Posts made by Contango

@gargantua @karl7

Excellent, glad to hear it.

@monsieurmurdoch

In terms of putting the vast majority of the land territories in one big continent, I wanted to stray away from that idea because I thought it might lose some of the strategic dimension.

Conceptually, if all of the objectives are available by land, it kind of removes some desirability/necessity to get involved in naval combat. Even if it was still helpful to buy a navy, perhaps to get to an objective more quicky, you still have relatively few options since you’re basically stuck going clockwise around the Pangea or counter clockwise, and once you’ve decided on a direction you’re committed.

In some sense though, the Alt-Universe map is already a bit of a Pangaea map… The entirety of Sea Zone 76 is considered a strait that can be crossed by ground units, so the two major continents are connected by land.

I felt like this was a happy medium since technically you can get to the vast majority the map by land, but the land distance is so far that there’s clear incentive to use a navy to get there faster.

BTW, not sure if you saw it, but I’m doing a map giveaway draw for anyone who submits a playthrough on TripleA. (solo or bonus if it’s a group game) Here’s the link for more info if you’re interested:

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/36957/map-giveaway-draw-1940-global-alternate-universe

I’m looking to entice (bribe?) some players into giving this map a try on TripleA for purposes of playtesting feedback.

I’m going to be doing a draw for a 72”x33” physical map printed on banner vinyl to be shipped to the winner.

To be entered into the draw, complete a TripleA game of G40 Alt-Universe and submit feedback on game balance and any potential exploits found. All participating players will be entered per below:

1 draw entry – Complete a solo TripleA game where you play both sides and send me the TripleA file.
2 draw entries – Complete a Play by Email game with one or more opponents and copy me on game emails.
3 draw entries – Complete a forum game in the “Play Boardgames” section of axisandallies.org with one or more opponents

Other Details:

• Multiple entries from the same player are welcome
• A full game is considered at least 8 rounds
• Cut-off date for entries is TBD

Forum Thread with TripleA link, rulebook links, etc.
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/36740/1940-global-alternate-universe-g40-alt-universe

YouTube Video about the Draw:
https://youtu.be/nBXaOk7d1zw

@koala

Yeah, I hear you on the immersion. It’s something that I’ve thought about but left off for now for a few reasons:

1. My priority has always been on strategic tension/intrigue and variety along with balance. I’m definitely still focusing on that for now.
2. The plan was always for it to be a sort of expansion from the main game for a diversion. I wasn’t really expecting anyone to play it frequently enough to start remembering territory names anyway, but more just mixing it in here and there for variety.
3. It always felt a bit disingenuous to start naming places on an imaginary map since the real game is based on real places that have history and emotional ties.

I could invent some names, but that feels like it doesn’t have any context. The other option is just going with “New London”, “New Berlin”, etc. which could also work.

At any rate, I think the naming is definitely on the back burner and we’ll see if I get there eventually. The current focus is drumming up interest in actually playing it.

Thus far I haven’t gotten any feedback on any completed, human vs human playthroughs. I’m thinking about doing a map giveaway draw for anyone who completes a TripleA game on the forum. I’m having a banner vinyl map printed that could be shipped to the winner.

Also looking into having my print shop be able to print and ship to people, rather than them having to figure out the printing process themselves.

TripleA Turn Summary: French round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC

    Place Units - ANZAC
        3 mech_infantrys placed in A4

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs

    Purchase Units - French
        French buy 5 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; 

    Combat Move - French

    Non Combat Move - French
        1 artillery moved from F5 to F3
        1 infantry moved from F5 to F3

    Place Units - French
        3 infantry placed in F3
        2 infantry placed in F13

    Turn Complete - French
        French collect 32 PUs; end with 33 PUs
        Objective French 3 Non Military Spending: French met a national objective for an additional -16 PUs; end with 17 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: ANZAC round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - ANZAC
        ANZAC buy 3 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - ANZAC

    Place Units - ANZAC
        3 mech_infantrys placed in A4

    Turn Complete - ANZAC
        ANZAC collect 12 PUs; end with 12 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

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

    Combat Move - Italians
        1 armour, 1 artillery, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from UK21 to UK22
        1 artillery and 4 infantry moved from I4 to UK22
        1 armour, 2 infantry and 1 mech_infantry moved from I2 to UK22
        1 carrier and 1 destroyer moved from 75 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 74 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 85 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 72 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from I5 to 86 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 75 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 bomber and 1 fighter moved from I1 to 86 Sea Zone

    Combat - Italians
        Battle in UK22
            Italians attack with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 10 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
            British defend with 1 artillery and 4 infantry
                Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 10 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in UK22, round 2 : 3/16 hits, 4.00 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 4 infantry in UK22, round 2 : 2/5 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the British and 2 infantry owned by the Italians lost in UK22
                Italians roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 8 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in UK22, round 3 : 6/14 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 artillery and 1 infantry in UK22, round 3 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the British and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in UK22
            Italians win, taking UK22 from British with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 8 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 10
            Casualties for Italians: 2 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 artillery and 4 infantry
        Battle in 86 Sea Zone
            Italians attack with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber
                Italians roll dice for 2 submarines in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the British
                Italians roll dice for 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 6/8 hits, 4.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier and 1 cruiser in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 carrier owned by the Italians
                British roll dice for 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                1 tactical_bomber owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British, 1 battleship owned by the British, 1 fighter owned by the British and 1 carrier owned by the British lost in 86 Sea Zone
            Italians win, taking 86 Sea Zone from British with 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 2 destroyers, 2 fighters, 2 submarines and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 69
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber, 2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from 86 Sea Zone to I5

    Place Units - Italians
        1 submarine and 1 transport placed in 86 Sea Zone

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 2
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 88 Sea Zone. Rolls: 1,1,6,2
        Italians collect 13 PUs (2 lost to blockades); end with 14 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Italians regular : 3.50
British regular : -2.00

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: British round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 carriers and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans

    Place Units - Americans
        3 carriers placed in 29 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in US13

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs

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

    Politics - Chinese
        Chinese takes Political Action: Political Action Chinese To War With Germans
            Chinese succeeds on action: Political Action Chinese To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War
        Chinese takes Political Action: Political Action Chinese To War With Italians
            Chinese succeeds on action: Political Action Chinese To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War
        Trigger Chinese British Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
        Trigger Chinese British Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied

    Combat Move - Chinese
        4 infantryCs moved from C5 to C12
        1 fighter and 6 infantryCs moved from C4 to C12
        2 infantryCs moved from C11 to C12

    Combat - Chinese
        Battle in C12
            Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 12 infantryCs
            Japanese defend with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 12 infantryCs in C12, round 2 : 1/13 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 3 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 9 infantryCs in C12, round 3 : 0/10 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 3 : 3/8 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                3 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantryCs in C12, round 4 : 0/7 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 4 : 2/8 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                2 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
            1 fighter owned by the Chinese retreated
            4 infantryCs owned by the Chinese retreated to C4
            Japanese win with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -21
            Casualties for Chinese: 8 infantryCs
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Chinese
        1 fighter moved from C12 to C3

    Place Units - Chinese
        4 infantryCs placed in C4

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
        Objective Chinese 1 Financial Support British: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 24 PUs
        Objective Chinese 3 Financial Support ANZAC: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 26 PUs
        Objective Chinese 2 Financial Support Russians: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 28 PUs

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 88 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 88 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 88 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from UK27 to 86 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from UK20 to 86 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 115 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone

    Combat - British
        Battle in 86 Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 cruiser; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 transport in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the Italians, 1 battleship owned by the Italians and 1 cruiser owned by the Germans lost in 86 Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 86 Sea Zone
            British win, taking 86 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 43
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Casualties for Germans: 1 cruiser

    Non Combat Move - British
        2 fighters moved from 86 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone

    Place Units - British
        1 carrier placed in 88 Sea Zone
        2 fighters placed in UK27
        3 infantry placed in UK4

    Turn Complete - British
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 11
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 22 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,4,3,2,1,1,5
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,6,1,1,1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 95 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
        British collect 34 PUs (11 lost to blockades); end with 34 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -5.00
Italians regular : 0.33
Japanese regular : -1.33
British regular : 0.33

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: British round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 carriers and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans

    Place Units - Americans
        3 carriers placed in 29 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in US13

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs

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

    Politics - Chinese
        Chinese takes Political Action: Political Action Chinese To War With Germans
            Chinese succeeds on action: Political Action Chinese To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War
        Chinese takes Political Action: Political Action Chinese To War With Italians
            Chinese succeeds on action: Political Action Chinese To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War
        Trigger Chinese British Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
        Trigger Chinese British Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied

    Combat Move - Chinese
        4 infantryCs moved from C5 to C12
        1 fighter and 6 infantryCs moved from C4 to C12
        2 infantryCs moved from C11 to C12

    Combat - Chinese
        Battle in C12
            Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 12 infantryCs
            Japanese defend with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 12 infantryCs in C12, round 2 : 1/13 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 3 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 9 infantryCs in C12, round 3 : 0/10 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 3 : 3/8 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                3 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantryCs in C12, round 4 : 0/7 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 4 : 2/8 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                2 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
            1 fighter owned by the Chinese retreated
            4 infantryCs owned by the Chinese retreated to C4
            Japanese win with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -21
            Casualties for Chinese: 8 infantryCs
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Chinese
        1 fighter moved from C12 to C3

    Place Units - Chinese
        4 infantryCs placed in C4

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
        Objective Chinese 1 Financial Support British: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 24 PUs
        Objective Chinese 3 Financial Support ANZAC: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 26 PUs
        Objective Chinese 2 Financial Support Russians: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 28 PUs

    Purchase Units - British
        British buy 1 carrier, 2 fighters and 3 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - British
        1 cruiser and 1 destroyer moved from 88 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 carrier moved from 88 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 tactical_bomber moved from 88 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        2 fighters moved from UK27 to 86 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from UK20 to 86 Sea Zone
        1 battleship moved from 115 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone

    Combat - British
        Battle in 86 Sea Zone
            British attack with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            Germans defend with 1 cruiser; Italians defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
                British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                Italians roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 transport in 86 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.67 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the Italians, 1 battleship owned by the Italians and 1 cruiser owned by the Germans lost in 86 Sea Zone
                1 transport owned by the Italians lost in 86 Sea Zone
            British win, taking 86 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 43
            Casualties for British: 1 destroyer
            Casualties for Italians: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 transport
            Casualties for Germans: 1 cruiser

    Non Combat Move - British
        2 fighters moved from 86 Sea Zone to 88 Sea Zone

    Place Units - British
        1 carrier placed in 88 Sea Zone
        2 fighters placed in UK27
        3 infantry placed in UK4

    Turn Complete - British
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 11
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 22 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,4,3,2,1,1,5
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 39 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,5,6,1,1,1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 95 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,2
        British collect 34 PUs (11 lost to blockades); end with 34 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -5.00
Italians regular : 0.33
Japanese regular : -1.33
British regular : 0.33

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Chinese round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

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

    Politics - Chinese
        Chinese takes Political Action: Political Action Chinese To War With Germans
            Chinese succeeds on action: Political Action Chinese To War With Germans: Changing Relationship for Germans and Chinese from Neutrality to War
        Chinese takes Political Action: Political Action Chinese To War With Italians
            Chinese succeeds on action: Political Action Chinese To War With Italians: Changing Relationship for Italians and Chinese from Neutrality to War
        Trigger Chinese British Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and British from Neutrality to Allied
        Trigger Chinese British Allies: Changing Relationship for Chinese and ANZAC from Neutrality to Allied

    Combat Move - Chinese
        4 infantryCs moved from C5 to C12
        1 fighter and 6 infantryCs moved from C4 to C12
        2 infantryCs moved from C11 to C12

    Combat - Chinese
        Battle in C12
            Chinese attack with 1 fighter and 12 infantryCs
            Japanese defend with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 12 infantryCs in C12, round 2 : 1/13 hits, 2.50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 3 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 9 infantryCs in C12, round 3 : 0/10 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 3 : 3/8 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                3 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
                Chinese roll dice for 1 fighter and 6 infantryCs in C12, round 4 : 0/7 hits, 1.50 expected hits
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 4 : 2/8 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                2 infantryCs owned by the Chinese lost in C12
            1 fighter owned by the Chinese retreated
            4 infantryCs owned by the Chinese retreated to C4
            Japanese win with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -21
            Casualties for Chinese: 8 infantryCs
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Chinese
        1 fighter moved from C12 to C3

    Place Units - Chinese
        4 infantryCs placed in C4

    Turn Complete - Chinese
        Chinese collect 22 PUs; end with 22 PUs
        Objective Chinese 1 Financial Support British: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 24 PUs
        Objective Chinese 3 Financial Support ANZAC: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 26 PUs
        Objective Chinese 2 Financial Support Russians: Chinese met a national objective for an additional 2 PUs; end with 28 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : -5.00
Japanese regular : -1.33

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Americans round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Americans
        Americans buy 3 carriers and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Americans

    Place Units - Americans
        3 carriers placed in 29 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in US13

    Turn Complete - Americans
        Americans collect 58 PUs; end with 58 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Japanese round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Japanese
        Japanese buy 10 infantry; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

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

    Combat Move - Japanese
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from J2 to C12
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from J1 to C12
        1 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from J9 to C12
        1 armour moved from J3 to C12

    Combat - Japanese
        Battle in C12
            Japanese attack with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Chinese defend with 2 infantryCs
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 5 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 2 : 1/10 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 2 infantryCs in C12, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Japanese and 1 infantryC owned by the Chinese lost in C12
                Japanese roll dice for 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in C12, round 3 : 1/9 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                Chinese roll dice for 1 infantryC in C12, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantryC owned by the Chinese lost in C12
            Japanese win, taking C12 from Chinese with 2 armour, 2 artilleries, 4 infantry and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Japanese: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Chinese: 2 infantryCs

    Non Combat Move - Japanese

    Place Units - Japanese
        10 infantry placed in J14

    Turn Complete - Japanese
        Japanese collect 31 PUs; end with 31 PUs
        Objective Japanese 1 Trade With America And France: Japanese met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 41 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Chinese regular : 0.00
Japanese regular : -3.83

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Russians
        Russians buy 7 armour; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Russians

    Place Units - Russians
        3 armour placed in R4
        3 armour placed in R16
        1 armour placed in R21

    Turn Complete - Russians
        Russians collect 42 PUs; end with 42 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

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TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 1

TripleA Turn Summary for game: G40 Alt Universe, version: 2.0.6

Game History

Round: 1

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 4 artilleries, 7 infantry and 1 transport; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Politics - Germans
        Germans takes Political Action: Political Action Germans To War With British ANZAC
            Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With British ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Germans and British from Neutrality to War
            Germans succeeds on action: Political Action Germans To War With British ANZAC: Changing Relationship for Germans and ANZAC from Neutrality to War

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 submarine moved from 6 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from 24 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        1 battleship and 1 destroyer moved from 25 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from G5 to 22 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from G13 to 40 Sea Zone
        2 fighters and 2 tactical_bombers moved from G5 to 40 Sea Zone
        1 bomber moved from G15 to 40 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from G4 to PA3
        1 mech_infantry moved from G5 to PA3
        1 armour moved from G7 to PA3
        1 armour, 1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from G17 to PA9
        1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from G18 to PA9
        1 fighter moved from G17 to PA9
        1 artillery and 3 infantry moved from G13 to PA5
        1 armour moved from G10 to PA5
        1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys moved from G11 to PA5
        1 tactical_bomber moved from G15 to PA5
        1 submarine moved from 47 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 38 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 37 Sea Zone to 39 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 56 Sea Zone to 83 Sea Zone
        1 submarine moved from 97 Sea Zone to 95 Sea Zone

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in 95 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 submarine
            British defend with 1 transport
                1 transport owned by the British lost in 95 Sea Zone
            Germans win, taking 95 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
            Casualties for British: 1 transport
        Battle in 40 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers
            British defend with 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 3 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers in 40 Sea Zone, round 2 : 4/7 hits, 4.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport in 40 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/2 hits, 0.83 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 transport owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in 40 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 bomber, 2 fighters and 3 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 17
            Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter
            Casualties for British: 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 transport
        Battle in 83 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 submarine
            British defend with 1 cruiser
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 83 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 83 Sea Zone
            Germans win, taking 83 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 submarine remaining. Battle score for attacker is 12
            Casualties for British: 1 cruiser
        Battle in PA3
            Germans attack with 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry
            Pro_Allies defend with 3 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry and 1 mech_infantry in PA3, round 2 : 2/6 hits, 1.67 expected hits
                Pro_Allies roll dice for 3 infantry in PA3, round 2 : 3/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                3 infantry owned by the Germans and 2 infantry owned by the Pro_Allies lost in PA3
                Germans roll dice for 1 armour, 1 artillery and 1 mech_infantry in PA3, round 3 : 2/3 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                Pro_Allies roll dice for 1 infantry in PA3, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 artillery owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the Pro_Allies lost in PA3
            Germans win, taking PA3 from Pro_Allies with 1 armour and 1 mech_infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is -4
            Casualties for Germans: 1 artillery and 3 infantry
            Casualties for Pro_Allies: 3 infantry
        Battle in PA5
            Germans attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber
            Pro_Allies defend with 4 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 3 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in PA5, round 2 : 3/9 hits, 3.00 expected hits
                Pro_Allies roll dice for 4 infantry in PA5, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Germans and 3 infantry owned by the Pro_Allies lost in PA5
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber in PA5, round 3 : 4/7 hits, 2.67 expected hits
                Pro_Allies roll dice for 1 infantry in PA5, round 3 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Pro_Allies lost in PA5
            Germans win, taking PA5 from Pro_Allies with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 infantry, 2 mech_infantrys and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Germans: 2 infantry
            Casualties for Pro_Allies: 4 infantry
        Battle in 39 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 3 submarines
            British defend with 1 battleship
                Germans roll dice for 3 submarines in 39 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.00 expected hits
                1 battleship owned by the British lost in 39 Sea Zone
            Germans win, taking 39 Sea Zone from Neutral with 3 submarines remaining. Battle score for attacker is 20
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship
        Battle in 22 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter, 1 submarine and 1 tactical_bomber
            British defend with 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
                Germans roll dice for 1 submarine in 22 Sea Zone, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 22 Sea Zone, round 2 : 3/6 hits, 3.33 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the British
                British roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer in 22 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.50 expected hits
            Units damaged: 1 battleship owned by the Germans
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 submarine owned by the Germans and 1 cruiser owned by the British lost in 22 Sea Zone
                Germans roll dice for 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer, 1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber in 22 Sea Zone, round 3 : 3/6 hits, 3.33 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship in 22 Sea Zone, round 3 : 1/1 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                1 fighter owned by the Germans and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 22 Sea Zone
            Germans win, taking 22 Sea Zone from Neutral with 1 battleship, 1 bomber, 1 carrier, 1 cruiser, 1 destroyer and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 24
            Casualties for Germans: 1 fighter and 1 submarine
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 1 cruiser and 1 destroyer
        Battle in PA9
            Germans attack with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys
            Pro_Allies defend with 2 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys in PA9, round 2 : 5/9 hits, 2.83 expected hits
                Pro_Allies roll dice for 2 infantry in PA9, round 2 : 0/2 hits, 0.67 expected hits
                2 infantry owned by the Pro_Allies lost in PA9
            Germans win, taking PA9 from Pro_Allies with 2 armour, 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 3 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
            Casualties for Pro_Allies: 2 infantry

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        2 aaGuns, 2 artilleries and 11 infantry moved from G5 to G6
        3 infantry moved from G7 to G5
        6 infantry moved from G8 to G7
        2 artilleries and 3 infantry moved from G11 to G8
        1 armour moved from G11 to PX3
              Germans take PX3 from Pro_Axis
        3 infantry moved from G2 to PX2
              Germans take PX2 from Pro_Axis
        1 transport moved from 24 Sea Zone to 8 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from G1 to 8 Sea Zone
        1 infantry and 1 transport moved from 8 Sea Zone to 25 Sea Zone
        1 infantry moved from 25 Sea Zone to G6
        1 mech_infantry moved from G13 to PX4
              Germans take PX4 from Pro_Axis
        2 infantry moved from G10 to G13
        4 infantry moved from G16 to PX6
              Germans take PX6 from Pro_Axis
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from G19 to 60 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from 60 Sea Zone to PX6
        1 battleship moved from 60 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
        1 destroyer moved from 59 Sea Zone to 71 Sea Zone
        1 cruiser moved from 71 Sea Zone to 86 Sea Zone
        1 fighter moved from G15 to I5
        1 aaGun and 2 infantry moved from G21 to PX5
              Germans take PX5 from Pro_Axis
        1 infantry moved from G18 to G17
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from G15 to G19
        1 artillery and 1 infantry moved from G15 to G11
        1 aaGun moved from G15 to G11
        1 aaGun moved from G15 to G19
        1 fighter moved from 40 Sea Zone to 22 Sea Zone
        1 fighter and 3 tactical_bombers moved from 40 Sea Zone to G13
        1 bomber moved from 40 Sea Zone to G5
        1 bomber moved from 22 Sea Zone to G5
        1 tactical_bomber moved from PA5 to G11
        1 fighter moved from PA9 to G19

    Place Units - Germans
        1 transport placed in 60 Sea Zone
        1 artillery and 1 infantry placed in G19
        Germans undo move 2.
        1 artillery placed in G19
        3 artilleries and 7 infantry placed in G5

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Germans collect 54 PUs; end with 54 PUs
        Objective Germans 1 Trade with Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 59 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Pro_Allies regular : 2.33
Germans regular : 5.17
British regular : 1.00

Savegame

Testing thread for G40 Alt-Unverse.

@gamer

You can find @Young-Grasshopper’s map collection here:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/34886/grasshopper-s-map-file-collection

Description:
G40 Alt-Universe is for those who love Axis and Allies, but are looking for a new strategic experience. The war is the same, but occurs in an alternate universe where the Earth’s land formation happened differently. It’s a return to the early days of pouring over the map and developing strategies in an unfamiliar setting.

YouTube Video Introduction:
https://youtu.be/deLJfHznEms

TripleA Game File Link:
https://triplea-game.org/map/g40-alt-universe/

Rules File:
G40 Alt Universe Rules.pdf

Summary (National Objectives) File:
G40 Alt Universe Summary.pdf

Unit Placement File:
G40 Alt Universe Unit Setup.pdf

General:
G40 Alt-Universe is designed to be played with the components and basic ruleset of Axis and Allies Europe 1940 Second Edition and Axis and Allies Pacific 1940 Second Edition.

For in-person play, if you already own Europe and Pacific 1940, all you need is a printed map file. If you’re interested in getting the map file, please private-message me or use the email mentioned in the YouTube video.

If you want to try the game electronically, I’ve also created a TripleA game file, available at the link mentioned above.

Note that the game is in a beta phase and might still be subject to minor changes, however, no map changes are anticipated and would be done only as a last resort in order to fix an exploit.

@makalakalane

Hmm, maybe try this:

Once you have TripleA running go to “Download Maps” and then to the “Experimental” tab. It should be close to the bottom of the list.

If you don’t see it there, check the “Installed” section rather than “Available” and see if it’s already installed.

If it is installed then you should be able to back out to the main TripleA screen and go to “Select Map” and select it from there.

@makalakalane

You can find the rules for YG’s Tournament Edition here:
https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/35655/grasshopper-s-g40-tournament-edition-rule-set

But they are also in the game notes of the TripleA file which you can get here:
https://triplea-game.org/map/young-grasshoppers-tournament-edition

@surfer

Good to know. I hadn’t really been using it, I just remembered reading something about it from the TripleA forum. At least it’s in the works though.

@surfer said in Using Game The TripleA Game Stats:

One I would like to see is have the same info but presented on a bar/line chart that shows the trend over time easily. Perhaps it would have “zoom” / “expand” buttons that allowed you to change the time scale to show fewer (zoom) or more (expand) turns at one time.

I gather there’s already been some work on a similar idea that’s in the Beta features…

Try going: Game -> Engine Settings -> Testing -> Show Beta Features = True

Then restart Triplea and go: Game -> Game Statistics

You can also read more here:
https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/2563/aftermath-statistics-with-game-info-achievements?page=1

@waxenhen4 said in Allies getting destroyed every game?:

@Contango thanks for the pictures

So is the most optimal counter for an all in Russia attack really abandoning EVERY thing except Moscow? I suppose this would deny the VC but give Germany almost all of Russia’s ipc value for free.

the UK advice seems pretty strong but what do you think makes a better permanent main landing for the allies: Normandy, north/south Italy, or south France? (assume your not playing a mod that appears to have made southern France neutral)

For Russia it might be a bit strong to say to abandon absolutely everything. I think you can justify deviating from a full on retreat under certain circumstances:

1. You can make a case that your deviation stands a good chance of actually helping your Moscow odds.

Examples:

• Trading units to re-take Novgorod, Ukraine and Volgograd -> not only kills German units but also denies factory usage
• Sending some mechanized units to kill small groups of German tanks/mechs trying to do a Northern run-by to gobble up income
• If Germany moves ahead too quickly, or splits up and leaves you an opportunity to strafe his army and still be safe afterwards, (a strafe is where you make an attack with intentions of retreating on purpose) or otherwise leaves you a lucrative unit trade

2. Germany has allocated resources away from Russia, so Russia can now flip to offense.

Examples:

• German production switches heavily to the Atlantic
• Germany decides to do a mid-game Sea Lion
• Germany goes hard with mechanized units into the middle east leaving you outnumbering his slower army

As for my thoughts on an Allied permanent landing:

Normandy is probably the best:

• Free factory
• Opportunity for UK ground troops to use US transports easily
• UK Air cover (watch the Italians taking out your airbase before Germany’s turn)
• UK production of extra naval units if things get lively and it’s necessary
• Furthest from Moscow, meaning German planes have to pick one or the other
• German infantry/artillery have to move off of defending West Germany to get there
• Can quickly switch to the Med if you see opportunity
• Threat of sniping Berlin (US takes Denmark, UK follows up with transports to Berlin)

I find Norway is good, but kind of situational. You can sometimes really annoy Germany with a small investment of suicided transports and not taking your entire fleet out of position and away from air cover.

@waxenhen4

It sounds like there are a few issues with the Allied play, let’s try to work through some of them:

Russia:
You mentioned that Germany is doing an all-in on Russia. As soon as you see the German 1st turn purchase being Russia focused, your role as the Russian player now needs to be 1 dimensional. You’re the rationing survivalist and every decision needs to be focused on collecting an income for as long as you can, and making Moscow as costly for Germany as possible. (of course you can take advantage of mistakes if they come up, but otherwise It’s unify and back up)

• 18 infantry in the Moscow battle is a failure for Russia, you should be targeting 80+.
• I would avoid buying high tier units if at all possible. Some artillery are acceptable and maybe mechanized infantry selectively. 100% infantry is boring, but worth trying.
• Abandon trying to hold both north and south flanks, you shouldn’t even to be able to hold one flank if Germany is going all in on Moscow properly. Priority #1 is a safe path to Moscow for every unit.
• Abandon playing aggressively as Russia. Sure it’s fun, but it’s a recipe for a loss. A good player will pick it apart and shouldn’t leave you a lucrative attack opening anyway.
• Your blitz blockers are probably waste… if the territory is important enough, Italy will can-open for Germany anyway. If you’re leaving enough units to stop a can-opener, well then you’re just leaving “free” one-round units for Germany to gobble up. Any incremental unit making it to Moscow will probably roll 3 times, and likely result in an extra tank or plane death for Germany. Use blockers very sparingly.

I just pulled an example from a league game of Wheatbeer (X) vs JDOW (A) after the Russian 3rd turn. (getting lots of TripleA errors so might be in an older version)

Note how many units Russia has in Bryansk on turn 3. The 2 units in Novgorod were used to re-take it to deny German building units there, but otherwise there’s zero waste.

UK:
The UK’s focus is harder to narrow down. The UK is about finding the best thing you can do for the least investment.

I’d say more generally your goal should be to take whatever low hanging fruit you can get and otherwise try to get good value and create headaches. Try to force Germany to have to allocate resources to you.

As for openers, this is already long so I wont give details, but you should probably try:

• The Taranto raid
• Stacking SZ92 with a Gibraltar airbase

Some good UK ideas:

• Egypt and/or Persia Factories
• Fighters for Moscow are great, but fighters on Atlantic side are also helpful, they can defend fleet from the UK, defend fleet from Gibraltar (with an airbase) and generally be prepared to support a US landing, also nuke any naval units Italy tries to accumulate in the Mediterranean
• Some fleet can be helpful to take the defensive burden away from the US, but don’t overdo it
• Some transports are great -> force him to defend Rome, force him to hold back units for Norway that could go to Moscow, support a US landing, trade coastal territories rather than trying to “stick” a permanent landing

Here’s another example from the game I mentioned earlier. This is after UK’s turn 4 and followed up a SZ92 stack. Note the US/UK have already got a defensible landing including 3 UK fighters with minimal investment from the US. Also note that the UK is using US transports to further reinforce on the next round. Perhaps the French will also. (This is BM3, so I believe the UK may have some extra cash, but you get the general idea)

@waxenhen4

I think two things can be true at once, and there’s probably some combination of the below:

1. The OOB (out of box) game heavily favours the Axis, especially as a gaming group gains skill/experience
2. Your group’s Allied play is probably lacklustre

On the first point, there’s a consensus among skilled players that OOB favors the Axis. Sometimes it takes a while for a new gaming group to gain enough skill/experience that this starts to show up, and it’s not uncommon for the Allies to win >50% of games in a very inexperienced group.

Mind you, the progression to a high Axis win rate can happen very quickly because the Axis are much easier to script a potent opening for. This appears to be what’s happening in your games, as Germany seems to be using a scripted Moscow crush that your allied players haven’t developed an answer to yet.

Here are some items that are suggesting to me that inexperience is, at least, part of the problem:

• You’ve only played 4 games, and these were split between Global and Europe
• Japan wasn’t rampaging even though the US was ignoring it
• Moscow appears to be falling on turn 5/6 – I would consider this early, although turn 6 isn’t completely unreasonable, it should be a huge, all in, gamble for Germany

Some things that aren’t clear:

• Did you check the odds in the Moscow battles?
• Is Russia bringing all their forces back to Moscow, or leaving them haphazardly to die elsewhere?
• What is Russia purchasing?
• Is the UK sending support to Moscow via the middle east, especially fighters? (Persia factory?)
• Is the UK doing a proper Taranto Raid or 92 stack? Or something less effective?

So the real question is, how much of your problem is due to the Axis being favored and how much is due to inexperience. The solution to the first is house rules or a bid, the solution to the second is learning.

My best suggestion is to start by downloading TripleA and then view some top tier league games to see what better players are doing as the allies. Then you can mimic/implement some of what you’ve learned. Hopefully that will solve your problem. Sooner or later though, you’ll need a bid/house rule to help, so you could also consider implementing that now.

Unfortunately very few league players are doing OOB these days, so probably the next best option to learn from is BM3 (Balance Mod). It’s a house ruled variant, but at least it’s reasonably close to OOB, so the play is somewhat similar.