Volume 6, Issue 2 April 2001 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: Paths Of Glory, Fleet Series, Up Front, Atlantic Storm, Hannibal: Rome vs Carthage and AREA Ratings 2 The Boardgamer Volume 6, Issue 2 April 2001 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] Galaxy Up Front Circus Maximus 93 Active Players Jan. 12, 2001 185 Active Players Jan. 28, 2001 185 Active Players Nov. 12, 2000 1. Zack Metcalf 5169 1. William Edwards III 6498 1. Michael Stanley 5372 2. James Pei 5156 2. John Emery 6421 2. Heide Petroski 5336 3. Jonathan Miller 5149 3. John Gibbins 6052 3. John Jacoby 5307 4. John Ellsworth 5141 4. Jeff Matthews 5935 4. Duncan McGill 5291 5. Chris Greenfield 5133 5. Larry Davidson 5880 5. Charles Goodwin 5279 6. Luke Koleszar 5131 6. Craig Tenhoff 5648 6. Steven Katz 5275 7. Jonathan Shambeda 5131 7. Stephen Buchholz 5631 7. Amanda Petroski 5265 8. Susan Ellsworth 5125 8. Henrik Lawaetz 5569 8. Carl Walling I 5228 9. James Hopkin 5100 9. Emanuele Oriano 5563 9. Josh Githers 5222 10. Mark Simonitch 5100 10. Andrew Maly 5550 10. Barry Smith 5218 11. Eric Wrobel 5100 11. Nick Vlahos 5534 11. John Steffey 5214 12. Wray Ferrall 5100 12. James Doughan 5466 12. Mark Love 5189 13. Paul Abrahamse 5100 13. James Matt 5446 13. Philip Petroski 5179 14. John Weber 5100 14. Gregory Courter 5437 14. Thomas Stokes 5189 15. John Coussis 5100 15. Ray Stakenas I 5427 15. Kaarin Englemann 5163 16. William Place 5100 16. Jean-Luc Brouillet 5390 16. Anthony Musella 5160 17. H Scott Burkhalter 5076 17. Ray Stakenas II 5380 17. Kathleen Lockwood 5140 18. Andrew Lewis 5050 18. Dale Martin 5352 18. Ken Rothstein 5131 19. Dennis Nicholson 5050 19. David Blizzard 5340 19. William Edwards III 5127 20. Bruce Allen 5048 20. Ralph Norton 5328 20. H Scott Buckwalter 5117 21. Michael Metcalf 5038 21. Buddy Sinigaglio 5320 21. Michael Fisher 5117 22. Michael Johnson 5024 22. Gordon Rodgers 5297 22. Jay Schlaffer 5105 23. Mark Guttag 5023 23. Andrea Benetton 5296 23. Thomas Pasko 5101 24. Eric Eshleman 5007 24. David Fritsch 5276 24. Bruce Monnin 5100 25. Paul VanEtten 5275 25. Timothy Sullivan 5100 Tigers In The Mist 26. Massimo Bertolin 5271 26. Alex Henning 5100 27. Michael Backstrom 5263 27. Mark Smith 5100 23 Active Players Feb. 5, 2001 28. Steve Vance 5254 28. David Fritsch 5097 1. Ray Freeman 5433 29. Joseph Lux 5252 29. Mark Brewer 5097 2. Eric Swabeck 5318 30. David Gantt 5236 30. James Chavis 5095 3. Murray Cowles 5195 31. Scott Pfeiffer 5231 31. Scott Sirianna 5093 4. Jack Morrell 5190 32. LanceSample Ribiero file5228 32. Curtis Ellis 5089 5. Michael Kaye 5100 33. Thomas Stokes 5195 33. William Burch 5085 6. Andrew Maly 5100 34. Michael Woodin 5195 34. Patrick Crowe 5084 7. Jay Leone 5019 35. Susan Ellsworth 5190 35. Harrison Anderson 5082 8. Alex Ostroumov 5019 36. Marion Hazel 5190 36. Kevin Brownell 5080 9. Robert Mull 5010 37. Stephen Scott 5190 37. Daniel Law 5080 10. Aaron Silverman 5005 38. Jeffrey Cornett 5181 38. Ike Porter 5080 39. Jonathan Squibb 5181 39. Jeffrey Power 5080 1776 40. Carl Sykes 5181 40. Robert Lightburn 5077 15 Active Players Sep. 9, 2000 41. Tony Fermendzin 5178 41. James Tyne 5075 42. Jim Gutt 5177 42. David Gantt 5069 1. Stephen Packwood 6491 43. Tamara McGraw 5176 43. Francis Czawlytko 5069 2. Rod Coffey 5494 44. Justin Veazey 5167 44. Scott Marcotte 5068 3. Ken Schultz 5309 45. John Galt 5165 45. James Kendrick 5067 4. Bruno Sinigaglio 5148 46. Philip Jones 5160 46. Stephen Munchak 5064 5. Bradford Frisby 5133 47. Michael Rodgers 5123 47. Aaron Silverman 5063 6. Michael Klein 5095 48. Brent Besler 5113 48. Rebecca Hebner 5060 7. Charles Leonard 5079 49. Ricky Gray 5111 49. James Stevens 5057 8. Richard Beyma 5005 50. Richard Amick 5105 50. Frank Sinigaglio 5056 51. Anna Amicucci 5100 51. Chris Skourt 5054 52. Bill Beckman 5100 52. Mike Hazel 5052 Cover Image 53. Steven Brooks 5100 53. Dan McGowan 5052 Cover art copyrighted by Rodger B. 54. Brian Conlon 5100 54. Karl Henning 5050 MacGowan from Paths Of Glory, which 55. Thomas DeMarco 5100 55. Joe Rudmin 5049 is copyrighted property of GMT Games. 56. David Earls 5100 56. Trevor Bender 5046 Used with permission. 57. Douglas Gallulo 5100 57. Jay Fox 5046 Paths Of Glory is available for $50 from 58. Eric Gorr 5100 58. Stephen Shedden 5046 GMT Games, P.O. Box 1308, Hanford, 59. Fred Gosnell 5100 59. Jesse Sinigaglio 5040 CA 93232. Also available at: 60. Christina Hancock 5100 60. George Ramos 5036 WWW.GMTGAMES.COM 61. Pierre LeBouef 5100 61. Brian Ecton 5035 The Boardgamer Volume 6, Issue 2 April 2001 3 From The Editor With the scheduling change this year, have ideas for the future of the World I already have a packet in my hand for a this will be the last issue of the Boardgaming Championships, be similar issue for Panzer Leader, but I will BOARDGAMER before this year’s certain to let me know. wait and see how the Panzerblitz issue World Boardgaming Championships. goes first. Also, rumors of a future Victory Your beloved editor is once again As for specifics here at the In The Pacific guide are starting to running the Auction tournament, and I BOARDGAMER, I am still looking for percolate again. With a large percentage of have also volunteered to take on the more articles, though I am sure I can fill the accomplished VITP players being Across Five Aprils tournament. Since at least an issue of two with what I subscribers, many with previous article this tournament was in danger of dying have in stock. You’ll notice I broke out writing experience, this guide would due to a lack of a GM, I seized the one of my own articles this issue, but have the potential to be a true classic. opportunity to run this event. It is that was more because it was the type possibly my second favorite game, but of article I felt the issue needed, not out since it has always been scheduled of desperation for material or from The BOARDGAMER opposite my favorite game (War At being to cheap to pay an outside Sea), I have rarely been able to play. author (though your opinion may differ The BOARDGAMER is published So I will move this game to Friday, after reading the article). quarterly by Bruce Monnin. The which I figure will either save the event BOARDGAMER is intended to be a by increasing attendance, or kill it off for One project I am very excited about will compilation of quality articles on the good by decreasing it. A gamble, but be the special Panzerblitz issue. This strategy, tactics, and variants for a variety since the tournament was in danger of issue will be 88 pages long filled with of board, sports and card games. The dying anyway, it seems to be a 12-13 articles devoted to Panzerblitz, BOARDGAMER covers all games worthwhile one. mostly penned by my most prolific produced by the Avalon Hill Game contributor, Alan Arvold. This issue will Company/Victory Games as well as all Also related to the WBC, the WBC include 35 new situations, several new games contested at the World Yearbook from last year will be printed counters (and will include a color insert Boardgaming Championships. here in Minster shortly, in an attempt to with the new counters printed on sticky keep the overall expenses of the BPA backed paper) and historical Articles from contributors are considered down. If there are any quality modifications for several counters and for publication at the discretion of the problems, you know where the situations. editor. Rejected articles will be returned complaints can be directed to (straight whenever possible. Potential authors to Don Greenwood, everything is This special issue will be available for should be advised that all outside always his fault after all). $8.00 (much like the War At Sea and submissions may not have previously 1776 guides) and should be available been submitted to other publications Finally, in one last bit of BPA news, I by the time you receive this issue, and unless permission has been granted and have been appointed to fill an opening definitelySample in time for file the World The BOARDGAMER has been notified. on the BPA Board of Directors (since Boardgaming Championships in late there was an opening and I was the June at the worst case. I believe all EDITOR: Bruce A. Monnin leading vote-getter among the “losers“ past and present Panzerblitz fans will ADDRESS: 177 South Lincoln St. in the last BPA election). This year’s enjoy it. Minster, OH 45865-1240 WBC format is fairly well set, but if you E-MAIL: [email protected] PHONE: (419) 628-3332 INTERNET WEB PAGE: http://www.bright.net/~monninb Copyright 2001 Copyrights All images for Avalon Hill/Hasbro games included in this issue are copyrighted by Avalon Hill/Hasbro and are used with their permission. All images for games by GMT Games included in this issue are copyrighted by GMT Games and are used with their permission. All articles on these games included in this issue are not officially sanctioned by June 26th – July 1st, 2001 Avalon Hill/Hasbro or GMT Games.