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Friday, 27 July 2012

More Prof MAR Barker

Following my earlier post of Prof MAR Barker's Confessions of a Fantasy Gamer from Wargamer's Newsletter #199 of October 1978, I am adding two further items:

the first is the covering letter accompanying that article, also published in WN 199

and the second is from The American Scene series, this time from WN #144 March 1974

Wednesday, 18 July 2012

The Confessions of a Fantasy Gamer, by Prof MAR Barker

From Wargamer's Newsletter #199 from October 1978

Wednesday, 27 June 2012

David A Wesely - The Place of Fantasy in Wargaming

Appearing in Wargamer's Newsletter #196 from July 1978, this article responds to previous discussion and debate in the pages of WN about the place of fantasy and science fiction in the hobby, and makes a few interesting predictions.

Sunday, 5 September 2010

Terry Wise's Observation Post: Battle is dead, long live Battle

This is Terry Wise's first Observation Post column in Military Modelling Magazine from Novemeber 1978, once Battle ceased independent publication
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Thursday, 19 August 2010

Lesser Known Wars - the Vendee

For those who appreciate the chance to war game less familiar conflicts, this article by Christopher Lance Scott from Wargamer's Newsletter #190 from January 1978 covers the War of the Vendee. Of more general interest is the insight provided by Don Featherstone's Editor's Note.

Thursday, 1 July 2010

And then there was George Erik...

DC's comment on the last but one post anticipated the next character in this mini series, George Erik, who ran Miniature Warfare Ltd, out of 18b the Pantiles, Tunbridge Wells.

A heavy advartiser in Wargamer's Newsletter, he also penned the memorable two-part George Erik story for the magazine.

Sunday, 27 June 2010

Paddy Griffith: War, Wargames and Strong Drink, Wargamer's Newsletter 195, June 1978

I am indebted to the Unfashionably Shiny DC for pointing me to the right number of Wargamer's Newsletter for the Paddy Griffith article I really wanted to post.

Thursday, 7 May 2009

Personalities on Parade

In the late 1970s Battle Magazine published a series of interviews by Don Featherstone of well known wargamers, under the title Personalities on Parade. I posted the interview with Neville Dickinson on the Lone S Ranger, and Doug has posted the Peter Gilder one on Unfashionably Shiny. I have just posted the Bill Lamming interview on the Old Metal Detector, and thought it might be useful to have all three, plus the George Gush piece, in the same place. They are posted below.

Personalities on Parade: Peter Gilder

Personalities on Parade: Bill Lamming

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