IAAPA
presents: “Snapshots in Time”
Well Facil has finally knocked the Rewstr
from his perch, gaining first place on the ratings ladder following a run of 14
straight wins. At the top we now have Rewstr in 2nd
place, Spud in 3rd, HoganS
is in 4th and Nieles in 5th
place. Exciting times indeed. We also have a bucket
load of promotions this month, congratulations to the following members:
GEN**** - Facil
GEN** - Glorfindel, wOnderdOg
GEN* – explosive
MAJ – thesithsoul
CAP – Iron_Cross
MSGT – Randzork, altmanf, baldguy
SGT – uphigh
CPL – Pharoh642, Achillus, ex_stream
A couple of
“untouchables” have also hit the radar screens with no losses to date – keep
your eyes on blackpedro, Crocodile, Hippie and DuplexDrive.
Thanks to all those
members who have emailed me about the monthly Snapshots. I humbly accept all
praise and small unmarked bills. And for all those rookies who keep asking why
they are not in the Snapshots, well it’s because you have to complete at least
one game to make the ladder, so get to it guys.
War Trivia: On this day, sixty two years ago in 1940, whilst
Hitler was briefing his commanders on the planned invasion of
Interview with the Rewstr
The message boards have
been a little quiet of late…too quiet. So I moseyed (gotta
love that word) over and lurked around the message board at the AAMC. Well… I
found some interesting posts about our legendary Rewstr.
This got me thinking, there was no time for drinkin,
and there’s no time to wait, cause the snapshots are late, so hi-ho, hi-ho it’s
off to
Daninja: Well thank you Rewstr for taking the time to answer
a few questions for our information hungry members. OK… how old are you? Are
you a family man? Any little chickens?
Rewstr: I am 42 and have a 12 year old son and 14 year old daughter.
Daninja: And what sort of work do you do in the real
world?
Rewstr: I am System Manager.
Daninja: How long have you been playing Axis and Allies?
Rewstr: About 10 years.
Daninja: How did you come up with the alias Rewstr?
Rewstr: My dad and I have the same initials “REW”. My dad’s friends could
never remember my name, so they nicknamed me the Rewster.
Daninja: I was going to ask you whether you felt any
pressure being the highest rated and ranked player in IAAPA, but your recent
nemesis Facil has knocked you down from the number
one spot this month. You are still however the highest ranked player in the
club.
Rewstr: Yes, well, I used to feel the pressure. But after being knocked down a
few times, I realized “ya know,
life does go on”.
Daninja: Are there any games which stick out in your
memory as being particular exciting?
Rewstr: For any greybeards left out there that were at the first convention, I
played a game versus L A Steam. First lady in the club
I do believe. Anyway, she was pounding me as the Axis and had the Japanese with
HB. I broke off a force from
Daninja: That was exciting…, especially that bit about
her pounding you as the Axis J. OK moving right along, what was your worst game?
Rewstr: I make lots of mistakes, it’s up to you guys to
find them J
Daninja: Do you think the bidding system we use balances
out the game?
Rewstr: Absolutely. If you lose with the Axis, bid more J
Daninja: Have you tried the revised edition yet?
Rewstr: Sorry, I have not had a chance.
Daninja: Who do you prefer to play – axis or allies?
Rewstr: I enjoy playing both sides. Never
gave it much thought, but I start each turn with “OK, if I was him, what would
I do.”
Daninja: Which
opponent or player do you fear the most? (besides me J)
Rewstr: Seriously – all of them! Back in the good old days, folks made mistakes
and I would capitalize off them. Now, there are very few mistakes.
Daninja: Yes,
well, we won’t go there, I kind of remember a certain tournament game against you L. OK any hot tips for the newbies?
Rewstr: Watch your opponent and learn. After 100+ games, I still see my
opponents coming up with new moves.
Daninja: Is there
anything you dislike about the game?
Rewstr: Sometimes those wacky dice………
Daninja: Do you
think the club is on the right track?
Rewstr: Yes the club is on the right track. Knock on wood, but all seems to be
running very smoothly.
Daninja: You really don't want to play me in every first
round tournament - that's correct isn't it J
Rewstr: Correct J
Daninja: Did you
hear that Fuz J. Alrighty then… now
for the good stuff, how about a quick Rewstr strategy
lesson!
Rewstr: I guess the first thing I would like to do is
review what I consider some “basic truths”. At the start of the game, the Axis
is dictating the action. The Allies can mount minor offensives, but they don’t
have enough units to keep the pressure on. The
I have found that once
the Axis have stalled in their offensive, seldom do they come back to win. Given those previous points, the key objective while playing the
Allies is “How do I take the momentum from the Axis?” Once the Axis have been stopped, the Allies are free to develop whatever
kind of counter-offense they feel like.
I have found the key
is to counter-attack the Axis as opportunities present themselves. The problem
the Axis faces is they cannot be everywhere at the same time. If the Germans
are in
When setting the
Allies up during rounds 2-5, you must have your forces positioned to
counter-attack
And finally don’t
waste your Americans. They came a long way to get into the action. They are incredibly
valuable in punching a hole in the Japanese attack and allowing a Russian
armored force to take on an un-prepared position behind the Japanese lines.
Follow that up with a couple of Brit fighters landing to reinforce the Russian
armor and a huge hole has just formed in the Japanese supply line.
Daninja: That was
great mate J. Have you any parting words of wisdom?
Rewstr: Hmm, when playing the Allies, the key to victory is balancing your
forces so that you have options. This forces the Axis to counter your options
(which slows him down) or forgo attacks he would have liked to have made (this
definitely slows him down).
Well, what can I say,
very interesting insights into the game from our legendary Rewstr.
Well, that act will be hard to follow J.
Until next time!
Cheers
Dan (Daninja)
IAAPA Herald
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Rank |
Player
|
Rating |
Games played |
Win-Loss |
Ranking points |
1 |
1t |
GEN**** |
Facil |
1466 |
50 |
36 - 12 |
45 |
2 |
1t |
GEN**** |
Rewstr |
1433 |
153 |
112 - 29 |
152 |
3 |
3 |
GEN* |
Spud |
1423 |
144 |
92 - 47 |
59 |
4 |
2 |
GEN*** |
HoganS |
1399 |
80 |
52 - 25 |
64 |
5 |
5 |
GEN* |
Nieles |
1394 |
37 |
30 - 7 |
34 |
6 |
7 |
GEN* |
Diecaster |
1379 |
26 |
21 - 2 |
37 |
7 |
6 |
GEN* |
Nemo |
1375 |
104 |
70 - 31 |
83 |
8 |
12 |
GEN* |
explosive |
1372 |
29 |
27 - 2 |
34 |
9 |
8 |
GEN** |
w0nderd0g |
1371 |
30 |
25 - 5 |
38 |
10 |
4 |
GEN* |
GroeFaZ |
1370 |
205 |
116 - 85 |
58 |
11 |
11t |
GEN** |
Glorfindel |
1366 |
51 |
33 - 16 |
36 |
12 |
18t |
GEN* |
AbuMulch |
1357 |
85 |
49 - 26 |
37 |
13 |
24 |
GEN* |
mcgoo98 |
1356 |
55 |
38 - 17 |
43 |
14 |
10 |
CPT |
halldorg@ |
1352 |
39 |
29 - 7 |
22 |
15t |
11t |
CPT |
ArAmesh |
1346 |
32 |
22 - 10 |
23 |
15t |
23 |
GEN* |
TheTrain |
1346 |
102 |
59 - 43 |
34 |
16 |
9 |
GEN* |
Byrons_Brigade |
1342 |
84 |
59 - 25 |
66 |
17 |
14 |
MAJ |
andrew_cowdery@ |
1341 |
23 |
18 - 4 |
27 |
18 |
15t |
GEN* |
cnty9047@ |
1340 |
131 |
74 - 50 |
42 |
19t |
16 |
|
Elind |
1339 |
19 |
16 - 3 |
28 |
19t |
22 |
GEN* |
Steiner |
1339 |
64 |
44 - 20 |
19 |
20 |
18t |
GEN* |
TELINTEL |
1337 |
96 |
52 - 43 |
20 |
21 |
19 |
GEN* |
Daninja |
1336 |
41 |
27 - 14 |
38 |
22t |
20 |
GEN* |
frogman10@ |
1333 |
119 |
74 - 44 |
52 |
22t |
17 |
GEN* |
AATorpedo |
1333 |
137 |
88 - 47 |
92 |
23 |
18 |
GEN* |
Starchild |
1331 |
166 |
108 - 49 |
83 |
24t |
27 |
|
AbnRanger |
1322 |
113 |
68 - 40 |
20 |
24t |
52 |
CPT |
Iron_Cross |
1322 |
42 |
31 - 11 |
10 |
25 |
25 |
|
Stimpy |
1320 |
116 |
70 - 43 |
39 |
26 |
26 |
CPT |
Buzz |
1316 |
41 |
25 - 15 |
19 |
27 |
33 |
MSGT |
Mithrandir |
1314 |
16 |
11 - 5 |
13 |
28 |
15t |
|
GedeOne |
1309 |
111 |
60 - 45 |
35 |
29 |
28 |
|
Sephorin@ |
1306 |
51 |
27 - 23 |
11 |
30 |
29 |
|
BlackWatch |
1303 |
139 |
67 - 67 |
-17 |
31 |
32 |
|
DeBruce |
1301 |
108 |
42 - 55 |
-21 |
32 |
30 |
CPT |
Einswine |
1298 |
26 |
19 - 6 |
23 |
33 |
35 |
CPT |
strategicspock |
1295 |
44 |
27 - 17 |
23 |
34 |
34 |
MAJ |
Ralf31 |
1293 |
39 |
24 - 14 |
29 |
35 |
21 |
MSGT |
WARSPITE |
1292 |
33 |
22 - 11 |
6 |
36 |
36 |
MAJ |
Pericles |
1290 |
30 |
20 - 6 |
30 |
37 |
37 |
MAJ |
JohnPin569 |
1289 |
65 |
38 - 24 |
27 |
38 |
38 |
MAJ |
Novi |
1286 |
43 |
27 - 14 |
30 |
39 |
39 |
MAJ |
micwil |
1284 |
97 |
51 - 34 |
28 |
40 |
31 |
MAJ |
Raist |
1280 |
155 |
105 - 44 |
135 |
41 |
41 |
SGT |
Nightwing |
1278 |
24 |
14 - 10 |
8 |
42 |
42 |
MAJ |
Foo_Fighter |
1277 |
74 |
48 - 26 |
23 |
43 |
55t |
MAJ |
thesithsoul |
1276 |
63 |
40 - 23 |
36 |
44 |
43 |
CPT |
Boromir |
1273 |
81 |
53 - 25 |
46 |
45t |
50 |
CPL |
JnMLasater |
1270 |
12 |
7 - 3 |
3 |
45t |
48 |
CPT |
kaizen |
1270 |
71 |
42 - 29 |
18 |
45t |
44 |
SGT |
jettman |
1270 |
8 |
7 - 1 |
11 |
46 |
40 |
CPT |
BaronVonKardos |
1268 |
93 |
55 - 37 |
29 |
47 |
45 |
SGT |
Thenextone |
1267 |
8 |
6 - 2 |
9 |
48 |
46 |
LT |
jclilegdon |
1265 |
17 |
13 - 4 |
18 |
49t |
47t |
CPT |
bobbysams@ |
1263 |
102 |
48 - 53 |
-21 |
49t |
47t |
CPT |
AFC_Gunner |
1263 |
61 |
37 - 23 |
27 |
50 |
49 |
MSGT |
Hess |
1258 |
20 |
12 - 7 |
12 |
51 |
56t |
SGT |
Hamar |
1254 |
24 |
13 - 11 |
0 |
52 |
54t |
LT |
Wehrmachter |
1249 |
134 |
60 - 70 |
-74 |
53 |
55t |
LT |
Kieranbren |
1248 |
82 |
39 - 43 |
-6 |
54 |
66t |
CPL |
Pharoh642 |
1246 |
7 |
5 - 2 |
4 |
55t |
53 |
SGT |
Sunburn |
1244 |
27 |
17 - 10 |
5 |
55t |
51t |
LT |
hoquista |
1244 |
98 |
41 - 52 |
-9 |
56 |
51t |
CPL |
wharfrat |
1243 |
13 |
9 - 4 |
5 |
57t |
55t |
CPL |
Blackdog |
1241 |
14 |
9 - 5 |
7 |
57t |
55t |
CPL |
wargeneral |
1241 |
16 |
7 - 9 |
-6 |
58 |
56t |
LT |
KyleCBaker |
1239 |
47 |
22 - 22 |
-5 |
59 |
57t |
CPL |
NecOne |
1237 |
5 |
4 - 1 |
4 |
60 |
54t |
LT |
Danyred |
1236 |
133 |
71 - 60 |
-4 |
61 |
58 |
MSGT |
xpfc_wintergreen |
1234 |
12 |
9 - 3 |
12 |
62 |
65t |
CPL |
jjbigc |
1232 |
14 |
8 - 6 |
4 |
63t |
61t |
CPL |
Jingikan |
1230 |
6 |
4 - 2 |
4 |
63t |
61t |
PVT |
labour |
1230 |
4 |
2 - 2 |
-2 |
63t |
61t |
CPL |
MagixTactix |
1230 |
11 |
5 - 5 |
0 |
64t |
62t |
LT |
leone@ |
1229 |
56 |
27 - 26 |
2 |
64t |
62t |
SGT |
PMC |
1229 |
14 |
9 - 5 |
10 |
65 |
63t |
PVT |
Dermensch |
1228 |
4 |
3 - 1 |
3 |
66 |
59 |
LT |
krwalker |
1226 |
61 |
31 - 29 |
-24 |
67 |
64 |
PVT |
Doughboy |
1225 |
9 |
4 - 5 |
-3 |
68 |
69t |
MSGT |
Randzork |
1224 |
33 |
17 - 16 |
0 |
69t |
63t |
MSGT |
PipPopsRising11 |
1223 |
47 |
19 - 28 |
-10 |
69t |
57t |
MSGT |
MolotovCocktail |
1223 |
61 |
33 - 27 |
23 |
70t |
66t |
MSGT |
VonManstein |
1221 |
91 |
33 - 57 |
-74 |
70t |
65t |
SGT |
hardcore |
1221 |
29 |
12 - 15 |
-17 |
71t |
67t |
PVT |
blackjack |
1220 |
3 |
2 - 1 |
0 |
71t |
67t |
SGT |
ChrisTheCat |
1220 |
15 |
9 - 6 |
8 |
71t |
78 |
MSGT |
roboprep |
1220 |
103 |
57 - 42 |
20 |
72 |
68 |
SGT |
Arminius |
1218 |
25 |
10 - 13 |
-3 |
73 |
|
PVT |
blackpedro |
1217 |
2 |
2 - 0 |
2 |
74 |
|
PVT |
Crocodile |
1215 |
1 |
1 - 0 |
1 |
75 |
69t |
CPL |
airship |
1212 |
14 |
7 - 7 |
-3 |
76t |
94t |
MSGT |
altmanf |
1208 |
30 |
15 - 14 |
-2 |
76t |
72t |
PVT |
Ugluk |
1208 |
9 |
5 - 4 |
1 |
76t |
72t |
MSGT |
SwordPlay |
1208 |
34 |
17 - 17 |
10 |
77t |
73t |
PVT |
Hippie |
1207 |
1 |
1 - 0 |
1 |
77t |
73t |
CPL |
Winters |
1207 |
11 |
5 - 6 |
-5 |
78t |
74t |
PVT |
DuplexDrive |
1206 |
1 |
1 - 0 |
1 |
78t |
74t |
MSGT |
MacTabar |
1206 |
129 |
59 - 67 |
-7 |
79t |
75t |
PVT |
Unibrow_Bomber |
1205 |
8 |
3 - 5 |
-4 |
79t |
75t |
PVT |
Quasimodo |
1205 |
3 |
2 - 1 |
1 |
80 |
76 |
PVT |
obiwan |
1203 |
3 |
1 - 2 |
-1 |
81t |
77 |
CPL |
Laser |
1201 |
13 |
5 - 8 |
0 |
81t |
86 |
CPL |
TN_VOL |
1201 |
14 |
6 - 7 |
-3 |
82t |
79t |
PVT |
axsplr2 |
1199 |
7 |
3 - 4 |
-3 |
82t |
79t |
MSGT |
reddwarf@ |
1199 |
59 |
30 - 25 |
8 |
83t |
80t |
PVT |
Wasp |
1198 |
5 |
1 - 2 |
-2 |
83t |
80t |
PVT |
AgentSmith |
1198 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
83t |
80t |
PVT |
ManchuWarrior |
1198 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
84 |
71 |
CPL |
mezza |
1197 |
12 |
5 - 5 |
1 |
85t |
81t |
PVT |
fluffhead |
1196 |
9 |
4 - 5 |
-3 |
85t |
81t |
PVT |
high_roller |
1196 |
5 |
1 - 3 |
-4 |
86 |
81t |
MSGT |
cruzybeerzman |
1193 |
38 |
15 - 21 |
-10 |
87 |
82 |
SGT |
wlc |
1191 |
21 |
8 - 12 |
-8 |
88 |
83 |
PVT |
Bridger |
1189 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
89 |
84t |
MSGT |
sploos |
1188 |
34 |
14 - 18 |
0 |
90 |
85 |
PVT |
Radioactive_Man |
1187 |
6 |
2 - 4 |
-3 |
91 |
|
PVT |
me109 |
1185 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
92 |
88t |
PVT |
Evil1 |
1184 |
9 |
3 - 4 |
-5 |
93t |
87t |
PVT |
evYl |
1183 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
93t |
87t |
PVT |
rsnegin |
1183 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
94t |
88t |
PVT |
pops |
1182 |
3 |
1 - 2 |
-2 |
94t |
88t |
PVT |
von_Clausewitz |
1182 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-3 |
95 |
80t |
PVT |
allerton |
1181 |
3 |
0 - 2 |
-3 |
96t |
89t |
PVT |
leno |
1180 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
96t |
89t |
PVT |
Brakethru |
1180 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
96t |
89t |
PVT |
Varminter |
1180 |
1 |
0 - 1 |
-2 |
97t |
88t |
SGT |
kamikazikid |
1179 |
21 |
8 - 13 |
-10 |
97t |
70 |
CPL |
McDLT |
1179 |
19 |
9 - 10 |
-8 |
98 |
89t |
MSGT |
PSU_SigEp |
1178 |
58 |
26 - 31 |
0 |
99 |
90t |
CPL |
Grahilah |
1177 |
17 |
5 - 12 |
-18 |
100 |
91t |
PVT |
Sahara_Dunebuggy |
1176 |
5 |
1 - 4 |
-5 |
101t |
93 |
PVT |
tehApprentice |
1174 |
4 |
1 - 3 |
-5 |
101t |
84t |
CPL |
Benaiah |
1174 |
17 |
8 - 9 |
-3 |
101t |
91t |
CPL |
DECRO |
1174 |
15 |
6 - 9 |
-7 |
101t |
103 |
SGT |
uphigh |
1174 |
20 |
8 - 12 |
-6 |
102 |
94t |
PVT |
ProvenGuilt |
1173 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
103 |
95 |
CPL |
Sveinung |
1171 |
19 |
8 - 11 |
-14 |
104 |
96 |
PVT |
Brincobi |
1170 |
4 |
1 - 3 |
-4 |
105 |
97 |
SGT |
Spitfire |
1169 |
20 |
7 - 13 |
-14 |
106 |
90t |
PVT |
Deltasocrates |
1166 |
3 |
0 - 3 |
-6 |
107t |
100t |
PVT |
canuck |
1165 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
107t |
100t |
CPL |
enrico_russo |
1165 |
10 |
2 - 7 |
-11 |
107t |
100t |
PVT |
huddaddy |
1165 |
8 |
2 - 5 |
-7 |
108 |
101 |
MSGT |
Leothelop |
1164 |
52 |
14 - 37 |
-40 |
109 |
100t |
MSGT |
Sohoa |
1163 |
103 |
40 - 59 |
-26 |
110 |
91t |
PVT |
yed |
1161 |
3 |
0 - 3 |
-6 |
111t |
104t |
CPL |
Martok |
1160 |
19 |
9 - 10 |
-7 |
111t |
104t |
PVT |
Spidey |
1160 |
2 |
0 - 2 |
-4 |
112 |
105 |
MSGT |
spinboldak |
1159 |
74 |
30 - 41 |
-46 |
113 |
108t |
CPL |
AFAandA |
1155 |
16 |
4 - 9 |
-10 |
114t |
106t |
MSGT |
Galen99 |
1153 |
43 |
13 - 30 |
-39 |
114t |
106t |
PVT |
Eustice |
1153 |
8 |
2 - 6 |
-8 |
115 |
60 |
MSGT |
Einstein |
1152 |
421 |
136 - 281 |
-364 |
116t |
107 |
CPL |
Achillus |
1150 |
11 |
2 - 9 |
-16 |
116t |
108t |
PVT |
Tickertracker |
1150 |
3 |
0 - 3 |
-6 |
117 |
98 |
PVT |
KrazyCaley |
1148 |
4 |
0 - 3 |
-6 |
118t |
89t |
CPL |
rubberband |
1147 |
15 |
4 - 11 |
-18 |
118t |
109 |
PVT |
plummerfan |
1147 |
9 |
1 - 7 |
-12 |
119 |
110 |
CPL |
McHaggis |
1146 |
17 |
3 - 11 |
-16 |
120 |
111 |
CPL |
PantherGuderian |
1143 |
11 |
3 - 8 |
-5 |
121 |
122 |
SGT |
alien66_2000 |
1135 |
29 |
7 - 21 |
-30 |
122 |
115 |
CPL |
Wrec_It |
1133 |
19 |
6 - 12 |
-13 |
123t |
123 |
MSGT |
baldguy |
1123 |
31 |
9 - 21 |
-32 |
123t |
118 |
CPL |
slaughter |
1123 |
18 |
4 - 14 |
-21 |
124 |
114 |
PVT |
VonSchneekloth |
1122 |
7 |
0 - 7 |
-14 |
125t |
119 |
MSGT |
Amgor |
1121 |
140 |
61 - 78 |
-29 |
125t |
116 |
CPL |
ex_stream |
1121 |
11 |
2 - 9 |
-15 |
126 |
113 |
PVT |
Red_Cloud |
1118 |
7 |
1 - 6 |
-10 |
127 |
117 |
PVT |
Ramius |
1116 |
6 |
0 - 6 |
-12 |
128 |
120 |
MSGT |
gudmanmod |
1111 |
178 |
40 - 138 |
-193 |
129 |
125 |
SGT |
Ori |
1097 |
23 |
3 - 20 |
-31 |
130t |
124 |
SGT |
DIGING_IN |
1087 |
21 |
4 - 17 |
-30 |
130t |
126 |
MSGT |
ShenFung |
1087 |
48 |
10 - 37 |
-31 |