International Wargamer, vol. 4 no. 6 (June 1971)

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Title: International Wargamer, vol. 4 no. 6 (57), June 1971
Type: Wargaming Club zine
Copyright: By the International Federation of Wargaming, June 1971
Managing Editor-in-Chief: John Bobek
Consulting Editors: Don Featherstone, Gary Gygax, Lenard Lakofka, Thomas Shaw, Richard Warnick
Advertising Sales Director: Kevin Knudson
Art and Final Layout Editor: Donald Lowry
Illustrations: Donald Lowry (cover), Mark Nyderek, Carl Mueller, John Bobek
Production & Publication Editor: Lenard Lakofka
Layout and Final Formating: Lenard Lakofka, Gerald White, Kevin Slimak, Aaron Grossbaum, Mark Nyderek, Richard Warnick, Charles O'Drobinak, George Phillies, John Bobek, Don Lowry
Columnists: Reviews - Tyrone Bomba and James Lurvey, Diplomacy - Lenard Lakofka, Design - Larry Albert, General - Gary Gygax, J.E. Pournelle PhD, Robert Mijanovich
Contributing Editors: David Arneson, Stuart Gilbert, Sid Jolly, Henry Krigsman, Carl Meuller, Rich Warnick, Jay Richardson, Edi Birsan, Mike Reese, Arnold Hendrick, Paul Jameson, John Lundstrom, George Phillies, Tom Webster, Pat Romane, Peter Danner, Mark Irwin, Don Lowry, Pat Mayernik, Rod Walker, Lou Zocchi, A.W. Macintyre
Assistant Editors: Dale Bley, Jay Richardson, Jack Van Schaik, Tim Tilson, Mike Larson, Ray Woloszyn, Jim Grant, Jon Pickens
Place of Publication: Evansville, Indiana
Printer: Lowry's Hobbies
Cover Price: $.75
Mass: 36g
Dimensions: Height 28cm, Width 21.6cm, Depth .2cm
Format: Full sized, Light cardstock cover (light gray), 16 pages including covers printed front and back, 3 staples.

Contents:
DON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP. by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax
NAPOLEONIC GRAND TACTICS, Chapter 1. by Pat Mayernik
DESIGN FORUM, Command Structure. by Larry Albert
AIRCRAFT MODIFICATIONS FOR "FAST RULES". by Bob Mijanovich
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MINIATURES RULES, part 4. by Peter Danner
STRATEGY & TACTICS of ARMOR MINIATURES IV. by Lenard Lakofka
THE SET-UP OF THE THING. by Tyrone Bomba

Advertisements of interest:
THE COURIER (wargaming magazine subscription offer touted in this issue as "America's Newest Miniature Wargaming Magazine" )
AFV-G2 (Monthly magazine subsciption offer for Armour buffs. Contacts in California and Great Britian)
AFRIKA KORPS II (ad for sale of a redo of Avalon Hill's similar game. Contact is Don Greenwood of Pennsylvania)
Lowry's Hobbies (Full page game advertisement on rear cover)

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Scribe's Musings:

I have the 3rd installment to the "Don't Give Up the Ship" rules printed in the IW. That installment takes place the Sept. 71 issue of IW. I assume there is a second installment and it might take place in the August 71 issue which I do not own. Unless they consider this issue to contain two parts, which is not mentioned or suggested.

The article begins by explaining that single ship combat had been neglected to date in wargaming. If an enthusiast wanted multiple ship combat it is suggested they use Fletcher Pratt's NAVAL WARGAME RULES. The setting for this game is Napoleonic sailing ship era. Included are Turn Sequence, Basic Ship Types, Movement, Turning and Wind Factors, Sail Repair during combat, Ship Gun Factors, Gunfire with Range/To Hit or Miss/Damage values.

Another interesting note in this is mention of "circulation 425" in the credits area. Not certain how many they printed overall and sold at hobby shops as well as for back issues orders.

Finally, this issue is listed as #57 in the sequence of IWs published.
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