Sopwith Sopwith Stats 37 - December 2004
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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 number of Sopwith games has been declining over the last few years, and although there has been a mild revival with the arrival of e-mail and web-based games, the numbers continue to drop. What has definitely dropped are the number of games being abandoned, and perhaps that is because the e-mail and web-based games run more quickly, making it less likely that players will simply lose interest or that the zine will fold from underneath the game.

Tony Dickinson still heads the table of point scorers, but has relinquished the lead on the wins table to Marc Priest, who now has 14 wins to Tony's 11.

AIRBORNE

These games are the ones known to have started since last time. We've gone down from fifteen last time to thirteen, but once again the reporting period has changed, this time from nine months to twelve. Next December we'll be able to get a proper comparison.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T307FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e369	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T308D2	Diplomacy 2000	Ambassador	Andy Scott	Complete
T309D2	Diplomacy 2000	Akira	Andy Scott	Complete
T310D2	Diplomacy 2000	Condor	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T311PZ	Psychozine	Spitfire	Andy Scott	In progress
T312D2	Diplomacy 2000	Constellation	Andy Scott	Complete
T313D2	Diplomacy 2000	Constitution	Andy Scott	In progress
T314D2	Diplomacy 2000	Cutlass	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T315OB	Obsidian	Treadmill	Alex Richardson	In progress
T316TN	Tinamou	Snoopy	David Partridge	In progress
T317PZ	Psychozine	Hurricane	Andy Scott	In progress
T318FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e456	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T319FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e464	Keith Thomasson	Complete

STOOGING AROUND

These are the games known to be active. This is the same number as we had at this point last year. I should clarify that the Hopscotch game is believed to be active, but I've not had confirmation from Rob Cullender.

Ref	Zine	Name	GM	Status
T291PZ	Psychozine	Eindecker	Martin Gilbey	In progress
T292HP	Hopscotch	Jordan	Rob Cullender	In progress
T311PZ	Psychozine	Spitfire	Andy Scott	In progress
T313D2	Diplomacy 2000	Constitution	Andy Scott	In progress
T314D2	Diplomacy 2000	Cutlass	Tom Tweedy	In progress
T315OB	Obsidian	Treadmill	Alex Richardson	In progress
T316TN	Tinamou	Snoopy	David Partridge	In progress
T317PZ	Psychozine	Hurricane	Andy Scott	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
T295D2	Diplomacy 2000	Raven	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T299D2	Diplomacy 2000	Perry	Tim Lomas	Complete
T303D2	Diplomacy 2000	Eurofighter	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T304D2	Diplomacy 2000	Buccaneer	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T305FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e345	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T306D2	Diplomacy 2000	Lager Shandy	Tim Lomas	Complete
T307FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e369	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T308D2	Diplomacy 2000	Ambassador	Andy Scott	Complete
T309D2	Diplomacy 2000	Akira	Andy Scott	Complete
T310D2	Diplomacy 2000	Condor	Tom Tweedy	Complete
T312D2	Diplomacy 2000	Constellation	Andy Scott	Complete
T318FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e456	Keith Thomasson	Complete
T319FR	For Whom The Web Rocks	e464	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 confirms his position at the top of this list by adding another 5 kills to his total, while three new 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
39	Tony Dickinson		10	Brian Moore		5½	Patrick Johnson
33	Marc Priest		9½	Sandra Bond		5½	Chris N Jones
26½	Mike Eddleston		9½	Darren Murphy		5½	Chris Rupp
26	Mark Boyle		8½	Clayton Colwell		5	Alan Burton
21	Nick Parish		8½	Martin Gilbey		5	Brian Dolton
20	Rob Cullender		8	Mark Wightman		5	Frederick Fall
16	Stuart Black		7½	Len Lorek		5	Geoff Kemp
15½	Mikey Lamont		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		7	Ian Winstanley		5	Colin Turner
13	Tom Tweedy		6½	Ryk Downes		5	Stuart Tweedy
10½	Andy Bate		6½	James Hardy		5	Kevin Wallis
10½	Pete Smith		6	Sandy Peters
10	John Miller		5½	Paul Hunter

ACES HIGH

Only two 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 #37 of the stats, see the separate Aces page.

Points	Games	Pilot		Points	Games	Pilot		Points	Games	Pilot
639	33	Tony Dickinson		96	4	Mike Lay		59	5	Alan Parr
559	25	Marc Priest		96	4	Richard Noakes		58	3	Rob Chapman
411	25	Mike Eddleston		94	4	Nicholas Clifton		58	4	Chris N Jones
406	12	Rob Cullender		93	3	John Norris		57	4	Ian Smith
377	24	Mark Boyle		93	4	Andy Mayfield		55	3	Nick Edwards
343	17	Nick Parish		92	3	Patrick Johnson		53	3	Larry Edgar
295	10	Dave Lomas		92	10	Rob Moore		53	3	James Tucker
281	7	Andrew Whiteley		89	10	Jonathan Ridley		53	4	Nick Hoyle
267	12	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	3	Terry Dibden		50	1	Martin Potts
220	10	Dave Tant		81	3	Toby Harris		50	2	Graham Holmes
215	24	Stuart Black		79	5	John Bycroft		50	2	Tony Whitfield
202	7	John Miller		75	3	Ian Tillson		49	2	Colin Stronach
168	8	Darren Murphy		74	3	Steve Wells		49	3	Dave Carter
165	7	Nick Taylor		72	2	Martyn Ives		49	7	Stuart Tweedy
154	9	Brian Moore		72	3	Brian Dolton		47	1	Jill Hitchcock
152	5	Andy Bate		72	5	Kevin McGowan		46	2	Nick Stokell
152	8	Steve Allen		72	5	Sandy Peters		46	8	Alex Bardy
150	15	Martin Gilbey		71	4	Mark Telford		45	1	Terry Pope
145	9	Len Lorek		71	6	Frederick Fall		45	5	Denis Arnold
138	12	Mark Wightman		71	6	Steve Turner		44	2	Kim Head
134	5	Richard Morris		71	7	Alan Burton		44	3	Chris Bullock
131	5	James Hardy		70	2	Allan Gordon		44	8	Mick Antrobus
131	12	Clayton Colwell		70	5	Stephen Othen		44	8	Stephen Woods
128	3	Paul Hunter		69	5	Roger Rose		43	6	Andy Marsh
128	18	Pete Smith		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	7	John Webley		42	6	Michael Graystone
110	6	Dave Rowley		64	6	Joakim Spångberg		42	3	Steve Mellors
110	6	Kevin Wallis		63	5	Frank Cheung		41	1	John Mills
109	3	Jim Stewart		62	3	Chris Raye		41	7	Eric Knibb
105	5	Geoff Kemp		62	5	Gary Wilkes		40	2	Dave McCrumb
103	11	Chris Rupp		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	Mark Wightman		2	John Norris
10	Tony Dickinson		2½	Frank Cheung		2	Stephen Othen
7	Rob Cullender		2½	Kevin Wallis		2	Lee Paddon
7	Tom Tweedy		2	John Colledge		2	Roger Rose
6	Dave Tant		2	Clayton Colwell		2	Chris Rupp
6	Andrew Whiteley		2	Terry Dibden		2	Mark Telford
5	Mikey Lamont		2	Frank Dunn		2	Ian Tillson
5	Dave Lomas		2	Len George		2	James Tucker
5	Nick Parish		2	Martin Gilbey		1½	Andy Bate
4½	Mark Boyle		2	James Hardy		1½	Stuart Black
4	Sandra Bond		2	Paul Hunter		1½	Brian Dolton
4	John Miller		2	Patrick Johnson		1½	Martyn Ives
4	Nick Taylor		2	Geoff Kemp		1½	Rob Moore
3½	Mike Eddleston		2	Keith Loveys		1½	Steve Wells
3	Steve Allen		2	Pete Mason		1½	Stephen Woods
3	Jim Stewart		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 December 11th 2004