@D511:

Also is it worth using?  Has anyone tried it and does it work?

The answers to these questions are extremely subjective (and you also have to be more clear on what you mean by does it work).

If you ask the person who spent 5 on a single roll turn 1 and gets Heavy Bombers or Shipyards, then yes, it is worth it.  If you talk to the person who spends on one or more rolls every turn and gets nothing (or ends up with War Bonds), then no.  It comes down to how much you enjoy having your games influenced by luck.  If you elect to use the tech tokens rule, you can minimize the luck dependency to some degree, but it will remain high.

Personally, I would be very unlikely to play a tech game if the outcome mattered to me since I am one of those easily frustrated by uneven dice results.

The US Carrier sounds like a sitting duck.  Is there no way the Japanese can reach it?

@eddiem4145:

In my last post I agreed with your numbers, 60-70% to avoid the 6 victory city. You could probably do it with less, but my ultimate point is that for the greatest chance of an allied victory, it ought to be 70-80% in Europe and 20-30% in the Pacific.

There may be a flaw in this logic.  If the game is tweaked so that the US can merely break even with Japan at 30% spending, then why wouldn’t they continue to spend the 60% and just utterly trounce the Japanese?

@Amon-Sul:

@Jen

We are speaking about a no tech game.

You may have missed the point.  The suggestion is to try a game with the techs that reduce unit costs so that you can simulate the results of these infrequently purchased units being cheaper.

@atease:

I always found using transports to go between South Africa and Egypt was a waste of time, given that mechs/tanks get there in two turns.

That’s true, but a UK player on a budget may not be able to spend that kind of money every turn or most turns.  Another big advantage of the TT shuck is that you can drop off these units into places bordering the Persian Gulf instead during emergencies, which you can’t do with landlocked buys.

@wittmann:

Afternoon Suprtramp.
Yes it can. Only Navy blocks naval movement(or a Strait of course!).
An island is a separate territory, yes.

With the exception of Subs and Transports, which cannot block enemy movement by themselves.

@suprise:

Hey do you want to do another?

We can, but we’ve reached the end of our league matches so it would have to be a regular game.

If anybody besides us is checking out this thread, I’d be curious to hear opinions on how I handled the first few turns in Europe.

@suprise:

Dang, this is just not going my way

Heh heh… so the Aussies decided to go out in a blaze of glory, eh?

I was debating ending this game with an Italian attack on North America, but our pace isn’t fast enough to make that worthwhile.  I’ll have to settle for the fall of Syndey and staging Kabuki theatre in the Opera House.

OOL for an ANZAC attack on Queensland: 3x CV tip, BB tip, CV sink, 2x Sub Sink, 3x DD Sink, 2x CV sink, BB sink.

TripleA Turn Summary for game: World War II Global 1940 2nd Edition, version: 3.6

Game History

Round :9

Purchase Units - Italians
            Italians buy 1 artillery, 1 fighter, 2 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber; Remaining resources: 0 PUs;

Combat Move - Italians
            1 transport moved from 92 Sea Zone to 97 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from Gibraltar to 92 Sea Zone
            2 infantry moved from 92 Sea Zone to Morocco
            1 fighter moved from Gibraltar to 86 Sea Zone
            1 bomber moved from Gibraltar to 68 Sea Zone
            2 fighters moved from Gibraltar to Morocco
            1 infantry moved from Southern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 infantry moved from Northern Italy to 97 Sea Zone
            1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Bulgaria to Greece
            2 infantry moved from 97 Sea Zone to Albania
            1 infantry moved from Yugoslavia to Albania
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Albania

Combat - Italians
            Battle in 86 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 fighter
                Americans defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the Americans lost in 86 Sea Zone
                Italians win with 1 fighter remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for Americans: 1 transport
            Battle in 68 Sea Zone
                Italians attack with 1 bomber
                British defend with 1 transport
                    1 transport owned by the British lost in 68 Sea Zone
                Italians win with 1 bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 7
                Casualties for British: 1 transport
            Battle in Morocco
                Italians attack with 2 fighters and 2 infantry
                Americans defend with 1 armour and 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 2 fighters and 2 infantry in Morocco, round 1 :  2/4 hits
                    Americans roll dice for 1 armour and 1 infantry in Morocco, round 1 :  1/2 hits
                    1 armour owned by the Americans , 1 infantry owned by the Americans and 1 infantry owned by the Italians lost in Morocco
                Italians win, taking Morocco from Americans with 2 fighters and 1 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 6
                Casualties for Italians: 1 infantry
                Casualties for Americans: 1 armour and 1 infantry
            Battle in Greece
                Italians attack with 1 artillery and 2 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Greece, round 1 :  0/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Greece, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    Italians roll dice for 1 artillery and 2 infantry in Greece, round 2 :  1/3 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Greece, round 2 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Greece
                Italians win, taking Greece from Russians with 1 artillery and 2 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
            Battle in Albania
                Italians attack with 1 fighter and 3 infantry
                Russians defend with 1 infantry
                    Italians roll dice for 1 fighter and 3 infantry in Albania, round 1 :  1/4 hits
                    Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Albania, round 1 :  0/1 hits
                    1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Albania
                Italians win, taking Albania from Russians with 1 fighter and 3 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
                Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry

Non Combat Move - Italians
            1 fighter moved from Southern Italy to Gibraltar
            2 fighters moved from Morocco to Gibraltar
            1 fighter moved from 86 Sea Zone to French West Africa
            1 bomber moved from 68 Sea Zone to French Central Africa
            2 aaGuns moved from Yugoslavia to Romania
            2 infantry moved from Northern Italy to Yugoslavia
            1 fighter moved from Albania to Southern Italy

Place Units - Italians
            1 artillery and 2 infantry placed in Northern Italy
            1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber placed in Southern Italy

Turn Complete - Italians
            Italians collect 19 PUs; end with 19 PUs total
            Objective Italians 3 North Africa: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 24 PUs
            Objective Italians 2 Roman Empire: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 29 PUs
            Objective Italians 1 Control The Mediterranean: Italians met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 34 PUs

Production/PUs Summary :

Germans : 69 / 86
    Russians : 31 / 37
    Japanese : 72 / 86
    Americans : 52 / 73
    Chinese : 6 / 8
    British : 8 / 0
    UK_Pacific : 0 / 0
    Italians : 19 / 34
    ANZAC : 8 / 10
    French : 0 / 0
    Dutch : 0 / 0
    Mongolians : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Axis : 0 / 0
    Neutral_Allies : 0 / 0
    Neutral_True : 18 / 0

Dice Statistics:

Total
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 4 times
            3 was rolled 4 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 3 times
            6 was rolled 2 times
        Average roll : 3.421
        Median : 3.000
        Variance : 0.278
        Standard Deviation : 0.527
        Total rolls : 19

Russians Combat
            3 was rolled 1 times
            5 was rolled 1 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 4.667
        Median : 5.000
        Variance : 1.500
        Standard Deviation : 1.225
        Total rolls : 3

Italians Combat
            1 was rolled 2 times
            2 was rolled 3 times
            3 was rolled 2 times
            4 was rolled 4 times
            5 was rolled 2 times
            6 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 3.286
        Median : 3.500
        Variance : 0.462
        Standard Deviation : 0.679
        Total rolls : 14

Americans Combat
            2 was rolled 1 times
            3 was rolled 1 times
        Average roll : 2.500
        Median : 2.500
        Variance : 2.000
        Standard Deviation : 1.414
        Total rolls : 2