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.

101st Alcove Irregulars
This group disbanded for awhile, recently, but they are getting back together in February. If interested in joining on the Michigan area fun, contact James Covell, 715 S. Chocolay, Clawson, MI 48017. E-mail: jacovell@comcast.net.

Allegheny Irregulars
If you live in the area from Pittsburgh to Youngstown, give these guys a call. They meet on the first and second Sundays of the month in Tom's detached, 3-car garage. Tom Semian, 316 S. Home Ave., Avalon, PA 15202. (412) 761-8794, or e-mail: LTsite@aol.com.

Greater Ann Arbor Area Mostly Historical Miniatures Gaming Group
This group of University of Michigan students, staff and "regular people" meets Thursday evenings at members' homes, and once in awhile on Sunday. DBR, Big Battle DBA, and other stuff are popular. Contact Bob Beattie, 437 Lexington Dr., Saline, MI 48176. (734) 429-8521, or e-mail: beattie@umich.edu, or Steve Roper at: sroper@umich.edu. Web site: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~beattie/mgm.html.

Carmel Historical Miniatures Gamers
Meets on Sunday afternoons to game all historical periods and scales. Meetings are either at a members home or Downtown Comics Carmel, IN. Contact: David K. van Hoose, 10518 Brookview Dr., Carmel, IN 46032. (317) 581 8840 or e-mail: davidkvh@aol.com.

Central Ohio Gamers Association (COGA)
Meet 10 am - 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:
Dec. 14 "The Sword & The Flame," 25mm Colonials (GM: Lind Pratt).

Chicagoland Wargamers
Contact James L. Patterson, III, (773)534-7 305x116, or email: Kraal_of_KaJames@Yahoo.com. James and a few other guys are at the Emperor's Headquarters every Sunday from noon till 6pm -- join them for the fun!

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 and run events at Glass City Games, from time to time. Jim Thomasson, 1217 Birch Ave., Maumee, OH 43537. (419) 893-3025, or e-mail: JThoma227@aol.com.
Colby Street Update: "What's new in the Northern Frontier of Great Lakes?
1. We have run the demo at the Fremont Civil War event.
2. Plans are for demos in December at GlasSs City Games around the second weekend.
3. Doug and Steve are running an event at this years U-Con in Ann Arbor.
4. Jim is off to SpartaCon in January to run a large French and Indian War battle.
5. The Drums staff is busy laying out Drums 4 for this coming May.
6. A short note has been posted on the e-wave and The Herald for all potential Drums GMs. We shall begin taking events AFTER Thanksgiving, to allow all of you to check your schedule and your painting progress.
7. Tim's Pirate Game is running smoother.
8. Yoda has his car game in second gear.
9. Plans for my beginner war game are going along nicely. A simple beer and pretzel game for the totally uninformed to get them curious and playing within 10 minutes.
10. The Colonel's Projects are almost finished for HIS Pirate Game, the Explorer's in Africa Game and a Victorian Jurrasic Park varient.
11. The 19th year of the Colbys is now: this November. Real spooky, here. We all had less kids, more hair and greater staying power longer into the night. Ah, age...!
12. We have the Green light to run an earlier slate on the Drums Friday and to run games at the new Fort Meigs Center. We shall keep you posted on that one. Especially when the Fort starts to renew their events, as in the past French and Indian War Battles (last one we saw there had 300+ in costume!).
13. Several gamers have repeatly asked for a copy of all of our Skirmish Rules when we run at various conventions. Soon....we promise!
14. Some future projects (some still in the bag, but...): Boxer Rebellion, American Revolution, Spanish/ American War and a larger, bigger approach to the Victorian Colonial Wars in Africa and India. I had all the stuff, but sold them for the new Old Glory 25mm." -- Colonel Colby (drinking a rum on the Frontier)

Confederation of Friends
This Indiana club's specialty is 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.

Conflict Simulations Club
This Indiana University group does historical miniatures, board games and fantasy/sci-fi. They meet Sundays 11 am - 6 pm in the Indiana University Memorial Union (usually in the Tree Suites), enjoying Ancients, Horse and Musket era and 20th Century games. Contact Mike Brewington, Unit 1, PO Box 650, Crane, IN 47522-0650. (812) 824- 7858, or e-mail:brewington@homer.crane.navy.mil. Web Site: http://php.indiana.edu/~dlauer/Con_Simulations.html

Duneland Historical Wargame Group
This small group of friends meets at the local library in Valpraiso, IN. Contact Darren Buxbaum, 311 Madison St., Valparaiso, IN 46385. E-mail: ivan_iskander@yahoo.com, or web site: http://www.homestead.com/forgodkingandhonor/homepage.html.

Gargolye Gamers Group
G3 supports ALL gaming in the area to include historical and non-historical miniatures, card, role playing and board gaming. Mark Rosenberger, 1111 Enfield, Rochester Hills, MI 48307-5431, or e-mail: gargoylegamer@cs.com. Or contact Mike Reese, 13405 Denver, Sterling Heights, MI 483 13. (810) 939-1690, or e-mail: mr688@home.com.

Gettysburg - York Gamers
This grou specializes in 15mm American Civil War using Johnny Reb III rules. Scott Mingus, 1383 Sterling Drive, York PA 17404. E-mail: scottmingus@yahoo.com, or web site: http://www.geocities.com/scottmingus/index.
Gettysburg-York Update: "Scott Mingus Sr., Bryce Potts, and Scott's father, Bob Mingus, attended the Rally ÔRound the Flag wargaming demonstrations at the Hayes Presidential Center in Fremont, OH. We presented Col. Hayes' attack on Fox's Gap at South Mountain. Curt Daniels, Scott Mingus, Jr., and Scott, Sr., coordinated a very well-attended wargaming demonstration in Gettysburg as the after-dinner presentation to the MilitaryHistoryOnline.com muster, which involved three days of tramping Gettysburg under the guidance of authors, park rangers, and licensed guides. Several Gettysburg stores are now selling our "Enduring Valor: Gettysburg in Miniature" regimental-level wargaming scenario and map book. Volume 2 will be ready later this year (final proofreading stage).
At Fall-In, we will present two games in Lancaster -- another go at Hayes' attack at Fox's Gap, and a separate game of Jesse Reno's final assault on South Mountain." -- Scott Mingus, Sr., Gettysburg-York Gamers

Greater Dayton Wargamers Club (GDWC)
These guys game a variety of periods. They meet regularly at the Tin Soldier 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 and some Saturdays for historical games. The address is 2060 E. 54th St., Village Commons, Suite 4, Indianapolis, IN 46220. New guests are welcome ($4 door fee). Tuesday games run 6:30 - 11pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm. Dennis McKinney, (317) 873-9624 , or e-mail: bmayhugh@iupui.edu.

Kampfgruppe
This central Indiana group plays all historical periods and scales, meeting in member's homes. Rob Stoebick, 13647 Thistlewood Dr., Carmel, IN 46032. (317) 846-3158, or e-mail: ROBBRR@msn.com. Web site: http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~ateal/Wargames/.

Mid-Ohio Gamers' Group (M.O.G.G.)
This group was formed in 1980 from a close group of friends and expanded its variety of games, held various Medieval and World War II battles at cons, and offered competitive challenges to other local clubs. The group meets in members' homes, playing both fantasy and historical games. Contact Eric Adamaszek, 4888 Almont Dr., Columbus, OH 43229. (614) 847-5884.

The Minatures and Gaming Association at The Ohio State University
This group plays a mix of historical and fantasy, on the campus of OSU. They host multiple games every Saturday (except during breaks) in the basement meeting rooms of the Ohio Union, noon till 11pm. All guests are welcome. Guy Flora, advisor: 3818 Sunbury Rd., Columbus, OH 43219. (614) 471-9812, or e-mail: flora.1@osu.edu.

North Coast Wargamers
These guys are a club of friends and family members, with no dues, memberships, etc. Their specialty is 15mm ACW (Johnny Reb), AWI and Plains Indians. Doug Rogers, 7570 Jeremy Ave., Mentor, OH 44060, or e-mail: swampbranch2@yahoo.com. Web site: http://www.geocities.com/scottmingus/index.html.

Northern Ohio Wargaming Society (NOWS)
Meet on Fridays at The Warzone in Cleveland. 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
Meet 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 am on the 3rd Sunday of the month at Millennium Books and Games in Rochester. They do Ancients, World War II, Mexican-American, ACW and Napoleonics. Dennis Frank, 950 Bolivar Dr., Bradford, PA 16701. (814) 362-6801, or e-mail: djfrank@penn.com.

Smethurst's Basement
Meets 7:30 pm second and third Wednesdays of the month in northeast Cincinnati (203 Albright Dr., Loveland). Contact Rich Smethurst, (513) 677-1683, e-mail: smetfam@aol.com or visit the club webpage for specifics and directions: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SBclubpage/.

Twinsburg Wargame Association
This group of around 20 wargamers gets together about once a week, usually in Club "Enlightened Despot" Rich Oster's basement. They also run games at stores around the Cleveland and Akron area. They run campaigns, including a World War I aerial Canvas Eagles one, and hold bimonthly DBA Ancients mini-tourneys. Contact Rich Oster, 1867 Ridge Meadow Ct., Twinsburg, OH 44087. E-mail: rjoster@ra.rockwell.com. Web site: http://junior.apk.net/~splinter/.

Wayne's Legion Historical Gamers
This group was formed a decade ago by a bunch of guys from the Dayton area, who share like-interests. Not only do we game together, but we have toured battlefields together, and feel that historical miniatures should be enjoyable -- not something that feels like work. Darryl Smith, 2251 Wayne Madison Rd, Trenton, OH 45067. (513) 896-1098 or e-mail: wayneslegion@hotmail.com. Web site: http://wayneslegion.50megs.com.