David Chandler to Visit USA An historical symposium on the Napoleonic wars is planned for August 14,15, and 16, 1981, to be held in Columbus, Ohio. Keynote speaker of the symposium will be celebrated author and noted Napoleonic authority, David Chandler. Professor Chandler plans to give several lectures on various subjects including 'Napoleon's Art of War, Marengo, and Waterloo.' Another featured speaker will be Professor Gunther Rothenburg, who currently plans lectures on the History of the Austrian Army during the Napoleonic Wars, Tactics of the Austrian Army, and Archduke Charles.' Other speakers scheduled for the symposium include Jim Getz, Charles Tarbox, and others speaking on subjects of interest to Napoleonic enthusiasts and wargamers. Professor Chandler is the Head of the History Department, Sandhurst Military Academy, England, and is author of several landmark Napoleonic works including Campaigns of Napoleon and Dictionary of the Napoleonic Wars. Professor Rothenburg teaches military studies at Purdue University and is author of many works which include Art of Warfare in the Age of Napoleon. Professor Rothenburg is currently completing the manuscript of his new book about the life and works of Archduke Charles. The sponsor of the Napoleonic Symposium is Empire Games, Inc. of Arlington, Texas. The symposium also plans to include miniatures gaming work-shop activities using the soon-to-be- released Empire 3rd edition rules system. AGENDA: Friday, August 14 10:00 -10:30 AM Opening of Symposuim; Welcome Jim Getz 10:30 - Noon Napoleon's Art of War Professor David Chandler Noon - 1:00 PM Luncheon Buffet 1:00- 2:30 Archduke Charles and the Austrian Army Professor Gunther Rothenberg 2:30 - 2:45 Break 2:45 - 4:15 Napoleonic Impact on the American Civil War Professor Lawrence Stone 4:15 - 4:30 Break 4:30 - 5:30 Terrain for the Napoleonic Battlefield Charles Tarbox 5:30 - 7:30 Out 7:30- til Napoleonic Miniatures using Empire 3rd edition Open participation Saturday, August 15 8:30 -10:00 AM Tactics of the Austrian Army Professor Rothenberg 10:00 -1 0:15 Break 10:15 - Noon Battle of Marengo Professor Chandler Noon - 1:00 PM Luncheon Buffet 1:05 - 2:30 Napoleonic Wargaming and Home Computers Bob Jones 2:30 - 2:45 Break 2:45- 3:45 Simulation Design and Empire 3rd edition Jim Getz 3:45 - 4:00 Break 4:00 - 5:30 Using the Empire 3rd rules system Scotty Bowden 5:30 - 6:30 Out 6:30 - 7:30 Informal gathering and discussion 7:30 - til Napoleonic's Birthday fete Professor Chandler will address the party after dinner. Sunday, August 16 9:00 -10:30 AM Battle of Waterloo Professor Chandler 10:30 - 10:45 Break 10:45-1:00 PM General Question and Answer session. All speakers Attendance to the symposium is by imitation only. Only 150 invitations can be accepted for attendance. Due to the limited space, Empire Games expressly reserves the right to determine who shall and who shall not receive invitations. All events or speakers are subject to change depending upon circumstances. AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT The Committee for the Charles Roberts and H.G. Wells Awards, the most conveted in the industry, have joined the Came Manufacturers Association (GAMA) to reorganize the awards procedure. Under the new system, all facets of the hobby can participate. The nominations for the various categories will be open to participation by all gainers. Nomination ballots will be available through every hobby magazine in the industry. Al1 gamers will be limited to one nominating ballot. The final voting will be done by members of the newly formed ACADAMY OF ADVENTURE GAMING ARTS AND DESIGN. The Academy is open to those individuals who have made a contribution to the products and/or general advancement of the hobby in any, some or all of the major divisions: boardgames, miniature games, role-playing games, and computer game programs. It is open to designers, developers, authors, artists, editors, writers, reviewers, convention organizers, and any professional or amateur who can prove a contribution to the hobby. Members of this academy will have the opportunity to vote for the Charles Roberts and H.G. Wells awards prior to Origins, the National Convention, through a final ballot sent directly to academy members 60 days prior to Origins for response by 30 days prior to Origins. This allows a more formal and dignified presentation of the Awards to the winners at Origins, and will permit the plaques to have inscribed on them the name of the winning person or product This will also avoid abuses that have occurred in the past as a result of balloting during the convention. Membership in the Academy will cost $2 per year regardless of how many divisions you wish to apply for and can substantiate a contribution to (under the guidelines). The membership fee covers the cost of postage, printing and awards cost. There is a maximum of four one-year renewals available, for an overall term of five years. It is anticipated that renewals will be at $2 per year also. All membership fees should be check or money order payable to the Game Manufacturers' Association. Discontinued Lines Offered THE DUNGEON, 772 Main St., Lake Geneva, WI 53147 is offering several discontinued Historical lines from Grenadier Miniatures: Ancients, Midieval, ACW 15mm. They also have several discontinued Historical Miniature rule sets: Valley Forge & field regulations -- both AMR sets; Tractics (now out of print); Cordite & Steel (WWI Naval), and Don't Cive Up The Ship. Write for catalog. MOVIES OF INTEREST (From J. Mansfield, editor of SIGNAL) The French are making a film entitled WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR. A film THE SEAWOLVES, is about a British Territorial unit, The Calcutta Light Horse who are used to destroy a German Ship interred in neutral Goal A movie based on MAN IN A HIGH CASTLE is planned. Premise is Western Alliance lost WWII and Japan and Germany have partitioned the US - Canada is somehow neutral! The Japanese film PORT ARTHUR (see still at right) is available through some film rental houses. BRIDGE OVER SUEZ will start filming in December 81, it is an Egyptian - Israeli - US film about events in the 1973 war! New World Films will start filming THE LAST WORLD WAR in 1981 and, finally, Alister McClain's book HMS ULYSSES will be produced as a film by Rank Films of England. TSR HOBBIES, INC. ANNOUNCES CO-SPONSORSHIP OF GENCON EAST GAMING CONVENTION TSR Hobbies, Inc. and the organizers of the highly successful Penncon have announced joint sponsorship of the 1981 GenCon. East gaming convention and trade show. This event, which promises to be one of the best-attended conventions of the year, will be held July 23rd to 26th at the Cherry Hill Inn, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The superb faculities available and the combined convention experience of the co-sponsors promise a convention of national promminence, and over 20 manufacturers have already made a commitment to attend. A full slate of gaminy activities is planned for the several thousand anticipated attendees, and includes role playing events, boardgames, tournaments, demonstrations, and seminars on ail aspects of the hobby. A special guest is to be featured as well. The GenCon East gaming convention is a part of TSR's continuing effort to promote the hobby in all parts of North America, and joins GenCon. South gaming convention (Jacksonville, Florida -- February 6th - 8th, 1981) and GenCon. XIV gaming convention (Kenosha, Wisconsin -- August, 1981) on the national convention schedule for the coming year. For information contact: GenCon East Convention, P.O. Box 139, Middletown, NJ 07748. GLEANINGS SLINGSHOT -- MEMORIAL ISSUE. A special memorial issue was received with Number 91 (Sept. 1980). The memorial is in memory of Alan Nickels and Charles Grant both guiding lights of the Society of Ancients and names well known in the Ancient gaming world. The 65 page memorial issue contains "best of . . ." articles from past issues of Slingshot; The Arms and Uniforms of the Pratorian Guard; Iron in the Ancient World; The Battle of Kadesh; several wargame campaigns; The Chariot in the Wargame; Egyptian Chariots; Byzantine Formations and Drill in the 6th and early 7th Centuries; French Coats of arms of the Mid 14th century and at Agingourt; Ancient Transport and Supply Problems, and more. I hope that the Society of Ancients will make this available separately to non-members. Subscriptions (comes with membership only): $18.00 airmail, $10.50 surface. Canadian prices are $21 and $12 respectively. P.W. REVIEW (12 for $5.00) -- Potomac Wargamers, Well done mimeo catalogeing the doings of the Potomac Wargamers. Jam full of interesting battle reports always with an interesting twist. Clubs should buy it just for ideas. The editor and principle contributor. Walter Simon (whose articles often appear in these pages) has an interesting approach to the hobby and likes to burst inflated egos - he also has a penchant for squashing 1 Smm figures and believes that they are a "flash in the pan". Recommended. SAVAGE AND SOLDIER (4 for $6.00) -- Lynn Bodin, 14219 NE 74th St., Redmond, WA 98052. July-Sept. 1980 covers the first Chinese Opium War, 1839-1842; and The Kingdom of Dahomey. Recommended to any one interested in the "Colonial" wars. GAMES MASTER CATALOG. $9.95 from hobbystores. A 200 page catalog of games, miniatures rules, terrain items and all the wargaming paraphenalia imaginable. The list of manufacturers and their addresses alone is worth the price of the catalog to game clubs. CHICAGO WARGAME REPORT (10 for $4.00) -- Tony Adams, 3605 Bobolink, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008. News of the hobby in the Chicago area, Conventions, games, tournaments. Some articles. SIGNAL (12 for $4.00) -- John Mansfield, 46 Carleton Street, Oromocto, NB, Canada. #172! If you like to keep up on news of the hobby - this is the place. Coming events, movies & TV shows of interest, new releases (often reported on before they get to the printer!). Book, magazine, game and convention reviews. Recommended. CAMPAIGN ($10/year) PO Box 896, Fallbrook, CA 92028. Number 100 in hand. In depth boardgame reviews, an interview with Larry Duffield, chairman of the group putting on Origins'81. MILITARY MODELLING ($23.00 per year - 12 issues) -- PO Box 35, Bridge St., Hemel hempstead, Herts, England. December 1980 in hand includes: Amphibious Campaigns for all Occassions; Action on Hadrian's Wall - a scenario; Uniforms of Napoleon's Irish Legion (in color); Wargaming the AMR, Tabletop Teasers - Peninsular Battle Pro blems by C S. Grant; Aerial Combat over the Modern Battlefield; Forming a Wargames fleet; and more, more, more. Recommended. Back to Table of Contents -- Courier Vol. 2 #4 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1981 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com