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Posts made by crockett36
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RE: Video interviews of league players by Crockett36
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RE: L23 Crockett (L+38) vs Myygames (X) OOB
@Myygames Opening this file with fear and trembling! lol.
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RE: 👋 Introduce or Re-Introduce Yourself (Current)
@PGsquig Not sure if anyone has responded but you are in the hotbed of highly skilled players. There and across the border into San Fran and over the other in BC.
The game sounds like it is yours to lose. So don’t. Solid play and just stack the rocks on his chest. Protect your supply lines. That’s the big danger–a sudden loss of a huge navy that gives him breathing room.
Welcome to the neighborhood.
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RE: 👋 Introduce or Re-Introduce Yourself (Current)
@zarhunter Welcome to the neighborhood! Props to you for trying to put together a tournament!
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RE: Video interviews of league players by Crockett36
@farmboy said in Video interviews of league players by Crockett36:
@crockett36 I think I probably felt I had to do it to make sure Italy didn’t get to set up securely there. I definitely don’t like losing that air but I also don’t mind making a trade of British air for German even if it is not an even trade.
Yes. There’s an element of inflation here that could be quantified. You are so right that a German airplane is not equivalent to a British plane. At least until turn 6 or 7.
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RE: Video interviews of league players by Crockett36
@farmboy said in Video interviews of league players by Crockett36:
@gamerman01 @crockett36 I went through the video the other night. Skipped around a bit so may have missed some stuff, but appreciate the comments and critique. It was very fun to watch. I thought I would provide a bit of a response to some of the comments there.
I’ll note the obvious that some moves that look like mistakes are just mistakes. As noted I ultimately lose this game despite being in what seems like a strong position as allies in round 3. A mistake I may have made was not take the same kind of risks in this game that I did in our first. Those risks are often good to take as allies regardless (they seem like risky combats for the allies to offer but the axis can’t actually safely go for them without undermining their own position) but particularly against a player like Andrew who I know plays in a risk averse way. I think my win in game 1 caused me to worry that he might gamble more and so I then played too conservatively. I think you saw some of that in the early game already. But of course I want to be careful explaining my defeat in terms of my mistakes. Its worth thinking through how one might have played differently, but the best explanation for one’s defeat is that one’s opponent just played better. Or just blame it on the dice :)
Its been a while so I may not remember my thought processes at the time that well anymore.
Crockett asked around the two chinese in in sikang in round 2. That was just to protect the fighter which I had to leave there since I had just taken Yunnan and was leaving Burma. The Japanese bombers could reach it. When you are commenting in the video, there are still soviet units there, so it may appear defended, but they are leaving before the Japanese turn.
I think this is caught in the comments but the US build in round 1 on the atlantic side was relatively safe. I was going to knock out the German subs with the UK before the Germans could hit me (and it was pretty unlikely that the Germans were going to want to bring the US into the war at that point anyway) and that was a fairly safe combat (although it turned out closer than it should have been)
The move to Samoa may seem odd but its one I learned from others here and I think the right move with the Atlantic fleet when you expect that the US will not enter the war until round 3 or 4. The US has to build on the Atlantic side until the DOW because it can only build 3 on the Pacific side. US units on the Atlantic side can be at New Zealand on round 2 and so in range of Java and the Caroline Islands on round 3. So its better to move those units where they can be more quickly utilized when war begins than have them simply wait for it on the Atlantic coast. And once war begins, the US can quite quickly build up on the Atlantic side.
Gamerman is right of course that in moving so many soviet fast movers and air east is going to hurt me against the Germans. I think the costs of that are relatively small though as there was no way I was going to slow Andrew that much in the early stages. Maybe I save a couple of inf in a couple of counters if more units are back. My aim is to get these units back for round 4/5 to block the Germans in Bryansk. I suspect (though haven’t checked the calculator) that I actually didn’t need so many units in China and was playing too cautiously. So gamerman is probably right that I was overdoing it.
With the Holland landing I think the goal was just to soften the Germans up and force them to delay sending some units to the Soviets. And Holland had more and higher value units so I went for that. I get worried with all inf amphibious attacks though that if the bombardment messes up, the inf may lose. So I commit all 4 inf and I also need a fig. But if the AA hits the fig, I need a second one. So that is how cautious thinking can take you down a dumb path. In hindsight if I was going to go there, I should have gone for both. Normandy would be an easy win and the bombardment would likely at least softened Holland.
Just some random comments in response. Again, I enjoyed watching it!
This is very helpful. And very kind. Very helpful. Are you quite content with the sacrifice of the UKP fighters in Persia t2, defending the factory?
I’m generally with you that there are few good skirmishes on the Eastern front and that the planes are useful in China to tip the scale.
I agree that it would be great to have a participant review a game, but I thought the review experience itself emphasized your brilliance! That Italy 3 retreat was actually a moment of great drama! So congratulations on a strong opening!
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RE: Video interviews of league players by Crockett36
https://youtu.be/n9iOTzPDk88?si=mHsrRBdXDN-VNVnX
Not sure how to classify this. Not an interview, but a commentary by g-man (gamerman01) & myself on a game between AndrewAAgamer and Farmboy.
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RE: Find League Opponents Thread
@666 said in Find League Opponents Thread:
The pit that forms in your stomach when you are ready to ask people for a game and you notice @Adam514, has just done the same…do I want to lose to Adam again?!? Maybe I should take a short vacation, or pretend I didn’t notice he just asked to play a PTV game…hmmmm Still unsure what I want to do here…
I introduce to you crockett36’s time machine. Have Adam514 give you a handicap! France goes first! It challenges the master to …master something new AND it gives you a chance to win.
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RE: Video interviews of league players by Crockett36
@gamerman01 Monday nights work?
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RE: Video interviews of league players by Crockett36
@barnee Yeah, I’m trying to improve my skills and do screen sharing. This brings in post game analysis. Huge opportunity for growth!
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RE: L24 OOB AndrewAAGamer (X) vs crockett36 (L+59)
@crockett36 I had to remove your email in the cc for the play button to go from inactive to active. perhaps you need a comma between emails? You’d know better than me.
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RE: L24 OOB AndrewAAGamer (X) vs crockett36 (L+59)
TripleA Turn Summary: Russians round 4
TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition
Game History
Round: 4 Purchase Units - Russians Russians buy 1 armour and 9 infantry; Remaining resources: 1 PUs; Combat Move - Russians 1 bomber moved from Russia to Ukraine 1 infantry moved from Amur to Siberia Russians take Siberia from Japanese 1 infantry moved from Amur to Korea Russians take Korea from Japanese 1 infantry moved from Amur to Buryatia 1 infantry moved from Amur to Sakha 1 mech_infantry moved from Shensi to Kazakhstan 1 tactical_bomber moved from Shensi to Russia Combat - Russians Strategic bombing raid in Ukraine Germans roll AA dice in Ukraine : 1/1 hits, 0.17 expected hits 1 bomber owned by the Russians killed by AA in Ukraine Bombing raid in Ukraine causes 0 damage total. Non Combat Move - Russians 1 aaGun moved from Bryansk to Rostov 2 aaGuns moved from Bryansk to Russia 3 infantry moved from Bryansk to Rostov 1 artillery, 3 fighters and 41 infantry moved from Bryansk to Russia Place Units - Russians 1 armour and 9 infantry placed in Russia Turn Complete - Russians Russians collect 29 PUs; end with 30 PUs
Combat Hit Differential Summary :
Germans AA : 0.83