CAGs will plot search pat-

terns and organize their air

wings into attack waves and

CAP. Each task force will be

assigned a separate room

with their forces hidden from

the enemy. Judges will help

resolve combat situations so

players may concentrate on

command decisions and not

managing the rules. I have

compiled the rules and minia-

tures to run the game. Every

ship and plane will be repre-

sented on a 1:1 scale. We will

also be seeking observers

from the Great Lakes Naval

Station to participate as well

with an eye on repeating the

game at Great Lakes in June

for the month of the 75th an-

niversary. Stayed tuned on

our website and Facebook

page for more updates!

If you have any ideas that

will help promote our efforts

for HMGS-Midwest, please

pass them on to me. That’s it

for now - happy gaming until

the next time!

Service,

Steve Fratt - President -

HMGS-Midwest

Greetings Fellow Wargam-

ers!

By all accounts, Little Wars

2016 made a successful tran-

sition to the Westin Hotel in

Lombard. Kudos to the con-

vention staff including Direc-

tor Jeff, Steve, Ray, Anne,

Dave, Adam, Will, Richard,

Terry, and Yonan with some

assistance by Board Members

Kevin, Paul, Antina, and

Mike. Executive VP Antina

Richards-Pennock as the new

convention Director is al-

ready working hard to make

Little Wars 2017 even better.

You will find HMGS-

Midwest members putting on

games at GenCon, What

Khan, Gary Con, Adepticon,

and at Nexus in the coming

year. This is our continued

effort to make our presence

known in the midwest be-

yond Chicago. If you have

any suggestions about any

conventions or events we

might add to our growing

schedule, let me know. I will

be running my Star Wars

series [Naboo, Geonosis,

Coruscant, Yavin 4, Hoth,

and Endor] there. Already a

lot of buzz over this.

Membership VP Kevin Cabai

is continuing to add game

stores to our list of those

which offer membership ben-

efits. 10% discount with

membership card is the usual

benefit. Contact Kevin if you

think your local store might

be willing to be added to our

list.

We are working on some-

thing special for this next

year. We are planning to

begin a new tradition for

HMGS-Midwest by holding a

War College event outside of

Little Wars. We are looking

at having the event at Trinity

College [easy access next to

Interstate 94] in the winter,

most likely January. This will

be an event where you just

drive in, park, and participate

in the game - no hotel, no

game setup. As 2017 is the

75th Anniversary of the Battle

of Midway, we have chosen

to run a double-blind, krieg-

spiel-type game commemo-

rating the battle. Players will

serve as admirals determining

strategy and movement.

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I N S I D E T H I S

I S S U E :

BOD Update 1

LW 2016

AAR

2

And the Win-

ner is...

3

July HMGS

Night

4

Member Ben-

efits

10

Website Up-

date

14

HMGS-MW

Events

15

Gaming Op-

portunities

18

T H E L O C A L

N E W S L E T T E R

F O R T H E

M I N I A T U R E

W A R G A M I N G

E N T H U S I A S T

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So Little Wars 2016 is done and part of our history. The best part of this year’s show was that while we

changed venues, our attendance was actually up for the first time in several years. More times than not when

you change locations you can expect a drop in attendance. But not for us, our attendance figures were about 670

attendees. That is close to 100 more than last year’s attendance!

Now that we have had time to work on what went right and what went wrong, I can tell you we started working

on 2017 before the show was even over. We had talks with the Westin about the food service, and we have

made changes for this that will consist of more choices, including a cold concession area where you will be able

to get food and beverages outside of the hours that the hot food was presented this year.

We are planning on working harder with our vendors to recruit more judges and more games and possibly even

some discounts and or freebies, similar to the figure that Old Glory has provided for the last two years.

The Flea Market is another area we are looking at making some improvements, like changing the times that it is

run. And potentially placing tables in the hallway by the dealer room for demo games and folks that want to pro-

mote a Kickstarter for new hobby items, rules, and figures.

Also look for a more expansion of the World of Tanks. While they were brought on very late to the convention,

they did like what they saw and are looking to expand and what they had this year. At some of there other

events they have attracted 300 or more people! This could expose they people to the world of Historical Wa

gaming. One thought is having them get briefed on a mission in the event room, and then go play the mission in

the Lilac room. Stay tuned for more on this as we move closer to 2017.

This year again saw the return of Uncle Duke, and is detailed games. Duke is quite a legend in the gaming

world and brings a level of detail and history to all of his games.

The new facility has received nothing but encouraging comments from most people. While the distance to the

Dealer Room may have been a put off to some people, there is not much we can really do in that regard. Person-

ally I think by keeping it separate allows people more time to browse and make purchases. Most dealers report-

ed good sales this year as well. The Grand Ballroom was a huge improvement over our previous venues. Great

lighting and nice carpeted floors and more space overall.

We introduced credit card payments onsite this year as another improvement, and for next year we are looking

to increase the number of events that you can pre-register for in advance. There is always a trade off for this, as

there are a good many people that cannot commit to attending until after pre-registration is closed. We always

want to provide enough choices for them to play onsite. So we expect to limit the number of players per event

to allow for something like a 20—25% reserve for onsite tickets.

I hope everyone enjoyed the show this year, and we hope to see you all back in 2017. Remember those dates

are April 28 — 30, 2017 again at the Yorktown Westin.

Look to see the hotel block open up very soon!

Until Next Year!

Steve

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Little Wars 2016 Winner for Best Theme “Revolution” goes to Aaron Filter and Phil Cook for their AWI events (yes, events) enti-

tled Freeman's Farm and Bemis Heights. Both games were 28mm utilizing Black Powder rules. They also ran a Zula wars games as

well. Everyone had a great time playing these games, and they made a nice presentation for an introduction to Black Powder and the

American revolution. Congratulations to Aaron and Phil for their efforts, They both will receive FREE admission to Little Wars

2017 and a coveted Blue Ribbon.

And the Winner is…... by Steve Rysemus

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“If I do my full

duty, the rest

will take care

of itself” —

General

George S.

Patton—

“Never lead

soldiers into

combat before

having made

suffiencient

trail of their

courage” —

The Emperor

Maurice —

1:600 scale surface battle set in 1919 on Lake Huron. This game predicates the naval outcome on the Great Lakes based on the Harry Turtledove scenario published in his novels.

Fury on the Lakes Battle AAR: Convoy Attack off Alpena, Lake Huron,

1918 This event featured a slashing convoy attack by the Canadian Navy. The Canadians featured a combined air and

naval assault on the outbound convoy heading for Detroit outbound from Duluth guarded by light elements of

the U.S. Navy. The battle was the latest event in the war between the two continental powers. The U.S. aligned

with Germany in the Great War; Canada, the Dominion of Great Britain, had aligned with His Majesty. The

U.S. had been spoiling for a confrontation with the British Empire since the loss of the Civil War, when the

South received unparalleled support from the British Isles.

Rules selected: Fury on the Lakes (from PTdockyard)

Nine players attended:

Canadians: U.S

Lorraine Cabai John Bobek

Bill Wimbiscus, Thomas Hughes

Jerome Mrozak Curt Sabo

Jim Kehoe Kevin Cabai, Commander

Bermie Bajak

The Convoy attack occurred on the Outbound Track, 45 degrees North, 83 degrees West, about 35 miles East of

Alpena, MI, 127 miles north of Port Huron and the safety of the St. Clare River. Convoy disposition was fairly

regular aligned in three southbound columns.

The merchants included in the middle column

the Ore Ship, SS Patrick O.E. Patrick, 9,000

tons, Ore Ship SS. Nelson T. Grabavoy, 9,500

tons, and one 900 ton Merchant ship. The port

column included a 1,200 Merchantman, and a

Lake tanker of 2,500 tons. The Starboard col-

umn included a Tramp steamer, 500 tons, and

another small Merchantman identified with a

red hull.

All ships moved at the maximum speed of

nine knots. Kevin Cabain commanded the

convoy non-combatants, (although three

merchies carried 47 mm and AA guns).

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“I do not

advise

rashness, but I

do desire

resolute and

actual fighting,

with necessary

casualties.” —

Major-

Genereal

Philip H.

Sheridan —

“The best

protection

against

enemy’s fire is

a well directed

fire from our

own guns” —

Admiral

David G.

Farragut —

Three new British Minesweepers provided a wedge escort at the front and flank of the leading ships in two

columns. A Tioga Class Torpedo Boat, (Bobek) in essence a small destroyer, the U.S.S. Jack London held

point. The port side escorts included a pair of Elco Class Patrol Launches, 001 and 003 (Bobek). Two more

Elco’s held the starboard side behind the flank Minesweeper, numbers 004 and 005. (Hughes) The port side

was supported with three 1910 Class Steam MTB (motor torpedo boats) numbers 21, 23, and 25 (Cabai).

The Torpedo Boat (small destroyer), U.S.S. Hector Joseph (the Joe) guarded the rear of the convoy

(Hughes).

The Canadians had sortied during the night from their sanctuary in Georgian Bay, upon hearing the convoy’s

passage through Mackinac. The order of battle included Three Monitors and a Patrol Launch sitting across

the line of march of the convoy four miles ahead of the convoy as the dawn rose. (Kehoe, Lorraine Cabai,

and supported by Wimbiscus). The order was Patrol Launch Bertram, Monitors M-25, M-29, and a Coastal

Monitor, the ACM.

Coming up onto the starboard side of the convoy was a

division lead by the lead ship of the Cricket Class De-

stroyers, Cricket (Mrozak), with a pair of fast torpedo

boats, CMB’s.

Delayed entry coming up from the darkness as dawn

came up where a second Cricket Class DD, the Ed-

ward-7, and another pair of CMB’s (Wimbiscus).

These ships arrived on Turn five after several failed

arrival die rolls.

Final piece of the combined Canadian attack plan

was the arrival of a Squadron of imported Voisin III

bombers, pushers, carrying two bombs. The sixteen bombers departed their base at Owen Sound from the

south end of Georgian Bay. The squadron loitered behind the convoy until turn six or seven, and made their

entrance over Wimbiscus’ delayed attack force (clearly marked, avoiding fratricide). The squadron’s distinc-

tive mustard color scheme gradually became visible as they pushed toward the convoy.

Early turns saw the Canadian DD – Cricket shrug off three inch shell strikes on its Depth Charge (DC) ordi-

nance without secondary detonations. The Cricket (Bernie) sustained Bridge hits which disabled the com-

mander, forcing the Cricket to move straight at the convoy for two consecutive turns. Bernie threw his de-

stroyer into Evasive Maneuvers as he tried to get a better handle on his helm. In the US turn, the London DD

struck the M25 Monitor with multiple hull hits.

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“IMilitary

history,

accompanied

by sound

criticism, is

indeed the

true school of

war.”

-- Lieutant-

General

Antoine-

Henri Baron

de Jomini --

.

On the next turn Cabai learned how crazy it is mushing mutton-

headed merchantmen around, when his Ore Ship, SS Patrick

caught fire from Monitor six inch shell hits and he failed his Mo-

rale check. The lumbering giant’s crew panicked and threw the

wheel over toward Alpena and the charging and hostile Bernie in

the DD Cricket. The Captain pistol-whipped the quartermaster,

tapped his nostril with a thumb, and gave his men a nod next turn

swinging the wheel and moving the big ship back into line. How-

ever, the SS Patrick’s shaky damage control team failed to put the

fire out. On the next turn the big orange Ore Ship took 7.5 inch

hits which started another fire. Two separate blazes roared up from

the hatches as Cabai looked back from his forward bridge. The

Patrick continued taking hull, waterline, and bridge hits. At one

point both the Galley and Berthing areas were destroyed, causing

the crew (Aw, come on!”) to force more morale checks.

The Monitor line continued to drop heavy six and 7.5 inch round

on and around the SS. Patrick. The big guns (Kehoe, L.Cabai)

dropped five dice at the big target each time they fired with excel-

lent bonuses for their Gun Directors, the fat size of the Patrick, and

its excessively slow speed.

The USS London arced around the front of the convoy with the two Elco’s hammering at the Monitor line, doing damage

to the X-stern guns on one ship, but not lessening their fire. The Patrol Launch Bertram (Lorraine) left the Monitor line

and rushed the London. Lorraine placed hits into the DD London’s stacks causing the destroyer to lose its drafting ability

and going to half speed. Most of the big Monitor shells raced overhead the lone lead destroyer to impact on the SS Pat-

rick. PL Bertram (Lorraine) slammed throttles to full speed with the intention to ram the slowing US Destroyer. Lorraine

found her Patrol Launches Heavy Machine guns and murdered the London’s forward torpedo mount crew at their sta-

tions at danger close range. John Bobek calmly ordered his destroyer’s three inch guns to greet the gallant and fast firing

Bertram which sank inches away from the London, first, but not the last ship loss of the day.

The Convoy commander led his ships to port to find a way past the line of hammering Monitors. The vessels began

crowding each other as sea space between the ships grew tighter. Tom Hughes US DD Hector Joe and Elco PL’s moved

up and exchanged blows with Bernie’s division of a destroyer and two CMB’s. Hughes smacked the slowing Canadian

destroyer, but had a hard time striking the small, fast torpedo boats. The fast CMB 70 footers scooted around Hughes and

drove in toward the convoy for a torpedo attack.

In the meantime Canadian destroyer “the Eddy-7” Captain Wimbiscus approaching with his division behind closing the

distance to the Convoy, ripped a line of three inch shell hits along the waterline of the Lake Tanker causing six impres-

sive water line damage points in one turn.

The persistent hum of aero motors brought the Convoy finally into view with Lorrain’s half squadron of Voisin III’s ar-

riving to set up their bomb run on the beleaguered ships

“There is a

true glory and

a true honor,

the glory of

duty done,

the honor of

the integrity

of principle.”

-- General

Robert E.

Lee --.

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Kehoe’s half squadron also set up its approach directly

behind the Convoy. The Convoy commander ordered

all available three inch guns to switch to Anti-Aircraft

shells. (The Poole Guns can hit aircraft targets up to

17,000 feet). His 1910 Model MTB’s maneuvered

tight into the convoy to bring their weapons on line

against the oncoming air attack. A discussion centered

on whether the Canadian initiative would permit the

US Flak gunners to fire before the bombers arrived

over the Convoy targets. Initiative seemed to preclude

the Flak until after the air attack, but common sense

stated the US Flak gunners would not wait to attack

their targets. Flak received permission to fire.

Lorraine’s gaggle began taking hits. One aircraft

turned back, another lost half of its bomb load. While

her aircraft found their Initial Point to start the bomb

run, Kehoe’s half squadron missed most of the fire-

storm of flak, coming from Destroyer, steam MTB’s,

and Minesweepers. Kehoe’s planes hit their Initial

Point and turned toward the convoy at the edge of flak range, then charged in with Lorraine on the next turn

through the black carpet of Flak and arching tracers of machinegun and pom pom fire. Lake Huron had surely

not seen anything like this. Flashing hand signals to each other the two air captains made sure they bombed sep-

arate targets.

Lorraine’s Voisin bombers overflew the 1,200 ton Merchantman toggling every bomb. Some say there were 18

hits, but the Convoy commander was aghast when Lorraine’s bombs striking with the malice of Four-Inch shells

slammed ten waterline hits on the big merchie. She staggered to a stop. The die roll indicated in nine turns, she

would roll over and sink in 42 fathoms of Lake Huron.

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“Prejudice

against

innovation is

a typical

characteristic

of an Officer

Corps which

has grown up

in a well-tried

and proven

system”

-- Field

Marchal

Erwin

Rommel --.

“The discipline

of the mind is

as requisite as

that of the body

to make a good

soldier.”

-- General sir

John Moore --

.

Kehoe’s larger bomber formation overflew the SS Nelson T. Grabavoy, fleeing at nine knots. The Voisins’

four direct hits cratered the Ore Ship’s stack, obliterated its stern 47mm gun, and wiped out the berthing ar-

ea. Slinter hits sheared the pots in the galley into pancakes and destroyed the crew’s bunks. Surely anyone on

board was kilt. The Grabavoy shivered like a dog shaking water off its coat, but sailed on at its steady nine

knots, pushing through the waterspouts of several bomb near misses. Convoy Commander Cabai punched

the air with grim satisfaction.

Gun crews from both sides paused to watch the big 1,200 ton merchantman go down by the head as a result

of Lorraine Cabai’s wrath (“…hell hath no fury like a woman..” – Hamlet). Note: She high five’d the judge.

The unanticipated success of the air divisions had put the stink of doom on the convoy. The true arm of de-

cision, the Torpedo, had not yet been introduced to the lake waters today.

Another scary moment occurred when Bernie’s command let his heavy machine guns rip at the Small Mer-

chantman, at the tail end of the convoy. One of the fifty caliber slugs penetrated the hull of the red ship, en-

tered the engine room, bounced around, ricocheting through crew members, and devastating the steam lines.

The ship went dead in the water. The Convoy was coming apart.

The Canadians began locking in depth settings and running torpedo solutions through their rudimentary

clockwork calculators and peered through their torpedo mount sighting scopes. One look at the turning con-

voy gave each Canadian torpedo man a reason to smile. The convoy had become a tightly massed assembly

of slow moving and fatally overlapping walls in the water. How could a torpedo miss such targets?

Convoy Commander Cabai ordered his slow moving

ships to turn to starboard to comb the wakes of Bill

Wimbiscus’ incoming torpedoes from DD “the Eddy-

7” (Edward VII) and his fast CMB torpedo boats. The

CMB’s slipped a pair of torpedoes off their aft and

got the hell out of the way. All 18” torpedoes raced

forward at 36 knots, 12 inches per turn. Convoy com-

mander Cabai gained a second turn to move his ships

out of the killer torpedo runs from two sides.

Bernie moved his DD Cricket just past a defending

Minesweeper and let loose his dogs of war from both

the Cricket and his fast CMB’s. Bernie’s torpedoes

were now running fast from the port side of the con-

voy. The “Anvil” attack made it impossible to turn

away from every torpedo. The convoy became a hell

of screaming torpedo strikes, confused ship move-

ment, and scrambling for safety, and shouts of despair

and rages of joy.

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“The affairs

of war, like

the destiny of

battle, as well

of empires,

hang upon a

spider’s

thread.”

-- Napoleon

--.

“In war there is

never the

chance for a

second

mistake.”

-- Lamachus -

-.

Bernie’s DD torpedoes tore off the bow of the SS. Patrick O.E. Patrick. The Ore Ship staggered a moment

later when another of Bernie’s torps removed the stern of the big Ore Ship. Suddenly the Patrick had no bow

and no stern. The accumulated damage from the Monitors and torpedoes sent her down. Another torpedo

missed the Tramp Steamer, slipping between the two doomed Ore Ships.

Bernie’s CMB’s torpedoes hammered the 400+ point SS Grabavoy with hits that registered 500, 125, and 60

points. Then a Wimbiscus’ torpedo put another 60 points onto the condemned Grabavoy. She settled fast and

was gone.

The “Eddy-7” torpedo ran under the hurt Lake Oiler without a hit, one of three misses from that side. Then

Bill’s “Eddy-7” had a torpedo detonate and remove the bow from the 900 ton Merchantman.

At this point it was near midnight. Hushed closure assured us that this was a Canadian win. We left the ships

to haunt the waters of Huron, and declared the game closed.

Lost:

US: SS Grabavoy, SS Patrick, 1200 ton Merchantman, 900 ton Merchantman

Heavily damaged (DIW), Small Merchantman, Lake Tanker.

Canada: PL Bertram

HMGS Nights

Our list of participating gaming stores is growing. If you know of a store that you would like to see become a member of our family, please email me kca-bai@aol.com. Membership has its rewards.

Games Plus, Mt. Prospect, IL 847 577-9656 2

nd Friday of the month

As a value addition to our membership, any member in good standing will be able to get a 10% discount on anything in the store from 5 PM until closing that day. You will need to have your Current HMGS-MW membership card in order to quali-fy for this discount See Games Plus site for schedules and times. http://www.games-plus.com/ https://www.facebook.com/GamesPlus/

Member Benefits by Kevin Cabai

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HMGS Nights

Draxtar Games, Batavia, IL 630.454.4585 3

rd Sunday of the month

Offers a 10% discount to card carrying members of HMGS-Midwest. You will need to have your Current HMGS-MW membership card in order to qualify for this discount. We are also working to get a few members to run games that night. http://draxtargames.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DraxtarGames/?fref=ts

Lake Geneva Games, Lake Geneva, WI 262-885-1515 2nd Sunday of the month Offers a 10% discount to card carrying members of HMGS-Midwest. You will need to have your Current HMGS-MW membership card in order to qualify for this discount. We are also working to get a few members to run games that night. http://www.lakegenevagames.com/ https://www.facebook.com/LakeGenevaGames/

Unique Gifts and Games, Grayslake, IL 847 548-8270 Offers a 10% discount to card carrying members of HMGS-Midwest. You will need to have your Current HMGS-MW membership card in order to qualify for this discount http://www.uniquegg.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Unique-Gifts-and-Games-43776181523/?fref=ts

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Hobby Shop discounts

820 South Main Street, Ste. A

Fond du Lac, WI 54935

920-922-8338

http://www.chimerahobby.com/fondulac

10% discount every day

808 W. Wisconsin Ave

Suite C

Appleton, WI 54914

920-735-1201

http://www.chimerahobbyshop.com/

10% discount every day

Offers a 10% discount to card carrying members of HMGS-Midwest. You will need to

have your Current HMGS-MW membership card in order to qualify for this discount.

This available every day and at both locations.

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“If the art of

war consisted

merely in not

taking risks

glory would

be at the

mercy of very

mediocre

talent.”

-- Napoleon

--.

“No enterprise

is more likely to

succeed than

one concealed

from the enemy

until it is ripe

for execution.”

-- Niccolo

Machiavelli --.

Tod Kershner's Games: Email: tkershner@charter.net website: facebook.com/todkershnersgames

Pig Wars 4th Edition: easy man to man skirmish rules for the ancient and medieval period.

Also available in a printed format from onmilitary-matters.com

Pig Wars has been a very popular game since 1989. This new edition includes 4 scenarios, a late medie-val variant for the 14-15th centuries and "A Dash of Sage" including random cards to add unexpected events to the mix. 73 colorful pages. $11.95.

Samurai Knight Fever: Easy army level rules for Japan’s Age of Battles

1550-1615. Will work with any figure mounting system. Free.

Iroquois Terror: easy flintlock era skirmish style rules for individually

mounted figures. Will work for Marlborough through Wellington. $8.00.

Warfare at Sea in the Age of Reason: easy rules for ship

to ship or ship to shore combat during the sail-

ing ship era.

Includes campaign rules. $8.00.

Future products.

A Firebell in the Night: br igade level rules

For the American Civil War. Will work with

any mounting system.

Coming sometime by 2016.

By the Sword Decided: FromHastings to

Bosworth: easy army level rules for the later

middle ages. Will work with any mounting

system

Warfare in the Age of Reason: 3rd Edition.

Warfare in the Age of Napoleon: 2nd Edition.

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If you have not stopped by the website lately you should take some time to see some of the recent up-

dates.

First check out the new Media Page. Here you will find a link to the Brand New HMGS—Midwest

YouTube channel! You can find the interviews with Uncle Duke and Frank Chadwick as well as two

videos on Little Wars from prior years. Look for us to add more videos in the future.

Here you will also find links to videos that other folks/vendors/attendees have done on Little Wars.

You will also find links to the TV interview our president Steve Fratt had with Frank Mathie from

Channel 7 ABC news.

We also have a link to the article the Chicago Tribune did and ran in their Sunday edition, complete

with several color pictures that were not included in the news print edition.

If you know of any other videos or media that our members would like to see, feel free to send me an

email and I can get them on the website.

Send those to me, Steve at steve.littleWars@gmail.com.

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“ISwiftness

and impact

are the soul

of genuine

warfare.”

-- Field

Marshal

Prince

Aleksandr

V. Suvorov

--.

“Peace is our

aim and

strength the

only way of

getting it.”

-- Sir Winston

Churchill --.

Look for the HMGS-MW sponsored events at:

August 4 - 7, 2016

Oct 21 - 23, 2016

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The Little Wars 2017 Room Block is Now OPEN!

The room block is only $121.00 per night. Please see the website or Facebook to make your room

reservations.

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Little Wars 2016

Apr 29-May 01, 2016, Westin Lom-

bard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL

http://www.hmgsmidwest.com/

main%20LW.html

Games Plus Historical Minia-

tures Night

Second Friday each month, Mt Pro-

spect, IL

http://www.games-plus.com

Fall In!

Nov 4-6, 2016, Lancaster Host Re-

sort Lancaster, PA

http://hmgs.site-ym.com/?

page=FIHome

Gary Con IX!

Mar 23-26, 2017, Lancaster Host

Grand Geneva Resort, Lake Geneva,

WI

http://garycon.com/

HMGS-Midwest Board of Directors

Gaming Opportunities

President Steve Fratt

Executive Antina Richards-

Vice President Pennock

Vice President Kevin Cabai

Membership

Secretary Mike Pennock

Treasurer Paul Dayton

H M G S - M I D W E S T

HMGS Midwest

http://www.hmgsmidwest.com/

Questions? Submissions?

Steve Rysemus, Newsletter Editor

Steve.littlewars@gmail.com

Adepticon 2017

Mar 23-Mar 26, 2017, Renaissance

Hotel & Conference Center, Schaum-

burg, IL

http://www.adepticon.org/

Games Plus WW II Miniatures

Night

Each Wednesday, 6:00pm, Mt Pro-

spect, IL http://www.games-

plus.com

Little Wars 2017

Apr 28-April 30, 2017, Westin Lom-

bard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL

http://www.hmgsmidwest.com/

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