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, 3311 Grayson, Ferndale, MI 48220. (248) 399-3913, or e-mail: trell4thgate@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:
March 8 "Carnage & GLory," 25mm Napoleonics meeting engagement using these (diceless!) computer rules. Will be run twice - at noon and 6 pm. (GM: Lind Pratt, Gregg Pittenger).
March 29 COGA Game Day at The Soldiery.
April 12, noon "Desperado," 25mm Wild West (GM: Dave Barr).
April 12, 1 pm "French vs. Russians/Austrians," 15mm Napoleonic meeting engagement (GM: Brian Lockard, Jeff Stewart).
May 10, noon "Attack on the Farmhouse," 1/6th scale World War II skirmish using Featherstone's Skirmish Wargaming rules. Lots of 1/6th scale terrain and even a vehicle or two. This BIG game will take up the entire room, and will feature a British 8th Army squad against German Waffens. Additional games possible (GM: Gregg Pittenger).
June 14, noon "Florence vs. Venice," 15mm Renaissance (GM: Dennis Roeder).
June 14, 6 pm "Sword and the Flame," British vs. Zulus (GM: Brian Lockard).
July 12, 1 pm "Desperado," 25mm Wild West (GM: Eric Adamaszek).
Sept. 13, noon "Seven Years War," in 15mm (GM: Lind Pratt).
Nov. 8, noon "1/6th Scale WW II Skirmish," Russians vs. Germans, using Featherstone's Skirmish Wargaming rules and lots of 1/6th scale terrain, and a surprise or two (GM: Gregg Pittenger).
Dec. 13, noon "Sword and 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: "Well, lets see here. Christmas is gone, Ohio State rules the world for 9 months and my driveway is still a swamp.
The Convention Scene - We have sent the Johnson brothers to U-Con in Ann Arbor. They had an OK time, but said the area was not ripe for lots of historical games...oh, well. Jim went to SpartaCon to run a F&I Battle and mingle. Good time and good turnout. Connections were made with two Dealers and nine GMs for this coming Drums. Dennis is off to BashCon to run and spread flyers. The Johnsons are off to Seven Years War in March, I think. Jim will be at Battlefields for the ProCon Group at the end of March. We did not get notice of WinterCon in Detroit till after all the slots were filled -- our loss this year. Spent two weekends gaming with Mike Reese and his crew in Sterling Heights -- way up north!

Drums 4 is running along smooth. I have 12 events in print already, with eight other GMs finalizing their battles and six more on the hook. We are looking better than other previous years. The Colby Journal of the last 12 months activity is late. Again. Hey, football, exams, Christmas, cons - it builds up, you know?

Our projects: Tim and Jim's Pirate Games are about done; Yoda has fine tuned his Car Wars+ game; We have Gladiators, Darkest Africa and the Spanish-American War to begin on the paintbrush! Plus, we have 30 new 25mm vehicles for WWII and our Space Infantry Game! Time, I must get some more..." -- Colonel Colby -on the e-wire heliograph....

Confederation of Friends

This Indiana club's specialty is 20mmNapoleonics. 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 group 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: "We've been busy with basing hundreds of new Civil War figures in preparation for the 2003 gaming campaign. Our first major public event will be a public demonstration game (Barlow's Knoll) in Gettysburg at the April 6 muster of historians and writers. Dates are being picked to present wargaming demonstrations at Gettysburg in July in conjunction with the 140th anniversary celebrations and at Antietam (in the Visitors Center, most likely in June). We are also trying to get a demo ACW game at the National Civil War Museum in nearby Harrisburg, PA. We have completed the final proofreading of Volume 2 of 'Enduring Valor: Gettysburg in Miniature' and have submitted changes to the publisher. This will be for sale at Cold Wars. The manuscript for 'Undying Courage: Antietam in Miniature' has been reviewed by the National Park Service and finalized.

On our gaming table, we currently are playing the Civil War cavalry battle at Hunterstown between Custer and Hampton. This small battlefield is 20 miles from our home base in York. In February, we plan to play an Antietam scenario. Also, our web site has been heavily updated to include photographs recent games in Gettysburg and Lancaster." -- 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/.

Kanawha Riflemen

Great Lakes' first club in West Virginia appears to serve our fast-growing community of members in that state. They have about 15 full time members that play just about anything, including all periods of historical miniatures, as well as some Sci-Fi, roleplaying and Warhammer. They meet in various locations in Charleston and Beckley, WV. Contact Nick Gillispie, 1507 Grandview Dr., Charleston, WV 25302. (304) 342-8749, or e-mail: Navarr@aol.com.

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 on 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in NE Cincinnati at 203 Albright Drive, Loveland. The first and last Thursdays of each month we meet 6:30 pm at HobbyTown, 9887 Waterston Blvd. Rich Smethurst, (513) 677-1683, or e-mail: smetfam@aol.com. Web page at: SBclubpage@yahoogroups.com.

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: darryl@highstream.net. Web site: http://wayneslegion.50megs.com.