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1 21,/;;;;;;;1iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiAiiiiiii iiviiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiii1 iiiiiiiii"iiiiiiiiiiiiiii"iiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiilliiiiiiiiiPiiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiiii iiii1 *TheAVALONHILLGENERALTheGamePlayersMagaz ineTheAvalonHillGENERAL isdedicatedtothepresenta-tionofauthorita tivearticlesonthestrategy,tactics, ,inthehopesofimprovingthegameowner' ,April, , $ $ $ $ $ $ currentAmericanExpress,VISA, , ,double-spaced, ' , , , , , , , , , , , , , 'Neill, , , , , ,RodgerMacGowan,DaleSheafferEXCLUSIVEAGE NTS:ARGENTINA;SandlerGesang, ; ;1027,BuenosAires;AUSTRALIA:JedkoGamesLt d.,18 FonecaStreet;Mordialloc3195;Victoria;BEL GIUM:CODACOSPRL;1072 ChausseedeNinove;1080 Bruxelles;FRANCE:JeuxDescartes;5,ruedela Baume;75008 Paris;GREATBRITAIN:MichaelsModels;648 HighRoad; ;GREECE:AmericanBook& ;Athens408; ;Tir-renia(Pisa);ViadelLecci,1;JAPAN:Pos tHobbyCo.;1-38 Yoyogi,Shibuya-kuTokyo:MALAYSIA/REPUBLIC OFSINGAPORE:WongInternationalEnrp;6 JalanSinarBulan;Singapore17;SOUTHAFRICA: GammaGamesLtd; ,Capetown8000:SPAIN:Joe-Play;Aribau,272- 274;Barcelona-6;SWEDEN:PlaybroundHB;Skar pskyllevagen2F;S-22242 :ChristyShawQuestionsConcerningPlay:Rese arch&DesignDepart- (nothistoricalordesignsubjects) !

2 Copyright1980fl\AVAL01VH1LL~\EGallleComp allY/ifi\O4517 HarfordRoad,If\~~Baltimore, \.!J' ,insomeorganizedfashion,everyarticle,let ter,contest,Q&Asection, ,ora ,insomesmallway, ,"we"areBruceDegi, , ,Ihankhim;ifyoudon't,blamehim100!DonEisa nraninterferenceforBruceinthisrespect,un beknownsttoeachother, , ,DonGreenwood,filledintheholes,authoreds omeofthesidemodules, havelongresistedthenotionofanindexbecaus eIdoubtedtheusefulnessofsucha toolforamagazinewhichdoesnothavea 'anindexaboutarticlesyoucan'tlookup?Neve rtheless, , , ,AHmaypublishaspecialbookletcompilingthe bestarticlesofthepastona particulargamesuchashasalreadybeendonefo rMIDWAYandPANZERBLlTZ,butthesewill,ofeco nomicnecessity, , , 'sstartbykeepingyoursubscriptionandaddr~ printrunisshortedorhasunusuallyhighwasta ge, , ,orderanyavailablebackissuesyoudon' ' ,advertizeforused ,ifyouarereallydesperateyoucanalwayspayf oraphotocopyfromAH(seepage3).Thefirstiss ueofthefirstprofessionalboardwargamingma gazineintheworld-theAvalonHillGENERAL-wa sactuallymoreofanewsletterthana magazine(seethecoverofthisindex).

3 DatedMayI,1964, ,#I' "They'refightingit alloveragain!"The"it"being,ofcourse,theS econdWorldWar;thegamesbeing,ofcourse,AFR IKAKORPS,STAL-INGRAD, ,finally,a forumfortheexchangeofgamingideasnotonlye xisted,butdidsoina wasthestartofa nationalhobbyasweknowit today:ThefirstGENERAL listedAvalonHill' $ 'whoppingtwocentsduringthenext10+yearsun tiltheratefora subscriptionroseto$ ,#5inJanuary, , ~spect,atleast, ,tothisday, ,noeditorwasmentionedinthatfirstissuenor wasonementioneduntilItookoverin1972,Perh apstheriskofsucha ,quarter-pagephotosofthe"area" "editors"were"hard-core"gamers("Thoughon lyajuniorinhighschool,Iliketothinkofmyse lfastheonlysixteenyearoldFieldMarshalint heworld"-JonPerica,PacificCoastEditor)ch argedwiththetaskofwritinga bi-monthlycolumnongametacticsandstrategy ,"perfectplans", #1,forthefirsttimeputthereaderintothesho es(boots?)oftheGermancom-manderinanAFRIK AKORPS situation,askedforhisnextmove, provedtobethefirstofmanysuchmindbogglers which,hopefully, "Ques-tionCorner"-theforebearoftoday'sQu estionBox-and,ontheback,a Subscriber' \ 'sgamer,ac-customedtobetterthings, #1,wastheappearanceofissue#2-THEGENERAL wasgoingtomakeit!

4 ,#2addeda "Let-ters,yeswegetletters," ,I suppose, #2alsoaddedthe"Op-ponentsWanted"section- destinedtoundergoanevolutionofitsownasth ehobbygrewinandoutofthe"warringclubs"and "naziglorification" (SAVETHISCOUPON)appearedin1:3andtheSubsc riber' newsetofregionaleditorsledbysuchstalwart sasMyrunBrundage,buttheydidn'tmakeusforg etthelikesofVictorMadejaorCarlKnabewhoco ntinuedtobewargaming' ,a perusaloftheindexwillrevealsomeinteresti ng, ,nomatterhowsmall, ,a veterangamedesignerfora numberofcompaniesauthorednolessthanfoura rticles-thefirstofwhichappearedasearlyas I ,DaveArneson,alsoauthoreda pieceonBATTLEOFTHEBULGE backin2 ,ofcourse,there'sJamesDunnigan-theheadof SPIandun-disputedleaderofwargamedesigner swhenitcomestopurenumbersofpublisheddesi gns-whoauthoredfourarticles,dealing,ason emightsuspect, (3:I),RichBerg(14:2),EdiBirsan-anotedfig ureinpostalDiplomacycircles(6:3),ScottyB owden-anotedNapoleonicsminiaturesexpert( 6:3),andDanaLombardy(4:2) leavethesubjectofauthorswithoutmentionof themulti-article,onegamespecialists:Robe rtChiangw/PANZER-BLITZ,GeorgePhilliesw/S TALINGRAD,HarleyAntononWATERLOO,TomOleso nonANZIO, ' ,everwonderwhothemostprolificcontributor shavebeen?

5 Justforfunandtotestyourknowledgeof"OldGu ard"trivia, ,onefeaturearticleinVolume16representsmo reverbiagethana dozen"articles"fromVolumeIand2 butgiveit ' :RobertOlson,GeoffBurkman,RobertBeyma"To mHazlett,VictorMadeja,MarkSaha, ,MickUhl,MyrunBrundage, ,CarlKnabe,AlanAugenbraun,WilliamSearigh t,RichardHamblen,JaredJohnson,TomOleson, LouZocchi,RobertHarmon, coloredcoverscroll(seecoverofindex)butwe gotanadditionalfourpagesaswellfora , , ,now,wouldbetogothrougheveryissueofTHEGE NERAL, ,Iwon'tattemptsucha ,oratleastmostbizarre,featuresthatappear edinthemagazine' 'veleftoutarticlesonspecificgames-others aremuchmorequalifiedtodebateoverwhich191 4articlewasthemostimpor-tant, ,ofcourse,wouldprobablyagreewithwhatI've includedhere,orwhatI' ,I ,#4 ,#6 Article:IsSoakingOffInhumane? ,#1 Theendofthe"newsletter"-thefirst"cover" (seecoverofindex),"AvalonHill'sManoftheY ear."Article:ThePrinciplesofWarfortheAHg amer-aserieswhichwouldrunforeightin-stal lments( ,#5)thelongestrunningarticleinthemagazin e' ,#3 ,#4 Cover:The"wargame"magazinethistimehasaph otographoftheBaltimoreOrioles'HankBauer, WallyBunker,andJimPalmer;FrankRobinson' !

6 CouldTomShawhavebeensweptupbylocalpennan tfeverinthisyearoftheOrioles'firstWorldS eries? ,#6 ,#3 CoverandLeadArticle:The"FirstAnnualWarga mer'sConvention"heldbytheIFW,July15, ,amongotherthings,theabsenceofmanywhohad pre-registered-includinga ,#5 Plug:Anotheryoungmagazine,STRATEGY&TACTI CS,iscalled"themostaffluentofallwargamem agazines." ,#2 Photoof2 LtCarlKnabeclimbingintothecockpitofa ,#3 ,#1 Cover:Theold"scroll" ,#1 Photo:PerhapsthemostmemorableIn-filtrato r'sReporteverfeaturingaphotofromtheModel AndCraftsShowfeaturingthe,ah,healthy,"Mi ssMACS".It'stheclosesttheGENERAL hasevercometoa ,#5 Game:ThefirsttimetheGENERAL carrieda gameinthemagazine(actuallya variant)completewith"board"and"counters" . ,#1 Errata:Thelargest"QuestionBox/Errata"eve r-forGETTYSBURG'77tobesup-plantedin16 greatdealofspacetoin-depthcoverageofa singlefeaturedgameattheexpenseoflessbroa dcoverageofthelineasa , historicalremembranceorinvestigationofho wthingswereintheearlydaysofthehobbywhenw argameproductionwaslimitedtooneortwonewA Hgamesa highof19toa 'tpassuptheopportunitytocommenthereonTHE GENERALasa scatteringofsuchmaterialinthemagazinedur ingits16yearsasa ,complaintsflyeverytimea gameswhoresentthein-trusionintotheirspac eoffantasyandsciencefic-tion"wargames".

7 ItloomsasthenextbigchallengeforTHEGENERA L.'*COPIESI fyouneeda $ minimumorderof$ ,volumeandnumberoftheissueitisin, :againa $ (checkormoneyorderonly-nocashplease)toAv alonHill,4517 HarfordRd.,Baltimore, ! ;RobertHarmon's'"CommandersNotebook" 's"Chopperblitz" "s"ThePiecesofPanzerblitz"-votedthebesta rticleevertoappearintheGENERAL."BeyondSi tuation13"-twe lveadditionalscenariosbyRobertHarmon;"Pa rablitz";"Panzernacht' ,"BlindPanzerblitz";"Situation13";"Champ i onshipSituations";"PanzerblitzConceal ment' ;and"IncrementalPanzerblitz. Top "sGuidetoPANZERBLITZ sellsfor$ ,MD21214 Marylandresidentsadd5 % ArticleTitle(Author)Issue(Type)'Pages.[O therGamesInvolved]Contest(Issue)PagesSer iesReplay(Players)Issue(SR)PagesDesignAn alysis(Author)Issue(Type)'PagesQuestionB ox(Allissuescontainingquestionsandanswer s)-anupdateofallpreviouspublishedquestio nsandanswersisshowninBoldtype)ANZIOT heoryofDefense(TomBosseler)Vol2,#2(P) (DavidArneson)Vol2,#3(P) 'tHelpthe"PoorAmericans"(BillWhitaker)Vo 12,#3(P)6.

8 CONTEST#9(Vol2.#3) (JamesDunnigan)Vo12,#4(H) (RobertRitholz)Vo12,115(V,P) (JeffMartin)Vo12,#6(P) ,16 December,1944(JamesDunnigan)Vo12,#6(H) (DougCragoe)Vol3,#1(P) (JohnRancourt)Vol3,#2(P)10-11 NutstoBulgeConditionsofVictory(MichaelMi tchell)Vol3,#2( ) (ScottBerschig)Vol3,#3(P) :ViewfromBerlin(BrianLibby)Vol3,113(P) (BarryBranch)Vo13,#4(H,P) (TedHarpham)Vo13.#4( #16(Vol3.#4) (RichardShagrin)Vo14.#1(P) (JosephPollock)Vo14,#2(P) :IsolationandSupply(MikeCarr)Vo14,#3(P) (RichardGiberson)Vo14,#4(V,P) (JohnLindros)Vol4,#4(P) , (Sea!!Bowden)Vol5,#1(H,P) !OSay,"Nuts"(DavidBush)Vo15,#3(P) (JosephSaunders)Vol5,#3(P) ,YouAlliesPray(GlennHarris)Vol5,#4(P) :TheGermanOffense(DavidKimberly)Vol5,#5( P)6."Blitzkrieg,"WhatBulgeReallyIs( )Vo15,#5(P)6, (JohnRowland)Vo15,116(P) (DavidKimberly)Vol5,#6(P) (BobFrost&BobKoos)Vol5,#6(P) (KenMills)Vol5,116(P) (AlanAugenbraun)Vo17,#1(P) (KevinThomason)Vol7,#2(P) (RandyHeller)Vol7,#3(P) 'sFolly(RichardShagrin)Vol7,#4(P) (GlennDavis)Vol7.)

9 #4)(P) #4(P) #40(Vol7,#4) (MathewBuynoski)Vol7,115(V,P) (RichardThomas)Vol7,#6(H, (DonLowry)Vol7,#6(P) (DonLowry)Vol8,III(P)6-7, ( )Vol8,#6(P) (HenryRobinette)Vo19,#2(P) (JeroldThomas)Vo19,#6(P) #54(Vol9.#6)[Mislabeledas#53]SERIESREPLA Y(Reed,Lowry,Roberts)Vol10,#6(SR) :TheHistoricalPerspective(MichaelMcGuire )Valli,#3(H) (. )Valli,#5(P) (JosephAngiolillo)Vol12,#2(V+C,P)13-17, #68(Vol12,#3) (Vol2,# ,4,5;Vo14,#5,6;Vol5,#1,4;Vol6,#3;Vol7,#/ . ,6;Vo19.#4;Vol10,#1,2,4;Vol13.#3)BISMARC KBLITZKRIEGS trategyforBlitzkrieg(CarlKnabe)Vol2,#5(P ) (RobertOlson)Vol2.#5(P) (MyronBrundage)Vol2,#5(H,P) (LouisZocchi)Vol2,#5(P) #11(Vol2,#5) (-IVo12,#5(Q&A) (-)Vol2,#6(P) (MathewBuynoski)VolI,#5(P) (WaiterGreen)VolI,#6(V,P) (MyronBrundage)Vol2,til(PBM) (WaiterGreen)Vol2,111(P) (RichardDalton)Vol2,#2(P) (JaredJohnson)Vol2,#5(P) (LincolnClark)Vol3.#2(V,P) (JaredJohnson) (P) (RichardRubin)Vo14,#2(P)1[.TournamentBis marck(Jame!\Misch)Vol4,#3(V,P)9-11 CONTEST#28(Vol5,#4) (JohnRancourt)Vol5,#5(P) (JohnRancourt)Vol5,115(P) (JohnRancourt)Vo15,#6(Humor)IICONTEST#33 (Vol6,#3) (AlanAugenbraun)Vol8,114(PBM) (Vol4,#5;Vol9,#2) (KeithGross)VallO,#1(V,P) '79 EditionAChildoftheSixtiesGrowsUp(AlanMoo n)Vol16,#2(P) (MiekUhllVol16,#2(V,P,C) (MickUhl)Vol16,#2(D) (CraigRansom)Vol16,#2(H) #90(Vol16,#2) (Vol15.)))]

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