m am again in 2020. Mostly I like the league scoring and it is a very strong indicator of the system’s validity that the best players are the highest rated players each year. So let’s not muck with the system too much. The main detractor is that it significantly penalizes top-tier players from playing anyone less. I saw this first hand as I was waiting to play and top-tier players were not willing to damage their scores–I get it. The suggestion that you play low-vs-high tier games in the non-league forum has some merit, but 2 cons: a) It’s not a league game so the desire to win is not as great b) These games take alot of time to play, especially if you want to have 8+ games year and not interfere with real life (work, family, etc.) So I can’t imagine a top-tier player wanting to spend much time on games that don’t count. If you have the time, great go for it. Everyone else doesn’t (possible exception due to COVID-19…boo) So what’s my suggested modification? Allow 1 game between players 3+ tiers apart (M-2or3, or E-3) to count each year subject to the following adapted scoring: a) For the higher ranked person If they win, the game counts as being played towards the 8 games for playoff, but there is no score, i.e whatever their average was before the game, that’s their average after the game. If they lose, the game counts but the loss is considered to a player 2 tiers lower than their level (M= loss to tier 1 = 2pts, E= loss to tier 2 = 1 pt). b) For the lower ranked person. Standard league scoring in effect. Rationale: The main goal here is purely personal–as a possibly upcoming new player, I’d like to see games against better players to improve my game. But also as @AndrewAAGamer said, its better for the league – as in making it more competitive, if everyone gets to learn from the better players. I think with this mod, if a higher player is looking for a new game, they will seriously consider playing lower ranked players. I set the one game limit between any pair of players to allow more players to interact in the low-vs-high games. Every one may want a piece of the Master, and this way a few more might get the opportunity. Caveat: The current scoring algorithm constantly updates ranking based upon the wins/loses of your opponents. This could cause a problem in determining if a game should be a “normal” match or a high-low game once all games are tallied at the end of the year. There is also a possible ambiguous situation that could occur if a low ranked player gets “lucky”. viz. 2 players each play 8 games for the year. One was E tier the year before, the other had no record. The E-tier player plays 4 games against E level goes 2-2 (avg=5.00) and has 4 low tier games (Tier 3) that he wins – no score, but his average stays at 5.00 and he remains a solid E tier player. All good. Now the new player plays 4 games against Tier 3 and wins avg=4.00 and 4 games against tier E players. He a good player but lucky dice help him to 2-2 record. avg = 5.00. So his avg for the year is 4.5, which would also classify as E (barely), but would place him out of the top 8, no playoff, (based on 2019 results). Again, I think most everyone would be good with this. Here’s the rub. For the algorithm, these players have identical records 2-2 vs E and 4-0 vs Tier 3. How to differentiate them? The solution would be to use the prior year’s rank to determine if you are playing a high-low game or normal scoring. This is also important to make this work because if a M-tier player was really on board with this and gave 4 games to new players, who at the time were Tier 2 or 3, but by the end of the year had worked their way into Tier 1 status. Suddenly, that player will see his avg change as those 4 games would now be (wins?) against 4 Tier 1 players under normal scoring rules (6pts). Might not really be a problem as only 2 people had 6.0+ avg for 2019, but I would not want to be the reason to muck up the higher orders. Lastly, using last years ranking would simply coding the scoring. Quick check at records to see how to score, rather than iterative examination of everyone’s ranking. Other constraints

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