ELO game ended:
aquavita Axis [LOSS] vs. Pekkavilamoura Allies [WIN]

aquavita concedes defeat in September '43 after Berlin fell and Germany surrendered.

Thanks aquavita for a fun and fast-paced game!

Okay, the game I was referring to was one of my first ever multiplayer - and against a very experienced player - so I was a bit overwhelmed by those cavalry moves.

With more experience you learn to protect your supply lines and hinder the enemy from making breakthroughs behind your lines.

But ...

Sounds good. I'm currently playing Axis, we are in April '45 (turn 199). First time ever got this far in the game! Prague, Budapest about to fall but confident to be able to keep Berlin and reach a draw or maybe even more.

Would rank myself as medium level. I play a historical game, no gamey moves ...

ELO ended:
Result: Pekkavilamoura (Axis) LOSER v gronivaure (Allies) WINNER.

Big game where Russia loose Stalingrad, Moscow, Koubyshev, Perm, Bakou and Vladivostoc. Whermacht was stopped in south of Persia. Finland fall and the front of Leningrad was safe all the game. But the price for taking ...

Looks like my initial post kicked off this whole discussion. I actually didn't want to comment further, but after seeing TLs reaction I have to come back to this.

What is striking to me is that he spends a lot of energy to throwing garbage over other people like Taifun or Pete.
But to my simple ...

Do they even know they are playing an ELO game?
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Sure they know. It's agreed up front.
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Ok, I see. Like CzaroMen73 you started an ELO game with on 10.8.
I've seen him host public challenges like 1000 times, sometimes 4 games simultaneously.
So now he has finally joined the ELO ...

From which secret hole is Thunderlizard digging all those ELO opponents, from some of which you have never even heard of or seen posting ANYTHING ever in the forum??

Do they even know they are playing an ELO game?

firsteds wrote: Mon Aug 17, 2026 1:17 pm ELO ended:

Umeu (Allies) defeats Firsteds (Axis)

Quite a one sided game in the end but congrats and many thanks to Umeu for a fun game with plenty of drama.

When did your game end? 1943? 1944?

New ELO started:
aquavita (Axis) vs. Pekkavilamoura (Allies)

Thanks gronivaure for a great match! At least I achieved the 1946 bonus points
Great combined arms warfare by the Axis, have to see how I can contain that a bit better in our rematch, starting right now:

New ELO: Pekkavilamoura (Axis) vs. gronivaure (Allies). Std ELO rules. Good luck!

Pekkavilamoura (Axis) [WIN] vs. Feinder (Allies) [LOSS]
Game ends February 1944 as Allies concede defeat.

Axis advance deep into Russia. Allies abolishes the Kriegsmarine and takes full control of the Med and NA, then pushing north through Syria into Turkey, landing in Italy and eventually forcing ...

Can someone please explain how a game can end with a draw?
To my knowledge there can be an Axis or Allies major or minor victory.
If neither of those occurs, there is a tactical victory if Axis holds at least one of the key cities. Have I missed something?

Love to read Umeu 's battle reports!
Would have been nice to have a Taifun-like 'official' AAR of this game.

Good! Curious to see how it goes.

Hi Pete

Any response yet?

Taifun wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 8:31 pm

firsteds wrote: Sat Jul 11, 2026 1:36 pm New ELO game started:

Firsteds (Axis) v Umeu (Allies). Usual rules. Let's go!

Great game! Great you are back for a game Umeu

The Idol is back!! Great news for the community! Have a good game and good luck firsteds, you'll need it

I don't think there is anything to worry about, there are a lot of new players around, all of them great people by the way.
If you look at the old ladder there were much more players listed but I would say 50 % of them you could write off, either only having played once or ghosted a game.
Of course ...

My opponent play 1 turn since the 19/6. I have send him two privates messages (23/6 and 29/06). I don't have any answers. What do I need to do to finish the game?
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Looks like your opponent is ghosting - which is sad because we all play ELO to avoid that.
To my knowledge the rule here is ...

No, I don't have control of the rail line in Caucasus so I can't rail anything through Eastern Turkey.
Maybe the game is displaying some alternative route like a ferry over the Bosporus
I don't have any other explanation.

In my current game Allies strat bombed Istanbul down to level 3 but I still can rail units through Istanbul. Does anyone have an explanation for that?