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WiFCon 2009
Posted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 10:56 pm
by Anendrue
Who all is planning to attend WiFCon 2009 (August 7-16)? Will Matrix be there with a beta version to view?
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:43 am
by gridley
It would be nice...and Lansing isn't that far. I know I can't take a full week off for it, but it might be cool to go down for a scenario.
I'll start looking into it.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:35 am
by sajbalk
I have no news about Matrix, but I will be there. Playing Germany again.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:18 pm
by brian brian
I want to go and play Japan/Italy, but the future is uncertain and the end is always near. I think I'll have to ask the Magic 8-Ball the question again.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:49 pm
by composer99
I plan on attending. Hotel & WiFCon registration complete & time off booked from work. Just have to book my flight and I'm in business.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 4:11 pm
by Anendrue
I have never made it but thought it might be interesting to go. My schedule depends on how the fan site is coming along.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:03 pm
by SLAAKMAN
Aaaaarrgh!! I wish I could go to this. [:D]
http://wifcon.org/tourney.html
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:45 am
by Joseignacio
Anybody knows where/when will be the Euro WifCon? I have been surfing the net, saw some photos of previous meeteings, some photos and some info in German that I cannot understand, but can'f find these. I know it uses to be in Germany and that's all.
If I can I would like to go and look at the games. I am not ready to pay by far, not only because of my level (I am still bitterly finding rules I don't know while I play) but playing in a championship has it's own rules... [:)]
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:56 pm
by sajbalk
From a search on google:
Re: Eurowifcon
Hi Hakon!
As usual, in Hofgeismar, this year from 9.-18.10.2009. (Later...) more on
www.eurowif.de. - Rooms grom Euro 18,-- per night including breakfast.
Cheers
T
Patrice, who frequents these boards, will know more.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2009 5:54 am
by Joseignacio
ORIGINAL: sajbalk
From a search on google:
Re: Eurowifcon
Hi Hakon!
As usual, in Hofgeismar, this year from 9.-18.10.2009. (Later...) more on
www.eurowif.de. - Rooms grom Euro 18,-- per night including breakfast.
Cheers
T
Patrice, who frequents these boards, will know more.
Thanks a lot!
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:46 pm
by sajbalk
Anyone else on this forum going?
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:49 am
by peskpesk
ORIGINAL: sajbalk
Anyone else on this forum going?
....
Sadly no, but if some one who is going could bring a digital camera and take some photos and upload them, that would be nice. [:)] As always, since I'm working with the setups of both minor and major power that is extra interesting beside the games themselves.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:51 am
by Jagdtiger14
Ahhh...the memories of 2003 Euro-WiFcon...
An interesting story(one amoung many)...to be short about it...my team mate brought his game...we were still in the habit of placing national control markers. One day after lunch with the Danes we were playing, we notice all the swastikas on our map had damage markers on top of them. Running in comes Kai Kunz with a red face and all excited speaking in german accent English how we cant use the swastika markers, etc... Something about swastikas being illegal and Euro WiFcon not being allowed back to the shooting hall if we are not careful. Us Americans and the Danes playing with us laughed at him. Hakon punished us later by adjudicating us all a ZERO score. But we had fun.
C
ORIGINAL: sajbalk
From a search on google:
Re: Eurowifcon
Hi Hakon!
As usual, in Hofgeismar, this year from 9.-18.10.2009. (Later...) more on
www.eurowif.de. - Rooms grom Euro 18,-- per night including breakfast.
Cheers
T
Patrice, who frequents these boards, will know more.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 1:20 pm
by sajbalk
Nor will Jagdtiger forget the glorious closely-run battle of 2004/
http://soapyfrog.net/wif/wifcon2004/
2 more impulses was all we needed.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 4:13 pm
by MajorDude
http://soapyfrog.net/wif/wifcon2004/wif ... acific.jpg
http://soapyfrog.net/wif/wifcon2004/wif ... Europe.JPG
Thank God the computer game uses 'auto-arrange' for the counters!!!!!!!!! [:D]
Some of the counters look like they were just tossed onto the map like coins in a penny flip game lol - j/k. However, CW does seems to have the best organized counter stacks...
I didn't read everything so, what did you mean about needing 2 impulses?
Looks like Germany got smashed really hard that last turn.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:23 pm
by composer99
I'll be at the Con. Hope to post photographs of my table if none others.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:49 pm
by lavisj
I can not play at the con itself, but since I only live 45 minutes away from it, I will drop by on the first saturday of the Con and say hi.... I will try and remember to take pictures of some of the tables.
Jerome
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2009 8:47 pm
by sajbalk
It is my opinion that if the Allies had 2 more impulses in J/A 1945, they would have taken: Antwerp, Kiel, Munich, Helsinki, Warsaw, Amsterdam at the least. This would have meant a tie game (15 axis objectives). M/J the allies had 3 impulses, 2 of which were "1" on the weather.
A very close, very fun game.
If you go to
http://soapyfrog.net , Paul has several other WiFCon game reports posted.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:41 am
by brian brian
ORIGINAL: MajorDude
CW does seems to have the best organized counter stacks...
One observation I took away from WiFCon is that the player with the organized stacks is usually a skilled player and dangerous opponent.
Talked it over with Bob today and gave the definite no for this year. I already pretty much spent the money and free time on marketing to try and expand my business instead. It was hard to do, but I still have some pretty large bills from last year as well. I'll miss it, a lot.
RE: WiFCon 2009
Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:17 pm
by Jagdtiger14
Steve,
Thanks for the memories! Which game did you like most?...2004 or 2005? I'll go to war with you on my side anytime!
C