The Happy Pinatas

[Onime No Kyo]

Hello everybody (I'm sure there arn't that many of you) and welcome to the AAR.

Steve (AW1Steve) and I are playing against John (John 3rd) and Scott (scott1964). They are both from Colorado and are very good and experienced players. Incidentally, they can stop reading and get the heck out of this thread.....now. [:'(]

As for Steve and I, we have absolutely nothing in common except sheer bloody mindedness. We have played several games of the original WitP against each other and found them to be invariably bloody but very, very enjoyable (speaking for myself, of course, although my partner might agree as well) during which I have acquired great respect for Steve both as a player and person and am honored to fight with him side by side, as it were. We have also noted that we have a very similar playing style and tend to think along the same lines strategically. We hope that this will prove an advantage in this game.

This is my first game of AE anything aside from about a month's worth of turns I ran against the AI as I only bought the game a month or so ago after taking a very lengthy pause from vanilla WitP for personal reasons and not having the guts to return until now. Steve has quite a bit more experience, both with AE and WitP in general and has been an invaluable resource for information and a great sounding board for my silly ideas.

The premise of this game is simple. There are no house rules. We are all gentlemen and adults and can agree that we can enjoy this game without throwing up preemptive bulwarks of house rules (which always struck me as a sort of PBEM prenop). Therefore, all the parties involved have agreed to keep themselves honest, not engage in any gamey behavior or to misuse the weaknesses of the system in any way. There is the caveat that any notice of gamey actions can and should be called out to the offending side, but I'm personally sure that this will not become necessary.

Other than that, the field is open. As Steve is fond of saying, the gameyest part of this game is that one person can be Field Marshal, Admiral, President, Prime Minister and God the Almighty all in one.

As for the setup of this AAR, I have noted elsewhere previously that I am no fan of cutting and pasting the combat summary. Maybe my partner would be willing to take care of that side or either of us could simply provide a synopsis. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

Questions, comments and jokes are always welcome. Rude and/or obnoxious behavior is not.

Enjoy.

[Canoerebel]

Clever title; four well-known forum members; and a spanking new AAR to follow.  [8D]
 
With John on the other side, the game is sure to be violent.
 
Which mod or scenario are you playing?

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
Rude and/or obnoxious behavior is not.

Awww, man...[:(]

[CapAndGown]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
Rude and/or obnoxious behavior is not.

Awww, man...[:(]

+1

[:D]

[Cap Mandrake]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

If the muse doesn't work, try more fiber.

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Hello everybody (I'm sure there arn't that many of you) and welcome to the AAR.

Steve (AW1Steve) and I are playing against John (John 3rd) and Scott (scott1964). They are both from Colorado and are very good and experienced players. Incidentally, they can stop reading and get the heck out of this thread.....now. [:'(]

As for Steve and I, we have absolutely nothing in common except sheer bloody mindedness. We have played several games of the original WitP against each other and found them to be invariably bloody but very, very enjoyable (speaking for myself, of course, although my partner might agree as well) during which I have acquired great respect for Steve both as a player and person and am honored to fight with him side by side, as it were. We have also noted that we have a very similar playing style and tend to think along the same lines strategically. We hope that this will prove an advantage in this game.

This is my first game of AE anything aside from about a month's worth of turns I ran against the AI as I only bought the game a month or so ago after taking a very lengthy pause from vanilla WitP for personal reasons and not having the guts to return until now. Steve has quite a bit more experience, both with AE and WitP in general and has been an invaluable resource for information and a great sounding board for my silly ideas.

The premise of this game is simple. There are no house rules. We are all gentlemen and adults and can agree that we can enjoy this game without throwing up preemptive bulwarks of house rules (which always struck me as a sort of PBEM prenop). Therefore, all the parties involved have agreed to keep themselves honest, not engage in any gamey behavior or to misuse the weaknesses of the system in any way. There is the caveat that any notice of gamey actions can and should be called out to the offending side, but I'm personally sure that this will not become necessary.

Other than that, the field is open. As Steve is fond of saying, the gameyest part of this game is that one person can be Field Marshal, Admiral, President, Prime Minister and God the Almighty all in one.

As for the setup of this AAR, I have noted elsewhere previously that I am no fan of cutting and pasting the combat summary. Maybe my partner would be willing to take care of that side or either of us could simply provide a synopsis. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

Questions, comments and jokes are always welcome. Rude and/or obnoxious behavior is not.

Enjoy.

The reason I've never cut and pasted the combat summary is that I've never quite figured out how. I probably will some day, but not for the tactical benefit of Chickenboy![:D]

Yury and I have very different backgrounds and areas of interest. Strangely enough they complement each other. I won't say where those areas are , because they will give too much info to "you know who", whom I'm currently engaged in another deadly struggle (2x2 PBEM)![:D]

We've had hours of preperation and planning , via email,phone callsand instant messaging. My hopes are to increase this to tele-conferencing next. (Assuming I can get the newly purchased camera and other gear functioning!).To plan any better or more extensively would require one of us to purchase an airline ticket (probably me, as I very much doubt Yury will visit the land of Beef,beer,bombers and Corn-huskers!). [:D]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Canoerebel

Clever title; four well-known forum members; and a spanking new AAR to follow.  [8D]

With John on the other side, the game is sure to be violent.

Which mod or scenario are you playing?

Basic scenario 1.

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
Rude and/or obnoxious behavior is not.

Awww, man...[:(]

OH LOOK! It's "you know who"![:D]

[AW1Steve]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

If the muse doesn't work, try more fiber.

The mouse has a muse? Named museilix? [&:][:D]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
Rude and/or obnoxious behavior is not.

Awww, man...[:(]

I think he was kidding, CB. [;)]

[USSAmerica]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

If the muse doesn't work, try more fiber.

And with that, this AAR is officially launched. [:D]

[USSAmerica]

Good luck, Brothers!  

[Onime No Kyo]

As this AAR progresses, I fully plan to showcase my complete lack of writing talent for all the world to see. And believe me, I'm no Cuttlefish, nor yet a Mandrake.

You have received fair warning. Proceed with caution. [:-]

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

As this AAR progresses, I fully plan to showcase my complete lack of writing talent for all the world to see. And believe me, I'm no Cuttlefish, nor yet a Mandrake.

You have received fair warning. Proceed with caution. [:-]

Dude, you've got 12,000+ posts! The world is familiar with your writing talents. [:'(][:D]

[Chickenboy]

Just a point of order moving forward....are 'Onime Blasts' by visitors welcome? No reason in particular, just curious. [:D]

[Onime No Kyo]

Dec. 7 1941

The morning of December 7th brought the long-expected news of war to Kuantan.

Nicholas Wright was shaken awake by his orderly. As he struggled to open his bleary eyes, working against the fatigue of a full day occupied with the minutia of his unit's relocation, the flight and in significant proportion the aftermath of the party thrown to mark their arrival, he noted terrified look on the young enlisted man's face. All thought of sleep and fatigue instantly vanished. He took and unfolded the slip of paper being held out for him. A hastily scribbled text received by radio from Kota Bharu several minutes ago. Battleships. Cruisers. Bombardment. He was instantly out of his bunk and still working on tightening his belt as he rushed out of the room.

In the radio tent located on the edge of the field he ran into George Whitney, commander of the Wildebeest unit which shared the field with Wright's Swordfish.

Between the two of them, with brief inputs from the radio operator, they established that virtually nothing was known or clear. The enemy force, if the conflicting reports still being received from various stations around Kota Bharu were to be averaged, consisted of somewhere between two and eight enemy battleships, up to 20 cruisers and destroyers too numerous to count. As yet, however, there was no report of landing, or even troopships being seen.

There was no word from headquarters either. Whitney's 223 Group had been ordered to move to Singapore several days prior and was likely still aboard their train somewhere south of Malacca. The skeleton crew which was supposed to be manning the now otherwise empty group headquarters in Kuala Lumpur was not responding. Nor was there any response from Wrights 224 Group in Singapore itself. Wild rumors and suppositions about enemy agents and sabotage were already circulating around the base. That, however, did nothing to assuage the issue at hand. The unit of Buffalo fighters which was supposed to have arrived this morning was conspicuously absent. But likewise, their absence or present whereabouts did not diminish the weight of the choice facing the two officers.

After brief consultation, Wright and Whitney found themselves to be in complete agreement with one another. Whether the enemy knew it or not, their units presented a powerful punch against a seaborne invasion. With just a bit of luck and laxness by enemy lookouts, they might sneak their not inconsiderable force of torpedo bombers within launch range of the enemy ships. But even if luck was not on their side today, the two officers agreed that they must do their duty. The enemy has been located and must be struck.

As the sun rose over the dense foliage of the trees surrounding the airstrip, six Swordfish and eight Wildebeest made their lumbering way into the air, forming up over the jungle, and hefting their deadly cargo of torpedoes towards the enemy fleet.

Postwar Japanese records yielded only a single passing reference to an air action over Kota Bharu that day. No planes returned to Kuantan. There were no survivors.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

As this AAR progresses, I fully plan to showcase my complete lack of writing talent for all the world to see. And believe me, I'm no Cuttlefish, nor yet a Mandrake.

You have received fair warning. Proceed with caution. [:-]

Dude, you've got 12,000+ posts! The world is familiar with your writing talents. [:'(][:D]

Spam and writing are slightly different things. [:'(]

I know I suck at it badly but I love to do it.

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

If the muse doesn't work, try more fiber.

Welcome, master. [&o][:D]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo

Hello everybody (I'm sure there arn't that many of you) and welcome to the AAR.

Steve (AW1Steve) and I are playing against John (John 3rd) and Scott (scott1964). They are both from Colorado and are very good and experienced players. Incidentally, they can stop reading and get the heck out of this thread.....now. [:'(]

As for Steve and I, we have absolutely nothing in common except sheer bloody mindedness. We have played several games of the original WitP against each other and found them to be invariably bloody but very, very enjoyable (speaking for myself, of course, although my partner might agree as well) during which I have acquired great respect for Steve both as a player and person and am honored to fight with him side by side, as it were. We have also noted that we have a very similar playing style and tend to think along the same lines strategically. We hope that this will prove an advantage in this game.

This is my first game of AE anything aside from about a month's worth of turns I ran against the AI as I only bought the game a month or so ago after taking a very lengthy pause from vanilla WitP for personal reasons and not having the guts to return until now. Steve has quite a bit more experience, both with AE and WitP in general and has been an invaluable resource for information and a great sounding board for my silly ideas.

The premise of this game is simple. There are no house rules. We are all gentlemen and adults and can agree that we can enjoy this game without throwing up preemptive bulwarks of house rules (which always struck me as a sort of PBEM prenop). Therefore, all the parties involved have agreed to keep themselves honest, not engage in any gamey behavior or to misuse the weaknesses of the system in any way. There is the caveat that any notice of gamey actions can and should be called out to the offending side, but I'm personally sure that this will not become necessary.

Other than that, the field is open. As Steve is fond of saying, the gameyest part of this game is that one person can be Field Marshal, Admiral, President, Prime Minister and God the Almighty all in one.

As for the setup of this AAR, I have noted elsewhere previously that I am no fan of cutting and pasting the combat summary. Maybe my partner would be willing to take care of that side or either of us could simply provide a synopsis. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

Questions, comments and jokes are always welcome. Rude and/or obnoxious behavior is not.

Enjoy.

The reason I've never cut and pasted the combat summary is that I've never quite figured out how. I probably will some day, but not for the tactical benefit of Chickenboy![:D]

Yury and I have very different backgrounds and areas of interest. Strangely enough they complement each other. I won't say where those areas are , because they will give too much info to "you know who", whom I'm currently engaged in another deadly struggle (2x2 PBEM)![:D]

We've had hours of preperation and planning , via email,phone callsand instant messaging. My hopes are to increase this to tele-conferencing next. (Assuming I can get the newly purchased camera and other gear functioning!).To plan any better or more extensively would require one of us to purchase an airline ticket (probably me, as I very much doubt Yury will visit the land of Beef,beer,bombers and Corn-huskers!). [:D]

If you can arrange for a hot tub filled with farmers' daughters I may consider it. [:D]

[Onime No Kyo]

ORIGINAL: AW1Steve

ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake

ORIGINAL: Onime No Kyo
. I'll try to fill in the color commentary as the muse moves me.

If the muse doesn't work, try more fiber.

The mouse has a muse? Named museilix? [&:][:D]

Oh dear.