VOLUME 2, No.6

Published First Day Of Every Other Month

Publication Office: 4517 Harford Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21214

Full - YearSUBSCRIPTION

$4.98

MARCH 1966

SPECIAL NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS:We offer you Guadalcanal - our brandnew land battle game just as soon as itcomes off the assembly line. Guadal­canal is Avalon Hill's fir st attempt ata Marine Corps game ... also the firstattempt at re-capturing jungle warfare.Thus this new game offers many newmethods and intricacies of play notfound in previous land battle game s.

No Zone s of Control

The game is played on a 14" x 44"mapboard of the portion of the islandwhich contained all of the fighting be­tween August 7, 1942 and February,1943. The island itself is quite hillyand thickly wooded, so thick that Unitsin the woods lose their zones of con­trol. Thus enemy Units can pass rightby without being forced to stop and at­tack.

Authenticated by Marine Corps

In the play of the game, U. S. andJapanese troops are brought on boardin the exact weeks they appeared his­torically. All of the details have beenchecked for accuracy and authenticatedby Colonel Donald L. Dickson, U. S. M. C.(Ret. ) who is now editor and publisherof Leatherneck, the Marine Corps Mag­azine. Colonel Dickson, himself, tookpart in the actual inva sion of Guadal­canal and as a Captain in aRaider Divi­sion, raised the first U. S. flag on theisland.

New Method of Combat

Guadalcanal also introduces, for thefirst time, a different method of re­solving combat. Instead of wholesaleeliminations the results of each attackare recorded on a Strength ReductionPad.

Cost $6.98

After so many battle,; specificUnits become weaker and weaker untilthey are either reinforced or eliminatedaltogether.

GUADALCANAL: Pre-publication pix showsparts of new game, including Afrika Korps sizeof mapboard. Not shown are the Time RecordCard, Combat Results Tables, and Strength Com­bat Reduction Pads.

Guadalcanal will retail for $6.98 andshould be available in your local outletsApril 1, 1966. The game will not bemade available for direct mail ordersto our regular consumer list until wellafter this date to give our faithful deal­ers time to stock up on it. However,full-year subscribers to this magazinewill be given direct mail preference ona first come, first served basis. Allsubscriber orders will be held untilApril 15th. Then, they will be sent outahead of any other direct mail orderswe receive.

To make sure your order gets thispriority, mark the envelope "Subscrib­er Order" and address it to our new, --address: The Avalon Hill Company,4517 Harford Road, Baltimore, Mary­land 21214. Send $6.98 and the gamewill be shipped via parcel post. An ad­ditional 65¢ will get it to you by specialdelivery.

Remember, we will not ship directorders until April 15... but you mayorder now. '

Correction.In the last issue, we stated that one

could not invade on the fir st Turn inBlitzkrieg. This was a grave mistake... invasions are allowed on the firstTurn. Our apologies.

In re sponse to numerous reque stsfrom Avalon Hill fans in the U. S. A.and abroad, agroup ofA.H. Wargamershave founded the Intercontinental A. H.Kriegspiel Society.

President is Mr. Fred Webster, 844Ashcomb Drive, Valinda, Calif. 91744and Mr. Henry Bodenstedt is the offi­cial Judge and Chairman of the Gamesand Rules Committees.

The Society is soliciting member­ship applications from adult Avalon HillWargamers, especially those living inforeign countries, that meet the mini­munl age requirement of 25 year s.

A Battle Re sults Relay Station hasbeen established for internationalgames, where the stock results methodwould be imprac tical.

Quarterly News Letters will keep allmembers informed of rule interpreta­tions, judgments, special events,tournament scores and price awards.

To keep the ratio between domesticand foreign members in balance, only50 membership applications can be ac­cepted from the United States at thistime. A numbered application formmay be reque sted from Henry H. Boden­stedt, P. O. Box 809, Freehold, N. J.

More on KampfIn April, 1966, the second issue of

Kampf, The Battle for France -1944,will be released. This series of pam­phlets, deals with military subjectsand campaigns in amanner most AvalonHill fans, and history buffs in general,will find easy to understand. Meticu­lous and exhaustive research providesthe se 20 to 40 page pamphlets withexacting and factual information on theforces participating as well as the battleitself. A limited number of the firstissue, Ardennes Offensive - 1944-45,are still available. Write for to: Kampf,8512 5th Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11209.

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~he 1VA~ON"'HILt @~~~rn.~)1a bi-monthly magazine mailed pretty

close to the first day of January, March, May,July, September and November.

The Avalon Hill General is edited and pub­lished by the Avalon Hill Company, Baltimore,Mary land.

Copyright 1964 T. A. H. C.Baltimore, Maryland.Printed in U. S. A.

Final Issue of The General... as a 12-page magazine. Begin­

ning with the May issue, Vol. 3, No.1,"The General" will be increased to 16pages. There'll be more articles, moreeditorials, more examples, more dia­grams of play ••. at the same ridiculousprice.

Articles for The GeneralSubscribers desiring to contribute

articles to this magazine may do so bysubmitting material typewritten anddouble- spaced. Insert your own head­lines and subheads if you wish. Allexamples and diagrams should be drawnin black ink, ready for reproduction.Diagrams that would have to be re­drawn often is the criterian for rejec­tion of your article. Diagrams cannotbe in color; they must be in black andwhite. Use shading to indicate colors.Please keep articles within 750 wordsmaximum, shorter if pos sible. Nonotice can be given regarding acceptanceor rejection of articles. We preferarticles to be of a specific nature deal­ing directly with tactics and strategyof individual games. There is no re­muneration for acceptance; the writer'sreward is in the knowledge that hisarticle helps further the glorificationof the art of adult gaming. Addressmaterial to: The Avalon Hill General,4517 Harford Rd., Baltimore, Maryland

Editor Stands His GroundSALESMAN: Are you going to tell yoursubscribers how they can make theirtroop counter s last longer?AH EDITOR: You're crazy if you thinkI'm going to tell them that. .. think ofthe replacement parts busine s s we'dlose.SALESMAN: For the last time, are yougoing to tell them or am I going to haveto work you over? ?AH EDITOR: You're crazy if you thinkI'm going to tell them that one or twocoats of Blair Spray Clear, a liquidplastic coating that comes in a spraycan, works wonder s in extending thelife of troop counters.

Blitzkrieg-Troopsfor the Minor CountriesAnswering many requests, our Re­

search and De sign Department has comeup with a break-down of troop countersthat you Gan make up yourself and addto the play of BLITZKRIEG. For easyreference we shall assign colors to thefive (5) minor countries:

YELLOW (capitol city is V-20);WHITE (capitol city is VV-25);BROWN (capitol city is HH-31);GREEN (capitol city is EE-34);BLACK (capitol city is JJ -46).For the YELLOW country add a total

of 5 Armored Units made up of 4, 3-6'sand 1, 4-6 unit; add 11 Infantry Units:3, 3-3's; and 8, 2-3's; add 2, 3-8 TACunits; 2, 3-12 Fighter units, and 1,3-10 Medium Bomber unit.

For the WHITE country: add 3, 3- 5Armored Cavalry units and 1, 2-6Armored Cavalry unit. Also add 11,2-2 Infantry units and 1, 3-3 TAC Airunit.

For the BROWN country: add 2, 3-6Armored units; 6, 3-3 Infantry units; 1,3-6 TAC unit and 1, 3-10 Fighter units.

For the GREEN country: add 3, 3- 6Armored units; 1, 5-6 Armored umt;6, 3-4 Infantry units; 6, 2-4 Infantryunits; 4, 2-8 TAC units; 2, 2-12 Fighterunits, and 1, 2-10 Medium Bombers.

For the BLACK country: 1, 4- 6Armored unit; 1, 5- 6 Armored unit and1, 3-6Armored unit; add 3, 3-5 Panzer­Grenadier units; 3, 3-4 Infantry units;1,2-3 Parachute Infantry unit; 1,6-3-4BreakthroughArtillery unit; 2, 3-8 TACunits; 2, 3-12 Fighter units; and 1, 2-10Medium Bomber units.

The Air Transport capability: 3 perturn for YELLOW, 1 per turn forWHITE, 2 per turn for BROWN, 3 perturn for GREEN, and 4 per turn forBLACK.

There is to be no unilatteral seamovement by any minor country at anytime. However, in a seven (7) playeralliance game, an allie of a big-power(Blue or Red) may use that allie's seapower to transport his m<;n by sea sub­ject to that 40 combat factor maximum.

No doubt the addition of units forminor countrie s will pre sent many ad­ditional variables and will also posequestions as yet unanswered in thegame instructions and battle manuals.Our own DesignDepartment has not hadtime to work out the variable s and there­fore suggest that you players, who willadd the se units to your game, try towork out whatever problems materializeamong yourselves. Of course if thereare any que stions regarding the originalrules, Avalon Hill will be glad to an­swer them upon receipt of a self ad­dressed envelope containing currentfirst class postage.

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Blitzkrieg - Additional

Optional RulesFor those of you seeking another

variable, add the following "HiddenMovement" section to your game:

Hidden Movement

.At the beginning of his turn a playermay remove up to 48 attack factorsworth of troop counter s from the board.The positions of these Units are re­corded and on sub sequent turns theymay be "moved" by recording newpositions. The following restrictionsare placed on Hidden Movement:

Units may not become or remainhidden:

1. If they are clo ser to any enemyUnits than any other friendly units,

2.. If they are in the enemy's homecountry,

3. If they are in an enemy zone ofcontrol,

4. If they are within 4 squares of anenemy unit,

5. If they are in a city (thus airunits may not be hidden).

Hidden units who se situations do notmeet any of the above requirements atany time must immediately be placedon board.

Paratroop units landing unwittinglyon hidden units are automatically eli­minated.

Units may be removed from theboard only at the beginning of aplayer'sturn. They may be moved secretlyduring that turn with their new positionrecorded.

If Air Force units fly over hiddenunits, the hidden units must be placedon the board unless those units are inthe wood s.

Units at sea, of course, may not beused as hidden units.

Hidden units that find themselvessuddenly in enemy zones of controlmust be placed on the board and areforced to engage in combat in the usualmanner with all enemy units they findthemselves adjacent to.

Blue First Turn.. Blitzkriegby Tom Holsinger

Garrison duty; 4-4 in V-33, 2-4'sin all other home cities. (Have youever had your entire country taken overbecause airborne troops took over ahome city and then air-lifted in twelve1-6's which fanned out to grab all theunoccupied citie s they could?) Spreadall Ftr' s and Sac out three squadrons,not divisions, deep over all home citiesbut S-25 and V-33. Two Rangers inSea Zone C invade U-34, move to V-33

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Stalingrad has many possibilities tobecome one of the more complex A. H.wargames. Terence Zuber in his re­cent article, "Stalingrad Oversimpli­fied", pointed out many of the basicfaults, but did not give remedies formost of them.

With the following rule changesStalingrad can be greatly improved andmade more interesting.

1. Fir st and most important, usethe Bulge Battle Results Table.

2. On the first turn allow both sidesto place units next to the border, ignor­ing the doubling of Rus sian units behindriver lines.

3. How to win -- Russian conditionsremain the same. The Germans needa minimum of 100 points. They receive50 points for capturing Moscow, 30 forLeningrad, 20 for Stalingrad, 10 forArchangel (needed for Western sup­plies), 10 for Grozny, Maikop, andAstrakhan (all necessary for oil produc­tion), and 1 point for each other majorcity. To get these points the Germansmust control each city for one turn butnot all simultaneously. The Germanscan also win by eliminating all Russianfactors.

4. Industry -- The Russians have15 "factories". Seven units are placedon the cities within the Volga, Oka,Moscow triangle. The remaining unitsa re placed in Leningrad, Stalin grad,and the cities along the Donets River(Kursk, Kharkov, Stalino, Rostov,Dnepro Petrovsk, and Voroshilovgrad).The Russians can evacuate these fac­tories (2 per month) starting in August.To evacuate the units just remove themfrom the board. If all factories aresafely removed the Russian replace­ment rate goes up 2 factors per cityper month, but the Germans may cap­ture them just like other units. Anyblank counters will work as industrialunits.

Stalingrad- TournamentGame by Dick Westlund

units for anand out to sea in the same turn. CC-15surrounded but not attacked by one 2-4and two 1-4's from Sea Zone A. U-llattacked by two 6-6, one 4-6, and one4-4 (which takes the casualties) fromL-6 and K-6. M-14 attacked by samefrom J-13 and 1-12. V-20 attacked byfive 4-4 from the nearest Blue border.EE-25 attacked by one 8-6 and one 4-6from Q-16, and one 8-6 and one 4-6from Q- 17. HH- 31 attacked by one AirAssault and two airborne infantry fromany home city squares, and One 4-8from Sea Zone C. X-27 attacked bytwo 8-4-4 and one 4-4 from the border.BB-31 attacked by two 6-6 from U-26,a6-10 from S-25, and a 4-8 fromV-33.EE- 34 attacked by three 4-4 and one2-4 from Sea Zone C, and a 6-10 fromV-33. CC-39 attacked by three 6-4and one 2-4 from Sea Zone C. Movethe two remaining Ranger s to Sea Zoneand the two 8-4-4 and one 4-4 unusedin any attack to Z-20 from P-15.

Tactical tidbits: Never place threeBrkth Art. on the same square withinrange of enemy Ftr's. I strategicallybomb Arty. and airborne on principleif they're in escorting range of myFtr's. The best stack for Arty. in at­tack is two Arty. and one Inf. to takethe casualties. Blue should never takeAA-42 as it is not needed for defenseand it is impossible to get automaticvictory against. The best way to revi­talize a stalling offensive is to bringin a Brkth Arty. as replacements. Itis also handy for nipping off the spear­head of a menacing enemy offensive.Red should early gain the initiative andkeep it so Blue doe sn't have a chanceto discover how weak Red really is.Neither side should put too muchstrength in the Koufax Desert becauseit would become too tempting a targetfor Airborne troops across its supplylines. Comments to Tom Holsinger,1429 Cabrillo Ave. , Burlingame, Calif.

by Carl F. Knabe II

In Defense of Finland

The German defense of Finland forSTALINGRAD illustrated in this seriesof diagrams is designed to give the max­imum of delay with the possibility of acostly three to one exchange for theRussian at the end. The German placeshis 6th Reserve Panzer Corps and theRumanian Cavalry in Finland. Thereis a fifty-percent chance of snow forthe turn the Rus sian is able to leaveFinland, thus making possible furtherdelay. The 6-6-6 Armor Unit is usedin order to hold the maximum numberof Russian Units in Finland. If theRussian has left insufficient force inFinland, deploying the Finnish 3-3-4'sthe second turn gives the German op-

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5. Air Power - - For the summermonths of 1941 the Germans have 8Luftwaffe units (Blitzkrieg SAC count­ers). These planes may be used untilDecember when plane production be­came more equal. When they attack aunit they eliminate zones of control(not over unit). All isolation rulesapply. In conjunction with attack fromthe front, this allows the Germans greatchances for encirclement, opening upnew strategical possibilities and moreclosely following the real campaign.

6. Sea Transpo,rt and InvasionBoth sides are allowed 2 invasions of4 attack factors in the Black Sea. In­vasions may land at any square. No seamovement is allowed in the Sea of Azovbecause it's too shallow. In additionto this the Germans may transport 2factors per month from Konigsberg toHelsinki.

I believe that these rules will makeStalingrad more enjoyable to most war­gaming fans by introducing new realismin a somewhat stale game. I also hopethat A. H. will soon incorporate the serules, or some version of them, intheir basic game. Comments to: DickWestlund, 2247 Willard, Saginaw, Michi··gan 48602.

The Importance

of Fortresses in Bulgeby Jeff Martin

Myron Brundage's article in July '65is very interesting and helpful. But sofar no one has stressed the importanceof fortresses. The greatest weaknessthe Germans have is keeping an unin­terrupted supply route open. The bestway to throw the German advance to aslow crawl is to plot a fortress at everycrossroad possible. So what if the Ger­man surrounds and gets behind you. Hecan only go 7 squares before he himselfbecomes isolated. In order to keep hisdrive alive, these fortresses will haveto be eliminated. If he surrounds youfor the 6 turns until you're automatic­ally eliminated that's 6 turns his troopsin that area sit on their duffs doingnothing. Having to attack a 4-4 tripled(12) or an 8 (24) he is going to suffercasualties he can ill afford. He will al­so have to mass more troops in thatarea leaving other parts of the frontsparsely defended and open greaterpos sibilities for the Americans tocounterattack. In this manner the Ger­man will be running from one side ofthe front to the other with his advancemuch slower than he would like, andtime is what the Americans must gain.Having your forces tripled is a lot bet­ter than doubled. Don't wait until you'rein the fore st area s of Rochefort and

Marche for- a last ditch effort to holdbefore thinking of using fortresses.

You should especially take advantageof the fortress town of Clervaux andnever abandon it until fighting to thelast man. Also on the very 1st Ameri­can turn,a regiment should be sent toBastogne and kept there to build a for­tress because if you don't do it then itmay be impossible later on (and youknow how important Bastogne is).

I'm not saying this will work all thetime. The proper deployment of rein­forcements to back up the fortressesand in attacking at the right times, notto mention getting a break in the weatheralso has a lot to do with coming up witha victory. At lea st you'll get the sati s­faction, if nothing else, of seeing aworried look and not all smile s on theGerman Commander's face once in awhile.

Try Something Different with Bulge

I've never seen it mentioned in anyprevious issues so I thought I'd bringit up here myself. You'll have lots offun and I imagine it's possible you canincorporate this idea in the other AHgame s.

You get three players or teams to­gether with three Bulge games. Onetakes the Americans, one the Germans,and one becomes the judge. Now putup barriers so that none of the playingboards are in view of the others. Atthe beginning of the game each board hasthe American units set up as always.The Germans attack, then everyone ison his own.

The only time the opposing playerknows where his enemie's units are iswhen they are within 2 squares of hisunit.

This 2- square zone of sight appliesonly to those units that are stationary.In other words, it's possible for astationary unit to observe an enemyunit pas sing it but the moving unit can'tsight the stationary unit. The movingunits that go beyond the front line don'tknow where the enemy is until it comesinto the enemy's zone of control. Whenthis happens he must stop right thereand attack. When he does come to astop, any units in his zone of sight arereported to him and then can bring upmore units to help in the attack. It'sbe st to move one regiment at a time.On the fir st turn before the roll of thedie those units that are not in theAmerican's zone of sight, naturally,are not reported to him.

This is where the judge comes in.On his board is the set up of both play­ers as they really are. He keeps eachplayer informed of who is in their zoneof sight (only the number of regiments(1, 2, or 3) and from what division-

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this information is always given as soonas a unit stops and before the roll of thedie; also after the roll when a retreatedunit come s in the zone of sight of theenemy). He sees that all moves arelegally made (that a moving unit comesto a stop when it comes into the zone ofcontrol of an enemy unit). And also asan impartial participant rolls the diefor both players.

For an optional rule when the weatherclears each side can send out recon­naissance flights, 2 each turn, and askthe judge if enemy troops are in anyarea of the board in any group of 5squares (any combination - straightline, circle, etc. as long as they areconnected to each other). A total of10 squares (2 groups of 5).

Since neither player (except thejudge)willknowwhere all his opponent'sunits are, it keeps both players continu­ally guessing and makes for mostexciting play. I must mention this­start playing early in the day. JeffMartin, 4349 North 49th St., Milwaukee,Wisconsin 53216.

Attack In the Ardennes ..

16 December .. 1944by ,JamesF. Dunnigan

The accompanying chart shows quiteclearly that the Germans had mustereda superiority of strength on the battle­field. This numerical superiority wasnot decisive for a number of interestingreasons. First, there was the problemof movement. Although the Ardenneshad a fairly well developed road system,the Germans lacked the transportationwith which to exploit it. Many units werealso delayed due to the chaotic Germantransportation situation outside theArdennes. The third regiment of the560 VG division (the 1129) was stillstuck in Denmark on 16 December.Even if the Germans had been able tomuster more force it is doubtful thatthey could have used it. The road netand topography in the Ardenne s madethe deployment of large force s extreme­ly difficult. This, coupled with the badweather, rough terrain, untrained troopsand the need for secrecy, made the ac­tual German deployment a militarymasterpiece as it was.

Besides the administrative problemsthere were also tactical ones. Thecontroversy still raged in the Germanarmy as to whether or not Panzer divi­sions should lead the as sault or be heldin reserve until the infantry hadbreached the line. In the 6th PanzerArmy it was decided to hold back thePanzers until the Infantry divisions hadmade a hole in the line. This was ob­viously the wrong solution. This por-

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tion of the line contained half of the U. S.strength in the Ardennes.. Against theequivalent of three divisions (9 regi­ments) the Germans sent a roughlyequal force. Only the 3rd parachute di­vision made a breakthrough and this hadto be assisted later in the day by the 1stSS Panzer division.

The 5th Panzer Army took a morepragmatic view of the situation. Theirsuccess against the US l06th divisionwas mainly due to the poor placementof that division (see chart). Furthersouth the Germans used armor in theirinitial assault, even though its effec­tiveness was diminished by the as yetuncrossed Our river. Here, in themost thinly held portion of the US line,the German success was won mostly bythe infantry of the 2nd Panze r and the560th and 26th Volksgrenadiers. Pan­zer Lehr was held in reserve becausethere was simply no room on the roadsfor its vehicles.

In the 7th Army area the US fore e swere a little stronger, and had on callpowerfw force s from the south. TheGermans were never able to obtain adecisive preponderance of force. Evenif they had, they had neither the armorwith which to exploit their advantage

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In spite of the shortcomings in theGerman assault, it might have succeed­ed. The factor that defeated the Ger­mans was the prompt Allied reaction,which will be the theme of my 3rd andconcluding article on the "Bulge."

The first article of this series ap­peared in the November 1965 is sue.Comments should be directed to JamesF. Dunnigan, 8512 Fifth Ave., Brook­lyn, New York.

The "Schwerpunkt"by Myron R. Brundage

"The Blitz tactic consisted of find­ing a weak position in an enemy's lineof defense called a 'Schwerpunkt' andattacking it heavily with an overwhelm­ing amount of armor and motorizedunits" -- from Jan. '66 article "TheBlitz Tactic".

Editor's Note: The above statementis a misconception I am told of theterm "Schwerpunkt", which I had inter­preted to mean, "Where the main attackshould come." To correct this ambi­gui ty I have chosen for publication thefollowing letter, which represents bestthe several letters I received on same.

Dear Mr. Brundage:I am fascinated with armored

warfare and I read just about all Ican about it so when the General(Jan. 66) came last month I eagerlyread your article. I wish to clashdirectly with you on one point; theSchwerpunkt. The author of Barba­ros sa The Rus sian-German Conflict1941 -45, states that "the Schwerpunkt"is a Blitzkrieg term, meaning "Spear­head", or the point of maximum con­centration. Also, according to myGerman-English Dictionary the word"Schwer" is defined as being hard,heavy, difficult, and strong. "Punkt"which was included under schwer wasdefined to be the center of gravity.

An interesting note on the Blitz­krieg was that, according to HeinzGuderian who was Germany's experton armored warfare, in his bookPanzer Leader, "During the winterof 1923-24 Lieutenant-Colonel vonBrauchitsch, who was later to beCommander-in-Chief of the Army,organized maneuvers to test the pos­sibilitie s of employing motorizedtroops in co-operation with aircraft.

The Blitzkrieg, although not 'ini­tiated by Germany was fully developedthere. In 1929, Guderian becameconvinced that tanks working on theirown could never achieve decisiveimportance. His hi storical studie s

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which included British manuels onarmored fighting vehicles, and exer­cises carried out in England pur­suaded him that tanks would never beable to produce their full effect untilthe other weapons on whose supportthey must inevi tably rely were broughtup to their standard of speed andcross-country performance. In sucha formation of allarms, the tanksmust play the primary role, the otherweapons being subordinated to the re­quirements of the armor. It would,according to Guderian, be wrong toinclude tanks in infantry divisions.What was needed were the armoreddivisions which would include all thesupporting arms needed to allow thetanks to fight with full effect. Sin­cerely yours, William B. Protz II.

My thanks to Mr. Protz and all thosewho wrote me concerning the above. Iwelcome such letters for the 1;>enefitthey offer in helping us to improve thefaults in our articles.

I recommend the books Mr. Protzcites and understand that areviewofthewritings of Capt. Basil H. Liddell Hartis available atmostlarge Public Librar­ies.

Starting in the next is sue, the fir stof "The Nine Principles of War" willbe featured in Avalon Hill's expandedmagazine .•• Myron R. Brundage, 2435W. Sunnyside, Apt. 3, Chicago, Ill.

A Critique on Non-War

Avalon Hill Gamesby Jared Johnson

In this article I would like to discusssome of the strengths and weaknessesof the non-war Avalon Hill games:

1. Management. (Rating-Excellent)The reason this game is not very popu­lar is because mostwargamers will notbuy it in the first place. However,those who do, usually find it to be atleast as good as, if not superior, tomany of the war game s. It offer s arefreshing change from any other game,and I would recommend that anyoneplanning to buy a non-war Avalon Hillgame, to put Management at the top hislist. Strengths: The game can be play­ed with four people, and is, in fact,bestwith four people. The secondguess­ing involved in making bids is closer tobeing pure skill than to being luck. Thetournament game provide s additionalchallenges and complications for thosedesiring them. Weakness: The gamesometime s tends to get boring when allbut two players have gone bankrupt, be­cause it can take forever for one of thetwo remaining players to drive the other

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into bankruptcy. Solution _ set a timelimit, or us e all of the to:lrnament rule s.

2. Baseball Strategy. (Rating-Fair)Strengths: Excellent portrayal of actualbaseball managing; easily catches theinterest of avid sports fans. Weakness­es: There is little diversity of play,due to the fact that there are really onlysixteen combinations of pitches andswings. By the sixth or seventh inning,the game becomes boring and stereo­typed. Second guessing makes the gametoo much luck.

3. Football Strategy. (Rating-Good)Strengths and weaknesses are about thesame as for Baseball Strategy. Thereis a little more diversity of play.

4. Le Mans. (Rating - Excellent)Like Management, this game is in aclass all by itself, being completelydifferent from any other sports carracing game on the market. Strengths:May be played with a large group. Per­formance of all car s is different. Gamelength can be adjusted to players wishesby deciding how many laps to race. Thegame moves quickly and never becomesboring. Weaknesses: The game is toomuch luck. Certain cars don't stand achance against other car s. The latterproblem can be solved by requiring thefaster cars to make extra pitstops eachlap.

5. Dispatcher. (Rating-Very Good)Strengths: Players can make up theirown timetables to help them operatetheir trains. Weaknesses: There islittle interest in railroading as such.This game is the harde st of all AvalonHill games (perhaps excepting Blitz­krieg) to learn to play well; a real chal­lenge.

6. Verdict II. (Rating Good).Strengths: Again we find another gamethat is in a class all by itself, but thenmost AH games are. This game istruly unique. Prosecutor selects a case.Both the prosecutor the defender offersevidence to support their point of view,and each must determine by use of theactual "rules of evidence" whether ornot their opponent's information in ad­missable or inadmissable. Weakness:The game can only be played fifteentimes by the same two people, becausethe case books contain only fifteen dif­ferent cases. Solution - Avalon Hillcould sell additional case books, con­taining different cases.

7. Squander. (Rating - Very Poor)Don't squander your money on thisgame. Strengths: None. Weaknesses:Definitely does not measure up to theusual Avalon Hill standard that is ex­pected, despite the fact that it was notintended to be a "realistic all-skillgame". The unusual object of the game(the winner is the first person to lose)does not make up for the fact that it isbasically a boring, run-of-the-mill typeof game.

8. Nieuchess. (Rating - Very Good)Unfortunately this game has been dis­continued. Strengths: This is an un­complicated ver sion of the battle game s.The same manner and method of mov­ing, engaging in combat, etc. is em­ployed, but the game is simplified bythe fact that each pawn has the samecombat factor (one) and every pawnmoves the same number of squares eachturn. Also, there are no increasedterrain values. Weaknesses: Thereare no significant weaknesses, exceptperhaps, that the game is too simple.The player who moves second has aslight advantage.

AH's Critique on

Johnson's Crit iqueIt is always dangerous to "swear"

by a one-man critique such as the oneprinted above. However, it so typlifiedthe general comments and reactions toour games that we have received fromthe masses, that we felt duty bound toreproduce it here for your consumption(and argument. )

Our thoughts on the subject are asfollows: We, too, feel that Managementis one of our best games. But some­what contrary to Mr. Johnson's com­ment a two-player game can be mostexciting particularly when both playersare fighting off the bankruptcy court.From an economist's standpoint, how­ever, it is not too realistic a gamesince no one really wins because every­one ends up knee deep in proverbial redink. But as a game we feel it is a clas­sic. (It'll soonbe a collector's item be­cause we've only sold about 17 game s. )

We'll go along with Johnson's com­ments on Baseball. But he's way offbase on Football. Apparently he hasmissed the subtleties and pyschologicalaspects of this game which was ratedby Sports Illustrated, December 11,1961, as "the best football game everinvented." It's our best seller in sea­son.

We are agreeable on LeMans andDispatcher, the latter so good in ourmind that it is currently being revised... delivery date quite sometime in thefuture, however.

Verdict II can be played more oftenthan thought by Johnson; the "judge"element allows cases to be replayedseveral time s with different outcome shighly probable with each re-play. Inthis event, the game's owner accruesan advantage but this is also true withPassword, the fantastically populargame from Uncle Milty.

Johnson, you cut us to the quick withyour comments on $quander. The play­ing board is very pretty, though.

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ed how to pronounce it we might havebeen able to sell it.

In summation, these non-battle titlescontribute only about 35% of total salesfor Avalon Hill. Thus they don't holdup as appealing as the battle titles withthe exception, of course, with FootballStrategy.

Who Really PlaysAvalon Hill Games? ?

"Nuts" play our games ... referringaffectionately to that hard-core 20% ofour mailing list who purchase 80% ofour games. These fanatics are dividedinto two age groups: 12 to 18 years and23 to 29. Median age for the first groupis 17, for the second group it is 25.What happened to the 19 to 22 yearolds? They discovered girls, is ourspeculation, and at 23 the novelty wearsoff so it's back to Avalon Hill gaming.

For the mo st part the younger theplayer the more easily he understandsthe instructions. According to our Reg­istration Card analysis, the older youare the more difficult it becomes tolearn new things. An occasional letterfrom a Phd will state that he and hiswife cannot under stand how to even getstarted, while the 12-year old's willcongratulate us on the "clearly present­ed rules. "

Most of you hear about the gamethrough a friend's recommendation andpurchase more often from a departmentstore, hobby center, book store, dis­count outlet and direct from Avalon Hillin that order.

The three most popular magazinesamong the game "nuts" are Life, Time,Boy's Life. As a group, military andegg-head magazines rate highly, also.The most popular TV shows change,naturally, from season to season. Cur­rent popular TV shows that you listmost popular are the news programs,combat stories, and Get Smart. Therewas quite a paradox, here, between thenews stories, serious in vein, andcomedy programs. You banjo playersliked Beverly Hillbillies.

Approximately 60 to 65% of you ownmore than one Avalon Hill game.

On question 10 of the RegistrationCard (I would like to play an Avalon Hillgame on:) you answer, "the linoleum,a rainy day, a bet, etc."

We here at the replacement partscenter hope you play Avalon Hill gamesevery day.

The following items are out of stockand will no longer be available

1. Gettysburg ('58 square grid):Troop Counters, Order of AppearanceCards ••• replaced by Gettysburg '64version.

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Fantastic, Stupendous, Colossal, Money-Saving Dealretail prices to offset the steadily ris­ing costs of production. The price risehas been in effect since March 1, 1966.However, as special dispensation tosubscribers Avalon Hill is offering themat their original price s for a limitedtime when ordered through this maga­zine. Subscribers must use this orderform printed below. Do not send aphotostat or copy ... this order formmust be cut out and sent to Avalon Hillbefore the deadline of April 1, 1966.(Anyone who hasn't ordered by this datebecomes a real April fool. )

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Ten winners will be named. Winningentries will be those who have retiredall six batters, or Come closest to doingso. In case of tie s, earliest postmarksdecide. Winners will be awarded freeAvalon Hill games of their choice.

This conte st is free to all subscrib­ers. Simply fill in the LINEUP SHEETalong with your vote for AH Man of theYear and mail to: The Avalon Hill Co.,(new address) 4517 Harford Road, Bal­timore, Maryland 21214. Entrie s mustbe postmarked no later than April 10,1966. Print your name and addressclearly and make sure you list the gameyou wish as winning prize. Those whodo not wish to mutilate their magazinemay send a copy or photostat. Natural­ly, only one to a customer allowed.

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"Big Deal, " chides Red.

Ah, Spring is here .•. and with itcome s the annual try-outs for theAvalon Hill Baseball Team. The line­up is practically set except for pitch­ing. If YOU can get by murderer's row,you make the club and a free AvalonHill game of your choice. All you haveto do is to retire all six member s ofthe heart of Avalon Hill's batting ordershown on the LINEUP SHEET. Youpitch as in the Baseball Strategy gamewith the difference being that each pitchis selected from the list of stocks be­low. You must select a different stockfor each of the six batters.

The judges will consult the sales-in­hundreds column for closing N.Y.Stock Exchange transactions of Monday,April 11, 1966 found in the Tue sdaymorning paper. The last digit of thesales-in-hundreds column will act asthe die roll and when matched up withthe Power Hitter's Chart will tell youwhether or not you have retired eachbatter.

CONTEST NO. 12

Select Stocks from thi s Group

1 - Walk2 - Strikeout3 - Single4 - Ground Out5 - Double

"Sure it's a big deal," adds Blue,"Avalon Hill has already increased theprice of most of their games. In factall $4.98 priced games have gone up to$5. 98, and their Baseball and Footballgames are now $3.98. So if you haven'ta s yet bought tho se original game s youstill can do so one last time at theiroriginal prices .... right, Mr. Hill?"

Right you are, Blue. For the firsttime in Avalon Hill's history they havefound it necessary to increase their

The May '66 issue of The Generalwill feature Avalon Hill's Man of theYear, selected in part by you sub­scribers. Your suggestion, therefore,is necessary in order for your contestentry to be valid. However, winningconte sts will have no bearing on yoursugge stions.

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2. Gettysburg ('61 hex grid): TroopCounters.

For current Replacement Parts Listsend a self-addressed envelope con­taining one 5~ stamp; 8~ for airmail.

Avalon Hill gaming enthusiasts whoare also amateur radio operators,"hams", can now add a new dimensionto gaming.

For many years chess enthusiastshave met on the air-waves to play.Distance meant nothing and many is thestory of a monotonous lonely far-northvigil being relieved by a pleasant con­ver sation and game. Unlike playing bymail, the re sponse is just as rapid asa person can talk and the only require­ment, besides a radio license and equip­ment, is that each person have a play­ing board and men. The same processis applicable to Avalon Hill game s.

Depending on the time of day and theradio frequencies chosen distance isno factor. Certain frequencies arebest for "local" games involving indi­vidual s separated by only 4 or 5 hundredmiles. On the other hand, trans-con­tinental or international matches arejust as possible. Although Morse codecan be used, either a. m. or singlesideband voice transmission would bemost appropriate. The question of re­solving combat results does need ananswer. Neither the die or stock mar­ket approach is feasible. One method(using the Play-by-Mail Combat ResultsTable s) would be as follows:

1. The attacker name s the order ofbattles and the odds for each.

2. Group the attacks into 3's, whichmay leave a last group of only 1 or 2.

3. Starting with the defender, eachplayer alternately, digit for digit, statesa 4 digit number reading from left toright.

4. Multiply the se two number s to­gether (and don't forget to agree on theanswer. )

5. Starting from the right, the 4th,5th and 6th numbers are the equivalentof the stock market results for the 1st,2nd or 3rd attack of the group of threeor less.

This method will generate a seriesof random numbers which should be ap­propriate for resolving battles. Nordoes this process rely solelyon individ­ual play. Teams, general staffs, orwhat have you can readily participatesimply by getting together around aboard, transmitter and receiver. And,if you shouldn't be a "ham", maybe youhave an obliging friend who would bewilling to invite you over. Maybe he'deven appreciate being introduced toAvalon Hill games! Comments to: C.Norman Peacor, KIIJU, 139 Cooley St.,Springfield, Mass. 01128.

Deadline: April 1, 1966.

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Beat Your Chest Strike 3 .. by Donald Greenwood

To begin with Baseball Strategy has4 things which AH' s battle games willnever have. Absolute play balance, ashort game (45 minutes), lack of lucka s an important factor, and mo st im­portant, a tremendously exciting gameright down to the wire.

Probably the best thing about Base­ball Strategy is the statistics that youkeep for it. You match up the "units"with the players of your favorite teamand you're in business.

As to Strategy; everyone has theirown. Most players like to load theirlineup with sluggers and take theirchances with a poor defense. 1, my­self,. like to go with a perfect defenseand if I fall behind I will insert mysluggers in key positions. Pitching isthe key to every defense and you shoulduse great caution in picking your start­ers and relievers. The lefthanded Junkpitcher should be your prime starterand the lefthanded fast pitcher yourace reliever. Care should be taken togive your lineup as much speed aspossible as a fast man on second isoften worth more than two slow men onbase.

Out of thousands of entrants, only ahandful had completely eliminated allRed Units within the Red Capital. Thefirst ten of these are:

1. Warren N. Caldwell, Jr., 51South Street, Milford, New Hampshire.

2. JeffHutwelker, 520E. Roosevelt,New Castle, Delaware.

3. Robert Newell, 73-18 190 Street,Flushing, New York.

4. Keenan Williams, 402 S. Pine,Hope, Arkansas.

5. Chris Chaml1ess, 1805 WayneSt., Pomona, California.

6. L/cpl. J. T. McAniff, M. C. D. -U. S. S. Pocono, FPO, New York.

7. Kent Wallace, 647 Geo. Wash­ington, Wichita, Kansas.

8. Chris Schleicher, 1535 Dart­mouth, Deerfield, Illinois.

9. Steve Ikemura, 1335 AlexandriaDr., San Diego, California.

10. Richard C. Hill, 559 W. 172 St.,New York, New York.

Mr. Newell receives additional com­mendation for his ludicrous suggestionthat we name our new railroading game,"The Little B &: 0 Peep" game. Otherimaginative suggestions were: "B &: 0A-go-go," by Jeffrey Sulma, Chicago,Illinois and Bob Kofman, State College,Penna. ; and "Car #73841-B Where AreYou?", by William Drabyk, Astoria,New York. Thanks a lot, fellows.

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mainly to scare them enough to rattletheir determination and take the edgeoff their offensive spirit. In any mili­tary endeavor, it is less costly tofrighten the enemy out of position thanit is to shoot him out of it. This is theblitzkrieg tactic, that allowed Hitler toconquer France, Holland and Belgiumwith only 80/0of his army.

On the other hand, this pre-fightactivity trait is missing from manyculture s. The American Indian, theSaipan headhunter, and the blowgunpeoples (such as Phillipine Igorot,African Pygmy, or Amazon RiverJivaro) gave no such pre-game per­formance, but depended upon stealthand deception.

Similarly, some of the ads in TheGeneral are deceptively humble oramiable, but this opponent can be justas deadly as the noisy chest-thumber.Moral: don't take the advertised imagetoo seriously - it may be meant tofrighten you off guard, or to lull youoff guard. Comments to: Barry K.Branch, 2106 Elmhurst, Royal Oaks,Michigan.

MARCH 1966

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Each coupon is worth 25¢. But onecoupon alone does not entitle you to a25¢ credit. You must accumulate 4different coupons before taking advant­age of the $1. 00 credit. When you haveaccumulated 4 coupons, then you clipthem all together and send them in withyour order for an Avalon Hill game.When ordering in this manner, yousimply send us a check or money-orderfor $1. 00 less than the usual retail valueof the game.

Coupons can be used towards thepurchase of games, parts, play-by­mail equipment and the General. Theyare valid only when ordering directfrom the Avalon Hill Company. Cou­pons are not redeemable at retail out­lets.

Subscriber Discount.The Coupon shown below is for the bene­fit of the full-year subscriber. As soonas you have accumulated 4 such co.lJ.­pons, 1 each from this and succeedingissues, you are entitled to a $1.00 dis­count applied to the purchase of anyAvalon Hill game.

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It's fun to read those ridiculous Op­ponents Wanted ads in the General; theamount and variety of chest-thumpingand per sonal horn-blowing is stagger­ing. Most of those who place ads seemto feel it necessary to brag and boastas loud as 50 words allow. The restof us chuckle, but chest-beating beforebattle has a sound historical basis; it'sbeen a human trait since the dawn oftime, and is found in many cultures.

(1) Consider the bouts of the Japa­nese Sumo wrestlers, with the tradi­tional pre -fight ritual dance - eachwrestler grunting, gesturing and actingout in detail exactly what mayhem hewould wreck upon the other.

(2) Or the great Zulu armies intheir prime, lining up on the battlefieldin full view of the enemy, to yell andpound on their shields for an extendedperiod before the charge.

(3) Or the New Zealand Maori, whosometimes spent hour s hurling only in­sults at the enemy, jumping in the air,stomping feet, and sticking their ton­gues out while rolling the eyes, beforeclosing for blood.

All these tactics were not reallymeant to frighten the enemy away, but

Dear Swell Guys at Avalon Hill:Thank you for letting me $quander

my hard-earned savings on the gamesI have specified below. I have enclosed I

the proper amount, less any 25¢ dis- Icount coupons I may have. Your justi­fication for the price rise (above) Idoesn't fool me; I think the real reason I

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Baseball Tourneys

Dear Sir:If you are in the steps of drawing up

any new gan1es, for spring production,

~tters - YesThe following Play- by- Phone routine

has been submitted to us by William J.M. Gilbert, 64 Pinebrook Drive, Larch­mont, New York. We think it's a dandyinnovation and urge you subscribers togive it a go. (Well, yes, we do ownstock in AT & T - why did you ask? )

Step 1. Attacker calls and reads offall his positions. Defender reads backpositions quoted by attacker.

Step 2. Attacker then lists units in­volved in all battles and quotes odds.Defender reads these back for verifica­tion. Verification of the legality of themoves and the rightness of odds, etc.will wait on defender's closer study ofthe situation at his leisure.

Step 3. Attacker then gives a per­son's name and defender immediatelynames a number between 1 and 10 in­clusive. This is done for each battle.The transaction is then complete; bothwish each other luck and hang up.

Step 4. Defender then looks up phonenumber of names quoted by attacker in

1. After removing playing piece sfrom die-cut card, glue a backing sheetof heavy cardboard to the card therebymaking a holder.

2. Arrange pieces in your holderas follows:

(a) For games with initial place­ment of all pieces on the actual playingarea: In same order as on 'order ofbattle' sheets. Also as much as possi­ble arrangement across the board inthe same order.

(b) For games with staggeredorder of appearance: In order of ap­pearance and by 'order of battle' wrth­in each increment. It is of course onlynecessary to remove men currently inuse for a particular move. Once anincrement is 'on board' men can be in­tegrated with previous arrivals in onesequence.

3. Eliminated pieces are returnedto the trays.

4. Replace men after each turn tothe holder as in?

5. (Optional) On 'order of battle'sheet enter starting position above theline and terminal po sition below theline for each individual unit. Take in­itial positions from your opponent'sto your previous operations' sheets tothe extent applicable, then pick up initialpositions from order of appearancedata, and finally from preceding 'orderof battle' sheet. This procedure shouldgreatly reduce placement errors andinsure inclusion of eliminations (showby X on first move following elimina­tion) and after battle movement.

Address all comments to: Ed Black­more, 1121 Colgate Dr., Tucson, Ari­zona.

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I wish you would tell me what it is, andwhen you believe it would be on themarket.

Thank you very much. I have torush now, my sargeant is coming thisway. This was supposed to be a letterto some general or something but Ithought you were worth more, after allthis is my coffee break ... Walter Berry,HQ USAFE, DCS/M (MTPP), APO N. Y.09633.

Play-by-Mail Short CutHere are some suggestions to make

Play-by-Mail easier and quicker thusminimizing set-up time:

AH NOTE: By your next coffee break,we'll have Guadalcanal ready. SeeFront page.

adopted and you remain in competItionuntil you have lost your second game.It works like this: players draw num­bers for position in first round play.In game (1), player 1 plays player 2,etc. with the winner playing the winnerof game (2) in game (7). The loser ofgames (1) and (2) play each other ingame (5) in the loser's bracket, etc.A loss in the loser's bracket meanselimination from the tourney. We sug­gest that you place a restriction on theuse of prtchers in such a tourney: Apitcher who has pitched in three inningsor more of a game cannot be used as apitcher in the following two games.

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Dear Sir s:I demand to know who submitted that

lie about myself on the fir st column,page 8, Volume 2, Number 5 of theAvalon Hill General. I never had any­thing to do with such a down right lie.

It seems that any crackpot can writea notice to the General pretending to besomeone else and admitting false in­formation just to get back at someonewho has beaten them. I believe theculprit to be someone in the MIT War­games Society who did it just to gainnews or publicity for his association ...Donald J. Greenwood, 128 Warren St.,Sayre, Penna.

For you Baseball Strategy fanatics,here's a quick way to determine theneighborhood champ in just one after­noon of competition. Avalon Hill's de­sign chief and team coach, Leon Fork­ball, has set up the following chart forconducting a double-elimination tourney.Double-elimination tourneys are widely

Let me sum up saying that there isno greater gaming pleasure than aBaseball Strategy league with yourfriends, unless it's a football league.

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a previously agreed upon phone book.He adds the last digit of the phone num­ber to the last digit of the number whichhe quoted to the attacker and takes thelast digit of the result thus obtained touse regular PBM tables.

Step 5. In case of duplicate namesor more than one phone in use, the firstsuch listing is always used. It wouldalso help if both defender and attackerare using the same phone book, althoughthis is not always necessary, in anyevent a simple phone call will verifyany challenged result!

Midway, Bismarck Styleby Peter Harlem

One of the problems of Midway isits surface battles. Yamato with eighthits still has a surface factor of 18. Toremedy this I propose using some ofthe Bismarck attributes. First, a newsystem of scoring hits is needed. Iadd hit boxe s for bow and stern gunsas in Bismarck, leaving the previoushits as midships hits. The best way Ifound was as follows: U. S. ships,Enterprise, Hornet, Yorktown; 2 bowguns, 1 stern, 5 midships. Minneapolis,New Orleans, Vincennes; 4 bow, 2 stern,5 midships. Astoria, Pennsacola; 3bow, 3 stern, 4 midships. Northhamp­ton, Portland; 4 bow, 2 stern, 4 mid­ships. Finally cruiser Atlanta; 2 bow,1 stern, 3 midships. Japanese shipsas follows: Battleships, Yamato; 12bow, 6 stern, 10 midships; Nagato,Mutsu; 7 bow, 6 stern, 8 midships;Kongo, Hiei, Kirishima, Haruna; 5bow, 5 stern, 6 midships. Carriers,Akagi, Kaga; 2 bow, 3 stern, 5 mid­ships; Hiryu; Soryu; 1 bow, 1 stern, 3midships; Zuiho; 1bow, 1 stern, 2 mid­ships; Hosho; 2 bow, 0 stern, 2 mid­ships. Jap Cruisers, Atago, Haguro,Myoko, 4 bow, 2 stern, 4 midships;Chikuma, Fone; 6 bow, 0 stern (alltheir main batteries were up front), 3midships; Chokai, Kumano, Mikuma,Mogami, Suzuya; 4 bow, 2 stern, 3 mid­ships; Light Cruisers, Nagara, Sendai,Yura; 1 bow, 2 stern, 2 midships.

All gun "boxes" are used in the sameway as in Bismarck. To sink a shipall midship boxes must be checked.The surface combat results table alsohas to be revised. There is now tworanges; "B" range, 4 squares, for Bat­tleships only and "A" range, 3 squaresor less, for all other ships. Battle­ships cannot fire into squares onesquare away. They must remain 2squares or more.

Here is the suggested Battle resultstable:

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only otherproblem to solveis:in an arial attack what nits are scored.This is solved by making all bits, scor-ed by torpedo squadrons, midships hits.All hits by divebomber

squadronscaneither be scored as midships or as hitson bow and stern. Remember that whenall boxe s in bow or

stern sections arechecked, the next hit in that

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If you find it hard to keep track ofhits Isugge sta hitrecordboard.I

constructedoneinabout10minute s

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list thenames of allships and beside

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wrap and take it to the back.You can

check hits off with a grease pencil whichcan easily beerased.You now have a

permanent hit record board. When us-ing it, keep it in view of both players.Any suggestions? Send them to PeterHarlem, 12806 Brunswick Lane, Bowie,Md.

PAGE 10---Is "Soaking-off" Inhumane?

by Scott P. Duncan

This article may be regarded' asrank here say against the art of "soak­ing-off"; however, anyone actuallyen­gaged in sending men into battle mustface such a situation as I describe.Obvious sacrifice in the form of suicidemissions have always been a part ofwarfare, but, in AH wargames, onefeels no compunction whatsoever atsending out 1- 6 odds or dropping a de­laying" shield" in the face of withdrawaland enemy pursuit. The next time youget yourself into a battle try this sug­gestion to really test your strategicskill :

(1) Assign values to units equal toan estimate of the number of men inthe unit (i. e. brigades = 10,000 men,regiment = 3,500 men, division - 18,000men).

(2) Keep a record of the units lost(even though returned to board as re­placements) and then total at end.

(3) Now simply multiply units lostby their value to see how many men youneeded to win (as compared to opponentslosses, etc.).

(4) This method can even be em­ployed in individual battles to estimatelosses from a seige, a blitz, etc.

(5) You could even establish a limitas to the number of men you could loseper game (once you've derived somestatistics on average losses, etc.)

Perhaps my suggestion is a little too"humanitarian" or "philosophic" to in­terest a real afficianado of wargaming,but it's a thought to consider if youreally want to maintain a high level ofrealism.

Comments?: Scott Duncan, 2508 High­land Ave., Broomall, Pa. 19008.

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Brig. Gen. S.L.A. Marshall, Armieson Wheels: New York; William Morrow& Co., 1944. Dewey Decimal Number940.542. Good survey of militarythought on Blitzkrieg and armored war­fare of period; it also contains a motor­ized division organization which the USdid not use overseas.

Encyclopaedia Americana, Artillery:Chicago; Encyclopaedia AmericanaCorp., 1957. Page 308 contained atable showing allocation of varioustypes and calibers of artillery in astandard US Army.

Richard Collier, The Sands of Dun­kirk; New York; E. P. Dutton and Co.,Inc. , 1961. PP 276 -- 283 containedthe order of battle of the BEF at Dun­kirk.

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OPPONENTS WANTED

Independent warmonger is looking foropponents _ Blitzkrieg (PBM). Midway,Chancellorsville, D-Day in person.My age - 27. Experience - I have some­how lived through several massacres.Address _ MartinHayes. 125 ChesapeakeCourt, Hanover, Md. 21076 (NearFriendship Airport). Phone 796-.Q547.College-age or older opponents wantedfor PBM of Blitzkrieg, Afrika Korps.Waterloo, and Stalingrad. Must use2nd Edition results tables. Choosesides and rules, and send to EnsignRolf Mar shall USNR. USS LOWRYDD770, FPQ New York 09501.HELP! ] am willing to join any anti­Spectre Club in the Virginia-Maryland­D. C. area. I own 5 wargames but noPlay-by-Mail kits. I have had moder­ate ex~erience. but I must admit I'm alittle reckless. Please send details ofclub to: Lee Arico, 6401 May Blvd.,Alexandria, Va. 22310.I want to have a play by mail opponentfor Blitzkrieg and I'd like to be GreatBlue. My address is: Richard McNitt,1345 ·Canterbury Dr., Salt Lake City,Utah 84108.Do you like to talk about strategy forAvalon Hill games without having toprove your ideas on a game? I'll beglad to argue about strategy, homemadegames, and typos or boo-boos in theGeneral (sometimes it's hard to tell thedifference). Write: Tom Holsinger,1429 Cabrillo Ave. , Burlingame, Calif.9401l.Wanted _ suggestions of what you con­siderare the major principles and straRtegies in conducting AH wargames.Specific suggestions on individual gameswill also be appreciated. I'm trying tocompile a guide to AH wargaming valu­able to beginning and semi-experiencedplayers. Your considered opinions willbe of value. Details: Scott Duncan,2508 Highland Ave., Broomall, Penna.19008.

Wanted: All Los Angeles area AH War­garners for faceRto-face play and thepossible formation of a small local club.Adults preferred, but all are welcome.Phone or write: Evan Wasserman,2508 Westview Apt. I, Los Angeles,Calif. 90016. Phone: RE 2-8544.Looking for top_notch opponents forPBM games of Bulge, Blitzkrieg andD-Day. Would also like to engage anynearby folk for a good number of in­person matches. If interested, do yourbelit to contact: The General and TheTactician, 4 Waddell Rd., Manchester,Conn.Anyone in the Greenville, S. C. areaplease contact J. M. Collins, 309Mimosa Dr., Greenville, S. C. 29607for a live game of just about any A. H.

'game. Have just moved into this areaand am looking for opponents.Wanted: Opponents for Bulge, TacticsII, Gettysburg '64 and Stalin grad. Iprefer Germans for Stalingrad, Unionfor Gettysburg, Blue in Tactics II andAmericans in Bulge. I can also playMidway, Football Strategy, Bismarckand Air Empire if you have a system ­one German PBM opponent for AfrikaKorps. Send to: Sean Donohur, 1209Bluejay, Pittsburgh, Pa.New Englander needs Play_bYRMail op­ponents for Waterloo, Afrika Korps,and Blitzkrieg. Michael Boyce, 1480Commonwealth Ave. Apt. 10, Boston,Mass.I used to be conceited until I realizedI'm perfect. Now that I have your at­tention; I need opponents by mail withno experience, like me, in the Bulgeand in Waterloo - also, in person, any­one who lives in the Penfield, Perinton,Pittsford, or is within easy range. Con­tact Keith Oschman, 5 Pleasant Way,Penfield, N. Y. 14526 - LU 6-4896.PAX challenges one and all to PBMStalingrad, either side. As CCCP Iam invincible, as German I have winRning record. Send surrender dispatchesto William Gilbert, 63 Pinebrook Dr.,Larchmont, N. Y. 10538. All other AHwargames face-to-face only.Isn'tanyone here at Northeastern a war­gamer? ?? If you do play and do attendNortheastern University, contact me:Ed Murphy, 90 The Fenway, Boston,Mass. 03103.

P. B. M. Opponents wanted in Bulge,Tactics 2, and Blitz. (Optional game)

prefer Am., Red, and Blue in thatorder. Send setups and your choice ofrules. Also anyone in New London areawishing to playa live game ca1l443-3855.Bruce Nichols, 114 Squire St., NewLondon, Conn. 06320.

OPPONENTS WANTED

Adult Opponents Wanted, in person orPBM, for any Avalon Hill military game.I will take any side of any copy-rightversion of any game. Prefer individualopponents - no clubs or teams; officialAH rules and options only. Prefer cor­respondence by air mail. Write: Ran­dall D. Thomas, 3513 Wesley Street,Flint, Mich. 48505 or phone 785-0090.I would like to place this ad in the Gen­eral: To: All innocent, new AH play­ers. For your own protection I imploreyou, join World Conquests Inc. lest youfall into the clutches of Spectre, thatinfamous group of ex-guards fromStalag 13 who always have 80% morecasualties than the side that uses Beep­Beep. Write Dennis Largess, 1908Quincy St., N. W., Washington, D. C.If there are any other war game addictsin the Greater Jacksonville Area, pleasecontact me immediately, before I gomad from lack of opponents. 1£ thereare enough of us, I'd really be inter­ested in forming a war games club.Contact James Stormes, 48'39 YachtClub Road, Jacksonville, Florida.Phone: 389-6194.John Nichols: Attention! 1£ you wishto continue our bout which began in thesummer of 1963 at your apartment inNew Orleans, please contact Ray Wright,324 Caplewood Dr., Tuscaloosa, Ala.To all land, sea, and air experts in theSouth St. Louis area. Phone your gamepreference and free nights to me now.We are attempting to assemble a com­plete staff. VI 3-0133. Terry "Man­nerhiem" Stibal, 11800 Helta Dr., St.Louis, Missouri 63128.Russian general with unbeatable defensewishes to engage capable German com­mander in game of Stalingrad. Onlythe original rule s and supplement sheetwill be used. (1965 record was 26-0)Write: Robert J. Beyma, 701 N. HopeSt., Phoebus, Va. 23363.Will take either side in a PBM game ofBlitzkrieg with any interested adult.Would prefer all rules other than neu­clear (and Strategic Bombing of thecities alone). Am no genius at it buthave played many of AHs games astute­ly. William F. Ellis, 1730 ArlingtonBlvd., Arlington, Va. 22209.Achtung wargamers! Command posi­tions available in Blitzkrieg branch ofnew organization bent on stamping outSpectre. Join the ranks of UNCLE.Contact me: Richard McNitt, 1345Canterbury· Dr., Salt L,3.ke City, Utah.

Seeking opponent in Blitzkrieg, Bulge,D-Day 61, or Afrika Korps. Pleasesend your first move, initial placement,additional rules, etc. I'm a stude.11t atthe University of Illinois and I feel Imust at least enter a representativefrom our campus. Contact LenardLakofka, 1806 N. Richmond St. , Chicago60647.Wanted: Blue or Red Commanders for

a game of "Blitz" against "Desert Vam­pire". Send name, address and a placeto send the body, to Edi Birsan, 48-2039th Street, Long Island City, N. Y.To whoever answered our ad and hasfailed to receive a reply. We accident­ly threw out your envelope with yourname and address. We will be glad togo ahead with the game if you are.Ken Stikkers, The Grand Pubbah ofUpper Afghanistan, and Hunter Freeman,The Archduke of Andorra, 2727 BrassieDrive, Glenview, Ill. 60025.Ohioians destroy all invaders! JoinS. P. E. C. T. R. E. 's 8th Army (ImperialGuards) of Ohio. The hordes of WorldConquests Inc. are trying to form aclub in Ohio. Don't join them, join thewinning club S. P. E. C. T. R. E. Write:Linn Haramis, 2323 Belleflower, Al­liance, Ohio 44601.Will anyone willing to sell or lend theVol. 1 Nols. 1 and 4 of the "General"or buy a slightly used Hex Gettysburg,contact Wells Anderson, Rt. 3, Box

240M, Wayzata, Minn. 55391.Notice to SPEC TRE: One man armywishes to engage any and all Spectregroups in Blitzkrieg, Stalingrad, Get­tysburg (not hex), Tactics, Waterloo orAfrika Korps. PBM only. ContactTHEL, 3100 63rd Ave., Cheverly, Md.20785.Notice to all AH Blitzkrieg wargamers.I, my seniors, and my associates havebecome involved in a mc/pbm in Ikriegand we haven't enough members. Inour spring recruitment, we have open­ings for the first seven applicants. Re­ply to tbe secretary and chief of staff,Alvin Hayashi, 822 Webster Ave.,Chicago, Illinois.

OPPONENTS WANTED

Crafty but inexperienced physicist willtake on any Rommel. Send first movein Korps PBM. P. S. Is there life inColorado? If so, please speak up.Spencer We art, 519 University Ave.,Boulder, Colo. 80301.Avalon Hill fans in the Manhattan, Kan.Area for face-to-face: Blitzkrieg,Bulge, Afrika Korps, Midway, Gettys­burg. Call PR 6-9343 ask for BillKitterman or write 1527 Leavenworth.I am desperately desirous of face-to­face combat in most any AH game. Iwill PBM Waterloo and Stalingrad. Iam the aggressor in both. Fred Kruger963-9692, 342 Canterbury Drive, Pitts­burgh, Pennsylvania 15238.Help! Need opponents in Fredericks­burg, Virginia area. Moderate experi­ence preferred but don't hesitate towrite, I'm desperate. No PBM. BillStone, Box 547, Fredericksburg, Va.Phone 786-6861.Invitation to Wargamers: We offer agood game with afeeling ofhonest com­petition. We arrange games with othermembers and a chance for advancementin our system. Intere sted. Try DUSK.94 Church St., Guilford, Connecticut.

Challenges also welcomed.The city of Los Angeles is looking forcommanders who will serve as sub­ordinates 'in the following games. D­Day, Bulge, Stalingrad, Afrika Korps,Tactics II, Blitzkrieg and Waterloo.Please se~nd records, age and experi­ence (It doesn't matter if you haven'tplayed by mail) and the games you'llwant to play. Send to Tim Dekker,4625 Doreen Ave., Elmonte, Calif.Achtung experienced commanders andsmall clubs in Wilmington area. The6th Army of Dusk is ready! We marchthis month to victory or oblivion. Wehave eleven AH games and a 52-2 re­cord. For live games contact Lt. Gen­eral R. M. Carey, 6 Ashton St., Wil­mington 4, Del. or phone OL 2-5224.Small, newly organized PBM Club ofCarthage, N. Y. challenges anyone inany AH wargame. We'll play any sideor any rules with one exception-D-Daymust be original. If interested write toSteve Gebo, I Madison St., Carthage,N. Y. 13619. Only a few challenges canbe accepted so act quickly.We of World Conquest believe that allAHwargamingclubs were created equal(of course some are more equal thanothers). We may not be the best clubin the world but we certainly arenlt theworst. Our club is in existence only toplay PBM games and to prov~de enter­tainment for our members. We chargedues. If you feel ,obligated enough tojoin write your name, address, no. ofAH games, age, experience in AH,ability in playing to: Lee M. Henderson,chief of staff, Personnel Dept., 1640Upshur St. N. W., Washington, D. C.Desire opponents live or by mail. Ihave all Avalo~Hill war games, and willtake either side of any game. Mr.Richard J. Paracka, Psi Delta Omega,Alfred, New York 14802."Play-By-Air" - Tactics II or Blitz­krieg on 75/20/10 meter ssb. KIIJU.C. Norman Peacor, 139 Cooley St.,Springfield, Mass. 01128.Wanted. Xerox copy of Vol. I, No. I,the AH General, Jan. 1964. Preferoriginal if in good condition. Name,price, write to: E. A. Dahlgreen, 97Col. Hts., Brooklyn, N. Y. 11201.Do_It_Yourselfers: My friend and Iplan on designing our own Battle,.Games,and we would be grateful if anyone whohas de signed his own Battle Game andhas new ideas for rules, drawing ofthe game boards, or designation oftroop counters to please write us.David Murray, 3544 W. 76th Place,Chicago, Ill. 60652.A 28 -year old experienced game playerseeks opponents for Gettysburg, AfrikaKorps, Chancellorsville, Bulge andWaterloo. Write R. J. Lewis, P.O.Box 125, Benton, Arkansas.Seek opponents in D-Day, Stalingrad,Tactics II, and/or Afrika Korps. WillPBM with above game s, but can playBattle of the Bulge, Waterloo, Bis­marck, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg(original Sq. grid), Management and/orU-Boat in person. Contact Kenny Wong,63 Lewis St., Bristol, Conn. 06010,Phone 583-0256.Help! I have won at least 90% of all mygames and I wish to join SPECTRE,but I don't know how. Will any Spectreorganization please contact me. RichardMcNitt, 1345 Canterbury Dr., Salt LakeCity, Utah.

OPPONENTS WANTED

Rally 'round The Stars & Bars, Rebs 1The 10th Corps of the Confederate Armyof Central Pennsylvania invites any andall persons attending the University ofSouth Carolina who wish to band to­

gether in the defense of our Confederacyto contact: John Rockholz, Box U-3313,USC, Preston - 112, Columbia, SouthCarolina 29208.Wanted: Opponents for in person games.Anyone living in reasonable drivingdistance of Riverside, New Jersey whois interested in finding another opponent,please contact George Petronis, 814Fifth Street, Delran, N. J. 08075.The Tenth Legion is now a blooded in­strument of war. Persons residingwithin a reasonable distance of Mel­bourne, Florida; sharpen your swordsand your wits. PBM Blitzkrieg accept­ed from fellow Floridans. TenthLegionBox 215, RT 1 AlA, South MelbourneBeach, Florida32951 .... Monte Zelazny.Hot Arizonan wants another hot Arizonanfor face-to-face play only, within 50miles of Tu.cson .... Larry Himes, 7064E. Timrod, 298-0917. Call any time(within limits).Inexperienced, untried, yet brilliantgeneral wishes to play PBMand in per­son games of A. K. (Brit.), Waterloo(P. A. A. ) and in per son games ,of Get­tysburg (either); Tactics II (either);Bulge (Am.), Blitz. (either). Phone orwrite Mike McIntyre, '558 33rd St.,Manhattan Beach, Cali£., FR 4-9805.Opponent wanted for Play-By-Mail ofAfrika Korps. Will take either Axis orAllied commands. Write: James Tri­bolet, 5441 E. 9th St., Tucson, Arizona85711.

Am looking for in-person opponents inGermany, military or dependents. Amstationed in Darmstadt at Cambrai.Please contact A2C Uoyd J. Sandmann,Box 16, 6910 Scty. Wz, APO, U. S.Forces 09175.Attention all A. H. Enthusiasts in thegreater Washington, D. C. area whowould like to join an organization de­voted entirely to playing A. H. gamesplease contact by mail or preferably byphone: Tony Ionescu, 2708 Porter St.,N. W., Washington, D.C., Apt. 5, 20008.Tel: EM 33093.

California Lancers is an alliance ofindividuals and local clubs with an in­terest in high-quality war gaming. Forinformation send a 5f stamp and youraddress to: California Lan€ers, 4759

Hersholt Ave., Long Beach 8, Calif.Limited number of PBM opponentssought for games of Waterloo and Stal­ingrad. Please contact Charles Alex­ander, 305 Green EQ, Ann Arbor, Mich.

The power of Dusk has spread to themidwest and as Illinois state command­er I need members to fill out my staff.Don't delay, our powerful leader in Pa.is at this moment dictating surrenderterms to those who have. Bob Grauer,3829 S. 58th Ave., Cicero, Ill. 60650.To all residents of Midland, Texas, whoplay AH games: Where are you? Newopponents are needed for Sunday after­noons. Please contact with all hasteCharles Anderson, 3603 Humble, Mid­land, Texas at OX 4-5529.Wargamers! Dusk is already estab­lished in these states - Pennsylvania,Ohio, Connecticut, Maryland, NewJersey, Illinois, Georgia, Louisiana,and California. Join today. Write toyour State Commander or DeputyMarshall Craig Hess, 453 Broadway,Bangor, Penna. or Chief of Staff TerrySweet, 447 Broadway, Bangor, Pa,Attention Spectre! The War Lords areout to get your blood. We will fight youby mail in the Bulge (Germans) withoutGerman supply problem, in Afrika Korps(either), in D-Day 165 (Allies), in Blitz­krieg (either) without nuclear bombs,and in Waterloo (either). We will alsotake on other opponents. Contact:Douglas Beyerlein, 3934 S. W. Southern,Seattle, Washington 98116.Warlords, Inc. hereby claims the trans,­ocean wargames championship defeatedthe Yokota AB Wargame League inTokyo, Japan; opponents from the U. S.are invited to challenge our mastery ofthe Far Eastern Theatre. Requests formembership will also be considered.from any part of the world, write, Air­mail only: A2C Scott C. Berschig,CMR Box 1878, 6988th SS, APO SanFrancisco 96328.Opponents in the Philadelphia-Camdenarea for in-person games of A. K.,Blitzkrieg, Midway, etc. Contact ScottGeller, 7740 Summerdale Ave., Apt.A-4, Philadelphia, Pa, 19111.

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OPPONENTS WANTED

The Aggressor Homeland and the lead­ership of the Circle Tri-gon Party hasbegun its liberation of the Western U. S.and Canada. I being the Minister ofthe Interior of the Aggressor Homelandhave been authorized by my governmentto begin enlistments in the liberatedareas. Anyone or any groups wishingmore information please contact: Maj.Victor J. Gervol, Jr., Minister ofthe Interior, Aggressor Homeland, 5131Juniata Street, Duluth, Minn. 55804.PBM opponents desparately desired bycompetent commander for followinggames: A.K.. Stalingrad, D-Day,Bulge and Midway (if you have method).Anyone intere sted in revising Stalingradrules also should contact me. Peoplein Antelope Valley phone WH 2-1909for possible in-person games. Address:James Seward, 44003 Elm Avenue, Lan­caster, California 93534.Confederate panzers are coming! --forsure in the next game if somethingisn'tdone about the absurd inaccuracies in

the Battle of the Bulge. All those whowant to do something about it write -­Richard Gutenkunst, Box 204, Mott,North Dakota.The Confederate Army of Central Pa,has Spectre on the run. We invaded thestate of Pa., fought and captured Read­ing. Spectre says they control the state;We control Carlisle, the CapitalHarris­burg, Reading, Allentown, and Phila­delphia. Spectre, you can't even con­trol your own capital! Surrender now,join the Confederacy, or come out andFight? (Gettysburg/Tactics II). Lt.Gen. James J. Birnie lIT, HQ 7 Clem­son Dr., Camp Hill, Fa. 17011.Do you have a tape recorder? Insteadof sending letters. we can exchange 3"or 5" reels of tape. Would like to dis­cuss military and psychological strategyfor Management, Diplomacy, Risk,Summit, Stratego, Go, and Hearts(card game). Write to Jared Johnson,(Age-l&). 1548 Rochelle Drive, Chamb­lee, Georgia 30005. Please state yourage.Small cell of dedicated, experiencedA-H Garners in Tokyo area desire liveopponents. Anything - any side. WriteSSGT. Wagner, Box 6008, APO SanFrancisco 96328.

from: Brig. Gen. 2nd Div. Marylandto: WCI prospects in Marylandre: immediate membership in World

Conquests Inc.Interested persons wanted regardlessof experience or skilL Regimentalcommands still available on a firstcome, first serve basis. Mail nameand address to: R. C. Reed, 4118 GlenPark Road, Baltimore, Md. 21236.Opponents wanted to play PBM Summit.If interested, send stamped, self-ad­dressed envelope for special rules.Also: opponents wanted to play face-to­face any AH games plus 3M games.Write to Richard Bidlake, 5030 QuonsetDr., Sacramento, Calif. 95820 orRichard Are, 2863-58th Street, Sacra­mento, Calif. 95817.The Nevada Wargame Staff is askinganyone to any wargame, under the new­est rules available. We were playing aperson in Battle of the Bulge, but wehave lost his address, please send usyour address. Neal Parsons, 1901Pine ridge Dr., Reno, Nevada 89502.Attention: Opponent wanted for Battleof the Bulge and Afrika Korps PBM.(First experience in PBM). For otherinformation contact Bill Richards, 820Stone leigh Rd., Baltimore, Md. 21212.Wanted - Anyone to play Stalingrad,Afrika Korps or both by mail. Will takeRussians inStalingrad and either in AK.Chuck Carey, 2002 Westfield, Alexan­dria, Va. 22308.Need opponents for Bulge and/or Water­loo. Dusty &. Val Miller, Box 309,Jenninji!;s, Louisiana.Opponents for Afrika Korps and Blitz­krieg. New subscriber, David Cochran,103 W. Symmes, Norman, Oklahoma.To: All militant organizations, secret

or otherwise.From: The Field Mar shall.Subject: Your defeat at Blitzkrieg.Rules: I will take either side. All rules

except Weather and Nuclear.Write: John Schedley, S. 4327 Hogan,

Spokane, Wash. 99203.Are you a Rather Odd Ghoul? Howwould you like to become a part of ourgreat United Bffort? Rogues East isexpanding. If you are a top quality war­gamer, contact our CinC: Barry Jack­son, 1706 Old Forge Rd., Charlottes­ville, Virginia 22901.

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THE GENERAL

Question Box

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Where Avalon Hill Games Are Available

Scene from Warner Bros. Battle of the Bulge

The following name s of retail store ssupplement the list printed in the lastissue (Vol. 2, No.5). These listsrepresent dealers who have stocked

Avalon Hill games recently. If yourfavorite dealer has not yet been listed,drop us his name and address so thatwe may include him in the next printing.

Toy World8331 On-The-MalBuena Park CentralBnena Park, California 90620

Mr, Henry J. NovakLevine's114 North Tejon StreetColorado Springs, Colo. 80900

Paulin's4415 Gov. Printz BoulevardWilmington, Delaware

Creative Playtime26 LaSalle RoadWest Hartford, Connecticut

Victor's7450 Reseda BoulevardReseda, California 91335

The Prince &: The Pauper7931 Girard AvenueLa Jolla, C'alifort:lia 92037

Games Ltd.925 Westwood BoulevardWestwood VillageLos Angeles, Califort:lia 90024

Birdies Toy HouseLuhn &: Sons22433 Foothill BoulevardHayward, Califort:lia 94541

Toy Circus89th &: L StreetsBakersfield, California 93300

Birdies Toy HouseLuhn &: Sons82 Shattuck SquareBerkeley, California 94700

Brownie's Toy Stores Inc.5585 Stearns StreetLong Beach, California 90815

Toy World1140 W. Garvey BoulevardCovina, California 91722

Vandever's Hobby Center919 Orange StreetWilmington, Delaware 19800

The GamekeeperFred C. Kinley22 Oceanside CenterPompano Beach, Florida

Government Employees Exch,7000 Veteran's HighwayMetairie, Louisiana 70003

Leavitt &: Pierce1316 Mass. Ave.Cambridge, Massachusetts

Children's Supermart1488 Rockville PikeRockville, Maryland4444 St. Barnabas RoadSilver Hill, Maryland2277 University Blvd. EastAdelphi, MarylandBailey's CrossroadsLeesburg Pike, Virginia

Marshall Field &: Company111 N. StateChicago, Illinois 60600

Walt's Hobby &: Model Shop32 W. Clinton StreetJoliet, Illinois 60431

Mr. James KadenJordan. Marsh Dept. StoreBoston, Massachusetts 02109

Marshall Field & CompanyOakbrook Shopping CenterOakbrook, Illin.ois 60521

Mr. Ed DriscollGlen Ellyn Toy &: Card Shop,475-478 Main StreetGlen Ellyn, Illinois 60137

Pop's Discoun.tOff Belvedere &: YorkBaltimore, Maryland 21212

Jordon MarshShoppers WorldWorcester RoadFramingham, Mass. 01701

Toys For Men953 E. SaharaLas Vegas, Nevada

R &: R Family Gift Shop1558 Wealthy S, E.Grand Rapids, Michigan 49505

R. H. Macy &: CompanyRoosevelt Field Shopping Ctr.Garden City, New York 11530

St. Paul Book and StationarySt. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Toys By Roy103 Wincrock Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Joe Wythe House of Leisure330 West 63rd St. in BrooksideKansan City, Missouri 64113

Leavitt &: Pierce, Inc.1916 Mass. Ave.Cambridge, Massachusetts

Toyarama Inc.8640 Ward ParkwayKansas City, Missouri 64108

Henry H. BodenstedtContinental Hobby Supplies86"Manalapan AvenueFreehold, New Jersey 07728

Miller &: PaineLincoln, Nebraska 68501

The Paul E. Bourque Co., Inc.Post Office Box 895Manchester, New Hampshire

Mr. W. I. RehrThe Principia13201 Clayton RoadSt. Louis, Missouri 63131

Polk's Hobbies314 Fifth AvenueNew York, New York 10001

Macy'sNew York, New York 10001

Mr. Philip BrooksThe Auction Outlet34 East Central AvenuePearl River, New York 10965

Playtime of Larchmont144 Larchmont AvenueLarchmont, New York

Playworld Shop263 Genesee StreetUtica, New York 13500

George's Bicycle and Toy Mart271 Nassau BoulevardGarden City South, N. Y. 11530

Uncle Bill'sGolden Gate Shopping CenterCleveland, Ohio 44101

Polk's Hobby Store314 _ 5th AvenueLong Island City, N. Y. 11100

Ed Guth's Hobbies323 South Salina StreetSyracuse, New York 13200

Lazarus CompanyHigh StreetColumbus, Ohio 43200

Xenia Office Supply61 Green StreetXenia, Ohio 45385

Mr. Paul D. AgentoEugene's Toy & Hobby98 E. 10th Avenue

Eugene, Oregon 97401

Rike'sSecond and MainDayton, Ohio 45400

Mr. W. E. LaymanGames Imported426 Perkins ExtendedMemphis, Tennessee 38117

Joseph Horne CompanyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15200

Bolen's Toy Palace14 Westcliff CenterFort Worth, Texas 76100

Toyland1305 Lloyd CenterPortland, Oregon 97212

Pomeroy's Inc. Dept. Store4th &: Market StreetsHarrisburg, Pennsylvan.ia

Town &: Country Distributors,East Park CenterHarrisburg, Pennsylvania

Burland's Hobby Shop4801 McKnight RoadPittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237

Ponnock &: Sons1012-14 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Emerson. Company1633 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

Mr. S. M. ChaseResearch Analysis CorporationWestgate Industrial ParkRt. 123, McLean, Virginia

Dans Sport Shop1155 Fourth StreetHuntington, West Virginia

Toys By Roy, Inc.83 Bassett CenterEI Paso, Texas

Moseley ••, Inc.24 E. Mifflin StreetMadison, Wisconsin 53703

Q. Can units be placed next to theenemy, if he is under strategic attack,without fighting him?A. No.

BLITZKRIEG,

II. An almo st fatal move for theBritish commander is to retreat to ElAlamein, because in doing this he sur­renders almost all of Egypt and thushas nowhere to retreat. If the Britishhold at the Egyptian border, swervearound the Allied line and hit them inthe rear and split them up, so thePanzerarmee Afrika can defeat them indetail. In t!,e event they hold at ElAlamein, the fact that between Augustand November the British receive noreinforcements is important becausethey cannot take sustained losses. So,with luck, the Afrika Korps should behoisting its flag in the Allied Home Ba seby November, 1941. Any commentsshould be addressed to James Tribolet,5441 E. 9th St., Tucson, Arizona 85711.

Q. Must cities in opponents' countrybe taken by the minor city table?A. No... the table does not apply inthese cases.

1. The basic aim of the German com­mander in Afrika Korps is to captureand hold Bengasi, Tobruch, and theBritish Home Base. In the first turn,the Germans should high-tail-it forTobruch. German units should shor"t­cut acro s s the bulge of Cyrennica whileItalian units use the coast road. Whatthe British do determines the Germansnext move. If the British attempt tohold Bengasi, one or more Italian unitsshould place it under seige, the remain­ing Eyetie s continuing toward Tobruch.If the British attempt to establish a linein the pa sse s south of Derna i"t shouldbe by-passed to save supplies. Whenthe Germans reach Tobruch, it will un­doubtably be well garrisoned. The Ger­mans should stop at the Libyan-Egyptianfrontier and wait for the Ie s s mobileItalians to reach Tobruch. Assumingsupply wagons have reached the Axisforces by now, they should now annihilateany British units still in Libya. Now,stay at the Egyptian border to confusethe British as to what your next moveis. With the arrival of the Italians andthe 15th Panzers, attack Tobruch withall the forces in the vicinity and captureit.

Basic German Strategy

in Afrika Korpsby James Tribolet

I,