WARNER BROS PROMOTING BULGE GAME

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VOLUME 2, NO. 5
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JANUARY 1966
WARNER BROS PROMOTING BULGE GAME
'See the Movie, Play the Game
is the theme of Nationwide
Theatre Promotion
A g r e a t new C i n e r a m a production,
The Battle of the Bulge, i s now playing
b e f o r e p a c k e d h o u s e s a l l o v e r the country. After i t s p r e m i e r showing in New
York, D e c e m b e r 17, c o l u m n i s t s and
r e v i e w e r s expected i t to have a mighty
long run. T h e a t r e t i c k e t s a r e available
now on a r e s e r v a t i o n b a s i s only.
Bulee G a m e i n T h e a t r e s
Many of the f i r s t r u n t h e a t r e s will
display Avalon H i l l ' s Bulge g a m e a s
some
the p e r f e c t e n t e r t a i n m e n t tie-in.
will give away g a m e s in c o n t e s t s h e l d
during intermissions.
The p r o m o t i o n a l tie-in w a s f i r s t
conceived by W a r n e r B r o t h e r s ' Leo
Wilder who just happened to pick up a
Bulge g a m e f r o m B r e n t a n o ' s i n New
York City. So i m p r e s s e d w a s he by the
game's design that he immediately
called Avalon Hill f o r consultation.
Avalon H i l l ' s a r t and publicity d e p a r t m e n t s w e r e equal t o the t a s k . They
provided W a r n e r B r o t h e r s with out-
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"Naval War Games". . .
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. i s the title of Donald F e a t h e r s t o n e ' s
new book which i s a s c o m p l e t e a "novel"
on the s u b j e c t a s we have s e e n l a t e l y .
We c o n g r a t u l a t e M r . F e a t h e r s t o n e
on the t h o r o u g h n e s s with which he h a s
put the book t o g e t h e r . No l e s s than 80
different s o u r c e s on the s u b j e c t w e r e
consulted a s background m a t e r i a l . . a l l
of which a r e l i s t e d f o r the r e a d e r ' s
edification. Naval War G a m e s contains
o v e r 2 0 0 p a g e s of information dealing
with naval g a m e s a s t a c t i c a l t r a i n i n g ,
r u l e s f o r fighting many different e x i s t ing naval w a r g a m e s , availability of
c o m m e r c i a l g a m e s and s o u r c e s of supply f o r r e a d y - m a d e m o d e l s , to n a m e
just a few. We highly r e c o m m e n d t h i s
book. . f o r p u r c h a s e p r i c e a n d a v a i l a bility, w r i t e to: Stanley P a u l & CO.,
Ltd., 178-202 Great Portland Street.
London W1, England.
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HERE'S A PICTURE showing a picture of someone taking a picture of someone making the picture Battle of the Bulge, based on Avalon Hill's game of the same name.
standing and unusual a d v e r t i s i n g tools
to m a k e t h e i r c a m p a i g n a f o r t u i t o u s
s u c c e s s . Now, when vou r u n into a
f r i e n d who s t i l l h a s n ' t h e a r d of Avalon
Hill you a r e justified in pointing the
belittling f i n g e r of d i s d a i n a t h i m .
In the m e a n t i m e , your unsolicited
l e t t e r s to W a r n e r B r o t h e r s e x p r e s s i n g
your f e e l i n g s about Avalon Hill g a m e s
would be a m o s t magnificent g e s t u r e on
your p a r t .
Write: Mr. L e o Wilder,
W a r n e r B r o t h e r s , 666 F i f t h Avenue,
New York, New York.
Meanwhile, "See the Movie, P l a y the
Game. "
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Another publisher in t h e g a m e field
i s the APBA G a m e Company, d e s i g n e r s
and p u b l i s h e r s of authentic s p o r t s
g a m e s . We c o n s i d e r t h e i r b a s e b a l l ,
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T h e s e g a m e s p o r t r a y r e s u l t s of t h e
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I/ A Vietnam Game ? ?
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Down the h a l l atAvalonHil1 t h e y w e r e
talking about doing a Viet Nam game.
But before they e v e n got the m a p b o a r d
d r a w n they b e c a m e bogged down with
d e s i g n troubles. The b r a i n s t o r m i n g
m i g h t have gone something l i k e this:
"All right, " s a y s P r e s i d e n t Sparling,
"What's holding up the Viet Nam Game ? "
"Well
sir, w e ' r e having a little
trouble, " r e p l i e d r e s e a r c h head Schutz,
"In doing the r e s e a r c h no one c a n t e l l
the South V i e t n a m e s e f r o m the Viet
Cong. They a l l look alike. "
"Why don't you c o n s u l t the Defense
Department ? "
* w e d i d a n d they don't know e i t h e r . ' I
"Well, somebody knows.
You've
a l r e a d y s t a r t e d the Battle Manual and
y o u r h i s t o r i c a l c o m m e n t a r y h a s the
Viet Cong looking sneaky and menacing
and the South V i e t n a m e s e lookingfriendl y and smiling."
" T h a t ' s the p r o b l e m , sir, ' I r e p l i e s
Schutz. "we j u s t found out the Viet
Cong a r e the o n e s who a r e always
f r i e n d l y and smiling. "
"Okay, j u s t w r i t e that the good Vietn a m e s e a r e sneaky and menacing and
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the bad Vietnamese a r e f r i e n d l y and
smiling.
"We c a n ' t s a y that. We won't g e t
any cooperation f r o m the South V i e t
Nam government. "
"What g o v e r n m e n t ?
"The one that's i n when we d e s i g n
the game. I '
"Why do we have to have t h e i r c o operation in the f i r s t p l a c e ? " a s k s
Sparling f r u s t r a t i n g l y .
"Because they're the only o n e ' s who
c a n f u r n i s h u s with t h e i r o r d e r of battle
and o r d e r of a p p e a r a n c e .
" F o r g e t 'em. Use y o u r imagination
and s t a r t the g a m e by attacking a South
Viet Nam village w h e r e s o m e Viet Cong
a r e hiding out.
"The Defense D e p a r t m e n t is a g a i n s t
that. They s a y we can't have A m e r i c a n
t r o o p s attacking a South Viet Nam village
because A m e r i c a n s a r e i n South V i e t
Nam t o p r o t e c t the v i l l a g e r s and n o t
a t t a c k them. Instead, we got a r u l e in
the t o u r n a m e n t g a m e t h a t a l l o w s you t o
f l u s h out the Viet Cong by burning down
the s t r a w huts. "
"Goodness no, Shutz, the Defense
Department w a n t s u s to show A m e r i c a n s
re-building v i l l a g e s t h a t the V i e t Cong
have burned down. I '
The r e s e a r c h h e a d m u s e s , "If we
c a n ' t a t t a c k i n South Viet Nam and we
can't employ the l a t e s t g u e r i l l a t a c t i c s
and we c a n ' t t e l l the good guys f r o m
the bad guys, why d o you want u s to
make the g a m e a t a l l ? "
"Ah.. . t h e h e c k with it, " s t o r m s the
company h e a d i n p a r t i n g , "Let's do
Guadalcanal instead.
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contributors.
Strategy for Blitzkrieg
by C a r l I?.
Knabe I1
I t i s evident t h a t the strategy* of
BLITZKRIEG i s e s s e n t i a l l y dominated
by the funnel n a t u r e of the t e r r a i n with
BLUE a t the n a r r o w and RED a t the
wide end. T h i s r e s u l t s in a n advantage
f o r BLUE on defense with a c o r r e s p o n d ing disadvantage on offense a s he b e c o m e s s p r e a d thinner when advancing
c l o s e r to RED'S home t e r r i t o r y finding
few d e c i s i v e n a t u r a l s t r a t e g i c objectives. RED, o n the o t h e r hand, i s a t
a n i m m e d i a t e disadvantage o n defense
due to the wide f r o n t he i s defending,
but h a s the advantage o n the a t t a c k a s
he gains ground, finding s u c c e s s i v e
d e c i s i v e n a t u r a l s t r a t e g i c objectives
with p r o g r e s s i v e l y l e s s f r o n t to c o v e r .
Both s i d e s thus have t h e i r own t a c t i c a l "slant1'. BLUE t e n d s t o have b e t t e r
i n t e r i o r l i n e s , but h a s the disadvantage
of c o n s t r i c t i o n of h i s supply l i n e s (only
t h r e e o v e r l a n d through the n o r t h i s t h m u s ) which m a k e interdiction and i s o l a tion a c o n s t a n t d a n g e r . RED h a s l e s s
c e n t r a l i z e d communications which a r e
l e s s s u b j e c t to interdiction and i s o l a BLUE'S m o s t
tion
considerations.
s t r a t e g i c a l l y i m p o r t a n t city i n the opening game i s E E - 2 5 with p o r t BB-31 a
c l o s e second; J J - 3 8 a n d possibly NN-33
a r e R E D ' S i m m e d i a t e key objectives.
T h e s e c i t i e s should b e c a p t u r e d d u r i n g
the f i r s t turn. By p r o p e r u s e of a i r borne t r o o p s and s e a invasion, BLUE
c a n obtain a l m o s t a s many n e u t r a l c i t i e s
a s RED on h i s f i r s t turn.
Although i n the final a n a l y s i s B L I T Z KRIEG r e d u c e s t o w a r f a r e of a t t r i t i o n ,
the f r o n t a l a s s a u l t is r a r e l y a d e c i s i v e
t a c t i c i n t h i s g a m e , eventually giving
s o m e d e c i s i o n only between noticeably
unequal p l a y e r s . E a c h p l a y e r should
s e e k t o obtain the c o m m i t m e n t of h i s
e n e m y ' s f o r c e s and then a t t e m p t to
strike broad,
decisive,
strategical
blows taking advantage of t h a t c o m m i t ment. A p l a y e r should avoid f r i t t e r i n g
away h i s a i r b o r n e and a i r c r a f t units i n
non-decisive actions.
S e a invasions
a l s o should be u s e d with d i s c r e t i o n
s i n c e the t h r e a t of invasion is often
m o r e effective than the a c t u a l event.
S e a T r a n s p o r t a s well a s A i r T r a n s p o r t
when c o r r e c t l y taken advantage of c a n
provide unpredictable m o v e m e n t and
m a s s i n g . BLUE, like England, i s in a
b e t t e r position t o use the s e a than Red
who i s b a s i c a l l y a land power.
A s in B A T T L E O F THE BULGE,
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BLITZKRIEG i s a point d e f e n s e g a m e
a s opposed to a l i n e defense s u c h a s
found in D-DAY. A p l a y e r should be
conscious of the d a n g e r of a p o s s i b l e
advance of h i s opponent's u n i t s a s a
r e s u l t of battle a g a i n s t one unit cutting
off the r e t r e a t and isolating an a d j a c e n t
unit. Ideally speaking, the b e s t d e f e n s e
line would be a s e r i e s of units s e p a r a t e d by one s q u a r e (each unit a b l e to
be attacked only f r o m two s q u a r e s ) and
doubled by t e r r a i n f e a t u r e s with a unit
behind e a c h f r o n t line unit (not on a
mountain) in s u c h a position a s to block
advance f u r t h e r than a defeated unit's
f o r m e r square.
The offensive h a s the distinct advantage in BLITZKRIEG due to the
v a r i e t y of p o s s i b l e t a c t i c a l techniques.
The use of B r e a k t h r o u g h A r t i l l e r y ,
R a n g e r , A i r b o r n e , and Air A s s a u l t
Units along with T a c t i c a l a i r a t t a c k s t o
b r e a k r i v e r l i n e s and Strategic a i r a t t a c k t o c u t r e t r e a t and achieve a u t o m a t i c elimination. Troops m a y be
moved up a d j a c e n t to an enemy's p o s i tion ( s u c h a s a c i t y ) under S t r a t e g i c
a i r a t t a c k without having to engage t h e
units in the position, thus forcing t h e
t r o o p s i n the position to fight a t a d v e r s e
a d d s d u r i n g t h e i r turn. A r m o r i s e s pecially effective i n penitration a f t e r
a u t o m a t i c eliminations.
In the accompaning diagram, S t r a t e g i c a i r a t t a c k h a s been used to a u t o m a t i c a l l y e l i m i n a t e a BLUE 2-4 ( 1 12th
B r i g a d e ) e v e n a f t e r maximum e n e m y
f i g h t e r action. A i r b o r n e Units a r e
then d r o p p e d to obtain a 511 and a 411
surrounded.
A r m o r Units a r e t h e n
m o v e d through the automatic e l i m i n a tion ( a g a i n s t BLUE 17th Infantry) t o
a t t a c k BLUE 4-4 i n c i t y EE-34. R e d ' s
A i r A s s a u l t Unit i s landed and a T a c t i c a l a i r a t t a c k i s launched to bring t h e
odds a g a i n s t the c i t y to 411. Not shown
a r e e i g h t TAC f a c t o r s based in city E E 34 that a r e a s e c o n d a r y objective of
R e d ' s attack.
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THE GENERAL
The s u p e r i o r i t y of offense o v e r def e n s e g i v e s an e x t r e m e i m p o r t a n c e t o
gaining the initiative. Once gained i t
should be constantly maintained: only
absolutely n e c e s s a r y slowdowns in your
attacks, never l e t up, continually switch
your weight around, keep your opponent
constantly reshuffling h i s f o r c e s . Keeping your opponent off balance physicall y and mentally should be the key note
of your strategy.
*Playing a l l r u l e s e x c e p t Nuclear C a pacity.
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AH Note: The author i s r e g a r d e d by
Avalon H i l l ' s Design Staff a s one of the
m o s t proficient c o n t r i b u t o r s t o w a r d s
Avalon Hill gaming. H i s c o m m e n t s
a r e always well thought o u t and i't behooves the r e a d e r t o d i g e s t t h e m f o r
gaming i m p r o v e m e n t s sake.
Those
with c o m m e n t s should d i r e c t t h e m to:
Mr. C a r l F- Knabes 11, 338 S. G r a n t
S t r e e t , Bloomington, Indiana.
'Short -tournament' Game
by R o b e r t Olson
The
a f a s t e r game, c o n t a i n s a l l the s t a n d a r d
t o u r n a m e n t r u l e s with t h e s e exceptions:
1. All land a t t a c k s a r e r e s o l v e d by
the basic r e s u l t s table.
2. A i r f o r c e u n i t s a r e not r e p l a c e able.
3. P a r a units (including a i r landing)
a r e replaceable Y
&
to the extent of
the available r e p l a c e m e n t c o u n t e r s ,
(15 f a c t o r s ) . T h e s e s a m e r e p l a c e m e n t
c o u n t e r s m a y a l s o b e brought in on
t h e i r own in addition to the s t a r t i n g
units, thus bringing the total possible
p a r a f a c t o r s u p to 33 f a c t o r s on the
board, o r off the board, by the 9th turn.
The l a r g e r and s m a l l e r p a r a units m a y
be interchanged anytime, but once
eliminated i n any m a n n e r , the unit i s
completely removed from playthis r u l e allows m o r e p a r a units on the
board a t one t i m e than under game r u l e s
p r e s e n t l y , i t p u t s a definite l i m i t on
such units o v e r a l l . I find that i n n o r m a l play, I will r e p l a c e p a r a units
nearly every replacement turn over all
o t h e r units due to t h e i r range. My
s y s t e m f o r c e s t h e i r c o n s e r v a t i o n to
a g r e a t e r extent than when f r e e r e p l a c e m e n t i s allowed.
4. All other t a b l e s s u c h a s s t r a t e g i c
a i r attack, city c a p t u r e table, e t c . r e m a i n unchanged, and u n i t s a r e reduced
by f a c t o r s on t h e s e tables.
5. F r e e substitution of s m a l l f o r
l a r g e units i s allowed on any p l a y e r ' s
turn. Small units m a y be s i m i l a r l y
converted to l a r g e units.
6. I have allowed a p l a y e r to keep
a l a r g e f o r c e on h i s O r d e r of Appearance c a r d which m a y be brought o n the
b o a r d not only t h r u home c i t i e s a s a l lowed now, but a l s o t h r u 3 f r i e n d l y
c i t i e s up to 12 f a c t o r s p e r city, s o long
a s a n uninterrupted line of supply c a n
be t r a c e d by r o a d f r o m such city t o the
home country. Such units m a y not be
brought i n t h r u m i n o r c i t i e s u n l e s s the
country h a s been & violated in s o m e
manner
.
7. The game is limited to 15 turns
as in the basic
~ i t player
h ~ ~
wins by eliminating all enemy forces
on the board in the attacker's turn, o r
by occupying all the enemy cities for
a turn. or on the l s t h turn, either
a total of 42 city squares
side
wins the game. (
~ side~ begins
~
with
h
21 city squares. l-here are 20 neutral
squares. ~h~~ in order to win by this
rule, the winner must hold all his
squares, plus all neutral city squares,
plus
city s q u a r e in h i s opponent's
home country, o r s o m e combination
thereof. )
If on the 15th turn neither side has
accomplished any of the above, then
factors are counted, both on the board
plus any accumulated o r in r e s e r v e . In
round robin type g a m e s , 100 f a c t o r s in
e x c e s s of the opponents r e m a i n i n g f a c tors is
as a 100% win.
fraction of this number such as 5 2 fatt o r s , 12 f a c t o r s , etc. i s c o n s i d e r e d a s
52%. 12%, etc. towards a total victory
f o r the winning side and i s s o e n t e r e d
in a tournament.
one
c o u n t e r s you wish t o protect and p r e s e r v e , f r o m becoming ragged.
Item: F o r t h e A. H. naval enthusiast
who'd l i k e t o r e a d about another kind
free
of naval w a r g a m e . I have s e v e r a l introductory s h e e t s t o F l e t c h e r P r a t t ' s
Naval W a r g a m e which I will send out t o
anyone who w i s h e s one. If upon reading
i t a f u r t h e r i n t e r e s t h a s been kindled, a
l e t t e r t o m e will put you in contact with
a P r a t t Wargamer.
Item: F o r B l i t z k r i e g especially: T o
make i t e a s i e r t o find units in s t a c k s of
a
can be
used*
painting O r marking
the e d g e s and b o r d e r s of the v a r i o u s
u n i t s with e i t h e r a f e l t pentel o r model
paints. The s t a n d a r d U. S. A r m y code
i s : d a r k blue-infantry, yellow-armor
& c a v a l r y , r e d - a r t i l l e r y , pale b l u e - a i r
& airbourne, green-special, forces,
r a n g e r s , etc.
Early History
The B l i t z k r i e g a s s o m e might think
w a s not the b r a i n child of the G e r m a n
High Command, but r a t h e r w a s initiated
by two B r i t i s h o f f i c e r s in the 1920's;
a Maj'
J. F.C*
and a
Capt' Liddill Hart.
1923 thru
1927 they e x p e r i m e n t e d with l o r r y
c a r r i e d infantry, mobile (towed) a r t i l l e r y , a n d 4 B n ' s of obsolete WWI tanks.
plus 160 6-ton V i c k e r ' s medium tanks
which w e r e quite m o d e r n f o r t h e i r day.
Out of t h i s they developed the f i r s t
self contained a r m o r e d division b a s e d
e n t i r e l y on m o t o r i z e d vehicles and the
b a s i c p r i n c i p l e s of the Blitzkrieg.
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: f o r many years,
The "Armored Force" a s it was
h a s been a m a j o r contributor to the
c
a
l
l e d w a s disbanded in 1928. (for r e a design and perfection of Avalon Hill
s o n s not c l e a r l y known t o t h i s w r i t e r ) ,
games. The above article is predicated
but those findings w e r e published by
on the fact that he is limited timewise
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The Blitz Tactic
Myron B r u n d a g e ' s Midwest
E d i t o r i a l Staff
I t e m s of I n t e r e s t
B e f o r e we begin I have a few i t e m s
that m a y b e of i n t e r e s t :
Item: F o r you Bulge f a n s , a new movie
of the s a m e name i s now out. S t a r r i n g
Henry Fonda, R o b e r t Shaw and a host
of o t h e r s .
Item: Dave M u r r a y s u g g e s t s using a
thin coat of E l m e r ' s glue on those g a m e
A Tactical H i s t o r y
The Blitz tactic consisted of finding
a weak position i n a n e n e m y ' s line of
defense c a l l e d a "Schwerpunkttl and a t tacking i t heavily with a n overwhelming
amount of a r m o r and m o t o r i z e d units.
After the "Schwerpunkt" w a s broken the
a r m o r followed by the m o t o r would
e i t h e r swing in a wide c i r c l e around the
e n e m y ' s r e a r , enveloping the remaining
positions o r p e n e t r a t e instead d e e p into the e n e m y ' s t e r r i t o r y . Taking supply c e n t e r s , cutting communications
and f o r c i n g a withdrawal of the e n e m y in
the g e n e r a l vicinity.
Choosing the Schwerpunkt
Upon finding a weak position in a
THE GENERAL
defensive line one should choose the
t h r e e w e a k e s t s q u a r e s t o attack. T h a t
is in total f a c t o r s defending ( s e e e x ample).
not h e r e , n o r h e r e
factors
defending
but here
in t h e i r own l i n e s s e t u p p a r a s c r e e n s
behind i t s i n c e i t then m a k e s i t h a r d e r
f o r the e n e m y to g e t 7-1 a u t o m a t i c s
r a t h e r than e a s y 5 - 1 ' s s u r r o u n d e d on
a "Schwerpunkt" section.
Also, if u s i n g the F T R I n t e r c e p t i o n
option bring t h e m c l o s e to t h i s s e c t i o n
to i n t e r c e p t b o m b e r s o v e r i t and thus
A t the e n e m y ' s p o s s i b i l i t i e s of getting
5 - 1 ' s o r 7 - 1 ' s o r of e v e n b r e a k i n g t h r u
your line.
to G r e a t Blue and you c a n Gulp in
d i s m a y if your opponent t a k e s a p p r o p r i a t e c o u n t e r m e a s u r e , and exploits the
3 weak points I mentioned e a r l i e r .
ATTACK With F o r c e d originating f r o m :
2 6 - 6 f r o m L 19 & 3 4 - 4 ' s
f r o m 1 12
2 6-6's f r o m G 4 & 3 4-6's
f r o m P 15
3 4 - 4 ' s f r o m P 16 & 3 4 - 4 ' s
f r o m S25
2 6 - 4 ' s f r o m V 33 & 3 4 - 4 ' s
f r o m P 29
2 Artillery units & 1 4-4
f r o m Sea
2 4 - 4 f r o m sea. 1 P a r a t r o o p
& 12 Med B o m b e r s f r o m S 25
2 4-4 f r o m sea, 8 Tac & 4
F t r ' s f r o m V 33 & 1 Par
SAC f r o m P 16 and Q 16
2 6 - 6 ' s f r o m Q 16and 6-4 P a r a
An E x a m p l e
F o r e x a m p l e ; 8-4-8 a d d s to 20 total
f a c t o r s and 8-6-8 a d d s t o 22, w h e r e a s
4-8-6 a d d s to 18 - the w e a k e s t section.
How to A t t a c k
R a t h e r than Blitz l i k e t h e G e r m a n ' s
did with p a n z e r units, we s u g g e s t t o
c o n s e r v e a r m o r t h a t you a t t a c k the
"Schwerpunkt" with a r t i l l e r y and infant r y i n the f o r e f r o n t with a i r a t o p and
p a r a if p o s s i b l e behind. The infantry
units incur t h e l o s s e s . The a r m o r
should be c l o s e at hand s o t h a t when
the "Schwerpunkt" b r e a k s , the a r m o r
c a n r o l l t h r u the one s q u a r e opening
made.
L e t u s r e t u r n t o our example: The
object is t o p a r a l y z e the z o n e s of cont r o l of the 'lSchwerpunktl' u n i t s b e f o r e
resolving combat, s o t h a t the a r m o r
c a n p a s s t h r u the l i n e and e i t h e r s u r round the r e a r of the l i n e o r h i t u n i t s
behind the line.
To a c c o m p l i s h t h i s you m u s t g e t
automatic 7 - 1 ' s o r 5- 1 ' s s u r r o u n d e d on
s q u a r e s 3-4-5 to c a n c e l the z o n e s of
control of the unit(s) a t s q u a r e 4, a l lowing a r m o r to p a s s t h r u there. Since
we a s s u m e t h a t the u n i t s i n t h i s l i n e w i l l
be r i g h t n e x t t o e a c h o t h e r we have t o
take into account t h a t t h e i r z o n e s of
control overlap. T h e r e f o r e , we will
a l s o have t o soak-off a g a i n s t s q u a r e s
2 & 6 and p o s s i b l y 1 & 7 depending on
the s t r u c t u r e of the t e r r a i n .
Securing the Area
In keeping with the P r i n c i p l e of W a r ;
Security, not to a t t a c k anything you
c a n ' t defend l a t e r , you m u s t s e c u r e
a g a i n s t a c o u n t e r - a t t a c k by r e i n f o r c e m e n t s on the b r e a k t h r o u g h a r e a by
dropping a i r b o r n e u n i t s on o r n e a r
r o a d s , etc. leading t o the Blitz zone.
Using SAC t o h i t the n e a r e s t unit(s)
that could c o u n t e r attack. Also, a f t e r
resolving c o m b a t and r e c e i v i n g your
movement b o n u s e s , fan your u n i t s out
so that r e i n f o r c e m e n t s i n the way of
e n e m y p a r a units d o n ' t land in the
Blitz a r e a and c u t you off f r o m e i t h e r
advance, supply, o r mopping up.
P r e v e n t i n g a Blitz
To p r e v e n t the Blitz mentioned above
one should, if they find a w e a k s e c t i o n
To show the devastating r e s u l t s a
Blitz c a n b r i n g if handled p r o p e r l y I ' l l
give you the s t a t i s t i c s of a n action we
t r i e d a r o u n d the S. L a w r e n c e r i v e r def e n s e ; a s s u m i n g the defender had f o r gotten to p a r a s c r e e n and the r u l e a b o u t
TAC a i r b r e a k s r i v e r defenses. A total
of 90 d e f e n s e f a c t o r s i n the a r e a w e r e
r e d u c e d to 32 by the end of a one move
Blitz 2 1 3 r d s of the total defense f o r c e
w a s annihilated.
My thanks t o m y staff who c o n t r i b u t e d a g r e a t d e a l of t i m e r e s e a r c h i n g
t h i s a r t i c l e . To Milan F a b s i k e s p e c i a l l y f o r h i s m a j o r r e s e a r c h on E a r l y
H i s t o r y and B l i t z k r i e g t a c t i c s .
EE 34
2 Artillery and 1 4-4's
f r o m Sea
S t a r t i n g positions of
remaining units
L 20
0 28
0 29
133
P 29
3 4 - 4 ' s t o P 15 & Q 16
1 4 - 6 & 1 8-6 t o S 25
R a n g e r s & 8-6 t o V 33
6 - 4 M a r i n e s t o P 29 f o r
f i g h t e r protection
12 F i g h t e r units.
When p r o p e r l y executed, t h i s opening will provide m o m e n t s of p u r e p l e a s u r e i n t e r s p e r c e d by h o u r s of s t a r k t e r r o r ! P l e a s e direct your recriminations
and i m p r o v e m e n t s t o SSGT Louis Zocchi,
139 B e l v e d e r e C i r c l e . Biloxi, M i s s .
THE CHICAGO MOB: O l s o n ' s deluxe
game e m p o r i u m i s the s c e n e of a typical
Blitzkrieg game between
Ken
Kaminski, L a r r y Williams,
Robert
Olson and Myron Brundage.
Four
o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h i s m a d O c t u m v i r a t e
failed to show due to "battle fatigue"
thus keeping t h e i r identity with the
Chicago Mob a s e c r e t .
Operation Gulp
By S/Sgt. Louis Zocchi
Operation Gulp w a s designed by m e
t o provide a sound b a s i s f r o m which a
b e t t e r opening c a n be evolved. I have
found a t l e a s t 3 weak points i n t h i s a t t a c k which, a t p r e s e n t , I a m unable t o
r e m e d y . I hope one of you m o r e p e r ceptive " G e n e r a l s " can suggest a r e m edy. Operation Gulp c a n with a l i t t l e
luck, give you c o n t r o l of e v e r y city in
the two c o u n t r i e s i m m e d i a t e l y a d j a c e n t
to G r e a t Blue. Gulp h a s two meanings.
You c a n gulp up t h e two c o u n t r i e s next
A Prisoner Provision
When a n a t t a c k e r a t t a c k s a defending
unit o r s t a c k of u n i t s and a contact
(Bulge R e s u l t s T a b l e ) i s r o l l e d the unit
with the l o w e s t a t t a c k f a c t o r among t h e
d e f e n d e r s i s taken out and placed i n t h e
dead pile. T h e a t t a c k f a c t o r i s r e c o r d e d o n a p r i s o n e r s h e e t under the n e a r e s t of the a t t a c k e r s c i t i e s , i t may not
be moved f r o m that city by the a t t a c k e r
but if t h e city i s c a p t u r e d the p r i s o n e r s
a r e s a i d to be l i b e r a t e d and the r e m a i n ing f a c t o r s a r e given to the side that
l i b e r a t e s the city and a r e m a r k e d down
on t h e i r a c c u m u l a t e d r e p l a c e m e n t s
sheet. T h e s i d e holding p r i s o n e r s m a y
execute one f a c t o r of p r i s o n e r s p e r
t u r n until t h e r e a r e no p r i s o n e r s left.
T h e r e can be p r i s o n e r exchanges.
Units can be s u r r e n d e r e d if t h e i r s i t u a tion i s h o p e l e s s i n s t e a d of being e l i m i nated. C o m m e n t s t o R o b e r t A R i t h o l z ,
2 1 Lakeview T e r r a c e , Highland P a r k ,
Illinois.
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Hints for Stalingrad
Once a g a i n y o u r f r i e n d l y r e s e a r c h
d e p a r t m e n t h a s c o m e up with a n o t h e r
plan designed t o b e unfriendly t o w a r d
the Russians.
In Stalingrad, t h e s o u t h e r n s e c t o r
c a n b e a tough nut t o c r a c k f o r t h e G e r m a n s . T h e s e r i e s of r i v e r l i n e s c a n
r e a l l y slow t h e G e r m a n advance. E v e n
if t h e G e r m a n p l a y e r c o m m i t s strongly.
a n i r r e v o c a b l e c o m m i t t m e n t we m i g h t
add, t h e R u s s i a n p l a y e r c a n bottle h i m
u p f o r m a n y moons. T h e combination
of mountains a n d a well l a i d R u s s i a n
defensive a l i g n m e n t c a n m a k e i t nigh on
to impossible f o r the German player to
switch Units between t h e south a n d o t h e r
sectors once initial placement in the
south h a s b e e n m a d e .
But we will show now a m i n i m u m of
f o r c e s c a n a c c o m p l i s h a g r e a t deal.
T h e h e a r t a n d c o r e of such s t r a t e g y is
built on conducting m o r e a t t a c k s a t
l o w e r odds and l e t t i n g "exchanges1'w o r k
f o r you.
In t h e e x a m p l e below we a r e a s s u m ing t h a t i t i s a b o u t t h e t h i r d t u r n of t h e
g a m e a n d s o m e l o s s e s o n both s i d e s
have been s u s t a i n e d , l e a v i n g t h e G e r m a n s f a i r l y weak i n t h e south. We show
a s m a l l a r e a of R u s s i a n Units doubled
up behind t h e D n e s t r R i v e r . A s tough
a defensive situation a s t h i s a p p e a r s ,
it would only t a k e a v i c t o r y a g a i n s t one
of t h e f o u r R u s s i a n Units t o b r e a k t h e
Dnestr line and force the Russians back
behind t h e i r l a s t r i v e r defense, t h e
Southern Bug. And once p a s t t h e Southwell, t h e g i r l s i n Stalingrad
e r n Bug.
will just have t i m e t o put t h e i r l i p s t i c k
on.
..
t h e G e r m a n p l a y e r h a s a 50-50 chance
of advancing a f t e r combat. Only 14
f a c t o r s would be-removed o n a n exchange
thus t h e r e m a i n i n g 4-4-4 Unit would b e
allowed to advance. T h e s a m e a p p l i e s
i n the 18- 14 a t t a c k a g a i n s t t h e 37th a n d
16-12 a t t a c k a g a i n s t t h e 11th. T r u e
enough, t h e r e i s a 33% chance of l o s i n g
a l l attacking Units but you r e a l l y haven't
l o s t t h a t much. . h a r d l y a n y m o r e than
you would i n exchanges on 3- 1 a t t a c k s
which a l s o c o m e up 3370 of the t i m e .
.
F i n a l l y , a 24- 12 a t t a c k a g a i n s t t h e
2nd p r o v i d e s a 3370 exchange probability
with only a 1 i n 6 chance of l o s i n g all
24 f a c t o r s . Mathematically speaking
t h e f o u r a t t a c k s provide a total of 24
r e s u l t s ; 4 a r e D-elim. 5 a r e exchanges
and 4 a r e D-back 2 ' s which m e a n s t h a t
13 of t h e 24 a r e i n t h e a t t a c k e r ' s f a v o r .
Putting i t a n o t h e r way, the law of proba b i l i t y s a y s t h a t you will "win" 2 of t h e
4 battles.
Of p r i m e i m p o r t a n c e is t h e f a c t t h a t
you have i n c r e a s e d your c h a n c e s of
advancing a f t e r c o m b a t by 20%. T h i s
l a w a l s o s a y s t h a t you should l o s e 2970
of y o u r total f o r c e i n A - e l i m ' s . Add
t h i s t o t h e 2070 chance of l o s s e s through
exchanges a n d you should l o s e about 38
of your 76 f a c t o r s committed.
I s t h i s too high a p r i c e t o p a y ? Not
by o u r thinking. . b e c a u s e such a t t a c k s
have f a r - r e a c h i n g e f f e c t s s t r a t e g i c a l l y .
T h i s c o m m i t t m e n t of r e l a t i v e l y few
Units h e r e m e a n s t h a t you h a v e a l o t 6f
s t r e n g t h , e s p e c i a l l y a r m o r of which
only two 8 - 8 - 6 ' s w e r e u s e d h e r e , t o b e
employed e l s e w h e r e meaning m o r e a t t a c k s a l l along t h e front. M o r e a t t a c k s
m e a n s g r e a t e r possibility of R u s s i a n
l o s s e s which in t u r n can g r e a t l y d a m a g e
R u s s i a n defensive plans and u p s e t h i m
psychologically.
T h e r e you have i t , f r i e n d s . . .how t o
t r i g g e r a n e r v o u s breakdown.
.
How to Exploit Russian
Errors in Stalingrad
By R i c h a r d A. Shagrin
To "guarantee" you'll b r e a k the
D n e s t r , t h e G e r m a n p l a y e r should conduct e a c h of the f o u r a t t a c k s in such a
m a n n e r that he will advance a f t e r c o m bat even when he l o s e s . A s t h e G e r man p l a y e r , you do t h i s s i m p l y by a t tacking a t 1 t o 1 ' s with one m o r e Unit
than you need. F o r i n s t a n c e , in the
18- 14 a t t a c k a g a i n s t the R u s s i a n 35th
1. H a s t h e R u s s i a n l e f t h o l e s in h i s
l i n e ? Can you go a r o u n d h i m r a t h e r
than through h i m ? If the a n s w e r i s y e s ,
you have probably won t h e game. Get
about half your u n i t s t h r o u g h the gap,
and send u n i t s t o c a p t u r e the t h r e e k e y
c i t i e s , Stalingrad. Moscow, a n d Lening r a d . Use the o t h e r s to s u r r o u n d a n d
e i t h e r a t t a c k o r i s o l a t e h i s units. Howe v e r , you m u s t hold your own supply
l i n e s and p r e v e n t the R u s s i a n s f r o m
hindering the c a p t u r e of the key c i t i e s
b e f o r e you w o r r y about eliminating h i s
forces.
2. I s t h e R u s s i a n F i n n i s h f o r c e too
w e a k ? Tf he h a s l e s s than six units
t h e r e , n o r m a l l y i t i s . A r e they stacked
a t l e a s t two h i g h ? If not, you m a y b e
a b l e to a t t a c k a t 3 t o 1. I suggest t h a t
you t a k e t h e 6R a r m o r a n d R c a v a s the
8 a t t a c k f a c t o r s t h e G e r m a n s a r e allowe d t o t a k e t o supplement t h e Finns. A
lone 4-6-6 a t BB36 is v e r y open t o a t t a c k a t 3 t o one. You c a n a l s o place s a y
F 6 a n d F 7 inf a t E 3 3 a n d 130, thus holding Helsinki a l s o . Even if a n a t t a c k a t
3 t o one o d d s i s not p o s s i b l e i t i s always
profitable t o a t t a c k u n i t s a t I32 even a t
one t o two o d d s s i n c e r e t r e a t i s not
possible f o r Russians there. The other
d a n g e r confronting t h e R u s s i a n if he
p l a c e s too l i t t l e s t r e n g t h in Finland is
if you f o r t i f y Helsinkiwith the 6 R a r m o r
even a f t e r he h a s e a t e n through t h e d e laying F i n n s , h e will b e too weak t o get
t h e 3 t o 1 s u r r o u n d e d which a s s u r e s
t h e c a p t u r e of Helsinki. He will need
a t l e a s t 36 points--about 9 units.
3. In Poland, c a n you get l a r g e
n u m b e r s of one t o two's a g a i n s t t h e
Nemunas R i v e r l i n e ? If he h a s neglected t o hold U18, g e n e r a l l y with a
2-3-6, t h e a n s w e r t o t h i s question is
YES. In five a t t a c k s a t one t o two you
have about two c h a n c e s i n t h r e e of
getting a D b a c k two, t h u s b r e a c h i n g
t h e r i v e r line. In f o u r a t t a c k s a t t h o s e
odds you have a 60% chance. T h i s
b r e a c h of t h e r i v e r l i n e is v e r y i m portant e a r l y i n t h e g a m e sirice t h e R u s s i a n c a n not r e p l a c e h i s 2-3-6's f o r
four turns and must either sacrifice
4-6-4's o r much territory. Onceacross
the Nemunas h e a d E a s t down the Minsk.
Smolensk h i s t o r i c invasion path. If i t
w a s good enough f o r Napoleon, i t ' s good
enough f o r you! Don't p a s s up a r e a l l y
good opportunity t o c r o s s the Divina
a n d / o r gobble up Leningrad, but delay
w o r k s much b e t t e r t h e r e i n the r e s t r i c t ed m o v e m e n t a r e a w e s t of the s w a m p s
and E a s t of R i g a . Not only that, you
can coordinate m u c h b e t t e r with your
s o u t h e r n a t t a c k t o c r o s s the Dnepr a t
s o m e weak point you will b e a b l e to
stretch in the Russian lines. Mass
your a r m o r h e r e , e s p e c i a l l y when
Minsk h a s fallen. If half of i t i s i n the
south a n d half of i t i s i n t h i s front--you
will only be a b l e t o d e s t r o y i t i n two to
one a t t a c k s .
4. H a s he given you s o m e way of
getting a t h r e e t o one--even if you have
to soak off with twenty f a c t o r s a t one
t o s i x - - w h i c h will l e a v e one of your
units with i t s zone of c o n t r o l on AA15
( B r e s t L i t o v s k ) o r BB15. If on the
f i r s t t u r n you c a n c a p t u r e t h i s vital
r a i l r o a d o r even deny h i m i t s u s e , you
can stop h i m f r o m r e i n f o r c i n g the a r e a
of your m a i n a t t a c k . He will have t o
go through Kiev a n d a r o u n d the P r i p y a t
M a r s h e s , which will t a k e a n e x t r a t u r n .
I c a n not s t r e s s t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h i s
enough. Some "defenses" put s t a c k s
of u n i t s a t CC14 i n o r d e r t o u s e the San
R i v e r t o double u n i t s a t EE12. After
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combat, when you have a unit o r two on
BB14 t h e R u s s i a n s will have t o c o u n t e r a t t a c k o r e l s e , e s p e c i a l l y if you have
c r o s s e d t h e Nemunas R i v e r , withdraw
units f r o m t h e f r o n t l i n e s i n t h e south
and have t h e m end t h e i r t u r n hopel e s s l y out of play, s o m e w h e r e s o u t h e a s t
of Minsk, i n o r d e r t o r e i n f o r c e on t h e
next t u r n .
5. If you a r e playing a R u s s i a n who
holds EE12 with a 2-3-6 a n d then puts
a unit a t F F l Z t o d e l a y f o r y e t a n o t h e r
turn, you c a n u s e the San R i v e r t o a l low you t o move onto EE12. A t t a c k a t
3. 5 o r p e r h a p s 7 t o one f r o m DD12 a n d
E E l l and (if n e c e s s a r y ) r e t r e a t t h e
2-3-6 t o GG11. Move onto t h e v a c a t e d
s q u a r e . T h e unit i s now t r a p p e d e v e n
if you did not s u c c e e d i n eliminating
him, a n d u n l e s s t h e R u s s i a n i s c a r e f u l ,
you c a n u s e h i m t o put GG12 u n d e r y o u r
zone of control. A t t a c k the 2- 3-6 a n d
soak off a g a i n s t t h e u n i t s on GG12 f r o m
F F l Z and F F 1 3 . When your t u r n is
over, the Russian must counter-attack
f r o m GG12, o r , m o r e probably, r e t r e a t .
If your opponent puts a 4 - 6 - 4 a t E E 1 2
this s a m e plan c a n b e p u r s u e d , but a t
m o r e r i s k , a n d I d o not r e c o m m e n d i t
wholeheartedly.
6. Often i t i s worthwhile t o put
s o m e u n i t s a t MM8 a n d MM9 i n p r d e r
t o s u r r o u n d t h e u n i t s i n t h e mountains
a t G G l 2 and I112 i n conjunction with a t tacks f r o m m o r e normal approaches,
on the second a n d t h i r d t u r n s .
7. Do not d i s i p a t e y o u r s t r e n g t h i n
t h e South by one t o two a t t a c k s , u n l e s s
you can get a one t o two s u r r o u n d e d o n
say a 7-10-4 on NN14. T h i s a r e a
should b e held p r i m a r i l y a s a t h r e a t t o
f o r c e the R u s s i a n t o k e e p m a n y u n i t s
behind t h e r i v e r l i n e s which would
d e s t r o y you if you a t t e m p t t o a t t a c k a t
l e s s than t h r e e t o one v e r y often. T h e
best strategy i s to work southeast f r o m
Poland, killing the two u n i t s p e r t u r n
t h e R u s s i a n m u s t d e l a y with o n c e t h e
Bug is p i e r c e d . T h e o t h e r R u s s i a n
option is a n i m m e d i a t e r e t r e a t t o t h e
Dnepr, which is poor s t r a t e g y b e f o r e
t h e winter snows s t r i k e . V e r y l i t t l e
a r m o r should b e placed i n t h e South
initially. Fifty o r s o total a t t a c k f a c t o r s , twelve t o fifteen u n i t s of v a r i o u s
s t r e n g t h s , i s sufficient t o maintain a
r e s p e c t a b l e a n d r e s p e c t e d t h r e a t . Some
Roumanian infantry should b e stationed
h e r e , not s o m u c h f o r h i s t o r i c a l a c c u r a c y a s f o r holding t h e r i v e r - l i n e s
while t h e r e s t of your f o r c e s m a s s a t
one weak point t o c r o s s t h e n e x t r i v e r
if a good opportunity p r e s e n t s i t s e l f .
Never m o r e than one o r two 1 t o 2 b a t t l e s should b e fought i n t h i s a r e a , a t
l e a s t until communications through
Lwow have been opened up with t h e
m a i n body i n Poland. T r y t o avoid b e ing s u r r o u n d e d by R u s s i a n c o u n t e r a t t a c k s , a n d when t h i s is unavoidable,
have a m p l e r e s e r v e s to counter counter attack.
T o win the G e r m a n m u s t t a k e r i s k s
a t t i m e s , a t t a c k a t two t o one a n d w o r s e
odds, but d o t h i s only when defeat will
not m e a n d i s a s t e r , and v i c t o r y will h u r t
t h e R u s s i a n s considerably. C h a n c e s
c a n b e profitably t a k e n t o c a p t u r e Minsk,
B r e s t Litovsk. Kieve, Smolensk, Dnepro
P e t r o v s k , Riga, and of c o u r s e the t h r e e
c i t i e s t h a t will win t h e g a m e f o r you:
Moscow, Leningrad, a n d Stalingrad. I
suggest t h a t s t r a t e g i c a l l y your b e s t b e t
i s t o d r i v e o n Moscow since, when you
win, one of the two r e m a i n i n g c i t i e s
will d r o p into your lap. You will have
i n t e r i o r l i n e s a n d c a n s t r i k e with t h e
bull of y o u r f o r c e s a t e i t h e r L e n i n g r a d
o r Stalingrad, while t h e c a p t u r e of e i t h e r
of t h e s e two allow t h e R u s s i a n t o r e g r o u p and f o r m a l i n e t h a t p r o t e c t s both
of t h e r e m a i n i n g c i t i e s . E i t h e r s a v e
your r e p l a c e m e n t s f o r r e p l a c i n g y o u r
big a r m o r u n i t s o r e l s e t a k e 2 - 2 - 4 ' s .
You should u s e a r m o r t o m a s s f o r a n
a t t a c k and t h e 2-2-4's to hold t h e continuous l i n e which i s s o n e c e s s a r y .
F r o m about May 1942 on, t h e a v e r a g e
s t r e n g t h of your infantry u n i t s should
b e two t o t h r e e . Incidently t h i s duplic a t e s t h e a c t u a l r e s u l t of the fighting,
i n which only s o m e a r m o r u n i t s could
b e brought b a c k t o s t r e n g t h , and t h e
infantry just got w e a k e r and w e a k e r a s
t h e campaign p r o g r e s s e d . Infantry f o r
d e f e n s e , a r m o r f o r offense should b e
your plan. C o m m e n t s t o R i c h a r d A.
Shagrin. R. 356 Naggett Hall, University
of Washington,
Seattle. Washington
98105.
I
your s e a r c h on the 3 r d t u r n along the
bottom of the s e a r c h b o a r d a n d move up
and a c r o s s t h e b o a r d t o w a r d t h e A- 1
a r e a . On the June 4th, 1700 hour t u r n
you should b e on A-1-A a n d if t h e
A m e r i c a n wants t o a t t a c k b e f o r e night
he, m u s t be i n a r e a s C-1, C - 2 o r C-3.
If he i s in a n y one of t h e s e a r e a s send
a l l of your a t t a c k planes and k e e p a l l of
your f i g h t e r s a s C.A. P. You c a n a b o r t
t h e a t t a c k if the A m e r i c a n h a s a s t r o n g
C.A.P.,
if h e h a s no C.A.P. he h a s
l o s t 1 a n d m o s t l i k e l y 2 of h i s c a r r i e r s
and t h e game.
A f t e r t h e battle, if any, s t a y in a r e a
A-1 f o r t h e 2 night t u r n s a n d then add
t h e 3 r d g r o u p of s h i p s t o your f l e e t ,
which we will now c a l l T F - 1. Move
T F - 1 a c r o s s t h e b o a r d along l i n e A- 1
t h r u G- 1 turning a t G- 1 and moving t o
H-2 and then down t o w a r d Midway. Any
t i m e you c a n find t h e A m e r i c a n within
r a n g e launch a s t r i k e a t h i m with a l l
your planes, do not l e a v e a C.A. P. b e c a u s e you d o not need it. The A m e r i c a n
c a n not sink t h e Atago o r e i t h e r of t h e
heavy c a r r i e r s Akage o r Kaga i n one
turn. If you c a n ' t find the A m e r i c a n
send up y o u r a t t a c k p l a n e s anyway a n d
keep a l l of y o u r f i g h t e r s a s C.A.P.
Following is a d i a g r a m of t h e Jap ship
disposition.
Midway for the
Cautious Jap
By Jack Donovan
A r e you the vigorous, g l o r y hunting.
h e l l f o r l e a t h e r type p l a y e r ? If you a r e
don't r e a d a n y f u r t h e r . On the o t h e r
hand if you a r e a c a l m , plodding type
p l a y e r who c a n ' t stand t o l o o s e then
r e a d on.
T h e J a p i s a t a g r e a t disadvantage
e a r l y i n t h e g a m e in t h a t he d o e s not
have enough s h i p s t o p r o t e c t h i s c a r r i e r s f r o m a n American a i r strike.
T h e solution t o t h i s p r o b l e m is t o s t a y
f a r enough a w a y f r o m the A m e r i c a n
until you a r e s t r o n g enough t o handle
him.
With t h i s i n mind the J a p s f i r s t 7
m o v e s should b e a s follows: S t a r t a t
A-5-A, 1 s t move t o A-4-1, 2nd move
t o B - 4 - E , 3 r d move t o B-3-1, 4th move
t o B-3-C, 5th move t o B-2-D, 6th move
to A- 1-H (add second group of s h i p s t o
f i r s t group of s h i p s h e r e ) , 7th move t o
A- 1-A. You will notice that a t no t i m e
have you c o m e within 7 zones of t h e
A m e r i c a n c a r r i e r s , a s s u m i n g they a r e
coming d i r e c t l y a c r o s s the board. S t a r t
Your 4th g r o u p of s h i p s , which we
will c a l l T F - 2 , a r e to e n t e r the s e a r c h
b o a r d a t A-7-A and move a c r o s s the
b o a r d on l i n e 7 to G-7-A then to G - 6 - E
on t h e June 5th, 1700 hour t u r n . At
the s a m e t i m e T F - 1 should a l s o be 2
zones away f r o m Midway. At t h i s t i m e
launch a s t r i k e a t Midway if you have
not previously done s o using a l l of your
planes. You should be a b l e to r e d u c e
Midway t o z e r o on one s t r i k e . It should
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b e noted t h a t a n y t i m e you a r e within
seven z o n e s of Midway a n d t h e A m e r i c a n finds you a n d you c a n not find h i m
launch a s t r i k e a t Midway. Once Midway i s r e d u c e d t h e A m e r i c a n l o o s e s a l l
t h e p l a n e s l o c a t e d t h e r e a n d he c a n not
fly f r o m t h e island.
On t h e June 5th, 1900 hour t u r n move
onto Midway with T F - 1 a n d T F - 2 . T h e
A m e r i c a n c a n not s t r i k e a t night a n d h e
will only have 2 daylight t u r n s i n which
to do so, s o h e should b e a b l e t o l a u n c h
a n a t t a c k a g a i n s t you once. In o r d e r
f o r t h e A m e r i c a n t o launch a n a t t a c k
a g a i n s t you h e m u s t c o m e within r a n g e
of your c a r r i e r s and t h i s g i v e s you t h e
opportunity t o get t h e additional points
n e c e s s a r y f o r v i c t o r y providing you d o
not have t h e m a l r e a d y .
I would a p p r e c i a t e a n y c o m m e n t s o r
c r i t i c i s m s o n t h i s plan. J a c k Donovan,
15 150 S. Diekman Court. Dolton, Ill.
w e r e c r u s h e d f r o m 3 s i d e s a t Mont St.
Jean.
Q B did not f a l l until June 18 and L a
L a s n e R i v e r w a s n ' t b r o a c h e d 'ti1 l a t e
i n June 18. T h u s with t h e e n t r y of t h e
P r u s s i a n IV C o r p s t h e F r e n c h w e r e
outnumbered a n d d r i v e n f r o m t h e field.
T h e i s s u e w a s decided s h o r t l y a f t e r
June 18.
woods i n b a c k of T i l l y will hold up a d v a n c e of I m p e r i a l G u a r d s o t h a t i t
d o e s n ' t r e a c h Mont St. Jean 'ti1 June
19 a g a i n s t heavy opposition if e v e r .
T h i s i s m o r e than a day behind t h e
p r o m i s e s of t h e a u t h o r .
In many t r i a l r u n s t h i s r e s u l t e d i n
t h e e a s y f a l l of Nivelles t o F r e n c h a l lowing I a n d I1 C o r p s t o b r e a k l o o s e
while t h e i r c o u n t e r p a r t s a t B o r s de Mez
a n d T i l l y a r e being detained. T h u s
with no flank support the I and I1 C o r p s
Any c o m m e n t s should b e a d d r e s s e d
t o Donald Greenwood. 128 W a r r e n St.,
S a y r e , Pennsylvania.
T h i s c o n t e s t is f r e e to a l l s u b s c r i b e r s . Simply f i l l in the O p e r a t i o n s S h e e t
along with your suggestions f o r a title
to the new r a i l r o a d g a m e and m a i l to:
The Avalon Hill Company. 21 0 W. 28th
S t r e e t , B a l t i m o r e , Md. 21 21 1. E n t r i e s
m u s t be p o s t m a r k e d no l a t e r than F e b r u a r y 14, 1966. P r i n t your n a m e and
a d d r e s s c l e a r l y and m a k e s u r e you l i s t
the g a m e you wish a s winning p r i z e .
Those who d o not wish to m u t i l a t e t h e i r
magazine m a y send a copy o r photostat.
Naturally, only one to a c u s t o m e r a l lowed.
T e n w i n n e r s will be named. Winning e n t r i e s will be those who have
e l i m i n a t e d a l l Red Units, o r c o m e c l o s e s t t o doing so.
CONTEST NO. 11
Terror at Tilly
By Donald J. Greenwood
F i r s t o f a l l let m e state that Ibelieve
B e r n a r d W. B o p p ' s Q u a n d r y a t "Quatre"
B r a s w a s 1 of t h e b e s t a r t i c l e s e v e r t o
a p p e a r i n the General. However, h i s
r e c e n t " W i z a r d r y a t Waterloo" is one
of the w o r s t .
H e r e then is m y explanation f o r the
d i s a s t e r t h a t would b e f a l l any Napoleon
using B o p p ' s r e c e n t s t r a t e g y . H i s
a n a l y s i s of t h e 6 m a i n a t t a c k a r e a s i s
b a s i c a l l y c o r r e c t however, he i s too
t i m i d of the b e t t e r defensive a r e a s . He
p a s s e s t h e m up and a l l o w s t h e PAA
t r o o p s t o bottle up h i s m a i n a t t a c k s
e l s e w h e r e . T h e m a i n a r e a s should b e
IV, 11, & VI i n t h a t o r d e r although t h i s
allows f o r the t r a n s f e r of u n i t s t o I,
111, & V upon t h e m o v e m e n t of the PAA
player.
If t h e a r m c h a i r Napoleon s t i c k s with
Bopp's a t t a c k plan t h e following will
o c c u r giving PAA a n e a s y v i c t o r y .
I . ) Avid use: of delaying u n i t s will
keep a l m o s t a l l F r e n c h u n i t s f r o m t h e i r
objectives until 3 P . M . of June 16.
I t i s a d o o r d i e situation f o r G r e a t
Blue i n Blitzkrieg. Blue h a s R e d holed
up in the R e d Capital. T o win the g a m e
Blue m u s t e l i m i n a t e a l l t h r e e R e d Units
S e l e c t Stock f r o m t h i s Group
f r o m the c a p i t a l city.
Ampex
Goodyear
Polaroid
The O p e r a t i o n s Sheet l i s t s the b a t Goodrich
Chrysler
I. B. M.
t l e s exactly a s they a r e t o be fought.
Food F a i r
Korvette
White Motor
All you have to do is to s e l e c t the Stock
Ford
Motorola
Zenith
that i s to a c t a s the d i e - r o l l f o r e a c h of
Gen. Elec.
Sears
the t h r e e battles. You m u s t s e l e c t
t h r e e different Stocks f r o m among the
g r o u p l i s t e d below.
The judges will c o n s u l t the s a l e s - i n h u n d r e d s column f o r the closing N. Y.
StockExchange t r a n s a c t i o n s of Monday,
ATTACK DEFENDING ODDS STOCK
F e b r u a r y 15, 1966 found in the Tuesday
UNITS
UNITS
morning paper. The l a s t digit of the
sale-in-hundreds
column
will
be I 1 A r t y
1 Infantry
1 to 1 (
m a t c h e d up a g a i n s t the B l i t z k r i e g B a s i c
1 Armor
G a m e Attrition Play-by-Mail Table f o r
7 Arty
2 M a r i n e s 2 to 11
r e s u l t of combat. B e c a u s e Red Units
13 A r m o r
have no r e t r e a t r o u t e s , r e t r e a t s &ill be
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c o n s i d e r e d eliminations instead.
3 Marines 3 Armor
( Armor
Submit Title f o r New R a i l r o a d G a m e
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3. ) I & I1 C o r p s don't rcsach Nivelles
until 5 P M , June 16. Too much infantry
and not enough c a v a l r y a r e allotted to
this sector.
C o r p s flank unprotected
F r e n c h V C o r p s . PAA
f o r c e shifting of t r o o p s
t h u s e a s i n g p r e s s u r e on
5 . ) Delaying units slipped through
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2 . ) U s r of the e x c r l l e n t cornmunications a t Q B a l l o w s f o r a s t r o n g c o u n t e r a t t a c k through Q B which will wipe out
F r e n c h V C o r p s t h u s making opposition
f o r I11 and IV C o r p s too s t r o n g , u n l e s s
a t t a c k plan of I11 & IV C o r p s i s p o s t poned.
4 . ) I11 & I V
due to l o s s of
counterattacks
f r o m IV C o r p s
B o r s de M n z .
OPERATIONS SHEET
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Avalon Hill i s c o n s i d e r i n g the r e l e a s e of another r a i l r o a d game. They
have not a s y e t thought up a title f o r i t
and a r e looking to you to supply this
a n s w e r . The g a m e i s s i m i l a r to "Dispatcher" but t a i l o r e d to the a c t u a l ope r a t i o n of the B a l t i m o r e & Ohio R a i l road. Your suggestion f o r a title to
this g a m e i s r e q u i r e d in o r d e r f o r your
c o n t e s t e n t r y to be valid. However,
winning e n t r i e s will have no bearing on
what title you suggest.
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Appendix of Questions and Answers for Blitzkrieg
H e r e i s a r e s u m e of questions and a n s w e r s r e c a p i t u l a t e d f r o m those m o s t often
a s k e d in r e c e n t c o r r e s p o n d e n c e on Blitzkrieg. They a r e r e p r i n t e d h e r e i n the e x a c t f o r m they will a p p e a r i n the r e - r u n of the B l i t z k r i e g Battle Manual, due around
A p r i l o r May of next y e a r . One question t h a t h a s been i n c o r p o r a t e d d i r e c t l y into
the T o u r n a m e n t R u l e s i s the specific s t a t e m e n t allowing the breakdown of l a r g e r
Units into Substitute C o u n t e r s a t a n y t i m e b e f o r e and a f t e r combat. The following
c a n be c u t out and p a s t e d d i r e c t l y o n the b a c k c o v e r of your B l i t z k r i e g Manual.
The Coupon shownbelow is f o r t h e b e n e fit of the full-year s u b s c r i b e r . A s soon
a s you have a c c u m u l a t e d 4 s u c h c a u pons, l e a c h f r o m t h i s a n d succeeding
i s s u e s , you a r e entitled t o a $1.00 d i s count applied to- t h e p u r c h a s e of a n y
Avalon Hill game.
H e r e ' s how i t w o r k s
E a c h coupon is w o r t h 2 5 f . But one
coupon a l o n e d o e s not entitle you t o a
25$ c r e d i t .
You m u s t a c c u m u l a t e 4
d i f f e r e n t coupons b e f o r e taking advanta g e of the $1.00 c r e d i t . When you h a v e
accumulated 4 coupons, then you c l i p
t h e m a l l together a n d s e n d t h e m i n with
your o r d e r f o r a n Avalon Hill game.
When o r d e r i n g in t h i s m a n n e r , you
s i m p l y s e n d u s a check o r m o n e y - o r d e r
f o r $1.00 l e s s than the u s u a l r e t a i l value
of the g a m e .
Coupons c a n b e u s e d t o w a r d s t h e
p u r c h a s e of g a m e s , p a r t s , play-bym a i l equipment a n d t h e G e n e r a l . They
a r e valid only when o r d e r i n g d i r e c t
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The following i t e m s a r e out of stock
and will no l o n g e r be available f r o m
Avalon Hill.
1. G e t t y s b u r g ('58 s q u a r e g r i d ) :
Troop C o u n t e r s , O r d e r of A p p e a r a n c e
Cards.. r e p l a c e d by G e t t y s b u r g '64
version.
2. Gettysburg ('61 hex grid): T r o o p
Counters.
3. Chancellorsville: T r o o p Counte r s , Time Record Card.
4. The General: Vol. 1, No's 1 & 4.
F o r current Replacement P a r t s L i s t
send a s e l f - a d d r e s s e d envelope containing one 5$ s t a m p ; 8 { f o r a i r m a i l .
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I , Donald Greenwood, hereby a d m i t t h a t
I and o t h e r m e m b c r s of S P E C T R E have
been conducting a campaign of libel and
c h a r a c t e r a s s a s s i n a t i o n a g a i n s t the
MIT War G a m e s Society. I h e r e b y
withdraw m y c l a i m s of having beaten
the MITWGS and extend to them m y
s i n c e r e s t apologies f o r a l l the trouble
I have c a u s e d them. DonaldGreenwood,
HQ, I11 A r m y of Penna. , 128 W a r r e n
St., S a y r e , Penna.
Question: Can paratroops and other airmobile troops leave from a two or three square
city even if one of the city squares is an
enemy zone of control?
Answer: Yes, this applies to units leaving 2
and 3 square ports also.
Question: Can Paratroops'be split before flyIng and can a 1-4 paratrooper jump alone?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Can occupied cities be bombed to
destroy supply capacity?
Answer: Yes, but the units in the city must
be "soaked-off" against.
Question. Must an entire minor country be
subdued i n order to receive supplies for the
conquered cities?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Can you attack enemy units At
Sea?
Anwer: No!
Question: May a Strategic attack be made
on the same square as a nuclear attack in
the same turn?
Answer: Yes, the attacker determines the
order he wishes to roll the attacks.
Question: Can planes fly out of a city i f
they are being Strategically attacked?
Answer: Only FTRS may fly during the ene
mies turn.
Question: Can planes fly out of a city which
1s in an enemy zone of control?
Answer: Yes, but they may not land in a city
in an enemy zone of control.
Question: Are defenders in cities or mountains doubled against strategic air attack?
Answer: Yes.
Question: Does a Nuclear attack destroy the
supply capacity of a city?
Answer: Yes, just the same as i f it was totally destroyed by a normal Strategic air attack.
~~.
Question: May a Nuclear attack be used as
an interdiction attack instead of the 4 SAC
factors normally required for an interdiction?
Answer: Yes.
Question: May units that have invaded a
beach withdraw through that beach on a subsequent turn?
Answer: Only i f the units are Ranger units.
Question: May a player land aircraft in a
city that he has just captured and may units
at sea land in a port that has just been
captured?
Answer: No, you cannot capture and use a
city in the same turn.
Question: If a Unit uses two unconnected
roads in its move, may it carry over uncompleted fractions of road moves from one
move to another?
Answer: Yes.
Question: If all the cities in a minor country
fall on the turn it is first violated, does the
violator still lose 2 factors?
Answer: No.
Puestion: Suppose a friendly city contains
12 Ground Units and 12 Aircraft Units and
the enemy "bombs" it thus reducing its supply capacity by, say 5 factors. What happens
to the Units in the city?
Answer: The 12 Ground Units remain. But
you must e.liminate Aircraft Units equaling
the number of supply factors reduced, 5 in
this case.
Question: Can you place 12 Aircraft factors
in a city that has had its supply capacity
reduced?
Answer: No. Aircraft based in a city cannot
exceed that city's current supply capacity.
Question: May Aircraft be used to achieve
automatic victory?
Answer: Yes, however i f during the battle
portion of the turn enemy Fighters reduce
the odds below automatic victory conditions,
then all of the Units that moved adjacent to
or over the intended AV victims are eliminated. This applies even i f intended AV victims are subsequently eliminated.
Question: Can you invade on the very first
turn?
Answer: No.
Question: What happens to Units that do not
have a supply route as outlined in the Optional Rules?
Answer: Such Units have one turn to open
up a supply route, or they become automatically eliminated.
I Football Strategy
S t r a t e g y G a m e s f o r s e v e r a l months.
However, f o r s u b s c r i b e r s of t h i s m a g a zine we a r e reproducing the e n t i r e
c h a r t s o that you m a y be able to i n c o r p o r a t e the c h a n g e s immediately.
to Get Facelifting
The s t r a t e g y i n p r o f e s s i o n a l football
i s a n e v e r changing thing. To keep up
with t h i s changing tide we have updated
the "Offense P l a y s f r o m S c r i m m a g e "
c h a r t accordingly.
T h e s e c h a r t s , which a r e p r i n t e d dir e c t l y o n the playing board, a r e not y e t
available and will not a p p e a r i n F o o t b a l 1
The only r u l e change c o n c e r n s the
use of P a s s p l a y s 12, 13, 1 4 and 15
which m a y not be u s e d between oppone n t ' s 0 to 10 y a r d l i n e s inclusive.
I
A
O F F E N S E PLAYS FROM SCRIMMAGE
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Contest #9 Winners
Bismarck Search Patterns
By J a r e d Johnson
Get Belated Congrats
The following a r e those whose n a m e s
did not a p p e a r i n the November '65
"General. " They did a splendid job of
conducted b a t t l e i n the Bulge attack:
1. J a m e s G. Smith, 3219 Chadwick
Drive, L o s Angeles, Calif.
2. G a r d n e r Shattuck, J r . . 1 2 Wildwood C i r c l e , Wellesley, M a s s .
3. R. E. Utz, 208-1 NW Rockledge
P l a c e , Huntsville, Alabama.
4. F r e d J. Dickey, 3420 Granville
Road, We s t e r v i l l e , Ohio.
5. G e o r g e Leef. 710 Meadow L a n e ,
E l m Grove, Wisconsin.
6. 1 s t Lt. MacMurdy, Jr.. 7250
F o r d s o n Road, #1, Alexandria, Va.
7. J a y Rockstroh. 2915 P e n n s y l v a n i a
Avenue, B a l t i m o r e , Md.
8. N o r m a n McLead, 3846 Macomb
St. , NW, Washington, D. C.
9. R o g e r Santagato, 2525 E d w a r d s ,
G r a n i t e City, Illinois.
10. P e t e Rose, R.R. 2, Box 222,
B a r r i n g t o n , Illinois.
Contest
#I0
Winners
Not one c o n t e s t e n t r a n t knew e v e r y thing about Avalon Hill g a m e s , a s ind i c a t e d by the f a c t t h a t n o one w a s able
t o s u b m i t a p e r f e c t paper. The i t e m s
t h a t stumped m o s t c o n t e s t a n t s w e r e the
f a c t s that "1 01 s t Airborne" a r e included
i n B l i t z k r i e g and t h a t "7-4" a p p e a r s i n
F o o t b a l l S t r a t e g y a s a Defense alignment. N e v e r t h e l e s s , those who c a m e
closest were:
1. T h o m a s W. Gaddis, 3033 Lawnview, C o r p u s C h r i s t i , Texas.
2. T o m B e c k e r , 539 - 32nd St. N. W.,
Canton, Ohio.
3. T o m McDowell, 2370 Dumbarton,
E a s t P a l t o Alto, Calif.
4. F r e d W e b s t e r , 844 A s h c o m b D r . ,
Valinda, California.
5. C u r t i s S p o r b e r t , 102 - 5th S t r e e t ,
G a r d e n City, N. Y.
6. Donald L. A d a m s , 330 Clinton St.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
7. B r u c e T. Klem, 2463 So. 80th St.,
West Allis, Wisconsin.
8. Dr. P a u l Bushman, 3014 W e s t field Ave. , B a l t i m o r e , Md.
9. G e o r g e B e t r o s , 2429 Powderly
A v e . , B i r m i n g h a m , Ala.
10. M u r r a y R. S u m m e r s , 3855 So.
Cove Drive, B i r m i n g h a m , Ala.
Mauy thanks t o a l l of you o t h e r cont e s t a n t s who submitted e n t r i e s that included d e a l e r s ' n a m e s . T h e s e have
been r e - p r i n t e d e l s e w h e r e in this i s s u e
and we c e r t a i n l y urge that you f r e q u e n t
those c l o s e s t to you when next c o n s i d e r i n g the p u r c h a s e of Avalon Hill p r o d ucts.
E n c l o s e d is a s h o r t a r t i c l e which I
w a s p r o m p t e d t o w r i t e a f t e r reading
"Operation Churchill" by R i c h a r d L.
Dalton i n t h e July. 1965 i s s u e of the
General.
If t h e e d i t o r i a l staff had
checked h i s plan m o r e closely, they
would have d i s c o v e r e d t h a t he moved
two s h i p s f o u r s q u a r e s on t h e f i r s t
t u r n , which is illegal. B e s i d e s , h i s
e n t i r e plan l e a v e s m u c h t o b e d e s i r e d .
F i r s t B r i t i s h Move
Norfolk
A-5, d
Suffolk
B-5, b
Manche s t e r
A-6, d
Birmingham
A-7. c
Arethusa
B-7. c
Hood
B-6. c
Pr. of Wales
C-5, c
Aurora
C-7. c
Galatea
C-6, c
Kenya
C-8, c
Hermione
D-8, a
Victorious
D-7. a
Repulse
D-6. c
King G e o r g e V
D-6, c
Rodney
D-5, c
Dor s e t s h i r e
E-5. c
Ramille s
G-3, d
Edinburgh
G-5.a
Force H
H-5, d
Unsearched Areas:
A-8. B-8. E-6, 8
If t h e B i s m a r c k i s not found:
Second B r i t i s h Move
Norfolk
Suffolk
Manchester
Birmingham
~rethusa
Hood
Pr. of Wales
Aurora
Galatea
Kenya
Hermione
Victorious
Repulse
King G e o r g e V
Rodney
Dorsetshire
Ramille s
Edinburgh
Force H
Unsearched Area:
F-7. c
If not found, the B i s m a r c k i s in F-7, c
Strategic Withdrawal
By B a r r y J a c k s o n
Arc
you
continually
losing
those
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g a m e s which find y o u r o u t n u m b e r e d
t r o o p s facing a n a g g r e s s i v e e n e m y who
is calling all the p u n c h e s ? T o t r y t o
e l e v i a t e your p r o b l e m s , I suggest applying t h e p r i n c i p l e s of s t r a t e g i c withd r a w a l , t h e a r t of placing your u n i t s i n
such positions t h a t y o u r e n e m y ' s off e n s e i s f a t a l l y .slowed.
R e m e m b e r i n g t h a t i n m o s t g a m e s no
recommendations a r e perfect for a l l
i n s t a n c e s , h e r e a r e s o m e p o i n t e r s which
a r e helpful in s u c h g a m e s a s Bulge,
Waterloo, a n d D-Day:
1 ) T r y t o give u p a s l i t t l e ground a s
possible with e a c h r e t r e a t . If you give
up huge e x p a n c e s of l a n d e a c h t i m e .
you will find y o u r s e l f too c l o s e t o the
m a p b o a r d ' s edge too soon i n t h e game.
T h e r e f o r e , it i s v e r y a d v i s a b l e t o k e e p
good positions j u s t behind you, a s well
a s u n d e r you.
2) F o r m your lines s o a s to take
f u l l advantage of c i t i e s , rough t e r r a i n ,
r i v e r s , f o r t s , etc. P l a c e u n i t s with
s m a l l e r f a c t o r s s o a s t o multiply t h e i r
strength and stronger stacks in the
open if
n e c e s s a r y . When f o r m i n g
s c r e e n s , t e r r a i n b e c o m e s even m o r e
important.
3 ) Avoid contor s i o n i s t i c s a l i e n t s they have a knack of becoming s u r rounded a n d when y o u ' r e on the defens i v e you c a n ' t a f f o r d such l o s s e s .
Salients a r e e s p e c i a l l y c o m m o n a n d
d a n g e r o u s a t Q u a t r e B r a s , Clervaux,
and Spa.
4) Except i n D-Day. t r y t o k e e p
s o m e m e a n s of r a p i d t r o o p movement
j u s t behind your l i n e s - a n d u s e t h e m
t o shift y o u r s t r e n g t h b e f o r e i t ' s too
l a t e . T r y not t o l e t y o u r a d v e r s a r y
have the u s e of t h e i r s e r v i c e s . When
t h e r e i s a s p a r c i t y of y o u r units, m o bility i s e s s e n t i a l t o y o u r c a u s e .
5 ) Know w h e r e y o u r w e a k n e s s e s
a r e a n d t r y t o s t r e n g t h e n t h e s e points
( r e m e m b e - r t h a t a l i n e with a p p r o x i m a t e l y t h e s a m e n u m b e r of f a c t o r s a t
a l l points is, i n effect, w e a k e s t i n
f r o n t of your e n e m y ' s s t r e n g t h ) . R i v e r s
will v e r y often c a u s e weak points ( e s pecially i n D-Day) b e c a u s e they f a v o r
movement p a r a l l e l to t h e i r c o u r s e a t
t h e e x p e n s e of m o v e m e n t along a f r o n t
which c r o s s e s them. F o r t s c a u s e soft
s p o t s a t t h e i r f l a n k s b e c a u s e they l a c k
r e a l e s t a t e control.
6 ) Don't f o r g e t a i r power. In D-Day
you m u s t l e a r n t o plan a r o u n d any poss i b l e Allied air s t r i k e . Your Bulge a i r
s t r i k e s c a n b e e x t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t if
t h e y ' r e judiciously u s e d (I t r y t o u s e
s m a l l , but effective, b u r s t s s o a s t o
s p r e a d t h e p r i v i l e g e of being s t r u c k
a m o n g s t m o r e G e r m a n units. )
7 ) In D-Day a n d Waterloo, don't
h e s i t a t e t o u s e f a s t u n i t s of s m a l l f a c t o r s a s delay units. F o r instance. I
initially u s e a P r u s s i a n h e a d q u a r t e r s
s c r e e n t o d e l a y t h e F r e n c h a n d t o give
m e e x t r a t i m e i n which t o m a n e u v e r
u n i t s into positions i n f r o n t of t h e m a i n
French force.
8) A f t e r you have a s t r o n g p r i m a r y
line, t r y to formulate a secondary line
a s q u a r e o r two behind t h e front. It
d o e s n ' t have t o b e a solid l i n e a s long
as i t p r o t e c t s t h e r e a r of your f r o n t
a n d i t c a n b e brought u p t o full s t r e n g t h
d u r i n g r e t r e a t f r o m t h e p r i m a r y line.
9 ) Don't h e s i t a t e t o m a k e limite'd
offensives when e n e m y s t r e n g t h won't
threaten such operations against units
who a r e m o m e n t a r i l y outnumbered.
A s y o u r opponent's s u p e r i o r i t y is fina l l y vanishing - a n d i t will a s h e s m a s h e s
himself a g a i n s t your i n c r e a s i n g l y solid
l i n e s - i t i s a d v i s a b l e t o s t e p up y o u r
offensives, eventually taking t h e initiat i v e completely.
T o wind up, l e t m e i n j e c t my opinions
into a few a r g u m e n t s . B e s i d e s what
h a s b e e n previously s t a t e d concerning
Waterloo. I initially p l a c e t h e P r u s s i a n
cavalry and a mediocre secondary line
behind Tilly, t h e r e s t of t h e P r u s s i a n s
a r e l e f t t o defend Q u a r t r e B r a s a n d t o
a c t a s a s m a l l r e s e r v e . A s the F r e n c h
a p p r o a c h T i l l y , I t r y t o keep m y c a v a l r y
intact - I sacrifice them l a t e r in nume r o u s delaying s c r e e n s . In D-Day I
s e t up a n a d v e r s e - o d d s c o a s t a l d e f e n s e
through t h e L e H a v r e a r e a a n d p l a c e a n
a n t i - p a r a t r o o p s c r e e n of f a s t - m o v i n g
s t r e n g t h a few s q u a r e s inland. T h e
m a i n p o r t i o n s of t h e G e r m a n s t r e n g t h
i s l o c a t e d between P a r i s and St. Lo.
A c r o s s the n e c k of B r i t t a n y and t h e
n a r r o w s i n South F r a n c e , I place headq u a r t e r s c r e e n s . T h e b e s t chance t h e
G e r m a n s have i n Bulge i s t o c o m e
r o a r i n g down t h e r o a d t o Houffalize;
t h e r e f o r e , once I s e e what t h e G e r m a n s
a r e planning, I v a r y m y b a s i c holdHouffalize s t r a t e g y accordingly. I t r y
not t o f o r g e t t h e south a n d I d i s p e r s e
the
E l s e n b o r n Ridge c o n s e n t r a t i o n
southward.
If you have c o m m e n t s , p l e a s e send
t h e m t o the CinC of the ROGUES a t 1706
Old F o r g e Road, C h a r l o t t e s v i l l e , Va.
Stalingrad
Over Simplified
by T e r e n c e Zuber
Stalingrad h a s the potential to b e the
m o s t challenging of a l l the Avalon Hill
g a m e s . However i n i t s p r e s e n t f o r m it
s e e m s t o be completely o v e r - s i m p l i f i e d .
In t h e p u r s u i t of t h i s s i m p l i c i t y A . H.
h a s m a d e a g r e a t many h i s t o r i c a l and
operational e r r o r s . If and when A . H.
c o m e s out with a "tournament Staling r a d " , I believe they ought t o place
t h e s e changes in the r u l e s .
P r e s e n t l y the R u s s i a n s can u s e eight
r i v e r s q u a r e s within GERMAN t e r r i t o r y
t o double t h e i r defense f a c t o r s . By
A . H. ' s new g r i d s y s t e m t h e s e a r e : S35;
T35; BB38; JJ39-LL39 and NN40-NN41.
T h i s enhances t h e Soviet powers of def e n s e g r e a t l y to s a y t h e l e a s t , and in a
m a n n e r not p o s s i b l e t o t h e r e a l R e d
A r m y . The G e r m a n s w e r e on the E a s t e r n s i d e of t h e s e r i v e r s b e f o r e June
22, and t h e r e f o r e t h e R e d s gained
advantage f r o m them. T o r e c t i f y this,
l e t the G e r m a n s p l a c e u n i t s on the
b o r d e r s q u a r e s . Since t h e r e w a s no
fighting b e f o r e June 22 anyway, t h e r e
wouldn't b e a n y , l'combati'.
Avalon Hill h a s a l s o l o s t a g r e a t
d e a l of r e a l i s m by not incorporating
t h e new B a t t l e R e s u l t s t a b l e into Sg r a d . The g a m e s now d e g e n e r a t e into
s q u a r e - t o - s q u a r e slugging m a t c h e s ,
t h e Soviets o f t e n u s i n g t h e cheap 2 - 3 - 6 ' s
t o slow t h e e n t i r e G e r m a n advance.
The great encirclement battles a r e
v i r t u a l l y i m p o s s i b l e . The new table.
should b e i n c o r p o r a t e d if nothing e l s e .
A. H. h a s a l s o given t h e Soviets the
s h o r t end of t h e s t i c k i n r e p l a c e m e n t s .
I s p e a k h e r e not of opinion but fact.
The Soviet r e s e r v e s w e r e a p p e a r i n g a s
e a r l y a s the middle of July, they a p p e a r e d on t h e Moscow and Kiev f r o n t s .
T i m o s h e n k o a l o n e u s e d twenty r e s e r v e
d i v i s i o n s a t Smolensk. At t h e beginning
of t h e w a r t h e Soviets had 34 A r m i e s .
They l o s t s o m e 22 of t h e s e in the enc i r c l e m e n t b a t t l e s up t o t h e middle of
O c t o b e r , not counting what they l o s t t o
f r o n t a l c o m b a t and o t h e r c a u s e s (two
divisions shot t h e i r c o m m i s a r s and
d e s e r t e d o u t r i g h t ) , but t h e West Point
A
t l a s gives t h e m c r e d i t f o r s t i l l having
20 A r m i e s a t the end of t h i s t i m e . A. H.
gives t h e m c r e d i t f o r only 4 A r m i e s
m a x i m u m r e p l a c e m e n t . Obviously t h i s
l e a v e s 4 A r m i e s s t i l l unaccounted f o r ,
and t h e s e w e r e m o s t probably r e p l a c e m e n t s f o r the middle of July andAugust.
T h e r e f o r e A.H. should have a s m a l l
r e p l a c e m e n t r a t e in July and a l a r g e r
one in August.
However, t h e Soviets a r e f a r e a s i e r
t o defeat than A.H. b e l i e v e s , if the
G e r m a n a c t s quickly. 40% of a l l Soviet
i n d u s t r y l i e s i n the Doenets b a s i n . I t s
c a p t u r e b e f o r e t h e Soviets could move
i t off (they completed the job by the end
of '41), might have crippled t h e i r w a r
capacity.
It m u s t a l s o be noted t h a t the conditions of v i c t o r y in any such tournam e n t g a m e should b e changed. The
capture
of
Archangel,
Murmask,
A s t r a k h a n o r tlie C d c a s u s would l i i r v ~
g r e a t e f f e c t s on the Soviets, even if the
t h r e e c i t i e s w e r e not captured. It would
by no m e a n s b r i n g t h e m down, but a
l o s s of t h e s e would s e r i o u s l y h u r t the
R u s s i a n r e p l a c e m e n t capacity, and a
combination of two c i t i e s and t h r e e of
the o t h e r s might d e s t r o y the R u s s i a n
will to win.
The p r e s e n t u s e of the Soviet r a i l -
no
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roads i s faulty because i n addition t o
the reasons presented by other garners,
t h e Partisans w e r e exceedingly active.
Although this is beyond the s c o p e of
Stalingrad, by t h e time the s p r i n g of
1944 rolled around the Partisans had
blown u p 1 , 2 0 0 locomotives and 5 , 0 0 0
breaks i n the line in t h e sector of A r m y
G r o u p s Center and North alone.
Secondarily, amphibious operations
might be allowed in the Black Sea (each
side did in fact, c a r r y out two), and f o r
the first few months of the w a r the G e r mans mieht be eiven Luftwaffe factors.
To balance this off the Soviets should
be given a more r e a l i s t i c replacement
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( o r have time to evacuate the Doenets
industrv)
, , beforementioned areas.
I do not propose t h e s e reforms f o r
a r e g u l a r Stalingrad game for they
would swamp a novice, nor a r e these
"play-balance" schemes I thought u p
because I feel s o r r y for the Germans
a n d / o r Russians. W h a t e v e r reforms
I have proposed a r e based e n t i r e l y on
whatever facts I could dig up. F o r the
e n t i r e idea of a n Avalon-Hill game is
realism, and I a m glad f o r it.
Comments? The W a r Room, 9197
Creekwood D r i v e , Mentour, Ohio 44060
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The Nuclear W a r Game Company
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T h e i r humorous brochure shows how
you can destroy everything i n sight,
including your neighbor. It might be
w o r t h your time to w r i t e to: Nuclear
W a r Game Company, P. 0. Box 722.
Downey. California. T e l l them "The
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OPPONENTS WANTED
Worlq Conquest Inc. i s plannlng to
launch a. attack rpainst Spactro. We
need men. All loyal Wemtern Ohioans
should contact me. We need to unib
againmt Spectre. Fardie Bowman. 481
F~ankliaAve., Xsni., Ohio 45385.
Rally 'round the Star. k Bar.. Rab.1
The IOthCorp. of the Confederate Army
of Central Pennsylv.nia invite. any m d
allpersoneattending the Univeraity of
SouthC.rolin& who wish to band together
in the defenma of our Confederacy to
contact: John Rockhols. Box U-3313,
USC. Room E-306, Columbia. S.C.
Calling Oklahomimml Army of OM.homa needmYOUI Many areacommand*
are .till open. Write to John Hall.
Tulsa, Okla.
2233 South Lod.ville
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wiahas to engage anyone who i* willing
to give me a thirty day limit on returniag move. and who will play exchange.
.a stated in the flrmt Stalingrad rules
(onlywhenplaying Stalingrrd, of sourso).
Write: 1804 NE 50th Street. Seattle.
Wuh. 98104.
P. B. M. Blitakrieg,
either
side.
Tournament game. or optional game.
Send me your first move. Timothy C.
Niesen. RD #I. Conemtoga, Pa.
If you live in Pennsylvania don't stand
hers and read thie ad! Write me and
join the most elite unit in the SS the
2nd Pz SS Rag. I am the sonnmanding
officer, Col. Allard. and I need men
for my mtdf. Write to James Allard.
403 S. Main St.. Doyhatown, Pa.
The Duke University Company o l Wargamer. would like to extend a formal
challenge to any other o r g a n i ~ e dcollbgiite wrrg.ming
clubs to engage in
tournament play in permon o r by mail
with Tactic. I1 or Blitekrieg. P1ea.e
contact Commandant Walter Gusrry
Oram In. Duke Univeraity Company of
Wargarner.. P.O. Box 5847. Duke St.tion. Durham. North Carolina.
Achtung Komerad~lBeen put to shame
Lately? Allies b a t you again? Joia
WFStl Beat everyone in sight? Have
not loot a game yet? You haven't engaged WFSt. We'll ehrink Your ego.
Limited no. of enli8tment. and Challenges. WFSZ 4205 E. 186 St.. Clevsland, Ohio 44122.
OPPONENTS WANTED
OPPONENTS WANTED
OPPONENTSWANTED
Opponent wanted for Gettysburg. S t d To all Connecticut A.H. players: We
ingrad, Afrik.Korps. Blitzkrieg. Bulge.
need men1 The Connecticut Spectre
Waterloo. and Football Stratenv. Have
Army i s going into battle and we need
no PBM equipment. no combat mumt be
good commandere. If you think you fit
in person. Have molt experience with
the blll and you want to destroy .U rlGettyrburg, but due te a limited number
v1.
cluba, then mend your name, adof opponent# 1 have ao idea how sffastivo
dress, game.. age, PBM equipment.
my tactics and strategic. really are.
and experlance to: Richard Shalvoy,
Contact
Jim Stein. 21. of 311 W. 104th
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15 Ludlow Manor. Eamt Norwalk. Conn.
Place Chicago. Illinois 60628.
Enlimt in the "Iron Crosaoe" now1
Write: Reich Fuehar Brian Parkor. HAwarcamern1 Bo *dvi.ed that the title
8012 Sierra Oval. Parma, Ohio 44130.
Der Fuhrer has been reluctantly dropped
Y o u ' v e f o ~ h tthe rest, now try the beet.
and raplaced by the Chief of Staff. Duek
9th Corp.. Toxam. Confedorate Army
arranges PBM game. between it'a
of Central Pennsylvania, E.A. Mohrmembers and with other sluba. Memmann, 209 S. Biahop St.. San Angelo,
ber. are needed from all mtaPe. Sand
Texaa 76903.
nlme, age. addre..,
number of game..
and experience to Chief of Staff!Du.k.
Va. k W. Va.. Md. 8Wa.h.
s Del.,Ohio.
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447 Broadway. Bangor. Pa. 18013.
D.C. to form a PBM club. Accepted
Small genersl staff of the Oerman
members will use a noble code name.
Army of the midweat would like to enSend name, .ge. addreas, experience
gage mature opponents in tho pursuit
and game. you want toplay to: Diamond
of victory in the following; D-Day.
Kingpin, 128 Arch St., Elizabeth. Pa.
Afrlka Korps. Stalingrad. Battle of the
17022 Hurr I I
Bulge. also Blitzkrieg, in which we
prefer red. Our firat letter will coningrad tournament atarting onFebruary
tain detail..
Notify NEU. 1617 Bradlo, 1966. I t will be a double eiiminaford, Pagedale, Mo. 63133.
tion tournament apcnaorod by Laulenca
BrUliant, but inexperienced general i s
Plumb and conducted by the MITWGS
looking for PBM opponent* for Blitscomputer. To enter merely *end your
kriog and Bulge. Also Flee---face
name, addre..
and a meif-addre.sed
opponent8 for thsaa and many other.
envelope to MIT War Game Society. 84
(Staliagrsd, Midway. AK. Niauchemm.
Mam.achusatt.
Ave.. Student Center.
etc.. ). W r i w Allen D. Doum. 4343
Room 401. Pls..e
include a ahort
Cororado. Long Beach, Calif. 90814;
resume and phono.
o r phone: 438-3937 (I'm not t*
inFroadom lover. of the world, unitel
exparianced).
Spectre muat be crushed. A11 those
Rusty Grand Marlhall wiahel to reinterested in joining S. M. E. R.S. H. and
sharpen his wits with
good general.
combating thia deadly m e m s s write to
Will play-by-mail Tactlsa 11. A. K..
Thoma. Fanchar, 26 River Street, SidBlitakrieg, and Bulge (wlth anyone who
ney. New York 13838.
ha. the Bulge PBM rule,. chance tables.
Ohioan.. Attantioat Spectre ia out to
and combat tabla). Contact Steve Man..
gat you1 F o r our common survival join
the World Conqruats. Inc. Army of
Ohio. now1 Contact David Gruenbam.
Seeking opponents of any kind. Orsgory
Military Oovernor of Ohio. 605 W. 5th
L. Burham. 1523 27th Street, Ogden.
Utah.
St.. Mary.viile. Ohio 43040.
Wanted A capable opponent who own.
Achtung! All wargamere a t or in the
D-Day. Stalingrad. Tactics 11. Watergeneral area of tho Univeraity of New
loo, and Afrika Korp. for the purpose
York a t Stony Brook, please contact
of playing a11 5 game. a t tho .me
time
Robert Schul. Liebl. address; 19 8.1in a 5 game aeries. I would prefer
four Lano, Stony Brook, L. I.. New
aomsone living in New England who can
York. A wargame society i. in the
rush their turns. Myrecord- 211-41-4.
process of being initiated. Robert
Contact Donald Greenwood. 128 Warren
Schuls Liebl. 19 Balfour Lane, StrathStrest. Sayre. Pe-.
mbre a t Stony Brook. L. I., New York.
In Needl I havo wen 90% of my game..
Your Attention Plaaae: I am intereetdd
I started a year ago. and have 11 war
in contacting (or being contacted by)
games. 1 wish to join World Conquests
adult-typo players of any A.H. game.
Im. in figbt againat Spectre, but there
I live in Manhattan. NYC. Bu8ine.a
ie no group in my area. Plsaee send
phone: 777-1000. Residence phono:
.dvics. Kenay Bals. 4427 Lealand La..
873-1333. Call me
I would like to
Na8hville. Tonn. 37204.
find some opponent.. Michael H. Levy.
War Lards challenges all PBM oppoI l l Fifth Ave., New York 3. N.Y.
nent. or clubs. Will play a8 Oerman.
Achtungl Anyone in the North S o r e
in Bulge (minu. uncertain replacement
area of Chicago wishing to loss at a
rule) and either ~ l d oin Waterloo and
rcalietis war game using HO a s d e
Blitskrieg. Contact: Doug Beyerlein,
pieces on a 4 x 12 hoard. I would like
3934 S. W. Southern. Seattle Washington
the complete game. of Cottyeburg '58
Attention: Anyone interested in piaymg
and Chancellorsvilh. Will pay reasonmultiple command play-by-mail game.
able price.. ContactRobert vonRithol=.
of Stalingrad. D Day, and Biit=kriag
21 Lakevier Terrace, Highland Park,
please contact me. Robert Christian.
Ill. 60035. Phone: 432-7550.
Central Wssloyan College. Central.
Wanted: AH players from Hunter or
South Carolina.
City College, N. Y. C. Object: To form
a AH Club. I have five AH war g.ms..
All experienced fanatics interemted in
exchanging their idea.. concept., andl
if interested soatact Stephen Gei;lsgar.
or dalu.ion.
concerning rules and
1475 Wythe PI.. Box 52. New York.
methods of play with eorneone d
. adWould like to ongaga any and everyone
dicted to the atupid game. a r e Invited
intoroatad in a
of Waterloo. h e to contact John Schader. 2109 Norbert
k r Frsnsh aide. Write to N. Forrest.
St.. Flint, Michigan 485M.
1624 Nokomis. Dallas. T e u . 75224.
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opponent to play m y AH War Game in
person. Moderats experience praferable. W r i b or call Dave Purcell,
Development Office. Union College,
Schenectady, New York 12308. Phome:
346-8751. ExL 334.
Attention: Management and Diplomacy
PBM. I would like to getasmanygames
with maximum
atartod a. po.sibls,
Everyone internumber of player..
eatad, please .end
.elf-addreamed
stamped envelope for rule..
(Deadline
Jan. 31.t.) A1.o wmtad: November,
1964. (4 issue of the AH General in
~ e o dcondition. (Nothlng torn or cut
out.) Name price. Write to Jared
Johnson, 1548 Rochelle Drive. Chamblee. Georgia 30005.
1 am inteseebd in contacting m a m e
opponent. for in-person game. of DDay. Afvika Korpa. Stdingrad. Midway
a d Bulge. Metropolitan New York and
Bergen County are..
Kenneth MIUS,
Ridgefield. New Jersey. Phone: 2017022.
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w o r d s maximum. W e r e s e r v e the r i g h t to r e - w o r d your
copy. Only one a d p e r s u b s c r i b e r p e r i s s u e is allowed. A d s
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Achtungl Maine-he8 unite l All Maha
AH gamer. wimhing to joinSpectre send
name, addre*.. game. owned to (Obersturmbhrhror) Brian Libby. 16
William St.. Portland. m i n e 04103.
We need you1
There ia now a Midweat field command
of The ROGUES (Rather Odd Ghoul. in
an United Effort). A. of now we a r e a
.mall, but proficient organimatim. and
we need member..
If intaaated, contact George L e d . 7lOMeadow La.. Elm
Grove. Wi.. 53122.
Wanted: Opponent. in Battle of the
Bulge or Gcttyaburg "aquare grid" "ordon. Will take either aide in both
games but prefer Americana in Bulge.
P.B. M. only (2nd edition). Please
contact John Lemko, 4434 Ludlow St..
Phil..
Pa. 19104.
Enlist now! Join the rank. of Texas
Spectral Lwking for now worlds to
conquer after cruahing Jack Grssne a t
A. K. and Stdingrad. Join now to dafend tho Republic of Toxa. (we recently
annexad the U. S.) Contact Eddie
Robi~heaux, 4405 Driftwood. Corpu.
Chrimti. Te-8 78411.
Opponent wanted for Battle of Bulge.
PBM or in peraon. Also I would like
to t r y play-by-phone D. Msehm. 2
Pinecone Lane, We8tbury. New York.
ED. 4-1867.
Individual opponent8 wanted to play
Blitzkrieg (no clubs plorec!). If you
take Red, and units at sea. If you take
Blue. I have 4 FTR's and 4 RNGR'. in
Sea Zone D. I will play with all rules
except Weather k Nuclear. I will play
m y other games PBM. Ray Wright.
age 22. 5032-10th court South. Birmingham, Alabama 35212.
Wanted: Wargamorsinterested inLongrange ( 5 yrs. 7). intelesting, raaliatic.
refighting of World War I1 from Jan.
1941 on. College atudente. graduates.
or military por8oanel only: High echo01
students will be considered only if they
have had experience in building own
games. Oppormnitie. for naval. air.
land. and G-3 command positions. Ad
Hoc Committee for the Reinstitution of
World War II. Box 5522. Stanford. Gal.
94305.
Spectre m
i plotting to take over the
South. We m u d defend the South by
defending the North (even if they a r e
Yankees.) We can defend our interests
by joining the rieing young power of
"Dusk". Under the leaderahip of eur
fearlea. leader, we'll bury these carpetbaggers that call themeelve. Southerners. Stephen Voinche, Box 705.
Cedartorun. Georgia.
Wanted: Any adult opponent living in.
o r around tbc Philadelphia. Pa. arca.
I have all the Avdon Hill Military
Game., and will be available for m
in pereon match. My record i s approximately 50% losing in most games.
BA-9 -1876. M. Marinelli. 4053 N. 8th
St.. Phil..
Pa. 19140.
Warlords. Inc. Wiahcs to announce
that application. for nqwlyopencd cornmand poeitiona arenow being conaidsrad. Intomated parties should contact
A2C s c h t C. Berscbig, 6988tb Sew.
Sq.. APO S F . 96328. Please include
ssaume of paat experience, games
owned, ago, ctc. Send a l l communication. Air Mail only. Alao, challengalr.
individual o r sWf. will bo accepted for
any A I i WW IIgame.aftar I5 December.
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OPPONENTS WANTED
MIT War Game. Society Still Unbeston!!! ! ! Various claims to the contrary. (none of the people claiming to
havo beaten urn have ever played urn).
Challenges for play-by-mail games are
once again being accepted. Stalingrrd
ia preferred, but any other reasonable
challmgem will be eon~idcred. Thoee
deairing m immediate reply should enc1o.o a .tamped .elf-addrss~ed cnvelope O r poetcard. Contact: MIT War
Game. Society. Room 401. MIT Student
Center. 84 Mas8achueatts Avc.. Cambridge. Maas. 02139.
Opponents For D-Day,
Stalingrad.
Korpe. Bulge. Blitzkrieg. Tactics.
Waterloo. and Gettysburg. Either side.
Send your personal rules with acceptance and art-ups to: William Hoyer,
7833 W. Becher. WestAllis. Wie. 53219.
The University of Illinois Wargame
Club needs member*. If you are in
the Urbana. Illinois area andwish competition in any Avalon Hill battle game.
come to our meeting% Sundays. 2-5
p.m.. 273 Illini Union; o r call Tony
Leal. 404 E. Stoughton 3527253.
Desire live opponents in South Shore
area. Will play by mail, Bulge only.
Have Blitzkrieg but wish to discuss
game before playing. Players 25 yra.
o r older please for live play. By mail.
any age. Would like to purchase o r
borrow Vol. I. No. 1 of General. Contact: Norman A. MacDonald, 169 South
Franklin St., Holbrook. Mass. 02343.
phone: 961-1345,
We a r e the first organbed coalition'of
groups all over the country designed to
fight S. P. E. C.T.R. E. We of Zitadell
havo #worn ourselves into a brotharhood to protect the future from S. P. E.
C.T.R. E. In the months that lie ahead
Zitrdcll will crush the S. P. E. C. T.R. E.
assault in a bath of blood. William B.
Proto 11, 2503 Brookside Ave.. Omaha.
Nebraska 68124.
Warning: The Riverton-Cinneminson
N. J. arca 1s completely surrounded1
All TacticsI1,Gettyshurg. AfrikaKorps,
D-Day opponents will lay down their
arms or come out fighting. Will accept fighting or surrender P r m s at my
field headquartera in person: Field
Marshal Bob Lawlor. 2402 Chestout
HillDrive, Clnnaminson. N. J. Military
burials will be arrangedl
Notice To All Russians: The German
Army i s going to invade the Soviet
Union. If any club. or person thinks
they can stop us this time. send their
defense ~1.n to Tim Dekker. 4625
Doreen Ave., Elmonk, Cdif. 91731
"We will revonRc Stnlingnd".
Attention Anyone who wants an almost
certain victory can't pass up a chance
like thie. I will play anyone in Afrika
Korpa. Waterloo, Blitzkrieg or D-Day
by mail. Larry Comas. 7955 S. Hermitale. Chlcago 20. Illinois.
To: Those who are against SPECTRE
or other..
From: King Rat.
SubjccC Your defeat inStalingnd. Tact i c s II and Waterloo.
Rules: I -Ill take the German Army.
The Ruesims will have regular
replacement rate.
Waterloo m y nida.
Tactica any side or rule for firstmove.
King Rat, 516 E. Diamond Avenue.
Huslurrr, Penn~ylvania.
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p r e c e d i n g publication will a p p e a r in t h e following i s s u e .
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Question Box
Q: If G e r m a n Units a r e i m m o b i l i z e d
by a s t r a t e g i c a i r a t t a c k and a r e then
f o r c e d to r e t r e a t i n a l a n d a t t a c k a r e
they e l i m i n a t e d i n s t e a d ?
A: Yes.
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Q: If t h e R o m m e l Unit i s i s o l a t e d by
Allied Units f o r two T u r n s i s i t e l i minated?
A: No - t h e R o m m e l Unit s t a y s on
b o a r d a t a l l t i m e s throughout the game.
Q: How c o m e the G e r m a n R e c c e Units
c a n go 1 4 s q u a r e s , using the R o m m e l
Bonus, when R o m m e l , himself, c a n
only go a m a x i m u m of 1 2 s p a c e s ?
A: R o m m e l d o e s not t r a v e l the e n t i r e
t u r n with the R e c c e Units. He t r a v e l s
with t h e m f o r only 2 s q u a r e s . The
thinking behind t h i s bonus f e a t u r e is the
f a c t t h a t t h e s e Units will "hustle" i n the
p r e s e n c e of t h e i r b o s s .
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Blay, John S.
THE CIVIL WAR; A PICTORIAL
PROFILE.
New York, T h o m a s Y. C r o w e l l C o . ,
1958.
A h a n d s o m e volume containing 365
p i c t u r e s covering t h e b a t t l e s , a r m y life,
p o r t r a i t s of t h e politicians and gene r a l s . The n a r r a t i v e i s chronological
and geographical.
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T h e e p i c t r u e s t o r y of the only
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total w a r .
Harwell, Richard Barksdale
T H E UNION READER.
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G r e e n . 1958.
The Civil War a s s e e n and r e p o r t e d
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m o r e d e a l e r s o t h e r than those l i s t e d
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1605 B l d H U I Arraru
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2277 unlrrr.lty ~ o u l n v a r d
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526 Wsr.rly Straet
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5614 8 . ~ 0 . Rold
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734 Wa&grm
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Howard b Lexlajtos Street.
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2404 U~lver.lty Boulevard
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1023 12th str..t
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601 Dnvl.
Evur.m. Iulnd. 60201
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I558 Wallthy S.E.
Grand Rlpld. 5. Mlchlgm
Corman k R.ab Toy.
38 C,..*rwd
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6821 Pr..ton
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4127 Gag. C-ter D r h
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Cnd. Amcour'sa**l
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New York
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Joy Shop
503 W u h m
Wink, Toy F a i r
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M e d o Toy a d Party Shop
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