UPDATE: Web-Grognards, 9/11/97 From: Alan Poulter <alan@poulter.demon.co.uk> Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 00:00:00 +0000 Hi, The latest 4CDs Challenge, sponsored by the 4CDs Strategy and Wargame Shop,(http://www.4cds.com/prd.i/pgen/fourcds/0L/strategy/home.html) still has not been won! A free copy of the new Sid Meier's Gettysburg computer game awaits the first person who correctly answers both the following questions:- * Q1: The following quote comes from the manual of a classic computer wargame:- 'The proficiency ratings of leaders subtract from the base command control number of units'. 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. Rules of the 4CDs Challenge 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 15th November, 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. You can of course just submit answers for the Grognards Challenge, which is running as ever. The Previous Grognards Challenge: Ian Schofield was the first of a few to guess 'Mercenary' by Gamestesters/Fantasy Games Unlimited. A new Challenge awaits! Finally, Kevin Zucker, owner of the Operational Studies Group, (http://www.manzana.com/kranz/consim/osg), designer of many famous Napoleonic games (e.g Napoleon at Bay) is organising a Study Tour of Napoleon's Polish Campaign. See:- http://www.grognard.com/tour98.html A list of new links and files on Web-Grognards follows. For this list follow the 'Whats New' link from the Web-Grognards home page:- http://www.grognard.com or go direct to:- http://www.grognard.com/971109.html NEW LINKS/RESOURCES * link to Attack Vector (Mike DeSanto, free space combat game) * link to web site for die roller for Axis and Allies (MB) * link to patch for Civil War Generals 2 (Sierra, computer game, Win3.1/95) * link to web site for PBEM game of The Crusades, S&T#70 (SPI) * link to web site for East Front (Talonsoft, computer game) * link to web site for PBEM game of Europa Universalis (AWE) * link to web site for Gaming Intelligence (zine) * link to patch for Sid Meier's Gettysburg (Fireaxis, computer game) * link to patch for Great Battles of Alexander (Imagic, computer game, Win 95) * link to patch for Imperialism (SSI, computer game, Mac/Win95) * link to web site for Pacific General (SSI, computer game) * updated link for FAQ for Risk * link to StratoGems (zine) * link to web site for War and Peace (AH) * updated link to web site for Warpwar (Metagaming) NEW FILES * preview of 1806 (OSG) * variant OOB for 1941 (GDW), Russian Campaign (AH, and Stalingrad (AH) * strategy for De Bellis Antiquitatis (miniatures rules) * replay of Desert Victory (Omega) * review of East Front (Talonsoft, computer game) * Q&A for Eastwall (MiH) * review of Frederick the Great, S&T#49 (SPI/AH) * another review of Sid Meier's Gettysburg (Fireaxis, computer game) * review of Lensman * variant and another review for Lionheart (Parker Bros) * report on PicaFight (convention) * report on Rock Con * review of Starship Troopers (AH, film-tie in edition) Please email grognard@grognard.com for access details via FTP, telnet or email for Web-Grognards. -- Alan Poulter <mailto:grognard@grognard.com> <mailto:apoulter@nyx.net> <mailto:alan@poulter.demon.co.uk> <http://www.poulter.demon.co.uk/> Up