Insertions into this column are free. Please use the format indicated with venue, dates, type of games (using code below) and contact point- address and phone number. Be sure to have it to us at least 4 months before your event. Event codes (best available information, check with contact person for details) HM: historical miniatures; FM: fantasy or science fiction miniatures; BG: boardgames; RP: roleplaying; CG: computer games; PC: painting contest; LS: lectures, seminars, etc; AT: ancients tournament; AU: auction, TO: tour.

25-27 Oct Advance the Colors '96 Radisson Inn, 11 South Ludlow St., Dayton, OH. (HM) Sponsored by HMGS Great Lakes. Contact HMGS Great Lakes, PO Box 8, Trenton, OH 45067-0857, tel (614) 369-0857.

25-27 Oct Adventure Gamefest 96, Oregon Convention Ctr, 777 Martin Luther King Blvd, Portland, OR. (FM, RP, BG, AU, PC, HM) Contact Adventures Games Northwest, LLC, 6517 NE Alberta, Portland, OR 97218, DCBS85D@ prodigy.com.

2-3 Nov Tricon Masonic Temple, Monument Square, Concord, MA. (HM, LS, TO) 18th Century warfare, sponsored by the Seven Years War Assn. Contact Tricon, PO Box 446, Durham, NH 03824, tel Byron Champlin (603) 228-0097, email tricon@pease1.sr.unh.edu

2-3 Nov NOVAGCON Kena temple, Fairfax, VA (HM, FM, BG) Contact NOVAG, PO Box 7158, Reston, VA 22091.

8-10 Nov Southern Front '96 Crabtree Ramada Inn, Raleigh, NC. (HM) Sponsored by Triangle Simulation Society. Please make reservations ((800) 228-2828) at least a month in advance as this is a football weekend. Contact Brian Robinette, (818) Sunstone Dr, Durham, NC 27712, tel (919) 620-8670 after 7 PM, please.

9 Nov COGACON 96 Whithall Community Park, 340 North Hamilton Rd, Columbus, OH. (BG, FM, HM, RP) Contact Gary Spang (614) 866-3242 or Terry Hollern (614) 882-5241.

15-17 Nov Historical Retreat 1996 Arlington Ramada Inn, 700 E. Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76011. (HM, FM) Sponsored by HMGS Tornado Alley. Contact Greg Pitts PO Box 172622, Arlinton, TX 76003-2622, tel (817) 467-0327, watcher@airmail.net.

15-17 Nov Breakthrough 96 Best Western Tulalip Inn, 6128 33d Ave NE, Marysville, WA. (HM, AT, FM) Contact Break- through 96, c/o Cherry Creek Enterprises, 2625 Colby Ave #3-144, Everett, WA 98201, tel. Ed Teixeira (206) 303-7859.

15-17 Nov Pentacon XII Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN. (RP, CG) Contact NIGA/Pentacon, PO Box 11174, Fort Wayne, IN 46856.

13-15 Dec InfantryCon Ft Benning, GA, Infantry Hall (Bldg 4, Classroom 3) (HM) Contact Bob Ramey, 1115 Contry Cle Auburn, AL 36830, tel. (205) 821-3985.

3-5 Jan 1997 Seige of Augusta V Sheraton Agusta Hotel, Augusta, GA. (HM) Sponsored by HMGS Mid-South. Contact Jim Birdseye (706) 737-5735.

10-12 Jan Crusades 97 Ramada Inn, Norwalk, CT (HM, RP, BG) Sponsored by the Connecticut GAme Club. Contact Phillip Spera, 2 sibley Lane, East Haven, CT 06512, tel. (203) 469-9391, email Phillip_Spera@ usa.racal.com.

7-9 Feb Gulf Wars 97 Four Points Hotel, 7611 Katy Freeway (I-10), Houston, TX. (HM, AT) Sponsored by the Houston Historical Miniatures Association and Military Miniatures of Texas. Contact Brian Thomas, 925 S. Mason Rd, Ste 142, Katy, TX 77450, te. (713) 395-8902.

7-9 Feb The Last Square Invitational Radisson Hotel, Madison, WI. (HM) Organized around three major games for 25 - 30 players (Spearhead, Fields of Honor ACW, and one TBA), the $250 registration includes single- occupancy room, three meals and beverages and munchies. Contact The Last Square, 5944 Odana Rd, Madison, WI 53719, tel (800) 750-4401, email invitational @lastsquare.com.

28-30 Mar Egyptian Cam paign 97 Southern Illinois Univ, Carbon- dale, IL. (RP, FM, BG, HM) Contact SIUC Strategic Games Society, Office of Student Development, 3d Floor Student Ceneter, Carbondale, IL 62901-4225, tel. Joel Nadler (618)529-4630. Email ECGamCon@AOL.com or web http://www.siu.edu/departments/rso/gamesoc.

29-30 Mar Hotlead '97 The victorian Inn, 10 Romeo St, Stratford, Ontario, Canada. (HM, FM,PC) Contact James Manto (519) 273 0268

11-13 Apr Spring Offensive VII. Sponsored by the Tri-County Gaming Assoc.. (HM, FM, BG, RP, Cards). Contact: The Tri- County Gaming Assoc; 1293 Peoria St., Washington IL, 61571. (309)444-4640

18-20 Apr Battle of Cowpens HoJo I-95, Laurens Rd, Greenville, SC. (HM) Contact Tim Walker, 288 Old Mill Rd #88, Mauldin, SC 29662, tel. (803) 281-0488.

18-20 Apr Havoc XIII Sheraton Tara Framingham (the Castle Tara), Rt 9, Framingham, MA. (HM, FM, AT) Sponsored by Battlegroup Boston. Contact Peter Mancini (617) 926-4719, mancinii@lynx.neu.edu.

23-25 May NashCon 97 Smyrna Town Center, Smyrna, TN (HM) Sponsored by HMGS Mid-South. Contact Gavin Gossett, 2713 Lebanon Pike, Nashville, YN 37214, tel. (615) 883-4800.

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