How about a Roll Call ?

[beachbum]

I'm 33 years old and live in Norway.
I am a frontend programmer and partner in a design company (www.bleed.com)
Started playing WIF 8 years ago
I have played the CWIF a lot and I am a beta tester for MWIF.

[jesperpehrson]

I am 27 years old and live outside Göteborg in Sweden with my girlfriend. I study to become a history and social studies teacher and I only have 6 months to go!

I played WIF the first time around 92-94 (cannot remember. I think it was 2nd edition anyway with the old map. I rememeber being horrified with the FE map at a first glance. Then of course it was way better.

I am quite hooked with Matrixgames "the operational art of war III" and almost only play these types of games. FPS bores me (even if I had a short period of BF2) and so does RTS. My other computervice has been NWN but I have hardly played for the last two years. I was at a community called ALFA (www.alandfaraway.org) and as far as NWN goes it is great.

[Greyshaft]

ORIGINAL: aussem
48
Sydney, Australia
Wargaming since mid 1970's, maily AH and SPI games bought from a great bookshop in the city.

ah yes... Napoleon's Bookstore... them were the days...
Don't suppose you went to Macquarie University?

ORIGINAL: delatbabel
So greyshaft if you're after a Sydney opponent on a semi-casual basis get in touch via PM or whatever.

Number one son takes up all available time but come the release of MWiF I'll be getting a few PBM games going.

Perhaps we can organise a local MWiF get-together over some cleansing ales when the game is released?

[Snydly]

I am looking forward to this game alot ... I haven't set up a game of WiF in over 10 years due to play online Computer games like UO, DAoC and currently WoW. Prior to that though I have a long history in Board games.

Some of my old favorites included Squad Leader plus additions, Flat Top, Waterloo, plus a few others ... but my favorite was WiF. I played this game from version 4.0 which for new people was hard to digest ... but as the game moved to version 5.0 and we added Planes in Flames ... 2 friends and I kept a perpetual full campaign going for years. We tried different things to each other and as usual blamed the dice if we lost or great stragegy if we won. This is IMO the best unstructured WWII strategy game, and I look forward to playing many a game with you all over time.

I live in Vancouver, BC Canada, I am pushing 40 and I was #100 on the list in that old global ranking system ... which has long past us.

[YohanTM2]

Welcome from Toronto Snydly...perhaps an All-Canadian game when it launches? Lots of us here...

[Arron69]

Im from a small island, called bornholm, in the baltic sea. Im 32 years of age and single(so can play MWIF all the time when it comes out,[:D]. I am a groupleader on a particlefilter fatory. In my spare time i play wargames or computer games, play a little fottie.

My WIF experiance comes from 3 years of playing with my youthfull mates when i was 19-22, we played 3 full campaigns. Then i moved to stockholm and played another campaign there. As of now i only play the CWIF beta with my newbie friend(Hi rene) and cant wait to MWIF comes out with a AI and NETPLAY abiliety.

Well need to write more on the Royal Navy.

Cya
Andi

[Neilster]

Hey Andi. This is a real long shot but a girl from Bornholm was an exchange student at my school in Devonport, Tasmania. She would be around 32 and her name was/is Ann Marie Sigmunssen-Jensen (sorry about the spelling). Lovely girl, cute, blonde, bubbly, with big...err...assets [:'(].

I just thought you might know her. She was very popular. [;)]

Cheers, Neilster

ORIGINAL: Graf Zeppelin

Im from a small island, called bornholm, in the baltic sea. Im 32 years of age and single(so can play MWIF all the time when it comes out,[:D]. I am a groupleader on a particlefilter fatory. In my spare time i play wargames or computer games, play a little fottie.

My WIF experiance comes from 3 years of playing with my youthfull mates when i was 19-22, we played 3 full campaigns. Then i moved to stockholm and played another campaign there. As of now i only play the CWIF beta with my newbie friend(Hi rene) and cant wait to MWIF comes out with a AI and NETPLAY abiliety.

Well need to write more on the Royal Navy.

Cya
Andi

[Snydly]

Welcome from Toronto Snydly...perhaps an All-Canadian game when it launches? Lots of us here...

Sounds Good.

I will probably have 3 games going at one time ... I like the game that much.

[Arron69]

Hey Neilster.

I know who she is, but not personally. And yes i like her BIG... blue eyes too[X(]...lol

The island of bornholm have only 43000 inhabitants. But still, good odds...

Regards
Andi

[delatbabel]

ORIGINAL: Greyshaft

ORIGINAL: delatbabel
So greyshaft if you're after a Sydney opponent on a semi-casual basis get in touch via PM or whatever.

Number one son takes up all available time but come the release of MWiF I'll be getting a few PBM games going.

Perhaps we can organise a local MWiF get-together over some cleansing ales when the game is released?

We're about to start a FTF WiF 5/e game at my office in Paddington. You and any other MWIF players are welcome to drop by for a cold one or two when the game is released, perhaps the WiF grognards there can celebrate along with us.

[Greyshaft]

ORIGINAL: delatbabel

We're about to start a FTF WiF 5/e game at my office in Paddington. You and any other MWIF players are welcome to drop by for a cold one or two when the game is released, perhaps the WiF grognards there can celebrate along with us.

Can you send me a PM with your contact details... it would be good to see the game set up again (brings old uniform out of closet and blows`dust off medals)

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: Graf Zeppelin

Hey Neilster.

I know who she is, but not personally. And yes i like her BIG... blue eyes too[X(]...lol

The island of bornholm have only 43000 inhabitants. But still, good odds...

Regards
Andi

Cool. Well, if you see her, say hello from Joey. Tell her that I'm still friends with Peter too. I've been to Denmark but didn't make it to Bornholm. You guys are half Swede anyway, aren't you? [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

[Yellowcactus]

Hello All!
     Reading everyone's extensive board game history, I feel right at home on this forum.  I'm 34 years old, living in Panama City Beach, Florida.  (Our town's name comes from the port, which had a primary connection with Panama City, Panama.  During the Second World War, the people of PC, Fl built liberty ships en-mass).  We have an airforce base (with a flight of F-22 raptors) and a navy weapons development base in town.  (The Navy base has lots of dive teams, and works mostly on naval mine technology and removal).
     That said, I have nothing to do with the military, but rather spend my days teaching Algebra to middle-school children.  WIF is a monster of a boardgame, I've played maybe 6 full games with a great mix of players.  The WIF last game was in.....2001.  Like many other posters on this forum, I haven't played WIF recently, and don't have the organization, space, or companions on hand to make it happen.
     When the original CWIF came out, it was free.  Its hard to imagine one person building the entire program!  This version will be more user friendly without doubt.  I usually check in every few months and see what's been developed in the WIF forum.
     On a final note, I've always heard great things about the other ADG game in developement here.  I'd be inclined to join a game of either ADG title when they are out and free of major bugs.  Have no delusions, World in Flames is going to be a Multi-player game to die for. 
 
Hope to play with you fellows next year sometime!
-yc

[cockney]

Hi all,
 
I'm a cockney (never'd guessed eh)
I like a pigs in the battle and the odd drop of gold as a chaser.
(will translate for those that don't get rhyming slang)
A 40 somthing gamer, wargame, rpg and board game, that has to work to pay for his hobby, has a bird that don't understand what all the fuss about games is and has been waiting for so long for WiF to come to the PC.
 
Beers to ya..
Andy

[ACMW]

I have been hooked on wargaming since I was about 10 and bought - or had bought for me - the Waterloo wargame. By matchbox, I think. Bet few can remember that one!

There are many many great games out there, but nothing quite like WiF. 3 friends & I have been playing this for a week a year almost every year since 1990 (we played Europa one year). My friends live in Bristol, England, Bognor Regis, England & Edinburgh, Scotland. I lived in Portsmouth, England, but moved to Stavanger, Norway in Jan 06. Geography is a challenge!

Although we played in Stavanger this year and intend to keep playing, it would be fantastic to have a computer alternative,particularly if it allowed us to enter the end-state of our week so that we could play on remotely. I intend to buy the Matrix version when it comes out, irrespective of price.

What I am looking for, though, is really a direct computer rendering of WiF. I am not interested in AI, as I doubt it will be
sufficiently strong.

Roll-call answered.

Adrian

[Shannon V. OKeets]

ORIGINAL: ACMW
I have been hooked on wargaming since I was about 10 and bought - or had bought for me - the Waterloo wargame. By matchbox, I think. Bet few can remember that one!

There are many many great games out there, but nothing quite like WiF. 3 friends & I have been playing this for a week a year almost every year since 1990 (we played Europa one year). My friends live in Bristol, England, Bognor Regis, England & Edinburgh, Scotland. I lived in Portsmouth, England, but moved to Stavanger, Norway in Jan 06. Geography is a challenge!

Although we played in Stavanger this year and intend to keep playing, it would be fantastic to have a computer alternative,particularly if it allowed us to enter the end-state of our week so that we could play on remotely. I intend to buy the Matrix version when it comes out, irrespective of price.

What I am looking for, though, is really a direct computer rendering of WiF. I am not interested in AI, as I doubt it will be
sufficiently strong.

Roll-call answered.

Adrian

Thank you and welcome to the forum.

I hate to disappoint, but the conversion to the unified world map will present major problems to your stated desire to switch back and forth between WIF FE and MWIF during an on-going game. But read the Directory thread and browse the MWIF forum; I think you will enjoy it.

[mldtchdog]

Same sad tale of many. Played war games early on (ASL among many). Found Wif and gave up all other boardgames for over 10 years. Lost room and time to play in the mid 90's. Personally found Cwif to be rather disapointing so I am sooo glad Mwif is developing nicely. Understand the frustration of some in wanting our fix for Mwif now but will be patient! Although with the projected release date of 2008 it wont mean we will have mwif 2/dod till 2010?! [X(] These beautiful maps deserve to be used fully. [:D] Good work all
 
- Adam

[SLAAKMAN]

Ive been playing as Italy (Grand Campaign) for over a year and a half. First game assumed command in may/june 43 and fought until jan/feb 45 before an allied assault on Rome took me out. Good training. Commenced second campaign last march again as Italy but this time it was no more greenhorn mistakes. Its now march/april 44 and we (the Axis) control the Med, France, Persia, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Gibralter, and Greece. We've also recruited Yugoslavia, Persia, Iraq, Spain and have added Algerian, Syrian, Egyptian, Somali and Palestinian Territorial Infantry units to the cause. We're still heavily engaged in a war of attrition in Russia outside of Leningrad and are holding the Soviet Spring Offensive at bay in the south between the Pripyet marshes and Odessa. The Allies are very strong though and have taken Japan [:o] but we're still holding out in Manchuria in exile. Eight more turns to go and it seems we might have victory in the bag. [:D] 

[thrud]

I live in Denver Colorado and started playing WIF in the late 80's. I enjoy WIF final editions using Days of Decision II. My favorite boardgame series is Europ by GDW. But WIF is my favorite wargame that involves more than 2 players. My WIF group broke up about 5 yrs ago and we are really looking forward to being able to play via PBEM or TCP/IP.

Other than that, I enjoy board wargames (own 50+), but don't ever get to set em up (do to my young kids). I also enjoy playing computer wargames and strategy games. I am into military history and model railroading, as well as the occasional pen and paper RPG.

[38special]

Age 46
From Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
I live in N Virginia now. Less Snow.
Played War games since 1975, earlier if you count MB
Risk.
All Companies and miniatures
Really Miss GDW though.

I bought 2nd edition WIF in 1985. I own every edition since and prefer 5th edition rules with Mech in Flames, Planes in Flames, Asia in Flames,Ships in Flames. I have played the game with others about 50 times and solitaire about 50 times. It has been over 2 years since I last played the game.

Any gamers near Washington DC?