WARGAME ACADEMY; Resource for Historical Boardgaming Simulation

Updated 181130

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DEPARTMENTS BY GAME TITLE (WGA inventory) 1776; TAHGC 1914-914; TAHGC Afrika Korps-AFK; TAHGC 1964 Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit-ASK; MMP 2004 A House Divided-AHD GDW 1981; Phalanx 1989; Mayfair Air Force/Dauntless-AFD; Battleline TAHGC 1976/1977 Anzio-ANZ; TAHGC 1974 Atlantic Wall-ATW ; SPI 1979 Axis & Allies -A&A; HBR Bulge-AAB; HBR Classic-AAC; 3M/HBR D-Day-AAD; HBR Europe-AAE; HBR Pacific-AAP; HBR Battle Cry-BCR; TAHGC Battle For Germany-BFG; SPI 1974/ DG 1994 Battle of the Bulge-B81; TAHGC B65 B81 Bloody April-BAP; SPI 1978 Blitzkrieg-BZK; TAHGC 1965 Bobby Lee-BBL; Columbia Games Breakout Normandy; TAHGC 1993 Campaign for North Africa -CNA; SPI 1978 The Civil War-CVW; VG 1983 Cobra-COB; SPI/TSR 19## Crescendo of Doom-COD; TAHGC-1980 ( See Squad Leader Academy) Cross of Iron-COI; TAHGC 1977 ( See Squad Leader Academy) Cross of Iron Campaign-COIC aka Order of Glory (WGA internal design) Crusaders Rex-CRX; Columbia Games Bitter Woods-BWD; TAHGC 1998/L2DG 2003/Compass Games 2014 Diplomacy-DIP; 1958, TAHGC 19## East Front-EFT; Columbia Games 1991 Europa Eastern Front-EEF (WGA internal Design) Fire in the East-FITE; GDW 1984 Scorched Earth-SCE; GDW 1987 The Urals-TUR; GDW 1989 Flattop-FLT; BTL/TAHGC 1981 For the People -FTP; TAHGC 1998; GMT 2000 Fortress America - FAM; 3M Fortress Europa-FSE; TAHGC 1980 France 1940-F40; TAHGC 1972 Fuedal-FDL; TAHGC/3M 1967 Gangsters-GSR; Avalon Hill Gettysburg 5th edition-G88; TAHGC 1988 Gettysburg: Badges of Courage-GBC; Columbia Games GI:Anvil of Victory-GIA; TAHGC 1982 ( See Squad Leader Academy) GI:Anvil of Victory Campaign-GIAC aka Silver Star (WGA internal design Guns of August-GOA; TAHGC 1985 Highway to the Reich-HWR; SPI 1977 Hitler's War-HTW; TAHGC 1984 Holdfast: North Africa-HNA; Worthington Publishing 2016 Julius Caesar; Columbia Games Kingmaker-KGM; TAHGC 1975 Knights of the Air-KTA; TAHGC 1986 Labyrinth-LAB; GMT 2010 Leningrad, The Advance of AGN Summer 1941, SPI 1979 Liberty-LIB; Columbia Games; 2003 Luftwaffe-LFW; TAHGC 1971 Manifest Destiny-MFD; 2005 GMT Midway-MDW; 1964, 1991 TAHGC; WGA CAMPAIGN Monty's Gamble-MTG; MMP 2003 Nations at War-NAP (WGA internal design)  No Retreat!-NRT; VPG 2008 Operation Crusader-OCD; GDW 1978 Operation Typhoon-OTY SPI 1978 Order of Glory-OOG (WGA internal design) Origins of WWII-OW2; TAHGC Pacific Victory-PCV; Columbia Games Pacific War-PCW; VG 1985 Computer PACIFIC WAR-cPCW; SSI/Matrix Games PanzerBlitz-PZB TAHGC 1971 Panzergruppe Guderian-PGG; SPI 1976; TAHGC #### PanzerLeader-PZL; TAHGC 1974 Paths of Glory-POG; GMT 1999 Patton's Best-PTB ; TAHGC 1987 Richthofen's War-RTW; TAHGC 1971 Russia Beseiged-RBS; L2 Design Group 2004 The Russian Campaign-TRC TAHGC 1976; L2 Design 2003 Russian Front-RFT TAHGC 1985 Silver Star-SVS (WGA internal design) Squad Leader-SQL; TAHGC 1977 (See Squad Leader Academy) Starship Troopers-SST; TAHGC 1976 Struggle of Nations-SON; TAHGC 1981 Tank Leader-WEG Eastern Front Tank Leader Western Front Tank Leader Desert Steel Tank Leader Terrible Swift Sword-TSS; SPI 1976 TSR 1986 The Longest Day-TLD TAHGC 1980 Third Reich-3R4 ; TAHGC 1974 Tobruk-TOK; TAHGC 1975 Turning Point Stalingrad; TAHGC 1989 Twilight Struggle; GMT 2005 (Computer) Uncommon Valor-cUCV; Matrix Games Up Front; TAHGC 1989 V for Victory Series-V4V; 360/ATG Utah Beach-VVB Velikiye Luki-VVV Market Garden-VVM Gold-Sword-Juno-VVG Victory in the Pacific-VIP; TAHGC 1981 Wacht am Rhein-WAR; SPI 1977 War And Peace-WAP TAHGC 1980 War At Sea-WAS; Jedco/TAHGC 1972 War Between the States-WBS; SPI 1977 War in Europe-WIE; SPI/DG War in the East-WITE; SPI-1974 War in the West_WITW ; SPI-1976 War in Europe-BWIE SPI 1976 DG 1998 Computer War in Europe-CWIE; DG (DOS) Computer War In Europe-CWIE2; DG; Beta Test (Windows-2009) War in the Pacific -WIP SPI 1978 (Computer) War in the East-cWITE; Matrix Games (Computer) War in the Pacific-cWITP; Matrix Games (Computer) War in Russia-cWIR; SSI/Matrix Games War Without Mercy-WWM; Clash of Arms 2011 Waterloo-WAT; TAHGC Winter War -WTW: SPI 1972 Wooden Ships & Iron Men-WSM WWII: Barbarossa to Berlin; GMT 2002 WWII: European Theater of Operations; SPI 1985 WWII: Pacific Theater of Operations; SPI 1991 World At War Series-W@W; ATG/TAHGC Crusader-WWC Stalingrad-WWS America Invades-WWA World in Flames-WIF; ADG Yalu-YAL; CFG 1977

Publisher Key   ABBR GAME COMPANY   360 360 Pacific   ADG Australian Design Group   ATG Atomic Games   AVP Avalanche Press   BTL Battleline   CFG Conflict Games   CLG Columbia Games   COA Clash of Arms   CPG Compass Games   DG Decision Games   GDW Game Designers' Workshop   GMT GMT Games   HBR Hasbro   L2D L2 Design Group   MTX Matrix Games   MMP Multiman Publishing   SPI Simulations Publications, Inc   SSI Strategic Simulations Inc   TAHGC The Avalon Hill Game Company   SSG Strategic Studies Group   VG Victory Games   VPG Victory Point Games   WEG West End Games   WOR Worthington Publishing   WGA Wargame Academy WARGAME ACADEMY VASSAL MODULES WITH CONTRIBUTOR STATUS 5= Enhanced/Complete 4 = Functional 3 = Late Configuration Stage 2 = Mid Configuration Stage 1= Early Configuration (i.e map only) 0 = Identified Project WGA VASSAL MODULES COMPLETE 5 [AFK] AFRIKA KORPS 5 [BFG] BATTLE FOR GERMANY 5 [CVW] THE CIVIL WAR 5 [DBW] DELUXE BITTER WOODS 5 [FLT] FLAT TOP 5 [FSE] FORTRESS EUROPA 5 [F40] FRANCE 1940 5 [G88] GETTYSBURG, 1988 Edition 5 [GOA] GUNS OF AUGUST 5 [GSR] GANGSTERS 5 [MFD] MANIFEST DESTINY 5 [PZB/PZL] PANZERBLITZ/PANZERLEADER 5 [PGG] PANZERGRUPPE GUDERIAN 5 [RBS] RUSSIA BESIEGED 5 [RFT] RUSSIAN FRONT 5 [RTW] RICHTHOFEN'S WAR 5 [SQL] SQUAD LEADER [SQL, COI, COD, GIA] 4 [TLD] THE LONGEST DAY 5 [TRC3] THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN, 3RD 5 [TRC4] THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN 4TH 5 [VIP] VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC 5 [WAS] WAR AT SEA 5 [WBS] WAR BETWEEN THE STATES 5 [WBS] WAR IN THE PACIFIC WGA VASSAL MODULES IN PROGRESS 3 [AHD] A HOUSE DIVIDED 1ST EDITION 0 [EEF] EUROPA EAST FRONT (FIRE IN THE EAST, SCORCHED EARTH, THE URALS) 4 [FDL] FUEDAL 1 [HWR] HIGHWAY TO THE REICH; 4 [LFT] LUFTWAFFE 4 [M64] MIDWAY 1964 ED 1 [OTY] OPERATION TYPHOON 4 [SST] STARSHIP TROOPERS 1 [TSS] TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD 2 [WITE] WAR IN THE EAST 1ST EDITION 4 [WSM] WOODEN SHIPS & IRON MEN CURRENT WGA VASSAL Projects Complete module for Tom Oleson's revised ANZIO module. Complete A HOUSE DIVIDED Vassal module. Generate Gangsters module OTHER WGA PROJECTS Scrub Squad Leader Series compiled Questions & Answers Generating SQLA Tournament edition rulebooks for Squad Leader, Cross of Iron, Crescendo of Doom & GI: Anvil of Victory.   . .

WARGAME NEWS WGA ADMINISTERED TOURNAMENTS BPA Squad Leader Series Tournament at the 2015 World Boardgame Championships Lancaster, PA; August 04-August-10. Pete Pollard wins his 5th title. CONVENTION CALENDAR Not a comprehensive list, simply those I ideally would attend annually if real life permits. Prezcon 2019; aka the Winter Nationals; [February 25-March 3]; Charlottesville, VA]. A family-oriented game convention featuring open gaming and tournamentss in eurogames, card games, and wargames. Convention Director-Justin Thompson Midwest Open 2019: 25th annual Victory in the Pacific specific event ; [March 2-3; Kenosha, WI]. Format:6x5 hour rounds with Top Tier VIP opposition; Tournament Director-Glenn Petroski; Prezcon Summer Nationals 2018; [June 26-July 2,Charlottesville, VA]. featuring 90 Boardgame tournaments. .Convention Director-Justin Thompson. ComsimWorld Expo 2018; Featuring MonsterGame.CON XVI, [June 23-30; Tempe, Arizona]. Monster games in terms of SPI size; those that may take multiple days or the entire week to play The ASL Texas Team Tournament 2018 [June 28-July 1; Round Rock, TX]. Links to other ASL events within website. World Boardgame Championships 2019; [July 20– July 28, 2019; Seven Springs Resort, PA]. The BPA’s largest event is the annual World Boardgaming Championships® (WBC) where about 1,300+ people from around the world compete to be named champion of their favorite games. 100+ Century Game tournaments; scores of othe tournament game titles. Convention Director-Don Greenwood MillenniumCon 2018; [November 9-11, 2018] Round Rock, TX. Focus on Miniatures but includes a Victory in the Pacific tournament. Compass Games Expo 2018; [November 9-11, 2018] Cromwell, CT.. Inagural annual gaming event; Red Lion Hotel RESOURCE INDEX Wargame Academy (WGA) Mission Statement AREA RATING SYSTEM For those who can't play for the fun of it. Submit a Squad Leader series claim on-line SQUAD LEADER ACADEMY SQL, COI, COD, GIA Player Development Other Key Wargame Pages Who is WGA? WGA Human Talent and Resources; expertise in various areas. It is not important to know all information but is more valuable to know where to find it. WGA Play by Graphics (PBG) Email Interest groups. Work groups to product PBG toolsets by game title; sign up if interested in joining. These are work groups. In cases where copyrights/licensing can not be resolved to allow released to the Public Domain, the resulting products are for the exclusive use of the PIG group who developed it. Wargame Face-To-Face (FTF) Event Calendar World Boardgame Championships; Baltimore, MD; August 3-8. Victory in the Pacific Midwest Open Austin Advanced Squad Leader Tournament Standard Game Abbreviations Rare Game Resource Buy ,Sell or Trade games or related books. WGA Reference Library; Recommended hardcopy for gamers and game developers. Many are rare/out of print. Use to have many more but they were 'borrowed'. WGA Wargame publication Inventory; Shared recourses for game developers. Downloadable zip file of a Microsoft Excel. Partial index of: ASL Annuals; Adventure Gaming, Battleplan, Boardgamer; Boardgame Journal, Command; Campaign; Europa News, Fire & Movement; General; Grenadier; Jagdpanther, Line of Departure, Moves; Outpost, On All Fronts; Phoenix, Schwerpunkt, Simulcrum, Run5; Squad Leader Academy; Strategy & Tactics; TAHGC Guide to XXX, Wargamers Digest; Wargamer; The Wargamer; Zones of Control. UPDATED 031113. WGA seeks internal trading partners to argument respective collections. PBG-Play By Graphics Tools for Email Play PBB(play by browser) ; examples of games in progress; both game map and corresponding email log files Probability Tables Current WGA projects ; Volunteers always welcome Help locate MIA opponents, AREA participants and friends Military History Examination: What do you actually know Article: The Fall and Rise of Wargaming; Alan Emrich. Originally published in  Fire & Movement; Number 67; August 1990. A good analysis of the decline of the Hobby to its current endangered state. Unfortunately, several of the existing 'For Profit' Game Companies continue the strategy that is unnecessarily hastening the death of this hobby. Bill Thomson specific Gaming Methods, Availability and Limitations Games in Progress Boardgame Inventory Computer Game Inventory (Apple IIe, Macintosh, Dos, Windows Bill's AREA record Contact Information Click here to send an email to Bill Disclaimer: If I am captured by Aliens or hit by a bus, Pete Pollard inherits all my material and may disposition as he wishes. I recommend all games designate an inheriter of their wargame materials. Heirs may not see the inherent value and irreplaceable game stuff will end up somewhere, hopefully not in the trash. Games I am seeking to acquire: B17 BREAKOUT NORMANDY RUSSIA BESIEGED; any condition