When: 25mm Saturday afternoon (time still to be determined). 15mm Sunday 0900.

Armies: Any from DBA lists.

Fees: None

Terrain: 15mm preset terrain. 25mm BYOT (Some available)

Special Tourney Rules:

Three 1 hour rounds. First round will be between historical opponents (if possible). Afterwards, winners will play winners. Games end as per rules or time limit. Preset terrain. Both sides keep all points scored. 1 pt per enemy element, 2 pts for enemy General, 2 pts for enemy camp, 2 pts for winning. Winner will be person with most points after all 3 games. Tiebreaker will be based on number of victories. If still a tie, a playoff game will be held.

Terrain provided by Eagle and Empire Game Shop of Alexandria, VA.

Information: Signup at NASAMW table during Coldwars. New Books on Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica. William J. Hamblin

There are three new books which should be of interest to wargamers. The first is Hassig, Ross. War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1992. It is the only general military history of Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, and contains a vast bibliography, and detailed references to all primary sources (mainly art before the fourteenth century). Hassig as also written Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control. Norman, OK.: University of Oklahoma Press. 1988, a much more detailed study of only the Aztec period. Again, an excellent work. Finally, John M. D. Pohl and Angus McBride have written Aztec, Mixtec and Zapotec Armies. London: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1991. It is a fine book, with wonderful plates in the usual McBride fashion.