So tell us a little bit about yourself...Part2

[Grollub]

My 1st name is Per. I’m a LtCol currently working as a teacher at the Swedish National Defence College.

My nick comes from the time when I used to play the card game “Magic”. I had built a playing deck containing the card “Grollub” (attached) for a Friday night casual cardgame & drinking session. As the gathering got a little “rowdy”, somebody compared my looks with the card, and that’s how my handle came to be …

My avatar is, of course, a wink in the direction of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, concerning the airspeed of swallows [;)]

Apart from that, I’m a long time gamer (since 1976) with a particular fondness for “monster games” (e.g. AH´s The Longest Day, GDW´s Fire in the East/Scorched Earth and of course WitP) [:)]

[rominet]

My name is Sylvester, i am a cat, a french cat and when i see there is not exactly the good number of pilots and planes in AE's pool, i spit, i scratch, i bite [:D]

ORIGINAL: gladiatt

1964 is not the best year [:-].
I prefer mine..
69 is of course the best [:D].

2) i am please to see there is a good bunch of french around here

Now seriously, i agree with Gladiatt, 69 is the best.

Olivier from France, i suddenly began to be interested by history when i watched the good film "the battle of Midway" (John Ford); i wanted to know more about this nearly unknown conflict in France.

After the book and the dissatisfaction to be only a passive reader of history, i began to play with a french naval tactical game called "Amirauté" and after, "Pacific War" (Victory games) and "Flat top".
And then, discovery of Uncommon Valor on PC and so on and so on ... .
IRL, teacher and married.[:)]

[GB68]

My nick comes from my initials GB and the year I was born ('68). Not very exciting really. Have been a history buff ever since I was able to read as a kid. Comes from my dad who was a WW2 vet in the Australian Army and served in Japan with the B.C.O.F. ( British Commonwealth Occupation Forces) after the war. Read his copy of the History of WW2, all 8 volumes of it, when I about 10 or 11. Still have it now and browse it every now and then.

 Born In Australia, raised in England since I was 10, worked in Atlanta, Panama City and Bogota for many years.. Now semi-retired back home in Australia. Married with a daughter of 11 years.

  Had played war board games since I was a kid. Accidently stumbled accross WitP one day a few years ago, after being a fan of the "Steel Panther" series for years. Once I bought WitP, I played it almost non-stop for about 18 months, but work has kept me busy recently. Soon will dive into AE totally. May even have time for my first PBEM game soon.

[Streptokok]

My nick is kinda obvius, farking bacteria that is really tough to get rid off
I had one nasty infection with Strep in my nose (when they say dont pick your nose theres more to it than u know [:'(] ) so I use it as my nick as all others that i wanted to use are usualy taken on forums, games etc.
Born in '77 in Croatia, got trough the damn 10 year war and now i play war games [:)]
Been playing ever since my father bought me Spectrum48k and will do so till I roll over.
I have bunch of games, Witp and World war II online are my favorites. Witp for strategy and wwiionline for some FPS fun (theres no fun like bombing the crap out of people with Stuka [:D] ).

[USSAmerica]

I'm Mike, married with one 11 year old son who plays hockey.  I spent 10 years in the USN and the only ship I was stationed on was good old USS America. 
I'm somewhere in the crowd on the bow in my avatar picture, as we transited the Suez Canal, one of my 6 times through.

I was 13 when I picked up Third Reich from Avalon Hill.  Around 1990, I bought the original Civilization and GG's Pacific War on the same trip to the computer store.  Both series have held me tightly in their grip until WitP.  Since I got it, I've played almost no other computer game.  I own Civ 4, but have never installed it on my computer in over 2 years.  [:D]

I am a proud Thread Brother.  If you don't take yourself too seriously, come and hang out with us.  [8D]

[Q-Ball]

I am a very boring 40-year old. I am from Illinois farm stock, I work for a very large Japanese company in corporate sales, and I have a wife and two kids who hate me because I spend too much time playing computer games. My dog is cool with it though.

My wife is more nautical than I am. She used to live in Maine and owned a couple boats, and now teaches at the nation's only public JrROTC Naval school, Rickover Naval Academy. She's more interesting than I am!

[anarchyintheuk]

Nickname came from the song that was on when I started a character of that name on a mud named Ronin. Due to declining mental powers I generally use as few combinations as possible for nicknames, etc.

[hbrsvl]

OK, I'll join the parade.

My login name is hbrsvl. after my name(Hugh Browne) and where I live(Roseville, CA.)

Born in 1932, served in the Navy during the Korean War(or police action) & got out after my hitch.

I've been an avid wargamer a long time. Started out with board games(Desert Fox, Rise & Decline of the Third Reich, etc.). Then to computer games-HOI, HOI2, Silent Hunter, The Mighty Eigth, etc.

Joined Matrix in 2002 with UV. Got one of the first commercial WITP games sold and have been right up there in the AVID WITP fans since.

Hugh Browne

[bush]

My name is Mike Bush, graduated from Penn State (psu) in 1981. Avid wargamer for about 35 years now, though strictly an SPI man in the early days. Never cared for Avalon Hill or GDW.

Worked in business logistics for 13 years and have been teaching elementary school the last 14 (after going back to school at St. Vincents College in Latrobe, PA), currently in San Jose, CA.

Married with two daughters, all very tolerant of my obsession(s).

[Canoerebel]

I was born in the Confederate States in 1960.

I never joined the military because I don't like people yelling at me.

I am older than Q-Ball, but more supple.

I'm younger than BradfordKay and have more chest hairs.

I took this screen name in the '90s when I was still doing a heck of alot of canoeing. Now I prefer hiking and mountain biking, but you're kinda stuck with a name once you choose one. I should've thought things through a bit more back then, but at least I didn't take a name like Squash Eater, Apathetic Lurker, or Miller (how bland).

Even though I'm celibate, I have a wife and three children.

[d0mbo]

d0mbo here,
 
just a random nickname which popped up when i entered this new thing: the internet
 
I'm from Holland, born in 1982 (does that make me the youngest?) and i like simulation and war games. I'm too young to have served in our military as conscription has been suspended in the Netherlands. WWII has been a 'hobby' since i was about 11 years old. I think it was a movie about Midway that got my attention.
 
Although I know most about the European theatre of war, I also like to dabble with the war in the far-east. I have fond memories of Microprose's TF1942, basically the guadacanal scenario, with an option to "get into the naval action"yourself.. and all that in the mid nineties! Anyone else remeber this game and knows if there was a sequel?
 
Next to AE, which i am trying to get into, i am fan of the AGeod merchandise, used to build cities in Simcity and also fire some torpedoes in Silent Hunter. I also have a handful of other matrix games.
Basically i like to build and/or conqueror stuff. Well, I spend too much time doing that, according to my significant other anyways.
 
I am curious if it is possible in AE to have some sort of CO-OP game, with 2 or three players on each side, each responsible for a certain area and/or production, logistics etc. Does anyone know?
 
 
 

[JWE]

Born, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1949. Came to America 1955. Dad was a soldier, Mom was legally still a “war bride”, life bites, but we got here. Florida; Dade City, Brooksville, Tampa.

Commissioned Artillery, AUS, 1969. Served 319th AFAR, RVN. First TDY, then PCS, Aeling Corporation, US NDSC-NSA. Retired national service 1992, Maj., USAR.

BS Physics, Chemistry, Bates College, Lewiston Maine. MS Optical Physics, Acoustic Physics, Materials Science, MIT, Cambridge, Mass. Worked for a living designing weapon systems for TI and Harris Corp, then became a patent lawyer so I could see all the cool stuff coming down the pike. A founder and principal of Lighttime, LLC, developing advanced weapon systems for the US military.

So enuf of that crap. I design and race sailboats. I like sailboats. Sailboats are utterly cool. If I can be remembered for anything, I hope it’s for sailing.

[Historiker]

I'm impressed, John!

[JWE]

ORIGINAL: Historiker
I'm impressed, John!

Thank you Torsten, but I'm nothing but a Thread Brother, just like you. As I said, my curriculum vitae is manure; I'm a sailboat racer. Ciao, Bro. John

[Barb]

Dont know how many people are familiar with my nickname. Basically it is shortened Barbarossa (king Frederick I, Barbarossa and operation alike).

Born in 1984, no wife, no kids yet, history fan since I remember (should be 5 years old or so). Always reading books on topic, or searching internet for information sources for both european and pacific theathers of WW2 as well as napoleonic battles.
When I was not playing computer games with my friends, we were allways thinking and creating some wargames for ourselves based on history. From drawing map of world on 4x4 meters papers through throwing darts simulating bombs to using pyrotechnics to blow up ships made of empty cigarette boxes (ah, memories)....

Started with Bismarck, Guadalcanal, Red Storm Rising in 90s through Panzer General, Steel Panthers and SPWAW i got to UV, WITP and finally AE.

Now I am strictly WITP-AE addict [:D]

[88l71]

Since it's a game about the PTO the first thing I thought of was the famous submarine USS Barb [:D]

[Mynok]

ORIGINAL: JWE

Born, Wiesbaden, Germany, 1949. Came to America 1955. Dad was a soldier, Mom was legally still a “war bride”, life bites, but we got here. Florida; Dade City, Brooksville, Tampa.

Commissioned Artillery, AUS, 1969. Served 319th AFAR, RVN. First TDY, then PCS, Aeling Corporation, US NDSC-NSA. Retired national service 1992, Maj., USAR.

BS Physics, Chemistry, Bates College, Lewiston Maine. MS Optical Physics, Acoustic Physics, Materials Science, MIT, Cambridge, Mass. Worked for a living designing weapon systems for TI and Harris Corp, then became a patent lawyer so I could see all the cool stuff coming down the pike. A founder and principal of Lighttime, LLC, developing advanced weapon systems for the US military.

So enuf of that crap. I design and race sailboats. I like sailboats. Sailboats are utterly cool. If I can be remembered for anything, I hope it’s for sailing.

I love sailboats and artillery, too.....together....BIG sailboats.......[:'(]

[pturky]

Hi i am from Devon UK served in the British Army for 6 years in the Royal Engineers.Started playing squad leader and other counter pushing war games then went into computer games got Uncomman valor then WITP and now this good update. But my 1st love is World Of Warcraft .
Pturky started from P being from my 1st name Paul and Turky without the e from a skittle team i belong to.To all that dont no what skittles is its like 10 pin bowling but with 9 pins played in pubs and clubs in the area i live in.

[Sheytan]

First name is Frank, born is 1962 and am a military brat or was. My father served in ww2 in the Pacific, in Korea, and in Vietnam. We spent time in Thailand, Phillipines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. As a adult I have been to Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia when it still existed, and Bulgaria while it was still Warsaw pact.

I began boardgaming as a youth, my older brother would use me as his test dummy. I was a suscriber to SPI for years and enjoyed thier mag/games very much. As a adult I have migrated to computer games and have also played a number of MMO's.

I served in the Army as a 11 Bravo, went to UWM in Milwaukee after, then worked in Turkey as a contractor for the DOD. I have since returned to the USA, have two kids and live in Arizona.

My sig was based on a comment a turkish friend made to me when I was teaching him to play the original carriers at war, he said I was like a sheytan; devil, been using it ever since.

[thegreatwent]

My name is John and I'm a WitP-holic. The story of my forum name changes with each telling so if you ask no questions I'll tell no lies.

A Colorado native I've been a wargamer since I invented my own WW I Red Baron game using graph paper and cardboard at the age of 10 (I made the eindekker an elite plane since with one wing it was more advanced, some in these forums would have had fun tearing my poor game apart[;)]). I served in the Field Artillery which explains my sig and why I think the devs should increase the value of Arty in WitP[:D].

My degree is in History with an emphasis on U.S. History. Favorite research areas of interest to me include Enlisted life of Sailors aboard the Great White Fleet (1907), Baseball in the military, and the French Revolution. I recently have considered starting a project on the history of guerrilla warfare but at this point lack a natural starting point.

Presently I enjoy AE and chatting with my Thread mates on the Forums. I feel this game attracts a wonderfully eclectic group of people whom I enjoy this hobby with.