John Kula sent the following release.--RL

SIMULACRUM is a new quarterly journal of board wargame collecting. The first issue will be published in April 1998. SIMULACRUM will publish articles of interest to board wargame collectors, such as:

• how to organize a board wargame collection - why is one game collectible and another not - game production variants and runs
• game genealogy, i.e., what games are related
• reviews of the books and publications which purport to list published board wargames
• hints on where to look for collectible board wargames, and how to buy and sell at auction
• current trends in collectible board wargame prices and availability
• definitive lists of board wargames by company, by subject and by date
• detailed descriptions, including images, of collectible board wargame components
• comparative reviews of wargame systems
• discussions about the defining characteristics of board wargames

  SIMULACRUM will also contain regular features such as letters to the editor, guest columns, a notice board, and free advertising for subscribers.

  SIMULACRUM is edited by John Kula, a board wargamer since 1969 and a collector since 1990, who has just finished two years as editor of Strategist, the monthly newsletter of the Strategy Gaming Society.

  The first issues of SIMULACRUM will follow a standard format of 48 8-1/2" x 11" pages, printed in black and white. They will be shipped airmail, unfolded in manila envelopes.

  You can buy SIMULACRUM one or more issues at a time, and you will get a discount for buying one or more year's worth (four, eight, etc., issues) at a time. The cost is as follows: US and Canada: $6 per issue, $21 for four issues; Rest of World: $7 per issue, $25 for four issues.

  Contact:

  John Kula
  Editor, SIMULACRUM
  4020 Haro Road
  Victoria BC
  Canada V8N 4B2
  e-mail: johnkula@islandnet.com

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