Yesterday
it was witches and goblins.
Today it's
IAAPA Havoc
Please note that this periodical has undergone
a name change and will no
longer be referred to as the "IAPPA Havoc".....as
it was in the 1st 8
issues......thanks to the sharp eye of IAAPA's
Webmaster. :)
Notes From the Front
Game 6812
Axis: Blackwatch
Allies: DeBruce
It seems that our combatants are more intent
on winning the
psychological war than the one conducted with
bombs and
bullets. DeBruce is the chief Allied propagandist,
while Black Watch
assumes the guise of Riechsfuehrer Goebbels.
To wit:
Russia 1:
Attention: While you're out here fighting
for the Fartherland, Adolph
and his gang are back there eating your "Strudell"
if ya know what I
mean. Your Friends at Psy. War
Dept.
Germany 1:
Attention comrades:
Do you know where YOUR fearless leaders are?
More importantly, do you
know where your sheep are? :)
EK ~ Omigawd! The leaders've been stealing
all the sheep for their own
dinner table, eh? Mmmm, boy! Mountain
oysters! :)
Game 5361
GM: Kayveydog
Axis: Apollo
Allies: FrmrMarine
Gibraltar SZ: 1 Sub (E Can SZ) vs 1 BB (Gib
SZ) DAVID AND GOLIATH }:D
a1: 4 click
d1: 2 rat
history does not repeat itself.. goliath squashes
david's entrails all
over the dusty sand... er.. the clear blue
Med
ES ~ And I thought Saving Private Ryan was
gross.
Game 3646 Micwil vs. Battlecat7
Are you one of those players who just attacks
everything in sight, or do
you prefer to plan everything out, having
a reason for all that you do?
Well, this German player decided to share
his reasons with his opponent.
Attack #1 - Regaining the Lebensraum that Ukraine
affords
Attack #2 - Adding a den to our Lebensraum
in Caucasus
Seems normal, right? Well, then...
Attack #3 - Wiping out the British underwater
people
Attack #4 - Upsetting the monkeys
Game 3729, bobbysams@ vs. maddas@
In the midst of battle, one of our fair combatants sends his GM his:
***special odors***
ES ~ That GM has my sympathy.
Game 4198
EK ~ The Squire didn't tell me who was playing
this game.....but I'll
bet I can guess who the GM was......
West Med SZ (B-1 BB) w/1 ftr from WEurope land
WEurope w/1 BB from SEUR
SZ
a1: 2/6 rat
d1: 6 click
big boys couldn't do the job.. but the little
guys did. mission
accomplished w/ no loss
ES ~ "When the wise fail, the weak prevail."
Game 3958 TheCorpse@ vs. hcarmbru@
2. Americans liberate and save Montreal hockey
team from Japanese
occupation just in time for Stanley Cup Playoffs.
(W Ca)
EK ~ Unfortunately, Stalin orders all
Russians over 16 into active
military service and the Montreal team is
left with only 2 players...
Game 5566 - jdenec vs ERTU
E Eur (10 inf, 4 arm)
W/ 11 inf, 2 ftr f/ Kar
1 arm f/ Cauc
4 inf f/ Ukr
A: 15 inf, 1 arm, 2 ftr
D: 10 inf, 4 arm
AA gun rolls: 1*,6 ( 1 hits )1 ftrs destroyed
Total Attacker hits: 0
Total Defender hits: 7
7 Russian inf destroyed as the Russian
attack force dons scuba gear
attempting to sneak up on the Germans through
the North Sea. The plan
worked great right up until they started.
EK ~ That's not "dice whining" Eric....that's
making fun of a bad roll.
Lots of players don't know the difference.
6288 US 31
Purchases:
After 30 rounds of war, the maintenance costs
of the
American fleet proved to be too much of a
drain on the
budget of the Secretary of the Navy.
With plans to
scuttle the existing barnacle-clad and rusting
fleet,
the Yanks put the ol' shipyards back to work.
Units Total spent Saved
1 AC $18 $17
2 trn $16 $1
EK ~ I think I would have shot myself
before I made it to Round 30.
This just might be a record...
Squire Speaketh
Ya know, I hate to say it, but I think
this club is suffering from a
serious lack of notsofunnyanymore-itis.
And I think I know what's
causing it-the dice roller!
Before the dice roller, GMs would frequently
insert comments and little
funny quirks into the games, to make things
more interesting. But now
that most of the club is playing GMless, those
funny comments are dying!
What's my proof of this you might ask?
Well, here in Castle Shannon, I
spend much of my time just reading through
some logs looking for funny
stuff for Ewwant Knight. But, it's getting
harder and harder to find.
I have to dig into the "old" section of the
Castle to get the stuff I
need anymore. I hate the "old" section,
it's full of bats, cobwebs, and
lady's underwe-sorry, Ewwant, and as I was
saying, bats, cobwebs and
ummm...crumbling bricks. Yeah, that's
it.
But anyway, I'm not asking you to give
up the roller, just don't leave
out the funny stuff. Remember, where
would we be without comedy and
gentle, loving humor? No, not New York,
but it would be a scary place.
ES
Knight Muse
Those of you who've had the pleasure of defeating
me, along with the 6
guys I've beaten, know that I use 3-letter
abbreviations for all of the
territories and sea zones on the map.
Way back in 1397 when I first
joined IAAPA I was introduced to these abbreviations
by my opponent in
my rookie game. He had found 2 maps
on the net that were designed by
Phillip Hall, and I began calling them the
Phillip Hall abbreviations.
About a year ago I wrote a letter to Phillip
and he told me that the
abbreviations had been around even before
IAAPA, but he didn't know who
had created them.
Because I'd never played A&A by email before
joining IAAPA I'd never
needed a name for the sea zones, and I thought
these abbreviations were
great. I didn't realize that there were
other variations out there
until several games later when I began using
the "McD" map utility. I
thought the 3-letter codes were so good that
I began sending the URLs
for Phillip Hall's maps to all of my opponents
and the players in every
game I GM'd ~ particularly Rookie games.
One player, Mike Moran, liked
them as much as I and revised the McD to include
them in parenthesis
behind the original territory/sz names which
Chris McDermitt created.
He sent me a copy of the McD update and I
then began sending IT to all
of my opponents and GM gamers. That
updated McD spread throughout the
club and I believe it is now the version which
is available for download
on IAAPA's website.
About a year ago some robes decided that IAAPA
should have an "Official"
abbreviation map. I wrote and suggested
the "Phillip Hall
abbreviations"....and was ignored.
I designed 3 maps with varying degrees of color
in them, but otherwise
identical, and submitted them to be used as
the official abbreviation
maps. They were set aside and forgotten.
Earlier this month I received a letter from
micwil, as a continuation of
the joke I've been using in regards to robes
receiving bonus points when
using the IAAPA dice roller. Many people
have commented about "my"
abbreviations and poked fun at my preference
for them. Micwil was only
the most recent offender, but he prompted
me to use my position as a
legislator to once again try to change the
"official" abbreviation map.
My proposal is posted in the Legislative Hansard
section of the BBS link
on the IAAPA website.
The opponents to my suggestion say that we
shouldn't force players to
use a specific set of abbreviations.
They also say that the current map
can be revised to make it more pleasing to
the eye.
I only have 2 questions. Why do all that
work to improve the old map,
with abbreviations recognized ONLY by IAAPA
when I've already created
nice looking maps with abbreviations recognized
by OTHER clubs as their
official abbreviations (and already included
on the McD used by so many
IAAPA members); and, if we don't wish to require
the use of specific
abbreviations, then why do we have an "Official
IAAPA Abbreviation Map"
in the first place?
EK
Knight Mail
I would like to become a member or at least
get the havoc news letter.
Thank you ahead of time.
~ EightSpades
EK ~ I'm sorry, but you must be a member to
receive free copies of
Havoc. Non-members may purchase bootleg
copies for $10 each.
From now on all individuals using non-IAAPA
standard abbreviations for
the sea zones will be subject to a +2 penalty
on all rolls in the dice
roller.
That oughtta go over like a load of bricks
through your digestive
system.
~ micwil
EK ~ The hardest part was getting those bricks
to flush.
Recon Squad
Do you have an interesting or humorous A&A
story? Is there something
that makes your blood pressure skyrocket and
your face turn purple?
Would you enjoy sharing/warning other IAAPA
members? The IAAPA Havoc
has a severe shortage of intelligence and
desperately needs
reconnaissance volunteers. Contributions
will be accredited to either
your email address, or preferably your Association
Alias. All
intelligence reports should be forwarded thru
channels to the S-3
Officer at: havoc@axisandallies.net
Errnt Knt
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