Here is a list of some of the gaming groups in the Great Lakes area. If you would like your club listed, send the particulars (days you meet, types of gaming, your group name and contact point) to The Herald.

Allegheny Irregulars This club is just forming, so if you live in the area from Pittsburgh to Youngstown, give these guys a call. They are looking to meet perhaps once a month or so. Contact Tom Semian, 316 S. Home Ave., Avalon, PA 15202. (412) 761-8794, or e-mail: LTsite@aol.com

Central Ohio Gamers Association (COGA) Meet 10am - 9 pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Whitehall Community Park building and on the 4th Saturday at the Soldiery East. They host a wide variety of historical miniatures and boardgames. Contact Carl A. Schobeloch, 4516 Kenny Rd., Suite 424, Columbus, OH 43220. (614) 691-6641, or e-mail: coga98@yahoo.mail.com

Colby Street Irregulars This group has been meeting for more than 16 years on Wednesdays, 7-11 pm, in the Toledo area. They game all periods -their latest specialty being a homegrown set of "universal" rules. Current projects include using these rules for WWII infantry combat with Baffle Honors figures, Wild West gunfighter gamers with five-man gangs and medieval fights with crossbows, cavalry, etc. Get in touch with them about the annual "Great Colby" -- the year's final battle and Christmas party. Contact Jim Thomasson, 1217 Birch Ave., Maumee, OH 43537.

Confederation of Friends This Indiana club specializes in 20mm Napoleonics. The 10 members have armies to represent all combatants of the 1809 time period. Contact Duke Robinson, PO Box 47, Owensville, IN 47665. (812) 729-7651.

Greater Dayton Wargamers Club (GOWC) These guys game a wide variety of periods. Contact Tom Miller, President, at: 516 Elderwood Rd., Kettering, OH 45429. (937)-299-5754, or e-mail: mtm@erinet.com. The Minatures and Gaming Assoclation at The Ohio State University This group has been meeting for years, playing a mix of historical and fantasy, on the campus of OSU. Contact Guy Flora, advisor: 3818 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43219. (614) 4719812, or e-mail: flora.1@osu.edu or guyflora@hotmail.com.

Northern Ohio Wargaming Society (NOWS) Meets on the first Friday of the month in the Cleveland area. Their focus is mostly historical miniatures. Contact Jim Schwendeman at: (216) 351-7783. E-mail at: JFSCHWENDE@aol.com

Rochester Historical Simulations Group This group meets at 11:30 on the third Sunday of the month at Millennium Books and Games in Rochester. Recently, they have gamed WWII, Mexican-American, Civil War and Napoleonics. They also just began a year-long DBA campaign. Contact David Abraham, 38 Brewerton Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. (716)594-9717, or e-mail (member Dennis Frank: djfrank@jane.penn.com.

South Eastern Michigan Association of Gamers (SEMAG) This group has grown to 17 historical gamers and meets one Saturday a month at at Alcove Hobbies (see "Down at the Hobby Store"). November's meeting featured a Fire and Fury game, December will be a medieval battle using Broadsword Rules and January is scheduled for AWl, using homemade rules. Contact Steve Hazuka, 15657 Stricker, Eastpointe, MI 48021. (810) 778-772, or e-mail: PHEME48021 @aol.com.

Wayne's Legion Historical Gamers Meet irregularly in member's homes, gaming a wide variety of historical periods. Contact Darryl Smith at: (513) 896-1098 or 2251 Wayne Madison Rd, Trenton, OH 45067. E-mail at: HMGSGL1@aol.com

Utica, Michigan, club startup I have moved just out of Sterling Heights and am now in Utica, MI. I want to start a new club in this area. I run WWII naval, 15mm WWII skirmish and both WWII and Modern Armor in 1/285. I also stoop to WH40k and WFB, as well as skirmish in any period. I play anything miniature. Give me a call or drop me a line. Mike Reese, 45800 Spring Lane #204, Utica, MI 48317. (810) 731-2429, or e-mail: mikereese@compuserve.com