IFW Monthly, vol. 2 no. 4 (April 1969)

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Title: IFW Monthly, vol. 2 no. 4, April 1969
Type: Wargaming Club zine
Copyright: n/a
Editor-in-Chief: Phil Pritchard
Assistant Editors: Lenard Lakofka, Bruce Ogden
Contributing Editors: Gary Gygax, Henry Krigsman, Tony Morale, Michael Reese, Lewis Ritter, Terry Stafford
President: Bill Hoyer
V.P.: Lenard Lakofka
Sec-Tres: Terry Stafford
Editor: Phil Pritchard
C.O.W.: Bruce Ogden
Senate: Carl Thornton, Bob Hickson, Paul Cote, Robert Reuschlin, Charles Pearson, Sam Ferris, John Lawson, Scott Duncan
Place of Publication: n/a
Printer: n/a
Cover Price: $.30
Mass: 80g
Dimensions: Height 27.9cm, Width 21.5cm, Depth .3cm
Format: Full sized, 34 pages including light cardstock front cover printed front and back (llight pink), 3 staples with errant 4th on top of cover.

Contents:
More Ancient/Medieval Miniatures. by Gygax
Complete Combat. by Reddoch
Hull-Down, A review. by Krigsman
A Military Bibliography. by Duncan
Rules -- A Preview. by Reese
Victorious German Arms, Part V: Oil and Water. by Gygax & Stafford
Morale's Naval Column. by Morale

DEPARTMENTS
Committee Reports
Constitutional Challenge
Editorial: Gygax
Editorial: Lakofka
Editorial: Ogden
Editorial: Pritchard
New IFW Members
Regional Directors' Report
Shrapnel
Society Report
The Rear Guard
Wargamers' Common Market
Wargame Rating

Advertisements of interest:
IFW Membership Certifications (8 1/2 x 11 certificates suitable for framing. 68 and 69 years available)
S&T (subscription from IFW to members)
Dien Pien Phu ("command a human wave attack". Contact is Bill Hoyer)
S&T back issues (touted as collector issues. Contact is Gary Gygax in Lake Geneva, WI)
PANZERFAUST (magazine subscription offer. Contact is POW - Pennsylvania Organized Wargamers, in Sayer, PA)
MIDWEST GAMES CONVENTION (Held at University of Illinois Chicago Circle in Chicago Illinois. Rear cover of issue)
OFFICIAL IFW STATIONARY (Contact is Bill Hoyer and Len Lakofka. Rear cover of issue)

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Scribe's Musings:

Inside the front cover, the issue identifies itself as " Formerly the Spartan and Cardboard Commander Incorporating the WGIG Artisan, Founded 1966".

This article regarding Gygax's Ancient Medieval Rules series seems to be the introductory. It says there is a piece in the previous month's issue but I'll be damned if I can find it. At any rate, it is suggested the miniatures to use are from Airfix Boxed Sets. More specifically Robin Hood/Sherriff/Castles sets, Wild West Indians/Wagon & Team/Wooden Fort sets, and Foreign Legion Camel Riders/Desert Fort sets. He goes on to recommend Jack Scruby as a resource for other metal miniatures that he describes as being good for painting. Recommended reading includes War Games. by Featherstone; History of the Art of War in the Middle Ages (2 vols) by Oman; War Commentaries of Caesar, trans. by Warner; Decisive Battles. by Creasy; Hannibal, the Crusades, etc. by Lamb
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