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 - If interested in joining on the Michigan area fun, contact James Covell, 3311 Grayson, Ferndale, MI 48220. (248) 288-3489, 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.

Canton Gamers are a group of about eight gamers around the Canton, OH, area. We're just starting up, so now is a great time to join! We hope to start putting on games at local gaming stores, museums, and libraries. We have a Yahoo group at: www.groups.yahoo.com/group/cantongamers. Marc Shefelton, 3535 Stillmeadow SW, Canton, OH 44706-3148. E-mail: marcshefelton2000@yahoo.com.

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) - Meetings locations have changed to the Whetstone Public Library in Columbus. They still run from 10 am - 11 pm, but aren't exclusively on the 2nd Saturday. They host a variety of miniatures and boardgames. Dave Barr , 2961 Deep Wood Dr., Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-4015. (614) 864-2044.

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 Gameopolis every Sunday -- join them for the fun!

Colby Street Irregulars - This group has been meeting for more than 21 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: "Let's see...what have we been doing this winter? Tim and Jim joined Greg in Lansing for Spartacon. Tim had his version of the Legion going against a river village with the Varmit Gunboat. Jim did a French and Indian Battle where the fort was in the redskins hands at first -- then later, they kept it! The week after, Dennis, Tom and Jim went to the new site for Wintercon in Detroit. Dennis ran his naval minis and Jim's same battle for the fort was again in Indian hands at the end of the battle. Coming home that weekend, Tim broke his ankle while taking the dog out for a pee! He's still on crutches, as of today.

We have a couple of new projects: New versions on microarmor; ACW; Race cars; And maybe gladiators soon. Upcoming trips include BashCon this month, and SYW Con in South Bend and Battlefields (from the Pro or Con group) in Detroit next month. Also, the bugle has sounded also for the ex-patriot Colbys who are not always in the Bunker each week. We hope, as in the past, to run the current eight active Colbys with about six more from the colonies we have in other areas. We shall see who shows.

Drums 6 is looking good. We have four Dealers in the fold (as in paying up front before the con) and about 30+ events already from the Old Guard who have supported us for 6+ years! Thanks guys! We have mailed out Colbygrams to the GMs who are still wavering on sending in events. Time is important if certain slots are required. There is never enough. Tim has the Drums 7 paperwork now for 2006: Same place,same size and rates." -- Col. Colby, out back waxing the Varmit's deckgun...

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). 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.

Falls of the Ohio Gamers - This diverse group of nearly 40 gamers meets on the last Saturday of odd numbered months (Jan., March, etc.) at the Holiday Inn in New Albany, IN. They also meet a couple times at other places each month. They are currently playing Shako, Grand Armee and Pirates of the Spanish Main. Contact Rob Prince, 1111 Carriage Ln., New Albany, IN 47150. (812) 945-4634, or e-mail: sprince@insightbb.com. Web: www.fotogamers.org.

5 Guys and a Lawyer, 329 3rd St., Perrysburg, OH 43551. Meet every Friday night at 7:30. Popular periods are 15mm ACW, 15mm ECW, 25mm Colonials, 1/72 Canvas Eagles, 20mm WWII, 15mm Napoleonics Empire II, Diplomacy. Contact Gordon Andrews, (419) 874-1267, or e-mail: RSHARPE9@aol.com.

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: "Debi and I have been busy with our quarterly ACW gaming newsletter, CHARGE!, which we mail to gamers in a dozen countries, plus well over 100 in the USA. I am planning to run a large 15mm ACW game at Cold Wars. We have a mock-up on our gaming table currently. Also at Cold Wars, we will introduce our new full-color, digitally printed scenario book, Undying Courage, Antietam in Miniature, which will feature 13 regimental-level scenarios for South Mountain, Antietam, and Shepherdstown." -- Scott Mingus, Gettysburg-York Gamers.

Greater Dayton Wargamers Club (GDWC) We game in a wide variety of periods. Club meetings are at 11:00 on the 3rd Saturday of each month at the Tin Soldier Company in Centerville. POC: Jim Williams, 108 Whisman Drive, Middletown, OH 45042. (513) 423-2143 or email: jwilliams53@cinci.rr.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 46320. New guests are welcome ($4 door fee). Tuesday games run 6:30 - 11pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm. Dennis McKinney, (317) 873-9634 , 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://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndySimSociety/.

Kanawha Riflemen - Great Lakes' first club in West Virginia serves 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. 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.

COGA Game Dates
April 2, 1 pm "Winter SS vs. Soviet Guards," Eastern front WW II microarmor using Recruit II rules (GM: Wayne Kayse).
June, TBA, noon "V2 Nazi Bughunt, Episode 2," 15mm WW II using Easy Eight rules takes up where last year's left off (GM: Bob Miller).
July, TBA, noon "Brother vs. Brother, and Everybody vs. Everybody Else," 15mm ACW using Johnny Reb rules (GM: Lind Pratt).
Same date, 5 pm "Siege of Port Arthur," 25mm Russo-Japanese War land action using Sons of the Desert rules (GM: Dave Barr).
Aug. TBA, 10 am "54mm WW II Skirmish," using Featherstone's Skirmish with double blind objectives on diorama terrain (GM: Gregg Pittenger).

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: www.geocities.com/nchws2003/index.html.

Northern Ohio Wargaming Society (NOWS) - Meet on Fridays at The M zone in Cleveland. Play a variety of games, but focus is mostly historical miniatures. NOWS nights at The M zone 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) 363-6801, or e-mail: djfrank@penn.com.

Smethurst's Basement - A diverse group of tri-state gamers who meet at various locations around Cincinnati to enjoy cross table camaraderie and carnage. Check upcoming games at SBclubpage@yahoogroups.com or phone Rich Smethurst, evenings: (513) 677-1683. "We play for fun!"

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, as well as campaigns and DBA mini-tourneys. Contact Rich Oster, 1867 Ridge Meadow Ct., Twinsburg, OH 44087. E-mail: rjoster@ra.rockwell.com. Web site: http://www.vippn.com/~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. Darryl Smith, 2251 Wayne Madison Rd, Trenton, OH 45067. (513) 896-1098 or e-mail: darryl@highstream.net. Web site: http://wayneslegion.50megs.com.