International Wargamer, vol. 5 no. 1 (January 1972)

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Title: International Wargamer, vol. 5 no. 1, January 1972
Type: Wargaming Club zine
Copyright: By the International Federation of Wargaming, January 1972
Managing Editor-in-Chief: John Bobek
Consulting Editors: Don Featherstone, Gary Gygax, Lenard Lakofka, Thomas Shaw
Advertising Sales Director: Kevin Knudson
Personnel Director: Tony Adams
Art Editor: Donald Lowry
Illustrations: John Bobek (cover), Donald Lowry, Mark Nyderek, Lenard Lakofka
Production & Publication Editor: Lenard Lakofka
Assistant Editors: Lenard Lakofka, Gerald White, Kevin Slimak, Tim Tilson, Richard Warnick, Charles O'Drobinak, Jack Van Schaik, Jon Pickens, Jay Richardson, Pat Mayernik
Contributing Editors: David Arneson, Stuart Gilbert, Sid Jolly, Henry Krigsman, Carl Meuller, Rich Warnick, Jay Richardson, John Lundstrom, Rusty Smyth. Lewis Pulsipher, Willard Lichty, J.E. Pournelle PhD, Robert Mijanovich, Tyrone Bomba, Ken Burke, Mike Reese, Paul Jameson, Jim Dapkus, George Phillies, Tom Webster, Pat Romane, Frank Curtis, Stephen Thomas, George Lord, Larry Albert, Dan Ralston, Peter Danner, Mark Irwin, Don Lowry, Pat Mayernik, Mike Carr, Lou Zocchi, A.W. Macintyer, Jeff Perrin, Leon Tucker, Bruce Miller, James Lurvey, Arnold J. Hendrick, Lenard Lakofka, E. Gary Gygax
Place of Publication: Evansville, Indiana
Printer: Lowry's Hobbies
Cover Price: $.60
Mass: 66g
Dimensions: Height 28cm, Width 21.6cm, Depth .2cm
Format: Full sized, Light cardstock cover (medium beige/green), 24 pages including covers printed front and back, 3 staples.

Contents:
ARES, complete game. by Leon Tucker
Gaining the Initiative, as Red, in BLITZKREIG. by Mark Irwin
Simplified Napoleonic Warfare, N.G.T. 7 1/2. by Pat Mayernik
Knights Valiant, game 4. by Leon Tucker
"Fast Rule" Modifications. by Robert Mijanovich
Broadsides, part V. by George Lord
Chainmail Additions, by Gary Gygax
1944. by Jay Richardson
More Barbarosa Extension. by Tyrone Bomba
REVIEWS: Centurion. by Jay Richardson
REVIEWS: Alesia. by Tom Webster
REVIEWS: Frontiersman in Blue. by Jim Lurvey
REVIEWS: WATERLOO II. by Bill Hoyer
ARES, designer notes. by Leon Tucker

Advertisements of interest:
Diplo Con V-Prospect Con 2-West Coast I (basic briefing of the years convention events. Mentions Chainmail to be played at IFW's Chicago I. This is the last mention of Prospect Con leading up to the event)
Panzerfaust (BiMonthly gaming magazine subscription ad. Contact is Don Greenwood.)
Nuclear Destruction (Play-by-mail wargame. Contact is Richard Loomis in Scottsdale Arizona)

Rear cover:


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Scribe's Musings:

This issue mentions this issue marks the "beginning of IFW's 7th year in wargaming".

Most interesting in this issue is the article titled CHAINMAIL ADDITIONS by Gary Gygax. Included below is the scan of introduction to the rules additions article for research purposes. Clearly the shift is toward the fantastical of Wizardry as "FANTASY SUPPLEMENT" portion of the article. Amongst this article of mostly combat rules modifications there are no mention of grotesque monsters at this point, but added are "classes of persons endowed with magical ability". These being.....
Wizzard (spelling in IW); as shown on the combat table, 6 spells/game
Sorcerer; -1 on the combat table, 5 spells/game
Warlock; -2 on the combat table, 4 spells/game
Magician; -3 on the combat table, 3 spells/game


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