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THE KOMMAHDEUR

NEWSLETTER OF

AHIKS

THE SOAPBOX NORTHEAST PASSAGEFirst the re~lly good news. I [alked to the P.e~.<'cenrly and I'm glad to rell you that he's aliveand "eli gIld fe"IIng cocky again. The triplebypass ope,ari"n was successful sod he's heen goingbananas tryiIlg to be ~ good boy n~d do "hat hIsdoctors tell hi... If you know lIil1, you know h01<hard that is in an "lectio!l year. He's "hat Jonmight call an involved citizen.

hs last. K, 1 have rec.,ived "orne mo." interestingletters concerning the review Rcontroversyn that I",,,naged to "ntn~llle some of uS in. Insid" Jou'1}find an arU ~_le fro. th" author of the origin,,-lidea, Mike Kaulbars. AND NO~ I GOT HIM! (wickedl~"gh floats do"n the hallway .•• ) I agree with hispoint 1 and 2 and I'm nol "E,tHin I knnw "hat hehas in mind in point 3. Soooooo, '{have c_ontactedhim 10 provide me a sample ballot on a game thathe'll act as reviewer on and "e'll p"t the ideathrough the acid test.

0.. lh~ subject of revi""s, "Iso inside is a reviewof GD~'a new 8th ARKY. Steve's review covers thegame and its play very well. It.also gives me achance to point out differcnccs bet_w"enreviewerson thcsame game. I agree with all that Steve saidabout 8th ARMY _ it i~ a sjmpl~, el~gant ~yst~m andCrusader is AI.MOSTthe perfect setting for it. Andhere's where we differ slightly. I would add a~arning to the revie~. The game that Stevedescribe" is virtually the gsme that ~ill be playedeach ~ime tn a cErtain extent. The reason is that~he Axis force", HAVE tn take 1'nbTllk,due toothevictory cnnditinns, sn the hulk of theIr forcesInust be po~itjoned fnr th,-",t""'k. Th" remaininginfant_ry/AA units can diffe,r in t_heir spreadbet..".,n Bardin and the ~irfields, bnt th" hulk mustgo fOI the Rats. And the Allies knpw thi,.and itwIll affect their positioning. The game "ill neverbe totally the saIDe, given the luck factnr we alllove to hate, but this small dra~back is worthmentioning.

You might alsD have heard about THE NORMANDYr.AMPAIGN, an<>ther GDW game with the same doubleblind, hidden movement system. The scale isdivisions rather than regiments and the supplyisaue will keep tbe Germans .onthe defense .nrethan in 8th Army (with the total amount .ofsupplyallowed, the Ger.ans will he ahle to atta~k indivisiooal strength J8 times - the Allies 1691). Itwill play a lot like FOKT~ESS EUROPA. And the

hidden .nvemeot doeso't really co.e ioto play untilthe Alliea have atarted 8tret~binl the beacbead.If ynu're into Nor~aodr/nne aided .0 fensive ga.ea,take a look at NORMANDY.

-,JDB_

Sorry to report no new memhers thIs ti.~" T've hada number of. Tequests for information, hut no htgrush of fresh blood. I confe~s I'm developing acompl~x about this and have gone so far as toconsider bounties to entice enrollment. Actually,to be honest, "hlle T Like the idea of steadycontrolled growth. the appeal of a s~aller butsonnd"r group is greater. If 1 could b" convincedthat ~e were only losing the deadbeats, I ~Duldn'tmind, but I think ~e're lo~ing some quality playersas well. In any event, i hope to see a turnaroundthis ~inter!

I regret to report that lindcrfe"t II turned intD[inderhust I. Due to the desertion of ., localtalent and the low number .ofdefinite responsesfrom member"" I felt ~_ompel1edto call the weekendoff. I had only 4 confirmed ga.era, 3 .ofwho",weregoing to he traveling a loag ways to attend and Ijust couldn't see going _t_hroughwith the Fest viththat few. Thanks to tbose who responded with scard saying yes or no, or who called to chat. Eventhough most couldn't attend. "I felt sn gond IIboutthe response, I've already aet the date forlinderfest lIb (Hov 1-3, 1985). I'a jOining theAWA and viII be inviting their membership ss ~ellin ~rder to get as broad a base liSpossible. I~on't be sendIng flyers.out n""t year _ too costly

so if you want to sttend, make a note and let meknow. I'll probably be reuting Village Hall again

after making some lighting changes. DON'T LETIINDERFEST lIB DOWN. I.ll1'IT RISE UP FROM THY.ASHF.SOF ]qlST JIA! CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE FLAMINGSWORDS1

Meanwhile I would like to have a more modest gettogether io Cooperstown in late May ~ith an eyeto~ard playing CIVJLIZATION, CONQUISTADOR, or CIVILWAR. Let me know if you're interest_ed. Aud ifanyone is intereated in going to GettJsberg thisyear, either b~fore or after Origios, let me knowso ve can plan. I'd sure like to haYE so."company!

I enjoyed Bob Burge's re-reviev of Panzerkrieg. It"as better than my own effort and in more detail.Lik" or dislik" of -a game is more of a gut reactionfor me and J tend to pass over many importantpoints. I'll be darned if I caa make any sense ontof the nopposit~n rul~, even after Bob pointed outthe Scenario rule. I was aware .ofit, but thatdidn't clear it up. The towna ar~ oppositeGuderian snd the Horth Edge, but so ia ~ost of theRussian first turn setup. The real question isjuat how far south in hesea is ~npposite~ and howfar to the west "nppoaite" estends. My vif.esaysI'm hopelessly dense she'a prnbably right, butthat rule atill beats .e!

_I:e..in Murr.ay-

THE BARRAGE',';" hCl"ie five nBW m<err,bers to '~'elcome this l:ime:!'.,):)""t. D. Che1lO'.,,(·th "<l «l""r_r'.i,cnl "qlJ.i.pllLen~_P'-Cdllct spcGiaiist, irem 'Iopkins, SC; [1"leCa d'·ltt. a" ~ ttn r.nr"y J' r;"m ~"I t.imo r;<c_,'\[J \ 0" Ie '."<on\,he l'.H Cl~ssic ':00 at O(i(;;',,~ 77 -1rod,Ge"Con 79 -'_'elcome 1:0 " distinCillished "Clmer'); Yf'vin Gray,'""hos" ~" the Navy in A,,""polis, !-'D; Hurk Groth, "purcn"';cn,, ]"J""i.n<;os', ..,,,~ly8t frc;rr. Richmond. \i;'.; undRonny L. Mdlann, a programmeL'!an"lr'''~_ £,0"' F,.j,au(krdalc, 1"1.. It's ''''orth notinq thaI: most ofthese new members were drawn too ,\KIKS bv cUr "a Inthe GENJlRAL. It does p"-y to zed-vertise!

This ,,-ill prob"bly be my lilsl cclun," 2,5 gDSoutheast as t wi 11 st8r clo>m at the end of thisy.'ar. I le"ave" t~e t);'" """i.on ;n relat.iv.,l·, .. goodshZlpe. 'tie 've 'Iro~;n slowly but. ste"ac!ily during thEelast several years, from 69 to SO members. My oniyr<'gn,t :is th"t' w" );",'c·,,-, -r be·,,,,n "ble" to 98ncrat·cmore F'rF acti-,-ities Zlf".ons "esion members. I ita'.'"em.i"y"e: thi,-, opportunity to S8rvo .1UIIKSCll'd tilemembers of t.he SE reg,ion "nci w"nt to th",-,k themcmbers for th8ir ,fenera!ly courteous, cooµet'at.ive,and fr:iendly dttitud., t<w,-,nl c"eh other and to;,.'ardm8 during my stint ZlS RD. It "'''s e~pe"cia] Iygl'atifyin9 to me" thp.t e"ve"r'y ,··oLupldC"t. I h~v",- hadcone"'rn.l.~g ';,; '"l'rr,b8rS "'o.s resl'lved ilmicZlbly,",-ithout I:he nel'essity for di,g"i,nl,ir."ri ~ct.i.o". rfchis ki.nd of spirit keeps '1>" -"e'll be ilble to keepMHKS the ki.ncj of vrs'anization '~'C;;o.ll want it toI)e. PersonZll1y, I ll'ok £OrviiH'd to many rr.ore ye"r;,.-of good ~"JLlin,T 1.n '\'·[I,KS "nd hope to srnvc ~g~J.n InSl'me eZlpo.l'ity Ul I:he futul'e but not the Heari'ut.LJn, !

On a mane p"~"t,i"al nct" , r ~till nC;;8il a volunteertl' roplo.ce me as RD. ely stepdowr. date is Iit'Dl, soanyone interegt"d PLEASE CONTAC'j'ME t,SAP~'"

--IN~TERIOR-L-INESI "lOuld like to welcome thrB8 new roemben, t.O ourregil'n. J'ohn Kris"nda, a re"tail department maniloerfrom Akron, OH, has been oamina sinc~ 1966. Dr.Ril'ho.rd Co.tter1in, .-, phys,i"i"n from Ml'Donald, OH,h"~ alread! p1ayeC:; 25 PBM go.mes. 'I'. Di'Lvid Ne"",an,Ph!), a "linical psychOlogist fro," B16kely, P,\, i;;currently Qlayin'} a PDM game of. ["lv. G"ttysb'~rg.Tho.t's more than T can handle, - I thoUGht I wasdci~g good pl"yin(j RU"Rian Campo.icIll by mail;

Our )Cecil'n no'" has R8 mc",ber.". \,e~re dl'wn o.bollt 10members' frl'm our last puhl,;c;hec] reporl:, belt IexpN't. to ;;del 3 fe'" more new members before th« e"ndof the YE'o.r.

I ho.d the opportnnity cO dtt€,nd ~lOW,~Con~84 inClc'Jcl"nd, OH. ~'hc~ ''''M; my first Con "ndu!lfl'rtu,""tely, I ·~'o.s ,'\ I,it~l., disappointed.fCatL1nhy seem"d n) be the beRt do.y with o.bo'Jt 125poeoploe ~n attendZlncoe. Almost ",very");,, ('Ias playinqJlI;ni"-,t,,rl's ,~ ';c'., gre"!'" wcoc" !?layin'} fZlntasy c,nGdipll'mo.cy 'fo.mes. I do" t. kl'o,,' much aboutmir,iat.ure~ but t.Ileir "',,,rgames lookc"d i'1t,r-o"",;t.ln,).o;)C person there se,-'If""] t." be dressed fl'rSsllo""H'I;, ,,11 il' blal'k ",ith a co.pe. ,1"Td t.ohclievc. Give me some "anh' dnd " ""H·'",me 2."ainst" person li."-e that and it wO'Jld he llk" ~,,,t.t.,,,,',,r"f.cnc~e.' to the gcc,';,', '] '."a,'; p.ble Lo plo.y bothDIVIl-m IHN!) i-!I;(' PEARL HARDUR. In my o;o.i.n;on, t.h<er·""; ne cl'mQarison b8t;"'GCn the t'.,o. PEARL is " !"uchb"t.~.c~r ':';'If",'. r:t \'1"l" ["~t.e"T ",,6 '~'ZlSmon:> flm! Tfyou're Inteceste(! in the I'~eifi.e \".';->r, qi\-'(" PE,\RL atr'y. "[,,,.! c~."c,: beant 'jZlmeS Werl' pl"y"" "t. t.IleCOD, but not too If''''lV_ 'I'hi,'; '~'P'3 1·,l'ZlI:surpris8d "''''the mesc. I don't think t1",,--c; '.,·ere more I:llo.n 10people p1aY~ll)} l,on-diplomacy go."''''3 "t ,;~y el.e tiIl'e.

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;:"llIK:';, ".n i~t",nat.i.o"al ~oeiel:y of r"atu"c' ifd'llbcwho ,,10.1 historieil1 si'nulo.tio~ ,!~l'le" by "'ilil.Sl'ciety' (1,,<.,; if"",- $12 P"': Y""':, prl'ro.ted qUdrr,crl::',with a one rime initi.o.til'n f8C of ~B. Addi~il'nalinfOl;m"ti.cm ,1.'; "'.'"ildble from the Secr"to.ry or; t.he'Europeo.n ;.(8giona1 J)irccti.or laddr",;,,,·.,, dbove!.

"'Jb>,;L"T:.i,pt.i.0m; to the i(O~t"'Nln:l'p dr." notu-'Zli]o.ble t.o non-m~,,"bO'T'" 1.0, do ",'e o.cecptaclv('ctisi!1Q. ;Jl'wever, ·.;e "0 "ccq,t "ad tC'~de3" ond" j.G~u",-f"r-; ~,;u(·' ,,,,,;is ~'it.h other publico.ti.opGilul or,lo.ni',o.tions. (nquir:c;' with tile Edil:or l'r thoEEJr'of"',,n Regional Diroector for dct"i1s.

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PACIFIC THEATERA" the neW IW for the Pacific Region I thought itmight be aprropriate to introduce myself to theAfUKS memhership, and specifically to the p"cificarea contingent.

I am a COmpllt"l:" en'~ineer by profession and aHi,,;tor.i,an by avocation. It is t.hrough the latteroccupation that I got into wargames (HistoricalConflict Simulations, if you .,refer). It SC€mSthat war and maJor historical events go hand inhand. Before anyone asks, I h""" not yetcomputerized ar1Y games. I have given it a lot OlEthought and I havE' som" ideas, but time and otherpres5~ng matters (honey-dos and procrastination)k"ep me from doing anything constructive on thematter. 1 am willing to exchange :,ome ideas withanyone WI10 is interf"st"d in automating some games.

I have been a rr,ember of MilKS for "bout three yearsand ~() far I have actually won one game, 'I'her" "ICesome [,retty high calib"" pLayers amon9 them8mbet-ship' I figure in another three year5, (might measure ur,

In closing, let me say thatI'ii.ll try t() <:ont.inue t.oquality of Sen!lCe topredecessor, Ji," ~'r8.d.i."nj,

i~ my c"pacity as RD, IJ'[ai~tai~ the sa"'e hight~e members as my

Chuck r.ea~.h

IDEASI would like t.o t"kc,' t.hi,; upor,-Cl,-,ity to rebut someof the pennts our cod;tor brou'Jht up in his columnconc,or.ning m~· cevie~, proposal and to clarify SO[Jlepoi.nt~ as we-ll,

l. Game reVleWS a[lrear in a host of mag"zl,,,,~.T,u., eClou'Jh, and if I t'ubscribed to all the mags, IwOllld not hav" a proble'o (JG,ci.din9 whelt g~me" T.ObLlY, '''i'li.nly becau"", I wou]dr,'t h"ve any money leftto spond on them! Borrow them from friends"! Yes,if you live in" big city where legi.ons of gamers"et. a]] the magazine~, It might "ot be that easy~n othe.r places. It \";as noted that th" m~,J"2i""'$(Compet", to "et ~ -,,,,vi,,,w of ~ new gaIl'.e OClt first.That ~s precisely why I sU9gest a library ofreviews kept by AHIKS. The eurrenl issues of themil'laZlneS do not offer revie\-Js of the older gaIT"'s,and gett.ing ",11 the b~ck issues of each is moredaunting than simply subscr.ibing to t.ho'ITInCO"" Ev"nii' one could t.,'>ck d",w~ the ce'.'iews published whent.ho aa'''''' ""as re\"ase", it w(wld not rie u"",fLl; T_O ~per ,"on m2kinc} a purchase today, For example,PanzenRlit2, wh,,'n it wac; r",l.'as",rl, "diS h!;;'lli"nt:,innovative, ~"d unique, certainly T,H,E, GAMEforch"GG inter8sted in M"HT tact..ix"l c,"",;bat. It is"T.il! a good game, but I ,wuld hardly describe itE\ those terms naw. And it is "lv, t:r.ue·, th"t >;Ome""m,,, are. knOlvn to ))e better that first thought.i;-e Ee".d roview3 of tho, 01d",- 'Ja,,"',; b("""LlS'~ T,h"y ~r.(",.,t.i.ll "'-'''.i.l"bl·~ ~"'" because· "e",· people c~re caminginto th'" hobby all the' tin"". In audit.ion, Cl3old-timers !,ave chan"e of inte.r8st.3. J h~·Jer;(..";I'nt.!y bec'""te interested in "he Civil I"/ilr... seena review on C;PI's Quad rec"ntly"i r havo,,,'t, (C~n't.tE'-"j.>,t." .the review of TSR·s reissuQ of elu<? andGr,,'.,· is c(mtai.n,,,(1 th" v.'~r9~"""- #3~ .. ,Ed,)

2. Reviews <,re "one miln s view" .'",d "n() ,.,vic''''''''".; "v,,'" r I,,~ "" eVl<cyom.," , 'Ie ry true, a 1thoughI'm !lot sun, this is necessarily a gaod thing.Stjll one can L',~tn the j.ndividual biilses of ar.,",v.i.,V.',.or.through "'Clcl'.'gh <of his ·..c,,,k and Lr>te'·"retIlls cOImnents "r,u~ly, Howev"" CU!; ecUtor h2s beenexhorting IIl.J., of us in MIlKS for mah'rLal, not justO!le >,erson "0 step [or'.;ard and be T!lE AIUK~;llEVIEWER. I'hen yo" ~"''' only a couple reviews froma [,e!"son, you can't "eLl how his opinions com",areto you,,,. If the K ,,·eree T.O ["ature a munber ofreviews rom a polY'Jlot of individuals, it tends to,lRfc ..,t teo "nT."nt. of ,.hO' [,n,j,.,,;T. ('gould that I had

that prohlem! Ed), aLthough it might makeint"'resti~.'J reading. The point of a game ballot is

to standardize the reviews some,,'hat and give t.hereader a baseline against which to compare theirown gaming likes and dislike,..

3, Revie"'·s that cOCisist of only numbers are notvery inter",sting or informative. I couldn't agn,emore and never meant to sug'Jest it, ~-lhat I wassugg,;,st.ing was that the ballot have all t.hepertinent cat.~gor.ie5, which the rev~ewer woulds"bject to simple stats and report the me~n (andpossibly the st,,~dard deviation), The ballot wouldhave a spot for comments next to the numbers. Therev~ewer would use those Cdml'lcnts and his 0"'"Il

knowledge of thO' game to produce a review in tp.eclas~ic style of the game review. It woulCl also hede3iceable for the reVlewer to comment on theoriginal review(s) of the crame. He/She could alsonote where the erri'lta/varl",nts/t.rivia associatedwith the game could be found,

Now for the Biq Pi cturc ~ As the reviewsaccumulftte, t.h8Y ,,·cClld be ccmpiled and offered '·atcost" to members, 'rhos., of. us on the ground floorwould h'lVe copies of them all from th" .is~ues of.the K, but t.he new lI'-lIK.S ",e",bers in 2001 mZlywantto know ahout the "classics" like Vi"t NArL

ORIGINS 'r.R,C. 1·0lJRNEY

IIh, the j"Ys of r"t.i remcnt~ I att"'nded Atl~nticonin 'rowson j ~ ci-,·ili.an clothe~ for a chan?e, nowthat 1~'" officiaJly retin,d fr.om my secreta,ialduties. UNFOHTfJt~ATELY,while I Wa'3 light of heilrt,Bill Sal'Jat.ore wag heavy "f han'l; he Clsed hismail",d fist (in an ftf g=e, no less - Y'''' can lOOkit llP!) to dispatch me at !<ussian Campaign, On theothcr hand Iin " manner of speaki ng), I laRt..,duntil the 3rd round of the Classic" playing the PAAat io"iaterlon, even though the French broke out atTilly In both games, Fllrther, I won my first eve,·Wa!;crame t"urnal'lent bestinG eleven other" inChick"'flau'la! I walked In Aft.er not playing the',lame fot· several. years, read the rules whil", myopponent set. IIp thE' map, then proeeeder'l to rull abrilliant set of low odds bal-.t.los to g1"r,/,fJsually, I'm th8 one sandbag9"o thZlt way _ I gues"ev",ry d.og DOEShave_, his day,

The reaSOn I am writing lS not to chroniCle mytriumphs (tlH)ugh, they are sUn,ly enough!), but tospcak of the future, There was no Hussian C~'nraisntout·n","ent at Atlanticon bee-au,;c' no 0"" "poke ~p T.O

,11n it, Most people, including myself, vi,>", therole of. a tourney cli,ector ",·ith disgu,;t, if notd.i~tain, alarm, "nd ana thC'ma, As WC'were wait.ingfor the Clast;ics to ~tart, a number of us discussedthis "ad stat., and I forth,,·it.h put t.o'Jether apick-up T,R,C, tournamo'llt, $! entry f."" winnertake all. To boot, I allowed the losers to pal' anadditional Sl for ~ s·2concl chance i.n a laser'"b!;acket, the ""inn.", uf tho losen' to mH,t. the",'inner's w~nrH;r in th", finals. (so ",·Ilo ~aid theb~,"\"e tM.;t.O' death but On,,« for a buck, you coulClface it. twice ~~d Phil Evans ",'a~ 9el,"8 for" t.hirdtry'). This was probably the Ii,st doublee,liminatior) t",urn~"'ent ev"or. run ~i:: a con. h) mysurl.'cise th" eV"'nt ",'ent sm.oothly with nointerference by me. I kept a l~dder and ,!~·ve ,·oughoClt:iines of ",·hen matches .~h"uld be I;(wLpleted. 1·h"troops ",ranged their Own time ana olac" am] filledin the winner, loii.th littl., modifi:,at.ion, namely aspace on the l.adder rnr eZich participant to saywhe,,, he (;(wld be reached, t.his tourney format. r~nitself.

'l'h,,~., I have ·"oluntee~o'rl to o",C[anize next vear '"·PRC Tourney at Orie).ins, whjeh ··will heo the I""twe.'kercd j.n Jllne In BaIt.i.more, ram ,,·rit.lnG thisno",' LO announce tlle ,",'Jenl:. As this is the llithOris"ins, '.;()methins- spec-i.al is en ord,,!;. Here is·..hat I propose t.o do:

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1. Toun""ment '.;ill ,;tart or; Thur,Aay i" po,,;o;iblc"nd '..ill h", si~gle eli.1'1 or "'oubIe, dependiClg on thenumber of entries.2. SiiW" ,-ul",· w,Lll b", 11';<t(]H!; ha'.'r.' bse.n u!;ca inrecent years for '~'eather roll, scenarLO, ar,,]'.'ictory conditions. These ace; al in lY~l oIll'(,

,mud roll in Sept-/uct i ~ tn'ato,d as Lt. o'ud while"cle"r roll In Nov/Dec is t.reiit'''! ~~; Lt. Muc'.; blsudden death victorv conc1itions; cl qame 3t2,·t,; iitthe f,i,r:st ~nd plays to the end ot' Jul/A'J,] q] at',;r,ich time cities controlled OIL "'t.h",,, .;,id<:',of theblack dot "Kurs'<" lin" ~n'~'" ''')lJnt",d.:;, l feel strongly that the Russia',s hiwe the e,d,:.'In l'RC, you nay disa,nee. To eve'n it. out. - ," atI.,,,,,t. to i,~suce that each ::d"yer will have the "i,I"he ·,;am:s, a bid ~"stem will dpply for. ch"osinqsi.de.';, based on -the Archangel re;;>laceme.~t-.,,:Example, I bid -2, we.'.ning I will "lways de-creasothe l,rehdl),!l,·., dif' roll by 2. Lo'~ bidder i.e T.ileRussian. Thu~, in t.hi" t.curn;;;ment, deDenciiClC! Or>th" bcd, you CCln al,,'ays have the 0;301", ,;1"" .i.F.-"ou",",nt i ~.4. f:ntc' fee will be nO'ninal. There wi.ll be t:oca~n pci.z,c. fn"teac'., entry ;non,=1' ',;ill be l\sed t.OpurcnClse a per",-onent plaq,--"'" t.O be> hLlng itl thedisplay "C!:·',d ~t P'.va\en IIill oOCldwill lisl: t.he":,nnC, of the. 198) tc,,-,rney as 'o'ell "'>; T.'''' P'"""iOllS'dnner~. ,\H """ a~,c'od ~o ::,ay for L!1e CO",\: cf""9 r." 'JJ "g. I'~oncy p,?rmi" tin,;, I '"ou ld I j ke t()"dditionalt1' a',;"rd t:'''''' '"inner; '" J.,,)c() ''''[,,' of TIl.C.~i.9"ed :)j' ""'1C);pOIrtici",ant.

?e~,ie.'r.T C~n hdp me er']"n;,ze t,his tiling ;)y dOin,?thee follc,;inS: Fli J ""<cd t.h", "~JltC'" of the [J"s~ TRC,,;innec~ c-"inS back to 19~19 er "'0. I'i';",,, Ur;i.sin!; ·~'''son the E"st COFl,-,t, t.I""rQ ,,, no problem. i'o'h"n(jr.i,~'n~ ~,.,n, \'.'est, there '.,'8-'; ah'ayi.; "n Eii"t.cDn or~.tl""ticer, IWf:<'. I'm n()t Sllre '~'hother I sl1Cwld~H,ck v:,ith the Oric;i:l" h'i()j,eL', [lut: in boti" 0"\-:hat. I '.;oulcl Ilk" too (]~th.,.c "l.i t;'18 6ata and ma'z"~om" ';(')J't of ~ccision~ I ,dsc neec1 ~.o know t.h(,'exact date the finill gam" wa" pl~y<td, "h() '.,·as '>lhiO'h~i(!('" ',n" th" con s loc"tion. Fin"ll,:" l'd Ij,k" t.rogee a hcld of the cff.iciai. logo for th" ccn",""t.ion""wh y(,'~r. The ',;"y_ I see it, ".h" P;"'llJ'" will ;-Je;.:,-,oden "n-:1 have t.lle"", I j,ttl,.-: bril.s!; p1"tes you sere'."in (,,,,,tl "",ar, t~Z!.chyear's pla~.e ',·:ou!.d hd"'" ,,It thep("ctinont info. bl (nememh,t, ",,"??) l neod a linean "'h,,re l;.O grot a '·intage copy of the :J"dco ~""l(" .engOO,] conditian.

Pl ",a5e~treE't,

mail all info you hwv,· ,.() me"~ at 1333 RegentSche"""t.ady, N" 1.2309.

REVIEWS

Ga;ne 1:e".l.,,'.,'ers shoLJl,' "mphasize gamos "'hich or""rc,amt.hi.~o di,ff"r,'nc. 1:0 gamere; and ju';t "lJCh " S''';ll!;is Bth I\IMY: OH:l{,\1'.I0N CRUST.DEF,by Fran« Ctiac\·;ickand Gm'i. Til" (!~me r:"creates the situation in '-"hichth" E,)y"t-bi'"scd Ilr;'.i,,,h dT.h fl.,-",.,.. ~.r.·i,.,d to lift "h"GernWll i""", of T()bt'uk and utilizss the best hidcoC(;llov(.'rr,,,,nt (non-computerizo(]) '.;i,I;<.'" '.he' venPf;"ble~·iEMAY.

Units "re 'of Uri"ZLde, J1cS;'m[.'nt, "n" b"tt,,1 ;.C)" "',~eand tcl(,.i.I;· p'ly.~i,c~1 "PV'~X'''nce iR outsF"wding, Tankunits ni\VS the ZLGt.""'l s.i.lho'Jeot...c,; on t."e",~epBriit." "n",~ r:,)~ .."" 3,'it.i.R"': Othsr units havestanda,-J S"'Ob01.3. t,l~o in<:;<l""d are so",e (,codpl<oyin9 a.i.a", lj\" hoo c-cmo"t chcorts, " h.i.s,."rY eJ;the. actu"l b"ttlc-, "nd " p;:-"Df "lle,·I: for theCOWl'.:"r:S.

The key ,.C t.iLe "am", i~ I,l,e iliddc·n mVIerr,ont S'h'."'''.'rhe",' dre tl,;O "'''peo, 0{1'" for' "~C"L play"''' - ZLscreer,lS ;1eed"d 1:0 sep"r<"te thc map"', 'I'h.,,,,, is ii ".~r;t.Ur;e :)"YO<l(\ ',"Ilj.<:hne';'i-.!;e!; ?layers kno'.-;s the ethur',;""ploy,,;cnt, :;y;n,,,,l "norl;;','''''; dr." ""eej r.o deli;'ec~tet.hi~ li~e and cr"nt. the ch"nges "" th" S2.J""

In W'''''JII"nt-., I,i"", pl",sing playcr movo;;tl"", symbols a"C: c:ill;; nut. i.t" 1"'7.its ("mr.)t.y, I'he hex becomcs fricndlv

pco" re""",,,.anta one' ()rnumb«,. if

(symbol,; are m()vedl "nd the llnit m"y continue i.t;;ma',,,. If there ~~ an o'n","::: ,,,,j,t In tJ"", hex, themoving unit. must. attack il. There,."re two type;; ofattz<cks, ass""lt ~n,l pcnb,;-. r" probe is done byonly one unil, {the one th"t moved I ;,..ith th,,'d"fender firin" first. .',n OI5sctult can be made h'!;,11 "dja,-,,,nt. u"i".". Combat is B £irin" ()dds systerr.',;iti' losses in ste;o!;, with mast "ni.t.,; lw.inSelimiCl,'l.tod bv a L 'it"'" bjt,. Th"r.« ,i" ~ lit chanc-"of t.hat at. 1:1 odds. :rhe defender m"y decrease hisloss",; vy retreatiw2.

Sup"l,' co; <'f;it,icc.l. A sl\pply unit '"lOst be ex~"endedt.o "ssault but. not. ~Jr"b(',I. ~'''" Allies llave 6SuP?ly units, the Axis havo 'i. Ths (?x~snded unitsdte"' ",'pl;'c",d bv ,;uppl\, noi.nt:,; "",i her,,'s t.h"rub. Tile ~.llies 'let 16, the Germ"ns only 5! TheAllios get an extra point evcry turn ""hi Ie th'"G'-'n"a".~ g",t a poi.~t. ",v",ry VI'IiEf! t.urn. 1'I;,i~ PlJt" "tJ;err.enc1ous burden af "'-ttack discipline an theAx.i', F(),- .'Xiio1ph" i.f th", "xi" make S i-lt.t."ck'< ont-.urn o"e, t:hey ~·ill hav" u~ed nN,rly hFllf of tlleirtat"l su~ply from the st"rt of the gamo (S supply~nit;;, ~ ';uppl), pOj.'Lts ~nd 1 ",xt.J'd 1;0" t.ur,n 0,,,;,1

Tilt;, 'i,,;n8 lS Ie turns 10n9. '1'1-.<,lJritif;', wi,~ 10-.':-(,,1 i'evin'f ·:rob,·"k "nd oLlt.n1lmb"rin'l '21", (·:.. "n"ns b1'2-1 jn ;'lC;nor, '1-1 i" (Other unit3. t,',ctical. 'A'j,,,if; r<;,1ieviCl ':robr'l~. '1"he {:;','r.~"m nl"yer h~,,;;;tactical '."J if he t~h,,··; 'j'obruk and "t.~"tc"'ic- iI i><"a\J~.fllJ''''''(".rs t e ""C';lIV. •

j'~ck on simple, :~ut ',,;:nk,,bl,. syster,-,s for n'hlilci"~"ni~.(;, ",ircra[t. and ,.'\nti-tiink ""pabilit,:" ~nd the~"''',e is a S«HI~

fHrc's apt"ye~'"~y"t.cm. I

q"i."k svno"~j,,an? rel~ti\'ol

of a g""w.iI'C'X""';:ieEced

(~;ote :~';,th

t.ll«the

'j'll" Ccnnans set. U:) i-o'itil t.h", h'll< of c.h"i' Ferc"s"r01md 'I'''')r.llk. T'l".i..' ",HC.Ot' i.'; c""centr"ted jlJ~tno,;;h of tl", Sic, Rezesl1 a.i.rfie1d. i\ Seren"Italian i.nf""try fc,r;c, ~!:i,ffE.'n..d by Ger;J""n"nti-tank al'd ,'\>" unit~, ~s c"nter;"'i at. S"rdi.".Ilespi te t-.Ile possi',le ,;",t.up &~'e", t.he Germans il r;",only t'."" move~ f""ro t:,e 3rit.i.sh troop' ThoEritish set lJp ·~'i.th a s<:r.c,-cninCi force i.n tho midell""nel tilE' bulk n( ;:hc,ir fcr,,,,,;, peise" I:e "h:ih' atIhrdia. (HelTlcmc,er, UHU,-, are t.'h'O maV3, so I:;'"ini~-.iHl dispasit-.Jrms "re Un~H"'''n tc the oppo~in]plClycr.

l'h," y",oe develnp'3 q"ic-kly. 1'he British t.h,,'st "t.13",'di~ 'G blunted 'Jy ;:.tHe ""Li-tClnk c"pi\bilitj.r", oftil", pcri",e\c",r 3nd the B','.i,toi"h armar r;"bounde; iCl::()the ceLt,.,r; ,·:hore the>:-" l.S no L'esiyT."ncG. Germ~nand ltali",' in£ant",.' mi\ke "10 init,i", """",,10: a"'I'()bruk i\nd a(., easily rc:·;ml$ed.

T ro iJrit.i"h H<b;·,C(coun0l'pc,,,,,d all "c:r""" til" bOi\rd,'~' .11" t.h"i.>: "I;t~cb' on D'H,H~, s"poorted :)yB l;';C;,ft., m"k" ',o;nc ,,'rc',!'e, ", ,:, like Z\x.i ~ att"ckon l'cbru.l;, '.>li.t.hStu\a", fa,i.ls.

IJy turf> :3, the B.c·j.ti"h hi\ve catt.urGd ,,1 ] ,\xi.sair[.i,,,lds, ("(':r:':,,;.~in'; the Gerrr,,,n inh,,,:.'o'l' .i.en dieroll 01, "ir col".ack'.;. Tho Sid,i, I!ezcr,h airI e.l.rl ":assej.ze,: (rom a Cer;nan re'Jime"t. And Ger.'lOdr;pa"zer"burst tilrou,;h th" ~'o""lJk perj.'''''t"r "nO' roll "'ightinto thf' u"occupi",; to'~'''', ~n()ckiCl0 0111:B Hcitis!,SUpt'/ '"nit.

Over the "e!<t. Three I:\l.['),,,, the Ge.l;'lWH",attempt.seveul1 till'",,, to u,t,,'f;e Sidi R(Ozegh, but ;;;he.13rit.i.U, ;~eld (jut. .5udd"nlv the (x,r.m,ms fi,,(ltheJ,,';~'i',ies ·",i.th only 2 sllpply 'nit.s and N() ,"oint" _only ..wo p.~.t"ck;; "t]""'I"'(', 1+,8m:hil", Ilriti,,,~",tacks J.nSj.do ti'e Tobr:uk p8rim',ter have rec2pt'ne(]eveL'j't.hinq om: th" <:0',·", it.""l f.. l-.'ilh t.hc'ir 1"51:

t'.,;o at.t:~cks, ".he Ge.rmi\"'~; ',sain pi"['",,, ;;;he Tobrukp8rime •.o,,· and hil' the arit:i,,~ column 210nq theCOi\st r()",]. The .'-.,,-1t; "n' no'.,; limj.t.,d to one '-Lt".~,,~eV!'"y other tLL'·([.

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i-j,.,re the qo.IDe (.,,,ded. As tho Gon"an~, I heldpO'"IO);f,11 units whiGh GD'~ldH't use beCil'JSC of mysu",ply 8ituation. '["he British wcon' ,;up[lly rich,but. had few units to w(,,:k ~'it_r" many of whiGh werepinned ~n front of Bardi", But ""lther of usrea;;sed t.he ,,'eakness of th8 other. There worenuge blocks of t",rr-ito,y not occupied by 8ithersid"" but <iith the movement systellL, til" holes"""'ron't '-,isible. I was fooli~h 'enoLl,rh to lose o.1Ithr"e o.irfields, "nd wast.od B lot of supply tryingto reetif,- th"t. mi5take. The Dritish """re,- ILl",ky toohold out ago.inst SOID8vcry strony ",ountero.tto.cks.

8TH AH1Y iswith ~ tcm"iono.nd GonGeptsrccomm.,nd it..

It i~ a realFl other cnmC5.to "rasp ilnd

nail biterThe rulesJ hi.ghly

di ff erent.not foundace eaGY

PBMREPL.;Y - I-.'M'ERLOO, QJ~l 'i')'YL!';

This gam" was played under thee foll (Min"conc1itions;1. ~lon.itar",d PCl!·1 ,,"'/3 plo.yers per 'I.cd,,,). DUPUYQ.lo! aomb~t_ ""solution system used.3. tJGnf' of the p12yers hLe'.; ',·;Ilo t_".,i" opponents orl111i",s '.;eL'e.4. Limi.tGd inl:eIIigenae.5. l\H',; ',')lITFf1I"OOmilpboard and aCLlntcr" ''',8d.6. Comm.micat;"Jrl ti!l"'o-lag betwe",," pla:,--er_,·, of' one9nme turn cor ",ore dependi",! on t.h", game situo.tion.

iEditoL' '>, note:point of vi",,·;Allie" vi"''''P().i..C1t

The, replilY iR t_pld ~r.c)-!lN".POL~ON'sIt would be intet'esi:j_Il'J to ~'ct til",

for comp"-ri~o", .. II I N'r, 11HJT,,lIN']' 1 )

FRE-Ch~:Pf\J(jN llIHilCTIViOS:On e/15 N"poie(Hl i.,,~uod a set cf d.;~ecti.'_.'.,s,cml:lj.n;r;c his cond'.",I: G!' o'-''',iCticns, ,'eassiqn",,,,,t.of forces, and ,)cI""',,1 obser'.'3c_i.ons On to.ctics. Her,'xp~"""ed the desir:c" fDr hi." Hilrsb2,lls to make" usoof' m,"""'ve", as oppo~ed ~_a f.i9hting pitchedb~tth's, to "ttaiH t_h"i,,, cb:ioctives o.R he r.,lt th'"onl '*'o.y )l<" coulQ ,iln the Cil.mp~i(Jn wvs toout"'''''",u','or the opjXJ!lc"nt!; "nd vttvin;; politi.calvicl:ory. Hc' "ubdi'~'ir1ed his aHLt' ,;nto t.hree field",,,,i,e,, of ap9, 35,000 me". The Eo] lowi.ngcperiltional area" an,j cbjective" v.'..,,,,, ""si.gno?d:d. Nflf'O.T.GON, Pie ton Hi '''8, ,,"'est to eliv",ll,.,,;Obj8cti'.'es: Nivelle~, ,\\ont SI: .. Tea". Br:'.],;,;"I".". NEY, I'iol:on River ("""T_ tc the woods bel 0',.-' t.1l<''J,,,,tn' BJ:'a,; H«i.ghts; o;'jectiv,,',' t.h'" 1·lciahts.Qllili,re Be,,:;, G811o.",'oce,Wmt St .. J(",,'!, Hnlssels.c. GROUCHY: t<;"y's right ftank t.c t.il_., ""st ",o.pedc;e; obj,,"ti,""8';: terminus ot t.h" Tilil Eivec'_,>"o'Jtr18rnmost br:andl, 'hill', tlle [on: c,.S milesnorth of Tilly. !\;a.vrc_. and BC\l~sel".

NAPOLEON'" force '11'LJ;C,'eeJ to''''"rd thvelles be11,r"~"!;cr.,>en cf c,,',al,·v dnd horse acU,J ),eCf, '.,ith themilin fOJ;ce mC,''llnq 0.1: £or;","" '""rch S[o22d .en ~n"'fort to reach [i!,ivGlles befon' t_n:n" (\ritishforc",~ arTl_Ie'Q. Tiw "d'_"-,nce' "'vs slm'led ;'-y"''''110-,\1.1 i.«d troo!,s at a "Oint ':;-4 mites south "fthe ~_C""!l. th<;htf"-ll fou"" the Prend1 2-3 ,"ij (,'Sso'~th of their obi"ct,iv('.. The·, <:ont,;,nued '[0a(hoi"'lce in T_h" ~.i.9ht to posi~_;.(;n,: from '''h;.ch theycould dt.,.""k the !·idu"dir;,·- Sg of eliveIIe~ ,~t d,,',,·n.1\ late aft"r;"oon int~lIic!8nce r;r,'p(l):t told N.".POLEONof e,,,,my troops holj,; n9 positions along ),j ..~ ",,,,;tflank In " '"oo'lced "reil 2 miles "~cost, i1e ~;o.s illsotold t_hl-lt il gilp ezL.;t«d ben.;;e",,, hi!"self a,d NI;;Y. Ii

fercco :l" 90aO info.ntry, 12 guns. ,."d IJOG cavo.l<:yto d,;~patche,j to plu" "he <]ap a<ld roll up T_he ,,~emy[1.ii"k frorr, ;,'e~t to "ast.

From sc~ttero?d dis,,"tches, NV.oolc",,,, d8te,-mi"",d thathi" cwo ~~il'-sh" '18' <""-2 proc;,'caln" ver.y Ci'wtie<ls!yt.o','o.rd 1'''e';.1:" oojec,tiv",", l'ol:h 11iid ,'eported fiicinS'0. Vf,'[}' lo.rge "',,,,ber of "''''''my troop.s, S0 the i."",,-ution '.-,,,,, under;c;tamjaiJle. But. N.;I'OLEON sent ',",ord

th"t " <]r""t."r o?ffot·t was needed to olltmaneuv<;,theiL' opponents the following do.y. N);:Y h~.dac"·janced to " point jUt;t . 5 mile~ ~'m~!l of t.il" QDl1ei"hts "nd along th" wester'! <100GS b.,low them.GliOliUlY ho.d aclvanc",d parallel '"lith St. Amo.ud.

Dill' 2

The mor.ning of 6/17 saw NAPOJ.EO;"s troops atta.ckthe enemy force~ on ilis east fi"nk. The ("n8my waspushed hacy_ towvrds QB "evevlin" aLiilitiollal t_e'oops~n the woods h} their C"'"L French troops abomarchcd out_ of the woods sOllth of Nivell,_,s "ndadvanvced NNW, N, and NE in ~n "'ffort TU dete,'min<'the cnemy'a e;tr"ngth "nd loc<,tion, The mOVe wasalso de"iqned to "",)vide Nl'.P()I.,E:ONwith" centralposition beh"""'n the "~omy in Niw,lles and Q""trei.lrvs. Enemy troops w",,,e enga,,,ecl o.lon(1 tn8Nivel18s-QB r;-o"d I mil" WCo'stuf QB "nd in th., eastwer.., pushed back. Fcench ~roops oCC'.lpifOd tho?riegeli",., and the r'nd ,,,est of QJ). Farth",r LO tJ"",,'est_, the Br;-itish s~lliC'd fTom t·;i'Jelle~ "ndsllrprised the French force" on the ro"d, 9ushi.~"th,,'''' b"ck BOO meters.

Th" afterHoon of 6/17 Lxmd Nr'~UI,EON with 1liE;sought. ,Jfter ce,ntr"l posj,c,on. Fr'olTl there, t,\,l()Opti,(lllS ',;en' ~'f"il'J:bl,,: .,) atto.ok Nl'Joll.es ~"d theDuke of Orilnge ',', 'Crooj)s tl,,;,re ,-,nd hOE)("to destn)vther" ;,efore W",lling"on c"ul,-, cocne ~_o thei,- ~id, or'01 ,,,,tvck .,~st. i"to Q3 '.,·.i,th the Iwpc of surroundin,!0. larS8 nU'11h"," of en"mv troops ~t..ill holdin,' th'""mods ""d hC'iahts south of the, town. Til", lo.tr,eeoptiOI, was risky ~n light. oj' a ca?tl!r."d dispatchindico.ti,,,, ~" ,,,ttac'k trom d h:u'3sic,n CO""" ',,'ilS",xpect'o,cJ.' In ",~dition, com"licatinq ",very thin" ',"I",the st;",,,dv 60','LVJ'.!r. of rai~ '''hich Iva_'; ,educing''''''lement ~"r. cres,,_jng ho."oc with the men'_~ [,o\','cer.NAPOLEUe; (',",ith som", b<"l,lj decided to try opt-..'o~ban,l encircl" QI3, ilDpincr 1:0 {"r.ther frarWlent the'illied Gcmmand, ane) -"11",, .. for an "ttack onW",llinciton or J31uc",,'r sepa""tciv. The attacko.lmo~t. worked. 'l'he 2D,UOO men dro:"" the AII,;t''' outof QB, bllt due to fati(ju" dna '"eilthe!:, ".'re und::,l"to push beyond the to,,,, to com»l"t_e th"cnGirolell:c'ont. NEY s hoped bn o.l)peara"cc f"iled t_omat_'Hialize, so tile nct re~ll[t "-'as 1",,,, tennd",sirt'd. Tl,e bulk of' the e"em,-- "",n"ged to pullbac'< during the night and rc"tre,at aCro"" theGC'l1vp,)e River.

TO BE CONTINUED

NEXT K DEADLINE=15 D_c_~b_~ 84

A VOLUNTEER ISNEEDED FOR ROSOUTHEAST _._CONTACT GRAHAMCClSMAS ASAP

FROM THE MATCH COORDINATOR'i~eicome1:0 ),"V'"

to all rece"t_l·/ ",oined nL<\"mClTlb8rs.'(on ~ba~,d. ':Dod--Ill(;k o.~c1acod ,Iamin'll

Eve!'Y OrL,-"e j,n ",."il;lc- t;'""c "ro those '.-;1'.0fail togr·'t til" m88sage and ;')y "oin? so ",-e [ruBtr;ar_"d dQ",to the d",l~Yfi in c',N,,,,';.vj.nG r"-CJu",,,,,cd inform"tion.I IHVC" ,_",.",,;,ntcd in 'Chis'column items '"hich '*'i11d"SlGt our me",bere.hip 8!ld a··m';,d ~.'lO."',' ,)!:""bl,,,,,,,. Itcr<]e co,,,,,,, to take !;"m,,' ti.,,;c to roo.d this column forbilsic iwlpful hjr;t".

ii.. Tl,ere IMve h"en ~ f'~'w req"e~t" fn,m "'8mbers to::,,, .i.~,;,,(-),j lCl1](" o.nel. Oo).1s for themSe~-Je2 anti NONMI;:I-mlm~;. ]'r,is car; 't 1.)(.,dcm,.. MIJKi: serVJ_ces arc'for melt.b,",,·,,; 1C1 C'OOG stal'dinc, ,'ho h3ve bee"a"ceot,,,eI. \-lithin I:h" Soeie't:y "rt-_",<· ",alopi i~nee '"'.iti,OClr tJy-la' ...;s. ~Icas[' don't reGues!: sue]· l"a!:e''''R.B. I.':very "e,., nl<'mb("r '.vi.11 "<(:",1,.'''' "I;'"'' UleSeGretilrv il NEvi ~'1EI~Rf:f{GUJt)f;. This '.,_,11 explvinmanv of thE' questi.ons that_ ,,,i,,!ht ""i,,;<;-. '

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C. lin lni,tied match witl be assi,gn",d upon recejptof one's iLitial DATA SHEET. Every eI[or:t will ,)emade t_o ".at.ch one in thO! order of preferO!nce, butthe,,,, may be t.i.W(·'s when the ""uuested matcil ;," notavailable. On", rea'~est.ed !Catch ,,.ill be rtssianed inord",r that ttw -ne,,' ",ember be'Jin hi~/h'?r PB~j">:per,i."nce without delay.D. All memher5 are as~i9n"d an initiAl rat in" of1200 "lOa each m8mber lS ca,ted on ~ ,natcftcoml?letion. ~'he AHIKS cElting system h.'iS ftothi"g todo with the Avalon Hill AHEA ro,ting sl'''tGm am,!".HIKS ha~ NO obligar_ion to report ~ny rGsults to All

th"t is the membc',r's resoon~ibi.litv. Membe"s cV.nn"auest an AREA rated matCh'. .E.' Although each m",mbcr is rat"d within the AH.ll':Ssy"t,<,m, each per.son hZlS tile' right NOT to ila\'", hisratins µubl,ished i'l r_h" 1(. A H'auest for NONpubl ication should be sent_ to me.1'. Each AHIKS "H"",bE'r is assigned a CODE tlllMl:lgk foradminist,ati.ve purpo"cs (similar na,"es, etc ..\'lte~ correspon(iin" '.-lith me, PLEI'.SE us<-, yourr,n~,bGr. The codG number alsC'O acts as i~f"rmationfor t_h" mombers in th'" OPEN I~ATCHR,:QUEST to hottil",," kno'''' their r."J"Gsts bav" b".'n receiv"d.

C, The SET RRtUEST FOI!M is a vita! link bet,,'e"nth(, ~JC a)", the m"nob~,rs. P!(·'~~e[.i.ll out tt", formc:o"'pl.etely to a"oid confusion.n. \·.'hGnev"r a ,"Zltd, is comp18ted (t_vw CT,,,ne,, "r.1c'''''), the JeRK oHm'[' be r"t_"rnG6 to th8 Me. Io'i.'1out t-.Jw tap or the fo,-,,' compl"'O(,,ly and rl,~urn it_YOIIHSI,:LF1-.(; til" t~C.I. ('pon r"'''Bi.pt of " m,~tch "",,;cmment, you silculccontact your opponent ""d "-eIL'e(", con U,e 0',,1 cs ofO'J."I', side,,;, ,-,nd <1Ill' other inf:oril1atiOI' nocessa'I' tcmake the [Hatch co sm(;Gthlv Ivit_"-I if the Cl3"'" S PB~'"'f';tCil1 i,; being f"'lt ciJt as yO\! <;,0. Edl. IlCichplay"" should m~kc ce"t",-" tJ,.,y Cll-e pldV';'",,, ''-'it;'th.. SZlme c"les CI"" e.rre.ta, local chZlnge:, andclClrifj,,,,,tic11S, e.nd fiHally, ",11(,/'..hat '~'.i.ll be r_h"e.~th()ri tv for disaqreeOlents.J. If you hc'v" rt;' oppon,,"t 'all reaLly and nel'"J onlyOoB am, IC:f{K, tll<en ;.-ric_" to me rem'Bstina thcm.elease i.ncLude ,'our opponent's namo, add.r;;'ss u!\dcc:,d(" nClmbet· ;;0 insure £"st act;,(,m.K. It is tIH., responsibilityiflform til" W: of ,;ny chanS'es,,,,cdificat.ions to ",,,tch r:""'''BstS.fi 1 I "d after one year ,;recancell"d (Jrevio"~ly.L. As or this PUb'lc,'>tion, hav" plcprlnt"dI

,Ooll's. Liste" IWlow are SOlhC'_ of ~h, 011"S tll?t hZlv<=been prepdrlo,d. AnyonC'- i--'ho ha_'; prpparec1 (or Wd'lt'.

t-_() pre"""",) an DoB sheet for. a qame On OClr stallild"d..8,,10 or 8x14 t()rm, k""pi.n0 the "b("C'-ts to a "';,nim<lm,c:an send them to me. '['he ones a); h""d: #3 TPC; ~4

',AK; #'i D-pay; ji6' BB-81; ~6a BB-fi5; n StaJ;ngrZld;~B j,'a~",10(), ~'J Port~·f'.';" ,:uropa; #10 WIE,,; *11t,nzie; #12 LOI"",,,t Day (SccnZlrio 1); ~13 Ccb~,,; #14Bl.i.tzkrien ~lr, Ch.cck/Shiloll; #16 Cenwt"ry Hil! _ilntietsHi. Dt,;~ens a,e b",in,1 prcepared by theprint"".N. Any memb,,,, who "Ii,,;ires to G"'ncMaster; ~ ga",,, C~nliubil1it: hi .., nfl."e" t() th" ~\C "tatin" t.il" "ame and hOI,'me'l,y ;;]C'-mb"",; he i~ •·...ill_i.n" to Iwnc1ie fcr;-th(o __'1a",,,.N. :rller", is ,'\ ,-)l'"at n",cd for m",,,,bGrs "_0 Cor.,ef,or"'~rd ilHd reau<",,;; to ola,.- ~"I"memb0r.s. l'leaSBrememb", ',,'hen 'l1)U 'e''''-'''' .i.n;tiall] j";n0d i,j orden tofi~d qood, rc-li"")I<?- l'l'I,~ oppononts. L.,t. s h"lu OU"

ne,,' fDc'mb"rs ';et ,in'_'ol-Jed til" Li.qht 'h'd\'~

O. N",.., Zl !;Ol:e poir,t; complaints.' -',ny ",.,';]oer ",hI)~.d~ Zl ""mplai"t, co,' dr,] ",-""son "Imlll" ccnf-_act hisregi.cn<ll d;n?cl.or. Your R<' 'h'i.11 take the; ncces~~r.y<'''',,1,('<1 tc sZltisfy YCClr """'plaint ""d 'i.'t b"c_~ t.oyou ~~ ';con CiS possible. ~'C-TE: 'rho" ~1C ~s ,,"r: the,-,n" tr. cO:lta<:t!!['. ",osl: .i.mp()r.t.~nt p""nt: respon"",. If tor. anyrc-aE;Cn yeu '''ete 'Joins to h., late ~'it.h a o-.o'.-e, Orsomcthi01g's C"HLO>up for.c:,ing a t("mpOH:"-y halt toVOU!- ",~"nn,-, LET f:)(1P orpONEt,1'I'isi KNDW' It. '.;ilJremove I:he frm;t."~tion "r: wa.i.tin'J. l~ost m"",l;;(.,cs,ha",," been In "j.mihar ~it.u"tio"s ':h";n';oh",,,~ ~~d',,·i.l1 undcl"~ ta "--0 ..Q. I( and ",b",n yo" c:hd"-"C'. Y0'-'L' ~ddrC's,<, l",t 'OC'k~o,"' ac; 3001>..'''; i_,·oss_cUe.

of the "Holr,hers tocanc"J.1atio,,~, orAll reoue,;ts NU:r

retur.ncd, '~nll"5s

RATINGS

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;"An~ CUii.I. !J, ClUI)f)]CK ;(115[J{'D2. I, :"1 t, ["S<.il' I ')6oIJH~.:,. k'lN~;EU.A II)2S[[,,[)4. L'. d:;;.1; 19;>OLKK',. Ir. TfO[JUCKY I H"i'.iL-IK• ''" j,iCCNilIiY it"',-;~CO7. I;. ~'ASlON I il511Ei'T0. 1. m,';i([f, I'IY(JU"C'? K. I,' ILLS I 765Jlr

IU. ti. HI'l'uS 17SSPWII, r. ELi_fOR [75iIU'A". '. CI'U:Gi.:li l'i45hCI J. l. GUTCHeR 17:JO!;FIl) <1 , ". LM~CHY l'iI(JGF(15. 1.. DECK so:! : 69()C I I16. C. ':ICfI~ IMWfGlJ1'7. L (!~E'iOr; I 66"E!:CIi!. f. -j,Wl:S!)fOLL 16]~')cll=19. L. hGHl.Flt-l(; I 63i1[;J:-IJ21). r. K,i-\U:: 16rIDHHE~'I. J. POi'il'R 1"lIlIi,Fe22. 'I. IHO';'N'XI·j 15;)IICf'C2J. YAkHOOLJ I 555C~H2~. J. POPULI S I ~-,4~ErL2S. R. CROSS 15iOCF(;26. I',. "",',l.O;.U I 52N:l:E27. J. lliOUT I') IDEED2,~. C. DYG/"S 15()~C-EC29. n. BYRON I ,)(lOU);:3:J • •• '{!1.'i.'/AC I 5()~)f'l:II31. c. LCONMiD 11'?511i'IF32. I" UlGSIJOi, 14'}51+U33. l'. C'OHEEN I "8iiHGl3"-. i.!. l,i'i:(:I:\,U'-KU':H I "8()l:Gf3~. c. D,:i,)ORl' I ,,'ISCFI:36. I'. !:,A'i1'lr,' I 4600Gl'37, i',. KL1TlKE I ,,<:-5FFG3H. I). HiIGr:c~ 1440fc';(;39. R. GREEN~iELL 1435FFC4i:. J. crj.~NT IE;]OOU:4 I. r,. Gf/ANT 1400fl'G~2. , ,\YUi~-; 1375KJG43. {.:. SCi [,.I. I Y>5DEf

"' . " ',I,I.Cr;OfJALD 136(JJ-'HJ.'".45. ,I. LAUSSAUE I,U5CE:G~6. , iJU',IR 13i:)]+"47. 1.. K",'--LY I JOSH0D45. G. GOss["J-r I30()] [H49. D. 'leCtlny 130m-:W

UPEN MATCHHZQIJUi'!'S

J776 (2:IH); All' F"""cjllall"l:le' {SS2); ':u.tiC';:.am(25:_,); Assault on L"ni.n~uld (233); lhtt:le of3"j,ta.ir. {9B8)' B~I-_t_h' r:o~ LnB ,\rd2"''''''3 (:lO.'J};8ami,e" (336); B~Jq" ES Inp); Bull Hem ('357);Cllic:k",",clUcl" (2531;' CJ.u".il I,li Ste",l -:';13); Ct'o"s ofI"on (102B:,; Crescep_"" of DOGm (1028), D-D,qy {9(}--1);Ure"Li"" (804); I),ive on StaliHGc'" i92GI;rBrloraticln SpZlce (SOO); [,'iith C()) __rS (8~'lj; Fort,e~"I,"rc;,,, (2E-2i; Ga~ala,I'142 1449); 81Gb,,1 ,,'cor ':80';i;InV"\sion Am8ric'" (76) .I5"nQbhmn~ (718);Kiro'!00I '>0 {l024 \; Kri""''';p.i..cl (8t:; \; (,ufnmffc(lOng} Lam ()~ {EO'l); 1", Gt'anl; /,rrr,y (.011);N"polem, ~t Hi\t!?rloo ii,S); N"F"l.ecIl's La,;t, !i3ttl!?s(20j; Operate_ien 'ryphcon (9)EI; ?aI,ze"Dl;t: (lU271;P~JnerLe~tle, ('1033:'; P~Il~Grh·i.,,-, (7f3); Panzer. i,r"yAfri'.;" (50'?}' Pr;"stag (H17',- Pac", t." the N<-'U3~'':_':401; Red "',n JUsino (30'lj; Hocket'8 R"d Clare{23S:,; S()uth 'I!'de:" i80'li; Stl:oets cf r;"af (8045,',j_101; {25J}; Sub',arine (1028); '.-.'",,",,-, 00 I 90~h'.into," \·.'ar IB04}; "';.)-:':JI, (80')};

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\'i.4N'l'ED: four ;)layers for <>monitored ,"iime of AI! sCONQlJI:,'rAJ)OR (3rd Ed). One "arne only. Ifintc.,rested cont.""'::: StcV(" Llewellyn, 240 Parksi.cl"Dr. #15, FrederLcto[1, New Bru[1sl".'i"k E3B 5V7 (506)459-1G24

W.".NTf;D: Plavers for ii multicommander, simultaneousmO'-'8m,ent./corr.bilt ga;n", of !lEI.t.·S HIGHWAY. HiddenHCC\.'ement and a ,;in"l" mailing per turn. Interest8dplilver" dlould s"nd th"ir first. three choices of,:mnmand. ",<Or detilils, writ.", Freci.erick f.raus, 601h11it.e Fir Lane, Et.na, CA 9G()27.

p, Gr;anl Jr, ",ants to ()r.ganize a multi:;,lilyer'J""''' of E~l~IRE IN AI"1(·\S (1805-1807). He ·.. ill

Up to seVe'" plily"rs ctrc ne<"(]"d. Cont.r.ct hi"'Brookda]" Rd. ~ti'!Jn[(Jr.d, CT 0690l 1203)

.Johnl-'BMeN.ilt 1'J8329-7837.

Robert Cross j" loo.k:ing fo. two pluycr~ for' BATTI.t:OVER IJHlTAIN he will GM. Cont.~"!: hi'" at 9{)OBrook£orest: Pd. Derby, KS 1>7037 or c<>11 (3.16)788-0174 "ft.<.,r 6p," CST.

,j(df: Trout isH!PII"': OF TEEContact hi1'1 at.10027 .

looking for Cldditionctl p]"y<"rs forMIl)llL,E ."GES. [Ic has 3, so far.

195 Clar8m'mt Ave #39, NY, NY

WANTED: 20th Cer.tury·s GATll'.'IAY TO '['Im STARS;Spartan game and mag, P<>n>..,r["l]st./C"'np~i9" "iiHle,;and ma,>s; In,' names and mil"s; Pursue and Destrol';Spac" Gamct-; QLlii(iS (W""t\"all, Crimean \\T"-r,Ardennes, and Modern I & II); Qdecks NORWAY-40,JRON(lOT'l'OM SOIJND; !SelPi. and H.i~tory Book,,;Balboa'R TOBRIJK; GAZI1.LA BATTLES; 3W DESERT RATS,CHINA WAR; Guidon's DUNKIRK; GD'.o]-s OP. CRUSADER,DESERT I1AR.FOR SlILE: OSG'-" ROI'i'1EL r,ND TUNISIA, ($30); BL'sSHENANDOAH, ($401; SPI'S ATLANTIC WALL, ($75),l)f;Sr;W[' I,'AR, 1$2"); 3W Kl':SSf:I.,RjNG, ($25), OPCONDOP, ($25); l·m 8l1T':rLECRY,(~25:-; Ideal'sCOMIJA1', ($25); :; IT\J!\1'I ()N 4 I$:lll); CHlCKAMlI!i!;A(folioi ($5); FlEE ,!HEN READY (S5).CONTACT: StuJrt cl. Schoenbcraer, 144-12 28th iWG,I'lushin"" NY 11354 (2121-44,,-7478

\'JAN'I'ED: Your J:ri(,,);clly "aitor. ,i" look;.,,,! for t.wnHeritage Dv,'lI?FS':rAR serles games, DE~!oNLORD andI)flAGONHAGf:. Tf. you h~v"' " co,'y VOl] Wii~t. to nnloiicl

or you koow of a ,)lace to ",et the,", conlilct meplease as thE' addrcss insidc~ Thanks!

SET REQUEST FORM

NAME MEMBERCODE TELEPHONE() DATE' =Use the letter code" bdow: After each game requested, insert (in P<'~enth",~ea) all letter codes thatapply, in any order

N, will play New ~ember (list the number of months you will hold this open before hdng matchedwah an old m<?mber

M: Multi-Player game request (I Of players)G: .. nll.ng to Game-Master or monitor .. gameE: will play European opponent if availableA: prefer AR~Arated opponentF, prefer "PAST"game (four day replies) if available

Are you AREA rated?

To request matches' Ins~n the game title(s) on the following line", including all letter code. that apply.If you phee more than one game on a line, you wlll be mat~hed"Hh tne firstopponent available for one IIod th~ other entries "ill be 19nored. List the g_esin order of pr2fe.rence .

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) Myaddress MS changed rrum the mailing label on the back (wrHe th~ new address near the l ..h",11

/,,-.\\AHIKS\'C2/

AHIKS KOMMANDEUR

John D. Burtt. Editor

400 Butterfly Drive

Idaho Fall •. ID 83401

Bulk RateU.S. Postage

PAIDIdaho Falls. IDPenna No. 245

RICHAFID G COTI'REl.L6131 N. DEARING ROADPARMA, MI 49269

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