McPherson, MacGowan, McLaughlin & Memorial Day

 Happy Memorial Day to All!....My friend Rodger MacGowan - who did the cover for Rebel Raiders on the High Seas and many other games of mine not only followed my lead in honoring Civil War historian James McPherson - but also did me one better (as any artist of Rodger's caliber should) by putting up this tribute. For more from Rodger on Memorial Day, games and his magazine, please visit his C3i magazine ops site:  http://www.c3iopscenter.com/currentops/

Rebel Raiders Lead Article in New Issue of C3i Magazine

"There should be ships, lots of ships..." Rebel Raiders Lead Article in C3i Magazine

The new issue of C3i magazine is showing up in mailboxes and store newsstands this week.  The lead article in Issue 27 is on Rebel Raiders - as is the next pair.  Not only are the first 11 pages of the magazine devoted to my Civil War naval strategy game, but there are also bonus counters and a bonus Player Aid Chart among the many inserts in the issue.

Publisher Rodger MacGowan asked me to write the lead article on how the design came to be, and editor/developer Fred Schachter added a second piece, a full-length article entitled "Player's Notes" in which he explores the whys and wherefores of the game.  The third piece is an offering of optional rules by gamer and Rebel Raiders' fan Steve Carey.

C3i is available through GMT at http://www.gmtgames.com/p-462-c3i-magazine-issue-27.aspx

“American Civil War games are very popular in Japan”

Rebel Raiders – In Japanese?

“American Civil War games are very popular in Japan” 

My old friend, the renowned artist Rodger MacGowan made that comment when he sent me the photos (see below) of the Japanese language edition of Rebel Raiders on the High Seas.

“Based on my contacts in Japan and the photos I have seen on the web from Japan,” Rodger told me, “the American Civil War is a very popular subject among wargamers in Japan today.”

Rodger should know, he has been doing covers of my games for 30 years – including all of my Civil War titles, from the early 1980s Army of the Potomac, Army of the Tennessee pairing that combined make Mr. Lincoln’s War right up to, of course, Rebel Raiders on the High Seas.

Look for more Rebel Raiders images on his website, and for major coverage of Rebel Raiders in an upcoming issuing of his C3i magazine.