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Page 6/The Battalion/Monday, February 8, 1988
WarCon highlights wars
of past, future in games
By Shane Hall
Reporter
Famous battles of the past were
reenacted and wars of the future
were fought this past weekend as
MSC Nova held its 14tli Annual
WarCon Wargaming Convention.
WarCon, the oldest gaining con
vention of its kind in the state, fea
tures tournaments in games ranging
from Advanced Dungeons and
Dragons to futuristic wargames such
as Starfleet Battles.
Some games, commonly called
role-playing games, require players
to assume a character when playing.
One of these games, Car Wars, is de
scribed by WarCon Director Jackson
Roberts as being based upon the
“Mad Max” films. Roberts, a sopho
more general studies major, says
players have the opportunity to de
sign the cars they use in the game,
arming them with weapons and ar
morplating them.
Mike Becnel, director of the Car
Wars tournament, cites it as his fa
vorite game, and describes the game
as being similar to chess.
Another game, Starfleet Battles, is
one of the most complex games of its
kind, Roberts says. He says the game
is similar to naval combat wargames,
and that the game's designer was a
naval consultant.
Open gaming took place in a large
room on the second floor of the Me
morial Student Center, with a differ
ent game at each table. In King
maker, a wargame based upon the
War of the Roses, players acting as
feudal lords compete for control of
medieval England. At anothet table,
the second world war is re-enacted
in Axis and Allies, a wargame made
by Milton-Bradley. Roberts says Axis
and Allies is less complex than most
other World War II games.
Several tables down, time recedes
back to 5,000 B.C., as players pit an
cient tribes against one another in
the game Civilization. One player,
Roger Dubbs, says the game is f un to
play, but that some games are c lose
historical simulations.
“Some of the games are interest
ing from a historical point of view.
1 his one (Civilization) is kind of
quasi-historical,” Dubbs savs. “It’s
not really the most historical thing in
the world, but some of the games are
very close military simulations.”
Michael Kalinowski is leading the
forces of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization against the Warsaw
Pact armies in the game NATO,
which depicts what could be the next
war in Europe. He says the game
starts with a Soviet military buildup
and a subsequent push into F.ast Ger
many.
“My object is to stop that push and
if 1 can, capture a Warsaw Pact city,”
Kalinowski says. "If 1 can do that
then victory will almost assuredly be
mine.”
Kalinowski adds that he had just
used airstrikes to eliminate three So
viet armored divisions.
"Right now I’m trying to decide
whether to escalate this battle into
nuclear.” he says.
Some of the games involve use of
miniature military vehicles ot ships.
Microarmor and Naval Miniatures
are two examples. James Bass, co-di
rector of the Microarmor tourna
ment, describes the game as a tactical
simulation of modern armored war
fare in Europe. The tournament’s
other director. Mike Traubert, savs
he likes the tactical and psychologi
cal aspects of the game.
“You have to think,” Traubert ex
plains. “This is not a boardgame
where you have to follow strictly de
fined rules. It's a freeform game and
almost any outcome is possible.”
In a room adjacent totheSli|
armor tournament, the battleol
land in World W at 1 is re-enactfi
Naval Miniatures. Mike Kamei,
nior geograph) major, dire®
tournament. Kamei also is'in
of the grenade toss, an eventhti
is unique to WarCon.
Kamei savs the grenade tos
an idea of the Nova retreats
committee, and that theideaiw
corporated into WarCon. Thei
involves use of inactive WorU!
11 hand grenades.
“It (the grenade toss) getst
people out of the fluorescent
and gets them outside to sue!
some good old Vitamin D,’
says.
Roberts says the grenade tos
volves five different challenge;
blowing up a bunker, amongoiii
and that the player with the!
ovet all score wins.
Roberts is in charge of a gat
helped create called Sleuth. Hu
scribes it as a role-playing rat*
game. Roberts says the platen
sign a mystery and that eadipi
is given some clues, specific inltt
tiou that each playet knowsandj
sible motives. Players then trytot
out information fn>m oneanotlie
solve the mystery.
N<
However, the most popular* |
plating game, Roberts savs,6
\ant ed Dungeons and Drag®:
sa\s players have charactersi
specified strengths and abife
that the person-who uses the a
intelligence and is the most in?
tive thinker does the best.
Roberts savs the people win
these games often are vers i
gent.
"A lot of the people are real
shat p," Roberts says. Some
most intelligent people fveeven
play these games.”
Th
Company helps
train A&M cadets
for officer school
By Joe Jimenez
Reporter
Despite a bad weather forecast,
the Recon Company, an extracurri
cular organization for Texas A&M
Corps of Cadets members, partici-
ated in a field training exercise that
egan at 6 Saturday morning.
“The exercise went reasonably
well,” said Maj. John D. McGuire,
military adviser for Recon Company
and Naval ROTC staff member.
“The people who participated in the
squads were relatively inexperienced
and made ‘new-people’ mistakes. I
believe that most of the participants
gained an appreciation for the skills
that are required to perform an am
bush.”
Although Recon Company is a
voluntary extracurricular organiza
tion, it is highly recommended for
juniors in the Corps who plan to at
tend Officer Candidate School for
the Marine Corps, Company Com
mander Wayne Harrison said.
Dallas Morris, lieutenant in the
Corps of Cadets and motivational of
ficer, said that cadets go to OCS the
summer after his junior year for six
weeks in Quantico, Va.
“If a cadet completes OCS, then
upon graduation from A&M he will
be commissioned to a second lieu
tenant in the Marine Corps,” Mort is
said.
For the 70 participating cadets,
the day began at 6 a.m. in a Military
Sciences Building classroom. The
members were instructed on the
day’s events by Sgt. Justin Rodri
quez, a student in the Marine En
listed Commissioning and Education
Program.
He explained how a squad patrol
is when it is on an ambush mission.
Each squad has 13 members, who
also make up three fire teams within
the squad, he said.
The type of ambush Rodriquez fo
cused on was the L-ambush. In this,
he said, squad members position
themselves parallel to a road or an
open area, with about a third of the
members extending in the opposite
direction of the ambush. The exten
sion is used to keep the enemy from
circling -around the squad once the
attack has begun, he said.
When Rodriquez finished his in
structions, the members finished
camouflaging their faces and gath
ered their gear. They were issued ri
fles and accessories from the MSB
Armory.
After reorganizing at the Range
Science Center, located next to Eas-
terwood Airport, the company was
divided into three squads. The com
pany was instructed on safety and
cadets tested their rifles.
7’he 2nd Squad left to set up an
ambush in an unspecified area be
tween two checkpoints. After 30
minutes of maneuvering, the squad
set up an ambush just beyond a
creek and waited for members of an
other squad to walk into a trap.
Within 15 minutes, rifles began to
fire as members of the 3rd Squad no
ticed the front of an ambush and
sent a member to circle around.
When the firing stopped, the 3rd
Squad emerged victorious.
In the after-battle critique, Mc
Guire said, “The ambush squad
members were positioned too close
together and didn’t remain still.
Also, the 3rd Squad had a member
slip past the back security of the am
bush.”
The 2nd Squad regrouped to ma
neuver down its designated path, as
the 3rd Squad set up an ambush for
the 1st Squad.
While waiting for a squad to am
bush, the 1st Squad leader noticed
that the path of the 2nd Squad cut
behind his group’s ambush. Before
the team could adjust to their path,
members of the 2nd Squad spotted
the ambush and began firing.
Squad 2 took a lunch break as the
1st and 3rd squads completed their
ambushes.
When lunch was finished, mem
ber of the 2nd Squad set up an am
bush away from an open path. As
they sat still, the 3rd Squad cadets
avoided the open path and were in
an ambush before they knew it.
The two squads returned in dif-
lerent directions to the reorganizing
area. With no ammunition, the 2nd
Squad circled back into an ambush
on its way to the area.
In a post-patrol critique to the en
tire company, McGuire said the ma
neuvers were not as good as those he
had seen in the past. He said the ca
det bunched up together too much
and the fire teams stayed too close
together, which resulted in cadets
falling behind team leaders and hav
ing to run to catch up. j
He also offered the cadets tips on
how to handle ambush situations.
“In an ambush, you need to be
still and pick your position careful
ly,” he said. “You don’t have to be
right on the ambush path, as long as
you can focus in on your killing-zone
area.”
He also mentioned that the glare
from a rifle or glasses can give an
ambush away. To keep a rifle from
reflecting the sun, McGuire sug
gested wrapping olive-green tape
and pieces of burlap around it.
Harrison said the company tries
to participate in this kind of field
training two or three times a semes
ter. He also said the company will
participate in a five-mile run Tues
day.
John Hicks, a Corps freshman,
said he enjoyed the exercise.
“I’ve been looking forward to this
weekend for a long time,” Hicks
said. “I had a lot of fun.”
Another freshman cadet, Conley
Chaiin, said the day was challenging.
“Ambushing is a lot harder than I
thought — keeping still and every
thing,” Chafin said.
Dallas Ballet
to perform
in Marshall
MARSHALL (AP) -Fm,
woes have proved tutu muchH
the Dallas Ballet to continue pet)
forming this season in its
city, but the troupe is preparii
to pirouette its wav into Marsk
this weekend.
Krista Welch, who wasa
her of the chorus when the
Ballet opened the Marshall
ater at the Civic Center in
fine-tuning “Pas d’Esdave rf
Soviet defector Andrei Usl
for the weekend’s performance
“It’ll be nice going back toM
shall,” she said. “It’s always
doing a performance. Youg
really good shape, and you'
hard.”
Welch translates for I’stE*
who speaks limited Eng
uses gestures and
movement to relay his mesflfi
Dancers in the troupe
stand what he means when he
cusses dancing.
Marshall’s offer to the D
Ballet came at a time when
needed something to be exc®
about,” rehearsal assistant B 1
(’lower said.
Instead of sitting idly by,®
ing for another chance toda
performers are busy prep®
for a production of “Dallas Bil
Gala” Saturday and Sunday
As of this past weekend,
tickets had been sold, the
shall News-Messenger reported
cw
Grandmother
arrested agaii
for drug sales
HOUSTON (AP) - A 76-!
old grandmother on probation*
three previous drug conviction* 1
trouble w ith the law again.
Sally Hubbard was arts
Thursday at her Houston He»
home after pxxlice said an u 1 *
cover officer allegedly bought
alive pill from her, authorities^
A state judge refused to set :
for her during an appearance#
day. A two-count indict 1111
charged her with delivery ofJ li
trolled substance and possessio*
controlled substance.
Her attorney said she was®*
the latest turn of events calmly
“She’s a very patient lady,"s®*
torney Jim Tatum. “Shehasstf
lot of things in her lifetime. I» l
say she is next hysterical.”
In her first brush with the 1®
1985, she was arrested inconne>
with allegedly selling pills and*
hoi at her home. She was art' 1
%
betwi
again that year', when officers^
pills, guns and cash at the hoW (
March 1986, she was placed on 1
bation for 10 years after pie®
guilty to three drug charges,ref
show.