The following stores offer a 10% discount to HMGS Great Lakes members. Vendors are encouraged to contact the editor with a few "New" items each issue. GMs running events at stores should contact the editor, too. Special thanks to Eric Adamaszek, Jeffrey Johnson, Sean Abel, James Covell and Chris Watson in helping compile information for this section.

The Alcove Hobby Shop, 29764 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak, MI 48073. E-mail: alcovehs@mich.com. Contact James Covell -- he is looking for new people to run historical miniatures once or twice a month. Last Sunday of the month! - "Fire and Fury," 15mm ACW minis hosted by the 101st Alcove Regulars. New players welcome!

The Arena, 3010 E. Apple Ave., Muskegon, MI 49442. (616) 773-0978, e-mail RUSS1976@aol.com.

Attacktix, 15107 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora, CO 80014. Toll Free: (888) 732-6321, or e-mail: attactix@attactix.com. Miniatures in 5mm, 6mm, 10mm, 15mm, 25mm; rules, scenery, military history and uniform info books.

The Colour Sergeant, 329 W. Third St., Perrysburg, OH 43551. (419) 874-1267, e-mail: RSHARPE9@aol.com. Historical miniatures, painting service and supplies through mail order. Gordon offers a MINIMUM 10% and up to 25% Great Lakes discount. Call or write for catalog.

Dayton Painting Consortium, PO Box 24185, Huber Heights, OH 45424. Phone/fax (937) 237-9915, e-mail: RADETZKY@PRODIGY.NET. Manufactures RSM95 line of historical figures, Parade Ground Flags and is a distributor of Musket Miniatures products.

Glass City Games, 4125 Monroe St., Toledo, OH 43606. (419) 474-0304, Fax (419) 474-7866, or e-mail: gcgames@glasscity.net. Web site: www.glasscitygames.com. Open Mon-Sat 11am-8 pm, Sun 11 am-6 pm. They are a retail hobby and gaming store dedicated to the sale, teaching, and promotion of adventure hobby games.--Carry extensive lines of historical miniatures and other types of games. Lots of space for gaming, they support leagues, tournaments, and events throughout the week. Will custom build units or army packs, contact Chris Watson.

NEW: Old Glory 15mm Command Decision WW II miniatures. High end military models from Hasagawa.

Check out the Glass City Gamefest this April!

The Glass City gamefest, April 29-30, is like a mini convention, where they schedule events at their tables. There are three blocks on Saturday and two on Sunday. There is no charge for the events, which are used to showcase a variety of games (including historical miniatures). The Saturday blocks are 10 am - 2 pm, 2 -6 pm, 6-10 pm. The Sunday blocks are 11 am - 3 pm, 3-7 pm. GM signup sheets are available -- check out the Glass City web page for the latest info.

J&M Hobbies,1238 Conant St., Maumee, OH 43537. (419) 893-2621. This train store carries terrain, paint, sheet styrene and models from Tamiya, Airfix, Dragon and Esci (mostly 1/32 or 1/35).

JVS Hobbies, a "virtual hobby store," carries Merrimack ships (Ancient/ Medieval/ACW), 25mm Connoisseur, Musket Miniatures and even painted armies. Their web site is at http://www.jvshobbies.com/, but you can also mail them at 6562 Innsdale Pl., Dayton, OH 45424. (937) 235-0709, or e-mail: sales@jvshobbies.com.

Mind Games, 2115 N. Reynolds, Toledo, OH 43615. (419) 531-5540, or e-mail: mggames@aol.com. Pat gives Great Lakes members a 20% discount off all special orders.

NEW: Minifigs 'N' Scale World War II miniatures ($6.95 bag of 36). Battle Honors 25mm World War II American Marines. Classic boardgame, 'Diplomacy' re-released by Hasbro.
Every other Sunday, 2pm - The Colby Street Irregulars will be testing their newest expansion for their Terran Wars rules system.

Panzerschiffe, PO Box 26074, Akron, OH 44319, or e-mail: Ddoc813@aol.com. They market 1/2400 scale historical naval miniatures, carrying 500 + models from Civil War, WW I, WW II, etc. Huge selection at affordable prices. Send for a free catalog.

Phoenix Rising Gamestore, 6652 St. Joe Rd., Ft.Wayne, IN 46835. (219) 485-6807. John Ade offers a 20% discount to Great Lakes members.

RLBPS, 4827 Treeview Terrace, Rockford, IL 61109. (815) 874-5351 or e-mail: rlbpsb@earthlink.net. Web site: http://home.earthlink.net/~rlbpsb/ Carries Raventhorpe Miniatures and Frontline Wargaming vehicles. Also 25mm animals and hunters from the Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Company. RLBPS offers a nationwide HMGS 10% discount with membership number.

Riders Hobby Shop, 1609 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48910. (517) 485-0700. Retail store with in-store gaming. Riders will also honor the 10% discount on special order items, too.

NEW: Old Glory & Dixon 25mm Pirates, boats and cannons. RAFM 20mm Vietnam miniatures. Bags of 15mm/25mm plastic palm trees from Precision Detail.

The Soldiery, 2210 Andrew Rd., Kettering, OH 45440. (937) 428-4996. Carries Foundry, Old Glory, Battle Honors, Rank and File, rules, paints, etc. HMGS Game Days on the second Sunday (12-6pm) of each month. The GDWC meets the 3rd Saturday (noon - 5 pm). Also from 6-9 pm on Tuesdays the store runs a "Rules Tryout Night" -- call them to see what will be played. 2nd Friday of each month - "Red Baron," WW I air combat starting at 5 pm. GM: C.J. Suchyta.

The Soldiery, 4256 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214. (614) 267-1957, e-mail: Soldiery@netwalk.com. Carries Foundry, Old Glory, Battle Honors and numerous other minis, rules sets and accessories.

NEW: Mein Panzer, World War II edition rules and Scenario Pack #1. Pirates! rules for miniatures battles on the high seas.Flagship Games resin sloops, gunboats, ironclads for Pirates! rules.

Every Friday! - "Friday Fight Nights" -- The former "Tuesday Irregulars" now meet Friday nights around 9 pm. They are still playing Piquet in all periods as their primary rules set, but are adding in games of Crossfire and Spearhead. Contact Joe Fox, (H) 854-0312, or (W) 292-2031 xt. 4. 3rd Saturday of each month - "NASAMW Day" -- various Ancient or Medieval games hosted by the local North American Society of Ancient & Medieval Wargamers (NASAMW) chapter. Last Sunday of each month - "Justinian's Wars" -- Ancients campaign using DBA rules. Players each control a kingdom in the period of the Byzantine reconquest of the West. March 25, 11 am till close - "COGA Game Day" -- A full slate of free games ranging from historical minis to boardgames. March 26, 1 pm - "Bloody Colonials" -- Quick Colonials rules (GMs: Eric Adamaszek, Darryl Hull).

The War Zone, 4704 Rocky River Dr., Cleveland, OH 44135. Phone: (614) 267-3338, or e-mail: warzone@warzoneoh.com. Retail store with eight gaming tables. Friday night historical games, along with shorter games on weekday evenings. The NOWS club meets here on Fridays, games starting around 7:30 pm.