Midwest Wargamers
Association Newsletter

Table of Contents #98
March/April 1999

Rule Sets and Rules Variants

Crossfire Morale
Rule suggestion for the WWII game. By Charles Eckhart.
The Historiography of Wargame Design The Evolution of French Tactics Under Louis XIV from 1972-1991
Changing rules ideas based on tactical interpretation. by Pat Condray.
Gentlemen at the Crossroads
Wargame Rules for the Franco-Prussian War.
Rules: Warlord Wars of China 20th Century
by Mike Huskey.
Monk's Corner
18th Century Rules: 1758 Prussians vs. Austrians by The Very Rev'd. Aelred Glidden, O.S.B.
Wargaming Roleplaying II
Followup to last month's efforts. By Patrick Bailey.

Historical Analysis and Scenarios

Battle of Mons Graupius: 84BC
Romans vs. Caldonias. By Russ Lockwood.
War of 1812 American Army
Organization, recruitment, and troop use. By Rich Barbuto.
Tactical Doctrine in the English Civil War
Thoughts and application by Charles James Elsden.
Army List to Introduce Fantasy/Warhammer Players to Historical Gaming
GW figures and Tactica rules scenario. By Mark Steinberg.
Brief Guide to the 1920 Russo-Polish War
By George Dullighan.
Antitam Creek Fording
American Civil war scenario for the miniatures tabletop generated from a computer game. By Kevin Readman
Warlord Wars of China
Wars in China in the 20th century. By Mike Huskey.
Manchu Gold
Scenario tries to place the Emperor back on the Throne.
Hyborean Armies for DBA
Conan's fantasy world comes to DBA rules. By Jim Davis.

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.
Old Glory 25mm Age of Reason Miniatures
List and comments on the Wars of Marlborough by Charles Sharp.
Gaming the Old West: Part Two
Exhaustive list and detailed analysis of 34 Wild West rules sets, plus campaign sets and rules evaluation criteria. By Rob Lusk.
WWII 25mm Update
Kits and other products. By Steve Dake.
Wargamer's Notebook
Paying attention to the newcomers. By Chuck Vadun.
Bits and Pieces
New products and Web sites. By Curt Murff.
Letters to the Editor
The readers explain all.

More Articles

Building My Adobe Hacienda
Terrain making tips by James Davis.
Painting Plastic Figures
The right painting process for plastic troops. By Richard Burke.
Wargame Clubs of America
John Stafford recaps the hobby's clubs.
WWII Cartoon Series
Part Three by Ken Lizorty. (extremely slow: 1.4MB)

MWAN #97 Cover (top): Woodland Indian raid on a Viking settlement. Photo from The Bunker, UK. Large front cover (74K)
Back Cover (at right): British Home Guard Action. Photo from The Bunker, UK. Large back cover (slow: 91K)

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