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The AVALON HILL
Published First Day O f Every Other Month
VOLUME 2, NO. 1 Publication Office: 210 West 28th Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21211
$QUANDER-THE GAME FOR BORN LOSERS
Behind the Publishi
Scene - Par
In the l a s t i s s u e we d i s c u s s e d t h e 5-
s t e p cycle of designing a new game.
But designing i s only half t h e "battle. "
Of equal i m p o r t a n c e +s getting a new
g a m e onto the r e t a i l s h e l v e s and u l t i -
m a t e l y into the c o n s u m e r ' s hands.
P r o m o t i o n i s the Key
Today i t t a k e s a wildly exciting a d -
v e r t i s i n g campaign t o get your product
noticed.
C a s e in point i s $quander, o u r b r a n d
I D i r e c t Mail
new m a s s - m a r k e t game. ( B a t t l e g a m e
fanatics should s k i p t h i s a r t i c l e , t h i s
g a m e ' s not f o r you. ) Even though the
concept of play i s a d e p a r t u r e f r o m o u r
u s u a l f o r m a t o u r c o n s u m e r panel f e l t
that i t w a s up t o the Avalon Hill s t a n d a r d
of enjoyment. It f e a t u r e s a completely
different philosophy.. . t h e winner i s
the l o s e r . I t ' s Monopoly in r e v e r s e -
$quander i s the g a m e f o r b o r n l o s e r s .
So h e r e i s a "can't m i s s " g a m e a s
f a r . a s design i s concerned. But how
will the public find out about i t . AS
with o u r b a t t l e t i t l e s , p r i m e n e c e s s i t y
i s the i n s e r t i o n of p r i n t e d a d v e r t i s e -
m e n t s in m a g a z i n e s t h a t a r e d i s t r i b u t e d
t o the a g e groups we s e e k . S p o r t s Illu-
s t r a t e d , Boys Life, Venture a r e typical
magazines we s e l e c t .
F r e e Publicity
Supporting t h i s "paid-in" m a g a z i n e
a d v e r t i s i n g a r e p r e s s r e l e a s e s which
a r e m a i l e d out t o thousands of news-
p a p e r s a n d m a g a z i n e s who a r e happy
t o r e c e i v e t h i s type of f i l l e r m a t e r i a l .
A s a m a t t e r of f a c t , t h e r e a r e quite a
few well-known e d i t o r s who a r e Avalon
Hill afficionados t h e m s e l v e s a n d a r e
m o r e than willing t o ' l p u s h l ' o u r p r o -
ducts a t no c h a r g e .
Point of S a l e A d v e r t i s i n g
Counter display m a t e r i a l containing
Product Folders a r e sent to retailers
I $quander h a s b e c o m e a n instant s u c -
f r e e of c h a r g e which helps a t t r a c t the
attention of the c a s u a l s h o p p e r t o o u r
products on the s h e l v e s . Window
f the g a m e c o u n t e r s .
Not the l e a s t i m p o r t a n t i s the d i r e c t
I Most of the plans submitted w e r e
m a i l campaign. E v e r y p e r s o n that
s e n d s in a R e g i s t r a t i o n C a r d i s placed
on o u r c o n s u m e r mailing l i s t s o that
they can b e informed of t h e l a t e s t in
AH products. T h i s type of promotion
a l s o i s a m e r c h a n d i s i n g a i d to the r e -
t a i l e r s i n c e o u r l l h a r d - s e l l l gs h e e t a c t u -
a l l y c r e a t e s m o r e s t o r e t r a f f i c f o r him.
Most people on o u r mailing l i s t much
p r e f e r running down t o t h e i r Avalon
Hill d e a l e r t o pick up the new g a m e in
p e r s o n r a t h e r than o r d e r i n g through
the m a i l s .
T r a d e Advertising
A l l of the above a d v e r t i s i n g a n d
promotional s u p p o r t i s of no value un-
l e s s we can convince the middle m e n
that we have a winner. T h e r e f o r e , a s
i s the custom in the industry, we e m -
ploy f a c t o r y r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a l l o v e r
the country who c a l l on the w h o l e s a l e r s
a n d r e t a i l e r s in p e r s o n . They a r e the
hub of t h e e n t i r e promotional wheel.
T o give t h e m ammunition, we r u n
t r a d e - a d v e r t i s e m e n t s that a p p e a r in
publications such a s Toys & Novelties,
Playthings, Toy & Hobby World, e t c . ,
which a r e distributed s t r i c t l y t o toy a n d
game buyers. These ads make them
a w a r e of the e x i s t e n c e of o u r products
and the availability of new g a m e s .
Instant S u c c e s s
c e s s with the toy b u y e r s who have be'en
a s k i n g u s f o r y e a r s t o develop a g a m e
f o r the m a s s - m a r k e t . H e r e i s a g a m e
SUBSCRIPTION
$4.98
MAY 1965
The M a r c h i s s u e f e a t u r e d a r e p l a y
of Stalingrad w h e r e i n the G e r m a n player
attacked a t 1-2 odds in m o s t c a s e s .
Since then, m a n y s u b s c r i b e r s have sub-
mitted " b e t t e r " s t a r t i n g defensive line-
ups f o r the R u s s i a n player designed to
preclude the swift breakthrough made
by the G e r m a n p l a y e r in the e a r l y
s t a g e s of the g a m e that w a s replayed.
p r e d i c a t e d upon keeping a skeleton
R u s s i a n f o r c e in ~ i n a l n din o r d e r to
b o l s t e r the defense in the Polish-
Hungarian line.
Our d e s i g n staff picked out a few of
t h e s e and s e t t h e m up. In one c a s e , the
G e r m a n p l a y e r had occupied Leningrad
on the t h i r d t u r n b e c a u s e Finland had
been left too weak. In o t h e r c a s e s , the
German-Finnish troops s o harrassed
the weak R u s s i a n f o r c e left in Finland
that the R u s s i a n p l a y e r w a s constantly
running t r o o p s b a c k and f o r t h f r o m the
P o l i s h b o r d e r . Such vascillation ulti-
m a t e l y c r e a t e d a hole and the G e r m a n
player w a s able to capitalize.
T h e r e w e r e , however, s o m e e x -
c e l l e n t c o m p r o m i s e s and the G e r m a n
p l a y e r was h a r d put t o m a k e any head-
way.
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We a r e r e - p r i n t i n g s e v e r a l s e t t h e m
up and s e e how they stand the "1-2" test.
The f i r s t i s f r o m A r t Schneider, 6720
23rd Avenue. Kenosha, Wisconsin.
"Stalingrad replayed in the January
(Continued on P a g e 2)
that s t a r t s you off with a million $quan-
d e r b u c k s . The object i s t o b e the f i r s t
t o throw your money away - even f a s t e r
than the government d o e s it. The beauty
of it a l l i s the f a c t that i t s t i l l r e q u i r e s
a g r e a t d e a l of thought t o win the game.
A s in that a l l - t i m e g r e a t . Monopoly,
the b r i g h t e r p l a y e r s will invariably win
m o s t of t h e t i m e . T h a t ' s why the toy
b u y e r s a r e going c r a z y o v e r $quander.
They e s p e c i a l l y l i k e the f a c t that i t s
p r i c e d a t $3.98, just like Monopoly.
Now, we don't have anything against
Monopoly - a f t e r a l l , i t took 30 y e a r s
t o come up with something b e t t e r .
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after Jon P e r i c a ' s west coast Game
Analysis Club.
The son of an Air Force careerman.
. .. a bi-monthly magazine mailed pretty Stan Wolcott, i s the w e s t editor. His
dose to the first day of January, March, May, straight "A" scholastic standing h a s
July, September and November. obtained for him two nominations to the
Air Force academy and a four- y e a r
The Avalon Hill Gmeral is edited mdpub-
lished by the Avalon Hill Company, Baltimore, Regent's Scholarship to the University
Maryland. of Nebraska, Wolcott's ultimate aim i s
to enter international politics.
Copyright 1964 T. A. H. C. Rounding out the staff is Tom A.
Baltimore, Maryland.
Printed in U. S.A.
New Editors - - Bosseler in the southwest. Bosseler's
ultimate aim i s just to get out of high
Appointed to Staff school so he may devote m o r e time to
winning Avalon Hill games. He will
(Continued f r o m Page 1.
As The General begins its second feature a r t i c l e s in his column on how
GENERAL seemed to offer a challenge- year of publication, a new group of to "attack, defend, plan campaighs, and
for a foolproof Russian Order of Battle, a r e a editors takes over for the next six win every game."
and I think I have one that will limit issues. Of course, we will continue to
the German 1-2 Blitz a s much a s include a r t i c l e s from the previous Quite an intersting lineup of editors,
T e r r a i n will allow. Of course,
subsequent moves, and the willingness
the editors whose contributions in the f i r s t
year of publication helped make this
what ? We urge you to write them. ..
anything of interest you have to say may
of the German to take r i s k s will still magazine a rousing success. very well wind up in sections of their
determine the game, but this o r d e r of respective columns.
battle would surely be an a s s e t because Why Editors a t All?
no major r i v e r lines could be breached The establishment of a r e a editor-
in the f i r s t move. ( I think) ships promotes a c l o s e r kinship with
readers, especially those f a r distant
GRID UNITS BY
COORDINATE COMBAT FACTORS f r o m the e a s t coast offices of Avalon
S-18 Hill. It allows the reader to a i r his
7-10, 6 - 3
U-18 views with editors of his own geographic Laurence Plumb
4-6
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2-3
X-16 themselves a r e selected on the b a s i s of Amherst, New York 14226
4-6,4-6,4-6
2-16 diversification of gaming interests.
5-7. 5-7
AA-15 7-10, 5-7, 5-7
Thus you can count on an excellent
cross-section of views each and every
EDITOR - covering Maine, New Hamp-
BB-15 5-7, 5-7, 5-7 shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
CC-14 issue f r o m the newly appointed editors.
5-7, 5-7, 4-6 Island, Connecticut, New York, New
EE-12 Editorships have been r e -aligned into
4-6, 4-6 J e r s e y , Pennsylvania, Europe.
JJ-12 4-6
five t e r r i t o r i e s . Heading the east is
KK-14 Laurence Plumb who has had several
5-7, 5-7, 5-7
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articles published in the
Amherst's l i t e r a r y magazine.
Triad,
A first
Probability for
00-13 2-3
The r e s t a r e r e s e r v e o r in Finland."
board Chess player a t Amherst Central
High, Plumb claims that Avalon Hill Tactics & Strategy
The second, f r o m Richard A. games " a r e more engrossing than Chess by Laurence Plumb
Shagrin. room 356 Haggett Hall, U. of since the possible combinations and the
Washington in Seattle, felt that the chance to show one's originality i s much One of the most important abilities
Nemunas River bend needed defensive greater. I ' Plumb i s a direct descendant of every strategist and tactician i s the
bolstering. Here, then, i s his com- f r o m General Slocum, listed a s com - ability to a r r i v e at a decision under a
plete setup: mander of the Union XU[ Corps in the given s e t of combat conditions. His
Gettysburg game. mind must combine the intangibles such
Grid System: A through WW run along In the southeast, avowed Confederate a s t e r r a i n , pyschological condition, and
E a s t and West edges, 0 through 57 run Marc Nicholson t.as been appointed o n
along North and South edges angled enemy capability with the tangibles
the basis of his interest inmilitary such a s odds, replacement rate, and
southeast-northwest. Leningrad i s K3 1, history. He has alrady designed a
Warsaw i s 213. Bucharest i s QQ9. movement factor to develop a favorable
game titled Chickamauga and chose and logical solution to a military situa-
Cavalry the battle of Antietam a s the subjectfor tion.
2 A3 6 a t e r m paper. Nicholson i s a member In this a r t i c l e I would like to examine
4 S18 of the Honor Society a t Seneca High in the odds chart briefly to a s s i s t the
6 A36 Louisville, Kentucky. r e a d e r to a r r i v e a t such decisions.
Taking c r e d i t for his wife's a r t i c l e s
Armor
will be Myron R. Brundage.a new mid- The probability of a given event i s
1 C36 6 53 1
2 U18 7 X15 -
west editor. Brundagets interesting
background includes employment for two
defined a s the number of favorable out-
comes over the total number of possible
3 E36 15 EEl2
4 G34 s u m m e r s a s a field foreman with outcomes. In the case of the die the
Reynolds Survey. As a pyscology major probability of rolling any single number,
in college, he has studied statistical say a four, i s one-sixth, o r one in six.
Infantry
2 R18 8 G34 .
methods and rhetoric.. and has become This means that on the average, one
3 AA15 9 J31 just about the most fantatical Avalon roll in six will turn up the desired num-
4 C36 10 JJl2 Hill devotee of the afficionado group. ber, o r one-sixth of the time the die
5 E36 11 216 He heads up a Chicago club patterned will have a four face up.
THE GENERAL
DB2 116 116 116
EXC 116 116 216
AB2 216 116 116
AE 216 216 116
In o r d e r to determine the probability
of any one given attack succeeding add
the separate favorable outcomes. F o r
example, suppose one were contem-
plating a two to one attack. The favor-
able outcomes would most likely be
considered to be DE, EXC, and DB2.
Their sum (116 t 216 + 116) i s 416.
Hence out of six two to one attacks one
could expect t o win four of them.
In o r d e r to determine the probability
of a given s e t of attacks succeeding
multiply the unfavorable r e s u l t s in the
f i r s t attack by the unfavorable r e s u l t s
in the second attack by the unfavorable
r e s u l t s in the third attack and s o onun-
til all the separate attacks have been
included. This will give the probability
of losing every attack. Subtracting this
f r o m one will give the complementwhich
is not losing every attack, o r winning a t
least one of them. F o r example, suppose
cess t h e r e would be if three one to twos
were attempted against a r i v e r line. At
one to two there i s only one favorable
event, DB2 (Exchange would not be con-
sidered favorable since the defender
would still be smiling happily behind
h i s unbreached r i v e r line). The unfa-
vorable r e s u l t s a t one t o two (EXC,
AB2, and AE) total (116 + 216 + 216)
516. The product of the separate totals
(516 x 516 x 516) i s 1251216 or,approx-
imately 61 10. Subtracting this f r o m
one we get 4/10. Hence, in ten s e t s of
three one to twos, we could expect to
win a n attack in four of them.
Probability can a l s o be used t o de-
termine the macroscopic position one
could expect to find oneself after a
given s e t of attacks against the enemy.
Assume each of the s e p a r a t e probabili-
ties (DE, DB2, EXC. AB2 and A E ) to
be indicative of the whole attack. F o r
example, suppose one to twos were
being made along a n entire front with a
total of sixty attack factors. Out of
these sixty factors, 116 o r 10 would
force the enemy back two. One-sixth,
o r 10 would exchange with enemy units.
Two-sixths o r (60 x 216) twenty factors
would be forced back two. Two-sixths
o r twenty factors would be eliminated
by the AE. Totaling the eliminated
units we find that thirty out of sixty
factors would be eliminated either
through exchanges o r d i r e c t elimination.
These three calculations can be very
helpful in determining both strategy and
tactics. In D-Day they can be helpful
in determining an invasion a r e a ; by
setting a minimum probability of 9/10
a s the probability of moving a s h o r e one
might be tempted to invade a seemingly
solidly defended beach when nine times
out of ten the Allies would move a s h o r e !
In Stalingrad i t can be very helpful in
determining the number of one to twos
necessary to insure (by insure I mean
a probability of 9/10 o r better) the
cracking of a r i v e r line, o r i t could be
put to use in the l a t e s t German strategy
of massive s e t s of one to twos by giving
a n estimate of what l o s s e s the German
commander could expect.
I would appreciate hearing your com-
ments, c r i t i c i s m s and suggestions.
I Southeast (
Marc Nicholson
2425 Meadow Road
Louisville 5, Kentucky
EDITOR - coveringDelaware, Maryland
D. C., Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia.
Florida. Kentucky. Tennessee, Alabama.
Mississippi.
Waterloo Defense
by Marc Nicholson
I would like to open my f i r s t column
by publicly expressing my thanks to
AVALON HILL for making m e an editor.
I promise to give this column my b e s t
effort, such a s that may prove to be.
Anyhow, thank you AVALON HILL.
Next, I invite anyone who has a
workable opening and/or move for
either side in Waterloo to write me. I
a m going to conduct a s o r t of a survey.
Personally, I think the French have it
almost a l l their own way. One instance
where they don't will occupy the r e s t of
this column.
P-A-A Loses Too Often
As I stated above, I feel that the
French player has a much e a s i e r time
of 'it in Waterloo. The P-A-A player
usually follows the same defense pat-
tern; fight for Nivelles, Quatre Bras,
and Tilly; fall back slowly on Mont St.
Jean; lose in the end. Usually, enough
French cavalry gets off the board to
eliminate the P. IV Corps by defection.
There must be a better line of defense.
P-A-A Must Attack
As a student of F r e n c h f o r four
y e a r s , I a m quite an avid fan of Napo-
leon. Consequently, I most often play
the French side. The few times I have
lost, I have been the victim of radical
defenses. The P-A-A player relied on
the old axiom that the best defense i s
a good offense. One such system I will
relate to you now.
First. PAA groups all P units into
stacks of 15 (the cavalry presents some
problems, but that's the way it goes).
One stack of infantry is initially placed
near Quatre B r a s , it will l a t e r be used
to defend the hills around the road
junction. The main stack of cavalry i s
also placed a t QB. It can be sent to
either Nivelles o r Ligney a s the battle
demands. The remaining infantry is
placed in a line on the Ligne River
covering the a r e a f r o m the secondary
road to St. Amand. The cavalry that
was not used in the main stack i s placed
around the infantry so a s to prevent i t
from being attacked on the f i r s t turn.
French Opening Moves
The F player shoulddivide his troops
into three groups. The I and I1 Corps
will advance on Nivelles. A light mixed
force will move toward QB. The r e -
maining main force will move up from
Fleurus and attack the P cavalry screen.
Now o r Never
The P player must now attack. If he
is lucky with the die, he can t r y 1 to 1
o r even 1 to 2 attacks. Other players
must confine themselves to more con-
servative attacks. The P will eventu-
ally lose all the units that he puts into
the fight but by striking f i r s t , he should
be able to destroy a t l e a s t a s many F
units. The strategy behind these open-
ing moves is three-fold. F i r s t , the P
i s fighting only p a r t of the F , the r e s t
being too f a r away to help. Second, this
battle takes several turns, perhaps a s
many a s six o r eight, allowing the AA
reinforcements to a r r i v e on the scene.
Third, this attack can irrepairably crip-
ple, the main F force. The AA troops
will now have to fight only the I and I1
corps. Of course, the psychological
effect i s also important. It gives the
initiative to the PAA. As long a s it i s
retained, the F will have to work quite
hard to pull the game out of the fir;.
I I
Midwest
Myron R. Brundage
330 W. Dickens
Chicago. Illinois 60614
EDITOR -
covering Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
nois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa. Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana.
Bismarck by Mail
by Myron R. Brundage
Avalon Hill's Bismarck i s a naval
game which i s easily adaptable to play-
by-mail.
To adapt your Bismarck game to
THE GENERAL
play-by-mail, f i r s t put a g r i d on your
battle board, placing n u m b e r s one thru
seven horizontally along the n a r r o w
ends of the board f r o m the c o r n e r s
reading Northwest t o Northeast and
Southwest t o Southeast. Then place
l e t t e r s A t h r u H vertically along one
side f r o m c o r n e r s reading Northeast
to Southeast.
L a t e r , when positioning your ships
on the Battle Board r e f e r f i r s t to t h e i r
grid co-ordinate, lA, 3D, etc. and then
to t h e i r Bow Facing. That i s , the di-
rection the Bow of your ship i s facing
(North. Northeast. E a s t , Southeast, o r
South, etc). If you wish t o give i t m o r e
r e a l i s m you can add the d e g r e e s of the
compass t o the direction by saying, f o r
example. Bow Facing SSE 120°, etc,
denoting g e n e r a l direction, exact di-
rection and d e g r e e s on compass.
Using R e c o r d Sheets
Next, remove two S e a r c h Board
Record Sheets f r o m the tablet. One to
s e r v e a s a n information sheet between
you and your opponent. Since the
r e c o r d sheet i s printed on both s i d e s ,
one side will s e r v e a s yours, the other
a s your opponent's. It i s wise to place
your name a t the top next t o where i t
s a y s S e a r c h Board and your opponent's
name on t h e r e v e r s e side. On this sheet
you keep the r e c o r d s of time and of
hits in battle a s in a n o r m a l game of
Bismarck. Since maps a r e provided
you can on one t r a c e the p r o g r e s s of
B i s m a r c k through the game, by plac-
ing a 'lB" a t Bergen and drawing a l i n e
f r o m each s u c c e s s i v e zone o r A r e a
s h e a p p e a r s in throughout the game.
On the other m a p can b e shown Bis-
m a r c k ' s suspected position, if approxi-
mately known and a s q u a r e - e n c i r c l e -
ment around i t of two s q u a r e s i n a l l
directions. This i s done by counting
out two zone s q u a r e s in a l l directions
f r o m the zone B i s m a r c k i s known to b e
in o r if zone i s not known, by counting
two s q u a r e s in a l l directions f r o m the
A r e a B i s m a r c k i s known t o be i n and
connecting the l e t t e r s of t h e s e zones.
This informs both p l a y e r s of where
B i s m a r c k ' s possible moves a r e on the
following t u r n and m a y even s e r v e a s
a tactical tool f o r helping the B r i t i s h
player find and concentrate on Bis-
m a r c k ' s movements.
The B r i t i s h player places the name
of h i s C r u i s e r s and A i r c r a f t C a r r i e r s
on the other Record sheet, but not the
n a m e s of h i s Battlewagons being a s
they a r e a l r e a d y printed. This r e c o r d
sheet the B r i t i s h player keeps f o r h i s
own use. T h r e e places w h e r e they can
b e written in a r e ( 1 ) above the word
B i s m a r c k and t o the left of where i t
s a y s Hit Record; ( 2 ) to the right of s a m e
and below the T i m e Record; ( 3 ) and in
the e x t r e m e right hand bottom c o r n e r .
This i s done s o that the B r i t i s h player
can keep a r e c o r d of his co-ordinates
between l e t t e r s and turns. The Bis-
m a r c k player only need place h i s co-
ordinate next t o the word B i s m a r c k on
h i s own such sheet to keep his r e c o r d .
Conducting of Battle
Battle i s resolved s i m i l a r l y t o the
Afrika Korps method of play-by-mail.
T h e r e f o r e , ten digit tables a r e needed
r a t h e r than the s i x digit ones printed
on your S e a r c h and Battle Boards. You
and your opponent may build your own
o r u s e the following tables: F o r the
S e a r c h Board c h a n c e Table, digits 1
& 2 stand f o r " B i s m a r c k locates a
B r i t i s h Convoy and sinks s a m e . 3-8
stands f o r "British a i r recon sights
Bismarck. etc. 'I, 9-0 stands for "No
Effect".
F o r the Battle Board Chance Table,
digits 1-3 stand f o r "Misty Weather,
etc. 'I, 4 & 5 f o r "Bismarck t u r n s on
CV o r CA in s a m e zone and sinks one,
etc. 'I, 6 & 7 "British CA's launch t o r -
pedo attack, etc. ", 8-0 Swordfish's
planes sight and conduct a e r i a l torpedo
attack, etc".
The Battle Results Table f o r B-
-
range (2 s q u a r e s a p a r t ) i s a s follows:
To Broadside; 1 & 2 Bow h i t s , 3 & 4
S t e r n h i t s , 5 Sec. A r m . , 6-0 M i s s e s ;
To Bow; 1 - 3 Bow hits, 4-0 Misses; T o
Stern; 1 & 2 S t e r n h i t s , 3 & 4 Midships,
5-0 Misses.
F o r A-range ( 1 s q u a r e a p a r t ) : To
Broadside; 1-3 Bow hits, 4 & 5 S t e r n
h i t s , 6 & 7 Sec. A r m . , 8 Midships, 9
& 0 M i s s e s ; To Bow; 1-3 Bow hits, 4
& 5 Midships, 6-0 M i s s e s ; To Sternk
1-3 S t e r n hits, 4 & 5 Midships, 6-0
Misses.
F o r the Torpedo Table, 1-3 Mid-
ships. 4-0 Misses.
Since play-by-mail can get to b e a
long ordeal, i t i s suggested t o cut down
the length of correspondence that two
specific l i s t s of stocks be chosen in
advance of battles f o r you and your op-
ponent. These l i s t s will s e r v e t h r u
e v e r y round of battle. Each l i s t r e p r e -
senting the total salvo count that any
one ship can possibly have in a single
round of battle. That i s , one stock f o r
each shot. Thus totaling 14 f o r the
B r i t i s h and 16 f o r B i s m a r c k , who gets
two e x t r a because she can f i r e a t two
ships simultaneously in a , multiship
battle and i s a b l e , t h e r e f o r e , to u s e
both h e r secondary a r m a m e n t s ; where-
a s B r i t i s h ships can only u s e one side
a t a time. If and when a multiship bat-
t l e o c c u r s the ,British player submits
to the B i s m a r c k player additional l i s t s
of stocks totaling the exact salvo count
f o r each of h i s bther ships.
The f i r s t s i x stocks (1-6) and the
l a s t six stocks ( 11-16) of the B i s m a r c k ' s
l i s t a r e always used f o r Bow and S t e r n
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T u r r e t s respectfully. F o r the B r i t i s h
(1-7) i s always Bow and (10-14) always
Stern. Since the B r i t i s h can only u s e
one Sec. A r m . a t a t i m e ( 8 & 9 ) will
suffice. F o r B i s m a r c k (7 & 8 ) a r e tee
P o r t side and (9 & 10) a r e the Starb.
When a gun i s hit that stock i s stricken
f r o m the l i s t and i s not used f o r the
r e s t of the Battle.
Along with t h e s e l i s t s of stocks go a
l i s t of closing dates, preferably F r i -
days, because F r i d a y ' s r e s u l t s a l s o
a p p e a r in Saturday papers. F r i d a y ' s
a r e a l s o good because i t takes two days
traveling t i m e f o r each l e t t e r and one
days contemplation and writing giving
s i x days between closing dates.
Thanks t o John Rockholz and George
Callen f o r t h e i r m a j o r contributions
toward perfecting this play-by-mail
s y s t e m . Any q u e r i e s about this s y s t e m
will be welcomed a t 330 W. Dickens,
Chicago, Illinois 60614.
And with that I leave you f o r now
with this thought: "Your r u l e s a r e your
Bible-know them and you know your
game.
West
Stan Wolcott
P. 0. Box 381
Hastings, N e b r a s k a
EDITOR - covering North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska. Kansas, Montana,
Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Wash-
ington, Oregon, Alaska, Canada.
A Plea for
Napoleonic Warfare
by Stan Wolcott
This being the f i r s t a n n i v e r s a r y i s -
sue of the General, i t s e e m s appropri-
ate t o speak of another anniversary,
a l s o of i n t e r e s t to w a r g a m e r s , which
o c c u r s in a few weeks. This coming
June 18th, m a r k s the 150th a n n i v e r s a r y
of the battle of Waterloo; the eventwhich
ended the Napoleonic E r a . As m o s t of
you a l r e a d y know, t h i s decisive battle
has been r e c r e a t e d in exacting detail
by Avalon Hill in their game of the s a m e
name. The game, covering the e n t i r e
campaign r a t h e r than just the battle it-
self, begins play on June 16th and con-
cludes i t on June 20th, 1815. During
this time interval the two players, the
F r e n c h and Prussian-Anglo-Allied, a r e
able to maneuver their f o r c e s over the
t e r r a i n of the accurately reproduced
mapboard; the r e s u l t being one heck of
a challenging game to all concerned.
Superlatives f o r WATERLOO
In the words of p a s t editors, includ-
THE GENERAL
ing my predecessor, WATERLOO i s
"the most accurate of a l l war games",
"For strategic and tactical maneuver
the best game" and finally "one of the
best AH games and certainly one of
the best balanced." To add my own
comments to those of the others, I be-
lieve WATERLOO i s probably the b e s t
battle game Avalon Hill h a s produced
to date. It contains all of the p r e r e q -
uisites for an interesting game, which
to my mind a r e a s follows.
P r e r e q u i s i t e s for an Interesting Battle
Game
(1) Simplicity - The rules and object
of the game a r e easily understood and
readily learned; ( 2 ) Balance - Neither
side has a preponderant advantage over
the other; the outcome depends almost
solely on the players themselves, with-
out emphasis on the roll of the die; (3)
Variety - There a r e a s many methods
of playing the game a s there a r e play-
e r s ; the game does not become very
monotonous o r stereotyped; and (4)
Authenticity - The original situation
has been faithfully recreated and i s
historically correct.
A Question
These then a r e the characteristics
of an enjoyable and interesting battle
game and I feel that WATERLOO h a s
come very near to fulfilling them all,
although even i t has defects whichmight
be corrected. Nevertheless, one may
ask that if WATERLOO i s such a suc-
cessful game, a s doubtless it is, why
then haven't m o r e games following its
format been produced ? Most Napoleonic
campaigns upon inspection, reveal the
same game possibilities a s WATERLOO,
yet none have been followed up.
The Reason Why?
There a r e two things - which I feel a r e
responsible for this situation. F i r s t ,
the closeness of the Second World War
to the present generation. The Second
World War has impermeated the minds
of Avalon Hill and w a r g a m e r s to the
point that every other period of warfare
has been overshadowed. To wit. Of
the battle games produced by Avalon
Hill, including their newest game BAT-
TLE O F THE BULGE, there a r e seven
games dealing with World War I1 and
only two with other wars. Second, lack
of documentation. While there i s an
overabundance of material on the Second
World War, there i s a corresponding
scarcity of it on the Napoleonic Wars,
a s well a s others. This l a s t reason,
while maybe a hindrance, should not
altogether preclude Avalon Hill f r o m
making a game of this period. If they
have reached the high degree of ef-
ficiency in r e s e a r c h , which they boast
of, this would be only a minor difficul-
ty in their "5-Step Cycle. I '
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A P l e a to Avalon Hill best to lose a few games while practic-
ing than to only half l e a r n each attack.
Let this then be a plea to AvalonHill
for the production of games in a r e a s TACTICAL ATTACKS
other than World War 11, particularly
the Napoleonic Era. These w a r s oi 1) Frontal-hit front part of unit when
long ago shaped history a s much as sides a r e covered. Good for feints and
holding attacks. Sometimes costly in
World War 11, maybe even m o r e ; they
material.
were also the anvil f r o m which modern
strategy and tactics were forged. Why 2 ) Flank-maneuver around unit leav-
ingopen r e t r e a t . Good against outposts,
then have they been s o neglected? F o r
etc. Can leave attacking units without
myself, being an exponent of Napoleonic
adequate support in case of counter-
warfare, I would like to see battle games
attack.
made of the Liepzig and Austerlitz cam-
3 ) Pincer-surround enemy before
paigns. Probably most of you out there
attack, leaves no r e t r e a t .
also have a favorite battle you would
4 ) Attrition-continuous attack. Good
like to see materialize into a game.
for reducing strength of enemy. Can
be costly in material.
Write In!
If so, take this a s an invitation to
-
5) Double-Flank surrounds enemy
leaving no r e t r e a t . Good against sali-
drop m e a line voicing your thoughts
ents.
on the subject and I, in turn, will relay
them on to Avalon Hill. Remember, a s
GRAND TACTICS (combination attacks)
a wargaming enthusiast your response
will have profound effect upon the p r o -
duction of future games! -
6 ) Siege-surrounds units without at-
tacking. Good for reducing strongpoints.
In the months to come, I'd like to
Can be costly in time.
write articles about things in which you,
the reader, a r e interested in, s o don't
-
7 ) Frontal Soak-off attack of weak
units in continuous line. Good for forc-
hesitate to write m e about your p r e f e r -
ing r e t r e a t s .
ences; they will be of invaluable help in
writing the column.
In closing, I would like to leave with
you one of my favorite military sayings
which all of us would do well to r e m e m -
$
ber. Marshal Turenne, Louis XIV's
ablest general, once said "When a gen-
s'
e r a l makes no mistakes in war it i s
?'
because he has not been at it long."
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Ex. -Notice that instead of attacking
a t I1banzait1odds, A divided his attacks
into two sacrifices and two "stomps.
Tom A. Bosseler
Next turn A will gain this t e r r i t o r y a t
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8 ) Flank Soak-off-getting by strong-
points leaving defender's r e t r e a t open.
EDITOR -
covering Oklahoma, Texas,
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Cali-
fornia, Hawaii. F a r East.
It s e e m s t o me
that most people (and
Avalon Hill) don't want to fool around
with Play-Balance. Accordingly, I a m
writing only a r t i c l e s on gaming strategy
and tactics and realistic play.
The following diagrams of attacks
a r e very basic and fundamental. Ob-
viously, many variations of each attack
a r e possible. To improve your game-
playing you should memorize completel!
the following methods of attacks. As
in chess, you should apply each attack Ex. -Here A has advanced a s f a r a s
in a lot of games in o r d e r to l e a r n them. possible. Next turn D will either a t -
Not until you have each and every a t - tack o r r e t r e a t . In either case if A has
tack a t your command can you even sufficient r e s e r v e s he will gain two
consider using strategy in a game. It's squares.
THE GENERAL
9 ) P i n c e r Soak-off-surrounds e n e m y
strongpoints.
1
Ex. - A f t e r t h e a t t a c k a n d n e c e s s a
soak-off, the powerful e n e m y unit will
be helpless.
10) A t t r i t i o n Soak-off-attack of many
units by many units.
Ex. - H e r e i t is a s s u m e d that A h a s
the n e c e s s a r y overwhelming - local r e -
s e r v e s f o r t h i s type of a t t a c k . A f t e r
a while D should f e e l the m a t e r i a l l o s s
and then, of c o u r s e , A will a t t e m p t t h e
breakthrough.
11 ) Double-Flank Soak-off - a t t a c k of
s a l i e n t while soaking off a t t h e b a s e .
Ex. - I t ' s a l l u p f o r D ' s Heavy A r m o r
- h i s line. Notice a l s o t h a t e n e m y
and
c o u n t e r a t t a c k i s n ' t plausible. T h i s is
the tactician's masterpiece.
12) - Mass-continuous a t t a c k on one
spot by many methods.
T h i s concludes m y l i s t of a t t a c k s .
T h e r e a r e many combinations of the
twelve. R e m e m b e r , only c o n s t a n t a p -
plication of e a c h will i m p r o v e your
playing.
THEORY O F T.HE ATTACK
T o m o s t people, the object of t h e
a t t a c k h a s two p o s s i b i l i t i e s - l o s s of
e n e m y m a t e r i a l and gain of position.
Too often the t h i r d possibility, s u b t l e r
but just a s deadly, i s forgotten. T h i s
is t h e l o w e r i n g of e n e m y m o r a l e .
M a t e r i a l l o s s t o the e n e m y i s bene-
f i c i a l when you have a n overwhelming
s u p e r i o r i t y . The second possibility,
gain of position, not only p r e v e n t s t h e
e n e m y f r o m obtaining i t , but allows
you t o give b a t t l e a t your own t i m e and
place. The definition t o the t h i r d pos-
sibility, l o w e r i n g of e n e m y m o r a l e , is
up t o you. It involves e i t h e r making
the e n e m y believe h i s position i s hope-
l e s s but a l s o producing a m o m e n t a r y
p a r a l y s i s of h i s r e s e r v e s .
Tactics for Bismarck
by Walter G u e r r y G r e e n , 111
Since just about everybody s e e m s t o
have a f a v o r i t e t h e o r y on how t o win a t
t h i s o r t h a t g a m e , I a m going t o add m y
own i d e a s on B i s m a r c k . S e v e r a l things
m u s t b e r e m e m b e r e d i n examining
t h e s e thoughts. In t h e f i r s t place n o
plan is foolproof even if s o m e fool
thinks i t is. T h i s i s t r u e f o r a v e r y
good r e a s o n - human n a t u r e . No two op-
ponents a r e exactly a l i k e and what will
d e s t r o y one u t t e r l y will play into
a n o t h e r ' s h a n d s completely. T h e r e is
a l w a y s s o m e s m a l l move that i s not
anticipated; f o r i n s t a n c e one of m y op-
ponents m a d e a fool of a p e r f e c t t r a p
o n m y p a r t by u s e of a football button-
hook which l e f t t h e e n t i r e B r i t i s h Navy
s t a r i n g a t B i s m a r c k ' s wake. The s e c -
ond point i s t h a t although no plan i s
foolproof s o m e definitely r e d u c e t h e
e n e m y ' s c h a n c e s e s p e c i a l l y if you a r e
s m a r t enough t o r e m e m b e r y o u r op-
ponents' f a v o r i t e t r i c k s .
Head f o r t h e C o r n e r
On t h e G e r m a n ' s s i d e i t i s definitely
a b e s t b e t t o head f o r the f a r t h e r e s t
c o r n e r of y o u r p o s s i b l e move. My
f a v o r i t e i s s o m e w h e r e i n t h e neighbor-
hood of E-5-c. F r o m t h e r e t h e G e r -
m a n m u s t play i t by e a r l i t e r a l l y . If
t h e B i s m a r c k i s s m a r t a n d plots t h e
position of h i s p u r s u e r s e a c h t u r n he
c a n f a i r l y soon pick out t h e s e a r c h pat-
t e r n i n u s e and l o c a t e the e n e m y b a t t l e -
s h i p s , e s p e c i a l l y t h e slow o n e s . If t h e
e n e m y i s s o stupid a s to d i s p e r s e h i s
c a p i t a l s h i p s on a one p e r s q u a r e b a s i s .
B i s m a r c k c a n with a l i t t l e l u c k s n a t c h
one up on h e r way b a c k t o p o r t . On no
account should the G e r m a n a c c e p t c o m -
b a t on h i s way out u n l e s s facing a v e r y
weak s h i p o r a m e d i u m one a t night.
T h i s d i c t u m is b a s e d on the f a c t t h a t i t
m a y well l e a v e B i s m a r c k in a damaged
state; a t sea this i s dangerous a s the
e n e m y m a y well catch you. On t h e way
i n t h e B r i t i s h player i s usually a w a r e
of B i s m a r c k ' s position and i s concen-
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trating s o that the German's escape i s
p r e t t y much timing a n d luck, i n this
c a s e i t d o e s n ' t h u r t t o fight a s you will
pick u p points t o h e l p even if you a r e
caught. Another g e n e r a l r u l e i s t o
b r e a k c o n t a c t if a fight looks l i k e i t will
l a s t o v e r t h r e e b a t t l e b o a r d moves.
The e n e m y m a y well b r i n g up r e i n f o r c e -
m e n t s t o complicate things, and B i s -
m a r c k n e e d s t o k e e p well a h e a d of p u r -
s u i t t o have r o o m t o m a n e u v e r .
Keep B a t t l e s h i p s i n P a i r s
On the B r i t i s h s i d e t h e a m a t e u r
a d m i r a l should deploy h i s s h i p s to
c o v e r e v e r y p o s s i b l e s q u a r e , which
with a l i t t l e l u c k l e a v e s only two o r
t h r e e openings. F r o m t h e r e it i s p o s s i -
b l e t o c a t c h m o s t of the p o s s i b l e s p a c e s
on t h e next move s o that if contact i s
not m a d e you a t l e a s t h a v e a good idea
w h e r e h e is. A p r i m e r u l e f o r t h e
B r i t i s h t o follow is t o t e a m u p battle-
s h i p s with two t o g e t h e r a t a l l t i m e s ;
n e v e r b r e a k t h i s a s a single capital
s h i p is a dead duck a g a i n s t a n u n d a m a g -
ed B i s m a r c k and even a damaged one
c a n put Renown o r R e p u l s e u n d e r .
Another hint, n e v e r put t h e s e two to-
g e t h e r a s two a r e a l m o s t a s e a s y t o sink
a s one. When B i s m a r c k h a s been h u r t
i t i s s a f e t o b r e a k up G e o r g e V, P r i n c e
of Wales, Hood, Rodney, and R a m i l l i e s .
but only when s h e i s s e v e r e l y damaged.
No s i n g l e B r i t i s h s h i p should e v e r take
h e r a t night b e c a u s e of the f i r e power
advantage. T h e b e s t possible plan I
have found i s t o k e e p t h e p a i r s of heavy
s h i p s in a s o r t of t r i a n g l e with t h e slow
ships closer to German t e r r i t o r y s o
t h a t they will have t i m e t o move. T h e s e
g r o u p s should be c l o s e enough f o r
m u t u a l s u p p o r t . The c r u i s e r s can b e
u s e d t o f o r m a s c r e e n which expands
f r o m top t o b o t t o m on e a c h move until
t h e b o a r d i s blocked off into twohalves.
Then t h e B r i t i s h c a n s w e e p w e s t until
B i s m a r c k i s f o r c e d t o move t o w a r d
home. With luck s h e can b e blocked
with a p a i r of capital s h i p s .
Brussels by 20 June
by A l b e r t A . Nofi
When, i n m i d - J u n e 1815, t h e I m -
p e r i a l A r m y m a r c h e d n o r t h into Bel-
gium i t w a s opposed by two a r m i e s
e a c h of which w a s equal t o i t in s i z e
and s t r e n g t h . The E m p e r o r w a s not,
however, one to w o r r y about the odds
too much and d e v i s e d a plan which took
advantage of t h e d i s p e r s e d condition of
the A n g l o - P r u s s i a n a r m i e s . T h i s plan,
b r i l l i a n t in i t s bold g r a s p of the s i t u -
ation, failed only b e c a u s e f a r too many
ranking o f f i c e r s w e r e no l o n g e r up t o
t h e i r long e s t a b l i s h e d high r e c o r d s of
p e r f o r m a n c e . Even Ney-the " b r a v e s t
THE GENERAL
of the b r a v e M - h a dr e t u r n e d f r o m R u s s i a
a v e r y different m a n and displayed v e r y CONTEST $7
e r r a t i c behavior d u r i n g the Waterloo
campaign.
Adopting Napoleon's Actual P l a n

In outlining m y adaption of Napoleon's

plan I would l i k e to m a k e i t c l e a r t h a t
while I a m a s s u m i n g M a r c h a l M a d e j a ' s
r e c o m m e n d e d s t a r t i n g situation i s u s e d
(See Vol. 1, No. 3 ) t h e plan w o r k s well
with t h e r e g u l a r a r r a n g e m e n t . H e r e i s
the plan, in phase s t e p s . . ..
1. N e y ' s C o m m a n d ( I a n d I1 C o r p s )
a d v a n c e s on the weak Anglo-Allied
force a t Quatre B r a s , brings them to
b a t t l e a n d s e i z e s t h e vital r o a d c e n t e r
and heights the-re.
2. The Main Body (111, IV, VI, and
Gds C o r p s a n d I, 11, 111, a n d IV Cav
C o r p s - ) a d v a n c e s on both s i d e s of the
Ligne R i v e r t o b r i n g the P r u s s i a n I,
a n d , a s they a r r i v e , I1 and I11 C o r p s t o
battle with t h e intention of r e m o v i n g t h e
P r u s s i a n s a s a m a j o r combatent f o r c e .
3.. C o n c u r r e n t l v with P h a s e 2 N e v ' s
-

Command, possibly s t r e n g t h e n e d with

T h i s c o n t e s t involves a hypothetical ,-
- -- - - - - - -- - -- '

s o m e e x t r a c a v a l r y , should b e f o r m i n g
situation a t Q u a t r e B r a s a l r e a d y s e t up
f o r YOU. Applying the r u l e s f r o m the
Operations Sheet
a l i n e a g a i n s t the Anglo-Allied f o r c e s
Waterloo g a m e , t h e F r e n c h p l a y e r (the I
in t h e Genappe r e g i o n t o p r e v e n t Wel-
l i g h t e r u n i t s ) i s attacking, with the ob- I A t t a c k e r ( F r e n c h ) Defender ( P r u s s i a n )
lington f r o m a s s i s t i n g t h e P r u s s i a n s .
j e c t of eliminating a s m a n y P r u s s i a n
4. When t h e P r u s s i a n s h a v e b e e n
c o m b a t f a c t o r s a s p o s s i b l e while k e e p -
e l i m i n a t e d a s a m a j o r opponent s o m e
ing h i s own l o s s e s to a m i n i m u m . In
Main Body c a v a l r y should b e thrown
o t h e r w o r d s , the s t r a t e g- i c a l p r e m i s e
around the remnants to keep them in
f o r t h i s m o n t h ' s c o n t e s t is t h a t you a r e
p l a c e while t h e bulk of t h e Main Body
to fight t h e battle s o t h a t you have the
b r e a k s off combat and m a r c h e s t o N e y l s
h i g h e s t probability of gain a t t h e l e a s t
a i d probably a r r i v i n g just when Anglo-
r i s k of l o s s . F i r s t - study the b a t t l e
Allied p r e s s u r e o n Ney b e g i n s t o build
situation.
up dangerously.
Now r e f e r to the O p e r a t i o n s Sheet.
5 . T h e full A r m y of the North should
A s you c a n s e e the c o m m a n d e r of e a c h
launch s t r o n g a t t a c k s a g a i n s t t h e Anglo-
P r u s s i a n unit i n the battle i s l i s t e d
Allied l i n e ' s w e a k e s t points i n a n effort
under the "Defenders" column. Under
to b r e a k through t o B r u s s e l s .
the "Attackers" c o l u m n you a r e t o w r i t e
6 . A s P h a s e 5 i s going t o comple-
in the designation n u m b e r of the F r e n c h
tion G r o u c h y ' s R e s e r v e C a v a l r y should
Unit t h a t i s attacking. If one F r e n c h
a t t e m p t t o get a r o u n d Wellington's flank
Unit a t t a c k s m o r e than one P r u s s i a n
in a n effort t o t u r n i t , o r , failing t h i s ,
unit, then the n u m b e r of the F r e n c h
making a r u n f o r B r u s s e l s .
Unit i s t o be w r i t t e n n e x t t o e a c h of
In e s s e n c e t h a t ' s it.
them.
The defeated P r u s s i a n s about Ligny
will probably mind t h e i r own b u s i n e s s How to E n t e r
until t h e i r IV C o r p s a r r i v e s and effec-

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tive u s e of c a v a l r y will slow t h e m up. This contest is f r e e to all subscrib- I
If the P r u s s i a n IV C o r p s r e i n f o r c e s e r s . Simply f i l l in the O p e r a t i o n s I
Wellington's Genappe l i n e things b e - S h e e t and m a i l to: The Avalon Hill Co., Brause
c o m e a bit m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d but t h e 210 W. 28th S t r e e t , B a l t i m o r e . M a r y - I
land, 2121 1 -- C o n t e s t Dept. E n t r i e s
P r u s s i a n I, 11, a n d I11 C o r p s will t a k e
m u s t be p o s t m a r k e d o n o r b e f o r e J u n e
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no r e a l a c t i o n i n s u c h a c a s e s i n c e they
will b e too weak. Should B l u c h e r t r y 6 , 1965. P r i n t y o u r n a m e and a d d r e s s 1
to m a r c h h i s defeated t r o o p s t o w a r d s c l e a r l y and m a k e s u r e y o u l i s t the Ava- I Name
a linkup with Wellington t h e b r o k e n u p l o n H i l l g a m e you w i s h as winning p r i z e . ,
ground n o r t h of Ligny will s l o w . h i m u p
m o r e effectively than c a v a l r y .
In conclusion I would l i k e t o s a y that
I a m a devoted "Napoleonophile" and
T h o s e of you who d o not want t o m u t i - I Address
l a t e your m a g a z i n e m a y s e n d a copy o r 1
photostat. Naturally, only one t o a
s u b s c r i b e r allowed.
City,
f o r t h a t r e a s o n , a n d that r e a s o n only.
d o I think t h i s plan w o r k a b l e f o r I have
T e n Winners I State
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unlimited confidence i n t h e E m p e r o r . T e n ( l 0 ) w i n n e r s will be named. T i e s I
w i l l b e b r o k e n by e a r l i e s t p o s t m a r k .
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THE GEN-ERA1
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Gentlemen:
,etters - Yes W e Get Letters
L a s t September a group of a m a t e u r
s t r a t e g i s t s f o r m u l a t e d p e r h a p s the f i r s t
club of i t s kind i n Dauphin County, t h e
Strategists' Club. We students of
Bishop McDevitt High School a r e the
f o r m u l a t o r s . A s y e t we have held a
T a c t i c s I1 t o u r n a m e n t a n d p r e s e n t l y a r e
conducting a D-Day tournament.
We a r e even planning t o develop a
very large game (perhaps four times
a s l a r g e a s the A f r i k a C o r p s g a m e )
which touches on a r e a s not only m i l i t a r y
but even political a n d economic. The
game will include s e v e r a l different
D
c o u n t r i e s a n d should a c c o m m o d a t e a l l
the m e m b e r s of o u r club. A s you c a n
s e e , t h i s i s a highly ambitious and d e -
tailed project.
I, a s the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h i s club,
Brian Harris
Wins Contest #6
Looks l i k e we h a d quite a few sub-
s c r i b e r s attending f o r t u n e t e l l e r s b e -
f o r e submitting t h e i r S a l e s Populazity
predictions. Contest Champ. B r i a n
H a r r i s , h a d the f i r s t t h r e e g a m e s on
the nose, a s did t h e second a n d t h i r d
place winners. However, they w e r e
p r e t t y f a r off on predicting the n u m b e r
of Midway g a m e s th'at had b e e n sold.
We got a l o t of laughs f r o m t h i s one a s
the guesses ranged f r o m 47 t o
20,000,000.
Those whose e n t r i e s c a m e c l o s e s t
t o t h e a c t u a l o r d e r of s a l e s popularity
(Afrika Korps, Midway, D-Day, T a c t i c s
11, Stalingrad, B i s m a r c k , Football,
Baseball. Waterloo, LeMans. Gettys-
burg, U-Boat, V e r d i c t 11. Management
D i s p a t c h e r ) a r e a s follows:
1. B r i a n H a r r i s , 3608 Manorwood
Drive. Hyattsville, Md.
2. B r u c e T. Klem, 2463 S. 80th
S t r e e t . West Allis, Wisconsin.
3. L e o n a r d P e d e r s o n , "A" B a t r y ,
67th S t r y . , A P O New York.
4. R i c k Donaldson, 38 Thomson
Road, West Hartford. Conn.
5. David G. Moore, 1871 Snowden,
Memphis. T e n n e s s e e .
6. Wes S a y r e , 240-14 Caney Road,
Rosedale, New York.
7. Ken Hoffman, 266 C a r r o l l S t r e e t .
New Bedford. M a s s .
8. R i c h a r d E . Klug, 571 1 Chinqua-
pin Pkwy., Baltimore. Md.
9. Edward Hughes, 610 S. T h o m a s
S t r e e t , Bedford, Penna.
10. Donald Greenwood, 128 W a r r e n
S t r e e t , S a y r e , Penna.
have the responsibility of coordinating
the a l l of t h e s e a c t i v i t i e s a n d t h e r e f o r e
I would g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e if you would
keep m e well informed about t h e l a t e s t
developments a t Avalon Hill - t h e s e
have g r e a t i m p a c t on a young club. G ~
a l d Gelatt, P r e s i d e n t of the S t r a t e g i s t s
Club, 1630 P a r k S t . , H a r r i s b u r g , P a .
D e a r Avalon Hill:
I have just r e c e i v e d your b r o c h u r e
in the m a i l . I think i t ' s a s i c k effort
and don't think you should insult your
c u s t o m e r s with those snide a t t e m p t s
.
a t h u m o r . . L a w r e n c e Bevy.
D e a r A d m i r a l McClusky:
It w a s indeed nice of you t o include
m e on your mailing l i s t . Unfortunately,
being a g i r l , I have no g r e a t i n t e r e s t
in b a t t l e g a m e s . However, I want t o
congratulate you on t h e layout, design
a n d wit of the b r o c h u r e . M o r e witty
a p p r o a c h e s t o the m a i l o r d e r b u s i n e s s
.
a r e highly d e s i r a b l e . . Nina E i s e n s t e i n .
Discount Offer
The Coupon shownbelow i s f o r the bene-
f i t of the full-year s u b s c r i b e r . A s soon
a s you have accumulated 4 s u c h cau-
pons. 1 e a c h f r o m t h i s and succeeding
i s s u e s , you a r e entitled t o a $1.00 d i s -
count applied t o 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
Each coupon i s worth 25C. But one
coupon a l o n e does not entitle you t o a
25f credit. You m u s t a c c u m u l a t e 4
different coupons b e f o r e taking advant-
a g e of the $1.00 c r e d i t . When you have
accumulated 4 coupons, then you clip
t h e m a l l together a n d s e n d t h e m in 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 game.
Coupons a r e valid only when o r d e r -
ing g a m e s by m a i l d i r e c t l y f r o m The
Avalon Hill Company. Coupons can not
b e r e d e e m e d a t any r e t a i l outlet.
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AFRIKA KORPS:
Question Box
Q: C a n a supply unit p a s s o v e r a n auto-
m a t i c v i c t o r y situation and supply a n -
o t h e r battle while supplying the auto-
~ m a- t i c v i c t o r y ?
A: Yes.
MIDWAY:
Q: C a n the J a p p l a y e r bring the Hosho
o r Zuiho on b o a r d with planes a l r e a d y
r e a d i e d s o that they c a n b e launched in
the t u r n of e n t r y on b o a r d ?
A: Yes.
Q: How does Midway Island get i t s 30
squadrons ?
A: They m a y be flown t h e r e f r o m c a r -
riers.
Q: C a n c a r r i e r s take a i r c r a f t off Mid-
way to r e p l a c e t h e i r l o s s e s ?
A: Yes.
Q: When placing s h i p s on the battle
b o a r d , m a y s o m e s h i p s be facing o t h e r s ?
A: No, a l l s h i p s m u s t b e heading in one
direction.
BULGE:
Q: In B a s i c Game, c a n new Units e n t e r
o r p a s s through the zone of control of
"engaged" Units.
-
A: Definitely not t h i s would be tanta-
mount to r e i n f o r c i n g and i s allowed
only in the t o u r n a m e n t game.
D-DAY
Q: C a n P a r a t r o o p s "take off" and
dropped e l s e w h e r e when surrounded by
enemy zones?
A: Yes.
Q: C a n Allied Units c o m e in a t E r e m e n ?
A: No.
Q: Is Bordeaux a n inland p o r t ?
A: Yes.
Q: If a Unit finds itself adjacent t o m o r e
t h a n one f o r t r e s s , c a n i t a t t a c k Units
in one of the f o r t r e s s e s but not the
other?
A: Yes.
Q: Can p a r a t r o o p e r s b e dropped next
t o enemy units if t h e r e i s a r i v e r be-
tween t h e m ?
A: Yes.
GETTYSBURG (64):
Q: If one attacking Unit fights two d e -
f e n d e r s on different s q u a r e s ; one of
t h e m f r o n t a l a n d the o t h e r one p a r t i a l
enfilade, d o e s the a t t a c k e r ' s f a c t o r dou-
b l e o r i s the whole battle fought a t nor-
m a l odds ?
A: A t t a c k e r doubles a n d the f r o n t a l d e -
f e n d e r a l s o doubles.
THE GENERAL
How to Meet Competition
by S/Sgt. Louis Zocchi
Would you like to meet some new
players o r get new r e c r u i t s for your
club? The GENERAL has solved this
problem for those of you in l a r g e cities.
You look into the subscriber's directory
and find someone just a c r o s s town who
i s also a nut and you're in business.
But not everyone who plays, r e a d s the
General. And what about the isolated
gamers in E a s t Overshore, Nebraska
o r Stamp Back. Mississippi? In the
l a s t 4 y e a r s , I have moved 3 times.
Each time I a r r i v e d a t a new base, I
had to train new talent. But where can
this new talent be found? You can't just
walk up to a stranger and a s k "Do you
want to fight ? I '
Avalon Hill informs me that most of
the war gamers a r e in their late teens.
These players will soon have this prob-
lem because they will enter military
service, go to college, o r get m a r r i e d
and move. If they go to some town not
listed in the Subscriber's directory they
will have to cultivate new competition.
It i s e a s i e r to sell someone on play-
ing war games if he has already sold
himself. The most effective method of
reaching these people i s through their
source of supply. You could meet every
one that buys an Avalon Hill game if
you stand by the game department every
day long enough. Most of u s have jobs
o r school and we can't do this s o the
next best thing i s t o d r o p a card o r note
in every game in stock. You can get
the merchants permission to do this,
if you explain to the merchant how your
hooking of new fish can result in g r e a t e r
sales for him.
After you have been given the green
light from the merchant, you could buy
one of those toy printing p r e s s e s and
print up a batch of paper with your
name, a d d r e s s , & phone number. A
short blurb about how you a r e willing
to give tips on strategy, rule interpre-
tation, e t c . , should sell the idea that
the purchaser has some ready made
competition and help available. When
you buy a new game, you have 2 prob-
lems. You have to t r a i n yourself how
to play, and you must t r a i n someone to
play against you. This takes time. You
can get the main ideas f a s t e r and e a s i e r
from an old hand. Most people playing
a new game would rather be told the
rules s o you should have good results.
I have just completed an 8 week
course on how to teach. The Air F o r c e
believes that the greatest single force
in teaching i s enthusiasm. When you
get those phone calls o r l e t t e r s , be en-
thusiastic! It keeps the listener in a
receptive f r a m e of mind and motivates
his d e s i r e to l e a r n m o r e about you and
war games.
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Tactics 8 Strategy Reserve:
tack.
included in the main at-
by David B. Whiskeyman
Commanding an a r m y requires not
only foresight but patience and an under-
standing of the capabilities of saidforce.
Therefore, it becomes necessary to
know the possible offensive and defen-
sive maneuvers. This is the f i r s t in a
s e r i e s of articles which, it is hoped,
will shed light upon the subject.
The Offense
War i s won by initiative, which i s
commonly known a s offensive operations.
These operations fall into six categories:
envelopments, turning movements,
frontal attacks, penetrations, defensive-
offensive, and pursuit.
Envelopments -- This maneuver i s a
flanking movement seeking the enemy
r e a r and his destruction in position.
Two things a r e vital for a successful
envelopment: speed and surprise.
In this, a s in most other offensive Diagram A. situation just p r i o r to
maneuvers, the attacking force i s di- Rommells enveloping maneuver.
vided into three groups: the main at-
tack, the secondary attack, and the r e -
serve. The main attack i s the flanking
maneuver, consisting of the highly
mobile and usually heavier units. The
secondary attack i s along the main line
used to pin down the enemy troops and
draw their r e s e r v e s . The attacker's
r e s e r v e s a r e usually hard-hitting,
mobile units which can be used to ex-
ploit the main attackor, if the secondary
attack is unexpectedly fruitful, maintain
o r increase i t s momentum.
(Though there a r e actually two types
of envelopment, single and double, only
the single i s dealt with here, for the
double differs only by the fact that the
attacker must have more forces and
envelops both flanks of the defender.
It must be noted, also, that airborne
and seaborne f o r c e s may make up p a r t
o r all of the main attack. )
The two diagrams marked "Envelop- Diagram B: situation after envelop-
ment" give a pictorial example of the ment, but p r i o r to resolved combat.
flanking maneuver. The situation has In this envelopment the secondary
been s e t up by the British taking a w c a l - attack s e r v e s the main attack by help-
culated risk" (hoping the Germans r e - ing to open the flank and close t h e p i n -
ceive no supply on their next turn, c e r s on the enveloped portion ~f the
November, 1941) and attacking on both enemy army.
flanks, successful in the escarpment In D-Day and Waterloo, the r e s e r v e
a r e a but receiving an exchange in the plays a more important part, (since the
envelopment may often take more than
south. It i s now the Germans1 f i r s t
one turn) for in Afrika Korps the r e -
November turn. Unfortunately for the
s e r v e must nearly always be c a r r i e d
British the Germans receive their
designated reinforcements and supply. with the main attack due to the "Light-
Spotting the weak British flank, Rommel ning" warfare.
decides to make an end run. NEXT MONTH'S article will deal with
The forces a r e divided into; turning movements and frontal assaults.
Main Attack: 15th and 21 s t German
Panzer Divisions.
Secondary Attack: Italian Sabratha.
Italian (Armor) Ariete, and the
D-DAY
361st (regiment) f r o m the 90th
division. P r i n t l e t t e r s A through UU along the
THE GENERAL
e a s t edge of the board, starting in the
northeast corner. P r i n t numbers 1
through 49 along the south edge and the
northern coastline, starting in the north-
e a s t corner. F o r instance; row L bi-
sects Dusseldorf, Antwerp and Ostend;
row 25 bisects Amiens, Biancon and
Nice. Examples: Dunkirk i s M-22,
Sedan i s Q-18, B r e s t i s V-43, Bordeaux
i s LL-44 and Marsailles is TT-31.
(New D-Day mapboards with grid-
coordinates printed on them a r e now
-
available $3.00 per board. )
STALINGRAD
P r i n t l e t t e r s A through WW along the
e a s t and west edges of the mapboard;
print numbers 1 through 57 along the
north and south edges. S t a r t row A in
the northeast and northwest c o r n e r s
and s t a r t I(ow 1 in the southwest corner.
F o r instance, row J bi-sects Helsinki and
Lake Beloe; row 27 bisects Lake Peipus,
Smolensk, Kharkov and Stalino. Ex-
amples: Helsinki is 5-26. Leningrad
is K-31, Moscow is S-34, Stalingrad
i s HH-36. Warsaw i s 2 - 3 1 and Sofia i s
TT-3.
WATERLOO
P r i n t l e t t e r s A through WW along the
e a s t and w e s t edges of the mapboard;
print numbers 1 through 57 along the
north and south edges. S t a r t row A in
the n o r h a s t and northwest c o r n e r s ;
s t a r t row 1 in the southeast c o r n e r .
F o r instance; Row V bisects Nivelles and
St. Gery. Row 27 bisects Wavre and
Quatre Bras. Examples: Waterloo is
E-43, Nivelles i s V-38, Quatre B r a s is
X-27, Ligny i s FF-13, F l e u r u s is J J -
13.
"New" Stalingrad
by J. K. N o r r i s
It has been my belief for sometime
that the Stalingrad game is the best.
However, i t is, I believe, generally
accepted that in this game the German
side h a s little chance of winning against
any reasonably intelligent defense. I
have therefore been seeking some way of
making the game m o r e even and m o r e
enjoyable.
T h e r e were, of course, s o m e neces-
-
s a r y r e s t r i c t i o n s such a s :
1. The game had to r e q u i r e no ad-
ditional items to the ones on the
market.
2. No changes w e r e to be made to
any of the pieces, o r the map-
board.
It a l s o seemed to m e that i t would
be desirable to make fuller u s e of the
mapboard and the geographical features
on it. After a lot of experiments, I
have come up with the following ideas:
In Russia there a r e 15 Cities and
30 other towns named on the mapboard.
At the s t a r t of the game these a r e a l l
controlled, of course, by the Russians.
The Russians s t a r t to obtain reinforce-
ments f r o m their 4th turn, and the num-
b e r of reinforcements depends on the
number of towns and cities they control.
F o r each town in Russian control.
allow 10 points.
F o r each City, allow 20 points.
Before the Russian, but after the
German turn, count up the points. F r o m
the 4th to the 6th move, the Russians
may have reinforcements of 2 defense
factors for each 100 points.
F r o m the 7th to the 11th turns the
Russians may have 3 defense factors
f o r each 100 points.
F r o m the 12th turn onwards, the
Russians have 4 defense f a c t o r s f o r
each 100 points. Only each full 100
points counts. Points cannot be accu-
mulated f r o m turn to turn. Defense
factors may be accumulated.
Reinforcements a r e put on the board
a t Archangel, Kuibishev and Grozny,
but each of these towns i s dependent on
one of the t h r e e big cities. If Leningrad
i s captured by the Germans, no m o r e
reinforcements can be brought in a t
Archangel.
If Moscow i s captured, no reinforce-
ments can be brought in a t Kuibishev;
while the capture of Stalingrad closes
Grozny. Naturally, the capture of
Archangel. Kuibishev o r Grozny closes
the town f o r reinforcements.
A town o r city is controlled by a unit
passing through the square in which the
town is situated.
A unit on a square next to a city o r
town does not control i t for reinforce-
ment purposes.
The Russians do not have to g a r r i -
son a town to gain reinforcements f r o m
it, neither do the Germans have to g a r -
r i s o n the towns they have captured.
However, if a German unit has captured
a town by passing through the square,
i t may be recaptured by a Russian unit
passing through it, and then, if not r e -
occupied by the Germans, i t can be
used to count points for the Russian
reinforcements next turn.
Play-by-Mail League
Chooses Chairman
" ~ u to
e the fact that many m e m b e r s
have written requesting that m o r e games
be added to our present selection, we
have decided to f o r m a Games Commit-
tee. The chairman of this committee
i s Henry Bodenstedt, 86 Manalapan Ave.
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Freehold, New J e r s e y 07728. Anyone
interested in joining o r anyone that has
any game ideas i s to write to Henry.
A misprint i s on our information sheet:
the co-ordinates for Stalingrad a r e
+ not -; a l s o please notice that there i s
a difference between League co-ordi-
nates and Knabe's co-ordinates. Mem-
b e r s may play a s many League games
a s they d e s i r e , however, please leave
time f o r u s to fill your request.
an an^ people have written about our
league which now contains over 130
m e m b e r s ; therefore, the following
should explain how to join and what the
League really is. F i r s t of all, the
League i s a national organization for
the purpose of rating players. It i s
NOT a substitute for clubs you may a l -
p
ready belong to a s a member. Three
points f o r every win and one point for
a l o s s a r e given; then, an average i s
determined by totaling your points and
dividing by the number of games played.
After five league games you a r e placed
into either the C group 1.00-2.00, B
group 2.01--2.50, A group 2.51--2.75
o r the AA group 2.76--3.00. In order
to join send a dollar f o r dues and an
index c a r d with your name, a d d r e s s
and phone number; AH games owned;
side and game preference f o r your f i r s t
encouqter, to: The Avalon Hill PBM
League, Box 572, Huntington, Indiana
46750. "
German Tactics
for D-DAY
by Ken Hoffman
When playing the game D-Day, the
Germans have one impermeable de-
fense. I have found, through playing,
that i t i s almost impossible for the
Allies to win against this. The basic
strategem of the game i s the use of the
fortified zone, the "Siegfried Line".
When the German player s e t s h i s
side up, t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l basic rules
that ought to be followed:
1. Static and only Static divisions
should be placed on the coast.
2. The North Sea should be bar-
ricaded with 3-deep Static divisions.
3. At the ;layeras option, P a s de
Calais can be defended with the r e -
maining Statics. which total 15.
1 4. All remaining combat units
, should be placed on, o r inside of, the
Siegfried Line with the exception of a
few delaying units.
It may s e e m strange, but a l l of the
, possible invasion a r e a s in France a r e
left open with the exception of the North
Sea and P a s de Calais (which i s defend-
ed only partially). When you think
about it, you will s e e that it doesn't
m a t t e r if the Allies gain l a r g e amounts
THE GENERAL
-
of real estate in France. ' T h e German
player i s basically playing a defensive
game anyhow- That's why the Siegfried
Line i s used. With the doubling of the
defense f a c t o r s of a l l the combat units
on the Line, an Allied soak-off i s virtu-
ally impossible. An important factor
OppOnenfSWanted
Imperial J a p a n e s e Navy challenges any
a d m i r a l who thinks he can defend Mid-
way. I a l a o play Waterloo. T a c t i c s 11,
Gettysburg, Chancellorsville. Afrika
Korps. D-Day, and Football Strategy.
Include any optional r u l e s you wish t o
play by. Michael B e a r d . 9717 Kemper
Road. Kansas City. Mo.
PENNSYLVANIANS! S P E C T R E CALLS!
This organization needs you! O u r a i m
total conquest of any a r m i e s that stand
in our way' w e a r e found fhroughavf
the United S t a t e s . Wrlte: R. J a m e l l i ,
516 E a s t Dia. Ave.. Hazelton. P a .
Attentlo" a l l Civil War g e n e r a l s ! I a m
I" d e s p e r a t e need of opponents f o r a
game of Gettysburg. I p r e f e r the Union
a r m y but a m w ~ l l ~ ntog t a k e e i t h e r side.
I play a l l v e r s i o n s except the hexagonal
one. Write o r rend f i r s t move to T e r r y
G r l n e r , S. 4214 Madelia. Spokane.
Washington 99203.
Hlgh school student wishes to play-by-
mall any reasonably competentopponent
~n A f n k a Korps, D-Day, Gettysburg
(hexagon), o r Chancellorsville. Except
f o r A f r i k a Korps, please s t a t e the g r ~ d
co-ordinates you wish to use ~n your
f l r s f l e t t e r . Write. Mark Maxim. 71
Hillcrest D r . . S p e n c e r p o r t , N. Y.
opponents for the following games:
Sfallngrad (Russians). A f r i k a Korps
(eather). Waterloo ( F r e n c h ) , and Let-
t e r s concerning a Battle of the B U ~
- .
Wrlfe Robert Barrow. 3801 - 70th Ave..
Landover Hills, Maryland.
Opponents for a g a m e of Afrika Korps.
I p r e f e r Brltlsh. Opponent must have
complete knowledge of l a t e s t r u l e s .
Apply: Donald T r a c e y . 3904 - 7Lst
Ave., Landover Hills, Maryland.
Opponents Wanted. Anyone in area
live ( o r Portland. O r e g o n ) o r by m a i l
from anywhere - that plays Midway.
B i s m a r c k . I need challengers any --
side. 1 always plan to Win but I can
stand t o l o s e . R. C. Giberson, 1422
A g n e s . Richland. Washington 99352.
Opponents f o r Afrika Korpo. D-Day,
Tactics 11, Midway. B i s m a r c k , and
Football Strategy. Play-by-Mail op-
ponent accepted f o r f i r s t 3. Contact
Donald Greenwood. 128 W a r r e n S t . ,
Sayre, P a .
Wanted. Any Allied. Ruoslan. B r i t i s h
- Willlam Hoyer, 7833 W. Becher. West
Fleid M a r s h a l s ("9 e x p e r i e n c e neces-
s a r y ) to play a s t i l l unbeaten G e r m a n
Field Marshal in Afrika K a r p s , D-Day
o r Sfalingrad. S o r r y , but only by
mail. Can a l s o play T a c t i c s 11. All
interested write: Robert F. Dieli. 236
Jamaicawsy. Boston, Mass. before
May 25th.
Attentat! Attentat?
Field Marshal F r e d r i c k Wilhelm Otto
v a n P r i i c h wishes m e to i n f o r m any
Allied o r Russian commander that h e
will defeat any challenger in Overload.
B a r b a r o s s a , o r Afrika Korpa who l i v e s
in Nebraska, South Dakota. Iowa, or
Kansas. The F i e l d M a r s h a l and h i s
General Staff will t r i u m p h ! B ~ l P l rotz,
2503 Brookside ~ v e . .Omaha, ~ e b .
My s t a f f of reactionary. a v f o c r s t ~ c g e n -
e r a l s , who a r e dedicated t o f u r t h e r i n g
the causes of d i c t a t o r s h i p and tyranny.
would like to challenge you to defeat
t h e i r a r m i e s in the following games:
Mldway (Jap. I. Stalingrad. D-Day, and
Afrlka Karpa ( G e r m a n ) , o r W a t e ~ l o o
(Anglo-allies). Write T e r r y G r i n e r ,
I
5 . 4214Madelia. Spokane. Wash. 99203.
I've Sent This Ad In F o r Ken T h u r m a n
(186 Priceway. F o l s o m , Calif.)becau.e
h e ' s such a g r e a t player. but i s too
modest to send 1x1 a n a d of h i s own. I
was undefeated until I played hlm. So
if y o u ' r e a man challenge him. - Bob
Klllroy.
We a r e a two-man club who can m a k e
s h o r t work of anyone in the Chicago
area. It you are i n t e r e s t e d a n d have
Stalmgrad. B i e m a r c k . Afrika Korp..
Midway. D-Day, or T a c t i c s 11, give us
a c a l l or w r i t e to: Milan P a u l F s b s i k .
2231 South 6 1 Court. C i c e r o . Illinois.
to remember is that the fortress of
Aachen must be held a t a l l costs.. Even
- -
if the Allied player breaches the Line,
you can always hold this with a half-
decent unit to use a s a threat to the
~ l l i security.
~ d
As a f r e e service to subscribers the following ads a r e inserted exactly a s they a r e sub-
mitted. Ads received a f t e r the 15th day of the month preceding publication date will ap-
pear in the following issue. Please keep ads within 50 words.
Bloody B r i t i s h G e n e r a l to fall v i c t i m to
t h e P ' D e s e r tv a m p i r e . " Send acceptance
and blood type to: ED1 E. Birsaw. 48-
20 39th St.. Long Island City. N. Y.
Blunder with the b e s t b l u n d e r e r s i n
any of a l l MULTI-INEXPERIENCED-
PLAYER GAMES. Many command*
open in: Stalingrad. D-Day, Afrika
K a r p s . Waterloo. Gettysburg (orig. I.
T a c t i c s 11. Battle of the Bulge. Send
name. a d d r e s s , a p p r o x i m a t e record.
g a m e ( * ) and command(s1 p r e f e r e n c e s
to: C h a r l e s T. Morello. 11. 445 Liv-
ingston St. : Norwood, N. J . 07648.
T h i r t e e n y e a r old i n t e r e s t e d I" e i t h e r
s t a r t i n g a club or joining one if one
exists. If i n t e r e s t e d contact Paul
J a m e s o n . 249 Magnoha P I . , Mt. L e b a -
non. P a . 15228 Tel. 343-3158.
Wanted - a Confederate g e n e r a l f o r
Geftysburg (1964) o r anyone willlng t o
s u s t a i n a Red f i r s t move in TACTICS
11. Write to the TIN SOLDIER: Thomas
F a n c h e r . 26 ~ i v W ~ t . . N.y Y.,
Opponents in A f r i k a K o r p s , D-Day.
Mldway. Stalingrad, Waterloo. Gettys-
b u r g '61 o r '64 or the m m B u l g e m In-
'.
t e r e s t i n g g a m e s will be played any op-
ponent. Write T . A . S . E . Club, c/o
Mark Diamond Chief-of-staff. 5747
Aylenboro Ave.. Pittsburgh. P a . 15217.
Our glorious r a n k s of steady men
Stand ready f o r the waiting to end.
T o a l l l e a d e r s b r a v e and bold
A challenge i s thrown. HOLDYOUR OWN
The 1 s t Ohio A r m y i s mobilized;
to challenge. c a l l Roger White, 164705.
P a r k Blvd.. Cleveland. Ohlo 44120.
C o r p s C o m m a n d e r s needed f o r Okla-
homa branch of nation-wlde club. Con-
t a c t John Hall. 2233 South Louisville.
T u l s a . Oklahoma 74114. Phone WE
6-5727.
THE THIRD ARMY O F PENNA. = o m -
posed of 20 veteran play by m a i l c o m -
m a n d e r s will take on a l l c o m e r s a t any
game. challenges accepted. Con-
t a c t the T h i r d A r m y , c / o DonaldGreen-
wood. 128 W a r r e n Sf.. Sayre. ~ e n n a .
A l s o if you are a veteran c o m m a n d e r
f r o m Pen"=. apply for m e m b e r s h i p a t
same address.
Wanted: 11 Allied G e n e r a l s and 8 G e r -
man G e n e r a l s f o r a multiplayer g a m e
of D-Day. Send n a m e , a d d r e s s , ex-
per,ence, p r e f e r e n c e of command to
Allis 19. Wis. 1 supply grid. i t i s Knabe
g r l d as outlined in the May 1964 issue
of the General.
Adult opponents wanted f o r b e g i n n e r in
D-Day, Midway l n d A f r i k a Korps. Very
m t e r e s t e d in m a i l o r f a c e to face <om-
bat. I d o n ' t have g r i d s y s t e m for D-
Day o r Midway but would like to have
one f o r m a i l play. W r i t e o r call: George
Wullaert, 3813 Butterfield Rd.. Bell-
wood. Illinois 544-8442.
TO: A l l c o m m a n d e r s i n t e r e s t e d i n p l a y -
ing an AH g a m e using s t r i c t l y r e a l i s t i c
rules. P l e a s e , I want only those people
who a r e i n t e r e s t e d in using t a c t i c s &
s t r a t e g y . Plan a n d o r d e r o f B a t t l e m u s t
be used.
FROM: Tom B o s s e l e r : 23908 Califa.
Woodland Hills. California.
If anyone thinks that he haa an adequate
D-Day d e f e n s e or can play Stalingrad
or A f r i k a Korps. then l e t h i m t e s t him-
s e l f by playing GAG ( G o v e r n o r s ' A r m y
Group) c / o Lincoln Clark. Governor
DummerAcademy. SouthByfield. Mass.
I F you want p r e c i s i o n , buy f r o m Avalon
Hill.. ... but we can svpply you with
hexagons, blank unit c o u n t e r s , and
s i m i l a r a c c e s s o r i e s useful to t h e de-
voted w a r g a m e fan. Hexagons 36-
8 I12 x l l sheet. f o r $1.00. Write to
G-3, c / o Ralph Fellows, T r e m o n t St..
Durbury, Mas*. 02332.
Wanted: Opponents f o r Stalingrad both
g r i d s y s t e m s outlined in the Sept. 64
i s s u e . A l s o D-Day with C a r l Knabes
g r i d s y s t e m w r i t e Bill Hoyer 7833 W.
B e c h e r West Alli., Wia. 53219.
"TO ARMS A L L NORTHERN CALI-
FORNlA AH WAR GAMERS!' OUR
LEADER NEEDS H E L P ! All the E a s t
bay BARONS a r e needed to defeat the
SMOG of L.A. AFTERWHICH WE WILL
DETHRONE THE NUT GREENE. All
those in favor contact L a r r y Jagard,
5300 B a r r e t t Ave.. Richmond. Cali-
fornia. "
A highly experienced and e x p e r t t a c t i c -
ian needs new w o r l d ' s t o conquer. 97
- Stalingrad, T a c t i c s 11. Waterloo, and
to I changes that someone will win t G
- Midway: Bulge and D-Day soon.
game(s1. I will engage anyone in Afrika
Korps (either s i d e ) D-Day ( G e r m a n ) ,
T a c t i c s I1 (Red), and 1964 Gettysburg
(South) by mail. I will a l s o reserve
f u t u r e g a m e s f o r you (unlisted). Send
correspondence to: L a r r y Brietol. 1312
Ursuline. Bryan. Texas.
Wanted: D e s p e r a t e General lookingfor
e a s y victory. J u s t began playing t h e s e
g a m e s and a m looking f o r experience
(even painful ones! ). 1'11 play T a c t i c s
11, Afrika Korps, and Gettysburg (64'
v e r s i o n . I p r e f e r union s i d e ) by mail.
Also, if anyone h a s developed a grid
s y s t e m f o r Waterloo, Chancellorsville.
D-Day and Stalingrad, I'd be e x t r e m e l y
interested. Write: Bob Gaugham,
4320-43rd St.. Merchantville. N. J.
All those wishing to join a r i s i n g in-
ternational movement r e a d f u r t h e r . Our
club, quainty called the "Warmongers"
will soon have tenacletl in Taneania and
Minnesota. w e would like to expand
( i m p e r i a l ~ s t i c a l l y , I l k e ) in both the Any person who l i v e s i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s
play-by-mall and i n - p e r s o n f i e l d s , the
l a t t e r m Delaware County. P a . Clark
Wilson, Rabbit Run, Wallingford. Pa.
19086 (215 LO 6-6640).
His Most Royal Highness: G. Waldo
Miller. 1 s t Duke of Rosemont. 1st
Count von Cardalu will accept e i t h e r
side and any r u l e v a r i a t i o n s within
reason to play a g a m e of Afrika Korps
by mail. State r u l e variations when
you write: G. Waldo Miller, 28 Rose-
mont Avenue, Lewiatown. P a . 17044.
Multi-Player Stalingrad Game - Send
your a d d r e s s , experience. s i d e p r e -
f e r r e d , and if you want t o be a T h e a t e r
1 Commander, A r m y Group Commander,
or A r m y Commander. w r i t e to ~ i I
~ M akr s h a l l f r o m the IstSTRATCOMUhas
I 1g. in parma.- would l i k p t o find
I
who buys a l l the Avalon ~ 1 1 1tames.
Also. PBM f o r S t a l i n g r a d . I ) Automatic
-Elim. 2 ) R u s ~ i ~ ~ ~ t ~ New
36. 3 ) A l l Russian units must be in
s q u a r e s with heavy black line running m e m b e r s and Clubsin m y A r e a . P l e a s e
through them on opening 4 ) cer-
man Replacements-4-5-6-7. How about
~ t ? Write: Sam Kanai, 3227 Center
D r . . P a r m a , Ohio 44134 or c a l l VI. 3.
5895.
w i l l take e i t h e r side in ~ f ~ i k a
~ e t t y s b u r g 58'; D - D ~ Y ;or stalingrad.
Also willing to l e a r n other ~~~l~~ill
g a m e s . I a m willing, very caper, t o
join any clubs on these games i n the
Detroit area. But please, no play-by-
mail. Contact: Steve sul1ivan. 1662
Bournemouth, Grosae p o i n t woods,
~ i c h . phone: TU. 5-4947. 15).
GENERALS - Those you that appre-
c i a f e the r e a l i s t i c a n d yetnon-hlstorical
f e a t u r e * of T a c t i c s I1 a r e hereby invited
t o play a v e r y d e t e r m i n e d opponent.
Any o r a l l optional r u l e s . Contact: ~ e d
Pittman. 205 Albany Avenue. Brooklyn,
N. Y. 11213, Phone 773-1272.
Opponent who can meet rigid require-
ment: Must b e f r o m below Maeon-
Dlxon Line. If d e s p e r a t e however, I
~ 1 1 1accept a w e s t e r n e r . P r e f e r a b l e
Wellington to engage capable Nopoleon
or inexperienced R u s ~ i a n to battle
Pledging German. Write: J i m levi ins,
Box 1188, Lansing. North Carolina and
specify any g a m e (except na-1) you
want t o play.
Opponent f o r T a c t i c s 11. Write: Richard
C. Gethrke, 986 E. Ogden, Naperville,
Illinois 60540.
- -- I Spread Out After 9th Week
After the 9th week, a wise defensive
move would be to spread out a l l of your
Static divisions. This move always de-
lays the advancing Allied divisions,
sometimes s o badly they will r e s o r t to
A m i n t e r e s t e d in f o r m i n g a n AH Club i n
the (Xleens, N. Y. area. If i n t e r e s t e d
p l e a s e contact R o b e r t Newell, 73-18
190th St.. Flushing. N. Y. 11366, S P 6-
6655. l a m a l s o i n t e r e s t e d in a chal-
lenging g a m e (play-by-mall) of A=
Korps. If i n t e r e s t e d send yovr r u l e s .
P U N TO BE AT THE U. O F ILLINOIS
(URBANA) NEXT YEAR? I will be glad
t o s t a r t games now and finish you i n
p e r s o n . I'm available in Afrika Korps,
Jim
Kobylecky, 7506 W. 59th S t . . Summit.
Illinois 60503.
Opponents f o r Gettyaburg. Stalingrad,
Afrika Korps, D-Day or Waterloo.
T&e any side, any game. J u s t be a
good l o s e r . Contact: A l l c Harold
Rosa. 107 Hope L m e , Iowa P a r k . Tax.
Need one Play-by-Mail opponent f o r
Afrika Korpe. Write. Stephen Mark
Hines. P . 0. Box 1384, Cincinnati,
Ohio 45202.
FROM: The E m p i r e of T e n n e s s e e ' s
General Staff.
TO: Anyone who d a r e s challenge our
unbeaten a r m i e s .
SUBJECT: Your defeat in the sands of
Africa.
If you wish to engage our a r m z e s I"
~arth A f r i c a , please contact our Com-
munications Chief, Chip Chesman a t
4779 Hummingbird Lane. Memphis,
T e n n e s s e e . Your defeat i s c e r t a i n ! ! !
and would like to join the Masaachvsetts
Branch of S p e c t r e (Special Efficacy f o r
Counter-Intelligence, Revenge, and
Extermination). P l e a s e contact Joseph
P l c a r i e l l o , 74 Woodland Road, Waltham.
Mass. 02154.
Wanted adult opponents t o play Midway.
Gettysburg 64, D-Day, Waterloo, Afrika
Korps & Stalingrad. Would p r e f e r t o
play in person but will play by m a i l if
n e c e s s a r y . Would like opponents to be
living in o r near the Oranges. Call
673-2708 a f t e r 5 pm o r w r i t e Holger - Calif. 94010, signed J a c k Greene, J r .
S. Swanson, 153 WatchungAvenue. West
Orange, New J e r s e y 07052.
Achtung F e l d h e r r o n : in the New York
and New J e r s e y area. A New F i e l d
a r r i v e d in your area. My s p e c i a l t i e s
are: A f r i k a Korps, Bulge, D-Day, and
Stalingrad. Contact Pvt. J o h n P . Coffey,
1
RA13853476, Co. E . , T . C . , F o r t Mon-
mouth, New J e r s e y 07703, or c a l l 542-
9810.
~ A2r e a 4Editor ~ 3w i s0h e s ~to be of b e t t e r
s e r v i c e to h i s Editorship. All those
send post c a r d a w i t h your n a m e . a d d r e s s ,
phone number. The field of Avalon Hill
Gaming you a r e m o s t i n t e r e s t e d in
namely A i r , Land Battle. Naval Battle
o r S p o r t s and a l i s t of the Avalon Hill
g a m e s you own to date. his r e c o r d
"11 g r e a t l y i m p r o v e m y a r t i c l e s to you
by l e t t i n g m e know what you like t o r e a d
about. MyronBrundage. 330W.Dickena.
Chicago. Illinois.
ATTENTION MASTERS O F TACTICS:
YOU a r e wanted as opponents to b e de-
f e a t e d in TACTICS I1 (1961 r u l e s ) or
AFRlKA KORPS ( l a t e s t r u l e s ) . I p r e f e r
Blue i n TACTICS I1 and G e r m a n s in
AFRIKA KORPS. Write R i c h a r d Berk-
s e t h , 221 Dallas S t r e e t , R i v e r F a l l s ,
Wisconsin 54022.
Wanted: An opponent who c o n s i d e r s
h i m s e l f to be between a v e r a g e and good
to t r y t o defend North A f r i c a or R u s s i a
or to a t t a c k Europe. Send any inquiries
to this a d d r e s s : G a r y Lanham. 5 Eaton
C i r c l e , F o r t Oglethorpe. Georgia.
Wanted: Opponents "in-the-neah.
Anyone living within a reasonable d i s -
tance f r o m Norwalk. Con". and wishes
to take a c r a c k a t m y 53-6-2 r e c o r d i s
welcome t o any engagement of t h e i r
choice. Only EXPERIENCED G e n e r a l s
needapply--All "green" Generals: Stop
reading now! Others: Apply t o jXi
Rockholz, 104 E a s t Rocks Rd., Norwalk.
Connecticut; o r Phone 847-2176.
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F l o r i d a Hlgh School Opponents D e s p e r -
ately Wanted f o r Stalingrad. D-Day.
Afrika Korps, Bismarck. Midway.
Waterloo. Gettyaburg (61 L 64) U-Boat,
Chanceilorsviile, T a c t i c s 11. and Civil
War (The War of NorthernAggression).
I'll take any side any game, except the
Union in any g a m e of The War Between
the States. I have about 2 112 y e a r s
experience. Write o r c a l l F r e d Blan-
chard. 3618 Granada.. Tampa. Florida.
Those wishing a'well-fought battle w r i t e
u s ( J a c k P h a l e r i c and I), an experienced
and undefeated (as of now) team, and
take e i t h e r side in Waterloo. Stalingrad,
Afrika Korps, the Bulge, o r Mldway
(if you have a PBM s y s t e m ) . Clark
Wilson. Rabbit Run, Wallingford, Pa.
1 challenge anyone in H e r k l m e r County,
Fulton County, o r the Utlca area to
play any Avalon Hill war game live.
P l e a s e do not contact m e if you do not
wish to play live. P l e a s e phone
866-0877or write: Richard J . P a r a c k a ,
c / o John E . Beelev. " .. R. D. # I . M a i n s t . .
H e r k i m e r . N. Y. 13350
WANTED: G e r m a n Field Marshal f o r
a play m a i l g a m e in Afrika Korps.
Must be willing to be defeated, send
Your f i r s t t u r n to Carleton E . Lett. 5
Minetta St.. N. Y. 12. N. Y. 10012.
Two g e n e r a l s , who have never known
defeat, wish t o challenge anyone in the
Chicago area to a g a m e of Midway, D-
Day. Waterloo. o r Afrlka Korps. We
will be the U. S.. Allies, F r e n c h , and
B r i t i s h in that order. After the game,
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and any who would like to join World
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trying a flanking movement, wasting
even m o r e time. T h i s move (the s p r e a d -
ing out of the S t a t i c ) I c a l l the " P a p e r -
Bag1' defense. Although i t d o e s not
r e a l l y s t o p the i n v a d e r s , i t ' s l i k e t r y -
ing t o knockyour way out of a w e t p a p e r
bag --- e a s y , but time-consuming.
By now you probably think that the
only way I play a g a m e i s with a de-
fensive stance. Actually, i n the c a s e
of D-Day, y o u ' r e right. However,
t h e r e ' s a t i m e and a place f o r e v e r y -
thing. A f t e r the A l l i e s have been bat-
ting t h e i r h e a d s a g a i n s t the Line f o r a
month o r s o , no doubt you'll find a
s t r a y 4-4-4 o r 3-3-3. T h e r e i s your
chance f o r a r a i d of (1. ) sufficient
s t r e n g t h t o wipe out with e a s e t h e
enemy, (2. ) enough f o r c e t o r e p e l a n y
possible counter-attacks, a n d (3. )
enough mobility t o get t h e r e a n d b a c k
with f r o m 2 t o 4 t u r n s . Any good Al-
l i e d l e a d e r will probably l e a v e a few
g u a r d s a t h i s i m p o r t a n t supply b a s e s .
You can probably elude t h e m a n d knock
out a few l e s s i m p o r t a n t b a s e s .
Always Keep A Secondary Line of
Defense
T h e r e i s no s e t p a t t e r n f o r laying
out the m e n a n d m a c h i n e s on the Line,
such a s the 25th P a n z e r G r e n a d i e r Di-
vision in Metz. Instead, s i n c e y o u ' r e
on the inside l i n e s , you can shift your
f o r c e s much f a s t e r than the Allied play-
e r can. Make s u r e t o k e e p a s e c o n d a r y
l i n e of defense! If the A l l i e s should
b r e a k through, you m a y e i t h e r counter-
a t t a c k with a good soak-off, o r i s o l a t e
them.
If things should r e a l l y get bad (if t h e
c a r d s a r e played right I don't think
they will), you c a n a l w a y s r e t r e a t t o
the Rhine while holding on t o a s much
of the Siegfried Line a s possible. If
Allied a i r b o r n e u n i t s l a n d o v e r the
'
Rhine, don't panic. U s e your s e c o n d a r y
defense l i n e t o get r i d of them. Any
Static that might b e l e f t o v e r f r o m the
01' P a p e r - B a g defense make a good
way of preventing a i r b o r n e landings.
A v a r i a t i o n of m y plan might b e t o
fight a continuing withdrawing b a t t l e
through F r a n c e . ( T h i s cannot b e done
well if the invasion w a s f r o m the North
Sea, P a s de C a l a i s , o r L e H a v r e . )
When you do t r y t h i s kind of battle, al-
ways r e t r e a t t o r i v e r l i n e s o r cities.
And, a t all c o s t s , avoid battle i n the
plains of F r a n c e . -- GOOD LUCK! I
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Chief of Staff's
Reading List . ..
T h i s l i s t i s i n d o r s e d by General Max-
well D. T a y l o r a s b a s i c professional
r e a d i n g r e c o m m e n d e d f o r A r m y offi-
cers.
Rockets, M i s s i l e s And Space T r a v e l
by Willy L e y , 1957.
The R e d A r m y , edited by Capt. B.H.
Liddell H a r t , 1956.
Economics Of National Security, by
B r i g . Gen. George A. Lincoln and A s -
s o c i a t e s , 1954.
Psychological W a r f a r e , by Lt. Col.
-
P a u l M. A. L i n e b a r p e r , 1955.
S o l d i e r s And S c h o l a r s , by J. W.
Masland and L. I. Radway, 1957.
Atomic Weapons And A r m i e s , by
Col. F e r d i n a n d 0. Miksche, 1955.
A r m s And Men, by Walter Mills,
1956.
L i m i t e d W a r , by R o b e r t E . Osgood,
1957.
Guided M i s s i l e s In War And P e a c e ,
by Maj. Nels A. P a r s o n , J r . , 1956.
Government And Science, by Don K.
P r i c e , 1954.
Influence Of F o r c e In F o r e i g n Rela-
tions, by Capt. (USN) W. D. Puleston,
1955.
A m e r i c a n S t r a t e g y In The Atomic
Age, by Col. George C. Reinhardt,
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1955.