I uninstalled and reinstalled/updated Java and it seems to be working now...

@deltium Thanks, again. Will you please donate my full $100 prize to the triplea site? I really appreciate everything done by all the devs and rest of the community. Cheers!

-bayder

@cernel I thought we weren’t supposed to discuss religion in the forums. (You are talking about Jesus, aren’t you Cernel?)

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bayder (Axis +9) defeated panpal (Allies) by surrender in round 11. The game was played mostly PBEM, with a few turns online. The file is attached (please note that in UK1, panpal had file issues and had to recreate the combat based on the MARTI dice results, hence the strange edits.)

Thanks, again, to panpal for a very fun, challenging, and cordial game. And big thanks to Deltium for running yet another excellent tournament. Looking forward to the next one!

-bayder

@Deltium please signed me up!

Thanks,

bayder

Congrats to panpal on a well-deserved win! Welcome panpal to the club of ToC Champions, you have been a top player for many years, and you earned this. Looking forward to more good games in the future! -bayder

If anyone would like to donate to the ToC16 prize pool, please use the Forum Donation process (click the Donate button at the bottom of any page). Once done, please inform @prastle and @bayder that your donation is for the ToC16 prize pool. Thank you to the donations so far!

@Agency10 $25
@bayder $25
@calbears72 $25
@Eboy82 $25
@jbwood53 $25
@Kindwind $5
@nardwagg $25

bayder (Allies) defeats QuarterMaster (Axis +9) in round 9 in a game played 2/3 pbem and 1/3 online. Axis built up two fleets early...one in Baltic, one in Med. This hampered the Allies early movement, but they soon built up enough fleet and air to crush both. That left Germany weak on the ground, while Russian had grown powerful and pushed to EEur. Japan tried to get going, but Russia was too strong and was able to hold them off. The Axis also suffered from poor luck in the early going, which compounded their problems. Thanks to QM for the fast and fun game!

-bayder

bayder (Axis +10) defeated Mogulrunnin (Allies) in round 12 in a PBEM game. Allies started out with a successful mini-KJF effort, limiting Japan's growth early. UK shuttled troops for 2 rounds to Africa, which allowed Allies to eventually force Axis out of Egypt. But by doing so, Germany was able to lock up Europe and grow very big very quickly. USA suffered 2 significant fleet losses at the hands of Japan's navy and air force, and this turned the tide. Germany got in Cauc, and in round 12 gambled and won on an 82% chance for Moscow. UK could have retaken, but Japan was in position to take again permanently. This sealed the game. Thanks to Mogulrunnin for a fast, fun, and cordial game!

-bayder

@LouisXIVXIV Congrats! Looking forward to the next one!

bayder (Allies) defeats @chewbaluba (Axis +8) by surrender in round 8. Berlin had fallen, and Japan did not have a strong enough push to threaten Moscow, so chewbaluba graciously surrendered. Thanks chewb, for a fast, fun, and friendly game! -bayder

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If anyone would like to donate to the ToC16 prize pool, please use the Forum Donation process (click the Donate button at the bottom of any page). Once done, please inform @prastle and @bayder that your donation is for the ToC16 prize pool. Thank you to the donations so far!

@Agency10 $25
@bayder $25
@calbears72 $25
@Eboy82 $25
@jbwood53 $25
@Kindwind $5
@nardwagg $25

After a very fun and successful ToC15 (no disputes, no games over deadline, several epic games), the next ToC (ToC16) is now open for business and accepting signups!!! Please respond to this post if you would like to play. @prastle and I will again run the tournament, and the rules will be the same as ToC15 with these possible exceptions: 1) prize money, if any, is currently TBD, and 2) the tournament might be single elimination vs. double elimination. EDIT: The tournament will remain double elimination based on participant feedback.

EDIT, the prize pool is $155, to be distributed $85 for 1st place, $45 for 2nd place, and $25 for 3rd place Thank you to the following donors:

@Agency10 $25
@bayder $25
@calbears72 $25
@Eboy82 $25
@jbwood53 $25
@Kindwind $5
@nardwagg $25

As always, there is NO ENTRY FEE, so please register ASAP in order to secure a spot.
HOW TO PLAY: download the latest updated TripleA software (for free) here: http://www.triplea-game.org/
FORMAT: Play by Email or Play by Forum, or live online (if jointly agreed). Instructions here: https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/43/how-to-play-online-and-pbem-videos
Please note the detailed set of rules located at this link:
https://forums.triplea-game.org/topic/542/triple-a-rules-for-revised-tournaments
Please do note the newly updated rules on the subs.
Please share this link with all of your friends. The goal is to attract as many players as possible to the healthy TripleA community.

The ToC16 bracket can be found at: https://challonge.com/ToC_16 (ignore the bracket until the field and seedings are set when the tournament begins)

Current Rules:
NEW RULES WILL BE ADDED FOR FIGHTERS AS CARGO!
With the release of 2.0 coming we will not be adding an engine change for the tocs. Simply stated which I am sure @panther can elaborate here. Allied fighters will be considered cargo on another allies Carrier. THEY DO NOT HAVE TO ATTACK! When for example a placement has allowed a magical fleet to suddenly appear. They can remain as cargo. Of course the allied fleet in question will have to do something on their turn. Sadly the engine does not allow this and forces them to attack. Thus a player can move them in combat anywhere and return them in non combat to land on the same ac. EVEN though this is against the rulebook about having to have combat etc. Yes they can be edited off and returned but it would be better if people just use common sense and avoid having to use the editor and the questions that might arise.... this link has some more info
https://forums.triplea-game.org/post/35488

THE RULE! AS PER @Panther and @Cernel
Since all fighters on any carriers are considered cargo, at the start of the turn and until they launch, cannot launch after the carrier moves and you are never obliged to launch any fighters from any carriers (unless you want them to engage in combat):
Any fighters owned by the turn power that are cargo on allied carriers in hostile sea zones can stay in the same zones without attacking anything for the whole Combat Move and Conduct Combat phases. If they do so, they can still launch, move and land, if wanted, during the subsequent Non Combat Move phase.
Any fighters owned by the turn power that are cargo on carriers owned by the turn power, as well, can remain cargo to their carriers for the whole Combat Move and Conduct Combat phases (thus not attacking anything, no matter what the carrier does, and being removed if the carrier is taken as casualty). Then, if the carrier didn't move, during the Combat Move phase, nor retreated, during the Conduct Combat phase, they can still launch, move and land, if wanted, during the subsequent Non Combat Move phase. In any case, fighters must remain cargo for the whole turn, if not launched before the carrier, they are cargo of, moves.
As the current TripleA program (incorrectly, for this game) always forces you to launch all your fighters, please be sure to enable edit mode and remove any fighters you want to keep as cargo (especially any fighters on allied carriers inside hostile sea zones you want to keep inside the same zones without attacking anything). Any such fighters you remove will be considered being cargo, during both the Combat Move and the Conduct Combat phases. Then, as long as the carriers, they are cargo of, have not been removed, still with edit mode, add them back, into the same sea zones as the carriers they are cargo of, during the subsequent Non Combat Move phase (if the carrier already moved or retreated, be sure not to move the fighters on it, that you just added back) (edit mode doesn't allow adding fighters back as cargo, so you will have to wait them landing, to be assigned to any carriers).
In case any doubts might arise about what is cargo of what, upon removing or adding any fighters, be sure to make it clear (by immediately notifying your opponent and at least one tournament organizer of your choice).

For SINGLE-ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS:
Hard Deadline for every game: 21 days
Hard Deadline for each turn for every opponent: 24 hours
For DOUBLE-ELIMINATION TOURNAMENTS:
Hard Deadline for the game who are in the WINNERS bracket: 21 days
Hard Deadline for the game who are in the LOSERS bracket: 21 days
Hard Deadline for each turn who are in the WINNERS bracket: 24 hours
Hard Deadline for each turn who are in the LOSERS bracket: 24 hours

Current Signups (32 players out of 32 slots):

@Agency10
@Barca
@bayder
@Blasherke
@Brennan
@Brut1980
@brxxx
@calbears72
@chewbaluba
@CmdData
@Dirty_Tirpitz
@dunner41
@Eboy82
@epinikion
@frank-the-tank
@hammond
@Handsome
@ingcameroni
@jbwood53
@jeffschultz32
@Kindwind
@King-Kelly
@Mogulrunnin
@pannpall
@Patton1977
@nardwagg
@Shmod
@skillibri
@tulkas
@Vahe345
@VitaminT
@Wasp

Alternates:

@bildor

Congrats to panpal on a well-deserved win! Welcome panpal to the club of ToC Champions, you have been a top player for many years, and you earned this. Looking forward to more good games in the future! -bayder

bayder (Allies) defeats panpal (Axis) in round 21 when Axis was facing a certain fall of Berlin, while Moscow would hold at least another round or two. This was a very tight, challenging game that hinged on a few key battles in which the dice held up for Allies. Panpal's creative and calculated play forced my Allies to seek some unconventional moves and some gambles. The USA16 naval/air attack on the Axis fleet off the Italian coast was a pivotal one...with a 77% chance, it could have easily gone south and put Allies in a dire situation. As always, panpal is top notch in terms of sportsmanship. Thanks for the game, pan! --bayder

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ToC15_ham-allies-bay-axis_r14_5USA.tsvg

bayder (Axis) "defeats" hammond (Allies) in round 14. I use a quoted "defeats" because in reality, this game was still very close when hammond decided to surrender. Axis had fought back from the brink of disaster, to turn the game into what I considered a virtual deadlock.
Axis started out with horrible luck to put them in dire straits in both Europe and Africa.
In desperation, Axis made some risky moves later in the game, and the dice came through and got them back into a better position. Hammond is a much tougher opponent than he ever gives himself credit for, and one of the all around best guys in the community!

bayder (Allies) wins over Ondis (Axis) in J4. Axis started out with great dice in the first 2 rounds, including killing the UK air force in BC and a devastating hit on the Allied fleet in sz13. However, in rounds 3 and 4, the dice turned around and the Allies dealt serious blows to the Axis fleets and air forces. Ondis is a fun opponent with a very unique Axis strategy. I look forward to playing him again, and hopefully the dice will be more balanced all game! File attached. ToC15_bay-allies-ond-axis_r04_4JAP.tsvg

@Ondis Not wanting to rehash all of the rules discussion here...but to respond quickly to your questions: per the OOB Revised rules, planes cannot move in both combat and non-combat phases. However the triplea engine allows it, and in fact, it's done in every round that planes attack (probably 90% of game turns), so it's accepted as one of those things where we follow the engine, because otherwise there would be hundreds of edits per game. The cargo element refers to the fact that allied planes on an AC are not forced to enter combat if enemy units suddenly pop up in their space.

@Ondis The two rules you have mentioned (subs and cargo) have determined by the rules authorities and documented by Deltium and prastle for ToC play.

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bayder (Allies) defeats jbwood53 (Axis) in round 7 by surrender. Allies got off to a good start, and Axis struggled to come back from it. JB decided to surrender despite the Axis still having a good amount of fight in them, but with Allies stacking EEur and Per, it was going to be difficult for the comeback. Thanks JB for the fast and fun game! -bayder