Midwest Wargamers
Association Newsletter

Table of Contents #92
March/April 1998

Rule Sets and Rules Variants

Hollywood Western for Wargamers
Rule suggestions in the Wild West. By Henry Thomson.
The Strategy - Tactical Wargame
Combining the strategic with the tactical on the tabletop. by Jack Scruby.
Armoured Combat
Wargame Rules for World War Two. By Michael Creek and Jim French.
Marlburian Wargame Rules
by Donald Featherstone.
Going It Alone
Getting Started in Playing By Mail. By George Arnold.

Historical Analysis and Scenarios

Seven Years War Prussian Hussars
Painting Guide. By Neville Carre.
World War One
Brief Introduction by George Dullaghan.
Causes of the Mexican-American War
An Overview. By John R "Buck" Surdu.

Reviews, News, and Other Views

Editorial
Editor and Publisher Hal Thinglum discusses all things of miniatures and tabletop gaming.
What's New In Hal's Mailbox
Editor and Publisher Hal Thinglum, with a little help from others, offers a multitude of mini product reviews.
English Civil War in 15mm
An exhaustive and detailed roundup of miniatures, rules, and references by Hal Thinglum.
A Few Notes on Game Design
An Ad Hoc Case Study. By designer John R "Buck" Surdu.
Wargame Magazine Review
Brief reviews and contents of magazines. By Russ Lockwood.
Letters to the Editor
The readers tell all.

David Barnes Reviews

Redoubt Enterprises 25mm Napoleonic
War of 1812 Wargamer's Guide (booklet)
Wargames Foundry 25mm Napoleonic
Redoubt Enterprises 25mm American Civil War
Guernsey Foundry 25mm US Cavalry and Custer
Dixon 25mm American Civil War and Wild West
Wargames Foundry 25mm American Civil War
Battlegroup 25mm WWII
Feudal Castings 15mm WWI
Feudal Castings 15mm Sikh Cavalry

More Articles

Whirlwind Tour of UK Wargaming Publications
Visiting some British publishers. By Russ Lockwood
Ageism in Wargaming
Respect your elders. By George Dullaghan.
Hurricon 1997
Convention Report. By George Dullaghan.
Shards
Lengthy memoir of wargaming: Alamo, Indian Mutiny, and ACW. By Charles James Elsden.
Wargame Clubs of America
John Stafford recaps the hobby's clubs' activities.

MWAN #97 Cover (top): Boxers attacking the front of the British Legation. Large front cover (102K)
Back Cover (at right): Boxers attacking the rear of the British Legation. Photos by Dick Vandegrift. Large back cover (slow: 140K)

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