Sopwith Sopwith Stats 35 - December 2002
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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.

Issue #34 included a proposal to change the way that Ace status is gained and retained. The follow-up to that is included here. Sopwith games seem to be quite healthy at the moment, although all of the new games are e-mail based. No games have been abandoned, and I will do my best to ensure that it stays this way. To help with this, I am willing to pick up any games that are stalling for any reason and run them to completion. All I need to do this is the latest position and the contact details for all players.

WHAT'S IN THIS ISSUE

CALCULATING ACES

Last time, I put forward a proposal that Aces should be calculated on their most recent games rather than all the results they've ever gained. This didn't receive much support, although the surprising trend in the responses was the number of people who thought this had already been changed, when it was only a suggestion for discussion.

There is a simple alternative to the suggestion, and one that has been used before. Every now and then, someone runs a Sopwith game and declares it to be a no-Aces game, so even if a player has Ace status, it doesn't count for that game. I plan to offer this as an option with For Whom The Web Rocks, with the aim of encouraging new players to try the game with some hope of lasting more than a few rounds.

AIRBORNE

These games are the ones known to have started since last time. We have twelve games in this list, down from last time, but this covers a nine month period rather than sixteen months. All of these games are e-mail games, with the reports appearing on the web.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T280D2	Diplomacy 2000	Apache	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T281D2	Diplomacy 2000	Starfighter	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T282D2	Diplomacy 2000	Single Malt	Tim Lomas	Complete
T283FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e173	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T284D2	Diplomacy 2000	Phantom	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T285FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e195	Keith Thomasson	In progress
T286D2	Diplomacy 2000	Hawk	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T287D2	Diplomacy 2000	Swordfish	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T288FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e214	Keith Thomasson	In progress
T289D2	Diplomacy 2000	Manhattan	Tim Lomas	In progress
T290PZ	Psychozine	Hui	Mike Dean	Complete
T291PZ	Psychozine	Eindecker	Martin Gilbey	In progress

LOST IN THE CLOUDS

While a few games could be classed as stalling, none of them are desperate enough to be abandoned, so this section is empty this time.

STOOGING AROUND

These are the games known to be active, including those that started since the last issue. The games in Hopscotch and Underneath the Mango Tree have been static for a while for various reasons, but I am assured that they are not being abandoned.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T246HP	Hopscotch	Hudson	Rob Cullender	In progress
T248SG	Strangitude	ELO	Paul Sands	In progress
T249HP	Hopscotch	Indus	Rob Cullender	In progress
T252UM	Underneath The Mango Tree	-	Alex Bardy	In progress
T260SG	Strangitude	Ozric	Paul Sands	In progress
T262FW	For Whom The Die Rolls	-	Keith Thomasson	In progress
T270UM	Underneath The Mango Tree	-	Alex Bardy	In progress
T276FF	Flights of Fancy	Vostok	Philip Honeybone	In progress
T279FW	For Whom The Die Rolls	-	Keith Thomasson	In progress
T285FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e195	Keith Thomasson	In progress
T286D2	Diplomacy 2000	Hawk	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T287D2	Diplomacy 2000	Swordfish	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T288FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e214	Keith Thomasson	In progress
T289D2	Diplomacy 2000	Manhattan	Tim Lomas	In progress
T291PZ	Psychozine	Eindecker	Martin Gilbey	In progress

DOWN TO EARTH

These are the games that have been reported as complete since the last issue. We have nine games this time, six of which also started since the last issue. Click on the game number for full details of each game.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T250FW	For Whom The Die Rolls	-	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T277D2	Diplomacy 2000	Blackhawk	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T278FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e144	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T280D2	Diplomacy 2000	Apache	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T281D2	Diplomacy 2000	Starfighter	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T282D2	Diplomacy 200	Single Malt	Tim Lomas	Complete
T283FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e173	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T284D2	Diplomacy 2000	Phantom	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T290PZ	Psychozine	Hui	Mike Dean	Complete

KILLS TABLE

This is the place to find out which pilots have made the most kills. This is based on completed games. Tony Dickinson confirms his position at the top of this list by adding another 6½ kills to his total. 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
30	Tony Dickinson		9½	Sandra Bond		5½	Chris N Jones
20	Mark Boyle		9½	Mike Eddleston		5	Alan Burton
20	Rob Cullender		8	Mark Wightman		5	Clayton Colwell
19½	Nick Parish		7½	Len Lorek		5	Brian Dolton
15	Mikey Lamont		7½	Lee Paddon		5	Frederick Fall
15	Marc Priest		7	Steve Allen		5	Geoff Kemp
14½	Andrew Whiteley		7	Ian Winstanley		5	Andy Mayfield
14	Dave Lomas		6½	James Hardy		5	Richard Noakes
14	Dave Tant		6	John Bycroft		5	Ian Smith
13	Tom Tweedy		6	Ryk Downes		5	Pete Smith
10½	Andy Bate		6	Sandy Peters		5	Colin Turner
10	John Miller		5½	Martin Gilbey		5	Stuart Tweedy
10	Brian Moore		5½	Paul Hunter		5	Kevin Wallis

ACES HIGH

Only one pilot gained Ace status since the last issue - Stuart Black. The list is presented in points order rather than alphabetically. For an alphabetical list of current Aces, rather than this snapshot for issue #35 of the stats, see the separate Aces page.

Points	Games	Pilot		Points	Games	Pilot		Points	Games	Pilot
517	26	Tony Dickinson		94	4	Nicholas Clifton		58	3	Rob Chapman
406	12	Rob Cullender		93	3	John Norris		58	4	Chris N Jones
314	18	Mark Boyle		93	4	Andy Mayfield		58	13	Stuart Black
304	14	Nick Parish		92	10	Rob Moore		57	4	Ian Smith
295	10	Dave Lomas		89	10	Jonathan Ridley		55	3	Nick Edwards
281	7	Andrew Whiteley		85	5	Darren Murphy		53	3	Larry Edgar
261	14	Marc Priest		84	10	Pete Smith		53	4	Nick Hoyle
251	10	Mikey Lamont		84	4	Colin Turner		52	3	Michael Woods
247	9	Tom Tweedy		83	5	Ian Winstanley		51	1	Mick Brennan
220	10	Sandra Bond		81	8	Clayton Colwell		50	1	Martin Potts
220	10	Dave Tant		81	3	Terry Dibden		50	2	Graham Holmes
202	7	John Miller		81	3	Toby Harris		50	2	Tony Whitfield
165	7	Nick Taylor		78	4	John Bycroft		49	2	Colin Stronach
154	9	Brian Moore		75	3	Ian Tillson		49	3	Dave Carter
152	5	Andy Bate		74	3	Steve Wells		49	7	Alex Bardy
152	8	Steve Allen		72	2	Martyn Ives		49	7	Stuart Tweedy
150	12	Mike Eddleston		72	3	Brian Dolton		47	1	Jill Hitchcock
145	9	Len Lorek		72	5	Kevin McGowan		46	2	Nick Stokell
138	12	Mark Wightman		72	5	Sandy Peters		45	1	Terry Pope
134	5	Richard Morris		71	4	Mark Telford		45	5	Denis Arnold
131	5	James Hardy		71	6	Frederick Fall		44	2	Kim Head
128	3	Paul Hunter		71	6	Steve Turner		44	8	Mick Antrobus
123	5	Lee Paddon		71	7	Alan Burton		44	8	Keith Loveys
115	12	Ryk Downes		70	2	Allan Gordon		43	2	Stephen Woods
110	6	Dave Rowley		69	5	Roger Rose		43	4	Stephen Othen
110	6	Kevin Wallis		68	2	Frank Dunn		42	3	Steve Gregory
109	3	Jim Stewart		68	2	Constance Hackett		42	3	Steve Mellors
105	11	Martin Gilbey		63	5	Frank Cheung		41	1	John Mills
102	5	Pete Mason		62	3	Chris Raye		41	7	Eric Knibb
99	6	Geoff Kemp		62	5	Gary Wilkes		40	2	Dave McCrumb
96	4	Mike Lay		59	1	Paul Ford
96	4	Richard Noakes		59	5	Alan Parr

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
9½	Tony Dickinson		3	Jim Stewart		2	Richard Morris
7	Rob Cullender		3	Mark Wightman		2	John Norris
7	Tom Tweedy		2½	Frank Cheung		2	Lee Paddon
6½	Marc Priest		2½	Kevin Wallis		2	Roger Rose
6	Dave Tant		2	John Colledge		2	Mark Telford
6	Andrew Whiteley		2	Terry Dibden		2	Ian Tillson
5	Dave Lomas		2	Frank Dunn		1½	Andy Bate
5	Nick Parish		2	Len George		1½	Brian Dolton
4	Sandra Bond		2	Martin Gilbey		1½	Mike Eddleston
4	Mark Boyle		2	James Hardy		1½	Martyn Ives
4	Mikey Lamont		2	Paul Hunter		1½	Rob Moore
4	John Miller		2	Geoff Kemp		1½	Steve Wells
4	Nick Taylor		2	Keith Loveys		1½	Stephen Woods
3	Steve Allen		2	Pete Mason

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 December 5th 2002