The leaves are changing. The wilderness animal known among the Indians only as "wargamer' begins his time honored ritual of winter hibernation. Gone are the Summer days of Conventioneering and competitions. Winter is a time when "wargamer" hunkers down in his lair, painting figurines, watching football, and dreaming of the coming Spring. To all our wilderness animals, every officer here at our HMGS/PSW chapter wish all of you Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, and a very happy and prosperous New Year! Our Fall convention was held in October at the Verdugo Boy Scouts Hall again and many excellent games were played. This convention our chapter held elections and new members were chosen for all 3 offices of President, Vice-President, and a combined position of Secretary/ Treasurer. Our last officers; Chris Snell, Danny Jones and Rob Boyens did a great job and left some big shoes to fill for our new administration. Well done all! Fall Games The games played at our Fall Convention covered all the popular wargaming periods and many awarded prizes for First Place. "Death To Colonialism" 15mm Modern. Hosted by The Dogs Of War wargame club. First Place Winner-Jim Svette $10.00 Certificate.  "Battle of Bentonville" - 15mm ACW. Hosted by Moreno Valley Gamers Wargame club. First Place WinnerErik Walick $10.00 Certificate. "Battle of Falkirk" 15mm Jacobite Rebellion. hosted by Duke Winser. First Place Winner-Scot Hansen $10.00 Certificate. "Guts and Glory" 15mm WWII. Hosted by Operation Torch Design Group. First Place Winner-Jesse Boyens $10.00 Certificate. "Desperado" 25mm Wild West. Hosted by Ted Arlauskus. First Place Winner-Steve Verdoliva $10.00 Cerfificate. "Salonika" 15mm WWI. Hosted by Rich DeRosa. First Place Winner- Bill Heizer $20.00 Certificate. This convention saw our chapter's first competition for best overall game. We call it "The President's Award". Judging is based on Quality of terrain. Painting quality of the figures used. Preparation of the Host (including his knowlege of the rules and any player handouts used). Was the game ready on it's allotted - time? And Overall Presentation. The Winner of the 2001 HMGS/PSW President's Award Duke Winser Duke hosted "Battle of Falkirk." Duke wins one full year's membership paid by the chapter, an award plaque displaying his achievement and a $50.00 Old Glory Certificate. Well Done!! Coming Up Next Issue Blood and Sand - A Chariot Era campaign covering the Israel Civil War of 842BC using DBA 2.0. Players will assume command of local kingdoms Ammon, Israel, Gilead, Aram, Edom, Moab, Judah, Phoenicia and Philistia along the Eastem Mediterranean Sea. In reality, Israel overcame all the local kingdoms only to be beaten by the mighty Assyrian Empire. Can you do better? Operation Tomahawk - A wargame of the Korean War, using BattleFront rules. On March 23, 1951 American forces from the 2nd and 4th Ranger companies and the 137th Airborne Regimental Combat Team parachuted into Munsan-ni to cut off retreating North Korean forces. Down at the Paper Moon - A new regular column by Bob McIntre, owner of the art supply store Paper Moon, will begin with a discussion on the new acrylic inks available to hobbyists. And of course we'll have our regular columns by the Cardinal, and our brave Editor. Back to Table of Contents The Messenger Fall/Winter 2001 Back to The Messenger List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by HMGS/PSW. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com