@gamerman01 Thanks for all your efforts over the years.

Ok, I’ve got a few points, first Europe:

• If Germany attacks both fleets (SZ110/111) you have to scramble something. I cannot emphasise this enough. If the BB goes to SZ111, you can probably scramble to there for free because a retreat is likely (not certain). Scrambling SZ110 when the BB isn’t there normally kills more Luftwaffe than RAF on average.
• You can still do Taranto even if you lose all the planes on London to a scramble - use the Scottish fighter. Without either it’s a big gamble.
• Don’t attack Ethiopia with only one transport. It can go bad and you normally have better use for a transport.
• Building a Persia factory UK2 is normally advised - which means you need to take it UK1.
• Taranto and SZ92 stack are stronger moves than Tobruk crush.

Against a J1 DOW:

• Don’t fear Strategic bombing. If they bomb you when they get Calcutta, they then need to repair it. This doesn’t apply in a J3/US3 DOW scenario.
• Moving to Burma UK1 with your whole force and a SZ37 DD blocker can stand against nearly the entire Japanese air force. Putting the Cruiser in SZ38 denies a landing spot too, or at least makes it much more difficult.
• Mechs allow flexibility for UK but it may not be useful UK1 if you stack Burma.
• Every extra turn Calcutta lives helps the allies a little. A US landing on Korea, reinforced by USSR, helps the allies a lot. Also keeps the Mongolian rule active.
• Midway naval base requires 3 ships to block. If there’s only one DD in range of SZ16 you should really capitalise on this.
• Entire Chinese coast can be hit from the Caroline Islands.
• Killing Japanese ICs on China is a major setback for Japan.
• Chinese troops often die easily so don’t fear doing moderately unfavourable trades with Japan especially if they cause Japan to take away from other attacks such as on India.

On the ELO system, we are never going to get a perfect system. Each game has a different handicap, which is unlike chess where every game is the same. Seems impossible to have a system which considers the bid as well the relative strength of every player. I’m not sure a more complex system would promote league play either.

I would agree that BM3/4 should be the standard for the playoffs for this year’s games.

Not sending the bb to 110 probably makes the scramble advised.

If you hit SZ110 with 3ftr 3tac 2SB 2subs, it becomes very unlikely that the Brits will scramble even without the BB going there. The strafe of SZ111 is by far the best way to save the BB. It can go bad, but it’s the best option if you don’t want to sacrifice the BB. Sending a second sub to SZ111 is well worth it IMO.

@oysteilo said in How many G40 games have you played?:

I have about 15 face to face games, typically against one friend. We play standard G40 2nd ed with NO BID. Whoever loose gets to take the other side next time. We toss inn some beers, wine and other alcoholic beverages to cancel out any need for bids. I havent kept detailed track of it, but its pretty much anyones game and we must be close to 50:50 in win ratios. We also disallow any calculators, so its hard to know if you are 60:40 or 90:10 in big battles

Forum games are completely different as everyone knows. Both are fun, but in different ways.

The tripple A lobby is somewhere in between I think

I don’t understand the point of banning calculators. Wouldn’t you just then add up the number of 4s 3s 2s 1s and 0s on a piece of paper? Or do you also disallow pen and paper?

Not sure I understand. Are you suggesting expending the entire UK med fleet as blockers? What exactly are you blocking?

Also, Japan only has one transport which can reach SZ33 J1. ANZAC can easily defend against this J2 take down.

I just don’t find it as juicy a target as Calcutta is. ANZAC may actually be more of an IPC swing but New Zealand is 2 turns from W USA, so getting and holding all those IPCs is kinda hard.

Doesn’t everyone buy a DD G1?

And won’t Germany just attack from 109, or are you blocking that with the SZ109 DD - does it have magical protection?

@Curtmungus said in My Journey, My Triumph. By Lord Curtmungus:

I dropped to my knees and pounded the inside of my mind for the answer. After minutes of almost weeping, the image of the G40 map appeared before me as a rotating plane clear as the brightest day. I could sea the units’ valuations, the numbers, the battle calcs, all like little blue numbers floating up above the units and popping into infinity as I comprehended them. And then I suddenly knew. I stood up and with Rage and Honor declared to the blaI dropped to my knees and pounded the inside of my mind for the answer. After minutes of almost weeping, the image of the G40 map appeared before me as a rotating plane clear as the brightest day. I could sea the units’ valuations, the numbers, the battle calcs, all like little blue numbers floating up above the units and popping into infinity as I comprehended them. And then I suddenly knew. I stood up and with Rage and Honor declared to the black face of the mercilessly indifferent rock: “All subs in 110!”ck face of the mercilessly indifferent rock: “All subs in 110!”

TripleA Turn Summary: Germans round 13

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.1.0

Game History

Round: 13

    Research Technology - Germans

    Purchase Units - Germans
        Germans buy 1 armour, 3 artilleries, 3 fighters, 5 infantry and 2 mech_infantrys; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Germans
        1 infantry moved from Ukraine to Kursk
        1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Stalingrad to Kursk
        1 infantry moved from Leningrad to Vologda
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Leningrad to Vologda
        1 bomber moved from Leningrad to 99 Sea Zone
        7 artilleries and 18 infantry moved from France to Holland Belgium
        3 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber moved from France to 99 Sea Zone
        3 fighters moved from Western Germany to 99 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 10 infantry moved from Western Germany to Holland Belgium

    Combat - Germans
        Battle in Holland Belgium
            Germans attack with 9 artilleries and 28 infantry
            British defend with 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 9 artilleries and 28 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 11/37 hits, 9.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 aaGun and 1 infantry in Holland Belgium, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 aaGun owned by the British, 1 infantry owned by the Germans and 1 infantry owned by the British lost in Holland Belgium
            Germans win, taking Holland Belgium from British with 9 artilleries and 27 infantry remaining. Battle score for attacker is 5
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for British: 1 aaGun and 1 infantry
        Battle in Kursk
            Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 2 tactical_bombers in Kursk, round 2 : 2/4 hits, 1.83 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Kursk, round 2 : 1/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians and 1 infantry owned by the Germans lost in Kursk
            Germans win with 1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers remaining. Battle score for attacker is 0
            Casualties for Germans: 1 infantry
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in Vologda
            Germans attack with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber
            Russians defend with 1 infantry
                Germans roll dice for 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber in Vologda, round 2 : 2/3 hits, 1.33 expected hits
                Russians roll dice for 1 infantry in Vologda, round 2 : 0/1 hits, 0.33 expected hits
                1 infantry owned by the Russians lost in Vologda
            Germans win, taking Vologda from Russians with 1 fighter, 1 infantry and 1 tactical_bomber remaining. Battle score for attacker is 3
            Casualties for Russians: 1 infantry
        Battle in 99 Sea Zone
            Germans attack with 1 bomber, 6 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber; Italians loiter and taunt
            British defend with 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer; Americans defend with 2 submarines
            2 submarines owned by the Americans submerged
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 6 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 : 2/8 hits, 4.17 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer in 99 Sea Zone, round 2 : 1/4 hits, 2.00 expected hits
                1 destroyer owned by the British, 1 cruiser owned by the British and 1 fighter owned by the Germans lost in 99 Sea Zone
                Germans roll dice for 1 bomber, 5 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber in 99 Sea Zone, round 3 : 3/7 hits, 3.67 expected hits
                British roll dice for 1 battleship and 1 cruiser in 99 Sea Zone, round 3 : 2/2 hits, 1.17 expected hits
                1 cruiser owned by the British, 1 fighter owned by the Germans, 1 tactical_bomber owned by the Germans and 1 battleship owned by the British lost in 99 Sea Zone
            Germans win with 1 bomber and 4 fighters remaining. Battle score for attacker is 18
            Casualties for Germans: 2 fighters and 1 tactical_bomber
            Casualties for British: 1 battleship, 2 cruisers and 1 destroyer

    Non Combat Move - Germans
        1 bomber moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece
        2 fighters moved from 99 Sea Zone to Southern Italy
        2 fighters moved from 99 Sea Zone to Greece
        1 fighter and 2 tactical_bombers moved from Kursk to Stalingrad
        1 fighter and 1 tactical_bomber moved from Vologda to Stalingrad
        1 artillery and 2 infantry moved from Ukraine to Rostov
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Leningrad to Novgorod
        4 infantry moved from Eastern Poland to Southern Belarus
        4 artilleries and 5 infantry moved from Poland to Eastern Poland
        2 transports moved from 118 Sea Zone to 117 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from Germany to 117 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries, 2 infantry and 2 transports moved from 117 Sea Zone to 118 Sea Zone
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry moved from 118 Sea Zone to Leningrad
        1 aaGun moved from France to Holland Belgium
        1 armour moved from Northern Caucasus to Stalingrad

    Place Units - Germans
        2 artilleries and 2 infantry placed in Germany
        1 artillery, 3 fighters and 3 infantry placed in Western Germany
        1 armour and 2 mech_infantrys placed in Stalingrad
        Germans undo move 1.
        2 artilleries placed in Germany
        2 infantry placed in Western Germany

    Turn Complete - Germans
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 1
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 6,6,6,6
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 128 Sea Zone. Rolls: 4,6
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 74 Sea Zone. Rolls: 2,1
        Germans collect 53 PUs (1 lost to blockades); end with 53 PUs
        Trigger Germans 5 Swedish Iron Ore: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 58 PUs
        Objective Germans 3 Control Caucasus: Germans met a national objective for an additional 5 PUs; end with 63 PUs
        Objective Germans 2 Control Stalingrad Or Leningrad Or Russia: Germans met a national objective for an additional 10 PUs; end with 73 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Russians regular : 0.33
Germans regular : -0.17
British regular : 0.50

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.1.0

Game History

Round: 12

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 destroyer and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad

    Combat - Italians

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
        1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Austria

    Place Units - Italians
        1 destroyer placed in 99 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5,5,1,3,4,1,6
        Italians collect 10 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 10 PUs
        Turning on Edit Mode
        EDIT: Removing units owned by Italians from Greece: 1 artillery and 4 infantry
        EDIT: Adding units owned by Italians to Bulgaria: 1 artillery and 4 infantry
        EDIT: Turning off Edit Mode

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

TripleA Turn Summary: Italians round 12

TripleA Turn Summary for game: WW2 Path to Victory, version: 6.1.0

Game History

Round: 12

    Purchase Units - Italians
        Italians buy 1 destroyer and 1 fighter; Remaining resources: 0 PUs; 

    Combat Move - Italians
        2 armour and 1 mech_infantry moved from Rostov to Stalingrad

    Combat - Italians

    Non Combat Move - Italians
        1 bomber moved from Greece to Southern Italy
        1 aaGun, 1 artillery and 5 infantry moved from Southern Italy to Northern Italy
        1 aaGun moved from Western Germany to Austria

    Place Units - Italians
        1 destroyer placed in 99 Sea Zone
        1 fighter placed in Southern Italy

    Turn Complete - Italians
        Total Cost from Convoy Blockades: 5
            Rolling for Convoy Blockade Damage in 99 Sea Zone. Rolls: 5,5,5,1,3,4,1,6
        Italians collect 10 PUs (5 lost to blockades); end with 10 PUs

Combat Hit Differential Summary :

Savegame

@adam514 said in WW2 Path to Victory - Rules Discussion:

You can’t retreat on an attack when there are only defensive tps remaining.

Can I ask why the rule was changed for land battles but not sea battles?

@pejon_88 said in Pejon(Allies) vs Simon33 (Axis+5):

@simon33 I never got the option to continue or retreat after round 2 when all was left were your transports.

Yeah, going to check what the rule is in that scenario. In G40, you wouldn’t have been allowed to retreat and the change for AA Guns does not mention transports.

Are you permitted to retreat from a naval battle where only transports remain?

I can only see a note to state that you are permitted to retreat from an AA Gun.

@pejon_88 said in Pejon(Allies) vs Simon33 (Axis+5):

Didn’t want to continue another combat round so edited back your transports.

What, it was a misclick?

Lose all the ships.

@pejon_88 said in Pejon(Allies) vs Simon33 (Axis+5):

@simon33 Scramble 0-6 planes in SZ99?

Full scramble.

@trulpen said in L21 #2 trulpen (X) vs Simon33 (A+16) BM3:

Hmm, it is a bit late, but on the other hand it seems more rational than landing them on Malta. Ok, I’ll allow it if you feel it’s fair.

I didn’t think it was that late as no dice had been rolled and no attack had been deterred by them being on Malta. If you wanted to attack Malta I could understand it being too late.