reports:Wargame Vault announces the availability of the following classic issues of The Courier magazine:
North America's Foremost Miniatures Wargaming Magazine! Every issue of this classic publication was packed full of complete rulesets, scenarios, historical articles, reviews, convention reports and tips and tricks on all aspects of miniature wargaming.
The Courier #91
This issue contains:
- CROSSING THE RUBICON – PART I
- Brent Nosworthy with New Vistas in Tactical-Level Wargaming
- THE ZAPOROZHIAN COSSACK BATTLE AT KORSUN
- MICHAEL MEUSZ describes the Cossack way of waging war
- THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
- IAN CROXALL with the Amphibious Assault on Fort Rande
- UNCLE HO'S BOYS
- PETE ENGLISH provides NVA & VC Small Unit Organization
- BUNKER HILL
- BILL ABRAMS with a scenario of the famous battle
- THE WARGAME
- STEPHEN J. WALKER with a droll but all too familiar account
- PAINTING BUILDINGS
- MIKE REESE gives pointers
- LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL
- MIKE BLAKE & IAN CHAD present a great Old West game
Price: $3.00 USDThe Courier #90
This issue contains:
- 90 YEARS AND COUNTING
- BOB BEATTIE towards celebrating of the founding of our hobby
- TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON
- HOWARD WHITEHOUSE with a campaign game in Africa
- WARGAME DESIGN SERIES
- Ned ZlIparko with Mutual Effect in Napoleonic Fire Combat
- PLATOON FIRE IN THE WAR OF THE SPANISH SUCCESSION
- IAN CROXALL reviews research on the subject
- IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY
- JOHN AVERY a scenario and battle report for Argentoratum, AD357
- THE ROYAL SWEDISH NAVY'S HIGH SEAS FLEET
- BARRY FOX with the Order of Battle for 1789
Price: $3.00 USDThe Courier #89
This issue contains:
- IRONCLADS: Their Development and Use During the Civil War
- BRENT NOSWORTHY with information in addition to his latest book
- AFRICAN WARLORD
- IAN CROXALL presents part 3
- OPERATION MODULER
- ANDREW LAING with a Modern Spearhead Scenario
- IMPRESSIONISTIC WARGAMING
- SAM SCOTT describes his Mega-Game Operation Market Garden
- BUILDING AN EARLY NORMAN ARMY
- TERRY GORE with an army for his Medieval Warfare rules
- THE POSSIBILITIES OF COMMAND
- DAVID COMMERFORD discusses more of his ideas for the tabletop
- CRYSTAL SKULLS OF ATLANTIS
- MATT FRITZ ET ALL report on a fun game at Historicon '03
Price: $3.00 USDThe Courier #70
This issue contains:
- COMPARING THE LATEST NAPOLEONIC RULES
- JIM BIRDEYES playtests Le Petit Empereur, Shako and Volley & Bayonet.
- THE BATTLE OF CEDAR MOUNTAIN
- CHARLES D. COLLINS presents a Fire & Fury ACW scenario.
- THE HIGHLANDERS CLASH AT INVERURIE
- MARK MOCARSKI describes the background of the 1745 battle and provides a scenario
- FIRST BATTLE
- MIKE REESE with a WWlI naval scenario.
- RECON IN FORCE
- ALLEN RAY GARBEE provides another WWlI Command Decision scenario.
- SKIRMISHING IN WARGAMING
- JIM ARNOLD discusses a method to better simulate skirmishing on the tabletop.
- THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR (1346-1453)
- DON FEATHERSTONE describes a "Colorful Period To Wargame" for new gamers.
- MOVEMENT RULES FOR ANCIENT GAMES
- DANIEL JACKSON and a rules idea.
Price: $3.00 USD