Volume 5, Issue 1 The BOARDGAMER Sample file Dedicated To The Competitive Play of Avalon Hill / Victory Games and the Board & Card Games of the World Boardgame Championships Featuring: Age Of Renaissance, Third Reich – 4th Edition, Geronimo, Bitter Woods, Roadkill, World Boardgaming Championships and AREA Ratings 2 The Boardgamer Volume 5, Issue 1 January 2000 Current Specific Game AREA Ratings To have a game AREA rated, report the game result to: Glenn Petroski; 6829 23rd Avenue; Kenosha, WI 53143-1233; [email protected] War At Sea Advanced Squad Leader Rail Baron 113 Active Players Oct. 25, 1999 1080 Active Players Nov. 4, 1999 133 Active Players Oct. 20, 1999 1. Michael Kaye 1915 GHJD9 1. Steven Pleva 2342 KPKA9 1. William Crenshaw 1701 CJ-E9 2. Ray Freeman 1910 GIDE9 2. Michael McGrath 2307 MR—9 2. Chuck Foster 1675 EP-G8 3. Phillip Rennert 1815 EH-D9 3. Gary Fortenberry 2279 KOE-9 3. Heikki Thoen 1666 DN-F9 4. Stephen Packwood 1722 GJ-G9 4. Robert Bendis 2222 IO—9 4. Eyal Mozes 1598 CH-C9 5. Thomas Scarborough 1708 DFDC8 5. Bret Hildebran 2165 KP-A9 5. Alice Trumblee 1584 BF-C8 6. Bruce Monnin 1704 JNMG9 6. Tom Kirkpatrick 2157 DD—9 6. Thomas Dunning 1581 CJ-D9 7. Andrew Maly 1687 CFHA9 7. Darrell Kovacs 2125 FF—9 7. Steve Okonski 1575 CJ-C9 8. Vince Meconi 1681 GKEE9 8. Robert Banovic 2106 JM—9 8. James Fry 1571 BH-B8 9. Ron Artigues 1681 CFI-9 9. Jeff Coyle 2082 MSJ-9 9. Stanley Buck 1569 CL-E9 10. Robert Mull 1674 CEAB9 10. Omar Jeddaoui 2078 CF—9 10. Mark Hunter 1566 BH-D8 11. Bryan Eshleman 1661 CFAB9 11. Bruno Tielemans 2055 EH—9 11. TJ Halberstadt 1562 AF-A9 12. Patrick Richardson 1659 EG-D9 12. Yves Tielemens 2033 DH—9 12. Martin Sauls 1557 AF-A8 13. Andy Gardner 1649 DF-C9 13. John McDiarmid 2032 DE—9 13. Cathy Kratz 1557 AE-B8 14. Timothy Hitchings 1644 GK-E9 14. James Cmelak II 2008 JK—9 14. George VanWallendael 1555 AF-A8 15. Glenn Petroski 1634 DE-C9 15. Chad Cummins 2005 HK—9 15. Brian Conlon 1553 BH-E9 16. John Pack 1626 HLJE9 16. Perry Cocke 2003 LO-A9 16. Paul Bean 1546 BJ-D9 17. Bruce Reiff 1625 CD-C8 17. Bruce Rinehart 2002 LK—9 17. Edward Wrobel 1541 CL-F9 18. Johnny Carpenter 1623 BC—8 18. Jerald (JR) Tracy 2002 LRBA9 18. Dee Ann Gehring 1541 CI-D9 19. Robert Hamel 1614 FHHC9 19. Paul Works 1987 CE—9 19. Gerald Lientz 1539 AG-C9 20. Leonard Omolecki II 1537 BG-D9 20. Matthew Romaniecki 1612 CD-D8 20. James Crawley 1984 FF—9 21. Scott Drane 1979 OUK-9 21. Michael Pantaleano II 1537 AC-A8 21. Greg Berry 1611 AC-A9 22. Edward Hewlett 1536 AC-A8 22. Sharee Pack 1608 BEG-9 22. Chuck Goetz 1977 IL-A9 23. Brian Youse 1971 OOEA9 23. Kevin Sudy 1536 AB-A9 23. Jonathan Lockwood 1605 FIFE9 24. Robert Hamel 1536 AB—7 24. Johnny Hasay 1604 AC-A9 24. Philip Petry 1962 RM—9 25. Adrian Earle 1961 BD—9 25. Dan Crenshaw 1535 BH-C9 25. Jim Cavallari 1596 ACE-8 26. Kimberly Lemmons 1530 BH-D8 26. Mark Smith 1564 BC—8 26. Lee Conner 1960 HJ—9 27. William Conner 1960 HJ—9 27. Paul VanBloem 1530 BF-B9 27. Philip Van Wiltenberg 1560 CG-C9 28. Charles Davis 1529 BF-B9 28. Thomas Walsh 1557 ABD-8 28. Pete Mudge 1960 CE—9 29. Mark Nixon 1959 GJ—9 29. Dan Boyland 1529 AC-A8 29. Nicholas Markevich 1554 CFGA9 30. Jeffrey Power 1528 AD-B9 30. Paul Bolduc 1548 DE-E9 30. Raymond Woloszyn 1957 KQBA9 31. Russ Gifford 1954 UUH-9 31. Malcolm Robinson 1527 BI-E9 31. Tony Guido I 1546 AB-A8 32. Mark McBride 1527 AD-A9 32. Sean McKenzie 1543 AAA-9 32. Eric GivlerSample 1954 file KR—9 33. Herman Frettlohr 1954 FI—9 33. Paul Loebach 1527 AC-A8 33. Hank Burkhalter 1539 AAA-9 34. Katherine Hitchings 1526 AE-B8 34. Alan Applebaum 1538 CFAD9 34. Patrick Manlig 1954 CFB-9 35. Dade Cariaga 1953 HK—9 35. Anne Norton 1526 AD-A9 35. Rusty Pywtorak 1535 BEG-9 36. Bill Fellin 1519 DM-F8 36. Michael Hovan 1535 AAA-9 36. Tom Silzewski 1953 EI—9 37. William Fleming 1953 DG—9 37. Joe Bremer 1518 AE-A8 37. David Finberg 1535 AA-A9 38. Charles Ellsworth 1518 AD-A8 38. Tom Henige 1534 ABC-9 38. Douglas Creutz 1949 FJB-9 39. Ed Zeman 1949 FG—9 39. Michael Pantaleano I 1518 AB-A8 39. Robert Croxdale 1532 BC—8 40. Marty Hoff 1517 AE-A8 40. Joseph Dragan 1532 BD-A9 40. Danny Stanhagen 1940 GK—9 41. Russell Bunten 1933 GH-A9 41. Leon Horne 1512 AF-A8 41. Michael Anchors 1530 BDDA9 42. Larry Kratz 1512 AE-B8 42. Jim Laws 1526 DFJ-9 42. Richard Summers 1932 OR—9 43. Clyde Angell 1924 HL—9 43. Adam Lammers 1511 AF-A8 43. John Strand 1525 BDF-9 44. Brian Smith 1509 AG-B9 44. Allen Kaplan 1521 BC-C9 44. Rodney Kinney 1918 CG—9 45. James McLeod 1917 JN—9 45. Jon Kwiatkowski 1503 AG-D8 45. John Elliot 1521 BD-B9 46. Inger Henning 1503 AF-A9 46. Ken Gole 1521 AB-C8 46. James Taylor 1905 BDA-9 47. David Deresinski 1903 FJ—9 47. Crawford Lopez 1502 BJ-E9 47. David Wilson 1507 ACD-9 48. Ryan Droste 1501 AG-B9 48. Paul Selzer 1507 ABB-9 48. Louie Tokarz 1900 KQ—9 49. Thomas Shaw 1506 AB-A9 49. Neil Stanhagen 1897 HK—9 50. Bradley Solberg 1504 AAB-9 50. Garner Johnson 1897 CE-9 Turning Point: Stalingrad 51. Larry Neal 1503 ACD-9 51. George Kelln 1895 ED—9 20 Active Players Oct. 10, 1999 52. Robert Beyma 1501 CE-C9 52. Hugh Harvey 1893 DHF-9 1. Byron Stingley 1851 DD-E9 53. Joseph Collinson III 1501 AC-A8 53. Marc Hanna 1892 DGH-9 54. Michael Zeimentz 1891 UN—9 2. Henry Jones 1782 CEAE9 55. Allen Loiselle 1890 HI-A9 3. Ron Fedin 1714 CDAE9 Cover Image 56. Guy Chaney 1888 EH—9 4. Christopher Bodkin 1656 CD-C8 Cover art from the infamous Special All 57. Geroges Tournemire 1886 DH—9 5. James Eliason 1560 AC-B9 Purpose Empty Game Box. Used by 58. Jeff Kelley 1875 BD—9 6. Michael Kaye 1557 CECD9 permission of the Avalon Hill Game 59. David Ginnard 1871 HM—9 7. Jeffrey Miller 1535 AAA-8 Company (recently acquired by 60. Scott Goehring 1871 HJ—9 8. Thomas Pavy 1533 AAA-9 Hasbro). Some AH games can still be 61. Eric Baker 1871 FJ—9 9. Michael Rinella 1502 AB-B9 ordered by fax, see www.avalonhill.com 62. Randall Yeates 1869 HNE-9 10. Dave Tianen 1502 AB-B9 The Boardgamer Volume 5, Issue 1 January 2000 3 From The Editor I have just a few main topics I would like Gangsters and Victory In The Pacific. A to discuss this issue: 7th, Bitter Woods, will be starting The BOARDGAMER shortly. Details can be found at: The BOARDGAMER is published by Bruce Issue Size Monnin. The BOARDGAMER is intended to www.abovethefields.com/top_pbem/ be a compilation of quality articles on the 44 pages this issue! I am still only strategy, tactics, and variants for a variety of promising 32 pages per issue, but I had World Boardgaming Championships board, sports and card games. a lot of material I wanted to include this time. Besides, I was in danger of The schedule is out for the 2000 and Articles from contributors are considered for publication at the discretion of the editor. having to report a profit to the IRS for 2001 World Boardgaming Rejected articles will be returned whenever the year, so I upped my expenses a bit. Championships. The dates are: possible. Potential authors should be As long as the submissions continue, I advised that all outside submissions may not imagine an issue size of 40 pages will August 1st – August 6th, 2000 have previously been submitted to other become standard. June 26th – July 1st, 2001 publications unless permission has been granted and The BOARDGAMER has been Boardgame Player’s Association Both years the convention will continue notified. to be held at the Hunt Valley Inn. I sure Unless otherwise mentioned, all game titles The BPA has a new website. It can be you’ve noticed the date change for the mentioned are trademark names of The accessed at: 2001 convention. I’ve heard that it is Avalon Hill Game Company/Victory Games due to a combination of factors: (now owned by Hasbro), as is the www.boardgamers.org GENERAL. 1) Wanting to stay at the Hunt Valley The election results are in for the newly Inn. Apparently the facility was already EDITOR: Bruce A. Monnin ADDRESS: 177 South Lincoln Street BPA Board of Directors elections (the booked for the first week in August in Minster, OH 45865-1240 top three vote getters are elected to the 2001. E-MAIL: [email protected] board): 2) I’ve also heard that GenCon moved PHONE: (419) 628-3332 Stuart Tucker 292 its 2001 gathering to the first week in Ken Gutermuth 274 August. Copyright 1999 Russ Gifford 220 Also: First indications are that there will be Greg Mayer 165 some objections to the new date, but Subscriptions Justin Thompson 142 since the WBC is my #1 summer Randy Cox 68 priority, it will not be a problem for me.