Gamers Alliance REPORT
Winter 2003 Vol. 2 No. 5
EDITORIAL
61 + 5 = 17
You might want to call this a bit of new math that doesn't add up. But it's no mistake. It makes perfect sense. 61+5 DOES equal 17.
With this issue of GA REPORT, we are entering a new year of gaming and our second year as a totally online publication. 61 issues published on paper and this is our 5th electronic offering. Add them up and you'll find Gamers Alliance in its 17th year of continuous publication. As amazing as this is to say, Gamers Alliance Report is the longest running, continuously published, English language gaming publication in the world! A pretty incredible statement but true nonetheless. And, what makes it better, is that WE are getting better along the way!
We've gone through lots of changes in these 17 years. We began our journey as a 12 page issue pounded out on a beat up typewriter with virtually no graphics before becoming a computerized, laser-printed publication with more graphics. Now, we've moved into cyberspace as a totally online publication with full color graphics! But we haven't stopped there!
Our web site has an information center that is constantly updated to keep our members informed, not quarterly, but as news breaks! We issued a Toy Fair Report last February that gave our members a "heads up" on the Lord of the Rings Risk game before anyone else. Recently, another board game forum mentioned that a new Mystery Rummy game would be released. Our members knew that MONTHS ago!
We've marked the passing of the great game designer, Sid Sackson, with a special tribute issue containing remembrances of Sid from his contemporaries and admirers, an exhaustive listing of his designs (thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Nick Sauer), reviews of some classic Sackson games and Sid's own words, taken from his exclusive Sid Sackson Says GA REPORT column. The tribute will stay as a permanent addition to the site.
We've featured literally hundreds of games from hundreds of different game companies over the last 17 years. And when I say we, I mean WE. This has been a collaborative effort by people who share a love for the art form of games. Some of the best and the brightest have contributed to the success and longevity of Gamers Alliance and GA REPORT including (in alphabetical order): Ward Ahders, Craig S. Berg Jr., Frank Branham, Joan Fiorillo, Marty Goldberger, Steve Kurzban, Craig Massey, Al Newman, Old Furface, Dave Rapp, Sid Sackson, Nick Sauer and Greg Schloesser.
So here's to 61 + 5 = 17, a sublime equation of games, fun and good company. Glad to have you aboard.
In this issue of GA REPORT, we journey to the past to battle in the hills of Scotland, to the future for combat in outer space but still enjoy modern times! Nick Sauer discovers too many cooks while Greg Schloesser gets steamed up and gets a bang out of it! And, of course, much more! Until next time, Good Gaming!
Herb Levy, President