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 - If you live in the area from Pittsburgh to Youngstown, give these guys a call. They meet perhaps once a month or so. Tom Semian, 316 S. Home Ave., Avalon, PA 15202. (412) 761-8794, or e-mail: LTsite@aol.com

Allegheny Irregulars Update: "The only game that we have planned for March/April right now is an 1813 Napoleonic game using Napoleon's Battles. The date for the game isn't set, but it will definitely be a Sunday." -- Tom Semian

Ann Arbor Area Historical Miniatures Gamers Group - This group of 15+ gamers is composed mostly of faculty, administration, and students of the University of Michigan. They meet every Thursday evening at a member's house, and also try to squeeze in Sunday games every couple months. Their schedule for the first half of 2000 includes DBA Ancients, DBR Renaissance, Victorian Era colonials, WW II, Western Gunfights, and even Hordes of the Things fantasy! They are always looking for new gamers. Games are played in Saline, MI, about 1 hour north of Ohio Border, west of Detroit, east of BattleCreek and south of Flint. Contact Bob Beattie, 437 Lexington Dr., Saline, MI 48176. (734) 429-8521, or e-mail: beattie@umich.edu

Upcoming Ann Arbor Events:

March 23 "Mongols vs. Mamelukes," using DBA or DBR (GM: Jeff).
April 6 "Romans vs. Gauls/Britons," using Big Battle DBA 2.0.
April 13 "Ottomans vs. Poles," 25mm DBR, 500+ pts! Winged Hussars, camels, bombards, etc. (GM: Steve Roper)
April 20 "Castle Siege," along lines of Warhammer Ancient Battles (GM: Steve M.)
April 27 "DBR," scenario to be announced (GM: Mike O).
May 4 "World War II," scenario to be announced (GM: Dave R).
May 11 "Big Battle DBA," or "New Model Army invades Korea" (GM: Bill B).
May 25 "Hail Caesar!" Big Battle DBA (GM: Charlie).

Central Ohio Gamers Association (COGA) - Meet 10am - 11 pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month at the Whitehall Public Library. They host a variety of historical miniatures and boardgames. Dave Barr, 2961 Deep Wood Dr., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-4015. (614) 864-2044.

Upcoming COGA Events at the Library:
March 25 "COGA Game Day at The Soldiery," Full slate of events running all day. Includes: "Mexican Revolution," 25mm Modified Warpaint rules (GMs: Dave Barr, Eric Adamaszek). Starts at noon. "Eastern Front," 15mm World War II miniatures using Crossfire rules (GM: Joe Fox). Starts at 3 pm. Various historical boardgames, including "Arab-Israeli War" and "Escape from Colditz."
May 13, noon "WW II Micro Armor," Spearhead rules. GM: Scott Savory
June 10, noon "Early War Eastern Front," WW II micro armor. GM: Sam Marsh
Sept. 9, noon "Wild West," modified "War Paint" rules. GMs: Eric Adamaszek & David Barr
Oct. 14, noon "British Colonial Expedition," GMs: Del Perry & David Barr
Nov. 11, 1 pm "World War II," Piquet rules. GM: Joe Fox
Dec. 12, 1 pm "British Colonial," 15mm scale. GM: Lind Pratt

Chicagoland Wargamers - Contact James L. Patterson, III, (773)534-7305x116, or e-mail: Kraal_of_KaJames@Yahoo.com. Web site: http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/chicagolandwargamers

Upcoming Chicagoland Events:
March 26, 11 am - "DBM Shootout," Ancients tournament for 200-pt DBM armies. Games last 2 hours, trophy for winner. At Emperor's HQ, contact James for more info (see above).
May 20 - Chicagoland meeting, at Emperor's HQ (subject to change).

Colby Street Irregulars - This group has been meeting for more than16 years on Wednesdays, 7-11pm, in the Toledo area. They game all periods -- their latest specialty being a homegrown set of "universal" rules. They are doing demos at Mind Games on Sundays. Jim Thomasson, 1217 Birch Ave., Maumee, OH 43537. (419) 893-3025, or e-mail: JThoma227@aol.com.

Upcoming Colby Street Irregulars Events:
March 12 Doug Johnson will have a Terrain Class at Mind Games.
March 31 Seven Years War Convention (several Colbys will be running events at the con in South Bend, IN, this year!
April 8-9 The Colbys will attend the Gamefest at Glass City Games.
April 19 Jim will demo the World War II version of our Terran Wars game system at Glass City Games in Toledo.

Colby Street Update: "The Colbys have been very busy at the start of Spring. Planning for the 'Drums along the Maumee' Convention in Toledo is going fine. Plan to attend -- May 19,20, 2000 at the Clarion Hotel in Toledo. Lately, we have been playing 25mm French and Indians, Micro Armor in the World War II era, and our 1870s gunfighter game in 28mm. We hope to plan a cleanup day for the local Ft. Meigs grounds with the aid of students from Libbey High School. The fort is a free tour site for all Drums convention attendees. With the help from our two local hobby shops, it appears that drums will be a positive effort by HMGS Great Lakes and the Colby Street Irregulars. Thanks to all the help from Darryl Smith, Dayton's Great Lakes members, Mind Games, Glass City -- and to all the Gamemasters that have signed on for our Con already !" -- Jim Thomasson

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

Gargolye Gamers Group - G3 supports ALL gaming in the area to include historical and non-historical miniatures, card, role playing and board gaming. G3 can be contacted c/o Mark Rosenberger, 1111 Enfield, Rochester Hills, MI 48307-5431; gargoylegamer@cs.com. Web site still not up (AT&T problem!). Or contact Mike Reese, 13405 Denver, Sterling Heights, MI 48313. (810) 939-1690, or e-mail: mr688@home.com

Gargolye Gamers Group update: "G3 is having a one-day convention March 18 at one of the member's homes. 'HomeCon 1' features a Bablyon5 miniatures game, DragonStormSpecial, Empire Builder, and I am doing a15mm World War II game, 'Yugoslavia '45 - LIBERATION.' Other cons include Nova 25, March 25-26 at Oakland University. Michicon is coming up in June.
Sterling Heights Gamers is also runing ACW miniatures (I see a 1:1 scale ACW event or two) and we had a World War II miniatures aircraft game a week ago. We also do World War II naval and armor, Modern armor, and I saw some Colonial-type troops in Bruce Miller's basement being painted." -- Mike Reese

Greater Dayton Wargamers Club (GDWC) - These guys game a variety of periods. They mee regularly at the Kettering Soldiery location on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Tom Miller, 516 Elderwood Rd., Kettering, OH 45429. (937)-299-5754, or e-mail: mtm@erinet.com.

Historical Gamers of Indianapolis (or 19 Plus 1) - Meets every tuesday for historical games. The address is 2060 E. 54th Street, Village Commons, Suite 4, Indianapolis, IN 46220. New guests are welcome ($3 game fee). They play different historical games each week. Tuesday games run 6:30 - 11pm, Saturday 10am - 5pm. Dennis McKinney, (317) 726-1384, or e-mail: bmayhugh@iupui.edu. Web site: http://members.xoom.com/nineteenand1/

Upcoming 19 Plus 1 Events:
March 25 "Coulmiers, 1870," Franco-Prussian War using Volley & Bayonet rules. GM: Jeff
April 4 "Salem Church, 1862" ACW using Fire & Fury. GM: Carl
April 15 "Marengo, 1800," using Napoleon's Battles. GM: Paul
April 18 "Desperado," Wild West Skirmish. GM: Patrick
April 22 "Bentonville, 1865" ACW using Volley & Bayonet. GM: Carl
April 25 "The Slot," WW II naval using General Quarters rules. GMs: Carl/Bill
plus "Advanced Squad Leader" every week on Tuesdays!

Kampfgruppe - This central Indiana group plays all historical periods and scales. They meet in member's homes two Saturdays a month. Tony Teal, 6319 Sagewood Ct., Indianapolis, IN 46268. (317) 388-0579 or e-mail: ateal@cs.iupui.edu. Web site: http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~ateal/Wargames/

Upcoming Kampfgruppe Events: March 25 "Kunersdort, 1759," Seven Years War 'Volley & Bayonet' battle between Frederick's Prussians and an entrenched Russian and Austrian force. GM: Tony Teal April 8 "1941 Eastern Front," WW II Command Decision. GM: Chris Mikucki. April 22 "Gross Beeren," 1813 Napoleonic game using 'Volley & Bayonet' rules. GM: Jeff Nicholls (in Anderson). May 8 "U.S.-Jap Gunboat battle," Hypothetical 1930s Naval clash in the Phillippines, playtesting new rules by Roger Baker.

The Minatures and Gaming Association at The Ohio State University - This group has been meeting for years, playing a mix of historical and fantasy, on the campus of OSU. They meet every Saturday (except "breaks" and summers) in the basement meeting rooms in the Ohio Union from noon till 11pm. There is no charge and multiple games are played. All guests are welcome. In the spring of each year, they hold their annual multi-genre convention, Capcon. Next year's version is scheduled for April 28-30. Guy Flora, advisor: 3818 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, Ohio 43219. (614) 471-9812, or e-mail: flora.1@osu.edu.

North Coast Wargamers - These guys are a clubof friends and family members, with no dues, memberships, etc. Their specialty is 15mm ACW (Johnny Reb), AWI and Plains Indians. Scott Mingus, Sr., 4775 South Ridge Rd., Perry, OH 44081. (440) 358-6124 or e-mail: mingus@ncweb.com.

Upcoming North Coast games:
April 15 "Washita," 15mm Plains Indians, home rules. Hosted by Scott at Madison (Ohio) Sci-Fi Fantasy Games and Comics.

North Coast Update: "During the past couple of months, parts of the informal gaming group played a 15mm recreation of the American Revolution battle of Concord (this time a smashing British victory), as well as a public 25mm French & Indian War game hosted by Doug Rogers at a local gaming store. Doug and Scott visited a group of gamers in extreme NE Ohio for an 11th century battle using "WarCry" house rules. Upcoming games include a Plains Indians 15mm Washita game in April." -- Scott Mingus

Northern Ohio Wargaming Society (NOWS) - Meet on Fridays at The Warzone in the Cleveland area. Play a variety of games, but focus is mostly historical miniatures. NOWS nights at The Warzone start around 7:30 pm. Contact Jim Schwendeman at: (216) 351-7783. E-mail at: JFSCHWENDE@aol.com

Purdue Wargamers - Meets noon till midnight at Stewart Center, Purdue University. Contact John W. Akers, 6915 N. 50 W, West Lafayette, IN 47906. (765)497-0907, or e-mail: Etzel99@aol.com

Rochester Historical Simulations Group - This group meets at 11:30 on the 3rd Sunday of the month at Millennium Books and Games in Rochester. They game Ancients, WW II, Mexican-American, ACW and Napoleonics. David Abraham, 38 Brewerton Dr., Rochester, NY 14624. (716)594-9717, or e-mail (member Dennis Frank: djfrank@jane.penn.com.

Wayne's Legion Historical Gamers - Wayne's Legion runs a variety of periods, including a good number of game days events at The Soldiery in Kettering. Darryl Smith, 2251 Wayne Madison Rd, Trenton, OH 45067. (513) 896-1098 or e-mail: HMGSGL1@aol.com. Web site: http://www.angelfire.com/oh2/wlhg.

Wayne's Legion Update: "It sounds as though most of us will be at Drums Along the Maumee -- Jack and Ray are running events there. Three of us have been going down and gaming with Buzkreiger in Cincy once a month. Beyond that, we haven't gotten together to game. Of course, Wayne's Legion will be running War Party!" -- Darryl R. Smith