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Game 7337, Herr_Schmidt vs. cnty9047
German patrol intercepts frenzied allied radio signal,transcript
follows...
'Baker 2 this is Baker 1... I cant find enterprise..u seen her??
over..'
'not at her desig coordinates sir...wait..i see the Arizona!!
over..'
'Baker1 to Arizona' 'Baker1 to Arizona'
'Baker1 go ahead.. over'
'WHERE THE H.E. DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS is ENTERPRISE!!!! '
'She's patrolling south o Portsmouth! over'
'I damn well hope we got enough fuel to get there!!..Baker1
OUT!!!'
spies in Portsmouth have confirmed..Baker squadron taking
shoreleave in the
area!!
>AC(wspsz) - uksz
>vf(kar) - wspsz
careful with those orders Dave..next time your ftrs might be in
the drink!!
:)
Dave's response: "That plane was one of those that can land on
BB's. Special US invention."
EK ~ ...or a variation on IAAPA's 5th move
rule...
Game 7341, Max vs. HARDTURF
In game 7341, a small band of loyal Russian forces defend Moscow,
accompanied
by 3 British fighters, as masses of Japanese armor lay in wait.
On the other side of
the continent, the Allies commence their 1-2 punch against outnumbered
German
forces huddled in Berlin . . .
(UK turn 7)
Combat Moves:
A. Attack Berlin
1. E Eu 7 inf, 2 arm > Berlin
2. UK 8 inf, arm > Ger via 5 trn
15 inf, 3 arm v 21 inf
"Command, where is our air cover?"
"Air cover not available"
"Not available! I happen to know that there are three fighter squadrons
sitting in
Moscow with nothing important to do"
"Air cover not available"
"Without air cover, we will be slaughtered!"
"You have your orders."
Result: As instructed, British forces all take the great sacrifice.
Berlin held with
12 battle hardened infantry.
B. Attack ENO
1. Rus 1 inf > ENO
2. Rus 3 shaking and relieved fighter squadrons > ENO
1 inf, 3 ftrs v 1 arm
One pilot realizes that he will have the opportunity to write home
to his family
tonight, unlike the entirety of his late brothers-in-arms in Europe.
With
trembling hands he holds his sights on the lone armored unit, while
his squadron
mates bug out.
ENO taken without loss. Three fighters return to Moscow to
take a critical
defensive stand.
Game 7498, BlackWatch vs. Henrik
What the H-LL happened!?!?
I should NEVER had joked about not having any bullets!! Did you see
me
hitting anything? I'm sure that german inf that got killed in Cau
died of
old age. I rolled five rounds. Fifteen armor shots?
So. Do you give up?
R 2
2. Cau (2 inf, 1 arm)
w/ 3 arm F/N
w/ 2 inf Kar
w/ 1 arm Nov
****Cau held w 1 inf, 1 arm****
****read it again. It IS true****
noncoms:
I will probably get casualties in my noncom moves as well.
****************************************
During the 5 rounds of rolls that led to this
result, BlackWatch sent the
following message, and received the response
shown:
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I see you are pondering what to do after that abominable mess in
the
Caucasus. I need to head home, so it may be Tuesday before
I can get
back to you. Perhaps you will be over the shock by then. :)
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I don't want to TALK about it. I don't WANT to talk about it. No
I just
DON'T want to talk about it. NO.
Seriously, you really got to laugh about it. Stupid game. ;-)
There is a saying here in Sweden: Unlucky in games = lucky in love.
I MUST go out tomorrow night. They'll be throwing themselves at
me...
Have a nice weekend you too!
EK ~ Waitaminute there Henrik....I thought
Swedish women did that anyway
....the midnight sun and all....unless you're really ugly or something...
Game 6503, DWJD vs. Strafer
As 6503 continues, will the loss of the RAF be more damaging to the
allies,
or, will the loss of the 4/5 ger arm in karelia at this stage of
the game be
more costly to the axis? Time will tell I'm sure. Stay tuned dear
readers!
EK ~ It appears that someone didn't take the
advice I gave them in Havoc #10.
DAVID! YOU NEED TO GET OUTSIDE MORE OFTEN!!
Game 6511, DeBruce vs. Olly
The Flower of Japan's youth lays wilted on the plains of Asia. X-(
And may
the Flying Tigers get Jock itch.
ES ~ After planes, bombs, guns, and ships fail,
it always comes down to the
infamous jock-itch curse, doesn't it?
Game 6417, Polaris vs. Greyson
SUICIDE PACT. All UNITS DESTROYED.
and
SUICIDE PACT SZ is cleared.
ES ~ I'm glad I'm not one of their grunts...
Hey.....you! Yeah, YOU,
the one with the blank stare. Have you made your reservations for
IAAPA's
4th Annual Convention yet?
Well you better get up off the sofa and hop to it because time is
running out! This year's
convention is going to be the biggest yet and will feature extra competition
as members of both AAMC and
Spring 1942 have been invited to join us for some great face to face
gaming. In addition to
the traditional convention tournament there will be a heavy bomber load
of
action and activities.
We'll be separating the Men from the High Cmmdrs on the MGM's "Sky
Screamer" and the Stratosphere's
"Big Shot". Don't miss out on all the fun....check out the IAAPA
convention page, or for more
detailed Las Vegas info go to:
http://www.geocities.com/errant_knight_2000/coninfo.html
"This is a real air raid; this is no sheet!" (Edited)
This was the urgent message relayed to the sailors aboard the USS
Oklahoma on December 7th, 1941. The man
responsible for this important public announcement was Captain
Herbert F. Rommel (USN, Ret.), known to the
members of IAAPA as HerbertFox.
Herb is probably the only member who actually participated in the very
real
events which we simulate in every game.
Now, how did a guy named Rommel ever end up on one of those floating tin cans in the first place...?
The Knight's oldest foe and nemesis recently awoke and found himself
in the 21st Century. He immediately went out
and purchased a computer and the CD-ROM version of A&A and then
signed up with the IAAPA forces. Watch for YAHTZEE
at the convention and as a future member of IAAPA's Top 30.
Of course, with his keyboard speed it may be the next
century or so before he makes it thru his rookie game.....No matter
what, don't EVER try to IM him! ;)
For those members who remember the old AOL Club bulletin boards,
I once posted a story about a f2f game I played with
YAHTZEE. His Axis forces were in dire straits, so the Japanese
rolled for tech and got heavy bombers. The Emperor ordered
massive air strikes on the Russian capital, but the squadron of
5 heavy bombers never made it past Moscow's highly trained AA
crews. I remember yelling "Yahtzee!"....definitely the
highlight of my A&A career... I guess HE never forgot it either.
:)
The Knight's heart was racing recently after reading two notes from Rewstr.
IAAPA's leading General notified me that his reservations for the
convention in June have been confirmed. I broke out in a cold
sweat, but then remembered an earlier message that I'd received.
It seems that the Rewster got knocked out of the Spring 1942
sponsored Winter Open tourney, and only managed to finish in 2nd
Place... Hope springs eternal in Castle Shannon!
(Congrats, Randy! :)
Ye Olde Whine Cellar
We all get frustrated on occasion, but I discovered
a way to ease that frustration OR eliminate it. Use the
following Whine Table on your next game and
see how things work out. You might be surprised...
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When I sent the above to Bozo he began complaining
about how lucky I'd been with the ones.....
Squire Speaketh
The strong, silent type.
Knight Muse
There's been quite a bit of activity going on behind the scenes in
preparation for this year's convention. After it was announced
that I'd be the host this year I received several messages which
suggested holding a joint convention with AAMC. I thought that
would be a cool idea, except for the fact it is IAAPA's convention
and most of the folks attending would expect to have their games
rated by IAAPA. I thought about it awhile and then thought
I'd figured out a solution, and checked with the club officers on
their opinions about inviting members of AAMC and Spring 1942 to
attend. The response was unanimously in favor of inviting ANY
player who wanted to join in the live A&A gaming.
After posting invitations on both the Spring and AAMC boards, things
became a little complicated. The problem was in determining
a method for each club to sanction the games for use in their record
books. Since there are a few rules which AAMC and IAAPA have
each interpreted in a different manner, AAMC wasn't overly eager
to sanction games using IAAPA rules, and IAAPA certainly didn't
want to host a convention and use AAMC rules.
BlackWatch and I went into discussions with the AAMC JCS and eventually
hit upon a compromise. BW immediately drafted a
motion for IAAPA's legislature and it gained unanimous support from
the legislators. Then, before the voting had been completed,
ToddVomit announced his support of the motion. The same response
has been seen in all the messages from AAMC and CptRick has also endorsed
the measure.
The actual compromise is a very small issue, but the willingness
of the members and leaders of both clubs to take this step has
opened the door to a much greater partnership between the clubs.
My sincere thanks to all those involved in crafting, selling, and approving the rules issue compromise.
EK
Knight Mail
Found in a recent message from High Cmmdr:
And though I'm honored that AxisSpec is so impressed with my rolls
I
want to state for the record that I can only roll like that against
him, it
is his curse in life to go 1-12 against me so far ;)
EK ~ It will soon be 1-13, I'm sure....and
then I quit. Give up. Capitulate. Arghhh!!!
Run away! Run away!
Hi guys!! Great job you're doing!! Thanks for producing 'Havoc',
I bust a gut reading
it every month!!
~ Phil (Herr_Schmidt)
EK ~ You're obviously more easily amused than
defeated. :)
Sohoa is now accepting all challenges from the new recruits in the
mentor program
(good idea). So if you are new to the A&A game and do not know
how to play- please
challenge me to a game. Thanks
~ Sohoa
EK ~ Excellent idea! Would one of you
guys PLEASE challenge him? Maybe I can
then pawn him off on some other Mentor. You'd think that after all
these games
he'd be ready to test his wings....but, noooooo....
When I sent out a convention update which announced
that members of Spring 1942 and AAMC
had been invited, I stated that there would
be a weapons checkpoint at the door, and advised
everyone to leave their bats and tire irons
at home.
Yes, but will they be checking for weighted dice?
~ Tel Intel
EK ~ Of course! Haven't you ever seen
any movies about Las Vegas? The Boardwalk casino
will provide this big gorilla-looking guy in a suit who will be spinning
each die between
his fingers. Suspicious dice, and their owners, will be provided
free escort and transportation
to the desert.
Recon Squad
IAAPA Havoc has a severe shortage of intelligence and desperately
needs
reconnaissance volunteers. Please include your IAAPA alias
with all
contributions. Space limitations (and reader's attention spans)
hinder
the chances of extremely long submissions being printed. Less
is more!
All intelligence reports should be forwarded to the S-3 Officer
at:
havoc@axisandallies.net
The Knight Site can be found at: http://www.geocities.com/errant_knight_2000
Errant Knight and Errnt Squire
IAAPA Havoc Contributors:
David Stubblefield
Herr_Schmidt
BlackWatch