<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I seem to remeber in the dim and distant past that once the US had imposed the oil embargo on japan, shutting off all Japans oil from US and NEI, there was an option for the Japanese to demand the oil from the NEI restoring some of this supply (at a cost of us entry). <e ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I don't think anyone will ever be able to come up with a hard probability # for chances to break the pact, there are just too many variables.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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I've observed that for a while. <br/>
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Should you split USE from Ge/Ru pact, and have an ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Many players ... just house-rule the pact-breaking entry system out of existence...many WiF players feel nothing could have prevented Hitler from this decision, but Harry has made this part of the game and it is not even an optional rule.<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: brian brian<br/>
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I think that if the Germans don't launch some sort of Balkan campaign concurrent with a French campaign, the probability the Russians can deny it is higher than 75% (...) <br/>
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As the Germans draw twice as many chits (and are face ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: brian brian<br/>
Anyhow, I have never seen the USSR/German use of chits impact US entry as I've never seen anyone try and stuff the border in a dozen+ games of WiF. Most people think it is impossible and/or too scary. When I have tried it it has become moot as the ...

Has anyone eventually asked Harry for his perspective on USE/Pact chits?

Daniel

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: bredsjomagnus<br/>
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I have hardly played WIF at all, but if I understand things right the chance that US joins the war increase if the peace between Germany and Russia remains?!?! If that is the way it works in the boardgame, it just sounds strange. Why ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>ORIGINAL: lomyrin<br/>
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Having played a substantial number of CWiF games, and still doing so, I have not found any reason to complain about the entry chit values. All the games have progressed in the US entry level in a fashion very comparable to the boardgame's ...

<r> Thanks for the code, Steve!<br/>
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It is really an infinite distribution. E.g., you never get rid of 1939 chits.<br/>
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I have built a short spreadsheet to see whether it matters. <br/>
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<B><s>[b]</s>Bottom line: major impact from end of 41 on.<br/>
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<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>If I counted right, there are 84 US Entry chit counters. That's a lot. Probably about the same as the total number of minor country units(?) To achieve the same distribution for neutrality pact chits, and keep them separate from the US Entry chits, would require another 84 ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>I still come back to probabilty distributions being a solid simulation tool used throughout the programming industry, beyond the field of board games. Substituting finite draw probability distributions is rarely used and then only when there is something in the real world ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>1 - the designers wanted the two systems to interact though they never explained why, or<br/>
2 - they didn't want to have a game that contained 150 counters that were simply chits. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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This is spot on.<br/>
Hence it's time to ask Harry <E>;)</E ...

<t> Besides frogmen, the most obvious special units is Engineers.<br/>
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When playing the 2D10CRT, they have tremendous effect on combat across or river or against factory cities.<br/>
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Another special unit is the magic US TRS than flips into a 15 ships port. AFAIR, port attacks can't ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Printing counters is expensive. Compromising from a desired probability distribution to one limited by physical counters is a lot easier than running up the cost of product sold. Especially since ADG could not use a infinite probability distribution and had to use a counter ...

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MWIF uses an infinite chit pool, drawing chits based on a probability distribution rather than from a limited pool. <e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>
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Quick question: what probability distribution will you use?<br/>
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Let's imagine that I draw 4 '0 ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>Why Germany and the USSR staying at peace and deploying massive troops to their common border should affect US entry into the war escapes me. A far more likely reason for this rule is the counter limitation due to printing the physical counters. If the effect of a German ...

<r> <QUOTE><s>[quote]</s>If the USSR is at war with Japan don't some of its reserve units come onto the map? Not those solely for Germany, but others?
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But we are only talking about a handful of units here: 4 corps (5 if playing Siberians ...

<t> Hi Trees,<br/>
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Excellent analysis of the stuffing dynamics. I have little to add to your maths. Conclusion is unsurprising: on average, the USSR can hold the Pact until end of 1941.<br/>
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A DoW of Japan against the USSR would make it even easier. An empty Siberia is tempting to ...

I vote for flag #2

#3 is it too close to the nazi flag. Believe it or not, it is an immediate turn down when I see a nazi symbol on a product I buy. Even if it's one of my favorite wargames. (Is that why I've always disliked DoD? Maybe...).

Daniel

Just want to praise you guys for the sea boxes. They look great!

Daniel