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479 9/3/2022 4:41:00 PM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message Tovey moves Pol-Mil 1/3 from middle to 2 UK and does the special Med OS once again.
478 9/1/2022 7:17:00 AM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message The USSR does not debate the USA's play, back to the UK to advance an issue.
477 9/1/2022 6:08:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from United Kingdom:
This is not our game. Alan and I are going to have a France v Britain in the 18th Century contest starting with Wilderness War on RTT. This is to decide who plays France all the way through. 1-3 me, 4-6 AG.

Games elsewhere: if either / both of you want to play Pax Pamir 2e on Rally the Troops, let me know. It's done vey well.

Also Bob, if that 1824 election game interests you enough to want to play, I'll download the Vassal from Decision.
476 9/1/2022 6:05:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message >I believe it should be me to play first.

Yes, I was stuck in the left of last conference winner groove.

I won't debate Morganthau and will repeat the too fast off the blocks Tovey when it is my turn, but not for Global Issue. Over to Stalin to Nyet USA play?


475 8/30/2022 8:08:00 PM Turn 5 United States Message Morganthau places Global issue on the US 5 spot
474 8/30/2022 7:14:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message Stalin isn't paranoid this time and it's round to the USA to advance an issue.
473 8/30/2022 7:13:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
4


Message from Soviet Union:
I've checked and 5.21 says the player to the left of the one who wins the Agenda starts the card play.

I'll discard Andrei Zhdanov, a 2, to play Stalin. Stalin stands up, grabs the A-Bomb issue from the table, advances it all the way along the USSR track to his chair and sits on it. This play cannot be debated (see Stalin's attribute).

The die roll is Stalin's paranoia check, if the result is 2-4 then he's paranoid for the rest of the conference.
472 8/28/2022 6:07:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message I believe it should be me to play first.
471 8/28/2022 5:18:00 PM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message Lead by playing John Tovey. He's a 2. Global from middle to UK 2.

His card bonus puts an offensive marker in Southern Italy.
470 8/28/2022 5:11:00 PM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message I choose Second Front and Global Issue
469 8/25/2022 9:57:00 PM Turn 5 United States Message Placement of marker in Greece.

Now for the agenda items -
Strat Material for one
Production issue for 2nd one - need more guns than butter
468 8/25/2022 6:28:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message USSR picks the Pol-Mil 1/3 and European Theatre Leadership issues.
467 8/25/2022 2:31:00 PM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message 2 files sent as I am 2 /3 challenged.
466 8/25/2022 2:28:00 PM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message Pol-Mil 2/2 on 3 UK spot.

Over to Soviets to place 2 in middle. If someone has placed Strategic materials by the time I do my other 2 placements, I'll put down Second Front.
465 8/25/2022 2:23:00 PM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message Reveal Wemyss a 3. Bob and I tie but UK wins on the IGC tie-breaker.
464 8/23/2022 4:59:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message Sorry for the holdup. I have played and revealed Vsevolod Merkulov, a 1, as my Agenda card.

So I know I haven't won the Agenda this time, round to you two to see who has.
463 8/23/2022 10:52:00 AM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message It is? Sorry, I've lost track of things a bit. I'm just about to go shopping so I'll make my move this evening.
462 8/23/2022 9:20:00 AM Turn 5 United States Message It's the USSR turn right?
461 8/19/2022 8:54:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message 5, 2 brings up Greece so USA gets a CN there. Place it when it is your go.
460 8/19/2022 8:51:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

5
2


Message from United Kingdom:
So you did get three. I'll roll for its placement and send a file with my agenda card placed faced down.
459 8/19/2022 8:49:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from United Kingdom:
Bob you might have had 3CNs to place. You rolled for two.

USA CN rolls for Partisans. 1-3 get 2, 4-6 get 3 [so another needs placing.]
458 8/17/2022 7:01:00 AM Turn 5 United States Message Norway and Greece
Both have Brit marker so all 4 markers are removed.

Sorry, I thought I was done with my turn - OKAY
NOW on to the next part of move
457 8/17/2022 6:59:00 AM Turn 5 United States Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 4

1
6
5
2


Message from United States:
US gets two CNS, these are the die rolls for placement.
456 8/15/2022 8:22:00 AM Turn 5 United States Message HUM...I thought I did that but guess not
SO all my cards were now in the discard pile and I did a reshuffle so all fresh /new cards and I'll draw (did it) and then play a masked card
455 8/14/2022 5:23:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message Round to Bob for the USA's CNs. I started my log from Bob's vsav, but I think Bob needs to put the card he played back with his other discards, discard the cards he drew and reshuffle his deck before drawing a new hand.
454 8/14/2022 5:21:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Message Placements were Siam and Cambodia/Laos. Each space already had 1 UK CN, which has been removed by the USSR placement.
453 8/14/2022 5:17:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 4

3
4
4
2


Message from Soviet Union:
USSR gets two CNS, these are the die rolls for placement.
452 8/14/2022 5:16:00 PM Turn 5 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Soviet Union:
Roll for partisans - 1-3 gives 2 CNs, 4-6 goves 3 CNs.
451 8/12/2022 10:32:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message 2-4 Greece. Place 1 there.

3-1 Poland. Remove a Soviet one.

4-4 Middle East. Add a second CN.
450 8/12/2022 10:26:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 5

4
3
1
4
4


Message from United Kingdom:
Oops. Rolls 2-6
449 8/12/2022 10:25:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from United Kingdom:
3 pairs of rolls for UK on Pol-Mil Table.
448 8/12/2022 10:24:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from United Kingdom:
UK CN rolls for Partisans. 1-3 get 2, 4-6 get 3.
447 8/12/2022 10:22:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

6


Message from United Kingdom:
U-Boat roll. On 1-3 Soviets get a Production for Murmansk Convoy, 4-6 not.
446 8/12/2022 10:19:00 AM Turn 5 United Kingdom Message Teheran - Eureka - C card drawn.

UK - Soft Underbelly. 1 Productio to Med.

Soviets - Roll for U-Boats possibly affecting Murmansk Convoy / Production.

USA - Oppenheimer - A-Bomb Research issue out.

Japan - New Britain Counterattack places a reserve in SW Pacific.

Increased Partisan Activity. We will gain CNs.


445 8/12/2022 10:10:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom End Turn
444 8/12/2022 10:09:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message >Inter service rivalry that is points for you two if my two Pacific fronts are too far apart?

Yes. The two Pacific fronts need to be no more than one 'out' from each other. Otherwise 5VP to UK and Soviets. At the end of the game really though as are all the points.

>What is the 2 points for UK for 'empty colonies'?

VP Schedule F. The UK wants a post-war world where the colonial holdings are set back to where they were before the Japanese invasions (so that includes the Netherlands and France). The USA wants national self determination (see also Wilson at Versailles). Therefore any of the colonies (the dark blue boxes off the CBI track) that have no CNs or PAs in them further UK war aims. 2VP per go.

That's not as much as the 3VP for having a UK PA marker there.

>Are the points for the spy and other (POL/MIL) done at the time they are placed then adjusted when others place them 'at that time' or added into the calculations during scoring?

At the end of each conference. It's too fiddly to do them as you go along and anyway you really tot everything up at game end. The VPs at the end of each conference give an assessment of how things are going. They are particularly useful in the final 3 or so conference.
443 8/9/2022 7:11:00 AM Turn 4 United States Message A couple things I am not clear.

Inter service rivalry that is points for you two if my two Pacific fronts are too far apart?

What is the 2 points for UK for 'empty colonies'?

Are the points for the spy and other (POL/MIL) done at the time they are placed then adjusted when others place them 'at that time' or added into the calculations during scoring?

I think we should try to get 2nd Front on the table within the next two conferences or we are all going to be behind.
Perhaps we need to focus on things that give us all massive productions this coming turn?

anyway - all looks okay for start of next round.
442 8/9/2022 4:39:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Edit Provisional VPs United Kingdom: from 19 to 24
Soviet Union: from 15 to 21
United States: from 18 to 21
441 8/9/2022 4:21:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Correction. SW Pacific advance was to Solomon Islands.
440 8/9/2022 4:20:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message SW Pac advances. That's it!

I'll work through the spreadsheet later to calculate VPs.
439 8/9/2022 4:20:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 10-sided die x 3

10
10
2


Message from United Kingdom:
Pacific: naval requirements met. No roll for Manchuria.

1st die: CBI base 2 + 6 for OS - 2 for reserve = 6. Roll of 6 or under to advance.

2nd die: Central Pacific base 2 + 4 OS -2 reserve = 4. Roll 4 or under to advance.

3rd die: S W Pacific base 2 + 8 for OS = 10. This will automatically advance into Papua New Guinea. Per 7.74 a roll of 10 will see a breakthrough to Vogelkop New Guinea.
438 8/9/2022 4:14:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Both fail.
437 8/9/2022 4:14:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 10-sided die x 2

6
7


Message from United Kingdom:
Front advances Europe

1st die: Eastern base 2 + 12 for OS - 10 for reserves = 4. Roll needs to be equal to or less than 4 to advance.

2nd die: Mediterranean base 2 + 6 for OS -2 for reserve = 6. Naval requirement met. Roll needs to be 6 or under.
436 8/7/2022 12:55:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message Looks good to me - Except Normandy all fronts have a chance
435 8/7/2022 11:50:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message So 1 Japanese army goes to the Central Pacific and the other goes to the CBI.

Please check I've done this correctly (and updated the map correctly as well). Then we can roll for the Fronts' advances.
434 8/7/2022 11:46:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

6
2


Message from Soviet Union:
The first of the Japanese naval units is removed for the game.

These die rolls are to place the remaining two Japanese armies. On a 1-2 Central Pacific, 3-4 Southwest Pacific, 5-6 CBI.
433 8/7/2022 11:43:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

4


Message from Soviet Union:
So a naval support has been lost from the Central Pacific, leaving only 3 which is just enough to attempt to advance.

This die roll is to see if the Japanese lose their naval unit, see 7.64 point 5, on a 1-4 the Japanese navy is lost.
432 8/7/2022 11:38:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Soviet Union:
Axis Reserves placement, Pacific, 7.64 point 4. If this roll is a 1 or 2 then 1 naval support marker is removed from the Central Pacific theatre box.
431 8/7/2022 11:36:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message USSR PAs go in Yugoslavia and Poland.

Now it's time to place the Axis Reserves.

In Europe, from 7.62:
Point 1 doesn't apply
Point 2 puts 1 German army in Belorussia
Point 3 - the Battle of the Atlantic is over and the German navy is out of the game, see 7.63
Point 4 puts another 4 German armies in Belorussia
Point 5 puts 1 Germany army in Normandy
Point 6 doesn't apply
Point 7 puts the Italian army in Southern Italy
Point 8 doesn't apply as all reserves have already been placed.

In the Pacific, from 7.64:
Point 1 doesn't apply
Point 2 puts 2 Japanese armies in Manchuria
Point 3 doesn't apply
430 8/7/2022 7:48:00 AM Turn 4 United States Message I will attempt to counter in Greece so remove both my and USSR markers.
429 8/6/2022 4:33:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message I'll put CNs in Greece, Rumania and Bulgaria.

Over to Bob for his CN placement.
428 8/6/2022 5:33:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message File sent. I find looking at the Chart in Vassal helps me remember what is next up.

Now we are in the War Phase and Clandestine Network placement.

Soviets go first as they have base 1 + 2 CNs from the 2/2 issue =3.

Then USA for the base 1 CN.

UK skipped as base 1 CN removed due to Turkey Negotiations on Conference card.

Then back to Soviets (only) to place 2 Political Alignment markers from the 2/2 issue.
427 8/6/2022 5:25:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message That fails.

UK won the Global Issue and moves right side pawn to Free Europe.

Note that we have probably missed the restrictions shown along those sides of the triangle. I think it's a case of never mind.


426 8/6/2022 5:21:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

1


Message from United Kingdom:
6.10 A-Bomb Research roll. The issue was won by UK so a roll is made. Soviets did not win issue so no Spy Ring advance.

No production added as modifiers so basic roll of success on 4-6 to advance research.
425 8/6/2022 5:18:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Have been a bit slow and confused due to the WBC break and Bob running ahead of things. That and general decay - over in Hannibal I played a card thinking I was Carthage (I'm Roman) but flipping PCs to their Roman side.

Score adjustments: I'll do them all in a batch at the end and update the spreadsheet.

Next up: A-Bomb Research and Theatre Leadership.
424 8/3/2022 9:44:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message For my first 5 -
2 in Solomon Is SWPacific area
1 more to Italy now at 3
2 more in Caroline Is Central Pacific

as for my final 'bonus' we will ship up to Murmansk for the Eastern front assist.
423 8/3/2022 7:49:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message With five production to spend, I'll use one to activate the Pol-Mil 2/2 and the other four to put more offensive support markers in Belorussia (making a total of five there now).

If Bob could see his way clear to putting the extra production he got for winning the European Theatre Leadership towards more offensive support in the East then I'll help with an invasion of Normandy next turn.
422 8/2/2022 5:24:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Nick next to allocate production then Bob.

When it gets to you Bob you have 5 production still to allocate as OS or Navel Markers. Then you get a bonus as you won European Theatre Leadership via the issue on your track and already have Pacific Theatre Leadership.

On the assumption that you award the ETL to yourself, you will then get one more Pacific Theatre Naval or OS marker and THREE more for ETL. As placement for Normandy is pointless as we don't have Second Front issue on the table, those three need to go to Med and/or Eastern Theatre.
421 8/2/2022 5:15:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Bob you post WBC jumped the gun a bit.

Production allocation.

UK go first, then Soviets, then US. All US had to do was place the Directed Offensive generated production markers which goes to Central Pacific. That requires TWO offensive support markers.

I have moved on from my Final Card log not Bob's as it was going down the wrong track.

UK: 3 production as OS to CBI and 2 to Med. See file.


420 7/31/2022 9:42:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message Nick you are MUCH more awake than I am apparently.

Yes forgot that tidbit.
Place offensive marker in Central Pacific along with the required off. marker already put there.
419 7/31/2022 9:38:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message It's late here, but I'm pretty sure that there's no point in placing the DO in Normandy as we need to have the Second Front issue (I think that's what it's called) picked for the conference and finishing in the centre of the table in order to be able to advance into Normandy, so you should probably place the DO somewhere else.
418 7/31/2022 9:06:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message D.O. is placed in UK for Normandy
417 7/31/2022 9:05:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message - I placed my Directive offensive required marker already on the board

I took my 3 points and updated the board for the conference win


416 7/29/2022 1:34:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Bob's USA wins the conference so that will be 3VP.

Clockwise starting with UK we resolve things according to 4.23.

UK and Soviets don't have directed offensives to place, but US won a US one so Bob now needs to place that where he wants.

Strategic materials each give us an extra production marker.

UK will have 4 + 1 for StratMats, one of which must go in CBI.

Sov will have 3 + 1 for StratMats + 1 for Arctic.

USA will have 6 + 1 StratMats (they won their own Production Issue so that has no effect). 1 must go to CBI and 2 to wherever the Directed Offensive is placed.




415 7/29/2022 1:17:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Wilson moves A-Bomb 2 + 3.

US 1 to UK 4.

Can't be debated as we are out of cards.
414 7/29/2022 1:13:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Moving this along now. Didn't as Bob has been off at WBC.
413 7/18/2022 4:26:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message Us will play Biddle but due to SOVIET leanings he will
be reduced by 1 so only a 2 - nonetheless, ABomb marker will move to USA 1
412 7/18/2022 3:42:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message USSR does debate that with Georgy Malenkov, a 1 with a +1 for Nyet, so the A-Bomb Research issue moves from the USA-1 space to the USSR-1 space.

Round to the USA to advance their final issue of the conference.
411 7/18/2022 5:40:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Will Soviets Nyet? Otherwise their play.
410 7/16/2022 3:23:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message No Debate
409 7/16/2022 1:47:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Beaverbrook, a 3, moves A-Bomb Research from USA 4 to USA 1.
408 7/16/2022 1:07:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message No debate from the USSR either.
407 7/15/2022 3:14:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message UK will not debate that.
406 7/13/2022 7:24:00 AM Turn 4 United States Message Byrnes moves Euro The. to US 2

405 7/12/2022 5:33:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message That gives him a strength of 3 (including the +1 for Nyet), so the European Theatre Leadership moves from the UK-1 space to the USSR-2 space and it's now the USA's turn to advance an isse.
404 7/12/2022 5:29:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

2


Message from Soviet Union:
USSR will debate the UK play with Georgi Zhukov. His strength is given by this die roll, +1 for Nyet.
403 7/12/2022 6:55:00 AM Turn 4 United States Message no debate
402 7/11/2022 6:48:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message UK4. Charles Portal 1 + 2 for issue on US track.

European Theatre leadership from USA 2 to UK 1.
401 7/7/2022 8:04:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message No debate from the USSR either.
400 7/7/2022 4:58:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Not debating that.
399 7/6/2022 5:45:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message Play Henry Stimson - move the US directed from Soviet 1 to US 4.

NOBODY tells my army where to fight but ME!
398 7/6/2022 5:40:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message USSR debates that with Nikolay Voronov. He's a 3 with +1 for Nyet so the US DO moves from the UK-3 space to the USSR-1 space. I also get an offensive support marker on the Eastern Front because Voronov was played on a DO issue.

Round to the the USA to advance an issue.
397 7/5/2022 2:58:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Douglas Evill (3) moves USA Directed Offensive from middle to UK 3.
396 7/4/2022 10:27:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message USSR declines to debate the USA's play so it's the UK to advance an issue.
395 7/4/2022 2:14:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Have pondered what to do with this three-way tug of war. UK will not debate and will see if Soviets Nyet the Americans.
394 7/3/2022 9:33:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message Harold Ickes with +1 (so 4) moves the Euro-Front marker
from USSR 2 to US 2
393 7/3/2022 2:26:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message USSR will debate the UK play with Semyon Timoshenko, he's a 5 with a +1 for Nyet so the European Theatre Leadership moves from the UK-4 space to the USSR-2 space.

USSR then passes so it's the USA to advance an issue again.
392 7/1/2022 9:37:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message no debate
391 7/1/2022 5:10:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Cunningham, 2, moves European Theatre Leadership from middle to UK 2,then to 4 using his +2 bonus.
390 6/30/2022 4:58:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message The Soviets can debate, but choose not to. UK's turn to advance an issue.
389 6/30/2022 12:13:00 PM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Roll was correct. UK won't debate. Soviets can?
388 6/29/2022 6:35:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message survives
387 6/29/2022 6:35:00 PM Turn 4 United States Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 1

5


Message from United States:

386 6/29/2022 6:35:00 PM Turn 4 United States Message Chief of Army Air Corps Arnold moves A-BOMB to US 4 with special ability.

Now he has to see if he suffers death on roll of 1
385 6/29/2022 6:17:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message (i.e. having debated the UK play, the USSR passes and it's now the USA's play)
384 6/29/2022 6:16:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message Stalin is not paranoid this time and now it's round to the USA to advance an issue.
383 6/29/2022 6:15:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Die roll request Request: 6-sided die x 2

4
6


Message from Soviet Union:
I'll discard Andrei Zhdanov and play Stalin to debate the Pol-Mil 2/2, taking it from the centre of the table to Stalin's chair where it will stay for the rest of the conference. Stalin is now inactive and if these dice total 2-4 then his paranoia strikes.
382 6/29/2022 4:21:00 AM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message USSR will debate that, but I'm not going to be able to make the play until this evening.
381 6/29/2022 1:45:00 AM Turn 4 United Kingdom Message Card 1. Play Eden, a 5.

+1 bonus for a Pol-Mil issue on the Soviet track.

Move the 2/2 from Soviet 6 back to the middle.
380 6/28/2022 6:02:00 PM Turn 4 Soviet Union Message No debate from the USSR either.

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