IAAPA presents:  “Snapshots in Time”

 

June 30, 2004

 

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 USA in first and second place, Canada in third followed by Germany and the United Kingdom. Also, of the 5 countries represented in the game we have members from three of the countries but no members from Russian or Japan?

Anyhow, enough trivia, congratulations to all those members who recorded a promotion this month!

 

GEN*** - Facil

GEN** - Starchild

GEN* – GedeOne, AATorpedo, Daninja, TheTrain, mcgoo98

COLBlackWatch

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 Cologne. You know, that place that coped heavy bombing by the allies during the war. Well, I am here to have words with the IAAPA Minister for Tournaments, GroeFaZ, who I had the immense pleasure of meeting at the convention last year and as a travelling companion through the Canadian Rockies along with our Polar Bear of a president Raist.

 

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 Germany to Oz and the States prevents this ... the work load increased and there is seldom anyone there when I am online L

 

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 UK ...

 

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 Canada ... just black water with a strange taste ...

 

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 Japan lately ... not bad, not bad... but you never know what those guys put in their beer ...

 

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 Africa, contain Germany, move the Russians into Asia ...then break up Fortress Europe and win the game J

 

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

COL

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

COL

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

COL

Stimpy

1320

116

70 - 43

39

26

23

CPT

Buzz

1316

41

25 - 15

19

27

24

COL

AbnRanger

1314

108

65 - 38

19

28

30t

MAJ

Sephorin@

1312

49

26 - 22

10

29

30t

COL

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

Novi

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