WWII Replay Series Sign Up

The WWII simulation wargames are run by Joint Wargamers Association (JWA) or the respective umpires of each game.

I. WWII Newsletter

Non-players may sign up to our newsletter to receive the latest public reports as soon as they are out. The electronic newsletter is free of charge and is usually sent 10 times a year. We happily share the results of our project with the interested public. If you are interested in past issues, contact the gamemaster of the specific game as per sign-up below. To receive the newsletter, klick on Subscribe

II. WWII Open Warfare

Play is free of charge. To sign up to WWII Open Warfare you must submit a written request (by email) to the umpire, describing why you would be the candidate for a position in the game. Guarantees that you are committed to the game and keep playing until the end, is not mandatory but may be asked of you. Willingness to proof-read our public reports and/or to promote our free game news as a service in return are very appreciated. To get an impression of the type of positions within the game, see the listings for the last game under III.

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III. WWII 60^th Anniversary Replay

Here you will find information about how to sign up to the PBM wargame WWII 60^th Anniversary Replay. The game has been interrupted but it is planned to be restarted as soon as our new umpire is ready to proceed.

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WWII Game Positions

MAJOR COMMAND POSITION (maj): A player who plays an important role in the game.

A position with both power and responsibility.

MINOR COMMAND POSITION (min): A player who plays either a weak or largely inactive

position. Available to players who like to make most of an underdog power, or with

ambitions to expand their country and forces into a Major Command Position.

GREAT POWERS: U.S.A., England, France, Russia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and

Nationalist China. Each great power has room for many major or minor positions.

As world war spreads, more positions will be needed for great powers to

operate effectively. Command Positions are:

Political Leader (PL), responsible for diplomacy, economy and minor positions.

Army Group Commanders (AGC), responsible for all land forces in their theater

Naval Fleet Commanders (NFC), responsible for all naval forces in their theater

Air Force Commander (AFC), responsible for strategic missions, Flak and assignment

                     of air force units to Army Groups and Fleets

Intelligence Chief (IC), responsible for secret operations for nations which

                     have established a large secret service.

Armaments Minister (AM), responsible for economics of nations too large for the

                     political leader to fully cope with.

Foreign Minister (FM), responsible for diplomacy of nations too large for the

                     political leader to fully cope with.

MINOR COUNTRIES include:

Sweden, Norway, Finland, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia, Livonia, Lithuania,

Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Spain

Portugal, Siam, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia

Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, San Salvador

Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Domin. Republic, Mongolia

Siam, Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Persia, Saudi-Arabia, Oman, Qatar

and Communist China

Each minor nation is controlled by a single player.

UNDERGROUND POWERS are partisan leaders, governments-in-exile or liberation

movements that operate without being in control of a country. These are:

Indian Nationalists, Indonesian Nationalists, Viet Minh, Egyptian Nationalists,

Syrian Nationalists, Iraqi Nationalists, Ukrainian Nationalists, Belorussian

Nationalists, Filipino Nationalists, Georgian Nationalists, Ethiopian Nationalists

Czech Partisans, Polish Underground Army, American Communists, Zionists

German Communists, The Communist International and whatever underground

movement that develops during the game or that a player desires to play.

Each underground power is controlled by a single player.

After the collapse of Nations, their players have various ways to continue

the game, either in

Great Powers of an allied nation (e.g. Dutch players may take up positions

in Britain, France or America).

Collaborating Minor Countries (e.g. French players may take positions in Vichy France).

Underground Powers (e.g. Yugoslav players start a partisan position).

MEMBERSHIP FEES

INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS

Snail Mail or Via Internet

Start-up kit for new players..........EUR/$60.00

  Includes two game turns, order forms, complete rules, and information on

  your nation's resources, capabilities, armed forces, and deployments.

Major Command Positions...............EUR/$20.00 per turn.

Minor Command Positions...............EUR/$10.00 per turn.

Additional Major Command Positions....EUR/$10.00 per turn.

Yearly memberships get a free turn.

All membership fees must be prepaid. The preferred method of payment is by bank transfer

in US dollars made out to the US representative, Bob Barrett.

We will contact you as soon as your Sign-up Form is

received, and mail the Start-up kit as soon as your check/transfer is cleared

by the bank.

If you're interested in taking on some of the best war gaming minds in

the world, then join up! Hope to hear from you soon.

JWA Dept. 201

c/o Bob Barrett

397 Hallandale

Fairlawn, OH 44333

USA

Codes of Conduct

For a smooth conduct of a complex simulation such as WWII constitutes, it is necessary

for all participating parties to stick to a certain small but important code that

defines each one's responsibilities.

Responsibility of the referee:

#1) To process turns, adjudicate orders and send reports on a regular basis.

#2) To be impartial in any circumstance where conflict between parties arise.

#3) To provide clarity for the players on the meta-game level (rules, payment etc.)

#4) To warn irresponsible parties, and if necessary, eject them from the game.

#5) To filter public messages and delete, with or without notice, notions that

    are of sexually explicit, racist or other intolerable nature.

Responsibilty of the player:

#1) To respect the fellow players, the referees and the rules.

#2) To fair play on a meta-game level.

#3) To submit turns on time and keep their account balance positive.

Regarding fair play, the player is explicitly to refrain from one of the following:

#1) Directly converse in either diplomacy or messages to subordinate positions by

    circumventing the referee. All messages must be sent through the turn orders.

#2) Intentionally ruining his own position for whatever reasons.

#3) Micromanging of another player's forces.

#4) To insult, harass or disturb other players.

#5) To manipulate the game through any means other than turn orders (meta-gaming).

Sign-Up Form

Please paste this form into you email, fill in the blanks and send it off.

Or use this web-generated   Sign-up Form

NEWS as of October 1999: 15 players signe dup for the most important positions. Official

game start on October 31st. YOu can still sign up. As war expands, more positions will

need a dedicated commander.

JWA has decided to maintain both sites at University of Stuttgart and British Wargames

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PLEASE SET ME UP FOR PLAY IN THE WWII 60th ANNIVERSARY REPLAY GAME

1.FIRST NAME:                       2.LAST NAME:

3.STREET AND NO.:

4.CITY:                             5.POSTAL CODE:

6.STATE:                            7.COUNTRY:

8.PHONE NUMBER:                     9.FAX NUMBER:

10.CHOICE OF POSITION*: #1)                #2)                      #3)

11.CHECK HERE TO TAKE MULTIPLE POSITIONS**: [ ]

12.CHECK HERE TAKE THE NEXT OPEN POSITION REGARDLESS OF CHOICE: []

13.CHECK HERE IF YOU WISH TO PAY BY AN ALTERNATE METHOD (NOT RECOMMENDED): []

14.PROPOSED METHOD OF PAYMENT:

15.CHECK HERE TO PAY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE AND QUALIFY FOR ONE FREE TURN PER YEAR***: []

16.CHECK HERE TO MAKE YOUR ADDRESS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO OTHER PLAYERS: []

I HAVE READ THE CODES OF CONDUCT AND AGREE TO FAIR PLAY. MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

SHOULD JWA BE UNWILLING OR UNABLE TO PROCESS MY TURNS, I AM ELIGIBLE FOR A REFUND

OF ANY PAID BUT NOT YET PLAYED TURNS.

/signed/

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Game Positions

BRITAIN:    PL maj

            AGC1 maj

            AGC2 maj

            NFC1 maj

            NFC2 maj

            IC maj

            FM min

CHINA:      PL+AGC1 maj

            AGC2 maj

FRANCE:     PL maj

            AGC1 maj

            AGC2 maj

            NFC1 maj

GERMANY:    PL maj

            AGC1 maj

            AGC2 maj

            AGC3 maj

            NFC1 maj

            IC maj

ITALY:      PL maj

            AGC1 maj

            AGC2 maj

            NFC1 maj

JAPAN:      PL maj

            AGC1 maj

            AGC2 maj

            NFC1 maj

            NFC2 maj

RUSSIA:     PL maj

            AGC1 maj

            AGC2 maj

            AGC3 maj

            NFC1 min

            IC maj

USA:        PL   maj

            AGC1 maj

            NFC1 maj

COMMUNIST CHINA maj

SWEDEN maj

FINLAND maj

POLAND Exile Government min

ROMANIA maj

HUNGARY maj

BULGARIA maj

TURKEY maj

GREECE maj

YUGOSLAVIA maj

SPAIN maj

NETHERLANDS maj

NORWAY min

BELGIUM min