Wargame Academy Play by Graphics (PBG) Email Interest Groups (PIG_xxx)

WGA Charter

The following subgroups are individuals banded together for the purposes of improving various game titles for PBEM/PBG (play by email/play by graphics file exchange) play. This includes unofficial/improved next edition rulebooks with all game charts (Microsoft WORD eventually ACROBAT READER pdf) files, PBG toolsets (Claris DRAW multi-layer editable maps; counter libraries), various Claris FILEMAKER PRO databases; Microsoft EXCEL playing aides and typically a playtest(s) of a PBG/PBEM system. Eventual transition to a Java cross platform program. Stuffit will be the principle compression application. These programs are chosen based on commonalty cross platform file compatibility (Macintosh and PC). 'Stencil' font is commonality used as well.

Please not these are working groups (people willing to take assignments) not a player group who will seek only to benefit from these efforts. Do not volunteer if you cannot commit to any effort. The amount of effort varies accordingly base on time, ability, and resources (scanning, text conversion, editing, typing, proofing, converting graphics, creating tables, compiling errata and Q/A; rule interpretation, identifying rules requiring modification). The end products will not be for sale and distribution will be restricted to the PIG groups for their personal use, testing. via play between members.. 'Not for Sale' and copyright of TAHGC/Hasbro' will be common disclaimers in headers' until such a time as the copyrights are acquired by the WGA/SQLA group (possible for out of print games; games not to be continued by Hasbro). The initial game titles covered include work partially/fully completed and games I have an interest in. Others will be added as others volunteer to lead the efforts. I am actively seeking purchase and/or licensing of copyrights with the various copyrights holder as they are identified.

Applications and Software needs

• Adobe ACROBAT READER 4.0 (common freeware to both Macintosh and PC systems) using .pdf format. As such it is preferred final format of documents.
• Adobe DISTILLER 3.0 is used to convert to pdf format to create an non-editable file for public consumption.
• Adobe ILLUSTRATOR 6.0 (Macintosh and windows) for graphic generation for pbulication via graphic vendors. (I seek 8.0).
• Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.5 (Macintosh and windows) for graphic editing and file format translation. (I seek 5.5 for Macintosh)
• Caere OMNIPAGEPRO 8.0 for Macintosh (the Windows equivalent is 10.0) for optical character recognition (OCR) translation. Translates scanned documents into word processing documents with errors requiring editing.
• Claris DRAW 1.0v4-mac; 1.0-PC (Macintosh PPC native and evolved from MACDRAW, MACDRAWII, MACDRAWPRO family) high end drawing program with multiplayer capability. Now available for 3.11+ windows for cross platform capability. Common application for Macintosh users (and can be translated to/from CLARISWORKS). Unlike its competition, it requires little ram, little hard drive space, and does not put files throughout your systems folder.
• Claris FILEMAKERPRO 4.0; common database program for Macintosh users and industry. Cross platform file capability due to Macintosh and Windows versions. Direct translation from EXCEL and can upload to Interment. I will convert to 5.0 for direct upload to the web. In the mean time my home machine will be used as a database server (future project).
• Claris HOMEPAGE 4.0 (Macintosh and windows) editing html format webpages.
• Microsoft EXCEL 98/97 (Macintosh and Windows either individually or as part of Microsoft office) dominant cross platform spreadsheet program.
• Microsoft POWEROINT 98/97 (Macintosh and Windows either individually or as part of Microsoft office) dominant cross platform presentation program. A lower version word file can be provided on request.
• Microsoft WORD 98/97 (Macintosh and Windows either individually or as part of Microsoft office) dominant cross platform word processor program. A lower version word file can be provided on request.
• STUFFIT DELUXE 5.5 (Macintosh and Windows) compression/expansion application Freeware versions of DROP STUFF, DoRPZIP, DROP EXPANDER, for Windows and Macintosh found at @www.Aladdinsys.com. STUFFIT is the dominant Macintosh compression/expander application whereas zip is common to PC. DROP STUFF (and drop expander) are desktop items that you use by dragging the document onto to create a stuffed file. STUFFIT EXPANDER works the same way to decode/uncompress a file to a useful form. Both are one step operations although many steps are conducted by the application. STUFFIT is the one step compression, expansion, encoder/decoder (Apple double, Apple single, binhex4, btoa/atob, CPT expand, Dearc, LHA Decompress, MacBinary, MIME decode, PKG Expand, Tar, Segment, Txt convert, Unix compress, unzip ) used my most mac users.

Legend

Project Manager (Default is Bill Thomson unless another volunteers)

Status

ROSTER: WGA PBEM/PBG Interest Groups by Game Title

1. AFK: Afrika Korps-TAHGC
   • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Inactive; map and ALD counters are complete
2. ANZ: Anzio-TAHGC
   • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Inactive
3. ATW: Atlantic Wall-SPI/DG
   • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Inactive;Do not yet have the game
4. A&A; Axis & Allies-MB/Hasbro
   • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Inactive; map with counters are complete
5. BKN: Breakout Normandy-TAHGC
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Inactive; Do not yet have the Gaem
6. CNA: Campaign for North Africa-SPI/DG
   • Dirk Renshaw
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Inactive
7. EEF: Europa Eastern Front: Fire in the East + Scorched Earth + The Urals-GDW/GRD
   • William Lape (wlape3@nothinbut.net)
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Project kickuff with goal of a Java Application
8. FTP: For the People-TAHGC
   • James Pei (pzhannibal@aol.com)
   • Stephen Mecay
   • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
   • Status: Inactive; first step is a softcopy rulebook
9. Status: Inactive; map and ALD counters are complete
10. FSE: Fortress Europa-TAHGC
    • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive; map and ALD counters are complete
11. G94: Gettysburg, 1994 edition-TAHGC
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Freeman Wiltsie (rose@zim.com)
    • Status: Inactive; map and counters are complete
12. GOA: Guns of August- TAHGC
    • Rob Beyma GOA Designer; copyrights holder
    • Rod Coffey (rhcoffey@erols.com)
    • Stephen George (Stephen_George@austin.rr.com) JAVA programmer
    • David Hooton (zk3.dec.com) (WoGColumns@aol.com)
    • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
    • Chuck Leonard (Cleonecon@Compuserve.com), (Cleonecon@aol.com)
    • Edward Sabatine (carols1@idt.net)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive; Balkan scenario map and counters are complete; 3rd Rulebook stalled but 80% complete; Java version planned
13. LFT: Luftwaffe- TAHGC
    • Eric Pass (epass@nyx.net)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive
14. M64: Midway, 1964 edition-TAHGC
    • Ted D'Esposito
    • John Fermendizin
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive; rulebook complete
15. M92: Midway, 1992 edition-TAHGC
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive
16. OPC: Operation Crusader- GDW/GDR?
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive; seeking game
17. OTY: Operation Typhoon- SPI/Decision Games
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive; just acquired game
18. PZB: PanzerBlitz- TAHGC
    • David Giordano (daveg3@icdc.com)
    • Chuck Leonard (Leonecon@cs.com)
    • Bill Scott
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Active next edition rulebook in progress, Java Panzerblitz active
19. PZL: PanzerLeader- TAHGC
    • Rod Coffey (rhcoffey@erols.com)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive; natural progression of Java Panzerblitz
20. PreASL: Squad Leader, Cross of Iron, Cresendo of Doom, GI: Anvil of Victory- TAHGC
    1. SQUAD LEADER ACADEMY STAFF
       • Dave Carter
       • Chris Edwards (edwards@vaxa.cis.uwoh.edu)
       • John Fermendzin (jvfer@thegrid.net)
       • Ian McDowall (mcdowall_ian@hotmail.com)
       • Pete Pollard (Pete4258@aol.com) Avaloncon COI GM
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com) Avaloncon SQL/COI GM
       • Alan Yngve (a-yngve@nwu.edu)
       • Status: Inactive
    2. SQL Rulebook Projects 4th edition, 5th edition, SQLA edition;
       • Dave Carter (dcarter@anet.com)
       • Chris Edwards (edwards@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu)
       • Tom Leete (leete@mail.med.upenn.edu )
       • Ian McDowall (mcdowall_ian@hotmail.com)
       • Dirk Renshaw (canman@pop.c-com.net)
       • Chris Short (christopher_short@mailgate.abare.gov.au)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Randolph Ubben (jtorres401@aol.com)
       • Alan Yngve (a-yngve@nwu.edu
       • Status: SQL4th complete since 1994; SQL5th done in parts as low priority
    3. COI Rulebook Projects [4th edition, 5th edition, SQLA edition]
       • Pete Belford (pete@otterspace.com)
       • Chris Edwards (edwards@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu)
       • John Fermendzin (jvfer@thegrid.net)
       • Jim Kiraly (jwkira@sparc01.; fw.hac.com)
       • Ian McDowall (mcdowall_ian@hotmail.com)
       • Ken Rutkowski (krutkows@avci.net)
       • Eric Stranger (estrange@lms.kent.edu)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Randolph Ubben (jtorres401@aol.com)
       • Status: COI4th complete since 1994; COI5th inactive
    4. COD Rulebook Projects [1st edition, 2nd edition, SQLA edition]
       • Russ Butler (rbutler94@yahoo.com)
       • John Fermendzin (jvfer@thegrid.net)
       • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
       • Gregory Layton (glayton@pica.army.mil)
       • Ian McDowall (mcdowall_ian@hotmail.com)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: Status: COD1st complete since 1994; COD2nd inactive
    5. GIA Rulebook Projects [2nd edition, 3rd edition, SQLA edition]
       • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
       • Ian McDowall (mcdowall_ian@hotmail.com)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: GIA2nd complete since 1994; GIA3rd inactive
    6. PreASL composite Rulebook Projects
       • David Insley (WoGColumns@aol.com)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: Inactive
    7. COI Campaign Game
       • Andy Cowdery (w12365@email.mot.com)
       • Rich Josephus (tugboy999@aol.com)
       • Pete Pollard (Pete4258@aol.com)
       • Scott Powers (scottpowers@hotmail.com)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: Active to support 3Q00 start of next compaign game
    8. GIA Campaign Game
       • Rich Josephus (tugboy999@aol.com)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: Documentation complete reflecting the last campaign game n 1999
    9. VSQL: Virtual Squad Leader; Customized VASL for Squad Leader
       • David Carter (dcarter@anet-chi.com)
       • John Fermendzin (jvfer@thegrid.net)
       • Rodney Kinney (rkinney@msi-world.com) Programmer of VASL
       • Ian McDowall (mcdowall_ian@hotmail.com)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: 95% complete, keeps gettign lost in other priorities
    10. VCOI: Virtual Cross of Iron; Customized VASL for Cross of Iron
        • Thomas Gould (TGOULD@llbean.com
        • Rodney Kinney (rkinney@msi-world.com) Programmer of VASL
        • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
        • Status: Inactive; pending completion of VCOI
    11. PreASL Graphics and Related Projects & Freeware Tools see SQLA webpage
21. RFT: Russian Front- TAHGC
    • Andy Friedmann (asfriedm@sph.jhu.edu)
    • Brian Krause (BKrause@ea.com)
    • Klas Malmstrom (Klas.Malmstrom@saab.se)
    • James Pei (pzhannibal@aol.com)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Complete 1996
22. TLD-The Longest Day-TAHGC
    • Tim Goff (tgoff@erols.com)
    • James R Penick (jrpenick@voyager.net)
    • Rich Josephus (tugboy999@aol.com)
    • Mike Lam (mike_lam@mindspring.com)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: In progress; rules in final edit, mapboard 50% ocmplete. Claris Draw to be followed by JTLD
23. TOB: Tobrok-TAHGC
    • Carl Houtz (mlh2@psu.edu)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive
24. TRC: The Russian Campaign-TAHGC
    • Pat Flory (citrngr@sprynet.com)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive
25. TSS: Terruble Swift Sword-SPI/TSR
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive; Gave away my SPI version; have the TSR revision
26. 3R4: Third Reich 4th edition-TAHGC
    • Jerry Ingersol (AIngers944@aol.com)
    • Dennis Reil 3R4 Ladder GM
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Complete 1995
27. TPS:Turning Point Stalingrad-TAHGC
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Inactive
28. VIP: Victory in the Pacific-TAHGC
    • Gary Moody (GSMoody@aol.com)
    • John Pack (john@gameaholics)
    • Glenn Petroski (gelp@juno.com)
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Claris Draw version map complete 1993; revised rulebook put on hold by request as was being pursued by others; that effort never materialized.
29. W&P: War & Peace-TAHGC
    • John Fermendzin (jvfer@thegrid.net)
    • Status: Inactive
30. WTP: War in the Pacific; SPI/Decision Games
    • Jeffery K. McGonagill <mcjeff@eoni.com>
    • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
    • Status: Kicking off with an end goal of a Java application
31. WIE: War in Europe; War in the East-; War in the West; SPI/Decision Games
    1. BWIE3 rulebook
       • Jack Beckman (beckmanj@ix.netcom.com)
       • Dirk Renshaw (dirk@fbtc.net)
       • Dave Sharfe (dscharfe@xgate.columbiasc.ncr.com)
       • Pat O'Bryant (obryants@texas.net)
       • Jim Knatcher (jim.knatcher@tivoli.com)
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: Complete in terms of publication of BWIE3
    2. BWIE 2.5 rulebook: update of four separate rulebooks
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status; text edit is complete; adding graphics
    3. BWIE 3.5 rulebook; update of BWIE3 rulebook
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status; outline with approximately 20% of material in softcopy form
    4. Java War in the East
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: Proposal with a goal of a workable tournament scenario
    5. Java War in Europe
       • Richard Beddoes <rbeddoes@totalise.co.uk>
       • Bill Thomson (Bill_Thomson@bigfoot.com)
       • Status: Proposal with a goal of a simultaneious resolution of team play input.

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