Kingfish Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 The tradition continues! ****** ROW Tournament Rules The deadline for submitting scores is June 14th ****** AAR’s and their role in ROW ROW stands above other tournaments as a tourney where we want to get all strands of the CM community playing (as yet) unreleased top quality scenarios. It offers a great reward for those who win the finals. For this opportunity to win wine and play scenarios not yet released to the general public the production of AAR’s is the price of your admission. If you fail to produce AAR’s for your games you will be excluded from playing in the finals. This simple change is designed to ensure that other players and scenario designers get some constructive feed back from your experience. To help you write an AAR here are some suggested headings or areas to cover. The Plan. What did you intend to do with your forces? How did you read the map? Explain your views on what you might be fighting against. How did you plan the game before starting to play it? The Reality. What happened? How did the plan survive the initial contact? What changes did you make to it? What went well what went poorly? Lessons Learned. What would you do differently? What worked well and badly for your opponent? Designer Notes Provide feedback to the designer. What did you like about the design? What would you change with the map or forces? The Effect on Final Scores Bonus points will be added to your final Tourney Score if you submit AAR's. Remember no AAR means no progression to the finals. Each full credit AAR will be worth 4% of the highest player's tourney score (before adding his AAR's). If you write five full credit AAR's you will receive additional tourney points equal to 20% of the highest player's tourney score. AAR's will receive either full credit or half credit. You must write more than just a few short paragraphs for full credit. We will let you know if an AAR is too short soon after you send it to me. You don't have to write a book either. Just cover the areas listed above and you will have it cracked. You could choose to write a piece on a scenario that is more of a Scenario review than an AAR if you want. The main thing we're looking for is constructive feedback. IMPORTANT How to Submit an AAR 1) AAR’s should never be sent in with game results. Send them in a separate email. 2) AAR’s can be .txt, .doc, or .pdf files. Do not write them in the body of an email. 3) AAR’s should not be more than 4 MB Uncompressed. Screenshots can cause you to go over this limit easily. We would recommend the .pdf format if you want to include several screenshots. 4) In the subject line of emails containing attached AAR’s, write your Username and the scenario name. For example: Madmatt, The Ambush Further Explanation The primary purpose of the AAR's is to provide the scenario designers with feedback on their work. If you've ever designed a scenario for the community, you know how rare it is to get this feedback. Writing AAR's is one way to express your thanks to the designers. Even negative feedback is welcome as long as it's constructive and not mean spirited. Another thing AAR’s do is help people learn to improve their tactics. Every scenario is played 36 times in a tourney such as this. There are 36 other people who had to deal with the same tactical situations you did. It can be very instructive to learn how others handled things, especially if you did worse than most. (BTW, all the AAR’s will be sent to you upon request once you have completed your games.) Lastly, by writing an AAR (or review) you are doing the community a small favour. This is because the designer can tweak the scenario based on feedback before releasing it to the community. Having a scenario played 36 times by 72 different people is a great test of a scenario. We think it's safe to say that very few, if any, scenarios get that degree of testing before they are put out to the public. Those of us who enjoy these tournaments need new scenarios (security). In return for these scenarios the designers should get the feedback they like. The Prize To help encourage AAR’s this year there will be a prize for the best AAR as judged by the players and organisers of the tourney. Not a big prize but something that will be worth winning. Your choice of any issue (still in print) of the magazine After the Battle. Check this site for details of this publication: - http://www.afterthebattle.com/ab-con1.html AAR UPDATE PLEASE READ ---> IMPORTANT INFORMATION Great news people are starting to send in their AAR's. Bad news is that I need you to provide a set header as explained below: - Please right at the start of the AAR very clearly do the following: - 1. Your Player Name (this is what you signed upto the tourney as.) 2. Your opponents Player Name. 3. Your Group and Section. 4. The name of the Scenario. 5. Your E-mail Address for responses about the AAR. IF YOU DO NOT DO THIS I will e-mail you and ask you to re submit it. I do not have the time to try and find out who you are. I need to file it as it arrives quickly and with the minimum of bother. There are far too many of you and games to add this potential burden! Please also send the AAR's direct to me. Do not send it to Kingfish or Spanish Bombs and expect them to send it on. We are trying to keep the flow of work to a minimum. All AAR's can be sent here: - Holien(at)9woodford(dot)Clara(Dot)Co.uk N.B. The AAR prize is open to all players who play the scenarios during the timeframe of ROW and write an AAR and submit it to me using the guidelines above. (It is not eligable to staff). We will be judging them on style, content and message. It does not have to be perfect English but you need to convey the message and we will try our best to understand you if English is not your first language. If in doubt please ask friends or native English speakers to check it for Typo's and use of language. We will not be judging it on spelling but on what it is saying and we need to understand what the author has typed! UK / US English differences will be tolerated. Any questions e-mail me. ****** Current replacement list: Replacement List: ON DECK: Nestor In the hole: Levitacus Next in order: John Osborne MG42 Vorishilov herrbixx Enqvist sandy AC BigMik1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 3, 2004 Author Share Posted April 3, 2004 Games finished as of 04/03/04: South of Vevi Jbertles vs Ankulin Wellsonian vs The Capt PHLGuy vs Tychus Cpt T vs a1 Steaks Green as Jade vs Melnibone Victor Charlie vs Flammenwerfer Heavy Drop vs Pacestick 7/36 (19%) Things that go bump in the night Ankulin vs mPisi jbertles vs Steve McClaire Vadr vs The Capt Wellsonian vs Sgt Kelly PHL guy vs Overkill Sripe vs a1 Steaks Londoner vs Ace Pilot Cuzn vs Melnibone MickOZ vs Victor Charlie Jaws vs Heavy Drop Dangereous Dave vs Capitano Gino OWL vs Wadepm Larsen vs EMIG 13/36 (36%) Squeezing the Melon Redwolf vs Steve McClaire Vadr vs Sgt Kelly a1 Steaks vs Nolloff Sripe vs Determinant MickOZ vs Flammenwerfer Capitano Gino vs Walpurgis Night OWL vs Larsen 7/36 (19%) Frontier Firefight '40 Steve McClaire vs Ankulin Redwolf vs Jbertles Enoch vs Tychus Determinant vs A1 Steaks Scheer vs MickOZ Flammenwerfer vs Michael Dorosh Pacestick vs Jaws Walpurgis Night vs Alsatian Wadepm vs Larsen 9/36 (25%) Retreat from Metemma Redwolf vs Ankulin Wellsonian vs Vadr PHL Guy vs Enoch Cpt T vs Sripe Nolloff vs Determinant John Kettler vs Londoner Flammenwerfer vs Scheer Panther Commander vs Brent Pollack Dangerous Dave vs Walpurgis Night Larsen vs Nidan1 10/36 (27%) 46 out of 180 total (25%) We are approaching the halfway point, with 71 days left to go. By now everyone should be well into all their games, and with a good idea of how they are progressing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.i.koshkin Posted April 3, 2004 Share Posted April 3, 2004 This morning, the part of John Kettler shall be played by i.i.koshkin. I (Levitacus) am currently waiting patiently "in-the-hole". iik 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Ace Pilot and I are racing to the finish, and Lindan and I are close to the home stretch. Replied to turns from both. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vadr Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 4 down, 1 to go. AAR's submitted for all completed games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Pilot Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 John K, I sent you file #123 this morning. Did you get it? I haven't received a reply from you today. Ace 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Ace Pilot, Yes, I got it and plotted a turn in reply. I thought I sent it, but I dropped the ball, a problem now corrected. Please check your E-mail. Sorry for the brain interrupt! Update Got your response, issued some orders, and sent you mine. Regards, John Kettler [ April 04, 2004, 01:01 AM: Message edited by: John Kettler ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Ace Pilot has gotten the day off to a fine start by sending me a turn. Am doing my best to ruin his by sending him mine in reply. Having done my bit for the sleep deprived CO simulation by not having seen my bed yet, am going to grab a few winks (I hope). Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Pilot Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Originally posted by John Kettler: Ace Pilot has gotten the day off to a fine start by sending me a turn. Am doing my best to ruin his by sending him mine in reply. Having done my bit for the sleep deprived CO simulation by not having seen my bed yet, am going to grab a few winks (I hope). Regards, John Kettler NOOOOOOO! My only hope was that in a sleep-deprived blunder, you accidentally hit the surrender button! Wake up, John! Wake up! You need to send me a turn before you can think straight! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 **** Very Important **** In case I haven't mentioned earlier, everyone should keep the latest game files saved at all times. The reason being that at any time one of your opponents may have to drop out, and that file will be needed in order to get the replacment in the game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakthrough Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 The Italians are holding on all fronts!!!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Too late, Ace Pilot, for once I got to sleep, I stayed that way for about seven hours. You're doomed, doomed I say! Kanonier Reichmann--I have you now! Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanish Bombs Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Replacement List update: Nestor got the callup today, so this is how it stands: ON DECK: Levitacus aka i.i.koshkin In the hole: John Osborne Next in order: MG42 Vorishilov herrbixx Enqvist sandy AC BigMik1 hartmn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanonier Reichmann Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Originally posted by John Kettler: You're doomed, doomed I say! Kanonier Reichmann--I have you now! Regards, John Kettler Yeah, yeah, I've heard this before. Just wait for when my deadly Centurions hit you on the flank. Regards Jim R. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Originally posted by Breakthrough: The Italians are holding on all fronts!!!!! Amazingly enough, they are indeed. There must be a flaw somewhere... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Does that comply with "Full FOW Lockdown"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestor Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I acknowledge receipt of my call-up papers. I have kissed the girlfriend goodbye and am currently en route to the 'front'. I will establish communications with my opponents this evening and should have files flowing by tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Ace Pilot and I are on the home stretch, and KR and I are getting there. Sent both a turn. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Harmes Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 erm... how the devil do i get into a tournament and start cracking some heads together? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Kingfish, Lindan is back from holiday and has graced me with a turn. I returned the gesture. Also, see CMBO thread for details, but the RoW I scenario hunt was a complete failure. Ace Pilot has now been heard from and replied to as well. Regards, John Kettler [ April 05, 2004, 11:10 PM: Message edited by: John Kettler ] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Lucke Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Originally posted by GreenAsJade: Does that comply with "Full FOW Lockdown"? You assume, of course, that what I said is really what I meant. Perhaps what I meant was the exact opposite of what I said, in which case, my objective as an agent of disinformation has been fulfilled. (Unless, I counted on your double-think, and in all actuallity did indeed mean what I said I meant). Unless I didn't. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nidan1 Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Originally posted by Nestor: I acknowledge receipt of my call-up papers. I have kissed the girlfriend goodbye and am currently en route to the 'front'. I will establish communications with my opponents this evening and should have files flowing by tomorrow. Good luck mate, glad to see you got in...hopefully whomever you are taking over for did not leave you in too bad a pickle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Originally posted by Lord Harmes: erm... how the devil do i get into a tournament and start cracking some heads together? You wait and wait and wait for the next Tournament to start. This tournament takes a _lot_ of putting together: it uses brand new scenarios, all created for the tournament. Regretably, then, these things only start rarely. I (for one) would love to see more tournaments, if only we could figure out a good way of running one without needing scenarios that the combatants haven't seen before. I ponder this from time to time, and have some ideas. Is anyone else interested? GaJ. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenAsJade Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Has anyone heard from JPS recently? I seem to recall him sending a message that he would have to take some time out, but I can't remember when he was supposed to return.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish Posted April 6, 2004 Author Share Posted April 6, 2004 Originally posted by GreenAsJade: Has anyone heard from JPS recently? I seem to recall him sending a message that he would have to take some time out, but I can't remember when he was supposed to return.... Please tell me you are not referring to the time out he said he was taking before the tourney started. I would like to think he was back already and well into his games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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