Tribute to Rob Carl

Rob Carl died on Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Mike has compiled a tribute to Rob based on the memories of other A World at War players. This is not exactly a game report, but since life is really one long game it seems appropriate to place it here. Given the positive impact Rob had on the people around him, I would say that Rob won that game.

2016 WBC After Action Reports

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This year’s A World at War event at the World Boardgaming Championship saw twenty-six players refighting World War II in six A World at War games, a significant increase over last year’s turnout. Three of the A World at War games began from starting positions arising out of Gathering Storm, GMT’s companion prequel game which begins in Spring 1935, and three of the games were ‘classic’ games of A World at War. Two of the Gathering Storm games were played before the convention by e-mail and the third was courageously played on the first day of the convention.

After Action Reports (AARs) were written by the players from several of the games. Those AARs are posted here for your enjoyment.

A World at War WBC 2013 Videos

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Like he did two years ago, Elihu compiled and edited interviews from five of the seven games at the 2013 WBC (World Boardgame Championships) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The interviews were taken at several different points throughout each game and so reflect each player's views on how their game is progressing.

A World at War WBC 2011 Videos

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Elihu compiled and edited interviews from all of the players in each of the eight games at the 2011 WBC (World Boardgame Championships) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

The interviews were taken at several different points throughout each game and so reflect each player's views on how their game is progressing.

 2010 South Bend Game Report

A World at War WBC Descriptions
    2014 (Game 1)
    2013
    2012
    2011
    2010
    2009
    2008
    2007
    2006
    2005
    2004

Every year at the WBC (World Boardgame Championships) in Lancaster, Pennsylvania a group of AWAW player gather to play an entire game in about 5 days.

These files provide a description of the last eight years and the games that were played.

 2009 South Bend Game Report

2008 South Bend Game Report

2007 South Bend Game Report

Game Report (and Warplanner file) to 1943 YSS

This is the first AWAW game played by Pablo, while Luis has a large playtesting experience on the system. The game started in September of 2003 and is being played (from Santiago and Buenos Aires) by email using Warplanner 2. Currently both players are involved in other PBEM games. What follows is an Axis/Japan view of the war, up to the summer of 1942. The focus is on military developments, while research and diplomatic details are highlighted only when necessary.

The Euroaxis general strategy has focused on naval research and sub/raider warfare (borrowing heavily from the recent ULTRA article on sub warfare), while large amounts of DP s were poured into USAT and RGT. The Empire of the Rising Sun follows a rather "learning by erring" plan, only belatedly seeing the pointers on the yahoo-list (highly recommended). The experienced Allied player has graciously allowed the correction of many blunders stemming from the yet-incomplete grasp of the rules by the Axis player, and has displayed a cold-blooded determination to fight the Axis in the proper occasions early in the war.

Coral Sea Example of Play (01-05-04)