A few random thoughts, please be a bit careful in pronouncing upon the relative emminence of American Wargamer's. It is possible that the full scope and diversity of wargaming in this country does not travel across the Atlantic. The groups who use metal miniatures for 17th, 18th and 19th century miniature games are distinctly a minority over here and, on the whole just a little bit stand-offish about the whole thing. Avalon-Hill type board games may be held in some disdain in England but are quite popular here; maybe interest in them will not endure but until history decides, that is a matter of opinion and at present they are a major aspect of our wargaming. World War II miniatures with MiniTanks and Airfix infantry and Naval Miniatures are also major interests. In these latter two areas, technical knowledge is of great importance and any material which throws quantitative light on the technical aspects is welcome. To castigate this sort of material as too serious and not enjoyable enough is -- for our needs over here -- too narrow a viewpoint. Nobody is denying that wargaming is enjoyable and should be enjoyed, but we must realise that different people have different kinds of enjoyment and that ALL are ACTUALLY valid aspects of wargaming. No single group has any business saying that the other groups are too serious. Incidentally, I personally find some of your suggestions for wargame miniature rules a bit far-out in areas which, to me, are "too serious". Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 101 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1970 by Donald Featherstone. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com