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Jeronimon
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Sun, 20 January 2013 07:54
 
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Well done André, a shining example of how to win!
I too can vouch for the "Air Power" Have seen and played it in this scenario. Sometimes to very good effect. 
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gonzalan
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LooneyLlama
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gonzalan
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Sun, 20 January 2013 23:34
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Well done to Eric/LL and to JK2010, close battle and 2 pts denied to the ALLIES and now we will have to return the favor!! 12-8 and the lead grows with 6 battles to go, 1 of those a 2 pt match for the AXIS.
So far, 12-11 and 12-10, close and exciting, ALLIES need a pull out a win or 5 to stop the bleeding!!
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Jeronimon
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Sun, 20 January 2013 23:46
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One more point and they can't overtake us this round anymore. 
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tank commander
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Re:Results Thread for SFTF Eastern Front Tournament
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Mon, 21 January 2013 00:08
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| Jeronimon wrote on Sun, 20 January 2013 17:46 |
One more point and they can't overtake us this round anymore.
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Does the running total of matches won from Rd to Rd matter? I thought it was how many matches were won per round. Not sure how the scoring goes here.
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gonzalan
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gonzalan
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Re:Results Thread for SFTF Eastern Front Tournament
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Mon, 21 January 2013 00:17
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| Jeronimon wrote on Sun, 20 January 2013 15:46 |
One more point and they can't overtake us this round anymore.
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So true, but we will look to overtake you at the end when it counts!! Of course, I had better start winning and contribute to the scoring total or just idle chatter! 
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LooneyLlama
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Mon, 21 January 2013 00:33
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Tank Commander, the running total does not matter when it comes to what advantage a side will receive for the next round. The running total matters for the final team score after the 10 rounds.
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Helcat
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Tue, 22 January 2013 04:06
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Ai, two close matches, but defeated. Go allies we have chances.
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van Voort
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Tue, 22 January 2013 21:59
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van Voort 12/41 v 11/43 Vercingetorix
39 v 43
I somehow managed to win this one despite inferior cards and inferior hit rate and missing an oppprtunity to finish it a turn before I did
I had Close Assault twice, and was able to leverage it effectively despite the Commissar and had no other assaults all game bar one Infantry Assault.
Vercingetorix had about 7 I think
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Zaitsev killed in the 1st move
Firefight crippled a tank and killed Koenig
All out Assault on the Tractor works, Move Out for right and centre and setup close assault for next turn
Axis Counter Attacked the move out and nicely set themselves up to be Close Assaulted
TFH - One Infantry only and 4 flags, engineers attacked the tractor works
Attack in the Middle, re-take the foward position and eliminate the engineers with Artillery + Sniper Fire
Armour Assault, damages the tractor works and the foward outpost
Probe on right, drive tank back from tractor factory, select close Assault again for next turn
Probe in the middle, retake the outpost and drive onto the elite armour to no effect
Close Assault does little to the tank but forces a retreat
Axis Dig In
Soviets Attack in the middle and try to kill the elite tank, driving it back into the open
Tank is largely restored by medics and is ambushed to no effect by the elite Soviet Armour
Turabout is fair play, so Counter Attack the Medics and restore the KV-1s
Axis Assault in the centre, drive armour back
Probe Centre, rather than charging towards the panzers and risk being cut off by the elite infantry they are destroyed by gunfire
Axis try long range tank fire into the tractor works to no effect
Artiller Bombard moves to behind the Barrikady factory - losing a few through the ice , while the left drives the elite infantry back from the centre
Axis RIF sends one tank up against the Red October Factory and another dinks the tractor works
We praise the foresight of our Comissar setting up a Pincer Move, Red October Factory infantry destroy the tank in front of them, that by the Tractor Works is driven back
Axis try another Assault on their left, elite armour drives right to the gun line whilst infantry break into the factory
Tank is destroyed by elite infantry and the artillery firing across open sights
Another Assault on the Tractor Works drives off the defenders and leaves the Hitlerites in control, however we blast them back out
Assault on the other side now, but Comissar has ordered units to the Tractor Works
Engineers cross the Volga, Sniper and Artillery do some shooting
Axis get commands direct from Paulus and attack the Red October Factory, our attack kills one engineer unit and damages another
Axis Move Out with 3 on the left and one on the right to retake the Tractor works elminating defenders and picking up medals
We drop temp and send out recon for our artillery
More orders from Paulus, attack on both flanks. We try a BEL to kill the last engineer but drive it back
Axis Assault the ROF again and kill the last defender, Infantry Assalt in the middle retakes it
Recon in Force by both sides, kills on Soviet and two Germans
Probe kills another heroic defender of the Red October Factory, we Attack in the middle and move 2 tank units into the Red October Factory.
Non-plussed Axis occupy the Tractor Works fully and their one figure infantry on the baselne is obliterated by a barrage
[Updated on: Tue, 22 January 2013 22:00]
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Vercingetorix1302
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Re:Results Thread for SFTF Eastern Front Tournament
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Tue, 22 January 2013 22:10
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What can I say?
Van Voort secured victory with the smallest possible margin. But let it be known, either VV was looking over my shoulder or not I will never know, but fact is that it was feeling like he could predict my every move ...
Perhaps that just the trademark of the finest of generals ...
I thank my opponent for the intense battle and the turn-by-turn commentary you can read above. And (of course) LooneyLlama for another fantastic scenario! I'm looking forward to our next assignment
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gonzalan
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Tue, 22 January 2013 22:21
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Wow, reads like a what's what of an excellent back and forth, give and take, push and shove and finally a fitting ending due to BARRAGE!!!
Thank you V V for that victory and for of course ORDER 227 for inspiration, another close battle, this one the way of the ALLIES!!! Get 1 pt back and now to continue getting more.
Looks like my battle with ARTIMON is scheduled for this weekend, he had some work ob's and will on to battle on 01-26-13, 1500/2300 or so. Perhaps will be the the battle for the winner of the round or at least to keep the bonus to a minimum!!!
Excellent battle and well fought on both of the V's, good thing for the ALLIES that our guy had 2 V's to their 1 V!!!
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gheintze
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Re:Results Thread for SFTF Eastern Front Tournament
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Fri, 25 January 2013 05:05
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General Mayor Helcat,
I am pleased to report that the Russian Army has held Stalingrad. The enemy first attacked on our right to take the tractor factory, but we held our own while the Axis slowly took casualties and retreated. We also held the right and center for the win.
Final score: Allies 12 - Axis 6
Figures 34-35
dice about even
Replay: http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44-online/en/battle/?id=34 159482
I am anxiously awaiting my next set of orders, Comrade General.
General Mayor Geoff
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sam1812
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Fri, 25 January 2013 05:42
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Tough battle for us Germans. Every time I would roll 1d against their right flank, their right flank would respond with 2d against me. And at the end of the battle, I moved in the center for the first time in several rounds with an Infantry Assault, taking a foothold in the factory ... and a Russian Attack Center killed my unit in the factory -- the winning medal for them, and minus two for us.
Well played, Geoff.
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Jaykay2010
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Fri, 25 January 2013 10:46
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Nice one Geoff, we needed that
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gonzalan
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Fri, 25 January 2013 14:03
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| sam1812 wrote on Thu, 24 January 2013 21:42 |
Tough battle for us Germans. Every time I would roll 1d against their right flank, their right flank would respond with 2d against me. And at the end of the battle, I moved in the center for the first time in several rounds with an Infantry Assault, taking a foothold in the factory ... and a Russian Attack Center killed my unit in the factory -- the winning medal for them, and minus two for us.
Well played, Geoff.
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Well done Geoff and hope you remembered to get SAC Helcat's sword back for him!
Amazing as to the amount of damage you were able to inflict on your Right flank and the number of cards you had on this side to hold S1812 off and the occasional 1-1-1 and MO and of course the timely CENTER cards as well at the end.
Well, 2-2 this round, 12-10 pts AXIS, and 4 more battles to go!! Well fought to both and Geoff remains unbeaten and a point getting machine!
The sword once again in RED hands, GO ALLIES!
Hope to add to our total tomorrow against ARTIMON. 
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gheintze
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Fri, 25 January 2013 14:36
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Thanks Sam, JK, and gonzalan -- glad to help the team. I hope the rest of the battles fall to the Russian side!
Geoff
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gonzalan
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Sat, 26 January 2013 23:44
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SAC Helcat,
Happy to report and as you stated, we will be there when needed!!! Have broken into the win column, 1-26-13, against ARTIMON, an ALLIES victory, 12-3, and another point for the ALLIES!! 
Details to follow, until the next round and continued success the ALLIES at SN Rattenkrieg!!
[Updated on: Sun, 27 January 2013 00:07]
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Artimon
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Sat, 26 January 2013 23:54
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My General,
That was a trap ! Russians were waiting us and it was a nightmare. Central sector was totaly devasted by an Amoured Assault very well prepared... and my communications with this sector were cut soon and until the end of the battle...
Well done Gonzalan, Siberian camps are waiting me !
http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44-online/fr/battle/?id=34 191012
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gonzalan
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Re:Results Thread for SFTF Eastern Front Tournament
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Sun, 27 January 2013 01:19
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| Artimon wrote on Sat, 26 January 2013 15:54 |
My General,
That was a trap ! Russians were waiting us and it was a nightmare. Central sector was totaly devasted by an Amoured Assault very well prepared... and my communications with this sector were cut soon and until the end of the battle...
Well done Gonzalan, Siberian camps are waiting me !
http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44-online/fr/battle/?id=34 191012
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Yes, indeed, a trap and most appropriate for the "War of the Rats" as Rattenkrieg is known!! A rat trap of the most fortunate kind!!
Things started slowly, with both opening with PROBE 2 in the CENTER, which isn't as bad as it sounds, but I don't know of anyone that enjoys a PROBING in the CENTER!!
VASILY taking one hit on initial volley from AXIS and then retreating to town on the far right of ROF and ALLIES responded with SNIPER fire of their own and 2 hits on INF on ridge.
The LEGEND of VASILY was quickly put to rest on AXIS next turn, RECON CENTER and targeted 4 units in ROF and VASILY a casualty of the STUKA STRIKE and wiped off the map!! 1 hit and 1 flag for the other units.
ALLIES Attack 3 on LEFT, ENGINEERS crossed VOLGA and lost a man and ART misfired on tanks by rubble north of ROF.
AXIS ATTACK 3 CENTER, 2 SF Units move forward and SNIPER fire, CENTER Russian unit retreats and SNIPER hits rubble and misses.
ALLIES again try LEFT, PROBE 2 and ART again misfires on tanks.
AXIS PROBE 2 RIGHT, SF unit to town and TANKS to CENTER and 2 hits on on Russian unit outside of rubble by BF and 1 flag.
1/4 of the way in, no kills for either side, except VASILY, ALLIES 2-2 PM and ART moves up on VOLGA outside of ROF and 2 hits on AXIS from SNIPER and TW unit.
Next AXIS ATTACK 3 on LEFT and moves on TW and gets 1 hit, 2 SF units and other unit positioned outside of TW.
Here, ALLIES ALL in on CENTER and hopes of causing some damage, not to be, ART moves on VOLGA, SF unit into BF, others fire on AXIS SF unit is CENTER town, 2 hits and SF unit still alive.
AXIS had MEDICS nearby, unit back to full strength and 1st kill of game, Russian unit outside of rubble, 5-1 ALLES at this point and no real prospects in sight!!
ALLIES decide it is time for a FIREFIGHT and fire back, 3 of 10 on dice, several flags and AXIS move back and away from danger, major damage avoided.
AXIS PROBE 2 right and move ART up on RIDGE and ENGINEERS towards the CENTER, looking for position.
ALLIES ATTACK 3 RIGHT, 2 hits and still no kills 1/2 way into the battle!!! Managed to reduce 1 AXIS unit to 1 figure.
1/2 way in, still 5-1 ALLIES, no kills for ALLIES and only 1 for AXIS and this is when the ACTION starts to heat up!!! AXIS DFHQ and move 2 tanks towards ROF and commence assault there, 2 hits on sandbagged unit and down to 1 figure.
ALLIES ATTACK 3 CENTER and start to position for an AA to follow, move SF TANKS up and move SNIPER to TW and and hit on 2 shots from tank and ART on CENTER AXIS SF UNIT.
AXIS moves ALL in on RIGHT, moves 2 tanks back to CENTER and attacks single figure in ROF, 4 shots, 4 misses and 1st volley on ARMOR 1 hit and flag.
ALLIES ATTACK 3 RIGHT, misfire on 3 shots, all FLAGS and no damage!!
AXIS break out the STUKAS once again, RECON LEFT and target units in TW and 3 hits and my lone SNIPER a casualty of the STUKAS much like VASILY!!!
3/4 of the way in, turn 20, ALLIES ARMOR ASSAULT and move 2 tanks in CENTER to attack and 3rd tank up and across VOLGA. 11 dice, 1st kill and major damage to 1 AXIS ARMOR unit.
AXIS COUNTERS AA and moves 4 tanks into position, 15 dice later, one dead ALLIES tank and the other down to 1 unit, luckily for me that was the case.
ALLIES produce another AA, move 2 remaining tank units up, in CENTER and RIGHT and after 16 dice of my own, 2 dead AXIS ARMOR units and score 8-2 ALLIES.
Here, AXIS PROBE 2 on LEFT, move 1 tank over to attack single ALLIES tank and missed on 3 shots at ARMOR and ALLIES ARMOR retreated to town. Key miss in the game.
ALLIES INF ASLT out of ROF and kill SF unit there with combined attack and score 9-2 after turn 24.
AXIS RECON 1 in CENTER and used tank unit to attack ALLIES tank outside TW to no avail and hit on only 1 shot. This move was key for me, as I had ATTACK 3 CENTER next and allowed my lone tank to move out of town and as a result, I attacked his 1 fig and 2 fig INF units on back line on my next move, killing both INF and scoring 1 hit on another 2 fig INF with ART on his right reducing to 1 fig and set me up for the final move of BEL.
2 moves, 3 kills with an AXIS TFH in between, killed the tank and after BEL, final score 12-3 ALLIES.
By the numbers, ALLIES 34-82=41%, AXIS 22-61=36%, INF 26-58=45%, 14-30=47%, ARMOR 8-24=33%, 8-31=26%, no shots on ART for either side.
Had the advantage all around and lack of CENTER cards and bad rolls on AXIS AA hurt ARTIMON's cause, lucky for me or might have turned out differently. Good fight on his part, just lacked the dice and cards and of course some key misses on his part and I was able to take advantage of it.
12-11 AXIS as of this writing and link above on ARTIMON"s post of the battle. I did win the replay, 12-11 in that one, link:
http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44-online/en/battle/?id=34 191728
[Updated on: Sun, 27 January 2013 15:18]
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Helcat
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sam1812
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Re:Results Thread for SFTF Eastern Front Tournament
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Mon, 28 January 2013 00:48
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Licking the dice before every roll? Must look funny walking along the Volga with all those dice stuck to your tongue.
(If ever there was a remark that could be characterized as tongue-in-cheek, you just saw it.)
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Helcat
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tank commander
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Mon, 28 January 2013 01:39
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| Helcat wrote on Sun, 27 January 2013 19:18 |
Sam, I have to tell you it was terrible. When rolling I myself almost cracked through Joshua's monitor. And I had to take my Wodka through my nose.
P.S. Did all the matches finish now? I did not think I saw the results of Dugrim - tankcommander on this thread, although it might have been 4-12 given their officers career record and neither did I see Jeronimon - Lucky91 which might have been 12-7 given their officer career record. Or do I need extra carrots this winter?
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We attempted to play and got partway through the game, but Dugrim lost connection. I waited a while but he could not return and I finished the game against the bot. I thought that result should not count so.....
We are to play tomorrow and I hope for better luck (the kind I had in game 1 would do nicely) than I had on my online matches tonight.
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Helcat
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Mon, 28 January 2013 01:41
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ok cool, thanks for the update and good luck
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sam1812
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gonzalan
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Mon, 28 January 2013 02:39
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| Helcat wrote on Sun, 27 January 2013 17:41 |
ok cool, thanks for the update and good luck
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SAC Helcat,
Congrats and welcome to the win column!!! Victory makes it 12-12 for the tourney, 4-2 ALLIES so far this round, 2 matches to go, Dugrim VS TC, 2 pt match for AXIS and Jeronimon and L91. At best 6-2 for us, 5-4 them, 5-4 us or 5-3 us, for the round and wide swing in the bonus!!! Obviously 3 results favor us and the bonus, continued success to the ALLIES!
Well played by both you and JJ's Naut, a tight and exciting finish to the round upcoming.
Nice use of the Wodka in your favor!
[Updated on: Mon, 28 January 2013 03:13]
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Helcat
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Mon, 28 January 2013 02:51
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| sam1812 wrote on Mon, 28 January 2013 01:41 |
Dugrim and Tank Commander began their match, but Dugrim had a computer problem, and that game was completed by a bot. They have rescheduled. (See above.)
Jeronimon and lucky91 are waiting for lucky to solve a computer problem.
These computers are so troublesome, I'm sure they'll never amount to anything.
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I am sure in time we will learn that we can count on them. But Lucky has got a French PC doesn't he? Did the chips became fries?
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sam1812
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Mon, 28 January 2013 02:59
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I hear that counting is about all people will be able to do on them.
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Jeronimon
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Mon, 28 January 2013 07:37
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Luc and myself started playing the match but he got disconnected and reconnected and disconnected and reconnected etc.
That's the match you see in our service records.
Luc said he did to want to hold up the tournament, but I told him you are all very patient men and you could easily wait for him. Besides that if the problem is not fixed Luc can't play next rounds either, so let's wait for him to sort it out.
He wanted to fix it this weekend, so hopefully he will resurface soon. 
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Helcat
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Mon, 28 January 2013 18:39
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Yep, the patience is there, no problem. I was just being witty with words.
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Dugrim
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Helcat
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Wed, 30 January 2013 00:45
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A good game for both of you. Must have been really tense.
Last one will be for Lucky91: unfry that machine and put the heat on Jeronimon.
Go Ally Go!
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gonzalan
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Wed, 30 January 2013 01:05
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| Dugrim wrote on Tue, 29 January 2013 16:22 |
http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44-online/en/battle/?id=34 248520
I lost.
A really crazy start let me take initiative, but Russian artillery, and some unlucky dice against infantries cut me off from victory.
101 dice vs 74, 45% hit rate vs 40%
A good game, 5 medals/12 at the start for Russians are really too much to handle without a huge difference in dice throwed and in hit rate.
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Well done and congrats to TC on your victory and commiserations to Dugrim, true, too big a dice advantage to overcome, much like our 51 turn practice game, only this time reversed, unfortunately for you.
Lead is ours, 13-12 ALLIES, 5-2 for the round and now have to work on either the 1 or 2 pt bonus or the 1,2,3 or 4 pt bonus, go Lucky91 and ALLIES!
[Updated on: Wed, 30 January 2013 01:06]
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tank commander
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Wed, 30 January 2013 01:30
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| Dugrim wrote on Tue, 29 January 2013 18:22 |
http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44-online/en/battle/?id=34 248520
I lost.
A really crazy start let me take initiative, but Russian artillery, and some unlucky dice against infantries cut me off from victory.
101 dice vs 74, 45% hit rate vs 40%
A good game, 5 medals/12 at the start for Russians are really too much to handle without a huge difference in dice throwed and in hit rate.
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It was unreal and believe you me, I felt like downing a whole bottle of vodka after a few turns. To see your 2 fig Sniper wiped out in T1 on a 2 attack, then your Elite Tank killed on 6 dice and another tank blasted off the board with 3d. To tell you the truth my morale was broken after that start. If not for me draing Barrage and Air Power in the late game, I would have certainly lost.
I also made a key error late in the game by not advancing my center arty so that it missed out on a possible chance to target a 1 fig infantry to end the game. I was sweating bullets there wondering if I would get another chance. The German Firefight could very well have very well setup a German win in the next turn.
I had but 20 figs left on the board (to 32 German) losing 45 figs - wow!!
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LooneyLlama
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Wed, 30 January 2013 04:25
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Luca,
I disagree with your assessment of what it takes to win this scenario(high dice and hit rate). Your attempt to kill off 12 units was futile. You have to be aggressive in at least one section and take an objective(preferably a 2 point one) to have a chance to win. Sitting back and trading shots with a 5 medal lead for the Russians is not going to be effective. Even at that, you still had a chance to win.
The percentages also do not bear out your assessment. It is only 57% Allies. Needing high dice and high hit rate would never give the Germans a chance to win 43% of the time. However, I'll bet 100% of the Axis wins involved taking at least one objective and eliminating the Allies from one.
A lot of my scenarios involve taking objectives. I try to make them a priority, as that,in my opinion, makes the scenarios more interesting. A lot of the scenarios we play have objectives that are either too far away, or not necessary to take to win. Then we get a shoot out slugfest, and it just depends on cards and dice. Luca, hopefully you'll enjoy the upcoming scenarios much better.
Eric
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Dugrim
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Wed, 30 January 2013 05:44
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Looney, I know that take one objective is a must for Axis.
But wipe out (or make them retreat) 3 Infantries (at least) from a fortified position (-1 die Inf, -2 dice Tank) requires a lot of dice and a high hit percentage, I think you should agree with that.
I tried to advance on right flank, but 9 dice (and 3 turns) to kill a 2-fig infantry was too much and let tank commander a lot of time to counterattack on left flank.
I enjoyed this scenario, as I enjoy scenario with objectives, but in my humble opinion a 4 medals as start for Russians should be better.
But at the end this is only a game, and I bow to your editing skill.
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LooneyLlama
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Thu, 31 January 2013 00:49
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Luc,
You did have bad luck with those 9 dice and also with those air strikes against the lone artillery unit. If you would have been successful on either one early, I think you would have won.
Also, in the center there is a sniper on one of the hexes and no one on another of the 4 hexes. On the left there is also one medal hex empty. What I was trying to accomplish with this scenario is to get German units into those medal hexes, irregardless if any Russians are in there. With the Russians using commissar rules, I thought it would be possible to keep them guessing which one you would attack as you got closer to them.
In my victory, I had a less hit percentage overall than Jim but did manage to get units into all three objectives. I did draw good cards at the end to accomplish this. It is a tough go for the Germans. Unfortunately, I think the next scenario is also tough for us. We will have to bring our 'A' game.
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