August, 1996

Gaming News

• Letter from the Editor - notes and introduction to this month's issue (August)

• Friedhelm Merz - the gaming world mourns the passing of the organizer of Essen Spiel

• Across the Board - gaming in pubs in London and Essex
  (Warning: Small Furries have been spotted at these locations)
• GenCon '96 - a report from the floor of TSR's annual gathering

Letter Box

• Doris & Frank at Essen - Frank Nestel writes to fill us in
• Norns for More than Two - Tarey Johnson believes the more the merrier
• Your July Editorial - Jonathan Degann takes your editor to task

Game Reviews

• City of Chaos - a good old dungeon crawl from days of yore
• Illusions - it seemed like a good game at the time...
• Kwaz - an abstract game of patterns and placement
• Safe Return Doubtful - the race to the pole, mile by agonizing mile
• Stealth - stealth tanks but no hit tables

English Game Translations

• The Most Wanted List - rule sets at large and unaccounted for

• Ausbrecher AG - the Great Escape meets the Great Race
• Formule De - not just a race game, a way of life
• Full Metal Planete - a French science fiction game on a grand scale
• Geheime Mission - will you make a better Maxwell Smart than James Bond?
• Die Hanse - a shipping game of the famous Hanseatic League
• Nuba - musical wrestling as seen on late night TV
• Rasant - a very racy car(d) game
• Ratselturm - decode words encrypted in colored towers
• Razzia - police raids, gambling joints, bathtub gin, fond memories

French Game Translations

• 6 Nimmt! - Un jeu qui n'est pas pour les têtes de vache!

The Front Door

• Bailiwick ^TM - The Game of Counter Points
• Mayfair Games - the European Invasion has begun!
• McGartlin Motorsport Design - purveyors of fine auto racing games
• Mendocino Game Company, Inc. - makers of Pirateer
• Phil O'Neil Games - makers of Ransom, Toilet Humour, and other fine games
• Yggerasill / Studio Grafix - an innovative new game company

Other Places

• Bocce on the Net - not just tossing balls in the park
• Petanque USA Homepage - the French version of not just tossing balls in the park
• The Die Siedler Page! - detailed look at The Settlers of Cattan

Sumo's Karaoke Club (Redux)

I would just like to take a moment to point out that Sumo is still being published. You can read all about how to subscribe on the magazine rack elsewhere in this Cabinet.

The Game Cabinet - editor@gamecabinet.com - Ken Tidwell