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As a sequel to our gallery of colleaques and competitors in the Issue No. 2 editorial, we feel obliged to make a few further announcements concerning publications received to date: Miniature Parade, Jack Scruby 2044 Linwood, Visalia, California, 93277 Jack Scruby, whose previous publications are known to many of you, is putting out Miniature Parade on a bi-monthly basis. From a number of subscriber's comments I know this is a welcome change. Moreover, three color plates per annum are thrown in at no additional cost. A Russian Mounted Jager of the Napoleonic era leads the series. Jack's current emphasis is on figures, uniforms, flags, etc. as opposed to rules, according to his latest editorial. Miniature Warfare, 61 Benares Rd. Plumstead, London This relatively new English publication has gone monthly for S5.00 perannum, and professes to teach us how to recreate "The Tactical Ability And Weapon Capabilities of Armies of a Chosen Period." It provides the reader with many useful ideas, and is a good buy. Its only drawbacks worth mentioning are the extreme difficulty of the task as stated and an apparent delusion on the part of its editorial staff that the rules and notions it contains are the only ones worth having. Wargamer's Newsletter, Don Featherstone, Southampton, Hants Like Jack Scruby, Don Featherstone will need no introduction for many of our readers. The subscription cost is lower per copy than most, and many of the articles more lively. Arguments and suggestions on weapons, tactics, games, and figures seem to come in from all points of view and corners of the globe. Frankly, we wish more of our readers would send in complaints and notions of the sort that have kept Don going strong all these years. The Avalon Hill General, Avalon Hill, 4517 Harford Rd. Baltimore, Md. 21214 Another established journal, and probably the largest selling wargame publication now on the market. As one might suspect, it covers mainly Avalon Hill Games, and has an authoritative mastery of its subject matter, besides serving as a clearing house for news, wargame club listings and articles from serious board gamers. Savage and Soldier, Doug Johnson, 10 Overbrook Drive, St. Louis, Mo. Quarterly at $2.00 per year. Although for various reasons I am not particularly drawn to the Colonial Period, this specialized work is of outstanding quality so far as content is concerned. It covers uniform and tribal costume data on numerous wars and campaigns, naval notes, figure reviews, histories, weapons data, etc. and is to be highly recommended to those who are drawn to the Colonial Wars of the 19th century. Back to The Armchair General Vol. 1 No. 4 Table of Contents Back to The Armchair General List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1999 by Pat Condray 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 |