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

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!

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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!

@Cernel / @Hepps I agree with all you posted. Revised proper definitely has the AA shots in Combat Move and Noncombat Move phases, whereas LHTR does not. And the whole issue of doing all moves first...yea, that's been an issue. Another example is that if there is an enemy territory with an AA only, you can send in a ground troop to change the color of the territory and hence the ownership of the AA, then fly planes over without an AA shot. This is illegal, the color change should happen in Conduct Combat. There is also the game bug about AA possession...which is an entirely different thread...

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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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

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bayder (Axis) defeated Greg_Anderson (Allies). Greg is a fun and fair opponent, who is admittedly a bit new, and this was his first pbem experience. He caught on quickly though to the aspects of playing. Unfortunately his strategy of splitting forces between Atlantic and Pacific wasn't helped by some poor dice, and Germany was going to take Moscow in round 6. Seeing this, Greg surrendered. Thanks for the game, and best of luck in your next one!

-bayder

We are only 1 week into the tournament, and already 11 of 16 first round games have finished, and the remaining 5 are making good progress so far.  Additionally, two first round losers bracket games have also finished.  As a reminder, you can follow the bracket at this link:

https://challonge.com/ToC15_Arctic_Convoy

@Shmod said in Revised Tournament of Champions (ToC 15) "Arctic Convoy":

Hey, noob question here, how do find the email of an opponent so I can challenge them to PBEM? My opponent is @Patton1977

@Shmod You can look on their forum profile. Also I have sent out a list of all ToC15 participants' addresses in multiple emails.

@King-Kelly defeated @sol958735. Kelly informed me of this in email but said he was not able to post. If one of you two can share details, that would be great. Thanks!