From Grant Sigsworth: Howard's game was excellent, as usual. I wish I had the chance to take part in some games like his.

I remember having some great games with "Boot Hill". I would break out my HO railroad buildings and bunches of Airfix figures. We had cowboys, Indians, cavalry, everything. Usually the boys would nde into town, case the joint and try to rob the bank, with various side plots added in. My lawman, Jack Skull, would then intervene with his two DA colts and 100s in all abilities. Other characters included Blondie, Tuco and Angle Eyes (supposed to have been Angel, but the player misspelled it and "Angle" it became). Every game would always end with the Indians attacking the town. We hand a lot of fun with 'abdomen/groin" shots. Those were the carefree, happy days of college...

I have some personal insight on a bit of esoterica mentioned by Chris Nelson. The Colt .38 didn't stop the Moro not because it lacked stopping power, but because it's wildly inaccurate! You can't stop anything if you can't hit it. Actually, it is a pretty weak round, but I can't hit anything with mine, and I'm a good shot.

Guess what? I have Space 1889! I have yet to play a game with it, but it is put together well and the Soldier's Companion has a lot of good info. I even have the figures from the boxed sets (but no Martians, I didn't get that deep into it). The character generation is good, but I don't care for the melee/fighting rules. Far too complex.

There are an awful lot of Spacers known to this editor that receive this newsletter. So far most reveal that "They didn't have any Martians that that was too far ". I don't know that I believe that but I have some, although I haven't played with them, they are painted and look good. Boy when I retire I have so much reading and painting and playing to catch up on I'll never be Boer(d), board or bored, and besides my wife will keep me working on the house. I for one look forward to seeing the next generation of Space 1889 rules by Chadwick and Giglio. Bob (again) how about an article.

From Ron Lizorty: On wargaming aspects, I would like to see someone come up with suggestions for scenarios following a more 'movie' - oriented basis (I missed the Courier issue w/Four Feathers article -- so maybe this pretty well covered it?). The idea of trying to sneak somebody out from a beseiged city before it falls to the Dervish, Sherlock Holmes trying to get dispatches through to Gordon in Khartoum (this is mentioned in the Holmes stories), should be a nice change of pace to gaming. (Thank goodness for Howard Whitehouse!)

Isn't it amazing that no one (as far as I know) has ever made a packmule kicking with handlers trying to control him? I'm very surprised that Wargames Foundry hasn't done one. And why can't a manufacturer come out with walking wounded Fuzzies and other casualties -- at a cheaper price than action poses?? I guess demand isn't there. Am I in the minority when I say I'm being priced out of wargaming?

I just checked out the article again and it is only about the Four Feathers, with some good ideas. I would like to see some articles with movie themes and or from novels. I will work on this for a future issue using the movie and novel King of the Khyber Rifles. So any other movie is open for YOU to write about. It does not have to be long, just thoug)`t out and detailed as best you can.

From Bob Burke: I must confess that I loved Brent Oman's suggestion that the Heliograph print articles on non-ACW 19th century wars. I'd like to see the Heliograph cover the Mexican-American War all the way to the Boxer War and perhaps even the Banana Wars of the 1920s I think Colonials should continue to be the main focus of the Heliograph, but I would love to see articles on other wars of the late 19th century. Of course, that would mean that I would eventually have to do an article on some aspect of the Franco-Prussian War or They Died for Glory. On second thought, forget I said anything.

Well here ya go folks, we're wide open for almost anything.

From Joe Boeke: Joe suggested that I start a column for you for trading, selling or wanting items of colonial interest. Joe suggested that He would be willing to pay $5 for a years worth of space. I told him that was a good idea and would make the first appearance free and then $5 for the remaining 5 issues of the year. Supply Column will turn up here whenever you have something colonial to sell, want, or trade, 50 words or less, no charge for two issues.

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