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This issue I will be talking to Jochen Gippert an interesting fellow from Germany
He has been playing this game for more than 5 years and has put in his time helping out with the running of the club. So take a seat, relax and get to know him.
"THE SQUIRE: SOHOA"
Who is Jochen Gippert ????
Jochen Gippert - he is was born January 25th, 1977 in Bergisch Gladbach, a town near Cologne, where he still lives today. He has two older sisters. His father is one of the few around here that actually fought in WW II on a submarine. After school and army he studied business administration for 3 years on an university of cooperative education. Last year he got this degree and now he works for a big software company.
What do you do for this company????
As I said I work for a big software company which develops, among other things, high-end 3D-CAD systems and the product data management for the construction data created by the CAD software. My task is to support a database tool via phone and remote support.
How did you get involved with the club ????
I began in the IAAPA government as assistant to the tournament minister, helping him to organize a tournament or two. Then I went for the Draft Office and won the election by acclamation. Soon after that the Chancellor of Exchequer was created and I volunteered to take over. In this process I also offered myself as dues receiver for Europe, so that member, who don't have a credit card do not have to send the money via snail mail or by an expensive bank transfer. Then our most esteemed Minister of Tournament and President stepped down. He asked me if I would replace him in the tournament office and I gladly accepted. But my time is not infinite, unfortunatly, so that I will give up the Draft Office and won't run again for this office. I hope there will be a volunteer among the membership that will fill the breach.
OK who is going to step up and help out. There are now well over 250 members all we need are a couple to step up.
S.S.
What about the game get you into trouble????
I really hate that I cannot resist starting a new game. I always say to myself that 3 games at one time are enough and that my quality will improve if I concentrate on fewer games. But then a new tournament starts, or I find myself with too few rating points, or someone challenges me... and then I start a new game... it's a curse ;-)
I know how you feel
S.S.
What do you do other than play Axis & Allies???????
There are two hobbies beside AA that I have. The first one is sport. I do athletics / track & field, 100 + 200 m sprinting since I was 9 years old.4-6 times a week I go to training and I am proud that I had some successes. Not much, but I qualified for the finals of the junior national championships over 100 and 200 m ...
Some months ago I decided that it would be of interest to learn Japanese. So, after training and before doing some turns in the evening I learn some vocabulary and grammar.
What was your most memorable game??????
The best game I that I was involved in until now,` is the one against Steiner in the 2001 ITLS Div B finals. My team won the Cross of Iron because of that victory. there was nearly everything that you could expect of a high-class game, and though I made some mistakes, I think the overall performance was good. You can judge yourself by checking out the games analysis section of the BBS, where I started posting the turns.
The most stupid mistake in a game I made was to leave Kazakhstan empty while those 6 Arm + air sat in Sinking and Russia was defended only lightly...
I once left the Caucasus open for a free blitz from the Ukraine to Moscow on the overnight express train
S.S.
What got U to start playing Axis & Allies????
Why Axis & Allies? This is a good question. I was 14 when I played my first game. A friend brought the game from his older brother. We liked it and played every now and then. In the end Glorfindel / Marcel and I were the only ones who wanted to play... and always against the same, that's boring. After I had my first contact with the internet in 1995 I downloaded some variants for A&A and found IAAPA. We both, Marcel and I, joined the club and enjoyed the challenge, the people and the rising and falling in the ranks very much. From then on I couldn't resist starting one game after the other, as you can see in the number of games I played. Then, when the dues were introduced I had some very nice experiences with the clubs officials and this impressed deep enough to start volunteering.
Any advice to the others who will read this?????
Probably you should ask someone with a better win / loss ratio for advice. I learned the hard way that it is necessary to have an idea what you want to reach with the countries you play. When playing the allies this is easy. Most times it is to secure Africa as economical basis and open a second from in Europe: either taking EEu or WEu. You have to be much more creative with the axis... the goal is easy; the idea is hard to get. But you play better with a bad idea than without any I think.
What do you like most about the game???
Every games is a new challenge. They are similar, but not the same. Due to the dice every game sees different situations you have to react to. This makes it very interesting.
What if anything do you dislike most about the game???
Right now I don't think that I can think of something I dislike. When I get bad rolls I dislike the dice, but then again I love them when I get IT for 5 IPC . . .
One thing is perhaps that the allies have no chance to win by economic victory . . . it is very hard when an opponent does not accept he is beaten.
What if anything would you change about the game???
Nothing. I am very content with the game as it is.
Do you think that the bids are high enough???
The bids go up to 24 IPC today. IMHO this is high enough to ensure the axis victory, should everything run normal. But there is this very difficult turn Germany 1. Due to the large amount of attacks you usually make and each one is more or less risky, there is much variance in the results. Should you have bad luck in most attacks even 27 IPC will not save you. But there is really no need to bid higher than 24 IPC
There you have it Folks
I will be seeing you same time, same place, sometime in the future with an other interview
It could be you a new member or an older one. Someone in the Government or YOU.
IF you like this feature in Havoc let us know and we will continue it.
"THE SQUIRE"