The General Vol 07 No 6

THE GENERAL PAGE 2 ;he ~VAtON *HILt @rn~rnL3Z£ill . .. a losing venture published bi-montnly Avalon Hill Philosophy Part 26 pretty close to the first day of January, March, May, July, September, and Novem ber. Making Connections The General is edited and published by The Avalon Hill Company almost solely for Len Lakoika Is a "positive" person. He's a organized side of wargaming, clubs, special in the cultural edification of the serious game doer. He makes connections. He Is President of terest magazines, general hobby publications, con aficionado. It also helps sell our merchan the IFW In addition to guiding two gaming ventions and face-to-face meetings, are unknown. dise, too. societies and publishing two Diplomacy fan ''It is the informing of this huge faction of potential wargamers that we must address our Articles from subscribers are considered 'zlnes. On the side he contributes articles to a variety of gaming magazines - all, that Is, except selves. To this end, the IFW is starting a project for publication at the whim and fancy of The General. Panzerblitz Magazine selected Len as which, it hopes, will accomplish this very task. members of our erudite editorial staff and "1970 Wargamer of the Year" (despite this latter They wish to make available, first in major company baseball team. To merit considera Indiscretion.) metropolitan areas, then on a statewide basis, lists tion, articles must be typewritten double of local clubs, garners who like to play ftf games spaced and not exceed 1,000 words. Ac Most of his personal "free" time has gone Into on a regular basis, conventions, and regular companying examples and diagrams must be expounding the virtues of wargamlng. Instead of wargaming meetings. These lists would be com drawn in black or red ink. Payment for spending his vacation at a local spa, he chose to piled and updated every 3-6 months and made accepted articles is made according to the help Avalon Hill personnel man their booth at available to local hobby dealers and any war dictates of the voting subscribers. the Hobby Trade Show In Chicago. It was during gamer who would wish them. Thus, when you A full-year subscription costs $4.98 (over this time when Len discussed with A valon Hill went to your local hobby store, he could give how to help wargamers make connections with seas subscribers add $6.00 to cover airmail.) you a list of persons in your area with whom you other wargamers - an Idea suggested to him by Back issues cost $1.00 each: out-of-stock could play the game you just bought, or places Alister M Macintyre of the Central Ohio War issues are Vol. 1, No's. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6; Vol. 3, you could go for AH gaming and miniatures play gamers. No.1; Vol. 4, No.4. in your area. The list would give information on how to obtain lists from other locals, so that if Printing - oh . .. say 17,000 give or take "Write it down," we suggested. He did just you traveled you would know where other a few thousand. that: wargamers could be found. Such a project bene To facilitate correspondence, we suggest fits everyone! The dealer, when he tries to sell a that all envelopes to Avalon Hill be marked "In the United States the hobby of wargaming game or miniatures, is often stymied by the in the lower left-hand corner as follows: has always been a fluid entity. Prior to the objection, " ... but I have no one to play the Purchases of The General: Subscription emergence of Avalon Hill Games, the hobby of game with." If he has a place to play he will buy Dept. wargaming was limited, almost exclusively, to the game. If he starts to play the game he will, Purchases of games, play-by-mail ki~, and small groups of miniature figures collectors who, very likely, be introduced into other aspects of game parts: Order Dept. on occasion, would create rules so that they wargaming by the people he meets. Thus hobby Questions concerning play: Research & could recreate battles for their collections. When clubs, of all types, will find a new member for Design Dept. the Avalon Hill Company pioneered the adult their products and magazines - to say nothing of Articles for publication: Editor-in-Chief. wargame, in board game style, many more per the dealer who can now sell this same person Requests for Brochures: Advertising Dept. sons were introduced to the competitive aspect of miniatures, other games, and books on all aspects on wargaming and associated fields. Requests for Parts Lists: Parts Dept. wargaming. Still, a person would buy an AH "To accomplish this task we need; a basic list Letters to the Editor: Editor-in-Chief. game, play it with a friend or two, but then, of wargamers, clubs, and regular meetings in a Miscellany: Marketing Dept. most often, find a void in which no new competition could be found. locale and persons who can go to their local Copyright 1971 The Avalon Hill Company hobby shop and have the dealer pass out these Baltimore, Maryland. Printed in l:ISA "The General was the first step in creating a lists to customers. The IFW is going to make a broadly based permanent market of "hard core" concerted effort in the metropolitan areas in wargamers and a means via which persons, inter which it has large member concentrations. But to ested in the hobby, could contact one another. make the project ultimately successful we need COVER STORY Of course, I refer to the "opponents wanted" aid from everyone, including local clubs especi IFW President Len Lakofka ponders the fate of column in this magazine. ally, via submission of their names for the his last remaining Focke-Wulf Geschwader during "It was this unique innovation that began the preparation of lists and via contact of local a test of Avalon Hill's brand new LUFTWAFFE process of tying together the various segments hobby shops to carry the lists once prepared. If game. and factions of wargaming aficionados. This merg you would like to appear on the first lists, to be "Probably the most playable game in their ing of purposes and interests were fostered by the prepared and distributed by May 1, 1971 send line," equivocated Len during the play-test large number of wargaming clubs that sprang up the following data to IFW c/o Lenard Lakofka, period, "I've lost just as many games being the around the country. Their interest, while pri 1806 N. Richmond St., Chicago, III. 60647; American as when I was the German," Len marily in Avalon Hill games, also lapsed into the Name, address, city, zip code, phone, games you quipped during a moment of humility. Len spent areas of miniatures, game design and military wish to play, days and/or times when you will be quite a few moments during Avalon Hill's Hobby history. Such national clubs as the INTER available to play. From clubs and local meeting Show at the Luftwaffe Game Table. With his help NATIONAL FEDERATION OF WARGAMlNG, groups, please send the name of at least one and that of several IFW cohorts who managed to and SPARTAN INTERNATIONAL INC. have representative along with location of meeting, spend a few hours at the table, Luftwaffe comes completely bridged the gap, in their diversified time and date(s). Every listing of an individual on to the public a most accurate portrayal of the activities, between the Avalon Hill Board game these lists will carry with the statement that you wish to be called or written to first - so you will real life event. and the miniature's player. Luftwaffe covers the time period 1943-45 not have people standing at your door. If you during which the Americans were dropping every "Yet it can be noted that the hobby of wish to aid in the distribution of these lists, via thing but the kitchen sink over Germany. You wargaming is still in its infancy. This is due to your club magazine, or in hobby shops please won't get the sink with the game; but everything the fact that the huge number of persons who contact the same address as above. This project else you need to recreate the same excitement buy Avalon Hill games, or buy miniatures, are has shown excellent success in Columbus, Ohio Len experienced during the test phase. still not in contact with one another. Percentage where a group has already attempted it. Now it Look for it around April I in local outlets wise, few buyers of Avalon Hill games, subscribe wi II be you r aid that can make it a national $8.98 retail; $9.98 mail order. to The General. To them the hobby, i.e. the success." PAGE 3 THE GENERAL tank bat., the 60th armoured inf., and the 89th and 90th Rcn. battalions. This force was due east Bulge as it Really Was from Diekirch about 5 miles, (roughly 2 squares). • • • However, if we put CCA on SS-30, the bridge at By Richard Thomas 394th regt. so what I suggest is to change the .RR-29 would be left uncovered, so resorting to 361 st regt. into the 394th. compromise again, I decided to place it at RR-30, During the past few years, there have been Before continuing on, I would like to say a which would be near correct, while covering the many articles on The Battle of the Bulge, most few words about the 102nd Cav.

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