International Wargamer, vol. 2 no. 11 (November 1969)

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Title: International Wargamer, vol. 2 no. 11, November 1969
Type: Wargaming Club zine
Copyright: The INTERNATIONAL WARGAMER is publisher monthly by the International Federation of Wargaming. All rights reserved.
Articles and General Editor: Phil Pritchard
Managing Editor: Bill Hoyer
Department Editor: Len Lakofka
Society Editor: Gary Bley
Committee Editor: Chris Schleicher
Ads Editor: Tony Morale
Contributing Editors: Lewis Ritter, Tony Morale, Gary Gygax, Terry Stafford, Rusty Smith
Illustrators: John Bobek (cover), Lenard Lakofka
IFW Officers: President: Bill Hoyer, Vice President: Lenard Lakofka, Secretary-Treasurer: Tony Morale, Editor: Phil Pritchard
Place of Publication: n/a
Printer: n/a
Cover Price: $.50
Mass: 94g
Dimensions: Height 27.9cm, Width 21.5cm, Depth .3cm
Format: Full sized, 40 pages including light cardstock front cover printed front and back (front: Pink. back: yellow), 3 staples.

Contents:
ARTICLES:
What is a wargame? by John Bobek
Bulge--the view from Berlin. by Brian Libby
Victorious German Arms, Part XI. by Gary Gygax & Terry Stafford
Arbela, Optional Rules. by George Seymour
NVA Uniforms. by Rusty Smith
Aztec Field Army, Part III. by John Lundstrom
FEUDAL, a review. by Gary Gygax
Strategy for Blitzkreig (reprinted from the GENERAL). by Carl Knabe II
Cement Boats. by Rusty Smith
ARMOR. by Gary Gygax
The Game of HYPERSPACE. by Alan Calhamer
Still another type of movement. by Lenard Lakofka
Naval special damage charts. by Lakofka & Bobek
Allied defense in 'BULGE' (reprinted from PANZERFAUST). by Lenard Lakofka

FEATURES, DEPARTMENTS, & BUSINESS
Officer's list
Scuttlebutt. by Tony Morale
Artisan. by Scott Duncan
Game Design Survey. by Scott Duncan
Fort Zinderneuff. by Capt. Geste
Club News
Society Reports. by Gary Bley
Voting Units
New Members
Rear Guard. by Phil Pritchard
IFW OPEN

Advertisements of interest:
PANZERFAUST (monthly magazine subscription offer. Contact is Don Greenwood in Sayre, PA)
PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION (Convention to be held on February 1970 at Pennsylvania Military College, Chester PA. Contact is Bill Speer.)

Rear cover (digitally altered):

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Scribe's Musings: This issue is the last of the mimeo printed issues. It is also the last issue containing a significant amount of club/society news and business. It has been suggested by our Increment that the club decided the cost of photo-offset was too expensive for the club news, thus this probably inspired the creation of the International Wargamer Supplement.

What is a Wargame. by John Bobek is a very interesting article written in a very succinct way. It describes a quick survey of the 'who plays' and 'why they play' wargames. It poses a very interesting question...."By playing wargames, aren't you in effect training people to enjoy war?" It goes on to describe conscientious objectors within the IFW club as example. He goes on to describe wargames as nothing but an abstraction removed from reality as a game. He likens wargames to chess as a distinctly correct comparison.

Gygax's review of FEUDAL -- MEDIEVAL WARGAME by 3M is an eye catching article. The game involves battle in and around the castle as a 'chess derivative' and is formated as a boardgame/wargame.
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