New links/files on Web-Grognards, 15/03/98

Please take the time to vote for the 1997 Charles S. Robert Awards.

Still no winner for the 4CDs Challenge, sponsored by 4CDs Strategy and Wargame Shop, offering a free copy of Talonsoft's East Front. To win you must correctly answer both the following questions:-

• Q1: The following quote comes from the manual of a classic computer wargame:-

  '"Give 'em hell boys!", he shouted. His corps commander was handicapped in this regard by being the Bishop of Louisiana but he was equal to the occasion.'

  What is the name of the game, what company produced it and who designed it?

• Q2: What are the title and publisher of the current Grognard Challenge game? This you have to recognise from scans of two map sections and two sets of units on the Web-Grognards homepage.

1. Only one entry is allowed per entrant. Subsequent entries submitted by any entrant will be ineligible.
2. All entries must be sent to grognard@grognard.com
3. All entries received will be given a entry number. This must be quoted to obtain any prize.
4. The closing date of the current competition is Saturday 21st March, 18:00 GMT. All entries must be dated prior to this.
5. The winner (if any) will be notified by email after the closing date.
6. Decisions of the competition organisers are final.
7. Staff of 4CDs and Web-Grognards are ineligible to enter.

The Previous Grognards Challenge: Roberto Resca (roresca@tin.it) was the first to guess 'Zeppelin' in S&T#159 (DG). A new Challenge awaits!

A list of new links and files on Web-Grognards follows.

NEW LINKS/RESOURCES

• link to English rules translation of Abbeville 1940, Vae Victis#7 (HC)
• link to another web site for Axis and Allies (MB)
• link to home page of Jay Dryer
• link to Ebay (online trading post)
• link to web page for Freedom in the Galaxy (SPI/AH)
• link to the Gamer Cadre
• link to English rules translation of Meuse 1940, Vae Victis#19 (HC)
• links to web page and mailing list for Napoleon's Battles (AH, miniatures game)
• link to web page for Panzerblitz/ PanzerLeader/Arab-Israeli Wars (AH)
• link to rules summary for La Revolution Francaise (AWE)
• link to web page for Silent Hunter II (SSI, computer game)
• link to errata for Rivoli 1797, Vae Victis#18 (HC)
• link to web site for Soldiers at War (SSI, computer game)

NEW FILES

• FAQ for Deluxe variant of Advanced Civilisation (AH)
• preview of Austerlitz (MiH)
• another variant for Axis and Allies (MB)
• review of Battle of the Ebro (Vae Victis, Spain)
• more errata for Campaigns of Marlborough, Wargamer#61 (3W)
• reports on Cold Wars (convention)
• another review of Great Battles of Hannibal (Imagic, computer game, Win 95)
• errata for Iron Bottom Sound II (MiH)
• another variant for The Next War (SPI)
• reviews of Semper Fi (Interactive Magic, computer game)
• preview (Classic ed.) of TacOps (AP/AH, computer game)
• Q&A for World War III (SPI)

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