Deltium (Allies) defeats Blasherke (Axis + 10) in Round 18. First and foremost, Blasherke is a professional and very friendly player. Axis purchased a transport on G1 + 2 IPCs for Germany, and quickly secured an Axis presence in the Med. Due to the closure of the Suez, this became a potential liability though, as Allied navy and air were building in SZ 12, threatening an attack, which Germany responded to by buying additional navy. This allowed an opening for the Allies to stack W. Europe in Round 8, putting pressure on S. Europe, which fell in Round 10. The Japanese, on the other hand, were moving toward Russia swiftly, and the UK needed to assist. Ultimately, the Allied units held the line and the Axis forces could not advance materially. A good and deep game for the both of us. Game file attached.

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Hi All - in the spirit of hosting the best Axis and Allies tournaments, we would like to seek your opinion about the tournament format. Here is a brief summary for you to consider:

(1) Single-elimination tournaments are simply that; you lose once, and you're out. The advantage of a such a format is that the tournament generally moves a lot quicker, and each game carries significant weight. The disadvantage, of course, is that if you have some tough luck, or just narrowly lose to a weaker player, you don't continue any further. One could argue, however, that we can host more frequent tournaments, and that stronger players would rise to the top anyway.

(2) Double-elimination tournaments naturally allow you a "second chance" to continue playing in the tournament until you lose twice. The disadvantage is that these tournaments move slower, but this could potentially be mitigated going forward by forcing the loser's bracket to play quicker, for example. The advantage is that even if you lose you first game, you still have a chance to continue playing, possibly with players at your relative skill level, and if you are an expert player you have a statistically better chance to advance to the finals, as a single "unlucky" loss won't eliminate you per se.

We would like your opinion to select which tournament format you prefer, and please feel free to post any other comments that you believe are relevant to each format. We will genuinely seek the input of the players and consider this strongly in the format going forward.

Cheers, Deltium

@ZebXXX - good to see some AA50 players active ! sure, I will play you a friendly game, but I have a few other games open right now, so please be patient with me between turns.

Send me an email at 5683deltium@gmail.com, and we can start bidding. I'd prefer LL, but OK with RL too.

Cheers, Deltium

Hello - we at TripleA would like to organize the first ever Big World 1942 v3 Tournament. However, as I do not personally play this version, I am recruiting an Assistant Tournament Director for this version.

Please write to me at 5683deltium@gmail.com for further information.

Thank you, Deltium

Hello - we at TripleA would like to organize the first ever Global 1940 2nd Edition Tournament. However, as I do not personally play this version, I am recruiting an Assistant Tournament Director for this version.

Please write to me at 5683deltium@gmail.com for further information.

Thank you, Deltium

Hi Schulz - first, a 9 bid is a bit too low; most players in '42 play with a 13 bid. I am happy to play a test game with you as the Allies. We can play PBEM if that is OK. My email is 5683deltium@gmail.com

Pannpall - congratulations on your win to be the FIRST winner of the Revised Tech Only Tournament, Season 1 !!

Thanks to all participants to make this a fun, tech-heavy series and add some good spice and volatility into an already fun game.

Pannpall, thank you as well for your willingness to donate the $50 prize money. I will donate the $50 to TripleA on behalf of you today.

Warm Regards, Deltium

Thank you Bayder for posting the game file, and I am sure that there is a reasonable possibility that you will play each other again in such an epic match.

All - I highly encourage everyone to review the game file between these two expert players. There are some great illustrations here on the importance of economics and strategic positioning for each side.

Cheers, Deltium

Hi - just a gentle reminder to post your results and the last game file here. It is OK to write to me as well, but I would prefer to keep everything here in the main forum page.

Thanks, Deltium

Hi - just a gentle reminder to post your results and the last game file here. It is OK to write to me as well, but I would prefer to keep everything here in the main forum page.

Thanks, Deltium