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Campaign #104

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The July-August 1981 issue of Campaign magazine (#104) featured reviews of Fortress Europa, Cauldron: Battle of Gazala, and Red Star/White Eagle.

Contents:
A Brief Look At Fixed Defensive Systems in Ancient and Modern Times * John Van Devender
Fortress Europa: The Minority Report * Terry Alan Baney
Some Thoughts on Fortress Europa * Don Lowry
Squad Leader in Evolution: A Modified AFV Kill System * Lorrin Bird
Rommel in the Cauldron * Dan Campagna
Red Star/White Eagle * Henry C. Robinette
Simultaneous Play—When Three’s  a Crowd * Frank William Peterson
Thumbnail Analysis * Kevin Pollock, George Schandel, and Dave Burba
Potshots * Jeff Jones
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #103

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Issue #103 of Campaign magazine (May-June 1981) featured reviews of The Longest Day, TacForce, and Engage & Destroy.

Contents:
The Longest Day: Analysis, Critique & Review * Gerard Lannigan
Modern Armor Rules: TacForce & Engage & Destroy * Lorrin Bird
A Rational Approach to Combat Resolution * Ron Gray
StarWeb Part V * Don Lowry
Thumbnail Analysis * Kevin Pollock
Potshots * Jeffery Paul Jones
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #102

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The March-April 1981 isue of Campaign magazine (#102) featured strategy articles for Napoleon and Chattanooga, and a review of Across Suez.

Contents:
The 5000-to-1 Gamble: Counterstroke at Inchon * Tom Dworschak
A French Reply * Bill Haggart
Modern Armor Tactics * Lorrin Bird
Chattanooga: A Lesson in Alignment * Dan Campagna
Across Suez: A Game Review * Henry C. Robinette
Thumbnail Analysis * Mel Willoughby, Ken McMillen, John D. Burtt, and Hans Gunther
Potshots * Jeffery Paul Jones
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #101

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Issue #101 (January-February 1981) of Campaign magazine featured a review of Battle of Stalingrad, a preview of Battle of the Bulge (1981), and a variant of Cross of Iron.

Contents:
1942: A Cross of Iron Armor Variant * Lorrin Bird
Attrition Battle: A Look at Verdun, 1916 * John B. Lundstrom
My Kind of Town: A Review of Battle of Stalingrad * Terry Alan Baney
Playtest Report: Bulge ’81 * Kevin Pollock
Thumbnail Analysis * John Olson, Kevin Pollock, John D. Burtt, Steve List, George Schandel, and Bob Schroeder
Potshots * Jeffery Paul Jones
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #100

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Issue #100 (November-December 1980) of Campaign magazine featured and interview for the upcoming PacificOrigins, a combined Stalingrad/Russian Campaign variant, and strategy for Napoleon.

Contents:
Campaign for Forts Henry & Donelson * B.F. Cooling, Ph.D.
Stalingrad Variant #82 * Steve Kane
Anti-Tank Gun Tactics * Lorrin Bird
Notes From a Friday Night FRPer * John D. Olson
Origins ’81 in California: An Interview With Larry Duffield * Don Lowry
Napoleon Revisited * Michael E. Crane Jr.
Potshots * Jeffery Paul Jones
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry, Mel Willoughby, John D. Burtt, Bob Schroeder, and Jay Reese
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Books, Gaming

Campaign #99

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The September-October 1980 issue of Campaign (#99) featured three reports on the Origins 1980 convention (celebrated by a cover designed by the late Rodger MacGowan).

Contents:
A Report on the Source * Tyrone Bomba
Mr. Smith Goes to Chester * Terry Alan Baney
A Game Buyer’s Paradise * Jeff Seiken
The British Army in the Boer War * J.M. Neilson
Tank Charts: Designer’s Notes * Brian Stokes
Terrain: A True Frontier * Terry Alan Baney
The New Exciting Realistic Game of Ahistorical Combat: Grenadierkreigblitzderweiner * Jeffrey Paul Jones
Thumbnail Analysis * Keven Pollock, and Mel Willoughby
Potshots * Jeffery Paul Jones
Miniature Warfare * Don Lowry
Campaign Subscribers’ Annual Awards
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #98

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Issue #98 (July-August 1980) of Campaign magazine featured a review Yaquinto’s Panzer, as well as Dark Nebula, Bloody April, Panzer Pranks, and Sharpsburg.

Contents:
Panzer: A Critical Review * Lorrin Bird
The Battle of Actium: Strategy and Propaganda * J.R. Johnson
A Game Too Far: An Appraisal of Bloody April * Kevin Pollock
Son of Imperium: Dark Nebula Considered * Tyrone Bomba
Chaosium’s Panzer Pranks: The Game For Garrulous Gamers * John D. Olson
A Further Look at Star Fleet Battles * Bob Schroeder
Sharpsburg: A Review * George Schandel
Potshots * Jeffery Paul Jones
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry, and Kevin Pollock
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #97

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The May-June 1980 issue of Campaign magazine (#97) featured a look at armor in Crescendo of Doom. Also, there were reviews of Prochorovka, Commando, and Leningrad.

Contents:
Armor Tactics In Crescendo of Doom * Lorrin Bird
A Dark and Savage Journey * Tyrone Bomba
Tactics in Star Fleet Battles * John W. Drye
Commando * Jeffery Paul Jones
Dear Adolf, Send Asprin * Bill Watkins
Thumbnail Analysis * Don Lowry and Kevin Pollock
Potshots * Jeffery Paul Jones
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Books, Gaming

Campaign #96

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The 96th issue of Campaign (March-April 1980, mistakenly labeled as #95 on the cover) featured reviews of Korsun, Tank Charts, and Stomp!

Contents:
Questions of Balance * Tyrone Bomba
Tank Charts: A Review * Lorrin Bird
Star Web Part IV: Conflict and Correspondence * Don Lowry
Dresden * Dan Campagna
Stomp: Or How to Getta Kick Outta Chaosium * Jeffery Paul Jones
How to Organize a Wargaming Club * Joel Haas
Book Review: How We Won WWIII As Told by Western Europe * John Olsen
Impressions From the Prism * Jeffery Paul Jones
Thumbnail Analysis * Keven Pollock & Don Lowry
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

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Gaming

Campaign #95

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The January-February 1980 issue of Campaign (#95) featured reviews of Magic Realm, Dark December, Battles for the Ardennes, Kaiserschlact, and Marita-Merkur, as well as designer’s notes on Bismark (’78).

Contents:
Magic Realm: AH’s Contribution to Schizophrenia * Jeffery Paul Jones
Parker vs. Parker: Dark December and Battles for the Ardennes * Kevin Pollock
Running Men With Rifles * Tyrone Bomba
Kaiserschalct Designer’s Response * Richard Spence
A Review of Marita-Merkur * Henry C. Robinette
Tank Commander’s Notebook * Lorrin Bird
The Bismark Project * Jack Greene, Jr.
Thumnail Analysis * Kevin Pollock and Don Lowry
Press Releases * Editor
Mail Call

Available on Wargame Vault.