We received the following press release.--RL As the AW/MW and RW gaming systems near completion, a light can be seen at the end of the tunnel! Other than the army list work and minor rules clarifications, these systems are either completed or near completion. This has been a long process and the group must be commended for their continued support and help in the development of these rules. We will continue to keep very active in rules support as well as subsequent work on the scenario and tournament books. In the meantime, we are beginning to put together a new set of rules covering a period of the 19th century, from 1859 to the late 1870's. We call these the Later 19th Century Warfare Rules. A new discussion group has been formed to facilitate the playtesting and development of this set of rules. Later this week I will have a playtest version of these rules up on the new discussion group under Files. In the meantime, welcome and please write in to let us know what you would like to see in these rules and what we can do to make a better gaming system. These rules will encompass the period from the Franco-Italian War of 1859 throught the ACW, the Maximilian Mexican 'adventure', the Franco-Prussian War and up through the Plains Indian Wars of the late 1870's. They will use the basic format of our other rules systems, but will be period specific to this era. These will not be a Foundry product, but a SAGA publication in conjunction with a couple of figure manufacturers and distributors. Thus, we can ensure an orderly and timely development phase. To join, click on Later19thWarfare-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and subscribe to the list. In the meantime, please keep sending in your rules questions in respect to AW/MW. We are still working on the final tweaking of AW as well as RW and need the input. Bruce Taylor will be getting back to the NapWar rules shortly as well. All told, it should be a very busy and productive year ahead. Back to 4th Quarter 2001 List of News Items Back to Master List of News Items Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2001 by Coalition Web, Inc. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com