Posts made by saburo sakai

Right.  And in the case of a fighter from sz35, it could also attack the Japanese sub in sz46 before landing on the US CV in NCM.

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When you download the file, change the ending to .map or .aam.  If it is a 2nd edition game, change it to .map.  If it is an AAR game change it to .aam.  Then you will be able to open the file from your “file” menu in AABattlemap.

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Larry Harris is looking for input on AAPacific and possible rule changes.  Weigh in with your suggestions:

http://www.harrisgamedesign.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1086

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@froodster:

Nice to meet another lawyer on here. What firm are you with? One of the big ones like Blakes or McCarthy Tetrault that I might have heard of? What’s your practice?

The firm is Hill Abra Dewar - small, with 9 lawyers, but a solid reputation as an exclusively litigation boutique. They hived off of Aikins (biggest firm in town) in 1988 or so and take a lot of the big clients that are conflicted out of the big firms.

Yeah, I’m not sure they’ll find anyone more suited that is actually looking for a job. I think they want people who were in advocacy competitions etc. in law school but I know those people and they are all in cushy jobs with the big firms or the federal dept. of justice.

In the meantime I have time to pursue other options and if I get another offer that just gives me some more leverage (or a better option).

To be honest I’d prefer to stay in a memo-writing capacity - I like research and analysis and writing - in court you have all these unpredictable human dynamics etc. Maybe the same reason I like PBEM a bit more than FTF gaming now - time to think and make the best possible move. So now that they’ve sort of indicated to me that they see me as a fall-back option I’m tempted to leave them high and dry if I get another offer, just to stick it to them.

I guess extending the competition is legitimate for them to do but it’s a little embarrassing for my friends, who know I’ve applied there, to know that they were not sufficiently impressed with me to take me even if I was their only applicant. So that burns a bit.

They’re a great firm and it would be good to go there though.

Frood,

I know the firm and you’re right, they do have a good reputation.

As for my firm, I’d rather not say on the board, but if you’re really interested, send me a PM and I’ll give you the details.

As for memo-writing, it’s OK to do while you’re a junior lawyer but you’re not going to make any real money as a researcher.  For that, you have to be the top dog and the top dogs are all standing up in court, making an argument or cross-examining a witness.  It will take a few years but you’ll get there and you’ll get more comfortable as you go along.  Frankly, there’s nothing I enjoy more than getting up in court and presenting an argument, especially when the Judge doesn’t buy it at first but you are able to persuade him.  It’s like seducing a beautiful woman – only the beautiful woman is usually a man in his 60’s.

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Well, Frood - I’ve been a lawyer for 18 years and I’ve interviewed a lot of articling students and young lawyers over the years.  Not too many of them have any advocacy experience.  Most of artilcing is spent writing briefs, doing research and watching senior lawyers do the “advocating”, so I’m not sure what this firm was expecting to find.

What firm is it by the way?  I practice in Sask. and Alberta, so I’ll probably know the firm in Winnipeg.

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http://www.flames-of-europe.de/

This is the second attack on the A&A community in less then a year.  I hope A&A.org is well-secured.

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Forget Chuck Norris, the next category should be “ncscswitch”.

:-D

Yes, you get the convoy route back.  For the purpose of determining ownership of convoy routes, submerged submarines and transports do not count.

Now, your only problem is dealing with that wayward Japanese sub and what it might do on J2!

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ajgundam,

Go ahead and play Fletcher.  He’ll give you a good game.  After you’re done with that, I’d be happy to play you too.  I’m just a tad too busy for the next couple of weeks to take on any more games.

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In AAPacific, an attacking sub can immediately submerge without engaging in a round of combat.  That is the case even if a defending DD is present in the sea zone being attacked.

The best essay ever prepared on substalling is by James Redford (Teeth and Tissue) and can be found here:  http://www.rjware.net/DOI/substall/index.htm

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The answer is definitely no.

This tourney is AAMC’s biggest AAR tournament, and is open to all members. It is single elimination with 2 month lengths per round. We particularly encourage players from other clubs to participate in this one as well.

Larry Harris Tournament Rules, FIDA bidding, 9 VCs or surrender, no NAs.

You can find LHTR here:  http://www.harrisgamedesign.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=5

Standard AAMC Tournament Rules apply:  http://p078.ezboard.com/ftheofficersclubfrm35.showMessage?topicID=5.topic

Signup here:  http://p078.ezboard.com/ftheofficersclubfrm32.showMessageRange?topicID=63.topic

Saburo Sakai
Commander of Tournaments

Wow!  I am flattered!  Thanks for the vote of confidence on the articles.  Really, I prepared the essays hoping to get more players interested in the game, so that I would have more opponents.

I still have 1 or 2 more essays ideas to finish but have been too busy to complete it.  I’ll try to get to the last ones in the next few weeks.

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The real question is can Germany bid 1 infantry to Manchuria?

Short answer is no.  German units in German territories.  Japanese units in Japanese territories.

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@Bashir:

I understand how bid placement work… :P But I have played a tourney where bid placements were set. Axis got a 23 bid with a Power Africa setup. It sucked…

Nope.  That’s not the format at AAMC.  It’s free placement based on the Axis player’s preference.  Of course, you can only place units in territories or sea zones where you already have units and Germany can’t place units in BAL.

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It is not LL.  It is an ADS tournament.  The default dicey can be found here:  http://aamcbunker.net/main/login.html

The bid is a straight bid.  The lower bid plays Axis and gets to place up to the value of the bid in new units on the board before the game starts.  The bid can also be distributed between Germany or Japan as IPCs.  So, for example, a bid of 22 could be “22, 7 Inf Ukraine, 1 IPC Germany”.

Sorry for the broken links.  I will get them fixed as soon as I can.

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I got 29.

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Hi everyone,

I’m posting to invite all of you to participate in the 2007 AAMC Main Championship which starts January 15, 2007. You can sign up here: http://p078.ezboard.com/ftheofficersclubfrm32.showMessage?topicID=61.topic

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Are there any tactics that can be employed in either stopping a German assault or conquering Berlin in time?

Use an Allied bid.  Lower number plays Allies and gets to place units on the board at the start of the game equal to the bid number.  A bid of 15 would get you 5 extra infantry in Russia and likely prevents a Russian collapse.

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I sent you an email with the module.

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