The Boardgamer magazine was a quarterly magazine devoted primarily, but not exclusively, to the coverage of Avalon Hill / Victory Games titles and to other aspects of the boardgaming hobby. Initially, The Boardgamer’s publication ran concurrently with Avalon Hill’s house magazine, The General, but instead of focusing on new releases, it devoted coverage to those classic, Avalon Hill games which no longer graced the pages of The General. Following the cessation of The General in June 1998, The Boardgamer was the primary periodical dedicated to the titles from AH/VG, until its final issue in 2004. The contents of this volume are: Air Baron Series Replay - Basic Game Partisan Leaders - For 1776 Event Cards - In History Of The World Avaloncon 1996 - Four Days of Fun, Competition and Fatigue Late Returns - From Avaloncon 1996 Circus Maximus - Tips For Tournament Play Sweeping The Sweeps - Strategy In The Ratings War Phase Of TV Wars History Of The World - PBEM Ladder Rules Pre-ASL AREA Recreation - Update October 1996 Pre-ASL AREA Records - Mid-November 1996 Gettysburg ‘88 - A Union Opening Strategy AREA News - Tournament A New 1776 Thesis - The 1776 Thesis Analyzed E Pluribus Unum - A Better Way Of Playing Candidate Shortening History Again - History Of The World In Four Turns Avaloncon Hall Of Fame Update War At Sea Series Replays - Part I - Best 2 Out Of 3 AREA PBM & PBEM Ladders - Current Status On Various AREA Competitions AREA News - Our AREA Scribe AREA Code Of Conduct - Guidelines For Playing By Mail War At Sea Series Replays - Part II - The Rubber Match Roman Setup In Caesar Alesia - Where To Put The Forts? 1997 Midwest Open - Victory In The Pacific Tournament AREA Code Of Conduct - Part II - Guidelines For Playing By Mail Evolution Of The Remote Opponent - Play By Graphics (PBG) New Releases From Avalon Hill Victory In The Pacific - Reflections On The Tournament Trail Out Of Asia - A Variant For History Of The World Avaloncon 1997 - Early Reports From The National Championships ASL AREA News - The Electronic Edition, July 1997 (With Avaloncon Notes) A.R.E.A. Defined - or What A.R.E.A. Means To Me The Masters Of Pro Golf - Four Legends At Augusta National

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The Boardgamer magazine was a quarterly magazine devoted primarily, but not exclusively, to the coverage of Avalon Hill / Victory Games titles and to other aspects of the boardgaming hobby. Initially, The Boardgamer’s publication ran concurrently with Avalon Hill’s house magazine, The General, but instead of focusing on new releases, it devoted coverage to those classic, Avalon Hill games which no longer graced the pages of The General. Following the cessation of The General in June 1998, The Boardgamer was the primary periodical dedicated to the titles from AH/VG, until its final issue in 2004. The contents of this volume consists of: Obstacles On The Rocky Road To Kingmaking - New Cards For Kingmaker A Three Hour Tour - An Analysis of the Victory In The Pacific Sea Areas Battle Cry - An Introduction to the Hasbro / Avalon Hill Game The Napoleonic Wars - As a Six (or More) Player Game Jutland In The Mediterranean - Germans, Austrians, British and French Maharaja Rules Adjustments - Addressing Game Imbalance The Tao Of Panzerblitz / Panzer Leader - Utility / Psychology in a Game System AREA Ratings Calculations - The Formulas Behind The Ratings Insert: Kingmaker Replacement and Variant Card Decks Insert: Countersheet for Jutland Scenario Enemy In Sight - Expansion Rules Top Guns: Dauntless Analysis - An Evaluation of Fighter Aircraft in Air Force and Dauntless A Tour Of The Magic Realm - Villains, Maps, Magic & Activity March Madness - Men’s and Women’s Teams Down With The Queen! - Evening The Odds In B-17: Queen Of The Skies Flame Tanks And Other New Units - In Panzerblitz / Panzer Leader Yeah!!! Well, So’s Your Horse - An Analysis of Gunslinger’s Showdown 7: The Bar Fight Hoka Hey! It’s a Good Night To Die - An Analysis of Gunslinger’s Showdown 8: The Campfire Hidden Movement and Searching - Without a Referee Builders and Shapers - Strategies in Puerto Rico The War of 1812 - 1813 Campaign Played on 1776 The Making of Crucible of Liberty - An Extension to the Map of 1776 Gunslinger - The Early Years Landing Forces - In Victory in the Pacific “Advanced” Naval War - Additional Rules for the Naval War Expansion Kit Reconnaissance Units - In Panzerblitz / Panzer Leader Insert: Countersheet Reconnaissance Units Panzerblitz, Panzer Leader 1940, and Panzer Leader Insert: Countersheet War of 1812 Scenario for 1776 Inserts: Hidden Movement and Search Tables for Bismarck 1968 and 1979, Jutland, Guadalcanal 1992, and Midway 1964 and 1992 TLD Mambo No. 5 - Strategy, Tactic, Play-Aids and Variants for The Longest Day Coffeeville First National Held Up - An Analysis of Gunslinger Showdown #9: The Bank Robbery Apache Hunting - An Analysis of Gunslinger Showdown #10: Eagle Pass 2004 March Madness Sweet Sixteen - Men’s and Women’s Teams The Jumbo Sherman - In Panzer Leader The Rails of August - A Guns of August Variant Clostermann’s First Kills - Le Havre, France; July 1943 Insert: The Longest Day Player Aid Card

The Boardgamer magazine was a quarterly magazine devoted primarily, but not exclusively, to the coverage of Avalon Hill / Victory Games titles and to other aspects of the boardgaming hobby. Initially, The Boardgamer’s publication ran concurrently with Avalon Hill’s house magazine, The General, but instead of focusing on new releases, it devoted coverage to those classic, Avalon Hill games which no longer graced the pages of The General. Following the cessation of The General in June 1998, The Boardgamer was the primary periodical dedicated to the titles from AH/VG, until its final issue in 2004. The contents of this volume consists of: Strategy And Tactics In The Civil War - And Variant Rules The First Spoke - Where To Start In Air Baron War At Sea Series Replay - A Game On The AREA Ladder Mission SPB1 - Breakfast At The Café Gondree French Dune - Highlights Of The New Version Leaders And Morale - In Panzerblitz / Panzer Leader A.R.E.A. News - Technology Crunch Strategies For Winning At 7th Fleet - A Look At Scenarios 1-5 The Skies Of Caen Escorts Over Leipzig Escort To Muenster: An Ace Is Born A Legend's First Kill - Four Airforce / Dauntless Scenarios Strategies For Winning At 7th Fleet - A Look At Scenarios #6 Through #9 More New Scenarios - For Israeli Defense Force Battle Of Porto Praya - A Wooden Ships & Iron Men Scenario Adel Verpflichtet, By Hook Or By Crook, By Fair Means Or Foul - A Lot Of Fun, No Matter How You Say It! Adel Verpflichtet - Series Replay Modified 501 City-Fight-In-Four - A Modified Up Front Scenario Jutland In The Baltic - Battles Between the Germans and Russians The French Sellout - Not Your Average Advanced Third Reich Series Replay Potpourri For The Gamer - DEN, W&P, FE, VITP/WAS, SUB & FT 1999 March Madness Sweet Sixteen - Men’s and Women’s Teams Termoli - Panzer Leader Situations The Star of Africa - Air Force Scenarios Featuring Hans Joachim Marseille Unit ID Numbers For Counters - From The Boardgamer'’s Special Panzer Leader Issue Insert: Countersheet for Jutland Variant In Short, The Longest Day - An Old Monster Gets A Facelift Brethren Of The Coast - A Variant For Blackbeard The “Liberator” of Europe - The B24J Joins the Queen of the Skies A New (Inter)face - For Panzerblitz and Panzer Leader Point Of Decision - Allied Turn 2 Strategies in Victory In The Pacific AREA Scoring System For Board Games - An Open Letter to Tournament GM’s & Game Club Presidents

The Boardgamer magazine was a quarterly magazine devoted primarily, but not exclusively, to the coverage of Avalon Hill / Victory Games titles and to other aspects of the boardgaming hobby. Initially, The Boardgamer’s publication ran concurrently with Avalon Hill’s house magazine, The General, but instead of focusing on new releases, it devoted coverage to those classic, Avalon Hill games which no longer graced the pages of The General. Following the cessation of The General in June 1998, The Boardgamer was the primary periodical dedicated to the titles from AH/VG, until its final issue in 2004. The contents of this volume consists of: Home Fleet - Team Variants & Short Scenario For Atlantic Storm Here Come The Rebels - Scenario 6 - From Frederick To Sharpsburg Guns Of August - A West Front 1914 Scenario Sideshows & Diversions - Article #3 In The Third Reich Workshop Series The British Receding - A 1776 Series Replay Patton’s Other Best - The Saga Of The 2nd Armored Division Avaloncon 1998 - More Returns From The National Championships AREA Ratings Mayhem In Manila - ASL Series Replay Operation Blau - A Variant For Russian Front Alone Against The Blitz - Optional Rules For London’s Burning Honorable Diplomatic Advice - From The 1996 AvalonCon Diplomacy Champion The First Peloponnesian War - A Variant For Peloponnesian War What Do We Do Without Carriers? - A Victory In The Pacific Game Narrative Circus Maximus Chariot Generation - A Non-Random Method To Start Circus Maximus Tournament Bitter Woods - Four December Days in the Ardennes The Rifle Grenade In Up Front - A New Option 1999 Midwest Open - Victory In The Pacific Tournament Crowning Strategies For The British - Strategy In We The People Ghosts Of The Third World War - Tournament Rules and Scenarios for MBT The Heir To The Rex - A Tyranno Ex Variant A Diamond In The Rough - The 1812 Scenario In War & Peace Breakout: Normandy Series Replay, Part 1 - Commentary by German Player and Neutral Commentary Breakout: Normandy Series Replay, Part 2 - Commentary by German Player and Neutral Commentary Katyusha - Russia’s Secret Weapon Against The Blitz Lesser Mortals - Historical Intermediate and Short Games for Successors Warhorses And Nags - The Planes in the Mustangs Stable Attack Sub - Some More Options Fixing Hitler‘s War - Correcting Some of the Obvious Bugs A Difficult Birth In Baltimore - History of the Gamer’s Guide to Third Reich The Editor Went Down To Baltimore - He Was Looking For Some Plaques To Steal