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July 1975 - Friday 18
199th day - 166 days to come
Rcd. [received] EUROPA #9. Mentions of Jim Dunnigan and Tom Shaw.
Among others dropped from subscription list are Berloquin and
Pulsipher. Mention of Richard Berg.
Discussion of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and PETAL THRONE with mentions
of BLACKMOOR, GREYHAWK, CHAINMAIL, SORCERER. Discussion of
WAR OF WIZARDS. Listing of "Tactical Studies Rules" available:
DUNGEON'S & DRAGONS, CHAINMAIL, GREYHAWK, STAR PROBE, TRICOLOR,
CAVALIERS & ROUNDHEADS, PANZER WARFARE, WARRIORS OF MARS,
BOOT HILL, PETAL THRONE, DUNGEON!, WAR OF WIZARDS. 2 reviews
of THE SIEGE OF MINAS TIRITH (Fact & Fantasy Games). Review
of SIEGE! (Fact & Fantasy Games).
Short reviews of GALACTIC WAR (Tabletop Games) and mention of
their other game MTB and their planned games U-BOAT,
BALLISTIC MISSILE, and MICRO BATTLE.
Short review of BOOT HILL (TSR). Mention that Rick Loomis is taking
over publication of SUPERNOVA from Lew Pulsipher. Mention of
THE SPACE GAMER and Howard Thompson. Mention of GORGAMELLA,
GORGAMELLA X and Thomas Galloway.
Review of WAR IN THE EAST (S.P.I. [Simulations Publications, Inc.]). Reviews of CHARIOT, SPARTAN,
LEGION, VIKING, and YEOMAN - which replace ARMAGEDDON, PHALANX,
CENTURION, DARK AGES, and RENAISSANCE OF INFANTRY. Review of
SEARCH & DESTROY - which replaces GRUNT - with mentions of PATROL
and SNIPER! Review of MECH WAR '77 - which replaces RED STAR/WHITE STAR.
Review of PANZER '44 - which replaces COMBAT COMMAND. Reviews of
GLOBAL WAR and WORLD WAR III, with mentions of BLITZKRIEG (AH [Avalon Hill])
and BLITZKRIEG EXPANSION MODULE (S.P.I.). Mention that
BATTLE OF MOSCOW (SPI) is being discontinued. Mentions of SEELÖWE
and DESERT WAR. Another review of GLOBAL WAR. Reviews of
BLUE & GRAY - SHILOH, ANTIETAM, CEMETARY HILL, and CHICKAMAUGA.
Mentions of SHILOH (Battleflag) and CHICKAMAUGA (Flying Buffalo).
Reviews of FREDERICK THE GREAT (S.P.I.), FRIEDLAND 1807 (Imperial Games),
and BLUE & GRAY - with mentions of WOODEN SHIPS AND IRON MEN, 1776,
KASSERINE PASS, KHALKIN-GOL.
Mention of AH's new BLITZKRIEG, WATERLOO, and STALINGRAD.
Mention of SSN (GDW [Game Designers' Workshop]); THE CRIMEAN WAR (GDW); and EAGLES (GDW)
which is being taken over by A.H. - probably under the name
CAESER'S LEGIONS. Mention of TOBRUK (upcoming from A.H.).
Mention of BATAAN and TOBRUK (both from Balboa Games),
mention of LA BATAILLE DE LA MOSKOWA (not S.P.I.). Mention of
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF GAMES.
Mention of "Conflict Games" and BATTLE FOR HUÉ, KHALKIN-GOL,
and BATTLE FOR JERUSALEM. Mention of "GDW" and CRIMEA, SSN,
and TRIPLANETARY. Mention that "RAND" is a "lousy enterprise."
Rcd. TOYS (July). Article that MASTERMIND is a "best seller" in Europe.
Also that it was written up in Encyclopedia Britannica's 1975 Book of
the Year. Advertisement for 4 "Parris Puzzles Games" -
MENTAL BLOK, REVERSE 'EM, RESTACK 'EM, BANDITS OF NATCHEZ TRACE
- all standard puzzles with new names. Article on the new
Canadian bi-lingual rules laws.
(cont. on 7/17)