International Wargamer, vol. 2 no. 8 (August 1969)

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Title: International Wargamer, vol. 2 no. 8, August 1969
Type: Wargaming Club zine
Copyright: The INTERNATIONAL WARGAMER is publisher monthly by the International Federation of Wargaming. All rights reserved. Copywrite July, 1969.
Articles and General Editor: Phil Pritchard
Managing Editor: Bill Hoyer
Department Editor: Len Lakofka
Society Editor: Gary Bley
Committee Editor: Wm. McDuffie
News Editor: Bruce Ogden
Ads Editor: Tony Morale
Contributing Editors: Lewis Ritter, Tony Morale, Mark Goldberg, Gary Gygax, Terry Stafford
Illustrators: John Bobek (cover), Bill Hoyer
Typists: Phil Pritchard, Chris Schleicher, Bill Hoyer, Len Lakofka, Pat Devaney
Mailing Staff: The above, Paul Cote, Bob Jelinski
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 (very light grey), 3 staples.

Contents:
ARTICLES:
Aspects of Game Design. by Pritchard
D-Day, an Introduction. by Boles
Victorious German Arms, Part VIII--Gibralter. by Gygax & Stafford
Midway Variant Revised, Part IV. by Smith
On Game Design, Part II. by Goldberg
Naval Nomenclature. by Jolly
Sea Power for Blitzkrieg. by Grittner
Ancient Miniature Rules, Part III. by Gygax
Anzio -- Game I. by Cote
Remember the Maine! (reprinted from THE PERISCOPE). by Gygax

DEPARTMENTS
Report from Zinderneuf. by Capt Geste
A Visit to Avalon Hill. by Hoyer
Letter to the Editor
Wargaming News (Society Report). by Lakofka
Election 1969
Regional News. by Lakofka
New and Rear Guard. by Pritchard
Editorial. by Hoyer
Referendum Results. by Reuschlein
Committee Reports. by McDuffie
Publication Schedule
Convention in Geneva, a Preview. by Cote
Membership Information
Advertisements

Advertisements of interest:
PANZERFAUST (magazine subscription offer. Contact is Don Greenwood, PA)
Hex Sheets (for sale. Contact is Tom Jewitt in Iowa)


Rear cover:


Lake Geneva Convention preview (digitally altered):

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Scribe's Musings:

This is the first issue in a long run of monthly issues that is entitled International Wargamer. The spring and winter issue of this year were both entitled International Wargamer.

Included is a scan of what amounts to the 2nd annual Lake Geneva Convention. Paul Cote writes a preview article as companion to the scanned list of events. At the end of the article he mentions the convention ends at 3:30pm on Sunday 'but they will be talking about this one for a long time'. How about nearly 40 years later?

An interesting article is IFW Visits AVALON HILL by Bill Hoyer. He mentions that himself, Len Lakofka, Scott Duncan, Tony Morale, and John Bobek visited Avalon Hill where their games are produced. They met with the Tom Shaw who they described as running Avalon Hill and designer of many of their games. He gave them a tour of the plant highlighted by seeing the artwork for the upcoming LUFTWAFFE game yet to be released at the time.

This magazine contains the 3rd installment of Gygax's ANCIENT MINIATURE RULES system.
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