Table of Contents
#83
Rule Sets and Rules Variants
Playing With Fire
Chris Hahn examines the effectiveness of small arms and artillery fire during the horse and musket period.
Napoleonic Campaign Rules
Gary Rhay compiles a tome of campaign rules, charts, and other considerations. It is cleverly divided into a Players' Handbook and an Umpire's Handbook.
Bullets & Boots
Steve Carroll offers a set of Wild West miniature rules for skirmish gaming--with a World War II variant.
Bared Breast & Naked Blade
Gary Rhay
provides Dark Ages skirmish rules for miniatures.
John Company
Chris Ferree and Patrick Wilson team for a skirmish set of very detailed rules for the conquest of India, 1750-1860.
Scenarios
Gorodetchna-A Napoleon's Battle Scenario
Mark Serafin provides the background to this August 12, 1812 battle between the Russians and a combined force of Austrians and Saxons.
Patton's 4th Armored at Arracourt
A WWII scenario pitting the US CCA and CCB of 4th Armored vs. elements of 111th and 113th Panzer Brigades, 19th September 1944.
Reviews, News, and Other Views
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Editorial
Editor and Publisher Hal Thinglum brings us up to date.
What's New In Hal's Mailbox
MWAN Editor and Publisher Hal Thinglum empties his mailbox with a rapid succession of miniatures products.
Miniature Figures Review
David Barnes analyzes miniature figures with text and illustrations:
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25mm Great Northern War 1700-1721 (Wargames Foundry)
25mm Trojan Wars (Redoubt)
25mm Old Wild West (Guernsey)
25mm Wild West Storefront Facades (Snapdragon)
Review: WarPaint
David Love tackles a Pony Wars rules set produced by Emperor's Press.
Review: Principles of War
Scott Hansen reviews Tom Penn's rules set covering the colonial wars from Waterloo to World War One.
Bits & Pieces
Curt Murff offers product news, releases, and minireviews on a variety of products, from history books to miniature figures.
Letters
MWANers share insights into history and tips on gaming. Lengthy and full of nuggets.
Wargame Magazine Review
Russ Lockwood reviews wargame magazines.
Wargaming Clubs of America
John Stafford surveys wargame clubs (over 70 listed).
Upcoming Events: Conventions
S. Richard Black lists upcoming conventions.
Thoughts on Running Convention Games
Steve Carroll gives the umpire in all of us eight good ideas to keep games fun and moving right along.
More Tips for Running Convention Wargames
Scott Hansen provides six good ideas for smoother umpiring.
Meta Matrix Games
Chris Engle returns with more plans for Matrix games.
Painting and Terraining
The Yankee or Rebel Workshop
George Johnson tackles the making of rivers.
Another Way to Make Trees
Scott Hansen details the assembly line fashion to make trees for our tabletops.
Painting Tips
Jay Wirth takes the beginner (and the experienced) through a complete painting guide. Includes a shading and highlighting chart.
Painting Tips
Steve Clark offers a few painting tips.
Fiction
In the Shade of a Sausage Tree
Howard Whitehouse brings yet another adventure from that Victorian-era soldier, Col. Bagshot (ret). This time, the Sudan beckons.
MWAN #83 Cover (top illustration): Pistolerios! Pass of the North 25mm Wild West figures painted by JT Miniatures. Photo by Joel Gregory.
Back Cover (middle illustration): 25mm Marlburian War with "big" battalions. Dutch in foreground, French and Bavarians across river. Figures and photo by Brian Carroll.
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