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sdnative
Posts: 384
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Nygaard
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Sat, 03 November 2012 13:07
 
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Great idea!
I'll go first:
Hello from Denmark.
General Info: History teacher, RPG gamer, and American Football fan.
Playing style: Fast and aggressive. Viking blood...
SFTF: I love to playtest and critique your scenarios, so invite away.
Memoir 44 Boardgame: Played it since it came out in 2004.
Other notes: Can be very chatty when playing. Just tell me to shut up if you want to concentrate on the game 
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Quit2
Posts: 802
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July 2007
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Sat, 03 November 2012 14:29
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Nygaard,
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I don't know if having played 5000 battles qualifies as new.
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wojas
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Fri, 23 November 2012 13:44
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Hi All
My name is Wojtek I'm come from Poland
Just startet few weeks ago
See you on the scenariar 
WOJAS
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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February 2009
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Fri, 23 November 2012 16:01
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| wojas wrote on Fri, 23 November 2012 04:44 |
Hi All
My name is Wojtek I'm come from Poland
Just startet few weeks ago
See you on the scenariar
WOJAS
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Welcome Wojtek!
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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February 2009
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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stevens
Posts: 2725
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February 2007
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Sat, 24 November 2012 20:16
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Hello from Forest, Virginia USA
I am a retired professional firefighter of almost 28 years and am currently the Operations Manager of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. I have had an interest in the military for many years as my grandfather, father, uncles, brother and many close friends have been in service to our nation.
| stevens wrote on Thu, 30 September 2010 07:12 |
On June 6, 1944, 32 men from Bedford, Virginia in company with approximately 150 other men from other areas of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and even Washington D.C. assaulted the beaches of Normandy. They were Company A of the 116 RCT, 29th Division. They were in the first assault wave at Omaha Beach at the Dog Green sector.
http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44/en/editor/view/?id=11
Their rendezvous point was Vierville sur mer. Their mission was to clear the beach, move up through the D-1 draw and capture the village of Vierville. From here the would consolidate and with other members of their battalion steadily move inland by the end of the day. This didn't happen.
Company A was one of the few units to come in at the right place at the right time at 0630 hours. However, in the next 15 minutes, that unit suffered 93% casualties. With over 90 men killed and 60+ more wounded, Company A was out of action. Several of the men from Bedford were brothers, the Hoback's, the Parker's and the Stevens' boys. Of these 6 men, only one survived, Roy Stevens.
Roy's assault boat hit a barrier device or some other object penetrated the hull of his LCA while he was still several hundred yards out. The craft was taking on water, the men were bailing, but they never made it to shore. He lost a few buddies and was rescued after several hours in the cold and choppy channel. He was returned to England and refitted for duty. He returned to Normandy only to find that his brother and 18 other men from Bedford were all killed on D-Day. This loss of 19 men from one small farming community on D-Day was the highest per capita loss from any one unit from the United States on D-Day. In the months to follow, the cost would would soon become apparent.
http://www.dday.org/
Before Roy passed away on January 1, 2007 he had made many friends. I was one of them. In order to honor Roy, and his brother Ray and all the other men from Bedford, VA, I chose this moniker. It is Roy's photo that you see as my avatar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDWI_D5XmCk
If you are interested in finding out more about Roy and other men from his unit, here is a good read:
http://www.amazon.com/Bedford-Boys-American-Ultimate-Sacrifi ce/dp/0306811677
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I enjoy the comraderie of the International Community and the simple fun of playing and learning history. Look forward to seeing you younger lads and lassies' on the battlefield.
[Updated on: Sat, 24 November 2012 20:43]
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rickert
Posts: 78
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July 2003
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Thu, 29 November 2012 22:58
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I am not new to M44 (thought not heavily experienced) but am new to online. I've just played two scenarios, won one and lost one against AI. Will do a couple of more before taking a chance on wasting somebody else's ingots by playing me.
I am 61 and am the sports editor of my hometown newspaper in Indiana. I have been in sports at that paper for 30 years this Feb. I like reading and like fantasy as well as military topics.
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hdescavernes
Posts: 731
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October 2003
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Fri, 30 November 2012 10:29
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Nice ! Seems that it's a lean towards every player introduction, not only newcomers,
Here goes
Hello all,
My name is Mathieu and I'm a french player (DoW fan since '03) got the board game in '04 but alas I missed the beta so I joined around Dday 2011.
I live in France and am engaged to a wonderful girl who likes board games too 
I have moved a lot in the past few years and changes jobs frequently (assistant producer, cameraman, factory employee, kindergarten teacher in training) but now I'm finally settling in near Paris and am working as a video technician in a brand new TV channel owned by the Qatar (you guys in the US and UK also have a channel with that name)
Alas for the moment the job is time consuming so no time to play even online.
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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February 2009
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Fri, 07 December 2012 15:56
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| rickert wrote on Thu, 29 November 2012 13:58 |
I am not new to M44 (thought not heavily experienced) but am new to online. I've just played two scenarios, won one and lost one against AI. Will do a couple of more before taking a chance on wasting somebody else's ingots by playing me.
I am 61 and am the sports editor of my hometown newspaper in Indiana. I have been in sports at that paper for 30 years this Feb. I like reading and like fantasy as well as military topics.
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Welcome Rickert!!
See you on the Battlefield.
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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February 2009
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Helcat
Posts: 270
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December 2008
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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February 2009
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Sat, 08 December 2012 03:14
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| stevens wrote on Sat, 24 November 2012 11:16 |
Hello from Forest, Virginia USA
I am a retired professional firefighter of almost 28 years and am currently the Operations Manager of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. I have had an interest in the military for many years as my grandfather, father, uncles, brother and many close friends have been in service to our nation.
| stevens wrote on Thu, 30 September 2010 07:12 |
On June 6, 1944, 32 men from Bedford, Virginia in company with approximately 150 other men from other areas of Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and even Washington D.C. assaulted the beaches of Normandy. They were Company A of the 116 RCT, 29th Division. They were in the first assault wave at Omaha Beach at the Dog Green sector.
http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44/en/editor/view/?id=11
Their rendezvous point was Vierville sur mer. Their mission was to clear the beach, move up through the D-1 draw and capture the village of Vierville. From here the would consolidate and with other members of their battalion steadily move inland by the end of the day. This didn't happen.
Company A was one of the few units to come in at the right place at the right time at 0630 hours. However, in the next 15 minutes, that unit suffered 93% casualties. With over 90 men killed and 60+ more wounded, Company A was out of action. Several of the men from Bedford were brothers, the Hoback's, the Parker's and the Stevens' boys. Of these 6 men, only one survived, Roy Stevens.
Roy's assault boat hit a barrier device or some other object penetrated the hull of his LCA while he was still several hundred yards out. The craft was taking on water, the men were bailing, but they never made it to shore. He lost a few buddies and was rescued after several hours in the cold and choppy channel. He was returned to England and refitted for duty. He returned to Normandy only to find that his brother and 18 other men from Bedford were all killed on D-Day. This loss of 19 men from one small farming community on D-Day was the highest per capita loss from any one unit from the United States on D-Day. In the months to follow, the cost would would soon become apparent.
http://www.dday.org/
Before Roy passed away on January 1, 2007 he had made many friends. I was one of them. In order to honor Roy, and his brother Ray and all the other men from Bedford, VA, I chose this moniker. It is Roy's photo that you see as my avatar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDWI_D5XmCk
If you are interested in finding out more about Roy and other men from his unit, here is a good read:
http://www.amazon.com/Bedford-Boys-American-Ultimate-Sacrifi ce/dp/0306811677
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I enjoy the comraderie of the International Community and the simple fun of playing and learning history. Look forward to seeing you younger lads and lassies' on the battlefield.
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Thanks for sharing an interesting story Stevens!
I think that most of us are fans of history..
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Dugrim
Posts: 55
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October 2011
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Re:Welcome New Players
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Sun, 09 December 2012 19:43
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Hi.
I'm Dugrim, an Italian player now living in Bozeman (Montana).
I started playing M44 online and then I buyed it (and almost all the expansions!).
I hope to find some players nearby to play "live" (others than my wife!)
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blagmasterg
Posts: 14
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November 2012
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JJs Juggernaut
Posts: 86
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November 2010
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Tue, 18 December 2012 01:36
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My name is Josiah and I've been a fan of Memior 44' ever since I recieved it two or three years ago at Christmas. Since then I have collected about half of the expansion sets, and I can only wish I had the money to buy the rest (some are quite spendy due to their being out of print). I usually play with my dad or friends, many of whom are avid strategy gamers.
I particiated in the end of the Beta for Memoir 44' online and have played quite a few battles, though recently I've taken a leave of absence due to my college education taking up a lot of time. However, now that Christmas break is comming up I might be able to meet some of you on the battlefield!
I love playing board games (many of which are from DoW)and strategy computer games. Other than board games, I read in my spare time or spend time with my family (parents and three sisters).
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Hamblylake
Posts: 38
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December 2006
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Sat, 22 December 2012 15:53
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Hi:
I have retired from INVISTA (formerly DuPont)but still work occasionally at the plant in Kingston Ontario. I live on Hambly Lake hence the handle and have played wargames since I was 16. I love Memoir 44 because it is a mix of miniatures and board gaming and do like the online feature as fellow combatants are few and far between in this neck of the woods.
I have been playing in the weeds lately (against the AI) but will join in online battles again as I see there are some new scenarios.
Take care and a Merry Christmas and a Happy new Year to all.
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GhostStone
Posts: 2
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December 2012
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Sat, 29 December 2012 20:35
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Just wanted to say Hello. I am a new player to Memoir'44. I look forward to the fellowship of others with similar interest.
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Dietrich von Kleist
Posts: 543
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June 2005
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Sat, 29 December 2012 20:39
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Hi, my player name Dietrich von Kleist is a germanification of my Flemish name. I live in Flanders, that is the Dutch speaking northern part of Belgium. My avatar is Hans Landa; However he's a real bastard he is a very intriguing and in a way funny character in de movie Inglorious Bastards.
I love posting visual jokes on the forum, but every now and then these jokes seem to be controversial. Believe me guys, they are never intended to be insulting! It shows that sometimes there is a big difference between American and European humor.
I like both the cardboard and digital version of the game. But what I like the most is the "international community of brothers in arms". Players from the USA, Iceland, Germany, ... even Holland who give each other advise or blather about the most diverse subjects.
To those guys I would like to address my best wishes for the next battle year 2013! In contrast with the real thing I hope this war will not end soon. Cheers!
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Michael Von Älterman
Posts: 294
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January 2007
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Sun, 30 December 2012 13:55
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Hey,
Just like Dietrich von Kleist in changed my nick name in a germanification of my real name.
I also live in the flemish part of Belgium.
I love the community, for it's good advise jokes and so on.
The only thing i want is to change my avatar into a german figure i painted, but i won't succed to realise it.
Maybe Dietrich could help me, while is such a crack in manipulating pictures.
Good games in 2013.
Michel
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stevens
Posts: 2725
Registered:
February 2007
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Phread
Posts: 1720
Registered:
December 2008
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Sun, 30 December 2012 22:28
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The "Change my Avatar" webpage states Select a personal avatar that will appear next to your Forum posts, PM's and in your friends' Buddy Lists. Choose from among hundreds of game characters and graphics in the Built In list, or upload your own graphic.
The custom avatar will not appear until it is approved by the administrator.
The avatar should be no larger than 100x100 pixels and must be in jpg, gif or png format.
Hope this answers your questions.
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Shed
Posts: 3
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January 2013
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Sun, 10 February 2013 23:43
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Hi folks, thought I would add my hello. I've just joined the community and just started playing the game. I bought DoW Small World (excellent game!) at Christmas for the family and picked up on Memoir from there.
I was a keen gamer back in the 1980's, I do believe I've still got a copy of Victory Games Ambush in the attic! So it's a bit like coming back into the fold for me.
First impressions of the game? Very playable! Reminds me of Steve Jackson Games Ogre/GEV in a way. The card system and three divisions on the board took me by surprise but it works well. At first I thought there was too much of an element of luck but as I've played a few games the more elegant aspects of the game are becoming clear.
Funny thing but I like the way the whole battle can turn on a killer card.
Downsides? Nothing major. Could be a bit more objective driven rather than just beat up your enemy (and whats wrong with that anyway!) but its not going to stop me playing.
Looking forward to getting my first pips and seeing you out there in the field.
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Phread
Posts: 1720
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December 2008
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Sun, 10 February 2013 23:55
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Welcome, welcome, welcome - to the forums and M44 online.
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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February 2009
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Wed, 13 February 2013 05:51
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Welcome Shed!
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Geeza Dude
Posts: 41
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January 2012
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Wed, 13 February 2013 11:40
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Hi guys,
My name is Dave, i'm from near Inverness in Scotland.
I'm a Firefighter, been playing online just over a year.
Bought the board game at the same time & love it, so far only played my wife who's beating me at the moment!
Playing online is great as i get to meet people from all over the world & chat; it's a great community!
See you in the trenches.......
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stevens
Posts: 2725
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February 2007
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Wed, 13 February 2013 13:03
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| Geeza Dude wrote on Wed, 13 February 2013 05:40 |
Hi guys,
My name is Dave, i'm from near Inverness in Scotland.
I'm a Firefighter, been playing online just over a year.
Bought the board game at the same time & love it, so far only played my wife who's beating me at the moment!
Playing online is great as i get to meet people from all over the world & chat; it's a great community!
See you in the trenches.......
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Welcome brother in flames (28 years in fire service) hope to see you online sometime.
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sdnative
Posts: 384
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February 2009
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Thu, 21 February 2013 04:24
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| Geeza Dude wrote on Wed, 13 February 2013 02:40 |
Hi guys,
My name is Dave, i'm from near Inverness in Scotland.
I'm a Firefighter, been playing online just over a year.
Bought the board game at the same time & love it, so far only played my wife who's beating me at the moment!
Playing online is great as i get to meet people from all over the world & chat; it's a great community!
See you in the trenches.......
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Welcome Geeza Dude!
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M Sims
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October 2011
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Tue, 05 March 2013 18:27
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Hello,
I'm Mike from Little Rock, Arkansas, right in the middle of the USA.
I've been playing online for a while now and I enjoy the community and the very nice folks that play online.
I look forward to playing you all sometime soon.
Mike
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stevens
Posts: 2725
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February 2007
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Tue, 05 March 2013 21:21
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Look forward to seeing you online Mike!
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GeneralStrike
Posts: 18
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February 2013
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Jeronimon
Posts: 609
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November 2007
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Mon, 11 March 2013 14:50
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Hello Generalstrike
Welcome and be sure to check out the dutch forum also.
Kan je lekker in het Nederlands typen.
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Erik Uitdebroeck
Posts: 734
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December 2006
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Mon, 11 March 2013 20:22
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Gesjellig ...
Sorry ... ...
Welkom Generalstrike.
And now : up to the Dutch forum.
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Dietrich von Kleist
Posts: 543
Registered:
June 2005
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Re:Welcome New and "Old" Players
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Mon, 11 March 2013 20:40
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| Erik Uitdebroeck wrote on Mon, 11 March 2013 20:22 |
Gesjellig ...
Sorry ... ...
Welkom Generalstrike.
And now : up to the Dutch forum.
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Reken maar van Yes
translated: Welcome Generalstrike!
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