a * * The AVALON HILL

h e w for 1969 - ANZI*

THE GENERAL The opposkion, If w i n g &at t f i e hit and run Is on, will either pit& way, way otrtside w jam the h 1 W way inside. A way o d d @tch may get away from #ta c-r; a way inside pitch may li# thm bmer or make it t w h r for the mchw to -throw accurately down to 2nd ha, since the b m m n e r will be mcrving in any went

THE GENERAL: How did tfie sutwdkm pick this strategy?

SHAW: I'm g l d you &d They picked It numtsat ona. It was rnemioned m 22% of the m1es.

THE GENERAL: What's so W about that? If thsy plckd your third begt us h i r first b&, m hs t they were In tho ball park.

SHAW: Ahhh, but y w am missing our point Of oh8 t h ~ berst strate@&, t h y picked the one wlth the I w t elemertt of surprim. Remember, Ludwig, there is no guamtw r n ~ of these

'stta#&s will wwk, md certeldy whan y w tlp oft the OppQgjtim thet something b W i n g , the S%WS Bte d w sharply. S t r m "B" ha^ to k 8 t h e h i g b t ~ r a t e b s c a w i n n o w a y L n ih0 o w m I?P& off.

THE GENERAL Well, Shaw, 3tp been a i d that mst shgtggiss are obvious h w the dnwtlon, 'st the moment, demands R For example, in a tie ,gwr~e, in ?he last of tho &h irrnlng y w haue a man on flm with nc iy wt - what do you do7 Wryone in the ball @ark knows that ywh going to hrtt him down M scoring pmition. R IgW

SHAW: Right But, tsll rne,this, hw often d m that mutt in wlnning t h ball game? Oh, 171 admit Its rha only Thing €0 do - If only ar diminam tba doubleptay pWbit[ty. But W i m, W S P I W sflow that mom Ball pnw are won In the lssi inning on homeruns than on mrwing the baswunnw arwnd the basas in steps. Rsther than giw the oppodtlon an out, sometimes tY1 ,&a my c h m a on gating threu men swlnS(cg from the M s . What I'm wing to sey h, fs 8 strat;agy pays off mom often when thl wrprisa dement Is d d e r a d . And, beam I *ink thls >b me In other a m # outside of bmball. w ware espe~ially wrpn'd, and shocked, t~ see that alamsnt Ignored by warn who pro6aMy consider themsefvas expert smr@a$.

McCAULEY: This wtnt Is mom gmphlcally darnomtrated wtsen you consider tha 80% of th -nts c h m one or more of the malntng six s?mt%gIes, wMch wern very poor indeed, imtving no surpriw fmor at all.

SHAW: &dl, Charlle, kt's lIst them anyway just to give tha r- our rationales.

HARBALIGH: Starting back wtth "A"', rhe dm Writ Is bad, man. Evan H s w c m f u l , you h ' t saored anyone and your rlght back in t h

soup in having to decide whet to do with your weak hitting p M r m i n g w bat Almost as bad is "Cop. The No. 8 w h is w& to be#n with, h e to poka it mlghty br to scorn the baperunnar. If he gets a -it, but daesnOt %score W berunner, than -In you're Paced wifh %he unpopular ddsion outllnd mrfler. "E" is a little b m , only In that I pawar h b r k a h e r c h m e of d n g the b e Mlner home. B u t H's too hrly In the g m e do waste e power him, partidarty if he% teff. handedl since the oppgsitlon may -oar with a left-hand eMcker. "F" - well, that ain't M, but by lnrrdng the pin& runner, you've a t e m i the opposition to mwhlng, A good control pikhmr, &MI the opposition likely has on the mwnd bseaum of the low scwe, could afford to throw

two pltcboub to your No. 8 bmr. With "G", yw're in about the ssma boat m whh "EN, It's stntply tm mdy In the gama We dldn't thlnk that 9" wap h a t bad an Idsa; (it was ih strategy tern piled), be*aUgg a hi? bamr would put tha besenmner b mlng posl~bn Howaver, again yw're In the old 'Wtwften-to-dwvith.the p1tcher-eomhg-u~" probfm. And tim bat- *. . .w11, r d n g in a very camforiabla room at the hmpital.

THE GENERAL: Ail in all wr subscr ih weren't that bad, m w wam they? After all, ~ e i r unfamitiarity with tb sport may haw had a tat to do with thrlr poor showing don't you think?

SHAW To same degree, yes, Bur, when y w consider that 1- than 10% of your Bubserihrs took part in the cabfast I'd say thm the dinimstd had already been vlweeded wt And, this b why I M e . Is the thinking and planning of our mllitary ledera along them Iin&?R If so, the Wty of this country is.. . i n . . . big.. . bad.. . trwbk

M E GENERAL: Still, you're building your wfiole ~ a s e around om Ilttle d e m m

SHAW: Surprlss b one liHe &mnt7T7 I'm firmly convlnted that all othar alemrrts being fairly equal, su&e is the one and only MOT .that s s p a m the men from the Wys. Hlstnry has proven his.. . Midwey, Ardennes, C h a d - l d t ~ - In fwt, Cha~llorsvllte Is a classic ampte of utilizing surpM to i3e extent where PO bmptoy It, m t going rgaim thg grain of basic do's and don'ts of * principles d war. Here, Lw divided his already oWumbered krdas, splitttng them wr interior ]in=, and In so M n g complately dumbfounded the Union forces that h d wmumbmd him in total forck You talk a b u t nerves of s t d . While it cost him his right hand msn, Gemral Stonewall Jackson, It won Lea that irnrm.uraM~ W a l m Mi, in I d f , p w W y prolonged tha *at of the South m a l years.

THE GENERAL: Perhaps y w am being m harsh with thew Y~B- Ramember, that tt k mure difficult to dfmt surpb when ptaying our g a m . This is dtm mainly to tha faet tha fldd is an opm bwk ta m o m A player mnnot sn%& up behfnd the -my becam? the enemy can sm; in mat tih, of course, the enmy cant lwaw = So, heme rrreols of mpdw am ?bus dlminlehed, germ playen &n't have the opportunity C axecute wrprb manauwrs that t h y would haye in a red b d e .

SHAW: This is tnm, of courw, to m extrrnt But by wrprlse, I don"tlways refarto the effes of sight w lack of it. There are many other subtMs of plw around M i playen may bulb demem of ourpris~. For instam; In D-by mwrt atlied phprs do not ma the P m w p p d a l o n to advan- What they wrongly do ts tn use them ~ K I early in dw game. Much of tho G8man plawr's m a l d ; a l g h t s an built around pm vandm tha Allies from dropping paratroop at a point where gr& herm might be inflicted, Thus, dw Atlid player h s a kemen&ous surprim potential h#m - wen if ha never drqa hiS paratroops, ha's csxtilInly kept the G m w player wondering. h e t i m a s it pays to play "hdy" just for the sake of belng d c The Importent thing tn ramember Is not to allow w u d f to be typed: In Wingrad just as In B a s e b a ) a l l & ~ , if YOU happen to fall Into a mc-of-play, you aren't going to win many gamea

THE GENERAL: Man, a n we golng to QH

Expansion

THE GROWTH of FAG and "Strstqy gc Tactid' cmtinuw. both in the quality d thd magazine and i t s di&hution. Now b&g sold o w the muntm of more and more hobby and book shop throw$mut the comtry, SBtT wiIt m n r@t oniy b@ tht broad* most comprtherr- sive magazine w batffu gaming, but will k the most widely drdretllata.

Tfic May-June of Sgir will: s e tw+coim w o k and Improved reproduction though the we of s8& paper. An expansion in the size of W magazb~e (now at 32 pages) b expected iatcr this summsr.,

Most importantly, however, S6tT continues to attract those writ- with something vital, authuic itative and infonna~~vs to my - not only in tht fiekt of AuaIon Hill games, but in all fi1ds of battle gaming The latest dditiun to the S&T staff is Mr. Sidney S a h n . Sid lw d-ed mtmf pubhkd gums- far

3M. Mton Bra* and others. In addition, he has r e m ~ y wmgletsd the msnudpf for a book on adult g w m to b published by Random MUM th18 fa. Mr. Sackson is well known as a @me expart and adult $am0 d*Or, and has done d m and mmltatfon work for BYW major mmufactum plus Life and Playboy

S&T, by the way, may be pmchmd for f 1.50 [ m e copy) or subscribad to for $7,50 yearly at Box 11-187, Loudonville, N w York 1221 1.

1- I hope youam r o w t o d e f d y d f . I w t u m to say that m e wmmer v a m h n dnk, they're m'ng to descend upon you In drwes.

SHAW: I mPze that I've prob&ly ali~naM many of wr own cwtomm. But if you taka the dm8 to re& +&a Opponents Wontael ads and see dl thw "@ea mM88md m o d s " you cm fully undetstend why Eertain m l e can md do wIn 1 the time. Of wurse, I'm awaw that *re are some pretty dam w d wargame p k m around. limy know what I'm Qlklng i h u t Pernap Ffia Lmflt bn h the W w i n g of i t m perennial lopsra. I'm jmt a m e d at how mny thS1Bm....

THE GENERAL For wry winner them muat be a lmr. The point d this whde dkwion, obviously, h in the way the losers are losers. A word to tiw wwise b sufficient; ~ l e jmt h w In mom than lust a wwd to Ihe unwtta. And to those who, indeed, am plmnlq m a summer lmaslon 09 Awlon HI11, PI- remember that tours am available only cn Tuesday mornings bstween 830 and 1l:W A.M., preferably by appointment. Sirnpl y wrIW w call ahead of #me sa that we may arrange to h e tha tour provida the matea benefit and inter& m i m e . The summer lull, being what It Is, pmludm your actually e i n g pest gain& in pr- Howem, we wlll tre happy to give you a tour of th printing p 1 m and anawar questions concerning all

of iha dwetopmmnt of pmea You might tmn sm Shaw hwng fun- to hk Infialder mtlond In the camera dark room

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Club of the Month A review of the Avalon Hill Inte~continentd

Kriegspie! society is the 2nd in a seria of articles concerning organizations we feel are making positive contributions in the lart of wargarning. O w thunx to their Vice-President-Treasuwr, Richard A. Holcombe, 45 Kimberlin Heights Driw, Oakland, Cot 93619, for supplying us data for the following review.

The Avalon Hill Intercontinenal Kriegspiel Society was founded March 14, 1966 b y Fred Whster, Henry Bodenstedt, Ken Norris and Chris Wagner, whom we may call the first wave.

Its initial purpose wrs t o provide a forum within which

1) an internationally useable play-by-mail system could be utilized.

2) to enoourege the spread o f wargaming outside the U.S.A.

3) t o -provide members w i th mature oppp nents who would complete games prornpt- ly and fairly.

The first was achieved b y the utilization o f the lntsrnational Combat Rssolution Key (ICRK) which must be distributed by a central third party. By its nature. an organization had to be founded. This instrument comprised a series of balanced and unbalanced predetermined die rolls from which each player may be given his oppc- nent's die rolls prior to wrnmenoement of a game. Naturally the player cannot tell the w- quence in which his opponent will utilize these die rolls.

The second largely stems from the ICRK. War games such as produced by Avalon Hill are virtually unknown outside the U.S.A. although militdry miniatures and related games such as Donald Featherstone's are popular. Chris Wagner played a w j o r part in spreading the word i n Asia while the growth of AHlKS in Great Britain was due to the dforts of Ken Norris.

The third was the most difficult challenw for AHIKS. How mu ld they determine the reliable applicants from those who might blow hot ona day but Ime interest the next? Experien~e has proven no perfect method, but they have learn4 that the youthful applicants are iess likely t o retain their interest As a result AHIKS has

followad a poiicy o f restricting membership to those 25 years o f age, although exceptions are made for szrvice men, wargamsrs of national stature, and those referred by existing members.

The Second Wave (July 1987 - September 1968).

As AHlKS grew, additional officers were elect- ed t o help defray the increased work load. The most active of these was Richard Holcombe, who started as Treasurer in January 1967 and found himself involved wi th the Secretarial, ICRK meia- er, Judge and Editorial responsibilities by the end of the year. This was due in part t o the communications difficulty in AHlKS hierarchy, but primarily due t o the press vf other obliga- tions on the other officers. Although AHlKS wntinued to grow for a time, Henry Bodenstedt, who had provided most of the energy behind the operations of the Society, h d to take a less active role after founding his hobby business, Continental Hobby Supplies.

Richard Holwmbe, with the assistance of his wife Jeanne and brother Ted. did the best he w u l d to keep things running He soon deter- mined that either AHlKS must restrict member- ship or f ind a mare viable method of distributing the responsibility. I n the fall o f 1968, regionalira- t ion was approved by the AHIKS membership.

The Third Wave (September 1968 - present). New officers arrived on the horizon wen

before regionalization took place. Omar DeWitt provided an excallant Judge, and in Bob Johnson, AHlKS finally found an Editor who w u l d gat its quarterly magazine "The Kommandeur" out on time. The advent o f regionalization has provided a new flexibility t o AH1 KS organization without destroying itr essential centralized services An organizational chart o f AHlKS presently would look like this:

President {F.A. Webster)

Vice President I

Vice President-Treasurer (H. H. Bodenstedt) (R.A. Holcombe)

4 I I British kegion

Southern Region Central Region Eastern Region R.D. Evans

D.J. Turnbull S.A. Cochran, Jr. DJ. Simecek

97-26 110th 6 St. George's

805 Citizens Bank 7147 Southern - Ave.

I CRK mkster i

Bldg. Vista Dr. Tyler, Texas 75701 Enon, Ohio 45323

(J.T. Holcombe)

st. Richmond Hill,

N.Y. 11419

Editor Judge I R.E. Johnson) (O.L. DeWitt)

I

Tirnperley, Ch~h i re , England

The Wmern Region. including Asia, is still administered by R. A. Holcombe.

While there is no desire t o change from the initial purposes of AH1 KS, each Regional Director has full authority to expand services within his Region. Until now AH1 KS has been purely p.b.m. Howwer, we have always encouragd face-to-face play, and hope there will be enough interest in one or more o f our Regions of a convention soon.

No requirements are made of m e m b e ~ except that they make their wishes known. Some appear to be inactive, simply retaining membership for the magazine; many have only one or two game assignments; while others are very active. We have three Diplomacy games underway (Bob Johnson. our Editor, is Gamemaster), and all other assign- ments are Avalon Hilt games. Although we pro- vide official interpretations and occasionally mod- ifications of the game manufacturer's rules, and rulings upon misundentandings, these are not binding when both players can agree t o an alternative.

Dues are $5.00 annually (2/90/ - sterling), and there is an initiation fee of $3.00 (1151 - sterling). Those interested in the Society are encouraged to write the Regional Director nearest them.

Loser's Syndrome

by Jared Johnson

A common disease among wargamm is a little gem called Con ic Losaitis, characterized by the "loser's syndrome", an aggregate set of various symptoms which begin to manifest themselves anytime the sufferer becomes involved in a wargame. A summary of these symptoms is as follows:

1 . Increased nervousness, restlessness, and pronounced fidgeting.

2. Various motor disturbances; rigid posture, overt tension, giggling, facial grimacing, repetitive movements, taps pencil, mumbles to self, startled glances.

3. Hypertension; bounding up and down on the seat.

4. A rather pale and inflexible physiognomy. 5. Frequent glances at his watch or the wall

clock. 6. Casual, but aimless thumbing through the

rulebook. 7. Incming impatience with the time it

takes opponent to move. 8. Seernmgly accidental rolling of the dice

into the pieces, messing everything up. 9. Inmased hostility toward his opponent

and anyone standing around watching the game. 10. Increasing inability to concentrate. 11 . Frequent attempts at rationalizing his loss

with remarks like: 'This game doesn'i really count." "I'm just fooling around . . . trying a new strategy." "I'm not really trying"

12. Attempts to disrupt the game so that it doesn't come to a final and official conclusion.

13. Frequent and meaningless outbursts of

THE GENMAL PAGE 5 hqhta, pmv&d by no appmmt exi& f* tar%

14. Frequent an wbat sufkw would r8- hs doing than sWb3 cmd w mhhw plrtvlns thb dumb game IS. owa&@ remarks abo* ** luck h e

,fir tk ljame end maldhq @and etawwnta me: " b y gamewfawbyou wow ~ ~ ~ ~ n * t a ~ ~ "

Id. Wma3ng athitian i a pmdble 8$$ lnqd raovas appomt may maltfne

to Worm op-t that auch and sunh k jlkgdbsfms opponsnt b e v e n damit.

17. hmasd mU-biw Eugm-bppif& ttzth ~naphiug,9nd~#rwiping~1~&~palms o f r n d 9 " 18. H~~~dtrmdtLaPEs. May paychaw ' a a a b e h e a d a c h o a o r d i t t y s p e a P a p a l l ~ t g @tf&bthame.

19. matiny alt3mgh the room is quit¶ coa

Z a C ~ ~ w h u t ~ 9 a d e q u h t W ~ Y w U i e ~ a I t h o n @ n o t h i n g i s w r o n g w i t h t h e ~ ' rsg

21, Lo88 Of wnEact with d i t y . Focusing oa ,*@me, mfkm becmes imperviousto txtem- a1 s m d i u g s . u. Battle f&gw 23, hmoia F€luKd@ or w o n 211,8umthw Imlmior. Rottp &a db toe

~ ~ i i m e 3 W ~ a n ~ t ~ C ' ~ u p fht bad n u m b " Ro& the de d t m a battle a

,~~ tIme to w what "Be midht have rallpd." 25. Bdlbemtt mom msde o m he s m he ls

,d+, bemuse b d m ? want to prolong the :daay, nor I& opponent the miisfadion of ;*t EoncPding

26. May i3triate~ to never phy tbc @me opain.

27. Sdf-iadm ammia ~ F u t the rune at a 1.- dab. Wm not mmembtr !he l k e p a ~ m g e & h i m i n @ a n d m c h a w m s r .

Thewareonly afewdthamdorandmma I , o w u s symMrn& and is aot mssmt try any 'rnMIl8 to b a CQmpMe lid 'h 9ym- ~ f a h t e n s i t r a s t b e d i s e ~ ~ ~ ~ g a m e 1 ~ ~ ~ t h e m J b u t l h as ~ompuldm w b k , he c a d quif, and

:kppi ba& to get Wit again, tbta & a a l i g h t m & . h r h h ~

'PIS w mpre swqWa to the Qswe ahan othm,nam*b. mmrEs,J~~pIatngams-J Pnd dumb peopk

Altfreugb not oommon, them l#w besn a few ,*td m p b of homicidal tadoncia m a g tbomwithKinnIFLawitla

~ i a o n l y a n a g o c d ~ ~ u t t h i s .m Whmteb, i tdwsnot -wbe mtagiow- Fw some strange m n , in an h- & w I w n w- ~ B F ~ O * W O W ~ md a n e d t l a e g l c r r m a a d m n w i t h ~ ~ t i s , t h % r r t h a r $ 4 e l n s U , h v 8 d ~ * ~ sart d ismtqity. In fact, thC b t map b pwtDet y m d f a@& h n i c I#witis is- ta slUrouad youdf wJtR athem wlth a d d e e f t h e d i g e a s k

T h w ia m known cure, althmgh A*n Hiu's game, $qwt&. and a ftsr other pure ludc .$amss, $am to pmM6 wme t ampmy Kronlc I&a&tk f E t e d i%m~& whit31 m m y o u h m t o p l t t u p w f t h L t f a r t h 8 ~ o f your %.

Jar& J o h n 1548 Rochells Drim CbamMm, Georgh 30341

Inverted Schlieffen

In past iasuts of this maga;dne, we've read the debate for and against the muthcm, northePn, and armbind o f f d w of the C ~ ~ M I I S in 1914. Since this is d y r game, you may try all of the dIffmt plans without the dbstmus WtS of a real ww. So why tiu yolnself down with a single stratw? To you, who are conwmtive play- dcip to

the ntxt article. Howsper, if youh willing to take a risk, continue.

Fkst Bnd an opponent willing to b the French. There's a few of h m d Then from Gsmtan mobilization sqw 30 to 24 and b&nd, m m the wfstern G m army, WMpt for tho troop cawing Metz and Strassbuig, and tlrs entire cayaky farm.

m R T A N T - FlRMEMBBR AND PRUIWT YOUR CAVALRY!

With the siege a M h y E p i d and BeXofi, the 305's shouId dean-up the lint of foflmtion squares between th two ciikr Once them obshdea have been c l d , the Infantry should north, over run Toul and Nancy, and form a be. However, a few mrps with the deg~ adhry should move a&& Daon and La*. Once Dijon and Langrap are occupid, the cavaIry is fm to begin its opmtions.

Tho caw, now, should swing up ml bebind Paris.takimg~aretocoverthclaillinasneededt0

El m-

y"% irrrwe their supply. If wrything i~ hoIding in eastern Pmnoe. continue the swing n o d behind Parls with the cavaIry tmfl you w c h the channel

And lf the "most inmpefent French g e w d mutd hod the channel ports aad northern em mmic w'' - CBrwke DuvaU; Gmsd, WOP Dee. 1968) m much the better.

So what?" Trench units must be able to tiac8 a rail line

back to either the south or west edge of the aoard." - 1914; TNSFRUCIlONS.

Shm dl Frencb supply line69 are now cut, French md British units Im om at@ per tun, s long as they're io la td . Those dugk porps per fortination square can only opmtc om quate fxom their forts.

So, now it Is jmt a m o m p opsration for the Gsrmans. Once hished with th French, the Gwman player may or may not invade Belgium wjth the time mnahtins This plan offetp the expectation of a Gmnan

h v d n of Wum and th~ Pmch troop con- cmtratlon cm the a h e r n afld central French- G m a n bo*.

I agros this is not a perfect plan, but what plan is?

Donald Wolff law h d y D m Columbus, Okb 43227

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3-Player Waterloo

Not infrequently the need for a p o d three player game a r h ~ Some of the originals I've encounteaed arc interesthg but none of them even apprmches the excellence of the typical A.H. games; and dl of them mfkct the stTengtha of their cmtors . .. and m d y his wuknescs. Worn still. most of them siagnatc too quickly . . . there being no valid m a r y and secondary

objectipes worth the risk . . . so everyone sib around . . . apparently willing to settle for an honorable tie. The rules I haw sketched out below proPjde a secondary objective which, if any side achieves it For any pwiod d time, would m&c the primary objective relatively easier to attain. Thus, if m y player controls the "bonus ciW the other two will quickly become highly aggreBsive ace, if they do not, the game will be quidtly over. A. Initial Placement:

1. French: placed f ia t anywhere on Southern half of board.

2. Pms- H a d w n d . N.E. quarter. 3. Brim: Place Iast N.W. quartcr. 4. No unit may be placed on a bordm square.

B. Turns mI Mow: 1. Players take turns sfarting with French, then

M a n $ last British. Ea& player moves all his pieces in the normal manner resoIving combat againat all enemy units in w h w zones of control h~ finds himself . . . reguiar Waterloo rules apply. Although tmtiw and allianca may be n~otiated they are not enforceable by the d e s of this gsme . . . and the word nmer reaches the troops

in the field, I.e. iS your unit is next to a unit of your ally, combat, nevertheless, must mt.

2. Thrw tws mnstitute a mom. C. Capitol Qties:

1. Each player selects a "Capitol City" some- where in his twdtory. Once cham it is mark& with an HQ u ~ t i t a n d cannot be mwed (SCDtFb Tape helps).

2. Capitols are pmanent f o r k w [see Bulge). A unit defending his horn capitol is tripled. An memy uuit defending a captured capitol is bask

3. Capitol cities provide replacements of four factors psr move - taken at the start of each turn. Faciors may be accumulated (me S r a d ) .

4. The capitol dty has a prmanmt defensive factor of 2 (which may be considered as two units). By pmanent we mean that even while occupied the city provieas a defensive factor of 2 wMch must be contended with by any occupyiag units! The -anent factor is not iripledl

5. If a capitol city is attacked, any accurnu- latcd repIacemcnt factors must be contended with at basic odds . . . taken as a aingie unit or ss many units as the attacker deems rit.

6. An accurnutated replament factor f o r d to retreat is eliminated . . . othemk. all results m to be mmlped as if an actual unit existed. The permanent factor cannot be

altered by combat results . . . it will bo back each and evey turn!

7. A capitol aty loses its rephmment capacity as mon as it is occupied. completely sllr- rounded by enemy zones of co:ontrol, or it is attacked. It will regain full sta* as soon as it is evacuated, it breaks the emklernent, or it goes one full move without being at- tacked.

8. To capture ii capitol city, the enemy must eliminate all units holding the capitol, elim- inate all accumulatd replacement factors and m r c o m a the pamanant defemive Fac- tor either by rolling DB2, DElim, m having survivors after an exchange. Attacking units may admce afler combat only when all tbree. of these conditions have k~ met.

9. A capitol is considered captured and held only during those mwes when enemy units actmlly occupy the capital and can h c t an unbroken h e , free of Enemy zones of mntrol, to their own home capitol; and the capitol itself is free of opposing zones of control.

10. Once one "nation" takes and h o b an opposing capitol for 4 tunra, inch& the turn of aptwe, he has oornplete control wcr all the units of that nation. This Is h a y s subject to the permanent defense factor and even though he contmls these units, if they coma into contact with hirs own units, combat must result. Clearly, he will ham two moves to the re- op ponent's one . . . but, uder certain & cumstan- (which I leave to you to figure out) it is p s i i l e he rnay low control of them ucaptive'' units . . . &tM t o thek orI&a! genexal or to the other phyer.

11. Accumulations m o t be Incorporated into units w u e capitol city does not have w placement status!

D. AttriHon: For each move in wbich a nation enters a unit into or maintains a unit in enemy tmitory there Is a charge of one combat factor per sac41 violated nation which is taken at the end of the turn - befom combats am resolved - and which may be taken from anywhere on the board or from accumulations in his own home capitd.

E. Secondary Objectives 1. The cities of NIvel/es and Quam am am

"bonus cities." If a player holds both oi them, i e . has a unit in them and they are h e of enemy zones of control, h will be entitled to a bonug

2. Bonus: At the end of the k t move when a player has sawed the above conditiom he

receive a bonus of 2 combat factors . . . to be taken immediately in dther of

these cities or his home capit01 . . . or accumulatd in his home capital.

3. At the end of the second move he get 4 factors At the end of the third. 5 and so on 6. 7, 8 . . . etc. Hence, there rnay bc some dispute wer tbx towns . . . especially if mmeont is getting 16 facrors per tum!

4.0nc0 t h e b o r m g w n d i t i o n ~ ~ , i t ~ allover & a t 2 ~ o f w ~ t h w o r nd the origiaal Wer can retake the bDnm cities.

5. Caufim: Bonw c t h must k kept ab#Iub ly dear ef enemy rnne of controt A 1 to IW atradt, lmmM & a small k t dcdi- pat4 unit, wiU muse the whole bm statue to mvm Back ta 2t (In thls evsnt at Iwt a full mom m a t take plaFF to m b l l s h bonus slatus . . . h e m it is quite pwdbb t h a i t h s ~ c i t i e g m a y ~ h a l d a t * start of a player's turn without his being abk to araIl himself of the bnus!)

6. Unib defending from bonm CIW are doubkd.

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Strategic

Defense

of France by Alan Augenbraun I

Compared to the Allies, the G e m f o w in D-DAY are v d y inferior. With the exception of the few SS and Panzer units, the Germans are outclassed In mobiljty and offensive power. Morp over, the Allia, in the Tournament Game, t h a t - en to invade on two fronts, thereby delaying a total German d e f w c deployment against the T i mult.

Thus, with a thin crust defense against a superior Enemy and with no mntd mave to

German commander fails to guess the H o n

little and too late. Through a misjudgment in initial deployment. German foroes may arrive in the invaded area too late to stop an AUied advance or capture of key positions. Sj-ly, faulty deployment can c a w the German com- mander to commit his fotces to the battle in piece-meal fashion. TMs effect of "too little and

bolster it, the German position is critical. If the ,

area, the ensuing Gmaa effort will pmve too I

too late" will then prove dbstrou~ C the Gwman campaign-

Strategic defense presents a possible solution to the G m a n problem. Its purpose is to "force" M Wid invasion of whatever area the German commander wishes. German forces can then bc deployed for the nsmsary action. To do this, five of the invasion areas should bc adequateiy defended; the features of the remaining two must leave the AUid commander with only one choice, that decided upon by r competent and dculating German player.

THE GENERAL

For extl~lpk h m is a sat-up I whiGh a s U y eantea an Invadon of South France. The Static Army, indoding dl rhth bfmtry a d IFQ mbplm tfie6thPara.&,IldmWeoasthm ~ 1 3 t o P a 6 f n a t m i f o r m ~ o f s i x ~ f c d % c frtctors per qwm mend h marmd by two static dbjsbm, the fortmaw by m e ah. O n o ~ n , p l u s t h F 6 t h h . R g t . ~ ~ to Ddappe, wMe three HQ unirs each p €0 LsHaae and C m The mmWg two BQ a t a p l s c e d I n S t . W o . T h e ~ m ~ u a i b p z r e t h w ~ t o t h e C ; e x m a n b o r d e r i n ~ o f awp#oftbGt9mmfmt

P a r t d t h o ~ a r A m y , w ~ ~ w d l m&m hfmby aad punchub divihns, k & pmd immediately behind the Wtlc Army to pram the xear from an airborne attack. Typid aeplaymant wwld Ewe7 Ama- SI6, ma, Ni3, PZS, and R27 with one W o n mh Tha red ofiht Rc&t Army LfrtationsdinLsHam a d Normandy. AW#IC~, b t ~ Ba).gwc, Cam, Argentan, and Q28 s a d get an6 diwiiion; two divhhm go to R29.

The F a m r Army, med& up of all C m m pmer md -w ~mita l~ot lnitlany kdgued to Gcrmw, La dtuated L the MOP mandy-Brim #ea with m e exesp!ionee 'lb I& Znd, I Z a , and 17th 65, dew with h h r and abc.9h and 11th F ~ ~ ~ w s r Ronen* U34,T3S, X36, X38,244 md St R~z&&

The &gct of Ws daploymmt pmcl~ts the AlliGs with uafamrable odds h m thd Nrth SfX

I t h r o u g h L d h m W h W a ~ c a n b a b b h h d patty c d y in Nmmhdy aad Brit- tunny, the P m Amy tbatena to bottleneck my ad- This ~outd gidn dm& time for 1 t h c ~ m v n h l t h C ~ i r m g i o n i n T u m ~ . 9; swsn more hnns @art the G m m

1 ~ ~ n u r n t t e ' t e . F o r ~ r d a s o r t s , i t ~ ~ c $ r t h a t ? h A U I t s w ~ ~ a n y ~ f t h ~ ~

I -y, wth its little d s f ~ ~ tenrafn, b 1 W u p rate, d a Panzg A m y "next dow" : I h w h is a porn choim. T& Sou&

F ~ w ~ ~ G a n n a a ~ w a x ~ A n A l l i e d m p x r o d h m m W b t &

W e atid Toulow tau be piBEtudd by pkdq 2fst aad 116th k z m at TIM. hrthm, #ia ~ w s g t ~ , o z w e f b e ~ b ~ t h t ~ o n t v*, can badenid ihepitd d t y O f V 1 c h y bypLacing2ndPanmDivfsiwrwrthlnawbtk's mkblg &tallcc d that w.

An Gfmm -, Wudin~ tber Gsmrltny- b s i faaznr Reame. rn mom on the Anted flanks, whea fayorable -bat dds &OW mop up once the At@ leave *.prot- or the s h £ I a v a y .

I n & o r t , t h e b e n ~ o f a E a r t P u l t y p ~ mate& dtfeasa are d m . The Gemm & K r ~ ~ a s t ~ ~ d i E t a t c ~ ~ O f tito -on ma, and, m~&u'Bntly, can bt weIl-& to mest the attad;. With ludt, laa may sveawh ad&ve- in tharrgenlas weeks of the game. WMI Simtegk Dtft#c is not foolproof, it a t lleast ofkm Um Germans a paibk m d to vtctory, and for the Medor Gmnanf~,tlmtbrnomthmtbryanevtr e. A h Mnbraun 909EasternParktway Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213

Divide and Conquer by Steve Grimrnett

I n U l e e o ~ ~ f ~ g a m e s O f T A C n C S J I k l t h 8 I a s t f E W ~ I h a v e ~ t h r m t o n e p t h h r m, when a m h e d by Red, PC- ~ g u a r a n t e t a ~ p T o ~ f h 8 t : ~ R d muW B)< tht wa&m is pd; and C) the nuclw rute h nof used, The edmaes of fhis plan rn that Rad win& (ornusty} & that there h rn much Blue c8a do Iahort of ~ p t d n g t h b d t n f t o p R d h w i n n t n g , i f ~planfspiogerly*. To use this plm &ectMy, Red Commander

r w t l e m ~ b w t # ~ a t d ~ c s . F ~ f n th early &g#, KEdP MOYINGI Any dolays wo& in Blue's fa~or. Nww let your oppamt rek b m d , d a n o f , & m y c f m m m m & Wt yolrr armor before & tlrm 4. Bcmem- lm thesa two Wings. and R&'s smws b m ~ Y ~ .

The WId dspltq?ntmt of Red's force f BKtremely h n m and should k aa followc I m GROW B ~ U C ~ r e a -

1 AGrn -1-yBm AFba-

1 h y HQ (15-15) 12 Mt. Div. (16-15,1&1@ one (1) M. Div, -1CotpsBiveuaeAxea-

I cow HCT (86) six (6) Inf. Dlv.

-UCorpBlvpuatAm- n mp HQ ( 15-22) shr (6) Arm. Dh.

- l I h n y B ~ w c ~ - n Army HQ (25-111

(3) M. DDiv. -m*~moltac~rta-

Ill m H Q (2919) sbt ca I& Div.

-WcOrpeBiwtlacArea- w-IIp138-10) 2 Atnphib Db, (39-1 3 rme {SI Id m.

- Rtplactmmf B ~ U C M - r ~mphib ~ i v , ( 1 s ~ 1,2 Patp DiY. IaW~0-a four (4) m. Div.

Havinsplaced h i g f w c e ~ . R e d i s d y t o m. m o m m P h 4 -

Red by a~aaulw b W SOU- o f 3 l u e C P t y r l J . B J , ~ ~ t b a c i t y , a d ~ a p d t l a in ths dty, wsat of the ti^&. 2 Amphi a d fow diddons of IV Corps thea hnd in t h e d i y a n d a s r m m e a d e f e ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ t o t h

nmth and wmt, to Mend defend bridp at 3442 and the n&mt W the city q a b t a wssibh Blue counter+t&dc. Shul- tmeausfy, the imnainhg rnsioil of Iv Corps movm to &&ad the n&m m a m a p to prslgnt Blut from d n g it, aad TV Gorp HQ m into Red City 43-16, for dc f s~&~ pw- m sm3adm=sc-

Having d l ~ d Blue's attmtion to Me south, h d w m & s a h t ~ h i s m a h o b j e e t t v a 1 P h Dk, dropjustwtatdBheC.kpifd, ttues it, mmea #outhest to a defeasnt pm&n at 2536. 1,2 Mt. Dkr. && fram RC13-16, in Blue Wtd, and mow to psitiom iu tbe mountains to Cbe west. Then I1 Corpu lands in ~ mpital, aad e s t a b W a line north of that dty, while II Cmps E Q d~fmuls brIdgs 22-39. Four dkhiona d I Dwps thsn mawe bdalmdthfhubandrearofIICap, espccMp the bzidge in t h ~ ~aPbal(22-43.

corps mmnwhtle detaches two dt-m t~ RCW-27. The fow remaking dIvf&na move to defa&8 ppWuu 29-31, 3-31,2632,2S-33.11 ArmoyOomnratldQMugtbanmowtmardll COW' WbJkrn flank, aad 2 M Dh. & ~ p s into the gap b - a IX Corps a d HACG to m n t Blue from dopping the junction of those two force&

T R e ~ r e m ~ g ~ m o f l ~ a n d I HQ then mwe by sa to R-28, and

B W P u m t ~ ~ 4 f i t . T h ~ ~ W sbn of I ACG d&Ms thb bdgc at lb27. The othu I w h m t ) dirrigions ii&y to the u defended Rsd dtiw to protect thtm from emmy parahop oramphaliou8rMnem. k a d of this brIlliantmammr,BInek

l u f t w i t h ~ ~ ~ a n y o f w h i c h R o d mcorm~mteIative~EfedIVcQrp# pa- .$i the MI tbmiaBloc'smthm$ide, Eor it posag a C o m t w M l an never be done away with becaw of the Rod threat ~ h e r e . I n & s ~ R c d ~ C o ~ , ~ d thd Annor, L i n t h l d ~ even if it mwez m ~ a a d U & d w b e n i t m o v t $ f t i s d a a & y ,

But, wha€mer BlW d a k d must p h his opponent mmntly. Red bas a msndow &antam, a d at this point Bhw mot win, u n b Red lets him. IT Blut d-Y ths Wblw by Turn I, he WuId d e r Whg for -

StbghonGEimmstt 3908 Nns~es st.

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THE GENERAL

If Heth Had Gone Forward...

In the emiy part of 1863, neitha the Confed- w c y nor the Union had gained the advantage in the EMwn Tiatar of the CSvil Wm. The Confaderats form had won v W y BVW mqior battle that had been feat, but they had not ddroycd the Army of the Potomar: hm's Invasion of tlt8 North had ended h~ tt Oonfedemte n t m t after the Battle of Antittam Creek, but a truly d d w battle was yet to t&e phw.

After the Canfedmte victory at Cttawem PiIle, h a r a f o d th Army of Northern V b ginia and began preparations for a m d ~JIVR-

sIoa of ths North. He d e t d e d to cross the Pbtomac west of the Paderrml pasition and h d e F e n n s y I v ~ for he w s sum that his army wuld bypass and d y o u t m d the &w-mvbg Army of the Potornac. The total stRngUi of the Army of Marthern V&Ma wsa about 75,000 mun of dl mm Although the Gonfdmte k m y was outnumbered by the Federa4 as it usually wan, thp diaiplhe and morals of the ddkm w m superb. Zse had no intenti011 of mlying on a long, vulnerable Mm of supply to connect hlm with his matham bamx Only powder and ammu- nition would come frrrm the S o w the army would forage for the mmmainder of its tswrpplies as it moved. Early in the month of Jnne, 1853, a sta*ted the Qnfedmk Anny moving on ib northward march with a hemy cavalry m n to c o d the mwemmt. The Army of Northern V i rnmchul northwad in corps snd c m d tha Potomac R h r in w i ~ m p h m over the period of abaut two weeks. The hasion h d - On June 27, Genml Early's DMim of Lee's

army raasomsd the city of YO&, Pennsylvania, for a large quantity of food, clothing, and money, Other Northern cities that fell into SOW hana wtrc sttip& of m y s ~ p p u e that th buthemm wem in nsed of, ad thc entin Confuter& h y would soon bs In m exmUent pbsfthn to march on either Baltimare or Fl ik ddpMa A calI for vohmtm to rep1 the ImFadw was sounded throughout the state, but thsrs was fit& m n s e to i t To his mprbs h e r d b a M e d that the

FderaI Army WSM a h across the Potomac d mwichlnp northwat toward hlw. rear. Made had replad b k e r as the oommandsr of the Army of the htomac, and he w a i n b t on stopping the Rebel h&n. Ltc o r d d a s p d y concern d o n of his for- which were widIy deployed through muthem P t ~ ~ , knowing that k d e must be besten and the road to Bdthre and W e l p h i a ogsnal thorcby, or tha invasion would end in failure. Nut oaty would defeat of the Pdw& enable hlm to move W l y in the North, it woufd also f o r e the withdrawal of Union tmop f m n the west in ordw to prptect Wadhgtba. This would r e m e pressure ham Vichbarg and the other Confederata positions in the Wstam Theattr of the war.

Lce firmb. b e l i e d - and not without mawn - that the an- with the &ties pf war Ud the invasion browt to the Wrthcmcrs would stmgthcn the already grow pace movement. Ths caI1 for p e w was being mado chiefly by th

Demods-, but jf the cry grew bud emugh the Republicans fn the F d w d Govemnent mtght bs f o r d to yidd to them A m the Atlantic, Lnd RmeU wrote to Lord Palmerston about the po&bW@ of England's h t e d o n in b e W of the Confedmaw, for h w a n d as ff the Anny of Northwn W&da was but one gtsp away from mpfuFfng the Fedew1 capita1 of Washir~jdm. The Brltisb mw@m of tho Gtafadsrats Stat= as a sepffatc nation was somat* that the South had d8pndd upan w h m e d from the Union, but 1% was now htld as a forlorn hop. As the English debated at the question of x- the aovme&ty of the Confoderatc State8 of h l W h , h d 8 m y WaS WBdly W* vaging on the town of Gettysbw, Pennsylvania, wh5m it was tu -up.

Heth's D i m of the the ThWw of he's m y had adeancsd toward Gettysburg alone the Chambersblrrg Pike on Jane 30. Hoth's ordew were to hold the city, but ha wa not to f o m an agagurnent with the enemy until t h reminder of tha army had d v e d . That morning a detach- ment of men from the d i n , seat to Iook for show in the city, sighted Fedsral tmop in Wabllig; they immtdIatdy fctumed to f b division whids was encamped some three mUes noxthwest of town along the Chambasburg Pike and reported tho incidcrlt. The FedW troops wMch had been Been w m part of B u f d s Caydry Corps which had bten mat to hold the place by General Meads, and they w m awaiting the arrival of the I and XI Corps to engthsn them. 3316 ConfBdemtea made ao fwthar move- meHs toward the city, and 86 t h e was no mgagmeFR tw day.

At d a y b d on July I, one of Buford's divbiom that waa snmmped on a Jwr ridge wed of town mw tha Confederate infantry column hadhg towmi it. The dismounted cavalry fought fisrcely, bat they w m &m d s d y back by two of Haws brigada, supported by Pegtam's Reserve A r t U q BaWm, which attacked tpem at about 9:00 a.m The Confcdmte &an# wan bm&t to sn abm# halt at about 1:00 p.m, wben the I Corps &d at the doubIt to mpprt Buford. The battle mgd on with both sides fully comdtted to the h y . PPsner's Division of tim- Cow had arxivcd and was smt to wppor! Wh's ma&. mde.5' DWon of the Sscand Cow had arrived befort noon alwng the Cad& Road, and it began a hMng movement the I firps. Thin mws wm dmkd almast before It began by the mivd of the X I Corps north of Gattysbwg shortly aftar 12:M a.m. Gnfadmts bop w m still m h h g , howevff, and an officer of the ?U Corps saw Rebels - Early's M n of t h ~ W n d Corp - on its right flank at about 1:00 pm A heavy attack w e hunched by the Cbnfeclemto at 3:m p.m. which dmve the Union E o w back horn tbir positbns, thmugh tha town, and up onto Cemetffym

G e n d Howard, the mmmandcr of thc XI Corps, had left s iessme dimon on (?emetery Hill, and the remnants of the I and XI Cups and

PAGE 8 Buford's cavaIry m f o d mund thma wdbn- trench4 troops. The Union soldiers had dfwed upwards of 10,000 ~ a s u s I t i ~ aad an omm of the I bps d w x h d the Union podtim as ". . .more gap than he." G e h Ma eOma could havc ca- Cme- HilI at 851w0 on July I, but the Cmfederatos did not attack a$ain that day. T'he EL and XII Corps arrived before dark on and mound Ca&ery MI and Culp'a HiU, and they set to work fo r t i f y i their podtjnm +t forthcornlag R&l waW. On M y 2, the Amy of the Potomac was m a

weIl4mwn po&n with the bulk of its f o m on hand. Mcade's b e was In a hoseslw shape. T b kft lay along Cemetery Ridge, the ctnttr on CBmBtey Hill. and the right on Culp's KSLL and along Rock h e k . The Conf&mtas assaulted tht P & d positions on Culp's Hm md Cemetery Hill in ttte m o d but met with d sucws. In t b nftmoon, piui of h m ' s First Cwps - which had arrived at Gettysblrrg thmu&out the dgh! of J d y 1, a d during the W afternoon of JuIy 2, - attadcad a &t psition that thc ID mzps had mwcd into. They srnashad the Union troops badc and seemed about to captm R a d Top, a hiIl which would ham enabled to onfiEads tb Union left flmk, when a h t f l y &wed yank= b&& rtached the mwn of the MU in mtdvanca of the Southerners and flung tbm back.

PROPOSED CONFEDERATE POSlTM

~t i~ PCI~ tw ttie Confsd~~~at ad wouldhavsbasnrruc~mfuty~if t lreyhad

- .WI lnads a&k, 9nd that the d&y in-attack bYGmemlLonstw plmnted mcafluwaf

vhIcR might lwu won tiw battle ,%I ifhe But the Canfedmate a r t a h w m Wtd f u r t b d a y w f t h n a ~ r i i @ n e &

m ' g miork en J* 5, wm rn's M a w m t t o b ~ t h o ~ r t & r n ~ a a d will tb8 -m. w* Its failam d£ed i h final ~ P o r t f w ~ a t h t Q ~ I t P ~ ~ m . XeeBAmy ~nthtffl~sdiigtbywlth hws weIl over X,OOO men, &mat &I mmy w e s p s t h e m ~ ~ F s d t k r l ~ h a d w r f f d s e d . ~ 1 Q s s a t ~ w g h a d n r r f ~ ~ n whaw W I d by &WS Lee-*$ I&. MWof tkm msm fortha 1- d i n t f a e ~ f S a P t h B I c ; b n f s d ~ £ ~ ~ h d ~ ~ait&hw a %dl Wtxl d e f m of a s t m g ,p5mLb.'*

m v a r y c s ~ ~ ~ ~ m " t h a k e y t 0 :+imryl', wtrs h & r q r Ha. I)n tha ht day of th bftlt when thc I CQW arrived, ihs carp mabk,GmsralR6pdda,dmhtoffnbtanto 'kertd Mmde aud mmy of the drtiw Udon &W& " . . . - l t ~ OU, kGodl*- wemust & h t . h e r a w T b & a d p g ~

VETTYSBLIRG 5:UO pm, July 1

d r o v c t h e ~ F O a e s a I ~ p u p u n b a ~ ~ ~ r n ~ t t h s A r m y o f o f r n € O m ~ C ~ . ~ f I i I l ~ i a ~ W ~ * t b f i n e d ~ a n e f m m & i p ' ~ ~ t o & e W a n d Top mull bs fmw as ttL F a tmp amiwl. A m a t a m of t h e w w i n h w that th.eFt la no m+rS m a rhat ftat F & r & ~ ~ . d m w n W b m i k o f t h t man. l€t31eUnlaaltrDg*hadnotheldthat mition ate ArmYnPhjo~rnflmlu baa m@, and % A-smy.of the Fototaae, Wadd&on, a d dae wir wiruM hmebmftm

I f M a j o r G m m l H l e t h k d ~ l n t o t h a d G e r t p b ~ on Jlms 38, thb tidc of

~ w o U r a h r r v e ~ E o r a b e ~ ~ ~ 6 f &bitu.'n t h c W ~ ~ ~ ' s F a P a I r y - pcrha 4,000 men -ppe-dIthedewotMBLrvo b e m t o p ~ w e a f ~ ~ u t h ~ f m m ~ ~ i b a dty,andEhlfordatdnothaa~isk%fbr~~at h a n d ~ l a t G i n t k & ~ y ~ ~ A n i # t ~ ~nk ts t a fom that is twice the KLW of the -hg me $mt,alikdy mWB 6 be mads by a ~ ~ ~ . T h h % ~ k b l a w h e n t h e ~ ~ W o U H h a P s f a ~ ~ m f e d c a a a l r g o n a&htatta&WnstJafmtrywirostqusllfyb h w to be e x d a d Thmfm, i t i a # m W t h a t * ~ ~ ~ ~ 9 n o o ~ ~ o o c u p k d

- p d . ~ t h ~ m m n l i r & J ~ @ 1 , d k r W

d d g DiWm and the mme ar l fhy battalion8 mmlladcd by M d ? m d l tlnd Pqmm WBm mudW qufdsb toward t&a dty, Reah would ~ * a n * m D s t p o m m $ r a d ~ n ~ y t o m M i t w ~ C e m e ~ m L * ~ p m t d t h f a a t w o m i I P d h a o f ~ It e p m m d s th% my, ths m to bmm'pt& Taw-, B*m, a d xamw, and It is t i o t t o 9 ~ ~ t h E ~ ~ p o l n ~ o f ~ T h t F e d d 1 a a d x I ~ r p M b e i m mwhhghard d l ~ o a T m r e 3 O ~ a a d ~ t ~ ~ ~ l a r w M t i I e ~ ~ m ~ *

*aaents bad mimi to top* ndas &Wltih an rid of Its f&b. Ckl July 2, k d , V ~ ~ b & d l r o t orad not-srp ~ o T l i ~ w . ~ m w ~ ~ n l s m y w in a gwd pith'' With W a W a bl w ~ l o f C Q n M e r y H m ~ w u l d m ~

a gmd p d t h for ths W n to Eta& and th8 e a f l p . a d ~ ~ d a u m ~ e h a g the Sonthmw hekt would mble #em fa kgap t h e . ~ n ~ ~ h a d ~ ~ ~ ,

mmamnte h O p 5 wsm -at cTkiQ&a i n f O ~ ~ d r r d n s t b n r c w n l n g a a d & ~ ~ ~ o n ofJuIy 1 . T i w y w ~ ~ r i a t t r e m I t d s r ~ a a d w s s t d t h a d W ~ h ~ b r r a C h ~ ~ ~ O f t h e ~ ~ d a a d ~ f l ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ X I s e O f ~ m m u y HiU, on a ~ e r r t n n i r l s f r o m W o ~ ~ o n P I r t W io cdpl* m * ~ ~ w t u l ~ I l e f t ~ m 3 i s sapprtiq mow mnld W k m ~ ~ m g l e t d by 3:aptxm. at ~ht&,'&rifhmP)sm~pied st 1:OQ p.m. by Rodear' D'fYfsion. W w 7 s Did- - Mth ont of t h - a d m y battali- owid bean #rbn&&l onthmwi flank of W h ' a ~ ~ a t Themn&ingrr:sme ~ a y ~ w a d d J a i n ~ W ~ ~ W WO& hwb ~ t b ~ & d e a 8 B ~ a a n k a a n k 8 a ~ R m d & ' ~ l a * & * , ~ t f r e a s ~ t r w P 5 ~ ~ h t h e ~ C v p a n t a s t h a t ~ ~ n W h a P a ~ s ~ ~ n t b y t I m F*.

~ f t m t h & ~ w ~ n o t ~ F a d m d ddkn i n t h e ~ t o f a u n & a - a t & & bafwd&f& T h e ~ U n i o a f o m d i d l l O t

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THE GENERAL

The Mathematics of fhe CRT by WilEnm JY, Gflbwt

Hex's moth& &I a low rrmm of attemp$ to wt pkyer bahce info the S t d i d @me. This h, f f% dons fhrod m* with the Cornkt R ~ u i t a Tau. I; is intsrestlrg to note that the author worked for the Cbrpomte Pro- m- Corpomo)l in Nuw York dry. rk samd comyny that e m p l o ~ Nmmi Gddwmw who. fk Pol. 5, M. S, dm c h m Stahgmd m the subfecr of an mWe. H m m . . . $om& &ks a l a t r t d w Dr. 2hiq-o t A f f f g ping on down M h d thefiks. ..,

(rn) Net x&w Equals 0Xpwte.a 108s mhJs s x & a (lv) POCP: Frohbitiy of & psitiom (Y) GCTC h c m t t a m r r y : IfyoudMde

tho expected loss by the probsbility of cnm& the poSrdon you gat tha GCTC. Wbat this mmm in that in ths lane run -warnwmchatta& - t h i s i s t t w p ~ y o u a r o ~ t V h a w t o p a y fwthep1MsgtofcarryfrrBUs8flekLM&urap, in m y one attack, there is no guarantee you will

t0 pay . . . nOr h thm my m k U that ~ ~ W i l f ~ ~ ~ P I s d s t j I l ~ w t w i x l l - ( ~ ~ ) ~ d r c : ~ ~ i ~ t h s - ~ t h s r n ,

ATTAEKINQ l'HE DOUBLED PDslTlON o d y i t w f ~ t o t h u a s t ~ t o c a t r y , L k i t ~

Not tnfkequmtly, ssp&& in fhp game of S r a d . it may L h u m b l e to &t a rmIt d odds of 3-1 or bttea. If the &tho & of vardo\ls othw mod= of attack. For the pup as^ of disw&n, it wil l bc aasumcd that the ds- fender ia a unit of factor six . . . for rrnIrs of s b , an appropriate adjustment mugt bs made . . . for multiple unit d a f w , th t s8h below do not apply m h tho combat la msoW asasingltbattk

( l ) ~ h : ~ i B t b p r o b a m l i t y o f k i t i m a the factom 0 be l a B.& h a 1-2 attack ttre pmbabllity of km is 3rd (a6 from A -and l J 6 f m m ~ . T h t o x p o e t e d ~ ~ would bt 6x316 = 3. (II) hpeeted t h k Thls is the probability of

d h h t t n g the defender (either though - e b or exduwe) times tirs dsfmdsr's factor.

& consideration the defenddu 1w-m w h m the GCTC does nat, Fm ~ o m p a t h n pwpom fn a f l a i t a c k t h e G C K ~ 4 d t h N C T C ~ O .

~ 1 + - 1 : T l 1 & a t t d i s b a a s d o n h a o i n g a u n l t a f s i m t w o h e x ~ o f I-loddg

1 - 2 L-I I + - l 2 - 1 Expected- 3 6 6 213 8 E x ~ t d c a h 1 2 2 3 Not- 2 4 4213 5 POCP 116 113 112 213 GCTC 18 18 13113 12 MTC 12 12 9113 7112 - llglm would b mdfled mmidmbly If you tgks InfO m&dBrarlon w h t you deem the paition itself to be worth in terms af dafedve combat kaors. This ask to tbs d e f e d w d d

100 Games a Year by Mail

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m m w k mu WRO - w e wdolibt W a ~ a l af a gmnr byPS who &vm down from hk home tn P ~ i w Gmw, New Jmey. {tut to ptW a CQPY of a new mw dhwdy Mrn rhe IQUmw. Of mum hs 4 ( 5 o ~ ~ m l ~ 0 1 P M W - hcwmnwapn'l k l ~ a b o v t p l p l h &

&we P&m mn£Gsts.

I tow many mnw do yw cornplate h a yam? TwmW,mwbethkty? W d l , h o w ~ y o u ~ t o i n ~ y o l t r P B h f o u t p u t t o I W ~ a y d The way to do It f to play about 50 games at a h RightaowIamplayingSS(wHh75In sight), wtJ.ch Wudw 1914, 8- Bu& D-Dw. AK, Stahpad, C w m W d and WattF loo. If y w think that a great daal of ttme k muhi, youh wmng tAIf mmsed wroag tool1

1 ~ P B B d a b o u t 8 m o n ~ a g o a n d t t p t o Mlw have EamIJetd 22 gamm; hoarever, within ths mxt four months I'tl knodc off m o t k 35. The raaarn form total ofonly 57 in a yaarh d u s t a t l m f a c t ~ t m y s y s t m w a s ~ a b i g

'Wmoavef' untii two months w. This thwwr elimtnafeg the Miow p m e

d m o f ~ u p t t t e ~ C m a l c e t h c ' ~ r a r t n n U m u f n s ~ e m l o r e d ~ ~ ~ . m m y match box= me mBular pandl and fhs foIlow4ng hsmctiw (DDay wm be u& 8s m axampic):

1. ~ t h o ~ p c n c i l . w i t % t h e r m m b s r 1 ~ l S o n t t s a b ~ r a f ~ ~ 1 5 ~ units as they a p ~ o o t h e P B M s h e s t ( e ~ t h 2ndhfmiry Wm bs No. 2 and t b s 3 S t h ~ ~ No, 12).

2. Usltlg tbb red marker. circle. tbs numb= dth onthe bad of the hitsdesafbcdabw~ (all IS units fo ld fn mw 1 of the PBM &eat).

3. T & % t h o ~ m t s r s d ~ i n s t 4 p s 1 P a d 2 and plncs them in a match box. Lgbd ths match box "AIUsd, Ffrst Row" fa rsd.

4. Rapsst stope 1,2and 3 forthamstofthc m w s o ~ a t l i c d ~ ( ~ ~ ~ £ n r o w t W o win be u u m W 16 t b @ 30, &ded h u cator other than md arsd p h d la an approp& ably labslcd mntch box). s. Rapsat &pa 1 through 4 far Gcaman

Imtts. 6. Here is a my un~~pulax step. Us- the

r d a r pmdk lightly wdtt the grM w&m&s

.da in th& wys: I) By lhortmhg the gam fhough a we mpid dnnm. thus de& the dafcrldar of futum replaoemnts or reinfo~c~. mtp; 21 by hkbu or COW Isdjacmt to a ~ p L a ~ m e n t dty (SGrsd) or 3) Fwcing cost@ mte~* at unfwomble od& h the next table I haw rewtd the conaph ammbg that the low of the ps4ttc-n is worth 12 dcfdvu factors . . . namdy If yau p?aw n great- m ~ w w t h o n ~ 1 ~ y o U ~ h a v e 0 ~ e adtabie adfuhunh For cornpakmn purpaaes the GCTC for a 3-1 mmab 4 but the NCCC jump3 to r gain d 12!

Smmmy: It wuId appear fm ths &ova t h a t i n t s r m s o f m t s , t h e m i s m ~ W y n o diiTmocc betwm a 1-2 and a 1-1 attack, but that a I - 1 ntbck Is markedly more fayorebk then either. O n t h a h t m d t h e 2 - 1 attackit m t bs pointed out, J.K. Norria to the contrary, that it bmmw a viabb sttatay . . . t- if you haw accumulated m d d a n t to wphcbalmg6portionofyourlOsasshthsvsat ofthemnofasix) ... thocmdf3gumareilDf that unfavorebk wd th8 dm-tion of your w3bguass to attack in weh a fashion wi l l €ores your oppanmt to "msr-defend" artah kty mns with r sumuent w d a d u g of his b o ~~

W i b m J.M. Gilbert I25 Chtfstopher Street New Y d . N.Y. 10014

on your game b w d (Bad Nowsl). Use many fqwm su that it ia u&u tn crw+iefmct tho eowdinatGs of all wumm Thh m&o8 set-up prowdurn much cagier a ht faster.

Now w h you% f i nbM sttps 1 though 6, p thmugh an actual sshp First take thebax marked "AUled, Fitst* Row" and set-up the appprJate rmits (rspiacs tbe nib thst a m l Y apprqrbte). Set up the unit% from d raw aa d e abwq m a k ~ n g ; p r t n y o u ~ t h e ~ d h udts back in tMr m d i v u boxea If you ma alert, you would have n o t i d that £t's ' ser to ~ p t h e ~ b y u s I n e f h s t l n m b e x s ~ ~ wdttenontbbakfustpkkupamdt , Ma.16 for instance, bok at its p i t inn as w a r n on tb PBM h t and plam it. Now make sure you hnd the dght unit1 No. 16 would be the 45th Infantry dlpls8on,

APtayouPemadr yaur m m , t m a o e m d l tbunitsanElwbod.T&ealltheani$tbatsrs c o l d red md W tfitm in &a box Labeled "Wed, Ftrst Rm." Get the picture? Now do tbe same for &mptEvstolor.

I'm a m the 'mmessver'' w mest with 8pprml, siaw it o n q . ~ a b o u t 3 0 ~ t a adapt an AH game for €he p u p a Aftsr you @ ths hang of it, It abuld W e only 2 to 4 minub t0 E d Up M Y W e , and about 1 rrrfo~h b put ft away. --

197 South Broad St. h Gmn, MJ. M1W

The Figure of Merit Fallacy *-B-- k Rn'tW, Wrbpt~, ~ P W Q ~ O A-T W

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and t f a s B a t & ~ o i b $ ~ u f r , t b mki&re61egaindrr la-3~~- &a& a && BE oms mmr pi= and me Mqhy ~ , ~ d ~ ~ f 6 ~ f s 5 , ~ two@idsoftld isia.ThBthe&TpoBoB8 w l y 6 ~ & & d o f t h + p w w a r t h c b a s l i m k ,of 3 , d *o/ihhb at the MpM Fstt of 4, g i i 12 + + = 14to 6 mt r W p P # L L m k E h # t l m y ~ t w o a ~ m ~ r ~ & f h ~ f h d W l ~ f & , t h e b d a B ~ ~ ~ h W b , W i Z ! ~ ~ ~ & t h t h a ~ o b l t t W o u M ~ ~ ~ n ~ C t & z ~ ~ o P ~ , t o ~ ~ 1 w A 7 T *&#$ two,ljMk,rn*&tt24,tb~Wat $2; W r hyeb to h 3 t a

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3m we& Wfm&heddththe~fl8. I;st ashow h&v$u#a hwyasWt&fmtwg&k w W has a fadm Of 4 &ppW winst hfm* and m&iW bUt onljr fwa @&t &m&. ~ ~ * d o n o t g e t ~ t # p I e f ~

r n l d a d ~ f ' L ~ ~ ~ b $ ' piwa h y obtain triple faam w y agaiast mQa* nw of he b u y a d t p m ~ V B mmbid hc&ts0P8~md If t b y a t t a d r r ~ ~ h ~ u&tilcortdsam4- i . T h e m ~ h t t h b w d d r i d w a g e m U k e T a e t f # I I q a i b in- with w withut a d t i & UmtM BqnapE hat XxYfspb~ce w v y amtbr, with facwm of 6 b f ~ Q W , aud it b h l ~ l o f 9 a0, &d M a th3 h l t i s d ~ d h of wt mgnaOr with ambat f&or 3 m mt m o w x tbe,m*- itk for lbbegy be#m w a t at&.

A eoimWddt will be faced with many dh- anno not aimplymd h f s ~ i o f f u n ~ u* fis w fbst hae E m * about m ~ y a n ~ ~ H s ~ ~ ~ a n w laniET from bis ~ p p o ~ t ' s $998ult idb f.rJr,i&bkaagiw o m m o i m y mb 6Jlmty gnti4mk m y , he tht ~ P r - r ~ k l * h i s ~ ) ~ ~ s m ~ m * ; a r m d s d s * ~ ~ ~ t h e m ~ y ~ t ~ E r # m a y t r X t a ~ \ r p d o m B W n m r s ~ m h 3 h g m a y ~ & e a m p o n e n t a f n t o vario?lir mm Of &-

pha&&*~hal mamtyw W u h l W t . h B B v e q ? i n ~ m e a w M t E w

hhw* t $ p of ud& g# a a \ W t tlnart f d b y fmfssLTlw &awmdEdTa&b a ~ a n d a r e m t I i n ~ ' w h 8 t i s ~ b tkat tha.wnEe* m y b of ht@d to d d @ m <A* Hi4 takk n?*)

r&B mbWy f4m skw a an tb bbk and t h b m ~ ~ t f ~ a m a p p p r i & b a T a E t E c s

A31 infentry movement reduced on M-. Doubles combat factor againat infantry only. Terrain mtrictiorrs; carmot enter for- &. No movement d u d i o n on rough ttrrain, Heavy armor ~~ ?im at b d g a only. Batat fmts one squara ody; mom mnt mttlctions in fmthilla; doubln wmbat factor against armor, No terrdn restrictions of either Infantry or annor. AEhiwea effect of "Range" by not bdng subject to staWng mtrictiom May bw added to any stack on offtw ar defense provided that the headquar- tars unit to which it Is attached is within one qm. Not subject to arm bat tows all writs on SRUBF~ with it are e k h t d w re-ted.

THE GENERAL I1 game with limited "stacking" or no stacking capability. For hexagon boards and multiple units per square situations, appropriate adjustments should be made. There is no reason for combat: factors to be exact multiples: A-T units could be worth, say, 2 against infantry and 5 against armor, or any other combination of numbers, although this makes the unlikely kind of com- bined arms battle slightly more difficult to draw up rules for.

On the subject of the figure of merit fallacy, the kinds of units suggested above can be combined with another principle, that of organi- zational unity. This requires careful design, but can add a great deai of realism to the game. Let us take a typical old style division as an example. Such a unit consisted of perhaps two brigades of infantry: assign to them combat factors of 4 each. In addition, they had division artillery, mmbat factor 2; engineers and scouts, wmbat factor 1 ; perhaps a small organic armor detach- ment, combat factor 1; and headquarters, of no combat factor at all. Adding these up, we get a total factor of 12, which would be the total represented if each component were represented by a single piece and we merely stacked them together. I propose that the total stack should be worth, not 12, but say 15, and be represented by a single counter; when the unit takes losses, it should then be broken into its component parts, (for which counters have also been printed) which could be stacked, but which get no bonus for organization unti! all the components of a division are again joined and a single unit substi- tuted. To carry it further, suppose each brigade represents three infantry regiments, each worth a factor of 1 ; the three together can be exchanged for a brigade counter worth 4, but if one of the regiments is lost, two counters are placed on the board (or if the brigade is broken up three wunters). This would require a bit more printing of wunters, but it makes losses due to combat somewhat more realistic. This could easily have been applied to Afrika Korp, where the German tank regiments could have been broken into three battalions worth 2 each, the total factors com- bined being worth seven.

In closing, the purpose of this article is to stimulate thought on new principles of board game design which do not add unduly to the complexity of the game, or greatly multiply the number of pieces on the board at the same time (although they may multiply the number of pieces in the box)-. The trend towards wmplex- ity through special rules of all kinds is alarming; I would prefer complexities of strategic thought in the game. My above suggestions are in keeping with the well-known principles of war, and should, I think, make the games more interesting.

J. E. Pournelle, Ph. D. 1205 1 Laurel Terrace Studio City, Cal. 9 1604

STALINGRAD

Q. Can Hunprian and Italian units be started in Finland? A. No.

Q. Can Rumanian units start in Finland? A. Yes. However, the number of non-finnish combat factors that may start in Finland may not exceed 8.

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Oficial Avalon Hill Game Clubs.. . The clubs listed below supplement the initial listing made in the Jan-Feb 1968

issue. Due to space limitations, we have not repeated any prior listings although many have forwarded us updated information. The purpose of this l is t ing is simply to provide basic information to those readers looking for new clubs.

CLUB PRESIDENT MEMBERSHIP

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3630 Moffat Road Mobile, Alabama 36618 Commandoes Extraordinary Mike George 825 - 7th Avenue San Bruno, California 94086 tancaster Academy of Wargaming Paul York 4515 E. Street Eunka, California 97421 The Dark Empire Scott Arquette 2385 Hawn Avenue Redding, California 1313th Static Inf. Division L.D. Botorrf c/o Thomas E. Reilly USOM, APO San Francisco 98346 101 st Andorran Airborne N.J. Neufeld 2548 Chicoutimi Dr. N.W. Calgsry 44, Canada SHAEF Michael D. Berg Box 1657 Sterling, Colorado

Das Twfelmukas 13335 Buffalo Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60633 IFW 4858 N. Spaulding Avenue Chicago, Illinois W 2 5 Calverton Park Wargarners 101 Cslverton Road Calverton Park, Miswuri St. Johns Military Strategy Darnian Housman 32

Confederation Grand Central & Utopis Pkwys. Jamaica. New York

Asmiat ion of Young Wargarners Ken Cali I f 240 Exeter Road Garfield Hgts., Ohio 44125 Excelsior William Riggs 1913 Mesa Court Ironton, Ohio 45638 Rommel's Staff Bruw Burkholder 241 1 Sheringham Road Columbus, Ohio Von Moltke's Monsters Dennis O'Brien St. Vincent Prep Latrobe, Pennsylvania 15650 Vil lanova Astronomy Danny Carman 7 E. Brookhaven Road Wallingford, Pennsylvania lQDB6 21st Panzers Carl Pickering Naticook Road Merrimack, N. Hampshire 03054

The Old Guard Clinton Anderson 20 51 01 - 8th Road S. Arlington, Virginia 22204 The Richmond High Command Murray A. Thompson 8 P.O. Box 521 U. o f Richmond, Virginia 23173

Tarry Lachcik

William Hoyer

David Parrott

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CONTEST NO. 31 It Is a do or die situation for Gmt Blue in

I Blitzkrieg Blue has Red hold up in the R d I Capital. To wIn the wme Blue must eliminate all I three Red U n b from the capital city.

I The Operaions Sheet ti* the batttes a x d y as they are to be fought All yw have to do is to ' ~slect the Stock mat i a ta Rt as the dieroll for

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Ray-by-Mail Table for result of combat Because ' FW Uniw haw mr retreat mutes, mmts will be 1 considered ellminatrwts inmad.

This comast is free to all s u k r i b m . Simply fill In the Operations Shwt and mail to: The Avalon Hill Cornpny, 4617 HWord Road, Balti- mom, MQ 21214. Entrieo must be postmarked no later than June 15, IMB. Print ywr name and a d d m clnarly and make aure you list the game you wish as winning prim. Those who do not d s h to mutilate thelr inagazine may send a wpy of photostat Naturally, only one to a customer allwved.

Ten win- wIll k named Winning entries will k k~ who have ~l jminatd all RBti Unh, or come closest to doing so.

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--OPEMflONS SHEET - - - - - - - - - - - accumulated 4 coupone, then you clip I them al l together and send them ia with 1 your order for an Avalon HiLl game. I When ordering in thia manner, eimply send us a check or money-order for $1.00 less than the usual r =bail value 1 o£ the game. I

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LAKE GENEVA CONVEMTfON, the most suceeesful convention of all (1W3 will have another go at it, came August 23 and 24. The Horticultural Hell, 330 B r d Street in Lake Geneva, Wiaconsln. will ggatn be the slta. Early reaimation info may b obtalnd now from Wllliam Hoyer, 4669 N, Spaulding, Chiago, Illinois 80625.

BRIGHT FUTURE FOR EDUCATION GAMES: Fmm gem-lgner S m =hay, 7C ColIege Manor, Glasboro, NJ., comes info of the avaltabitity of a booklet entitled, 'Sirnulatim Games for the SocIat Smdies Clasroom." Avrll- able from the Forolgn Policy Am., 345 E. 46th Street, NYC 1001 7, 66 for $1 -00, It is the opinion af thw publishen that "educational games, srlll In their infancy, may be the bglnning

of an important new movement in d m - tion." Students rrisume the roles of drael- sion-makers in a simulated muironmamt and cum- pete for certaln objectives according to specifled proc%duma w rulm. Fbr Instance, in FPA's "Dmgemus Parallel" game s t u m learn a b w t foreign policy by acting as ministers of slx fictlonaIized cwntrka facing a situation much like the one that I d to the Komn War. R m p c h into the uw of such pmes hm disclosad a startling fact: students do not Imm my mow through the gemas, their value lia in the effect of the -me diicussions. And, just as start- Ilng, is our own oplnlon thst classroom pmee are, at beet. a temporary rslid that breaks lha boredom of classroom routine. We don't Mim that the future for sduational games is m bright as many ducators claim: mainly on the strength that the majority of students are not I n t e d in forms of wmpatltlon. Many geopb shy away from cornpetidon, it pue them on the spot For every winner there must be a Loser. And it 1s th is I d s syndrome that precludes a bourgeoning pogularlty of gemes as teaching dwIces In d- mom all over the country. Only when wrne-de sIgnenr come up with @mas where there are teams of wlnnm and team of losars h this Idea shnd* chance of improving students' ad- ffon In their mu=. And wen with teams, the onus must be ellmlnatd from the individual, The wason the old spelling beas were so unpopular was beaus8 students, one a t a time, wars put on the spot. Of course, to some students the spelling bee meant an extra hour's steep in the c l m o m after early dlrnirustion from the game,

RENT-A-SOLDIER - British soldiers with nothing to do wilt be hired out to indlvlduals w groups by the day, week, or momh to help out In disaster a r m or durlng emergencies. Briti& Government in mnouraelng this made no mention of prim - they didn't wen mention what It would cat to rent one of their offken as an opponent in Afrika Korps. Obviously lt's nagotiable; wonder Row much Montgomew wbuld charge???

THE VIETNAM WAR is the major wncm of dm US., public, sap the Galtup poll. In a survey of 1,535 adulps, tha poll found dmt 40% felt the war was "the most important problem facing the country today,"

THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT has placad ihe w l u ~ of the US. milltaw mmblishment at W , 6 blllion, nearly hlf of which is in weapons.

WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS is an O f f s m Departmnt No wonder we can't win in Viet- nam. lt's just like in football, the defensive team may hold the opposition scwel~~~, but If you

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have ~ K I Wnee you're not M n g to win the name.

P.O.W.8 ANNUAL PBM Qwbles fourmment under way July 1, I=. Boasting the l a m

prize list ever ($120 worth of merchndise) M r m a n Donald Grw& has r e l d publici- ty d l in advance of gtarfing QW; &9ng .+m In- to Obtaln a dwbtgs partner prim tn "'game time." Tho& who are unable to . o h i n a pwmr wit1 be matched up by m r - ,ing mrnrniW. Grwnwsod OW 1W .mm all vieiw for the pr im by Prom 'Amlydio brp., LFW, Sparten Gladiatw, Kampf- guppe Viper, Gystaff Enterprises, The Galactic Fs$m#m, B.O.W., and Avalm Htfl. h l - mtas will ba sem to w h m t ' s home upon @&pt of a $2.M entry fw ssnt tb P,O.W., iDwbtrw Taumament; Box 280, RD Na 2, &re, , Penm 18840 payaMe directly tu Drmald G m WDOd, chmlrman.

AS UW-BIASED A MAGAZINE a6 yw can get hg6 to bs the latest IPW Monthly. In a m t dl taken from m& of their 165 mmbm,

' W r wvn magar!# only wid third hi* Top .vt went ta ST, f d l w by Tams % ' V h # i (now d-I, I FW, Panwfaust Spar- tan, The General . . . M yw &ink The G m m l mnre in I&, we s i l l y don't want to m d the

' , , ~ n i n g 10 w so mgazlm which were elso lid. Of all the omnimtiww fwmed for, the

, @mati~n of wgeming the IFW ip M I y ,-&a one providing the gregtesp wh to aH. h e m are many d m memkm, nat jua a Paw, ,Mu em wklng 8 IM of *air own thne wlth m o m of rqmwibilii within the multi-tmb

!#Bid omnization. (See thslr listing MI p#w 12.1 NO ONE5 PERFECT; l a of all the contcbet

&nee to la iooue's Bamball wr&rL So; lrre .simply picked the t8n who came 4- w $$Wing the gtreqiss is& this month's

nF(rll&wpbp) Ttte ten Ehosen at random from th@e with nwmEsa mles were: M i M

I CWwi1, Montreat; O d d Wyw It, Wlh, , W.K; Thomas H. Falconer, Lung Be&, Cal.; Ray Woszyn. Warren, Ohio; R o M L8a, Phlladel-

. phia; S t m Wdls, Pr~centa, Cal,; Rdand Par- \&. W d e t , R.I.; A ~ Y Biamhi, Job wP W,Y,; Billy Chin, W&Ide, N.Y. and Donald

l&le, Minmap01h. A JB.W Oi i CFnifiCat. ha baen mt ta * abova " ~ 8 . ~ '

JOHN STRONG wtie up Hrtdr the bs h c t e in tRe I& issue; 'Saven Stepg io Waterlw,''

' %W by John Rancourt's "Bbmrck in the Si,Pooka," Daniel lee5 "Road to Al~Wndrb," Bob F r d s a d Bob K m ' "Lee In a Weak,'' and Jam! Johns~lk "Redism, Plyabllfty, Taka Yaur Plclc" $B.m Gift Wiimtes to you gentle: mm - congrrtrs.

THESE NEW WARGAME CLUBS B S i n l y teke "m" Wously . . . they send m dub mg-ons wi thwt lisblng their cw and

TRICOLOR is the nsrm of a black & white hewslatter mt W us by Bill & D W , Chair- man/H& of the Mapolemb War SDcIw. An d W w t W @ W of the IFW, the NWS deals with all of Mapolmic mlniatupes. The TxleolM *ha i s avail8Me for 30 mtp thru McDuMefs &oilage adtbs: a-n Collw of Tmh, B r m h House, Box 380, m m , N.Y. 13876. Among

the intsmstirsg arflclw Is an expcee of what mlly happm& at rh;B Ball preeedlng the debade at Wakrlw. For 36 csnts who Ean go mong And if you've wt 48 w m mom this =me Way i s forming an Afrika Korps tnumammt, and if you're rsatly well baled send off aroOher 30 mts which will get you into +he m a Etimina tion tournamem

S&T MAOAZfNEL W s t h e , Vd. 111, No. 3 - May-June, 136% h w w 8 wmxhr. ddlm mainly in mlniatuma in this prtkutar Iswe, which is explained In th8Sr dkorbl polhy, "you11 find t)rb luaus cbntd mainly mllicary miniatures, a table.tgp special h e , if ynu will. Most of our h are now w*u! I s u # {as one wbseriht Qwm& m y maw they mine out at all.]" B m l h the Bdditldn of a semnd corn, th6 32 pages am pmd with spIsrsdEd art in wp proMorml style - which is worth the price of the iswe ($1.50) .alone. In frm. we hera at AH we so wlltaken withS%iT'sartsWthat they hwo been consigned to dewlop p k m dmiw for upcoming nw gem= Alt thf pin- Is the mlt of expanded dsaibutlon and *[as for S&T; it huId b noted that sale9 in the b w r m t n g Caw~an m k e t are now had14 by: Games for Thinkem, 1111 Finch m, Unit 2S, The Finch Center, Dwvnwiew, O w l o , QW.. .the armr panple who will also be hendling Avalon Hill geme -lalap to hmdians as of T;Bt now,

BEHOLDIN' TO NO ONE but m i n t y of p a t Imereet to at1 @am ineludlng d m - of fairy E h a (whatwer rhst is) f T!4E GAMES- M R . published ~ o d i c a l l y by Don Miller, 12316 J u b n Road, Wheaton, Md. 2QQW What is uniqrra about this % that it happm w be completely &void of orqedmdm m n d a . t t Is as obj*Iy Informam & mibh and contstm opjnions and r w h on the hod spsctnrm of rnwims, dm, etal, dealing w i ~ all adult gaming. Wen a mag 1Mrtg f s shown, w h a t e a o h i s s u e ~ i n s dwvn to dtBe and author d d d w of MB. And for the rromrnmhl pw&ars, the l i i by nam and addm of Indi'widuals rqismed under t M r Games B u m R a m would prove of ipmt b e M l

A GREAT IDEA far phamnlrrg Jutland came in to use from Norman Finrt, Flaming H m , MMla InK. of Technology, Pm&m. &I. Bll W. "I've found Ohat there kgmt aentpmrOn m spend &less time mmaring the rmgea of wech ship from w r y Bnerny s h i p In the d bMtles it is the fiagship which haa ilm sola dac'ilpn ~ to the ~wrrarr of his column. I would s u m that the nhe be adjusted to state that players n d only mrn tha ranges fl&lp to fwhuaen all oppos- ing shim" Wa think his point i~ dl talten, and whiC opponents to this plan would rnlse the questkm that h tail md ships might b Mcs w far awy, this rule would iWf out m r the h r u n and h a w t h e d e d d e d ~ o f h & n g the meFhanics tima of play.

ADVANCED WAR GAMES is the tiUa of ~ m l d Fmthmmefs I a t s t literary effort in the m l m d wwgm1ng. This time, Enghnol's resldent -r t has in effect brought '%the

advan- of the w w to wawmirlg" gp hi6 publish, Stenley PaullLondon stata on ?ha fly leaf, Of all of Feath~mtonr' lwlls, a b om &kr clmwt to thi heam of fie hind M e fanatie. With d m wr Moving, Fighting MG- ralq Melees, Automatad Wmmina and dw F@m of WM Games Armies; the auahor dm inclutles a detailed and cMnprehert6iua numlmr of siggestTons for improving wargamins With many axcellmt d imms and photos. if is not unrsawn. able to daim h t ''Advanced War G a d mum the hobby to come of m, aambming It from a ywthful p d m imdving dlm and toy gma to a %cianee w n h y d Intelliwt man of all aw. $5.25 fmm Smntey Paul La, 278202 G m t Qortiand a, London Wl, EngW.

WAR OF THE EMPIRES: If you're intetwted In s p m wrfate, mmin of The Galaxian M printed rulm to a game Winad by TulliP Prcnl pitting membars d %€l Gmamt Empire" aml " w e of All WorlW against each other h one tramendam holocaupt. To find out how you mn join either of tlrm tw9 f a o t h , cumwt Gw Gygax, 330 Center S m , LglGe Generua. Ihrisconsln 53147. A fwm wilt be sent that will b the b& for your "Totential Rating" as deter- mined by thu ' ' ~ Computer.''

CONGRATULATIONS to Avelon Hill's mar- keting depmmnt for befng appointed to the publk #tations mntmim ,of The Hobby Indw

M a t l o n of h i m Tha Hobby bwi, don, in in 30th w, s w a to 4 n s # t the Wit'k- of io r n e r n h in Its 800 mlll'm dollar+ywr hobby and mfm induwy. In ap paln#ng AH to. thi pt, H I M President Milton K. Grey c'm Aualon Hill's oonaibution fo the hobby end craft indusm: AH piomfad the concept of adult wme~ and was the first toy ampany to 8xploIl dw hobby fidd as s mjor distrlbutiwsal vehicle far "pm takm fmm ml life.''

WARGAMERS' CUMMQN MARgET Is to all "regkehxW wmmm of &Ian note whg wish ta buy a d o r sell a t a discount. A "em don" In the form of a MemMlp Agrwmam application is ohinable from dIreefM of the n ? a r k e t , w h O h i a l s o t h e d t ~ o f ~ t mp- tinw Imuding The Galaxhn, and who Is also Phe publisher of the IFW Mwtthly, and who is involved In up a Tuewrn rwmament for &west wargemern ean be redad at his 578 E. 7th SL. Tucsoo, ArIzm 86711 home. DEUM: To the llst prinred in the I n f i M s

column laat 'hue, ,add the rnag8zIa "DEHm" fated and published by tha St John's Unlverdty W m m a k p p , lh magazitla miteins a W af wlnw mwd m n d crurat cwme mi@ rw and war. In k t , the m a I s rn c o ~ L l hs had to go underground; W s probably why they left off thdr pubH9hing &dm& We think yw cwld find cut whem'lt Is by wrlfing h iden t Damian H-n, St. $ohm Univ., Utopia and Grand Centre1 Parkways, Jmica, N,Y, t 1432.

THE FIRST UkAGoDN IMTERAIATIONAL INVUATIONAL, sponsoled by F m e t Crain, 1402-A Wemur Park, Fort Qmpbll, Kentucky 42223, le a dnglldiminadon affair wlth & prim vet Write for complete infa and dealinw, all mtr&nP will h ap&ed to abide by tha PBM rules d i n e d b JmF* '88 (Val. 4, No. 5) i m s of The General. Siw our inf- did not fornard my dgte or Iocstlon of Mumy, w

that intammi p e w Tnquin ctlhtly W h h tourney Marregef.