Leo J. Kenzik, Lorain Ohio

I am a fellow wargamer who plays both board games and tabletop wargames of WWI, WWII, Civil War, The American Revolution, Medieval, and the Napoleonic Period. I have an 8x 12 table but I have a very hard time trying to find fellow wargamers, therefore I would like to request a list of fellow wargamers in my area if you could please send me one.

Ed.: We don't know what an "area " constitutes in Ohio, but we'll see what we can do.

Eugene Souberman, Bronx, New York

In Vol. 1, No. 2, p. 35 you wanted to know what I was doing in Arlington. The International Plastic Modelers Society was having a convention in Washington. During that time, Arlington Hobby Crafters opened one Sunday for the IPMS members. That's how I came to see T.A.G. By the way, this weekend I was soundly defeated in a game played by the rules on page 24-25. It's true that my infantry was outnumbered slightly more than 2 to 1, that I had only a small body of cavalry, and the enemy was mostly under cover, but it was the first game I had lost in quite a while. There be a vast improvement in tactics before the next game!

Ed.: Actually we have no editor. We just use Ed. period as a pseudonym, nom de plume or whatever for the guy who is assigned to reply to readers letters in this column. I did not think it was any of the chap's business to ask you why you were in Arlington, Va. After all, it is a free country, isn't it? But I digress. Next time you are caught in a late 19th century battle in which YOU are tempted to attack at 1 to 2 odds against protected infantry--don't! Dig your infantry in deep, and send your small detachment of cavalry off to raid supply lines. Each trooper carries two explosive charges in his saddle bags, the non-coms carry the detonators. Tell us more about your next game.

Ed Zuparko, Los Gatos, California

I enjoyed your second issue very much, especially the article on Panzerarmee Afrika. I wish you continued success in the future.

Ed.: Thank you. We will apparently need it. At any rate, the editors of rival publications keep writing in to warn us that these magazines are a losing proposition.

Wally Williams, Panama City, Florida

Your magazine was indeed a pleasant surprise on the "Wargame" (or rather "boardgame") market. I very much appreciated Dave Geisz's article "Campaign Style", his breakdown goes along pretty similar to lines to my own. D.A.K. is one of my pet projects. I would like to see a similar breakdown of the allies and the Italians.

The two articles I appreciated most were the one in Issue 1 on painting Napoleonic gun carriages and Pete McDermott's article on Prussian uniforms. However, I do wish to offer a comment on both articles. In "The Guns are Colored" we are told that the British gun carriages are a blue/grey and the French are dark green. However, according to Bussler, I/R, Hinton Hunt, and Russell Gammage (Rose); the gun carriages of both nations were a medium green with black fittings. So now who do I believe and if you missed the two largest (by number of models on the market) countries, how valid are the rest of your colors?

Ed.: Wally, we are not infallible. However, I don't quite understand the problem you are having with the guns. Medium green to one fellow may be dark to another. Baldet and Fleury, in 38 Armee No I Bulletin of the Society de Collectionneurs de Figurines Historiques say vert fonce for the French guns, which, I believe, means dark green. Phillipoteaux's Paintings seem to be light blue grey for British, followed by all the German flat painters and Britain"s Waterloo gun team. Actually, for most of the colors we drew on three articles appearing in various publications over the years on the theory that stealing from these sources is proper historical scholarship and no longer theft, but the British French stuff we had a little closer handle on. If we are all wrong, and you have a genuine sliver of a gun carriage painted something else, let us know.

Walter S. Corner, Perrysburg, Ohio

I am an avid fan of Avalon Hill wargames, however recently I acquired the latest issue of "The Armchair General" and I have become interested in tabletop warfare. Unfortunately, I know nothing at all about it except for what I have read in your magazine. Most of the articles assume a detached knowledge of the art. Accordingly I wonder if there is anywhere I could get a copy of the rules that are generally accepted (if there are any such) or, at least, your version of them.

Ed.: There aren't, and ours are sold out since before we started printing this magazine, I'll try a broader approach to this question in the editorial, or whatever of this magazine.

Robert Freed, Kansas City, Kansas

I wish you luck in your venture. The two issues I have seen were well done and very interesting. I would like to see more of the same (i.e., battle reports, rules for the less well known periods such as the 1870's, 30 Years War, Medieval, etc.)

We have formed a club here and have had a series of very interesting and enjoyable games. Some of our rules experiments have proven disastrous, particularly Dr. Whitney Young's idea for timing moves, but we now have a reasonably accurate set of rules.

I am the president of the club and also the unofficial historian. I have written reports with maps and some photos of more than thirty battles including campaigns, etc. We would like to see some of them in your magazine if you would be interested. The battles are an Napoleonic, some with mythical armies and some with "real" types.

One last question: do you know of anyone who has rules for ancient period games using the roster system with troops mounted on stands? I would appreciate being put in contact with them.

Ed.: We would be very much interested in running installments of the Midland's Journal. By all means, send them in. Say a bit about the rules, however, since wargames sometimes become unintelligible without that sort of thing. As to the use of roster system in ancients, we know of nobody local, either to us or to you. However, most rules can be adopted to a roster system, the big step being to stick your troops on bases and set up a roster, although the use of a roster facilitates various kinds of rule elaborations. We'll try to keep in touch on this.

Tom Bragg, Oakton, Va.

I wish to compliment you on your article on converting Airfix U.S. Cavalry into cavalry of the late 1800's. My army was overflowing with the little monsters and I was glad to lop off their heads and change them into something else.

I would also like to see an article or two on the ancient Greeks if possible. I thank Mr. Hinds for his articles on the Roman Army. They were a great help in organizing my Roman Army, but the Romans look lonesome on my table top and really need some company no matter how hostile.

Ed.: James Hinds has one on the way concerning the Phalanx, and some volunteers have offered to take up the whole Greek topic.

Ray D. Evans, Richmond EHH, New York

I prefer to buy my wargame publications on an individual basis, rather than by subscription, for two reasons: it enables me to choose between that which is worthwhile and that which is just so much paper, and secondly, it keeps the publisher on his toes. From all appearances, however, "The Armchair General" seems to have little to fear in the way of getting public acceptance. It looks to me, anyway, that this magazine could be the best seller of all the American publications anyway

In passing I would like to point out that I am the Eastern Regional Director of "AFHKS", whom I'm sure you've heard about, and if you know of anyone over 25 in your area who might be interested in joining the society just have them drop me a line. I'll be pleased to furnish them with all the details. Although we are not in the habit of recruiting members we are always on the alert for worthwhile additions.

Ed.: I don't know it it keeps us on our toes, but it does foul up book- keeping quite a bit. For senior citizens wishing to subscribe, petition for membership in or otherwise present themselves before AHIKS.

Wishes to remain anonymous

While visiting a downtown hobby shop in my city, I came across a copy of your magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1). 1 have found it to be one of the more interesting publications on the subject of wargaming that I have read. Especially interesting to me was the article "Panzerarmee Afrika" by Mr. David Geisz. I have read a great deal concerning Germany's WWII armed forces, and my past collecting of miniatures has been mostly of this type. Being of German decent, I have always felt sympathy towards them.