Table of Contents #87
Rule Sets and Rules Variants
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Corporal John
Rules for large Marlburian battles. From Robert Piepenbrink.
Monk's Corner Napoleonic Rules
Aelred Glidden returns with a column on rulesmanship, includes his own rules, and adds a scenario for the Battle of Vimeiro.
Bullets and Bolsheviks
Russian Civil War rules from Michael Huskey, specifically for 20mm figures, but adaptable to other scales.
Light Division
Rules for smoothbore Musket Warfare from Robert Piepenbrink is the first in a series of simpler rules systems.
Hal's 7 Years War Rules
Editor Thinglum brings his rules for his 7YW project into focus, using big battalions of 37 figures.
Swarm Air to Air Combat
Rules for 1/700 scale WWII air combat from Kenneth Van Pelt.
Going It Alone
Rich Barbuto's solo column examines the forests of North America circa the 18th century, and proposes ideas for ambushes ala the Last of the Mohicans movie.
Historical Analysis and Scenarios
Kampfgruppe Peiper
A WWII scenario during the Battle of the Bulge, Dec 18, 1944. The Germans must drive against disorganized American defenses, battling time and fuel constraints, to seize bridges on their way to the Meuse River.
Reinforcement in Defence
David Barnes offers a report on an ACW scenario.
Warpaint Scenario 1: Buffalo Chips
The American Wild West pits Buffalo hunters against Indians. By Stephen Lawrence.
Warpaint Scenario 2: Justice: Frontier Style
The American Wild West pits a posse. By Stephen Lawrence.
An Uncivil War
A Tactica battle pits Roman against Roman.
The Battle of Coddrevny
In 561 AD, the armies of King Aed and King Dairmid meet at a peninsula in Ireland.
Terraining and Painting
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Painting the Plains Red
Bryan Ansell offers an illustrated uniform guide to American Indians.
Basics of Painting Plastic Soldiers
Paul R. Petri provides step-by-step instructions to field perfectly painted armies, from sprue to finished stand.
Reviews, News, and Other Views
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Editorial
Editor and Publisher Hal Thinglum discusses his strategies of product purchases--and the multitude of wonderful items he has purchased.
What's New In Hal's Mailbox
Editor and Publisher Hal Thinglum, with a little help from others, empties his mailbox with a rapid succession of mini product reviews.
Combined Arms in Napoleon's Battles
Mike McClellan wants to leave well enough alone in a rebuttal to proposed rules changes.
David Barnes' Miniatures Figures Reviews:
Dixon 25mm American Civil War
Village Green 25mm Feudal Japanese
Redoubt 25mm English Civil War
Donnington 15mm Maccabean Jews and Mongols
A Year in Wargaming
'Orrible 'Oward Whitehouse details his ideals behind his devious convention scenarios.
Wargame Magazine Review
Russ Lockwood reviews wargame magazines.
Age of Sail
Kenn Hart scrutinizes Empire Interactive's computer game on Napoleonic sailing ships.
Patton of Marshall?
Ed Meyers, jr., asks about the roles we play on the tabletop battlefield as he examines the Piquet rules system.
Redcoats for the Raj (1)
Kenn Hart reviews Don Featherstone's novel about colonial India.
Redcoats for the Raj (2)
David Barnes also reviews Don Featherstone's novel about colonial India.
Hal's 7 Years War Project
Editor Thinglum reviews 7YW figures, painting, rules, and other ideas while putting together his dream project.
Regiment Series
David Barnes analyzes the series of magazines covering British regiments.
Substitution in Wargaming
George Dullaghan offers 20 ways to double the use of your painted troops from one army in another.
Letters to the Editor
The readers explain all.
More Articles
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The Recollections of Podger Pilkington
The continuing adventures of Col. Binky Bagshot, fictional British colonial hero, from the fevered pen of Howard Whitehouse.
Wargaming Clubs of America
John Stafford surveys wargame clubs (over 90 listed).
Upcoming Events: Conventions
S. Richard Black lists upcoming conventions.
Volci Campaign Report
Jon Laughlin examines his play-by-mail campaign.
MWAN #87 Cover (top): 25mm Wargames Foundry Roman figures from the collection of J. Treadway. Painted by kevin Dallimore.
Back Cover (bottom color illustration): 20mm WWII Bridge at Remagen by Scenic Effects. Brittania and Combat Miniatures figures.
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