So great to see the progress Unfortunate Son.
I'll want to pass on my thanks and encouragement for all the hard work that you've put into them.

I know this contribution to the community is a huge amount of work, a sincere thank you.

New ELO match started:

Feinder(Allies) vs. Aquavita(Axis)
The battle(s) of the Bottom Dwellers! :D

1. No diplo on Majors.
2. No Barbarossa before 1941.
3. No diplo on Bulgaria.
4. No Allied DoW on Japan until US is at 100% mobilization
5. No Italian navy outside Med before DoW (transports allowed ...

Thanks for great game Pekka, "thrilling" would be an understatement. I was hoping that (after USSR fell), that I could "hold/contain" Germany, and then focus on taking out Japan. But lots of US were needed to hold vs. our slugfest in Turkey (and Allies getting pushed back), and little/no additional ...

This series is mature enough that, I don't expect that this would make it into the current franchise of games, but perhaps for future consideration...

I would love to see a "Filter by..." to show units
a. By Country and/or
b. By Unit Type

Where are my CVs?
Where are my DDs?
Where are my Fighters ...

Bah. I've got you both beat.

So DB in given terrain is against that TYPE of ATTACKER.

Ok that makes sense. As AAA cannot attack, a unit defending in the given terrain gets zero def bonus because it doesnt matter. But any unit, defending against a tank in that fortified town gets a +3 bonus.

Thanks all!

Ah! That makes sense!

I hadn't thought observed the DV was for the town/resource .

So when I comparing a town in a Mountain vs. a Mountain hex (with no town), there is no "defense values", as they attributed to the Resource.

The Defense values are that of the Resource, to defend against Bombers ...

On a unit (ex AAA), I understand the Defense Value of "This is my defense if I'm attacked by [Soft, Hard, Artillery... etc].

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The part that is muddy for me is the Terrain modifiers.
If this AAA unit is in the Fortified Town,

1. What's the difference between Defense Bonus vs. Defense ...

ELO game (started 20th April) ends:
Feinder (Axis) [LOSS] vs. Pekkavilamoura (Allies) [WIN]

Axis surrender in February 1945.

[Lots of stuff here...]

Great game. Feinder is new to ELO but an experienced player with a clear strategy and good tactical execution. Great naval play!
Nice interaction ...

Thanks Bill. There was one Italian unit that was near Paris and it kept moving in. So I ended up swapping sides, playing a good Axis turn, including a German capture of Paris, then flipping back to Allies. During it's one turn as Allies, AI did some "interesting" things with my units (most trying to ...

Is it just dumb luck or something intentional, that my AI(Axis) opponent, keep capturing Paris with an Italian unit?

I feel that it's important for Germany to capture Paris for 1000pt bump.
Italy having a surge is, well, amusing, but I don't think is useful in the long-run.
I've tried backing it up ...

National Morale can also have major impact.
If Germany > 110% they're getting a big bonus. (like +10%)
If USSR < 75%, they're taking a hit (like -20%).

That can make for a significant delta in the calculations.

New ELO game begins:

Feinder (Axis) vs Pekkavilamoura (Allies)

We are using the following house rules:

1. No diplo on Majors
2. No Barbarossa before 1941
3. No diplo on Bulgaria
4. No Allied DoW on Japan before PH
5. No diplo on DEI (Dutch East Indies)
6. No Italian navy outside Med before DoW
7 ...

These seem to be the usual house rules (or probably in the works, might as well adopt them):

1. No diplo on Majors
2. No Barbarossa before 1941
3. No diplo on Bulgaria
4. No Allied DoW on Japan before PH
5. No diplo on DEI (Dutch East Indies)
6. No Italian navy outside Med before DoW
7. No ...

ELO game result:

Feinder (Axis) defeats Boudi (Allies), Feb '43 Allies resign.

Excellent and responsive game by Boudi (thank you!).

If I had to assess, Germany was able to continue it's drive in N Africa, and arrived in time and strength to relieve Iraq.
In this way, the Persia did not get ...

Hubert, sent you a private message.

New ELO game begins:

Feinder (Axis) vs boudi (Allies)

Usual ELO rules apply.

FWIW - I usu wrap up my work day, and can do turns starting about 6pm Eastern time, doing turns until Midnight Eastern (Midnight until Noon, your time I think). Sometimes I'm able to do a turn before I start work, but that's iffy. Weekends are more open.

Does this also mean that you cannot put land units on Transports to reinforce Abyssinia?
You can, it's just warships that are forbidden. But there is a fairplay rule, don't use the italian transport ships in order to scoot. They have to go to italian east africa directly.
However, the rules do not ...

Awesome.

I'm fine with all of those, just two clarifications -

"2. No Barbarossa before 1941":
To confirm that, Axis may DoW Soviet Union, any time after 1941-01-01?

"6. No Italian navy outside Med before DoW":
Does this also mean that you cannot put land units on Transports to reinforce ...