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We wish to thank the US and John Loop's Photo Collection for photos and graphics used in Close-up on Highway to the Reich; also for use in articles on East Front and in Player's Notes. A belated thank you to the US Army and US Navy for photos used in issues 5 and 6 of F&M. Photo credits, if not otherwise stated, are part of the Baron Publishing Company Collection . All artwork is either done by the Staff of F&M or is Public Domain. Thanks to Garry Haggerty for his pen & ink wash for the Crimea Battle Report. Please continue to send in your feedback cards for each new issue of F&M. We read them, study them, tabulate them and so on -they are important in that they show us what you want and what you like. SPRINGTIME FOR HITLER, PART II Tom Oleson's Operational Analysis of the RUSSIAN CAM­ PAIGN was among the most popular articles we've ever run. Hardly surprising since Tom has played the game for years in its original Jedko edition. borrowed his talents in preparing the American edition which lists Don Greenwood and Tom Oleson as Developers. Tom has asked us to run the following statement:

LIVE, FROM NEW YORK, IT'S THE CHARLIES! . 'I always correct anyone referring to me as the designer of Anzio, because Dave Williams deserves all that credit. The 1976 Charles Roberts Award nominees have just been Similarly, I personally believe that John Edwards deserves all released in the latest issue of SIGNAL Brittany Dr. , (410-240 of the credit for Russian Campaign, a fact generally ignored. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1K OR7). The final ballot will be Jim Dunnigan recently singled out RC for special praise, which included in the Origins '77 program book. If you receive a copy all the more makes me hope that John Edwards is a man we'll of the book, but are unable to attend the convention, you may hear more from !' send your ballot via Air Mail to Clifford Sayre, 1415 Ladd St., '77 Silver Springs, MD 20902. SOUTHERN CONVENTION - Avalon Hill Classics, SPI Quads, Dungeons & Dragons and more. Sponsored by the The nominees are: Best Tactical Game - Firelight (SPI); Houston Military Gaming Society. For information write; Starship Troopers (AH); Terrible Swift Sword (SPI); Welling­ Southern Convention '77, 2601 Esther, Pasadena, TX 77502. ton's Victory (SPI). Best Strategic Ga�e - Conquistador (SPI); PanzerGmppe Guderian (SPI); Russian Campaign (AH); War in Solo Wargamer·s Association: This Association has been in existence for a year and caters to Europe (SPI). Best Graphics & Physical Systems - Avalanche (GDW); Terrible Swift Sword (SPI); War in Europe (SPI); solo wargamers, postal campaigners and players of board Wellington's Victory. Best Professional Magazine - Fire & ; new members are always welcome. Based in the Movement; The General; Moves; Strategy & TacticsSample. Best U.K file. , the Association has been growing steadily and has Semi-Professional Magazine - Battlelield/JagdPanther; Eur­ attracted an international membership. The Association pro­ opa; Perfidious Albion; Space Gamer. Note: Signal was dropped duces a bi-monthly journal, 'Lone Warrior', supplied to all as a nominee for the third straight year by John Mansfield members; the annual membership subscription is 21/2 pounds (Editor of Signal) to avoid any possible 'charges of bias.' (currently 6 dollars). An edited version of the articles included in the first year's issues is available to new members. The In the last issue of F&M we asked you to indicate on your subscription year commences in March. The Association has no feeback card your three 'favorite games of 1976' - the results period restriction; recent journal artices have covered a detailed are in and here they are (in order of votes received): Terrible medieval boardgame (including instructions for a solo version), Swift Sword, PanzerGruppe Guderian, The Russian Campaign, ancient postal campaigns and a of the ambush of a Firelight, Napoleon's Last Battles Quadrigame, Starship squadron of French Dragoons in the Peninsula. In addition, an Troopers, War in Europe, Submarine, Caeser, Air Force, impartial umpire service is available to which members may Wellington's Victory, Conquistador, Avalanche, Russian Civil submit problems for arbitration. The Association is currently War, 1815: Waterloo Campaign. encouraging interest in aspects of solo wargaming connected with strategic boardgames, and those interested in taking part

I MUST HAVE BEEN MISINFORMED •.. in the Association's activites in this area are invited to contact Dr. John Poole, 25 Raffin Park, Datchworth, Near Knebworth, I had heard that SPI had secured the rights to the title A Bridge Herts. SG3 6RR, U.K. Those interested in joining the Too Far and that they were going to change Highway to the Association should contact Mr. John Bennett, 9 Oakroyd Close, Reich accordingly. In fact the Close-up in this issue refers to the Potters Bar, Herts, U.K. titles as one in the same game - this is not the case. In speaking with Jim Dunnigan last week I was informed that SPI 'THUNDER ONLY HAPPENS WHEN IT'S RAINING .•. ' did secure the name, but that it will be used for the Amhem Advertiser influence upon F&M was discussed in issue five's quadrigame, so please disregard any references to A Bridge FIRING LINE. We received many interesting letters regarding Too Far in the Close-up. Sorry about the mix-up. this subject and one of particular interest came from Mr. R.A. You may have noticed that we have gone from the March-April Galbraith of Bainbridge Island, Washington. We though we'd #6 issue of F&M to the July-August #7 issue - this is not share it with you ... because we dislike the months of May and June, it's simply a 'Dear Sirs: means of getting back on schedule. We fell behind a little in our 'In issue #5 of F&M, 'Firing Line' contained comments about first year. This is not unusual in the magazine publishing the possibility of pressure from advertisers influencing articles business as you know and with this change our retailers will on games they have produced. The conclusion reached was that have a better idea of when to expect copies (not to mention our it won't or can't happen. What's interesting is that it has 4 [Continued on Page 36]