UK vs Nordic 1

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: AllenK

So what's happening to this French CA currently in the North Sea?

I hope it continues to the Baltic Sea, as ordered.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

CA continues to Baltic Sea box 4.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

French Naval Movement:
1) France send a CP from Dakar to the West Med
2) CP from Oran to East Med.
3) The two battleships in Brest sail to the 3-box in the North Sea.
4) The CA in Brest moves to the 4-box of the Baltic Sea.
5) The CV in Morocco sail to the 0-box of Gulf of Guinea.
6) TRS loaded with INF from Syria to Marseilles, escorted by CA

CW Naval Movement:
1) Escorting ships to many sea areas
2) Empty CV from Aden to Alexandria
3) CA to Italian Coast and East Med box 3
4) CV, BB and 2x CA to West Med box 3
5) Fleet with 2x CV, 5x BB and CA to North Sea box 3
6) TRS loaded with Wavell to Toulon.

Allies initiates combat in North Sea.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Allies 2, Axis 10.

Both CW planes fly as fighters.

Allies use 14 points to chance air to air combat odds from 0/0 to -3/+4.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

First round

Axis 15, CW plane aborts.

Allied 8, German plane aborts. Where do you want to land it?

[AllenK]

Back on 47,35 thanks.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

French bomber attack Dusseldorf factories (rolled 1). Bombs almost hit ground..

Excluding the last roll I had dream dice today. Now I need some sleep before morning. Good night.

[Orm]

G'night.

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

French bomber attack Dusseldorf factories (rolled 1). Bombs almost hit ground..

Excluding the last roll I had dream dice today. Now I need some sleep before morning. Good night.

Yea. That was my bomber performing that mission so it is no wonder that the roll was a dud. [:D]

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Land moves

Communist Chinese reforms their line.
The Mongol Cavalry moves Northwards to hex 51, 134.

Nationalist Chinese head to north and east in masses. They occupy empty cities of Wuhan and Nanchang.


Rebase
Nationalist Chinese fighter rebases few hexes north.

Picture of China post movement.

[Mayhemizer_slith]

Polish pilots fly to safe and will fight another day...

Wavell reorganizes TRS in Toulon.

The Axis might like this weather roll..

[Mayhemizer_slith]

When necessary, align Denmark with CW.

1x CP and 2x CA to Frederikshavn. 5x CP to Reykjavik.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

When necessary, align Denmark with CW.

1x CP and 2x CA to Frederikshavn. 5x CP to Reykjavik.

warspite1

Where do I find this in the rules please? I've searched Denmark but cannot see anything.

Thanks

[Orm]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

When necessary, align Denmark with CW.

1x CP and 2x CA to Frederikshavn. 5x CP to Reykjavik.

warspite1

Where do I find this in the rules please? I've searched Denmark but cannot see anything.

Thanks

When, or if, Germany DOW Denmark, then Denmark will align, and set up as directed above.

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Orm

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: Mayhemizer

When necessary, align Denmark with CW.

1x CP and 2x CA to Frederikshavn. 5x CP to Reykjavik.

warspite1

Where do I find this in the rules please? I've searched Denmark but cannot see anything.

Thanks

When, or if, Germany DOW Denmark, then Denmark will align, and set up as directed above.

warspite1

[:D]

[composer99]

Logging in after a considerable absence to say congratulations, gentlemen: this AAR is being featured by Matrix Games on their product page for World in Flames. (I found out because it appeared on my Facebook feed.)

Enjoy your newfound celebrity. [;)]

Incidentally, is this game still ongoing?

[Mayhemizer_slith]

[&o]

This is ongoing AAR, but there are two other AARs that are played in priority. One day this will be our primary game too.

[Jagdtiger14]

You should consider making the game featured at the Matrix product page your priority game to keep the interest of the general public.

[warspite1]

I've no idea how this came to be 'featured' on the website. No one asked me. As Mayhemizer has said, the intention is to make Game 1 and Game 2 the priority for the obvious reason we have each put a ton of time and effort into these games. Games 3 and 4 will progress - but will in no way take priority over 1 and 2.

Games 1 and 2 are pretty interesting imo - Game 1 great start for the Axis and then things stalled a bit, but a great start in the USSR for them has brought things alive. Game 2 sees a pretty poor start for the Axis - what if anything - can they do to recover? and an interesting strategy for the USSR.

Certainly if I had been asked (and I think it would have been sensible to have been consulted) then I would have suggested either:

- Matrix show case game 1 (or 2)
- They confirm what they are trying to achieve and we could perhaps have set up a new Game 5 and give this precedence over all bar game 1. So new order 1,5,2,3,4.

It also makes more sense to do that because if the players know that this is being showcased, we can adjust our presentation of the game and the posts to suit the target audience.

Let's be clear, I love doing AAR - they are fun - and I would jump at the chance of doing one for Matrix to 'showcase'. But it would need to be done properly - not least:

- the contributors actually being informed
- what is to be achieved to be agreed i.e. is this a AAR written in a 'teaching' mode? Or is it designed just to show the game and not worry about game mechanic explanations? Is it designed to highlight specific optionals? etc

[John B.]

I saw this on my feed as well and that's why I tuned in. But, What Warspite1 says makes sense. I think that Matrix should contact the people doing the AAR to coordinate. But, I'm glad to follow it, since it's pretty interesting thus far. Thanks for doing it!