It would be a marvellous change from run-of-the-mill wargames to be able to indulge in the inexorable advance of the zig-zag, the savage hand-to-hand fighting in the trenches, the midnight patrols, the intricacies of mine and counter-pine, the steady battering of the siege guns and mortars all culminating in the drama of the assault on the breach. Of course, these rules would be difficult to formulate and put into effect, but they would provide another, more scientific form of wargame. This kind of wargaming would necessitate a very small scale -- for which the new Minifigs 5mm scale would be ideal, an umpire and detailed maps; naval operations could be brought in too! Back to Table of Contents -- Wargamer's Newsletter # 121 To Wargamer's Newsletter List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1972 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