Sopwith Sopwith Stats 38 - December 2005
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Sopwith Stats reports on games of Sopwith played by post, via e-mail and on the web.  There are at least three places where the latter type of game can be played, on another part of this site (For Whom The Web Rocks), on Tom Tweedy's Diplomacy 2000 site and at Mike Dean's Psychozine site.

With rare exceptions, new games are played via e-mail rather than post. This often makes for a better gaming experience, as the game can run more quickly. Instead of taking three months of postal playing time to land your plane and refuel, it can be sorted in a week of playing time . This may explain why more games are taking longer to finish in terms of rounds, though they still finish a lot sooner than postal games.

WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE

THE STATE OF THE GAME

The state seems be be pretty stable, albeit reduced from its former glory. The fact that it is still being played in the 21st Century is remarkable enough. Special mention for this issue goes to Chris Rupp, who has moved well up the tables in the last year.

AIRBORNE

These games are the ones known to have started since last time. We've moved from last year's thirteen to eleven, which is tantamount to saying the rate of new games is pretty stable.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T320D2	Diplomacy 2000	Sabre	Ton Tweedy	Complete
T321FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e498	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T322HP	Hopscotch	Kennet	Rob Cullender	Abandoned
T323D2	Diplomacy 2000	Lancaster	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T324D2	Diplomacy 2000	Galaxy	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T325FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e553	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T326D2	Diplomacy 2000	Skyhawk	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T327D2	Diplomacy 2000	Applejack	Tim Lomas	Complete
T328FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e572	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T329FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e577	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T330FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e597	Keith Thomasson	In progress

LOST IN THE CLOUDS

Just one game falls into this category, which stalled almost as soon as it started, as Rob found himself unable to continue. The reason for the drop in abandoned games is the increasing number being played via e-mail, which run at a faster rate and keep people more interested.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T322HP	Hopscotch	Kennet	Rob Cullender	Abandoned

STOOGING AROUND

These are the games known to be active. For the third time in a row, this stays static at eight games. Most of them are the same paper-based games that are taking time to complete.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T291PZ	Psychozine	Eindecker	Martin Gilbey	In progress
T311PZ	Psychozine	Spitfire	Andy Scott	In progress
T315OB	Obsidian	Treadmill	Alex Richardson	In progress
T316TN	Tinamou	Snoopy	David Partridge	In progress
T317PZ	Psycozine	Hurricane	Andy Scott	In progress
T317PZ	Psychozine	Hurricane	Andy Scott	In progress
T326D2	Diplomacy 2000	Skyhawk	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T330FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e597	Keith Thomasson	In progress

DOWN TO EARTH

These are the games that have been reported as complete since the last issue. We have thirteen games this time, seven of which started and finished in the last year. Click on the game number for full details of each game.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T292HP	For Whom The Web Rocks	Jordan	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T313D2	Diplomacy 2000	Constitution	Andy Scott	Complete
T314D2	Diplomacy 2000	Cutlass	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T317PZ	Psycozine	Hurricane	Andy Scott	Complete
T320D2	Diplomacy 2000	Sabre	Ton Tweedy	Complete
T321FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e498	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T323D2	Diplomacy 2000	Lancaster	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T324D2	Diplomacy 2000	Galaxy	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T325FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e553	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T327D2	Diplomacy 2000	Applejack	Tim Lomas	Complete
T328FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e572	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T329FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e577	Keith Thomasson	Complete

KILLS TABLE

This is the place to find out which pilots have made the most kills. This list is based on completed games. Tony Dickinson is still at the top of this list, adding one more kill to his total, while three pilots join the list. The arrows mark the pilots who have made kills since the last report. The list is limited to pilots with five or more kills to their credit, the 'real life' requirement for Ace status.

Kills	Pilot		Kills	Pilot		Kills	Pilot
42	Tony Dickinson		10	John Miller		5½	Paul Hunter
35	Marc Priest		10	Brian Moore		5½	Patrick Johnson
32	Mike Eddleston		9½	Sandra Bond		5½	Chris N Jones
26½	Mark Boyle		9½	Darren Murphy		5	Alan Burton
21	Nick Parish		8½	Clayton Colwell		5	Brian Dolton
20	Rob Cullender		8	Mark Wightman		5	Frederick Fall
16	Stuart Urquhart		8	Ian Winstanley		5	Michael Graystone
15½	Mikey Lamont		7½	Len Lorek		5	Geoff Kemp
15	Chris Rupp		7½	Lee Paddon		5	Andy Mayfield
14½	Andrew Whiteley		7	Steve Allen		5	Richard Noakes
14	Dave Lomas		7	John Bycroft		5	Ian Smith
14	Dave Tant		6½	Ryk Downes		5	Colin Turner
13	Pete Smith		6½	James Hardy		5	Stuart Tweedy
13	Tom Tweedy		6½	Alan Parr		5	Kevin Wallis
11½	Martin Gilbey		6½	Joakim Spångberg
10½	Andy Bate		6	Sandy Peters

ACES HIGH

Three pilots gained Ace status since the last issue. The list is presented in points order rather than alphabetically. For an alphabetical list of current Aces, rather than this snapshot for issue #38 of the stats, see the separate Aces page.

Points	Games	Pilot		Points	Games	Pilot		Points	Games	Pilot
689	34	Tony Dickinson		96	4	Mike Lay		58	3	Rob Chapman
590	30	Marc Priest		96	4	Richard Noakes		58	4	Chris N Jones
511	28	Mike Eddleston		96	6	Alan Parr		57	4	Ian Smith
406	12	Rob Cullender		95	6	Ian Winstanley		55	3	Nick Edwards
382	26	Mark Boyle		94	4	Nicholas Clifton		53	3	Larry Edgar
343	17	Nick Parish		93	3	John Norris		53	3	James Tucker
295	10	Dave Lomas		93	4	Andy Mayfield		53	4	Nick Hoyle
281	7	Andrew Whiteley		92	3	Patrick Johnson		53	6	Hugo Griffin
267	12	Mikey Lamont		92	10	Rob Moore		52	3	Michael Woods
264	18	Chris Rupp		89	10	Jonathan Ridley		51	1	Mick Brennan
249	9	Tom Tweedy		84	4	Colin Turner		50	1	Martin Potts
220	10	Sandra Bond		81	3	Terry Dibden		50	2	Graham Holmes
220	10	Dave Tant		81	8	Joakim Spångberg		50	2	Tony Whitfield
215	24	Stuart Urquhart		79	3	Toby Harris		49	2	Colin Stronach
203	17	Martin Gilbey		79	5	John Bycroft		49	3	Dave Carter
202	7	John Miller		75	3	Ian Tillson		49	7	Stuart Tweedy
168	8	Darren Murphy		74	3	Steve Wells		47	1	Jill Hitchcock
165	7	Nick Taylor		72	2	Martyn Ives		46	2	Nick Stokell
156	20	Pete Smith		72	3	Brian Dolton		46	8	Alex Bardy
154	9	Brian Moore		72	5	Kevin McGowan		45	1	Terry Pope
152	5	Andy Bate		72	5	Sandy Peters		45	3	Eddy Richards
152	8	Steve Allen		71	4	Mark Telford		45	5	Denis Arnold
145	9	Len Lorek		71	6	Frederick Fall		44	2	Kim Head
138	12	Mark Wightman		71	6	Steve Turner		44	3	Chris Bullock
134	5	Richard Morris		71	7	Alan Burton		44	8	Mick Antrobus
131	5	James Hardy		70	2	Allan Gordon		43	2	Stephen Woods
131	12	Clayton Colwell		69	5	Roger Rose		43	6	Andy Marsh
128	3	Paul Hunter		68	2	Frank Dunn		42	3	Steve Gregory
125	14	Ryk Downes		68	2	Constance Hackett		42	3	Steve Mellors
123	5	Lee Paddon		68	6	Stephen Othen		41	1	John Mills
110	6	Dave Rowley		68	7	John Webley		41	2	John Walker
110	6	Kevin Wallis		63	5	Frank Cheung		41	4	Dave Burton
109	3	Jim Stewart		62	3	Chris Raye		41	7	Eric Knibb
107	11	Michael Graystone		62	5	Gary Wilkes		40	2	Dave McCrumb
105	5	Geoff Kemp		60	4	Rob Thomasson
102	5	Pete Mason		59	1	Paul Ford

WINNERS

This list shows all those who have won more than one game of Sopwith. Half points are gained when a game is tied. Ties usually occur when the last two pilots shoot each other down at the same time..

Wins	Pilot		Wins	Pilot		Wins	Pilot
14	Marc Priest		3	Jim Stewart		2	John Norris
11	Tony Dickinson		3	Mark Wightman		2	Stephen Othen
7	Rob Cullender		2½	Frank Cheung		2	Lee Paddon
7	Tom Tweedy		2½	Kevin Wallis		2	Alan Parr
6	Dave Tant		2	John Colledge		2	Roger Rose
6	Andrew Whiteley		2	Clayton Colwell		2	Mark Telford
5½	Mike Eddleston		2	Terry Dibden		2	Ian Tillson
5	Mikey Lamont		2	Frank Dunn		2	James Tucker
5	Dave Lomas		2	Len George		1½	Andy Bate
5	Nick Parish		2	Michael Graystone		1½	Brian Dolton
4½	Mark Boyle		2	James Hardy		1½	Martyn Ives
4	Sandra Bond		2	Paul Hunter		1½	Rob Moore
4	John Miller		2	Patrick Johnson		1½	Stuart Urquhart
4	Chris Rupp		2	Geoff Kemp		1½	Steve Wells
4	Nick Taylor		2	Keith Loveys		1½	Stephen Woods
3	Steve Allen		2	Pete Mason
3	Martin Gilbey		2	Richard Morris

AFTERWORD

The ability to produce statistics relies on the co-operation of everyone involved in the games. Without feedback from the GMs or the players, the information wouldn't be available.

If you run a game of Sopwith, I would like to know the details of scoring and kills. In fact, I need this detail to maintain the statistics. There are a number of games where the only details given are who won and how many points/kills the pilots had, which doesn't allow full positions to be given. Please consider me for your circulation list. For paper zines, trade with For Whom The Die Rolls is always an option.

If you're interested in running Sopwith in your zine, the rules explain the game. You don't really need anything else other than six willing volunteers, but you might like a copy of my playing area graphic (17kb) to include in the game reports. This includes the necessary graphics for the planes and player numbers, which you can cut and paste over the relevant hexes.

Thank you.

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© Keith Thomasson January 7th 2006