IAAPA
presents: “Snapshots in Time”
Well Rewstr and Facil are sharing the top position again. HoganS is in 2nd place, followed by Spud in 3rd,
GroeFaZ in 4th and Nieles
in 5th. To pass the time whilst your waiting for those
game turns to come in, have a look at the thankyou members section on
the website. In here, you can get an idea of where our members hail from. Now
providing that information is accurate, the way it reads is we have the
Anyhow, enough trivia, congratulations to all those members who recorded a promotion this month!
GEN*** - Facil
GEN** - Starchild
GEN* – GedeOne, AATorpedo, Daninja, TheTrain, mcgoo98
MAJ - Foo_Fighter
CAP - kaizen
LT - krwalker
MSGT – WARSPITE, Mithrandir
SGT – Randzork,
DIGING_IN
CPL – wharfrat, jjbigc, rubberband
Interview
with the Minister for Tournaments
The flying kangaroo touched down in the
land of the grey guys, near a small town named Bergisch
Gladbach, close to
Daninja: Hi GroeFaZ, its good to see you again, um do you mind if I call you GroeFaz?
GroeFaZ: No, no, that is fine.
Daninja: What on earth is a GroeFaZ anyway? Some kind of fertiliser to assist the growth of bumfluff?
GroeFaZ: GroeFaZ
is the Groesster Feldherr aller Zeiten ... "Best FieldMarshall of all times" ... I know I am a bit too
humble, but Shenfung inspired me
... J
Daninja: Well thanks Faz for the opportunity to discuss… sorry I said Faz, do you mind if I call you Faz?
GroeFaZ: No that’s alright just get on with
it!
Daninja: Ah, yes of course, now Faz, how old are
you and what work do you do in the real world?
GroeFaZ: I am 27 years old, and I am an application engineer for some sort of software few know and fewer need J
Daninja: Hmm, now Fuz, sorry, I meant Faz, can I call you Fuz?
GroeFaZ: Just get on with the
interview or you will be matched up for the first round with Rewstr for every single tournament event from now on!!!!
Daninja: Yes sir, OK, how long have you been playing AA?
GroeFaZ: Hmm... I think I first started
playing in the early 90’s ... when my local friends got tired of the game Glorfindel and I sought for a chance to play by internet
... and ended up joining IAAPA.
Daninja: What attracted you to this game in the first place? Was it world
domination, changing the course of history or the little plastic soldiers J?
GroeFaZ: The little plastic
soldiers played a big role! And you can create large piles ...
and if you like risk you got to love A&A ...
Daninja: How did your first few games go?
GroeFaZ: The first games went pretty
well... then I made the mistake to challenge Starchild
(already thought I was invincible). He taught me a lesson in what real A&A
looks like ...
Daninja: Why is it that you arrange all your pieces so neatly on the board?
GroeFaZ: One could say that you have a
better overview of how many units of a certain type are in a single country ...
but nah ... I am German... that's all J
Daninja: You have over 200 games completed in IAAPA, whilst not the Einstein
enigma it is still very impressive – when do you find time to play?
GroeFaZ: Sleep? Who needs sleep?
Daninja: Which reminds me, we don’t see you much any more on the boards or in
the chat room, at one point I thought you had a little cot made up in there J . Care to comment?
GroeFaZ: Ah ... sorry, I would love to be there ... but
unfortunately the time difference from
Daninja: Which opponent or player do
you fear the most?
GroeFaZ: Ah... there are some who make me
think twice before making a move in a game with them ... one is cnty9047@. He
creamed me several times now... Others are Nemo (he thinks the same about me perhaps J) or Byrons_Brigade ...
Daninja: What was your worst game?
GroeFaZ: Hard to tell ... had I good ones? J it is all luck, of course ... but I
remember one against Einstein where I forgot that Japanese transports in EUs sz can not only attack EUs,
but also
Daninja: Is there anything you dislike
about the game?
GroeFaZ: Hmm ... loosing, yes, I think
I dislike that. Oh, and others winning against me.
Daninja: You have been a member of the
IAAPA government for quite some time and you are actively involved within a number
of areas. What are your thoughts on where the club is going and what we need to
do to fix any perceived problems?
GroeFaZ: The club is on the right track ...
what needs to be done is to revamp the site, so that it is "sexier",
although we should have a look at other clubs and learn from them... I like the
AAMC Hall of Fame, and the DAAK automatic tournament sign up ... But all in all
IAAPA is quite ok! J
Daninja: Any hot tips for new players?
GroeFaZ: Bid high, read logs and sign up
for tournaments.
Daninja: Are you happy with the
response of the members to the tournaments?
GroeFaZ: Could be better ... a year ago we
had a great time, tournament-wise. Many signups, 55 to 62, and
lots of fun. Nowadays I am happy to get over 40 players participating ...
What I think would be very helpful are more
comments from the membership about tournaments, proposals made and other things
brought up in the Battlefield Revues.
Daninja: What sort of things would you
like to do with the tournaments?
GroeFaZ: Personally I would like to have a
"World Cup" tournament more often, a combination of round robin and
single elimination tournament. But it is likely that only few would sign up
because of the number of games to be played and the fact that you have to play
more than one game at a time ...
A better hall of fame would be nice, say,
an enhanced tournament player of the year area... Ah, and I will start the
"Champions League" for 2003 once the Fall Classic is over ... which
won't be soon, I fear.
Daninja: What do you think of Canadian
coffee?
GroeFaZ: Canadian what? There is no coffee
in
Daninja: What is your favourite beer?
GroeFaZ: Suenner Koelsch! Got to try this one, folks ...
Hey, perhaps I should make it the first place prize in a tournament
... J
And I tried "Kirin Export" from
Daninja: What’s your
basic strategy as the axis?
GroeFaZ: Most of the time I spread
my bid ... Germany's task is to divert allied forces into Africa &
bind the Russian units in Kar ... the Japanese dudes
kill all US Asian units, move into Haw sz and Hawaii and try to get as many IPC’s as possible ... from then on it depends on how the
game develops ...
Daninja: What’s your basic strategy as
the allies?
GroeFaZ: Build up US transports, drop some US troops
into
Daninja: Well thank you Fuz, sorry Faz, have you any parting
words of wisdom?
GroeFaZ: Hmmm... you
can eat anything... at least once ... ?
Well there you have it guys, words of wisdom from the Fuz, oops, sorry GroeFaz J, I had better get out of here before I end up in more strife J
Until next time!
Cheers
Dan (Daninja)
IAAPA Herald
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Prev |
Rank |
Player
|
Rating |
Games played |
Win-Loss |
Ranking points |
1t |
1 |
GEN**** |
Rewstr |
1433 |
153 |
112 - 29 |
152 |
1t |
2 |
GEN*** |
Facil |
1433 |
48 |
34
- 12 |
43 |
2 |
3 |
GEN**** |
HoganS |
1417 |
78 |
51 - 24 |
63 |
3 |
5t |
GEN* |
Spud |
1403 |
142 |
90 - 47 |
57 |
4 |
5t |
GEN* |
GroeFaZ |
1395 |
200 |
114 - 82 |
61 |
5 |
4 |
GEN* |
Nieles |
1394 |
37 |
30 - 7 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
GEN* |
Nemo |
1388 |
100 |
68 - 29 |
77 |
7 |
6 |
GEN* |
Diecaster |
1379 |
26 |
21 - 2 |
37 |
8 |
8t |
GEN* |
w0nderd0g |
1357 |
28 |
23 - 5 |
34 |
9 |
9 |
GEN** |
Byrons_Brigade |
1355 |
80 |
56 - 24 |
63 |
10 |
11 |
CPT |
halldorg@ |
1352 |
39 |
29 - 7 |
22 |
11t |
13t |
CPT |
ArAmesh |
1346 |
32 |
22 - 10 |
23 |
11t |
13t |
GEN* |
Glorfindel |
1346 |
50 |
32 - 16 |
32 |
12 |
15 |
|
explosive |
1344 |
26 |
24 - 2 |
31 |
13 |
8t |
GEN* |
Starchild |
1343 |
164 |
107 - 48 |
84 |
14 |
14t |
MAJ |
andrew_cowdery@ |
1341 |
23 |
18 - 4 |
27 |
15t |
18 |
GEN* |
cnty9047@ |
1340 |
131 |
74 - 50 |
42 |
15t |
29 |
GEN* |
GedeOne |
1340 |
109 |
60
- 43 |
38 |
16 |
16 |
|
Elind |
1339 |
19 |
16 - 3 |
28 |
17 |
20 |
GEN* |
AATorpedo |
1338 |
135 |
87
- 46 |
90 |
18t |
17t |
GEN* |
AbuMulch |
1337 |
84 |
48 - 26 |
35 |
18t |
17t |
GEN* |
TELINTEL |
1337 |
96 |
52 - 43 |
20 |
19 |
27 |
GEN* |
Daninja |
1336 |
41 |
27
- 14 |
38 |
20 |
10 |
GEN* |
frogman10@ |
1333 |
119 |
74 - 44 |
52 |
21 |
22 |
MSGT |
WARSPITE |
1331 |
31 |
22
- 9 |
10 |
22 |
14t |
GEN* |
Steiner |
1330 |
63 |
43 - 20 |
18 |
23 |
19 |
GEN* |
TheTrain |
1328 |
97 |
55
- 42 |
30 |
24 |
31 |
GEN* |
mcgoo98 |
1327 |
51 |
35
- 16 |
39 |
25 |
21 |
|
Stimpy |
1320 |
116 |
70 - 43 |
39 |
26 |
23 |
CPT |
Buzz |
1316 |
41 |
25 - 15 |
19 |
27 |
24 |
|
AbnRanger |
1314 |
108 |
65 - 38 |
19 |
28 |
30t |
MAJ |
Sephorin@ |
1312 |
49 |
26 - 22 |
10 |
29 |
30t |
|
BlackWatch |
1309 |
137 |
66
- 66 |
-16 |
30 |
28 |
MAJ |
Einswine |
1305 |
25 |
19 - 5 |
24 |
31 |
37 |
MAJ |
Raist |
1297 |
150 |
102 - 42 |
132 |
32 |
26 |
MAJ |
DeBruce |
1295 |
106 |
41 - 54 |
-21 |
33 |
38 |
MSGT |
Mithrandir |
1294 |
15 |
10
- 5 |
12 |
34 |
32 |
MAJ |
Ralf31 |
1293 |
39 |
24 - 14 |
29 |
35 |
35t |
CPT |
strategicspock |
1291 |
43 |
26 - 17 |
21 |
36 |
33 |
MAJ |
Pericles |
1290 |
30 |
20 - 6 |
30 |
37 |
34 |
MAJ |
JohnPin569 |
1289 |
65 |
38 - 24 |
27 |
38 |
35t |
MAJ |
|
1286 |
43 |
27 - 14 |
30 |
39 |
36 |
MAJ |
micwil |
1284 |
97 |
51 - 34 |
28 |
40 |
25 |
MAJ |
BaronVonKardos |
1280 |
89 |
54 - 34 |
28 |
41 |
39 |
SGT |
Nightwing |
1278 |
24 |
14 - 10 |
8 |
42 |
48t |
MAJ |
Foo_Fighter |
1277 |
74 |
48
- 26 |
23 |
43 |
41 |
CPT |
Boromir |
1273 |
81 |
53 - 25 |
46 |
44 |
43 |
SGT |
jettman |
1270 |
8 |
7 - 1 |
11 |
45 |
42 |
SGT |
Thenextone |
1267 |
8 |
6 - 2 |
9 |
46 |
45 |
LT |
jclilegdon |
1265 |
17 |
13 - 4 |
18 |
47t |
46 |
CPT |
bobbysams@ |
1263 |
102 |
48 - 53 |
-21 |
47t |
47 |
CPT |
AFC_Gunner |
1263 |
61 |
37 - 23 |
27 |
48 |
55t |
CPT |
kaizen |
1261 |
67 |
39
- 28 |
16 |
49 |
48t |
MSGT |
Hess |
1258 |
20 |
12 - 7 |
12 |
50 |
57t |
CPL |
JnMLasater |
1253 |
11 |
6 - 3 |
2 |
51t |
52t |
CPT |
hoquista |
1251 |
97 |
41 - 51 |
-8 |
51t |
58t |
CPL |
wharfrat |
1251 |
10 |
7
- 3 |
5 |
52 |
40 |
LT |
Iron_Cross |
1248 |
35 |
24 - 11 |
3 |
53 |
51 |
SGT |
Sunburn |
1244 |
27 |
17 - 10 |
5 |
54t |
49 |
LT |
Danyred |
1242 |
127 |
68 - 57 |
-2 |
54t |
57t |
LT |
Wehrmachter |
1242 |
133 |
59 - 70 |
-75 |
55t |
54t |
CPL |
Blackdog |
1241 |
14 |
9 - 5 |
7 |
55t |
52t |
LT |
Kieranbren |
1241 |
81 |
38 - 43 |
-7 |
55t |
44 |
LT |
thesithsoul |
1241 |
61 |
38 - 23 |
33 |
55t |
54t |
CPL |
wargeneral |
1241 |
16 |
7 - 9 |
-6 |
56t |
65 |
SGT |
Hamar |
1239 |
22 |
12 - 10 |
1 |
56t |
53t |
LT |
KyleCBaker |
1239 |
47 |
22 - 22 |
-5 |
57t |
55t |
CPL |
NecOne |
1237 |
5 |
4 - 1 |
4 |
57t |
55t |
LT |
MolotovCocktail |
1237 |
60 |
33 - 26 |
25 |
58 |
56 |
MSGT |
xpfc_wintergreen |
1234 |
12 |
9 - 3 |
12 |
59 |
81 |
LT |
krwalker |
1232 |
55 |
29
- 26 |
-20 |
60 |
12 |
LT |
Einstein |
1231 |
412 |
134 - 274 |
-353 |
61t |
58t |
CPL |
Jingikan |
1230 |
6 |
4 - 2 |
4 |
61t |
58t |
PVT |
labour |
1230 |
4 |
2 - 2 |
-2 |
61t |
58t |
CPL |
MagixTactix |
1230 |
11 |
5 - 5 |
0 |
62t |
61 |
LT |
leone@ |
1229 |
56 |
27 - 26 |
2 |
62t |
59 |
SGT |
PMC |
1229 |
14 |
9 - 5 |
10 |
63t |
60t |
PVT |
Dermensch |
1228 |
4 |
3 - 1 |
3 |
63t |
60t |
LT |
PipPopsRising11 |
1228 |
46 |
19 - 27 |
-9 |
64 |
63 |
PVT |
Doughboy |
1225 |
9 |
4 - 5 |
-3 |
65t |
67 |
CPL |
jjbigc |
1224 |
12 |
7
- 5 |
3 |
65t |
75t |
SGT |
hardcore |
1224 |
28 |
12 - 14 |
-16 |
66t |
84t |
PVT |
Pharoh642 |
1221 |
5 |
3 - 2 |
0 |
66t |
50 |
MSGT |
VonManstein |
1221 |
91 |
33 - 57 |
-74 |
67t |
69 |
PVT |
blackjack |
1220 |
3 |
2 - 1 |
0 |
67t |
64t |
SGT |
ChrisTheCat |
1220 |
15 |
9 - 6 |
8 |
68 |
66 |
SGT |
Arminius |
1218 |
25 |
10 - 13 |
-3 |
69t |
68 |
CPL |
airship |
1212 |
14 |
7 - 7 |
-3 |
69t |
83t |
SGT |
Randzork |
1212 |
28 |
14
- 14 |
0 |
70 |
79 |
CPL |
McDLT |
1210 |
17 |
9 - 8 |
-4 |
71 |
70 |
CPL |
mezza |
1209 |
10 |
4 - 4 |
1 |
72t |
71t |
PVT |
Ugluk |
1208 |
9 |
5 - 4 |
1 |
72t |
71t |
MSGT |
SwordPlay |
1208 |
34 |
17 - 17 |
10 |
73t |
|
PVT |
Hippie |
1207 |
1 |
1 - 0 |
1 |
73t |
72 |
CPL |
Winters |
1207 |
11 |
5 - 6 |
-5 |
74t |
|
PVT |
DuplexDrive |
1206 |
1 |
1 - 0 |
1 |
74t |
62 |
MSGT |
MacTabar |
1206 |
129 |
59 - 67 |
-7 |
75t |
73t |
PVT |
Unibrow_Bomber |
1205 |
8 |
3 - 5 |
-4 |
75t |
73t |
PVT |
Quasimodo |
1205 |
3 |
2 - 1 |
1 |
76 |
74 |
PVT |
obiwan |
1203 |
3 |
1 - 2 |
-1 |
77 |
75t |
CPL |
Laser |
1201 |
13 |
5 - 8 |
0 |
78 |
76 |
MSGT |
roboprep |
1200 |
102 |
56 - 42 |
19 |
79t |
77t |
PVT |
axsplr2 |
1199 |
7 |
3 - 4 |
-3 |
79t |
77t |
MSGT |
reddwarf@ |
1199 |
59 |
30 - 25 |
8 |
80t |
78t |
PVT |
allerton |
1198 |
2 |
0 - 1 |
-1 |
80t |
|
PVT |
Wasp |
1198 |
5 |
1 - 2 |
-2 |
80t |
78t |
PVT |
AgentSmith |
1198 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
80t |
78t |
PVT |
ManchuWarrior |
1198 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
81t |
80t |
PVT |
fluffhead |
1196 |
9 |
4 - 5 |
-3 |
81t |
64t |
MSGT |
cruzybeerzman |
1196 |
37 |
15 - 20 |
-9 |
81t |
80t |
PVT |
high_roller |
1196 |
5 |
1 - 3 |
-4 |
82 |
83t |
SGT |
wlc |
1191 |
21 |
8 - 12 |
-8 |
83 |
85 |
PVT |
Bridger |
1189 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
84t |
99 |
CPL |
Benaiah |
1188 |
16 |
8 - 8 |
-3 |
84t |
84t |
MSGT |
sploos |
1188 |
34 |
14 - 18 |
0 |
85 |
86 |
PVT |
Radioactive_Man |
1187 |
6 |
2 - 4 |
-3 |
86 |
96 |
CPL |
TN_VOL |
1186 |
13 |
5 - 7 |
-5 |
87t |
88t |
PVT |
evYl |
1183 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
87t |
88t |
PVT |
rsnegin |
1183 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
88t |
80t |
PVT |
Evil1 |
1182 |
7 |
2 - 3 |
-4 |
88t |
91t |
PVT |
pops |
1182 |
3 |
1 - 2 |
-2 |
88t |
89t |
PVT |
von_Clausewitz |
1182 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-3 |
88t |
89t |
SGT |
kamikazikid |
1182 |
20 |
8 - 12 |
-8 |
89t |
|
PVT |
leno |
1180 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
89t |
87 |
CPL |
rubberband |
1180 |
13 |
4
- 9 |
-14 |
89t |
|
PVT |
Brakethru |
1180 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
89t |
89t |
MSGT |
PSU_SigEp |
1180 |
57 |
26 - 30 |
1 |
89t |
90 |
PVT |
Varminter |
1180 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
90t |
|
PVT |
Deltasocrates |
1177 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
90t |
83t |
CPL |
Grahilah |
1177 |
17 |
5
- 12 |
-18 |
91t |
92t |
CPL |
DECRO |
1176 |
14 |
6 - 8 |
-6 |
91t |
82 |
PVT |
Sahara_Dunebuggy |
1176 |
5 |
1 - 4 |
-5 |
91t |
92t |
PVT |
yed |
1176 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
92 |
93 |
CPL |
viking63 |
1175 |
13 |
5 - 8 |
-9 |
93 |
94 |
PVT |
tehApprentice |
1174 |
4 |
1 - 3 |
-5 |
94t |
112t |
SGT |
altmanf |
1173 |
25 |
12 - 13 |
-6 |
94t |
95 |
PVT |
ProvenGuilt |
1173 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
95 |
97 |
CPL |
Sveinung |
1171 |
19 |
8 - 11 |
-14 |
96 |
84t |
PVT |
Brincobi |
1170 |
4 |
1 - 3 |
-4 |
97 |
98 |
SGT |
Spitfire |
1169 |
20 |
7 - 13 |
-14 |
98 |
100 |
PVT |
KrazyCaley |
1167 |
3 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
99 |
101t |
PVT |
PurpleHeart |
1166 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
100t |
102t |
PVT |
canuck |
1165 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
100t |
102t |
CPL |
enrico_russo |
1165 |
10 |
2 - 7 |
-11 |
100t |
102t |
PVT |
huddaddy |
1165 |
8 |
2 - 5 |
-7 |
100t |
109 |
MSGT |
Sohoa |
1165 |
102 |
40 - 58 |
-25 |
101 |
106t |
MSGT |
Leothelop |
1164 |
52 |
14 - 37 |
-40 |
102 |
103 |
SGT |
OldGlory |
1163 |
22 |
9 - 13 |
-10 |
103 |
107 |
CPL |
uphigh |
1161 |
19 |
7 - 12 |
-8 |
104t |
104t |
CPL |
Martok |
1160 |
19 |
9 - 10 |
-7 |
104t |
104t |
PVT |
Spidey |
1160 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
105 |
91t |
MSGT |
spinboldak |
1159 |
74 |
30 - 41 |
-46 |
106t |
122 |
MSGT |
Galen99 |
1157 |
39 |
11 - 28 |
-37 |
106t |
89t |
PVT |
Eustice |
1157 |
7 |
2 - 5 |
-6 |
107 |
106t |
PVT |
Achillus |
1153 |
8 |
1 - 7 |
-13 |
108t |
116 |
CPL |
AFAandA |
1150 |
13 |
3 - 7 |
-8 |
108t |
108 |
PVT |
Tickertracker |
1150 |
3 |
0 - 3 |
-6 |
109 |
101t |
PVT |
plummerfan |
1147 |
9 |
1 - 7 |
-12 |
110 |
110t |
CPL |
McHaggis |
1146 |
17 |
3 - 11 |
-16 |
111 |
111t |
CPL |
PantherGuderian |
1143 |
11 |
3 - 8 |
-5 |
112 |
112t |
CPL |
Tigger_The_Tyrant |
1140 |
10 |
3 - 7 |
-10 |
113 |
105 |
PVT |
Red_Cloud |
1135 |
6 |
1 - 5 |
-8 |
114 |
|
PVT |
VonSchneekloth |
1134 |
5 |
0 - 5 |
-10 |
115 |
113 |
CPL |
Wrec_It |
1133 |
19 |
6 - 12 |
-13 |
116 |
110t |
PVT |
ex_stream |
1126 |
9 |
2 - 7 |
-11 |
117 |
115 |
PVT |
Ramius |
1124 |
5 |
0 - 5 |
-10 |
118 |
119 |
CPL |
slaughter |
1123 |
18 |
4 - 14 |
-21 |
119 |
114 |
MSGT |
Amgor |
1122 |
137 |
60 - 76 |
-27 |
120 |
121 |
MSGT |
gudmanmod |
1121 |
176 |
40 - 136 |
-190 |
121 |
117 |
CPL |
Atreides |
1120 |
12 |
3 - 9 |
-14 |
122 |
123 |
SGT |
alien66_2000 |
1117 |
27 |
6 - 20 |
-30 |
123 |
111t |
SGT |
baldguy |
1113 |
29 |
8 - 20 |
-31 |
124 |
118 |
SGT |
DIGING_IN |
1098 |
20 |
4
- 16 |
-28 |
125 |
124 |
SGT |
Ori |
1097 |
23 |
3 - 20 |
-31 |
126 |
120 |
MSGT |
ShenFung |
1089 |
47 |
10 - 36 |
-30 |