Midwest Wargamers
Association Newsletter

Table of Contents #95
September/October 1998

Rule Sets and Rules Variants

Napoleon's Battles
Response from the Ranks of the Intellectually Bankrupt. By Ron Dillie.
Wrath of the House of Barca
Simple Ancients Rules. By Gerard W. Quinn.
Question of Unit Command, Unit Sizes and the Function of Skirmishers
Ancient/Medieval Warfare Rules. By Terry Gore.
Late Roman Army List for Warhammer Ancient Battles
Specs and such. By Jervis Johnson and Nigel Stillman.
Theatrum Europaum
30 Years War Rules. By Bill Boyle
30 Years War Arms and Army Lists
Introduction and Army lists. By Bill Boyle
House Rule Modification
for "Warfare in the Age of Reason". By Peter Michels.

Historical Analysis and Scenarios

Louis-Lazare the Conqueror
1796 French invasion of England. By Paddy Griffith.
Battle of Maida
The 4 July 1806 battle. By Don Featherstone.
Battles of the First Crusade
Thoughts on AD 1096-1101 for Day of Battle. By Chris Parker.
Soloing Samurai
Background by Rich Barbuto.
Battle for Fort George
War of 1812 scenario for May 1813 battle. By Rich Barbuto.
The Colonization of East Asia
Long-Term Campaign on a Fictitious Continent. By Don Featherstone.
Junta Crossfire
Scenario pairs boardgame with miniatures rules. By Henry Thompson and Randy Collver.
Uniform References for Franco-Prussian War
Robert Burke points you in the right direction.
Peninsula 1809/1812
Tactical Exercise for Advance Guards. By Don Featherstone.
Senegal Revolt 1878
Colonial scenario. By Jack Scruby.

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.
Papa Tango
WWII PT Boat rules review by Orv Banasik.
Smoke on the Water
American Civil War Naval Rules review by Thomas S. Ballou.
Gripping Beast 25mm El Cid
Medieval miniatures review. By Prisco Hernandez.
Recruiting Kids
One Parent's Perspective. By David Smith.
1/72nd Scale Russian Truck
The ZIS5V. By James Robson.
10 Funny Things That Took Place at Recon '98
tabletop chuckles. By Dr. George Dullughan.

David Barnes Reviews

Quartermaster's Store Age of Napoleon Magazine Helion Books
Irregular Miniatures 42mm 7YW, Colonial; 20mm SCW; 15mm WWI Austrians
Foundry 28mm 16th C. Renaissance
Dixon 25mm Wild West

Letters to the Editor
The readers explain all.

More Articles

Painting Small Scale Figures
Tips by Tom Dye.
Interview with a Wargamer
The "real" Hal Thinglum gets quizzed. By George Dullughan.
Interview with a Rules Vampire
Charles James Elsden gets quizzed. By Charles James Elsden.
Wargame Clubs of America
John Stafford recaps the hobby's clubs.
Casting an Army
by Rob Dean. Repeat from MWAN #94.

MWAN #95 Cover (top): 20mm plastic Napoleonic battles. Figures and Photo from Ken Cliffe. Large front cover (105K)
Back Cover (at right): Pap tango PT Boat game. Photo from Orv Banasik. Large back cover (slow: 69K)

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