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14 w AYA&N 5d @ER?ER.ML . . . a laing vrnturc published bi-monthly, pretty The Avalon Hi// Philosophy-Part 9 dose M rlu first day of Janrrsrg, Mnrc6, May, Jdy, Scprembcr amd Novcmbcr. Contest #24 asking wargamers to "To de-escalate now would reveal a The Gdis tdited and publid by The present their solutions to the Vietnam blatant disregard of the propoaed rea- kvalon Hill Compny almtwt soMy far rhr cui- war received considerable response. sans auppprting U. S. involvement in mral cdificatha d ad& gam$g. (It also helps to &5% favored some sort of escalatign ihe cmnflict, and could only serve ta dlAvJon HiIl products. toon (significantly higher than for the eoun- escalate North Vietoamese aggression, Ardch+from suhcrWs arc considtrtd fox try Aa a whole), 15% favo~edds-escr- wbereaa a well-executed inwaeion of the pubifcation on a g& con&tory bash. Such lation. North would pl+e the military idtiative -tick must be typewrhcn and not exceed 700 In regards a the alternatives of- in U. S. hands, and force the enemy in- -A. Examples and di- that accompy fered for each course of action, 45% to a precarious defensive stance, " such arridcs must be dmwn h Mack i& ready favored step-up of Bobek (Chicago, re- fox repradudiow No notkc an be given r-r- a aerial bombard- John IIlino'is) ding acwptamc of wridcs for pUblhi0h ment of major cities. 50% advocated jected ail offered alternatives by draw- a compIete blockade of dl enemy sup- ing big X's aver the contest form and M back Lr9uca, exctpr Votl, NanI. & 4 which ply ports. 50% favored destruction of to Vietnam. uc out of d,zrc av*ilablc at $1.00 per irtuc. . . stating: "Does not apply all conven- Pull-yc~r&tptioaa B $4.98. enemy supply ports, with 50 words are far to few to deacxibe tional aerial bombardment (35461, guid- Vietnam, 1st alone defend and state a 1 1368 The Avalon Bill Conlpanp, Wthorc, ed miesiler (3011, and/or nuckar waa- plan for victory. Iu Suggestions fallow- MaryIand printed in USA pons (only 3%]. An all-out invasion of iqin his lewr included: ''Hippies, North Viehamwas favored by Z2%, with draft dodgers, and conscientious ob- a-e sugge~tinga limited or token in- jectors should be drafted as l1pbace vasion. 6% wanted a nuclear attack on ambassadors1 and parachuted into M. selected milimy targets with warning. Vietnam. U.S. bombers should in- COVER STORY: OnLy 7% of wargamers favored use of crease the bombing of Haiphangnot with THE GAME DESIGNER nuclear weapons in any capacity. bombs, but with garbage. This demon- For de-escalation, oaLy 1% favored strates U.S. strength wfiiIe complying current policy. 5% favored a continu- with the N. Vintnamase demand fox a ation of gradualism coupled with a slow lmmbing halt. Hanoi shuld also be withdrawal of U. S. troops. 2% said go bpmbed, but with the bodies of ded This month we salute the unsung to the conference table atany cost. 3% Gong and N. Vietnamese regulars; a hroeb of the gaming world those - favored a forced ultimatum from the gruesome reminder of Communist ag- imaginative free lance dealgne*~whose U. N. by whose decision we would abide, pression. Key cities in the North should cfeatioqs far outnumber the industry's and about 6% said we should just pull be bombed with psychedelic drugs, such ability to market their ideas profitably. out altoge thar. as LSD and STP. You can't fight a war By no means are game designera a Follawing are some of the more in- when you're 'fxwned rml." We edited vanishing breed. To the contrary, aas teresting and representative plans of- out his comments that seemed a bit the game indu8txy grow8 bo do the num- fered along with reaspma given in their far out. bers of free lance designers increase. support. Frank BarieUo (Springfield, Pa.) Ia fact, this over-supply ia the game Dennis Graven (Madiaou, Wisconsin) advocated forcing anultimatumfrom the industry has actually hurt the enter- advbcabd all type8 of escalation cm the U. N. and abiding by its decision. "A prising individual who came up = check list with the exception of nuclear war ia S.E, Asia cannot be won by a with an original idea only to hve the weapon8 in. any aapacity. uuMobilize. single nation even great as the U. S. industry say, "sorry, we're all full as Make it perfectly clear to the world Wheaer we won in Vietnam or not, the up. " that &e U. S. , the most powerful nation Reds would certainly try again in an- Tbe fuU-time game designer who is on earth, will no longer tolerate Com- other country. Therefore we need to employed by the manufar trrrer i B a tKiog munist aggression. No doubt this war show our concern f~rworld order and of the past. Today, most professional is being proloilgad because Ho Cbi Minh law by to A war in designers work for daeign corporations taking it the U. N. believes he can win. Peaceaiks and S.E. Asia can only be fought by the who broker their ernplo~esscreations our graddist policies are now doing If to 3rnau~acturera. Thus the free Asians. the free world wants to help, much to nourish thi~belief. We need it must be the free nation*, not just lace desig-~ris *tow very much at a all to make it understopd usiq military one.I1 We feel, however, that it is dlsadvanta~e,even tho~hhe may have and psychol~gicalmeans. tha.% we are doubrful that the U. N. is capable af excellent design capabilities. going to stop tKis aggression before it making a decision on Vietnam, and even A case ia point is S/Sgt. Louis eventually stops us. " if it did, how could it be enfarced? Zocchi. shown on our cover deep in thought over a Chancellorsville game, Gary Saiser (Milwaukee, Wisconsin): Jamea M. Gibson, Jr. (Dover, New And when you consider that Chancelbrs- "For six months stop bombing North Jereeyj: "Hold On for another six ville has been ob$alere for four yeara, Vietnam to try ta initiate peack tdks. months to am year, while setting you hwbow long husbeen deep in If no reply, then blockade enemy poxts hidden supply dumps and training the bought. Not, too long, however, ta and supply bales. Use conventianal best of the South Vietnamese army in have takea the time to design his ~wn weapons only. *' It is our opinion, haw- guerilla warfare, We should then pull aerial warfare game. Zocchi's crea- ever, that a last concantra-d effort at out and after the Communists have tion had been two yeara in the making - peace talks before any serious escala- setfled down, staTt a guerilla war which prover that game ideas don't tion of the war seems a seasihle move, against them. Meanwhile WE should develop ove~night. Undaunted by re- but six months is too long, If Hanoi definitely put what experience we have jections from major game publishers, has intentions of talking, they can do to uae in Laos, Thailand, and Cambodia Zocchi became one of the fortunate tew a lot to fortify thslr positions in that (while we can). l1 time, Perhaps the mo rt knowledgeable Charlsr Hoch(SanDiego, CaIifornia): statements Came from Professex J. E. THE GENERAL Pqur~aIle,(Shdio Ciw, GaUo~niajwho indicated that &e ilwfr~lw war aa fts strategy ig very com$le;rr; far mQxe SQ than your rditorid might indicate. And far ha much so b be answered in fiQty Weds pren for six dollars in pr;ieea,I1 Never thda~~,the profesaarl~ vexy valid cbmnientary did earn him his 6 buaks, excerpta of ~Zlichwe: I1Wkax Maps of the Coal ' AE~Man - a1 LCenemy do? Whiat hd do that. k Emtt dolag nW? China hq~mb miIi- War dprssbabd mo~tof the planet Wry p~wer,at least ao* for the pzes- EazW. firkg my shrdy d the area a. To* a their tough Mkthey act By Dr. Mark Baay that waspnce the middle perrtot af North rathex aa&otwly. h 24 buxs ane comr Amerlw, f came: acxos s some .extrs~ely hat WiQgof B-52's cadd redvw China T&B repart will attempt to explah crude m'ap~'Sornb of the cbaractezi9tice tq the stone agm. Of df opfta-r sub- ~e xaasner in which the Coal Age Earth are lietqd bdaw: Pe ?nan (homo idiotus) pzoduccd gedogica2 : Tiiiaed, perhapa p*efe.sso+ summed 1, Tb pmr is extremely thick, 1&vpbhst by stating; I1&Xy plan i8 suTveyIs. ab6W 2 Wllfmeters. d&slgned k ccsaviwe the enemy that the Tbe study of hmb idiotua b bben 2, They appear to be irrfour se&Sons I i= to say. The' abmlut& etremely difficult because The Great as. there that muht be placed to$&her on a flat requirement of internal war is ta surface so tbaf it GW be used. dbavince imth the enemy yumr ars'L- 3, Generablp #eg.earo fwnd btha wWa .allies that you will. not ahandwn Poll& ((lawest] level d the Living uaif B. be pa* frienaq.. .atherwise yo= fix 1t would theselore appear that the ig- 'fx to The above csncL&es a ,~apabh>8W- fi?W leu& danzmltted y~u. met- npsant ham0 idioti to~klimb interest lyour pw~aophy,professor. vey of wargamef~h~lution~tq the Vietnam wax. It ema at as to be sesn In geography. 4. A gaat number of these mapa mar rnugqe*tians and eoment9: which Rf them will be follwed &kd prave wwre fuwd its Baltimore* Maryland. "Qo &ot use nw,l&= weaptis. Thi* succtsafd, but kahapefuLJy an adequate of them 'have the mark &Ion is a guerilla war and eonventiuuaI aneper will b~ found.. . .,and soon. them. ApparWy AR wal the rompaay armies lxave Wir golden ~ppartuai* YiM1 may EOW wander, "whatdoes rJ1 tGt produe& them. b defeat a g~~ihforce. l1 this have to da witb AdonHill Philo#- 5. Tba maps inMarylAnd are uauauy "The J%mwe ia basically a why 7" brnred ia Icrrpe stacks, This ha8 -led dvg insurrectba. We have na right TQ be hneat, Philosophy #8 (Mar- us to get same al.rho~%perfeet rpeci- tllezs. Apr i*&W) was motived by a curiami- "Btihg pzessgfe t~ be* on *a-caUed mins . ty on PUT part ~egarfingrnadsr apin- 6. There are uaually Little pieces allies b hdp? and Ear count~ier like rout of ioha. The vezy Avalon HIIItar of paper wtth prbting on 'them in the Britain bo ~bptrading with the enemy. t1 mlrikncs is llinrmlvement+l1 Oyr box (see 1-eproduction). Also 4ncIWe-d I'Umity behean ttim aLIier must be #Ate aditty approach ta Bimtoriaal are i~ietrnttionsfo*moving *chimed & verify azax staying ppwer gaming ia p~edkatedupm player in- these pieces and ha* wd ~onai~d,onia our came. 1' vol.vement. Much greater eathusiamn El forces to 750, DW battles- of the ~Utcasis detex- LfIn~reasearmed can Re enjeizdbred *hen people are whtch spren,aad place ~oun*y on war ecC*ll#xy+ given an opportunity tu taka a personal mined by a syshfn of gambling. 'WD nuclear nonsense. " part ia events. We were aet sqrised, Apparen* the hamo idioti haB little "D'eclare war I I 1 I I" then, to fZnd &at Gonresr #24 prdwed intereat in accurate maps. Therefore llReducaWmi ~o rubble. Dertruc- the higlaeet percentage oi sub~crtber game^ of thanes were invented to tion of &tie= BUC~a8 Aami muld lae a paxtligatiaff. eirtert&n him in the hops that he mi&t We'mndoua ppychoh@c&I wvktd$y. l1 It was sipifi~a&to note the ~di- be able @ kmn a litrLe Geagzapby. 'Tf South Vietnam fall&it will be m caUy 'high pkr~bx).bgZof Wiwka (85%). h&hex oxpJ,=&n is that these gSE;at 1~9%" This waa to be axpscted to some degrse were used to ,saea'ffr the desires sf "3~- l*Sandthe war over tw the Generals since. 4hse wha are ryo t particulwly trsrneLy sradiatic mental @tidm by al- fox eix manths:. The problem i~ puarh- iaee rbskd in "aggres s&enes&ll would lowing thm tb make garp battles and ing W, Vietnam &B far as we eaa With- fidacp iate~eeitIn playiq hame games. the *€trill of ldlinq whole armies. It bG bringing Cbiaa inb *ha waz (aueh The ab&mointmentW~B in th* high ia Believed that wr erne casks actwally L +$ ye dta iri m*eaj. 11 aumber of entrants who made abdute- phyed a aditam Version, wvhg both llEkinesemilitary intervention ~hou2d ly gr comment regarding what tb entls- axmien at ancefar twice the satidacim. Tm't- be &*&Flyfeaxed. " my's xeeacion would be t~ *heir plas, I haye heen 5nfokked by Dr. Fia '+Gradualism would ahow the raal even Wugh this ma* a caste st Yequire - Xeron DI [the soted a~th~opologbtof US. iplteathns of mu-aggreasbn. " mcnt, Xt lead5 us b believe that many PIES --Pola~hskihtp of bxth ~We-s "Stop the ~qppliesand you stop of pa w-gamers are not thidmra in ,j ?*.,I tbt $#gS d bvenife d&hquentl were a ~aategfc-ease ,ad cannot. eee baypod baaed at^ these ga~~es:They had names "Smp all trade with red natibn a. Win the immdiate erituation. hueh La Aggtsessas. Hameland, We Con- W$r t- wotsy peace,1L - about OW fu- phikos~pky, then, will be. quer MI, FQrces ~f !?.,riZ, Sadish, and I1Dkopnucbar N, bumbs thraugbut di~ectedkoward publishhg a greater Spartai~, Wese sadiaGr dnlra faught Vieham, H protestri area them Chi- number of articledl dealing with long amoag each other Ear Zsrritmial rights :in same manner. Sign npn-aggxess%on ' range strategy and aer3c~. while also' terrorizing the inhabiwts gzct wi€h U*.S.S:R Let the wor~4hoW~~ To the many who did xeepond earn- with gbpgt armier. 4 warld is better Zhaa hfeat.It erUy t~ the. c~ntegt,@ direcay tb Con- (WMd WY belkqe teb world? We aug- test 125. 130 wt pass &. Do not cal- nr. WkBbay, FhD geat this wargarner, pick up a copy QZ lee€4200. But ynu may read a sew of hh*Fe Ins~Wteof Scir~li*ifir Resegx

+ O&inemiencmler "Nuclear War. In) the bollowing articles on pour way. Luna 23, 13-352 R.H. THE GENERAL PAGE1 4 Wargamers' Clinic

M. R. Brundage, Editor ""IL with M. Kohn M. J. Frankwicz

The clinic wishes to clear up a few Principles of War were forgotten or at you see .Jan-Feb. 67, Vol. 3, No. 5 misunderstandings & errors that ap- best overlooked. The French forces for Economy of Force; Sept. 66. Vol. peared in article #1 (Mar-April Issue) were so infatuated (Ed. Note: Look that 3, No. 3 for Mass & Movement; Nov. - of this series. The 2-6 11 Cav (arty) word up!) with hi8 forward progress Dec. 67, Vol. 4, No. 4 for Security; N-46 & the 5-4 Jaquinot BB-29 are that he overlooked the Principles of & July-Aug. 67, Vol. 4, No. 2 for Sur- French Units & should have appeared 1) Economy of Force; 2) Mass &Move- prise. Ed. Note: Permission has been under Pire (Cav) instead of in the Al- ment & 3) Security. Let us now ana- obtained by S & T magazine from the lied Re~ter. The diagram of co-ordi- lyze each in detail. l) Both French & AH General to re-publish under a single nates is the Editor's concoction and is Prussians failed to use good Economy cover the Principles of War Series. As not the same as the AH pbm co-ordi- of Force by the representation of losses soon ar specifics have been worked out nates. In answer to whose turn is next: at this point in the game which would and the volume published it will become The next move would be French 1 a. m. suggest numerous attacke at 3-1 or available to the reader. If you wish June 17th. less (mostly less) odds. The French further info as to cost kindly contact We would also express our humble player apparently failed to note the Strategy & Tactic a Magazine, c/o Chris appreciation for receiving letters from tremendous losses he was taking for Wagner, Editor & Publishe~,Box 11- such notables as t'Curse you Red Bar- his Blitz like victories. 2) Mass was 187, Loudonville, New York 1221 1 USA. on!" - Jim "Snoopy" Knapp who sent a not maintained as he can be seen by the reply to the Clinic on the back of a French units left in the rear and others Situation #Z Peanut's Postcard; & the New Bern, which are separatedfrom the Main Body D-Day M. C. Stonewall Brigade who feel that by several squares. Though speed and though Napoleon will probably win, he dispatch with a fair use of movement The following situation occurred be- doesn't deserve-to; and to Pat Knapp, seemed to bb used by the French forces Ween Mr. Frankwicz and his able op- Monty Ala. ; Gary Gshrke, U. of Wis. ; in crushing the Pruaaiaas on the Tilly ponent Mr. Steve Mare. The board Mark Goldberg, Berwyn, Ill. ; Charles Road & the British at NivelLes. The uses new D-Day co-rodinates as printed Hoch, San Diego, Cd. B L. Stone, French player over-used it such that on board. Vienna, Va. for their helpful observa- he forgot. 3) Security. Both French tions, suggestions, & concise analysis. & Prussians were major violators of German b,sk's Mow, down ta the business at hand. soundSecurity. Prussians in the first The following is the joint opinion of the instance & French in the last. The Clinic on Situation # 1, Prursiaas paid for their mistake at the Tilly Road. The French have and are "Pate de Foie Gras" about to on Hill M-33. The Principle of War Surprise, a Though it appears that the French master stroke on the part of the British have made some astounding gains, it is player seems to have been used well. also apparent that they have made some By allowing the French player an un- lasting mistakes. Statistics seldom lie opposed route on the Mt. St. Jean road & they tell us that Frenchy must anni- he was able to completely surprise, hilate 2N 4 10 Allied factors (N reprs- surround, & cut off the bulk of the senting future French losses) before French forcea at M-33 with his oncom- they can win. Therefore, even if Na- ing units 84 withdrawing Prussian forces. poleon reached Brussels it i@doubtful The French on M- 33 must attack out now he would be abLs to meet victory condi- at unfavorable odds with the Allies still tions. having a good counter-attack situation Let us new then analyze the mistakes which will kill any chance for the French which were made on both sides & those to win mathematically. A well placed particularly of the French forces which defense line anchpred at Mivslles & led Us to this situation. Ed. Note: We Brains La Comte will protect the rsin- are analyzing then not so much the fu- forcements from Hal. A tight packed ture course of events, they seem clear, area defense set-up by the Allies in the but past mistakes. defection zone would force the French To begin: the gameboard is a sham- to further beat himself to death. bles reflecting what murt have been If you wish to re-read, and we sug- some wild k desperate actions, earlier. gest you do, the articles on the P. of From this can be deduced that certain W. mentioned ia this article we suggest PAGE 5 THE GENERAL shown oa roster, Tbe die= have en- pendad 2 shots with interesting resdte. Two Allied 4-8-4's have been lost i~ a 'Hold the Reins futile arimdt upon 1-16, h* PT shaky beachhead bas been established. The Germans l~rtkwo 1-2-2's at 5-17. The two Allied 4-4-4'5 at Krl9 ~gmein wtoppoaed. P byarman re- By Scotty Bowden serve miit (4-4-3) at Antwe~pwas dim- bated by air* and alm two hp~ftant We all know that after the initiat 1-&Z1a at Ostend (L-20). shock, the German Ardennes counter- For fear of Allied Air Power, the offensive turned into a dismal failure. ,Gexman player has ~ttetxlptedto aehieve Many people think that this attack could rrraximum asperaion canrbteat with have never succeeded. Ei ssnhower, Security. The qlleadoa. ir ww. how- BradIey, and Hodge~all believe that eeer, whether qr mt he her hls time] mtler made one of his greatest mis- di~wee facb~ad him Mass-/Aaovernenr takes when he ordered the Ardsanes huxti-ag ? Ha appears capable of hem- attack. ming in he Ailled -its at J-17, but However, I believe hat witIiout the with AIlied Alr Power, what ia going ta defenses of St. Vith and Bastogne, the happea at Oatetlxt P Germans might well have met their The Allied playm ohwe thia area schedule. Another thing that greatly became of tKe situation of Germw re- contributed to the German defeat was aervbs. It ia paal~ibletha~ tke guceesa - the misuse of the Sixth Panser Army. ful .aiz wike agalvrst tha, two l-2-2'8 Throughout the conflict, the most elite in Osend dhouSa have beknj directed army possessed by Germany battered =gains+ the 4-4-3 at Tbwnai. Never- its head against the fortified po~itions theless, it appears that the German of the El genborn Ridge advancing virtu- pfa~erstill has time ad contpol prab- ally nowhere. Iems ba his hands. The Allfed cam- Using this bowledge, one can pre- Allies Roster mande? h~peato uae ,* cbmbfna~oaof pare and exe~utea successful offensive. air '#trikes. akh~rns8t ground power Also, due to the supply restrictions to wedge out and defeat the German in from the aecond move onward, a suc- &fail. DO yea think the Allied Corn- cessful first two days move ia vital to mandez chose the right area for inva- the German timetable. Allied Air Poker expends - 2 Shots sion? Did he, once committed, act Casualties wisely? ~11da mu think th The Northern Front Germans Allies Garman play& set-up hfs defemsea 1/1-22 L 214-4-4 a>piastthe inva~iPn? Dm ym~have an The Ellenborn-St. Vith road must 4-4-3 dtkrria~ved What ib ~QUTanakysis of be cut on the initial move to prevent Synopsis the stbtioa? the American 99th and 2nd divisions from immediately reinforcing the Cen- It is ae beginning d German half af traL Front. TRia is executed by capture of T.ura 1, Disgosition of forces we a* of SS9 and attacking RR9. The 14th Cavalry must be surrounded (revised rules - 14th Cavalry on Fortress). However, execute a 1-2 attack against the 14th Cavalry without using all ad- jacent units. The two regiments in the Scbes Eifel must be eliminated the L Defend the Koufax Desert? 16 A. M. turn and no later than the 16 P.M. turn. This is executedby capture 1 by Roger Fowler artillery down the coast to VV-% and of SS 15 and two 3- 1 Attacks. Although spread out. Take all cities that you an engagemant is possible, two are 1 ShddyoudefendtheGreatKaufax can and generally cause as much con- very unlikely. It is imperative that St. Dasest? Most generals would say na, fusim behind your opponents lines as Vith fall an 16 P. M. and no later than Why? Because the only thing our there possible. Your only real problem will 17 A. M. Usually the German will cap- is sand. Sand and a perfect route for be b take VV-25, 1 suggest using Art. ture St. Vith on 16 P.M. since the cap- 1' invasion. The one and only defense and Paratroops. One ahould aot attack tuie of the St. Vith-Clervaux road will for the desert ia VV-25 which Con~eCt8 VV-2.5 too soon because if you do and threaten the American rear arean. Thus, the coast road with BIG RED. (heaven help you) ycru don't take it, your a shift of U.S. forces from North to If one was tc send armor (about 4 or opponent will cream you. On the other Center is necessary to plug the North- 5 div.) dawn the coast road to CC-15 hand if you do,@e reverse i8 true. central Front. With the fall of St. Vith, one would be in position to more on Thi~plan may be used for two ob- the North and Central Fronts can unite. EE-25 or attack W-25. This should jectives--1. For offense hy simply at- Once this takes place the German can be done oa about the second turn ox soon tacking your opponent 2. For stopping choose which avenue af advance to pur- thereafter. Your first objective must your opponent from attacking him. Af - sue, be VV-25, your offensive should not go ter all R. E. Lee once said; ''The best i~tohigh gear until Lis is out of the defenee is a good offense, The Central Fsant way. Also as soon as reinforcements Comment8 ta: Roger Fowler. 7 l/2 arrive send all armor and breakthrough East bth Street, Emporia, Kan. 66801. The Central Front has to be the most THE GENERAL PAGE 6 important and top prioratiw section on the m3ddle d the German sea. Don't Ardamas situation was best eummed the hoard. It is on this front that rapid misuse your units on noastrrateg*~and up by Hitler who said, "Hold the refna advance must be made. Therefore, the tactical positions. Take care of your loose, Psiper, an& let the armies first two days will prove decisive in Panserssrnd Vnlkegrenediers, and they, race. l1 the later advawce of the front, If the in return, will take care of the Ameri- Scot* Bawdan GaTmzm, capture the rough terrain caas. 130ntt forget tht rapid ddvance ' 1106 Greenbrbr Lane as far as I1 by the end of the aecund on the first twO &ya is vital. The ~riington, exa as 76DLO day, then with his badcat1y defended Houfalize Bastope h&, the American can be rdled back easily thua severely expo sing Bastogne and the Ourthe River. Bastogne mat fall by 20 A. M. [the ad- vance of the first two days will roughly determine when Germanunits will reach Bastagne. 1 Aftermath of Victory The second most important objective factar here is ~txate@&, for the German is the Cxosaiag of the The f?nal the Ourthe. Once thi~river ia breached value of any moves from the newly ac- en wsse, the AmBrican will be corn- Most article8 3n the Avdon Hill quired position. heturm key position pelled to defend an area that is perfect magazine deal with two things; offensive can become quits u~elessafter a small tank terrain. This en mass* croaeing and defensive strategy. However, little, shift in your opponent's Lhe. Ergo: of the Ourthe must take place no later if gnflhing, has been said about the yau mhauld look fur the value of a posi- than 21 A.M. (Here again, if the first problems af local victory. tbn in the following turns, not just tend two days' mo#es prws succsrsful, the In general, players to worry right now. breaching wiZl most probably come ba- quite a bit over trow to achieve a victnr~, Supply, is the other factor to be can- fare 21 A. M. ) R'egubr and rapid ad- butnegls& the aftermath of a aucce a sful sidered far the period dter victory. the vance wiU fullow the crossing o£ the battle, past the other man's turn, The main pint~of thia are, supply- Ourthe bscaum in this game American two main points of this afe position and linea and supply capacity. quantity daea not make up far Germ supply. Supply lines is the mole imporant more of quality. In other wordr* the Meuse has Position ia the important of the two since it largely controls your been- breached. the two factora. This includaa the den- *upply capacity adInuariabLy the mov aity of your position and the enemfete, meat of your units. The main points The Southern Front how your units are placed. where they be conriderad here are, can a sati can move and, ac~ardkgto their pre- factory supply line be established im- sent position. stratqfc value of any after how can it Flank covek is vital to tohe German. mediately b8ttIs. long more movement. The southern front forces, originally be maintained4 at what cost? Estab- Whenever yau nreiaa terri$ory ym~ Rrandenbsrger' s Seventh Army, mult lishing supply lines is u8tdIy no prob- same part of your line, In any be a potential offensive threat aa well weaken lem, since they are merely aaunblocW case where an advance would aiguifi- of squares, as a mobile defensive army. On the route unless of course your caatly weaken yaur line, it should be positioning after is 16 A, M. turn, 9-CCR should be elimi- battle extremdy abandoned malea s of course, it mads it be nated and breaching of the Our held by - - poor, but maintaining ,may quite yaur opponent's weaker. (Pub might a the 4th division would be highly bene- problem. The reason for rhis is that note that the Germans did thia often in fic'ral in the delay of these units to the an interdiction attack tobte, which yoh major areas. As your central, and sauth- Raseis. ) quite often have following enemy cow- your ern fronts advance, it dl1 bd necessary The actual pobitio'aing of units tsratt*. This can usdy be sdwd Battle is extremely by more to guard Fur flds as the occaeion immediately after merely aeleing and zrtiliaing important. may leave wflZ arise. This war the arigrPePl ob- A poor placement squares far this purpose. jective for WaSevsnth Army. Through- you open to counterattack and, or isola- The coat of maintaining supply lines tion. aut the eatke game, the thought of at- Auy action which would definitely ia one of the most Impartant haciors, tacking Garman flanks must bs elfmi- re~ultin poor positions ahould beavoid- Before executing an offense, you should nated fram the Amsrican'e mind, un- ed. Generally speaking, some of the how the maximum number of units warat poaitioas ia a post-battle bitua- needed tm I less a special situation arisee. The protect Chat supply line. Any Garman mr~thold unite at key positions tian are; havingone unit between enemy offensive action needing a large amount in aI-g the southern, and northern, flanks units thefr line, having only one or of units to protect its supply Line in the to repel OT bog down flank attacking twa aquareB behind a river line ~rcupiad futuse may make itself mare thanuse- units. (Besides capturing to protect and being caught fn a valley. The sa and less. any the flank, the fall of Martelange will ex- 0th~~poo~ after -combat situations The final factor is supply capacity' ba pose Bantogne16 flank, ) Never forget should always avoided. However, meaning thm amount of supplies amil- about the supply roads; they are your the beat way to protect yourself against able to units moving into enemy terri- lifeline. my aituztion. such as the preceeding, tory. You should always have mare is to keep a Line of units &hind yow tbn enough empplies to support your attacking force. offens*ve and any other battle? that Whenever you commit yourseff to might occur bqcause of it. But rernern- For one maMh it laated-- the largest, the attack, yau should look forward into ber, PUT supply capacity is worthlesq single pitched battle on the Weatera the following -6. Mainly, what wiLl if it camat be used. front, yet, after a crucial first tendays, you beable to do from the newly rcqulr- These factors may seem too compli- the Germanarmored might war destroy- ed position? Even the seizure of a key cated to contemplate on beiare each of- ed and with it dl hapa OT capturing' paint in your opponent's Line is of no fensive, but inresuits they will be Brussels, Antwerp, and most important, use to you, if you cannot move anywhere. many time e tbe trouble. negotiated peace on the Western Front. Inability to move dften occurs when you Michael PaZuszek Remember, there must benu long-ia~t- push the enemy's line back onto moun- 80 North Street ing iaoliresd pockets of resistance in tains, bshbad iiverr or into cities. Rye, New york 10580 PAGE 7 THE GENERAL ers and stand-off missiles has been sus- pended, although the new secretary of defense has indicated an inwrest in a On Strategic Defense new bomber. (Stand-off missiles are bomber Iaunched and have several ad- vantage8 over the use of ICBMS or alone). The fokwing, and concluswn (Part TwoJ bombers to appear next issue, are the comments of BiologicaI and chemical weapons ETB 3 L. Sidney Trevetb of the USS have been and are being developed on a Waddell. Currently an etectronics warfare moderate scale, and stockpiled, for use specialkt technician Treveth hm drawn in case an enemy were to use them. up !as feport from current "kLt&gence," They have not been integrated iut~most ad info out of The US Naval Institute of unita of the Armed Forcizs, although Proceedings, US News & World Report, The defense against enemy use of such Airforce Wodd, Scientifi American and weapons has been emphasized. S~VEMIhdwtrd tech-l reports. Today a great part of the "Armed" Forces is back-up, and the ratio of support b line troops is the greatest Any study of the Soviet Military Longer maintained on an alert basia. in history. A great number of Ameri- system leads one to the conclusion that But naval carriers, air force tactical can troops are not professional military there exists a very grave threat to the aircraft deployed around the world, and men. security of the free world. Any famil- naval missiles can also deliver nuclear America ha9 a million man reserve iarity with American defense policy warheads against targets in auamy ter - force, most of which would require 40 Ieads one ta the canclusion that it is ritory. Strategic bombers could be days or more to mobilize with mostly faat becoming bankrupt in the face of outfitted f~rsuch a task in a few hours old equipment. A great shortage of existing and developmental threats. or days. equipment has been developing, and Fox dl its limitations on the rights American Strategic Defense Systems even the active forces do not have a of individuals, life in the free world also include an air defense aystem nf standardized equippage. 60% of the cannot be compared to that of a police interceptors, aurface to air missiles active US fleet is mare than 25 years state. Rational men should be aware and to a limited degree, AA or dual old, and many of the new ships are of the threats posed by those who would purpose guns, which provide a moder- unique ax partly so. Recent emphasia rule by force, and should develop and ate ability to stop snemy bombers. has been on limited numbers of highly support appropriate counter -measures. Also of strategic significance are complex squipmeats, which hae atZ too The purpose of this report is to pre- America's ASW (Anti-submarine War- often resulted in a shortage of parts seat briefly the current concepts and fare) force a. A well balanced force or and trained personael. Much of this systems employed by the American ASW Carriers, Escort Ships, ASW new complex equipment has nnt proved ArmsdForces, to outline what is known Patrol Craft, Hunter Killer Submarines, reliable. about major Soviet Strategic Forces, and Shore Based ASW Aircraft provide Currently, the US is dsployiag oa, a andtodescribe possible counter-mea- defenseforAmerica'scoastsandahip- very light scde a point-to-point anti- sures for the present unbalance of ping against submarine attack. - missile system. Kt can handle ody a power. Finally, existing defenses include a small number af ICBM type missilea, ernall number of highly mobile marine and the close in sprint battery would in Part 1 and army forces to combat enemy practice damage the area under the in- forces anywhere desired. with naval Concepts and System5 of tercepted missile. It is quite possible or air support. that the soviets employ radar deceptive American Strategic Defense The major developmental weapons devices that would render this system For more than a decade American are advanced missiles to repIace the at bast partly ineffective. However, it Strategic Defense concepts have been existing ones. Specifically, Minute- should be uoted that the system being based on psychology rather than any man 111 wiLl replace Minuteman Il and deployed is not intended for defense ability to stop an enemy attack. It was Poisidon will - replace Polarus. The against soviet systems, and that it may decided that no practical defense again8 t major improvement in the new types is very well do its job of intercepting early strategic missiles exists, but that such MIRV multiply-tar geted independent - chimse delivery systems. an attack could be prevented by being re-entry vehicles. Each ICBM or able to counterattack with ~imilarsy s- IRBM will have the capacity to $end ETR 3 L. Sidney Treuethan USN terns on a giant scale. nuclear warheads to several targets. OE Diviswn USS Waddell DDG-24 The primary systems for such a The development of long range bomb- FPO San Fmctsco, Caiiforniu$6601 counterattack today consist of Under- ground lCBM and Undersea IRBM (Polarus) Missiles that deliver moder- ate yield thermonuclear warheads. Each missile delivers one euch war- Kounter Kunst head to a predetermined brget, se- verely damaging an area approximately by Tom Wham Blitzkrieg or your Waterloo box, your twenw miles in radius. That such opponent shdders and backs away. weapons do not simply destroy the ene- .. The time has coma at last. All rthit counter salad 1 ! my military machine, but the populace week youtve been waiting for thia mo- There follows, depending bn what as well is accepted as unavoidable. ment. . . The Big Game. But, ala~,you game you play, a lengthy period of There are also several other sys- don't have a big plastic bait box into meticulous squintiw. surtfng, piLing, terns far delivering this counterattack. which you've sorted all those myriad and wxgamising, at the end of wEch ~QU Land based IRBMS have been discon- little pink, green arid blue co&p.rs. are both suffering from eyertrain, . . tinued, and strategic bombers are no Xn~tead,when you pull the lid off your and the game is yet to begin. THE GENERAL A happy biol~ti0~1to this typied prb- Tbfe sy9wb of axawing on the backs wargama he-ha is to simply &ark of nnit~opens a whole new realm of the backs of dl your pleces. For in- creativity to wargam&rk. One could ataaea, in, my Waterloo get, the Fr-ch put Red $wastic- m the back of Ger- The Tithat will unit& that atart ia Gross$ella$ 'tiave a man Armor and Black Eagle$ m the big l'Gi' an Lair backs, those &at start 'Luftwdfa (g-ara~aapera), and maybe in $4arcbenae OU Pont, a big "M",and little elephants oa the back of fie 1M- tbrest Itre left unma~kd. As for the i&~;de@Ued Wmhess an Sac's and PAA units. the Quatre Brar starters tiny fighters on the back vnf Ftr's. A 81% marked "mE1.The NiveUeS atart- Civil War Cam@would louk akr? aa the lndustiy ezs caxry a big. star, and the stasti~~g the backs qf and MdCinbab Pegram By Charles Hbch Prwsian krrrry, a black doh All the and a poxtrail of 13;ach General (bearas mit~that krtsecki~ ou as the game pra- and dl) Be could painstakbgly drawn Mmy comespmdefstsbe reko&d the greerss have Le hour aM day 4qf W- .on the backs of Headquarhw h need fm b&&g orde~dlEt aj wrgmbq rival witten BP &em. Thns hy turning fact, a whola new trobb~aould be barn chaos. Only CMes Hoch 6)' $2, Fre all the coMters on aefr backs I caa just because mmm wargamars are too Co&g~ ifi Cali&miu h h imytZ&g organirsa my foraes, and do it withom lazy to use plastic -8, envelopes. practkd about it. Aftex reviewing th+eua2u- seeb;ingout:Jetwne and Ward by name. or cnrdbbard trays.. but X danbt it. . 0th whpk we hE Frqm eperieuca! I've fowd that e If you are oqe of those who play your tesd *elfr rn NT* amber nr a lettar on the back of a< ga~*swith the piedss turned upaide Hoch h+ ae$d WerstaW the wefqh[ comiter warh just a$ well as the cum- down fax aeerscy, swh marking* as 1 mha test will gem& bbati~~of mdd-mlorsd &te, starrs, 'bave jugt suggestad *d be of grdat sad X's I've tzied on oth.er games. tt's fnblii.genca value tu your oppmnent. often aBvieable 3~ mmbr sah poup T4s muohl ik fact, 3e 8Uts to bkiag As interested censumers {yeur is- an drder of Appearance Char E aad your own game sets wbn wu cams ta terasted if you pay $5.00 a yeax far a likerM9e the bgek of the, unite frwm battle with me. subscription to ihe Geensral), we rhue that group. In my Bulge game, the Isam to share in a deeper un&eraWn$- American wits .aLl have their starting isg and more concerned evalwioa of' l&cationr printed on back, sb that a6 I the affialtles fs~ingo~gmbepl war- ss~tI can $et them up an the coxrwt prdng, and than proceed to produce epacer. saluribns to the me difficdtiee. All Pas need do is look at the Oppa- sent8 Wanted Sec$iQn of this issue, 4 he wfll wibsk a cbotic canglomeratfan. of threats, appeals and advertisements Guadalcanal PBM Hidden Movement af unsw~ssedconfusion. After a feL- low reads the first caIumn, he daesnlt. by capt. Richard R. Nichols know who he wmtg to play, what FLuh bLe ~oPtactis aailable. He wkes the 18 good t6 jQin Or whb has wpexiente entire mve ad mails it tU the In any hidden movemen& thre are Bed and whal,s just bluffing. The new war - player in the nor- rnimer. If a COS- certah basic abj'eMveq which $re im- gamer despairs, thi-g, "If I writs *he sq portant to boCh playerrr, These axe (1) tact is made, Blue unit must ta and challenge tKa character, hr'a ia by To keep tWe code a !secret, (33 To keep battle. The battle rasmlvwt the prqbably elehber me, pr be a0 W@- use dl unit= fram being -baed by placiag of aa extra 3tqck cbo~s'ertby tl~eBlue psrisnced that 1111 beat him in three one unit va the tloaxd, breaking the player in wse this comes up, &te it moves. *' So, he turn$ to the vast array code. aW [Zi] To dedse a code t%a$ la the Red playex who will biz stating of aids and hopes to fhd within their t)Le cannut ha changed. the blocking positinn of his unit, r-&a, a powitios which prothiseei t~ and 'is TO resolve the above pr&tems, I code an~hpe,Initids a, gent praseas him with a ~erniriglyunlidted, to the BIne player ta the mpwe. have uetd the f?llowingmavament steps. vady ntunger bf wargaming opprtunitiea, Fcr tlxe sake bf discussibn, I will rdar To bred$ this down to stepg, hexe But, aace agaih hid hapds are fruat'trate4 to the US player as Blne, and the Jnpa- they are: as he fmds that club taurnaments get nese player as Red. -I. The Red player sends the codes hggeddokn ina mass of rad tdpe, BO For m& unit which ie to be hidhn, in his move* that jaet when he's wbhg a game as a separate code is devised. This code 8, The US player initials the codes. the Germans in Sealingrgd, tte receive is then placed an a small ahest ofpape~, 3. The US player lists the steps a Isrter from the Commander in Chid the paper i~ then folded inro approxi- taken by his units. saylag that the club has surrendered mately 1 inch square, with the code 4. Extra stuckq are 1idPed b case and is disbanding, Finally, he ends up well hiddn on tbq inride. The led of hihidden units. participating in one of the various tom- player then places the unit numbez and 5. The Red playex sends We sheet riamats which periodically appear Ids fhitlals an Eke outside of the fold'ed back to the US,pkyer to vex* the *c- amongst the fuaar of dubzivalry. He paper, and seals the unit with tape c~~y, pays the entrance he, receives the ad- {elearl covering his WtiaXd. An apkiapal wove can be incorpa- dresses, and d5acovers that the twa Tha mall envelope is nailed along rated so that when a uni%'s mow 19 men he's playing are veteran AR waz- with the remainder of the move, in- bJoebd by a biddea udx, rZre US player gamFrr, neither ~f whom h-vs Iti~ta cluding other bideen moves, to the Blue has he option #o move up athizr unit& game in 2'3 conse ~~kivetouraament~* player. The Blue player then initial8 which have not yet moved that turn. ~hu*,the mew wargamer vascillates, the srna epvelope, 3rd c0vw.s his, This longer, sinbe th~move mu* furtively jumping f rorn rouTaament to fnitiala with tape. TMs leaves tha code be sent back Zar this step. tournament, praying that s~P1-y hme hidden and unchangaabla. Cirp,t, Rieazd R. Nicholr, 121 ali- will aacaver stumeone who wiII be a The Blue player then lids hia units nois DThe; LimRock Air Force hse, cImlLeagingi ye not werwhelmirrg cn0ves aquare by square whep a pnssi- bi=kewvi&. Arkanas 7 ZQ?'*IB. match. MCE 3 ME GENERAL mmer 9% l&i~+r,thG mo+i.*e PBM Robert W. Ohn has never been one to ,w&r.game~spzieaeea a+ least one of accept an AH game as designed. Normdly #&w. W$~a"ri&~as,if allr 'FUQU& our editorid staff would huecast this article it- &&ge~atL,$W&b sjari-nplw t+ Watedoo to the Hum. However, we hcided to read ,w fltt&XFate the aead Tar an &&&3ve id first. Thus, it got an 11th bur reprieve. #=&tBtim by PIR, ks ~ar&xbdmfl Of course, you may relegate it to file #13 (@I&and mw) om learn the abd* d' /f but before doing SO mywe remind YOU ~urt ,@hex *6rmer,a WE&& LWng kt i@&y AS Real& Was such @tion muld incense hirn enough to gel -hm. IIBnrt, It you aeS, tlw~Q&u~wa~ to to By Robert W. oleoh has uncle transfer thAtlanta Braves ia & 3s '$hi$, ,3334 we@gd your town. &Bs% of a wax-r 9- be +e&H ifi $wh way a# to y-id a wmehe- eurwrs**W.me ddh2agaW&y haj+pd+ Waterloo is one of the most popular the army wap to crush the English - if fie ,game. Bl$* ill spade* f@~we k~&t, Avalon-Hill games, and one of the best they stood still-and then fall on the un- &. w. b~tbvd~ and relf blg, D znt~e* conceived of the lot, despite its grey protected rear of the still engaged be ebjecEve and duersd. This means hairs compared ts more recent and in- Prussians, who were expected to ad- t&& +a maw wa~&mekt a$ Wer- vmlved games. I recently bought a book vance, or remain in place. but never es8d mdd &Ety %e&s fa-r,ragy as entitled THE CAMPAIGNS O.F NAPOL- retreat, which as can be seen on the offer- ihe M3 gaWa tli~P*. && hce EON by David Chandler, which covers A~Hboard is the only movement -&% bktf irr &3ei.iwwb f, b, the tME, ii$ Napoleon's military career, and in- ing any help to Wellington. It was only when Napolean saw that Blucher had b :s&zsd ire m&~~mi~to rr &onsly cludes maps and a table of organization efWW~bds$anw, rhk~hi- s$&i: for every important battle. It costs advanced so far forward as to place +~lae.3 sped50 .rQlssPar ea~k=me $10 and is worth it to all Napoleonic himself in an even worse poaition than ih mbida he bkas a &A*..The :t.i!sk &- Nuts. Napoleon Bad hoped, that he exercised I ~~in-aWv4ned wbm a mbsia~W Whoever designed Waterloo did an his capacity for completely changing formed an nti'iWd of ga^maeg alha qm.db.il$y excellent job of research, but having hia plans, and immediately aIternative plan for destroying the w*t fm p,[email protected];o&@k$ ** ye sults for the first tima read a really authori- Frussiaa army before attacking the b .as did.. tive account of the battle of Waterloo, 1 found of errors English. Tho' the Prusaians were in I F~XFex@1&8, a ;fg~~rgaxn*x~~v~a a number in design an. ~ab&i* teak fom D-Day as +he G~P- which made it impossible to play the due course partially defeated at Ligny, , mhrrs.. rep#ws hk hEffc&l &a- game either as it came out, or could this change of strategic direction went ; ~aa'm$ setuzrrs it ta' h iu~!or&. have. a long way towards ensuring nap'^ long *st is 4ka mrn$wad ~5ththe shd5izit The purpose of the Campaign, which stay at the St. Yelena Funny Farm, for ended so French we can see from defensive I %nu hg is: #W mmy pb&C# f&r &Wk disasteriously for the the facto~s : imik he -wad earxacfly. {Qf eauz~a~ at Waterloo, was to crush one or both available to the two Allied armiea on of the 1 ,we &.$&rhg. w~tcipis s--ywMt rmQ'rY of the Allied armies by a ser'iee of the morning 15th that the English Wmplex ththis, p The btd ssf: tbae rapid moves which would place the were weaker and mare dispersed at : eoante y'W& a st@& ww& w rhm he French army between its oppoaents at the breakthru - point than were the ,. cmmpaxed and xaaw wlifh.aU the~rhq.~.s the junction point of their armies and Prussians , and thus had Napolean stuck I. who t&k fie hast &s%%-iPS@ defeat them ~sparately. Napoleon had to his guns, the various English forma- :b 7eIati1b w thpm. -8 tbqme %St no idea whether he wollfd fight the tions arrivingon the Ifboard area" would gE~ethto ~aougbmrgaxra~s, Wen it English or the Prussians first, but al- have been destroyed piecemeal, tho' ways preferred the English, as he con- probably at the cost of the destruction &rsY as a tma meua9 of a -- sidered Wellington to be the better of the JXIand IV Corps by the Prussians. I @'*iiar3 e %ftiTy. Tk~m,it w@d -1 general, but estimated he would retreat Doubtless Napoleon knew a "soak-off1' ,a-garner +Q have a+mmewh*s~ft€mFe rather than give battle. The Grand whenhe saw oneand this couldbe called Armee crossed at a Strategic-Soak. 8 mebt +ub#e* wxpiwrl~mA3~ the Samgre River Wkut hafir$ m p&ay Mrj3, 8$ 1-4 gk Marchienne au Pont, Charlerol, and No doubt you are asking, when if towards ever, is Olson going to come to the 8 lid &DWS tm w~x@~x~P'b *@re, FCCr- Chatelet headed Bru~ssls with I; ttii=-tmx it irp~~~a,w~e ta the intention of disrnpting the com- point? As the A/H game opens. the I b#zgganf%a new mermberr accord+ munications af both Allied armies, Prussians are carefully set in best I 'injg>c$u txmS~~di~ft$~Tather i!h pxa7frtg forcfng each to battle, hopefully without battle order, and in full force while the &w.ritessr p,oliSics, coordination. Each column consisted of French have crossed the river, and a balanced force able to fight superior already committed every unit in such forces for 24 hrs. a way a5 to place 213 of their army on I and I1 Carps de Armss formed the the right wing, including the reserves, left wing, III and IV Corp~the Yight, where at this time they by no means while VI. Corps. The Imperial Guard. were, that is on the read to Fleurua as and the Reserve Cavalry marched be- required by the rules. Napolean is hind, all forming a triangle, the base thereby forced to make the mistake of paint ready to reinforce either wing attacking the Prussians, while he act- encountering an Allied army, Napoleon ually made it quite voluntarily several ured this formation in virtually every hours after the 16th-7~.M, turn which Campaign in whi~hhe faced superior opens the game, for at that time the VI forces and was on the offenaive. which Corps, and the Guard had not even was most of the time. crossed the river at Charlerof, nor had The author states; in direct coptra- a number of smaller detachments. Nor Ehaxlss Each diction to the A/H reference folderr far that matter had the fI and XU Corps St; FTBnCis CaZLege that Napolean's original plan was for of the P~uasianarmy xeached the game Alda Park the right wing to contain the Prussians board at this time. They were on the Sari Dies, CaWfirrkia 921 10 if encountered while the remainder of march to assist the 1st Corps which had THE GENERAL PAGE 10 been mauled during the French advance where an theboard by the Allied player. and may bs forced adjacent by battle on the ISth, and was retreating towards e. Game formally begias, results. TiIly, and reinforcements. The small French player moves firat, then Allied. numb- of English unfta were spread Player, who at this time brings the 8. Units axe doubled when -an brown I all over the lot, roughly on the road Prussian 11 & IIf Corps startingat board squares, as if hilltops. 1 between MiveLlea and Owtre-Bras. I edge an the road from Liege-Namnr. 9. Haw to win: elirnfnate the oppo- intend to offer suggestians to bring the 3. Use a Blitzkrieg battle results nent's army. Elimination of the Napo- game into line with-the strategic picture table, EXCEPT: leon H. Q. Blucher H. Q, ox Wellington as it appeared to the contadants. a. 1-3 a roll d 1 moves de- H. Q* results in the total el5minatioa bf From a tactical etaadpoint, f have fender BACK-2. hir army. The dimination of any other the foIlawing objections to the present b . 1- I a roll of 4 moves attack- H. Q. unit has nb effect. rules: er BACK-2. 10. OPTIONAL RULE: The tactical 1. The 15 factor stacking rule re- c. 1-2,l-1,2-1,3-1, a roU of formason formed agaipat an attacker sults in unlikely formations and dispro- 3 result^ inCONTACT betweenattacker often proved all important, hear and portionate combat ahilitie~. and defender. Neither loses, or mwep. square being the most cammsn. In his 2. Movement i~ too slow overall, OPTIONAL: add 4- 1 and 5- I. turn the defender may form a square by thal abut right for a twb hour turn, be- 4. Neither side may stack more placing a %lank counter under a stack cause all commanders, and particuhrly than 3 units of any kind on a square, which must contain at least one infantry Napoleon kept his rnan on the move for and the French no more than 16 factors unit. Such a stask may not be soaked 50-60 hra. with one hour rest&,while in a stack; the AIIf es no more than 15 against, and is treated as one defensive we have only 12 daylight hours, and in a stack. dt(the cavalry and artillery are assume everyone sleeps in place at 5. Movement shdl be daubled o= a assumed to be protected inside the night, primary raad, and cut in half when the square) and is not doubled. However, 3. The rules allow for the mixing unit(s) move thru squares crmtaining the aquare presents an easy target to of units of the Anglo-Prussian Armies woods, or hills. Units may move up artillery, therefore, all attack factrrrs which 1argal.jroagates the French 6trat- arid down rivers without delay, but must of artillery adjacent to a square defense egic advantage of central position be- wait one turn to croes. + are doubled, includkg horse artillery. tween either of the two and which at = 6. All H.0. units are added t~ the *11. OPTIQNAL: Mow double move- -time occurred in the actual battle, game and have a factor of 1 on defense ment on secondary roads as well. 4. Ar previously stated in an article, only. 12. No attacks of any klnd are allow- the desertion rule is ridiculous, and so 7. EngXirsh and Prussian units may ed to either ride on the 5 A.M. and 9 is the capture of Brussels as a condi- nut be adjacent to one another at the P. M. bma; movement only. tion of victory far the French. As iq end mf=r turn, they must be at lsaat Robert W. Olson, real life, the destruction of the enemy one square apart, but can be moved 136 Peachtrsn Memorial Dr. , Apt. L-4 field army, and incidently the capture around or thru one another on the march, Atlanta, Gem& 30309. or killing d its leader is the dytrue objective of Napoleonic warfare. A11 operatidas should have only these gods in mind. If you want to play a game based on Waterloo as it really was, or coda have been, then try out the game with the foIlowing rules and you will be as- tonished at the new pas sibilities open B~unaF. Sbdgaglio, 10 E. Pitman 33 0 Centex St. , Lake Geneva, Wiscon- to both commandera. All rules are the St., Penns Groue, New Jersey 88069, sin 53157, that "large hex1'sheets with hexes same unle 8s specifically altered, dropped do%n €0 pick up an armful of three times the size d AH hexea 1. Add 5A.M. and 9 P.M. turns to games di~ectlyhorn the factory. While available at the above address. We a new time record sheet. discussing wazgaming, he passed on a mlghf add that the 2nd annual IFW con- 2. Game begins 6/16/1815 - 5 A'M. system of his worthy ofmentioning hers vention is being planned at Lake Geneva .. ,he plays Jutlad an a Large 6' x 6' for late August. Partbent de#ils will a. The English commander piece d poster material. He has it be forthcoming in The Spartan as well places hie units (formerly placed rigidly ruled off in b directions with lines 1/21' as future issues of The General. at Quatre-Bras and MiveIles) amphere apart, each line reprs~ant3ng 1,000 Probably the fastest -growing war- -on the road between the towns, or yarda greatly facilitating the initial game magazine haa been Strategy & aithar. placement and movement af fleets. Tactics, ao rapid has been it8 growth b. The Prussian commander The Game~letter,published by Don that another branch has materialized: places the units comprising the 1st Miller, 12315 Judaon Rd., Wheaton, Valhalla, dmvated mainly Yo Postal Mp- Corps anywhere to the Eaat and to the MLI., 20906, is in its 4th volume, nurn- lomacy. All inquixies shodd be dirsct- North of Goe seIies, and to the South of bar 12 issue already...free to dl ed to the new corparation handling S & Tilly. 'LGames Bureau11 membara who!ve fork- T enhrprieea, Project Analysis Cor- c. All French units are pre- ed over yearly duea of $1.00. A great p~rati~a,Box 11 - 187, Loudonville. N.Y. burned to have started to the South of value fbr a buck, if onIy in that it lists 1221 1. the River. TheFrench cummaader may a rooter of bureau members. Articles place stacks (Subject to tha n0w tactical are written encornpas~ingd1 areas of There is a movement afoot to form stacking rules) up to three at Marcbiennd gaming in obviousiy collegiate- style a l'Co~monMarket" for wargameers. au Pwnt, three at Charleroi, x~done prose. Highlights feature "The Fairy In fta basic form members of this com- at Chatelet, directly on the square3 Chess event of the Year, I' articles mon market, primarUy War game Cluba, containing the city outIines. The Napo- headlined, "Dipsomania, Hydrophobia, would be able to buy,. exchange, and IeonR. Q. unit mustbe included in these Zott, La Guerrs1I.,. There'e even a sell each other's producta including forcea. llClassical Music Division" caluma, games of their own design. Inquiries d. The Wellington H.Q. and CtE special interest to amateur game 8huuZd ba directed to Joseph Angiolillo, Blucher H. Q. unlta may be placed any- designers is the notice in The spa;tan, 16 Qliver St.. Hartford. Corn. 06106. PAGE 11 THE GENERAL

Late word just in has 3t that there willbe two conventions: Far easterner&, Question Box The Nasaau County Community College Studant Canter will host the first cea- ventlon on June 22nd. Advance regi- For the last six months or so, wehue been D-Day atration ie required, details auailable testirg a mew md improved system for from Tony Morale, 39-30 Glenwood hndlhg your qu@tions about th~m?a fop -Q. May Allied wits move beyoad the Street. Little Neck, New Ycrfb: 11363. the games. Rumrs ta the effect thut these 17 square su@y line limit for ode The second coavention will be held irP gldestiom are answered by a little old Wy turn. - the Horticultural Wall fn Lake Geneva we becbimd in lahe cellm rue absolutely A-.. -- Wiscbnsin 4ugust 24t%. Write to Gary uptrue. You cm help us &rue you better by -Q. Well then, can I drop my paratroop Gym330 Canter Street, Lake Geneva, fotlowhg a few simple nrles when sending in units beyond tIrs 17 square supply line f iscansb 53147. Scott Duecan, Pre- your questbm: limit? sident of the IFW reports that enthuai- (11 Always include a sglf-addressed, &. Sure, but these uuits must be aup- apsm is trippled tIW of last par's cw- s€m@d env&pe with your quety. Tkis plied at the end af the combat poxtion vent30n which featuzed top game playe~b eliminates scud stern in pmsshg and of your turn or they are isolated. and military persoanel that had gather- Q. But if a paratroop unit is isolated, m add oa much as a week to- the speedh88 7 re-drop in supplied ed at their Malvern, Funnsylv~iasight. of our reply. 1 can always it a by para- This organisation has gone to great (2) A& your qwstwns tw that thy can pas ition @implyQllowiag the troop drop rules and moving it tb a lenshe to make these conventi~n~the be was- aith a simple yes or no Warn- supplied square, right? high spata in the gaming year - every mer possi&. Leave enough splaca between wargamer should make an effort ta at- qiUestims $o th& we eara mwr right on -A. Wrong. I really hate ta spoil ymm tend at least one of fhess cbnwentionfl. vour ktter. fun, but isolated paratroop units may News releases and promoilon, geared (3) Keep your questions concerning lzsles not be dropped again until they axe sup- to the consumer level, will guarantee m a =prate sheet from orders, g~neraiam- plied, cwerage of these conventions in the ments, reqwts, praise, suggestions (of Q, May the Allies uee strategic attacks mnr a prominent news media of the day, - types), and questwrts megresmrdr against units in the zone of control of I' andplansbytheIFWhavebeenmade mtd daigl& ground unib ? well enough inadvance toguarantee this No. I coverage. (4) If you Pefer to a sMfi sittmtbn in a: -A, me, it help if you inid& a &aiW Not to be wtdot~b is the Pacific sket& (it dm't hue to be a work of art). I Northwest War Games Assn. which has If all of you will $0 ZPfor us, me will R. Allies have the scheduled a wargame convention for ghe you the most p~mptrrnd &tailed sem- - When the ''built11 large* substitute units and one of them ; weat mast eathusiaets. The Student ice mithin our capabilities. And you'll be is involved in an exchange situation, Union Building of Washington U will m&rg an old lady's burden just a 1iiXk may they break down tha unit into its 1 ~ostthe~v~ntscheduledfarJune15-16.easier to bear* Four heparate taurnaments are sched- original counters in arder to avoid I dedtohigklightthetwo-day&air. a ~litslinatian of the entire composite I couTse, prizes too ~UmErOU6to mention wit? hare wiLI be awarded and it is suggested -Q. May tha US player use his strata- -A Yes, that guests reserve ahead of t5me by gia attack ta interdict 7 May he attack Blitzkrieg sending $1.00 to PNWWGA Coavea~on. a square in which there are no enemy C/O Douglas Btyerleh, 3934 S. W. lmita so as to restrict the retreat of R. When weather limits movement off S~uthern, Seattle, Washfigton 58 1 16. German &its uadef ground attack? the roads, what happens to units farced In return you wiIlbe filled in with cem- A. Yes. German units may not rs- - t~ reheat if no on-the-ruad retreat plste details of this event. treat through a square under strategic route exism ? attack, and the Allies may attack an The Frank Cbdwick - Alan Mansion A. They may retrsat off the road. unoc cupid square, - team lead the pack of +'best authors" However, advancing units may wt move May retreating units move WwaZd in the Mar-April issue with their -Q. off the road. the enemy if routes away from the Rl~ckedRetreatRautesarticle; followed When units in mouataine tnay nnt ena'hy exist P -a. closeiy by the Brundap-Fradwics- mrwe due t~ the weather, may wits on A. No, noturdear the retreat route is Kohn team for Warpamera Clink: J.E. - mountain Squares adjacent to upen ter- the only me available. Units must al- PouraeUe far Achieving Surpri~e:Yic- rain move out? How abut units mov- ways be retreated In the geaerd direc- tor 5. Ge-01 for Phgchiogy in War- ing into the muuntaias ? tion away horn fhe enemy if passible. gaming, Bill Hagga~Cfor Jutland for A. Units on mountain squares adjacent Specifically, attacks at saak-off - Landlubbsre~; and Ted Harpham for to open terrain MAT move normay with the intent of having the unitretreat Bring Ivan to His Knees. (out into theopen), but no unit may move into a greatly advantageow position into the mountains when the weather We are sorry to report that many toward the enemy linea (or behind them) restricts mountain movemeat. ''Opponents Wantedi' ads ended up in is outlawed. This will, on occasion. Q. Which cities are ports? file #I3 tki~manth. Requests for in- conflict. with the laretreatta the neases t - A. The ones on the sea; thare are no sertions now far e~ceadthe space avail- roadH rule, but s retreat shouZd be a "inland ports" in Blitzkriag. able. Thus, we can no Iorrger publish re tre& not aa advance. boasts, threats, ultimatums, victory dedaratlana, for sales, bravadoaios Midway from warsme clubs addl such rot. a. May planes used ia redwiag Mid- Q. May the narrows at the Sea of We will honor &those ads from in- - - way Island be. sent in, in "waves"? daov be used as a. snpply route ? dividuals and clubs seriously senking No. No. new opponents. -A. -A. THE GENERAL PAGE 12 THE GAME DESIGNER (Contirmgd hwn Page 2) Ofiial Avalon Hill Game Clubs... who finally found a hawen for his Battle The clubs listed below supplement the initial linthg made in the Jan-Feb 1968 of Britain game; available as most know issue. I3ue to space limitations, we have not repeated any prior listings although through the Gamescience Corparation. many have forwarded ur updated information. The purpose of this listing is simply to provide basic information to those xeaders looking for new clubs. QUALITIES OF A GAME DESIGNER

Zocchi is a professional airman which is somewhat of a beadstart. His current occupational specidty is that of instructor, a very necessary ingre- dieat because of the iahsrent difficult task of telling the customer haw ta play the game. Add these factors to his bve of competitive games of all kinds and you have a fairly good idea of what it 'takes to be a game designer. Fightlag LCnigku !hW- Z ram U=&r~md Altldy Sahmldl b WO PI. Will* SU'..I aaa3s IT~~TDZLY. F~~vI.rav.Ohb MIZb A more precise idea is found in the W. Pmm-cL Ill. &Om background of Scott Duncan, the youth- ful leader of the IFW (International 'Federation of Wargaming) also shown on our cover. Gamescience was also the. angel for hi8 creation originally titled World Affairs but now called Chief-of-State and included in €he sup- plementary kit to Confrontation. Duncan's forb is PoIitical Science, his game a ~ortof sacio-psyc'nobgical experiment culled after a mnnrnerls research into the use of game sfmula- tious for educational purpassr at Tem- ple University. As with Sgt. Zocchi, Duncan is also an infftructor, a teaching assistant in English at Temple, with well-rounded interests that run the gamut from inter- of haw highly he is thought of by his tion through which widely separated collegiate fencing to music {both he and co-patriots. {geagraphically) inventors can commun- Zocchi play several instruments) to Equally talented is Colonel Donald icate with each otber, tt so states their sports to parapsychology. His elevation L. Dickson. shown on our cover clari- promotional direcwr Gary Gygax, him- to presidency of the WWis indicative fying a point in Guaddcanal. Guadal- self a designer of some repute. The canal was not designed by Colonel Dick- Guild, originated by Dane Lyons and --I----- 1 son, who is now retired from the Marine Grant Noble as co-founders, publish Corps but currently editor of Leather- The Artisan, a newsletter that acts as Club Registration I neck Magazine. Having designed many a clearing house where Guild Games can made and. All Avalon Hill clubs are urged to military games Eoo Iimited in rcope for be available to members commercial publication, hopefulIy, to commercial publi~hers. register officially with The General. I including a The Guitd operates a rather unique Those who have registered previouely ( remarkably rraliatic guerilla warfare organization. You must be a need only to complete the form in the "exercire, '' his native design talents designer tD join, an "Amateur. " event of an address change. I were put to use by Avalon Hill in an being accepted as I historically artistic sense. Several Upon Guild approval of one's creation cover designs are his creations as is he becomes a I1Jousneymanl1 and ap- I proval designs him Club Name the editorial and illustrative matter that of additional earns I comprises the historical background the monicker of I1Masrer.l1 I for Gudalcad and Jutland. Guild Games already in existence Mailing Addr e s s Too busy with LeatherneckMagazina, number; Punic Wars, Saratoga, I game - des igning to Colonel Dic kson has nassas, Panzsr 40, Xwo Jima, War of 1 Name of Newsletter or Mag. (if any) been relegated to that of a hobby, 'fno- Empirea, among the popular titIes I thing morel1 he confides. plus Campaign, another Scott Duncan I creation. Total Membership INVENTOR'S GULLD The advent of an organization such I as the Guild serves notice that game Hope is in sight for the free lancers designers are certainly not a vanishing President's Signature I I not as for tunate as the above gentlemen. breed. The probIsm, now, is to create (Check One): I A new wargaming association has an expanded consumer market for ac- made the scene - The War Games In- ceptance of the new ideas by these This is a first time registration - I venmris Guild - members of which are ever-increasing free lance game de- I signer a. Thia is an address change registra- dl game designers in their own right, 7 We welcome your solution to this tbn. I banned together to provide.. . "encour- I agement and assistance in an organisa- problem. I THE GENERAL OPPONENTS WANTED ADVERTISEMENT Winners- Contest #24 Please print or type your advertbemat on rhd spaces provided below, maximum your Professor J. E. Pournelle df Pep- (including name and address) 35 words per ad. pesdins College heads the Ust of 10 be st comment* on the Vietnam situa- tion. Actually, the Ifst was pared to 30 exceIlent entries of which the follow- ing were picked at random out of our collective hat. Our regrets to the 20 whose contest papere were not sticky enough. I. J.E. Porrznelle, Studfo City, Gal. 2. Grant Sitley, Fort Cdinr, Colorado 3, FrdBmriello, Springfield,Pennzt. 4. Gary Seiser, Milwaukee. Wisconsin 5. Dennis Graven, Madi~on,Wisconsin 29 30 a1 92 33 34 WORM 6. Charles Hoch, San Diego, California a5 7. Job P. Babek, Chicago, Ullnois hlI ads are inserted as a fret staviat to hrll-year subscribers. Onlp one ad per &. David M. Klein, Danvers, Mass. subscriber per issue is allowed, Ads will mot be repeat& from issue to issue, 9. Jeff Herring, Baltimore, Maryland howmw, hribGTS map re-submit the same ad, or new ads, for each =-ding 10. James M. Gibson, Jr., Dover, hue, Ms rectived after tht Uth of.& month preceding publhtion dl appear New Jersey Free gift certificates have been sent in the folIowhg issue. No ads WNbe accepted dess printed em this form. to a11 of the above winnerr. Contest No. 25 Because of the excellent re lponse we received Em IasC is~us'acontest, thid one DD~~cfdrget to vote on what are the will kill two birds with me shell. Guntest #25 winners will be picked at random three beet articles of this issue.. .re- from only thoae who register for Playtest Panel consideration; the offer of free cord yQUr votes where provided on the game being an inducementwe hope guarankes o large response from subscribers. Contest Entry blank. Playtest Panel Registration Form

Make sure you match the praper questions with the appropriate answer blocks. Subscriber Discount. .. In some cases, Question 6 for example, must insert the CODE NZTMBER. aot the original number. Thus, for question 6 you wodd insert figure 11411 ifyour age The Coupdn 6hownbsloW is for the bene- was between 18 and 21. b other instances where answers rnigbt be two-diet fit of the full-year subscriber. As soon numbers: questions 18 thru 21 for example, you would fill in TWO answer blocks. as you have accumulated 4 such cm- Thus if your answer is AFRIKA KQRPS, you would insert the number 'IO1t in box potma, 1 each from thfs and succeeding 18 and "1'1 in box 19. ------7- yau are to a $1.00 as- isaues, eatftled I------ANS WR BLOCKS SEE RWERSE SIDE caunt applied to the purchase uf any Avalon Hill games, parts, play-by- 1 DONOT mail equipment an8 the General. Rere's haw it works Each coupon Is worth 25#. But one caupon dane does mt entitle you to a I 2Sf credit. You must accumulate 4 1 OWNWHIP GAME PREFERENCE different coupons before taIt%ngadvant- age of the $1.00 credit. When you have accumulated 4 ewpona, then you dip 31 32333435363738394061 4~43e~4546474~4950515253545556575859 them all together and send tham in with your order fox an Avalon Hill game. 1 When ordering in ihis manner, you aimply sand us a check ar mansy-order far $1.00 loss than the usual retail value ~f the game. I Thank youfo~klciag the time to wmplete this form. Make 8sura you have printed I your name and addres~as it is to be used both as a contest entry md your official I registration for Cansumer Playtest Panel Mambsfship, 10 of which wjlI be drawn SAVE THIS COUPON 1 1 at random as winners of free AH merchandise. I 1 i?kadlines of 3 Bast Articles: GOOD TOWARD THE PURCmSE I Name OF ALL AVALON HLLL I PRODUGTB MAY-JUNE 1968 1 city state 1 1 I THE GENERAL PACE 14 I A Championship to Defend

tlltls more difficult -60 defend your c-mpionehip than ta win one, " is the sage comment from AvaLon Hill sage, Ed Adams. Sage Adams is rsfnrriag, of cour ae, tn the situation in which the clampany baseball team fhd itself after winning the Baltimore Unlimited League champion~hiplast year (l967). No strangar to sports, Adams knows the preESUre;S a championsbip can exert on a team. A former infield~r,lacxosse player, and new member of Oriole Ad- and A' s * he quick- Auuh HIU mogvis disphy basebd tmphy won by Awlon Hd capturing 1967 Bolthorn Of BaltimPre's Ueited League title. L t~ R: Fmer Tram Assistant Jack M&&y, 1st hen%rwt; ly mints to the Morkoting ~irect~rTOM ~/mtu, team Wer;AH ~ice-prdatA. ~ric~ott; ~duwth- ~ee~~~a~~~f~d~;::~~v~~; ing Artist CbhHarbmgh III, ou~Me~caarch. I

28 Wkma I IvotIeoat irr-q mruiabl@y h thC*fU~mh W41W ma poumo. tho rpnt 3a tke npR r&wqMo wrad raa- tirwa plagIug - k we*. wmdsr *.zmu4th -a: kck wur the mlm to find m anmmr - S; ipr4ih prablrra and on - 4.

8- U thnu 7d dotto ve1ZPfiiEb w $~m.Fw ~rb if th. -&a nw-s, dkk *&- m*. .icp h :ha wM *sr r waddif~caiybuy~~ w- F: I *ma el- &a~**-- @8m%0-21 laodd-spl+~thbm-3; fddpr~~sphytIdm &mu,- 4.

h? xhe13~14@~~~%dkhth~~emt&*tv tbl apdd acWW-lprrrrQsr - 1,' wtw muehs~fmntpUfiq -L - 24 Dd* atu-hf LndUudd isrppgpt-my garm - f:. muor - 4. PAGE 15 THE GENERAL often became coarrplscent. And when wanted to find out for oarsielve$ if what eue3.y 10 timeq up, It's fax better to you coneidar that the &&er beams are we'- said ahbut Baseball Strategy b go a .250 hitter who hits; long flys more deterrdned to get your scalp, ia theory wa.8 actually true in pxactiea. " OF mr-advanckg ground outs fha~ is doubly toqh to repeat a champion- If proved othgrwiss by the consumer, " a -350Utter who atrikea but and @ups ah*. Sometimes the ream with the cartntered Adam=, "we'd bacoms the up much af the time.. And Ttd rathex best ppejrsamel ttossn't alwaya win. laughjag stock of the khgworld. have a dustex uf right-bnd hitters who "Man, I don't even have the best hs-d, we mdaed a team around gee hit to right-field fairly often. This pmsonnel, ti chokes manager T. Shaw company perwd, filli~girr with Local uadly reelults ip basar-er~ being who is faced with a similar circum- W@,+yera bf no rpacid 'repute. In able to take an e&r& base thua geming stance. Acting in a most Iqd manner, three campaigns, we finished 2nd 3rd. into acoriag po sitioh mom aften. *r 1st in Shaw claims that ba owes his BacFcss aad that arcler. We thU that "Haw is thip expres sad in tbixgame? this to fallowing the managerid principles retoxd speaks well for the m-- we queried. gerid prhclples wtlined in Ba~eball of thei* Bs~baUStrategy game. 41Tbe mt & Run column is slanted in ltlt's wrpriaing haw othex managexs Strategy. this f~vdr, M aourae, the type of de- call bluff fl don't pxactiea the basics uf basebaU IIWe'll your right off, we fenae put up by the other team ip a fac- 1st an mapaging," Adams rsl&es. "The~e codemd, 'Tour baaemu wag tar b* ybu will qntice In comparing the are, of cour~e, 't obvioue stxategias one All-Maryland. h5ttiug columns that one shoufdn~tQver- must follow, but brsare the not-sa- "Yes, he was.. . in 1946. He can la* the usage of the Hit & Rua even olwioua stxatelgies that r eallp separate hardly mve today* Shaw plwts "SE" though there's much. less chance af the mafrom &beye iii P league where maxk~in fba ground where he is getting off the Loilg Belt. And while on stand upmu most teams axe fairly equd ability. ctepending who the oppoaing the subject of defense, we have aarna- And it is thesa "not- SO-Q~~~~UB~'pria- hitters are. I' what over-degised the ,Pitch-aut cal- aiples that ar,e rrutlind. we think pet- "Oby, YOU @t U6 there. 50 ghe US umn in order to todnvey the neceadty of ty obviously, in the design of Baseball a red for-iastance,. .what d~rBase- keeping bassrunners haaeat. In real ball Siratag~r. Strategy say ta do fn given siw- life a cdnimon failiag among pitchems by mow tioas71' Fairly conv-hc~d tkat khh is they fail to keep baserunners cieae reportez ha4 becamis lv3~tidaeain an "Firat Bff, *' exclaimed Saw, t~most to tke ba~,.. Borne pitchexa never throw mms-Shaw promotional plot, we managers do not place enough empha- aver to first base. If you do make it a cnLlsd spade a spade: "Lett6 be hrm- sis on running speed. By this I mean knowll tht you are awae of a base- eet, Adams. you weat owad Mrsd the tbat Fpou are better of£ Utthg a fam- rwersl lead by throwing fairly 0fteh in a running .250 hittsr in the 2nd and 3rd (best ballplayers town to guarantee during a game, they will be Lss8 prose charnpionsbip righk? slots tlaa slaw-rwhg -350 U&s. league - 3 3 t~ take that extra step lad . . and are After all. the ba- . HWrong,I1 chimed in Team Prq whatla dmsxence ohen thrown auk attempting to steal by ,254 wd-a ,350 Eric Dott, company Vice-President. tweea,a. hitter hitter - that very same step, This kcwx 25 ItTa dd a0 wodd bm defeating the pr- just one basehit peT LO at bats, Actual- built into the Path-ant column. I could -pave of the whale wesiment. It's ly, it'^ not the baahits that axe as im- yeally go on and an, toushirip on the use true tha-t we had pramotlon in mind 8s portant as the benefit$ deniwr9d from ~b faat:ball and junk pittbri in certafa 8 an end result. More importat, we 'the.7 to outs a player will hit into situations; bat Itrn aur e you've gottan the point by now. " %a whtyou and Adam5 am saying is that the~s1s more M $aseball W mer dy physlEal ability. However, me last argument again& ymir enfi~eprem- ise ib a Btatement once made by Leo Dear Sir: Such cIuIS.S arr 4# SS, hggresswr, and Wrscher who commeated, 'The mana- 1 am aa Avalaa SiU edthuaiast wb rnvothe~a (prolaably tor, nQmerous to ger aaly accaunts fcr a Wereace of, would like to fwtlaer the art of war- mention) are throwing their legions into maybe, LO games a year ' .'' gaming, Therefore, I am willing to campaigns and conflicts hoping to dom- IfYes, sa what waa the difference 6ffer my services mwrd tha svl~ing inate the world--or a $04part of it, between lat and 4th place last year??" of diapubs betmeev game pa~ticipiu).ts~ anyway. "Touche, we submitted. '$0 what These organisa%i6nswaot the $=me about the kornhg year ?ll. we asked.. . Due to the growing at ate of war -&am- thing--power , gl-, and Pltimate suc- "It looks l*e the same personael as bg, disputes between participants be- aees--such as Rarqe Mer Caeaar, last year, uhtebs a heart aEtack ar two come mare plentiful add more heated. France under Mapolman, and Garmamy Just send me r letter stating fhe argu- under I3ifl.a~. "If the other teamsf managera ever ment and I will read kkmy anrwer. This knot what wargaming 5s for! get ahold of Baseball Strategg, we're Dwane A. Aldrich, WargPring is to bring into view a new in trouble, declares maaaaar Shap PB Rwts 2, Blzx 5'2, type of campetlti6n based as high a-s he pTepares his list of *&see to be Stanwood, Washingtan 98292. che~s, eheckexs. and many well-bmwn handed in at the end of the season. bard to bring in a new @mi&&; concept Shawls already in trouble defensive- af recreation, nut barbaric hordes &a- wise. Several af last year's Pitcherr qaering werythlng in sight. have moved but of state leaving quite a ,Gen*mn: M is thesa people who give waream- void nat aa ye% filled. However, rr- rravihhg mverd &*tidea ~xht+d hga bad name which can cause asrio'lrs riving upa tha scene of it pre- season in the Q-Bardrd I find mere times tfia circumstances, Instead of wganizing whibitio;a game to. find Avalon Hill sot $Eat a f&L@ $pSrit of w*rgamw dubs an peaceful gt;indards they get up trailing 14-4 we pthercd that Shaw exists, esgs*Wly the Vank Ada" panasr zrmiea, Roman bgiass, and me was nst orerlp cmcerned when be xe- seetian of *be papex. ~DY~l*gat*- like. What can he doas to changa thie? toreed, "Wait until we get to hat. 41 tiwa and .Cubs are doing the wery em# Thdre axe sothe o~ganizationswho Jttetaa in war@hg, the bast de- thing that awed cdtu~trbshave kcWd fen~eis a good offense. .to 'do (agd aid (foing)&rotk@m& Mdmy- are trying to da something about thia gaming a bad -me, thus to "clean out to put their support inta organizations situation. Some of the names include the scum. l1you might say. who are twng to do just that--to keep the Red Lions (who just recently chang- Peaplple should choo~ewisely the ar- the peace and to fight back when neces- ed their name to Boldand), Big Army, ganizations they want to participate in. sary those who think they can dominate and Sparta. Their basic purpose is to They should first of dl find out what others. make wargkmhg a popular .scheme that particular arganizakn was created SGT Donald L. Squire based as high, if no higher, than chess, far or what it wants to succeed in doing. AF 19771928 and the like. These organizations are Once again history repeats itselfaad 6950th Scty Gp. Box 1498 challenging other clubs who give war- it is up to all those who bdirve in peace APO New Pork 09193

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