General Vol.31, No.5 1997 ------- FEATURE: AGE OF RENAISSANCE INSERT: - Commodity Markers for AGE OF RENAISSANCE - ASL Scenario G40: Will to Fight...Eradicated. Pabiance, Poland, 7 Sep 1939 - ASL Scenario G41: Jabo! Cheneux, Belgium, 18 Dec 1944 - Contest 182 (Machiavelli) ARTICLES: Reading, 'Riting and 'Rithmatic in the AGE OF RENAISSANCE - Learning the three "R's" J.Kisner Tricks and Taboos - Getting the Edge in AGE OF RENAISSANCE S.Tucker Zone of Control - Jena (CoA) J.Kisner - Krieg! (DG) T.Armstrong, M.Lynn, T.Mix - GD'41 (Gamers) D.Newport Winning Ways - Interviews with AvalonCon'96 Winners J.Pack A Breath of Fresh Air from the Windy City - ASL Scenario Briefing L.Tokarz Live Long and Prosper - Less Traveled Roads in HISTORY OF THE WORLD B.Monnin A New Glimpse of History - Design Analysis for the Computer Game L.Rose Making History in the World - A Computer Player's Brief W.Dickerson Series Replay - STONEWALL'S LAST BATTLE, Salem Church C.Bahl, L.Wain, T.Reid Surviving Among the Witless - Defense of the Designer's Thesis A.Shepard Getting a Good Start in Master of Orion II - Tips on Creating the Master Race R.Moscatello Save the Princess! - PRINCESS RYAN'S STAR MARINES M.McLaughlin You Self-Serving S.O.B. - Interview of a Star Marine S.Tucker ANZIO and the Drive on Rome - History in a Box S.Tucker Up Periscope - New Computer Preview Column J.Pedicord