Up to 1996, activity on AMF on the Internet was as follows:

.	Auction	Sale
Low	29.00	25.00
High	83.00	100.00
Mean	49.20	63.57

--Data from Mark Boone's Internet Wargames Catalog.

In December 1997, I auctioned an unpunched z-pack copy for $85 and a punched z-pack copy for $65. In a current internet auction I am running, the high bid on an unpunched boxed copy is $115.

At 200 counters, AMF is one of the smaller SPI games to command $100 or more. The unusual subject matter likely meant that fewer copies were sold, particularly since the reviews were less than flattering: "This is a weird game", and, "But after a while it does become rather boring", and, "It is a great pity that this game seems to lack that vital spark of excitement." (Nicholas Palmer; The Best of Board Wargaming; 1980). Comments such as these would very likely have been the kiss of death for any red- blooded wargamers of the time, and the title suggested strongly a game of seiges.

And even though the original price was only $9 for the boxed version and $8 for the z-pack, it had to compete with the new monster games which were starting to reach their peak of popularity, such as GDW's Operation Crusader (even though it was selling for $29.95).

If the truth be known, AMF is a game with great potential once the errata are incorporated. According to Michael Dean, "If it weren't for the fact that this game takes six players all of two solid nights to play, it would certainly be one of the best games of all time."

Other Games of This Type

Quite frankly, there simply are no other games which deal with the religious difficulties of the 16th Century. There are, however, some games which are similar in a second-cousin-thrice- removed sort of way. For example, the following games are contemporaneous, but have slightly different subject matters:

Armada SPI 1979.
Conquistador! SPI 1976.

The following games have generally similar play, but are in different times:

Kingmaker Philomar 1974/AH 1976.
Machiavelli Battleline 1977/AH 1980.

The following games are all grander in scale but encompass the basics of AMF:

Blood Royale GW 1987.
Emperors of Europe Xeno 1992.
Empires of the Middle Ages SPI 80.
Europa Universalis AWE 1993.
Holy Roman Empire WWW 1984.

And finally, there is the following game, which deserves to be listed, if for no other reason than its wonderful title:

Mad Monks& Relics SimWorkshop 95.

Other Games by Rudolph W. Heinze

As far as can be determined, this is the only Heirize design which has been published in English.

References

Pimper's All the World's Wargames edited by George Phillies; published by the Strategy Gaming Society, 87-6 Park Ave., Worcester MA 01605.

The Wargamer's Reference Guide by Danny D. Holte (1977); published by Etloh Technologies, P.O. Box 1493, Westminster CA 92684-1493.

Internet Wargames Catalog by Mark Boone (1996); published by Mark Boone, 125 Hoyt Street, Fredericksburg VA 22405.

The Best of Board Wargaming by Nicholas Palmer (1980); published by Hippocrene Books, NY.

The Complete Wargames Handbook by James F. Dunnigan (1980 - 1st ed.); published by William Morrow & Co., NY.

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