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A BRITISH BOARD WARGAMERS MAGAZINE ISSUE 16 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 1978, PRICE 75p THE PHOEN A BRITISH BOARD WARGAMERS MAGAZINE Published: November /December 1978 @simpuds Lid 1978 Publisher: M. Watson itor: John Spence Published and diserbuted by: Simpubs Limited ‘Art Ditcctor: Ray Bowden Printed by: Dousas Printers, Wigan ‘The Phoenix is a bimonthly magazine aimed at providing UK gamers with a‘forum in which they may express thei opinions of, suggest improvements to and provide new rues/senarios for board Wargames, All contzibutions should be sent to JOHN SPENCE, P.O.BOX 1, GOREBRIDGE, MIDLOTHIAN EW2s 4XR. Articles submited for publication in this magazine become the property of Simpubs Limited, and’ cannot be retumed wo the contributor. Attices and ilustrauons appearing in The Phoenix’ may not be seproduced without priot permission from the Publishers, Contributors submitting historical material are requested 10 inelude alist of sources from which the article as been compiled. Please note that the opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publisher Advertising Rates full page £25,00 per issue hal page £14.00 per ipue darter page £8.00 per isue (Camera ready artwork req, or charged extra) year (6 sues) £3.00 ‘The latest date for articles and letters to appear in The Phoenix number 18 is 13th February The douin date forthe setumn of Phoenix [6 and S&T 70 Feedback Cads i December 313.1978 Eximated date of despatch for Phoenix 17 sid SAT 71 is February Ist 1979, The estimated date of despatch for Moves #1 is January Sth 1979. Subscription Rates ARTICLES SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION: Contributors are requested whenever posible to ‘mit their mateal as typewritten copy in duplicate. Manuscripts should be Gouble ine spaced ‘with approximately one inch side marking and typed on Ad (11%"x 814") sie paper, Please te- Jmember to include your full name and addvess with your ubmisson. Manustepts cannot normally bereturned once they have been subrnited. Maps and iustative material should be supplicd on separate. sheets and elearly drawn, though they are Ukely to be re-prepared for production if Published. Please ensure that the relevant name and manufacturer of games disused in yOu? rules are included cither within the aruicle il! or separately at the bepining or end of Yout tile; It is also helpful to us if long articles (1200+ words are written in such a way as to include ‘atural Breaks which wil enable material tobe spread over successive sues necessary. CONTENTS Page 4 Notes from the Underworld 080 series by Don Turnbull Page 7 Source of the Nile Discovered by John Spence Page 8 Dresden Simulations’ game reviewed by Jeff Parker Page 9 Down the hill, down the hill, thousands of Russians D | A Mack Page 12 The Death of Major Davis An AirWar scenario by M G Stoner Page 13. Air Assault on Crete AH's game reviewed by Ralph Vickers Page 18 Solo Boardgaming by J 8 Poole Page 19 Sauron reviewed by Ed Merryweather Page 20 Mail Call Readers’ letters Page 21 Grapevine News and Rumours by Doug Davies Hotline Comments and questions answered by Malcolm Watson Page 22 News from SPUK Malcolm Watson Page 23 Feedback Questions EDITORIAL JOHN SPENCE vile the system itself seems to fit the situation perfectly without becoming 100 much of sim Utaion- Berg Moves 39, winen it contains. o iSsule boards to appear imo se F.Campbell, Phoenix 15 ‘Yes, mat's right: realistic and playable .. Dave Berry & Fussell Clarke, Phoonis 15. Playability and realism ace two concepts bandied bout alot in dicuasion end articles within the Robby since thoy oneapsulate the two mein reasors 2s far as | understand them, for playing board nor ames. At the examples above show everyone hoe Fis" own opinion that is put very. forcibly fable, i accurate ort Fated since both ore very subjective concepts uch things ar degrees of fealiem or eae ol ‘depend upon the individual foibles of te payer! terest in my mind is the relationship bette/campaignfengngement he s working on, You an thar have the sooo! of thore who paint with large stroke Say that such games will be more playable than {those fom the school that I wil ell "the Engineer ing Drawing Schoo!” This school has more detailed ‘ames with all"the information and realism that You could want but their aim i very different to the former "Impresionist” school, To. conderin ther school for lack of realm We atuous rater ‘One must secant that sueh games are not your cup {Of tea oF just whet you are looking fr. hesten to ‘odd thore’ Is also @ mixture of the two ‘heats inate one has some idea as 10 the design's aims ome justifiable rita can be made a 10 fhather the game does what the designer intone ‘Joos It. give you ania ot small squad tactes {¢3".."highight the Togsticl problems. of the [Napotionte Ware and soon. | would ikea gees fo come complete with the retionae behing eit

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