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HMGS Puts on Another Great Historicon

by Dick Bryant

HMGS East's Historicon'88 was held at the Penn Harris Hotel/Convention Center the third weekend of July and boasted over 850 attendees not cou nti Ing dealers. There were many more dealers than last year and they all went away happy and with much lighter loads.

Craig Taylor and Bob Coggins put on another great Liepzig game among rumors that the rules may get published by... SHHHH... Avalon Hill!

The Alamo was there again and even better terrain setups than last year.

The Courier Award for Best Demonstration of an Historical Miniature Wargame was presented to Bob Marshall of Royal Oak MI with his Storming of Monteray.

The ubiquitous Ed Mohrmann put on at least one game every game period (I think that I saw at least two Ed Mohrmanns at one point... ED) and everyone had a good time at them except for yours truly when he discovered that the Napoleonic game that he was participating in was On To Richmond in different costume - notone modification forthe period. But Ed is allowed one lapse out of perhaps 15 games in one weekend.

Unlike Origins, Historicon recognizes the importance of painting in the hobby and so awards it:

PAINTING AWARDS

Best 25mm Army
1 Keith Warren Alexander's Macedonians
2 Mark Stevens Pershing Fxpedition

Best 25mm Unit
1. Bob Marshall: 2nd US Dragoons
2. Dan Burkley Vizier's Chariots

Best 15mm Army
1. Tom Kelley: Gauls
2. Mitch Eitel: 30 Years War

Best 15mm Unit (tie)
1. Steve Alvo: ACW Zouave
1. Patrick Burke: British Dragoons
1. David Paddock: British Inf Division

Best 5mm Army
1. Hal Dyson: Early Roman
2. John Drye: West German PZ Grenadiers

Best 5mm Unit
1. Mark Franke Modern Tanks
2. Jesse Scarborough: Russian Mech. Div.

Best Naval Display
Brian Ophriger: WWII Naval

There was a very well attended Ancients Tourney but as I could not get the results from anyone, I cannot report on them here. The Courier provides an awarded for Sportsmanship but the organizers don't even see fit to even tell us who won that.

HMGS ELECTS NEW OFFICERS

HMGS East has elected the following people for the next year: Dick Sossi as President; Bob Coggins as Vice President; Mike Montemarano as Treasurer. The others members ofthe Governing Board are PatCondray, Todd Fisher, and Wally Simon.

HMGS MINI-CON

Mike Montemarano is in charge of setting up the Winter Mini-Con this year. It will be held at the Turf Valley Hotel in Baltimore Feb. 24 through Feb. 26. Mikeis looki ng for volunteers to put on games. If you can help, write him NOW at 8808 Greens Lane; Randallstown, MD 21133.

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