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{{Infobox_Magazine| title = Fire & Movement| image_file =fireandmovementmagazine1.jpg | editor = Rodger MacGowan (founder) | frequency = Monthly| category = [[Miniature Wargaming]], [[Computer games]]| company = Diverse Talents Inc. (DTI)<br>World Wide Wargames (3W)<br>[[Decision Games]]| firstdate = 1976| finaldate = ongoing | finalnumber = | country = [[United States]]| website = [http://www.decisiongames.com/mags/fm.htm Decision Games] | issn = }}
{{Infobox magazine
| title = Fire & Movement
| image_file =fireandmovementmagazine1.jpg
| editor = [[Rodger B. MacGowan]] (founder) Eric R. Harvey
| frequency = Monthly
| category = [[Miniature wargaming]], [[computer games]]
| company = Diverse Talents Inc. (DTI)<br />World Wide Wargames (3W)<br />[[Decision Games]]
| founded= 1975
| firstdate = 1976
| finaldate = February 2010
| finalnumber =
| country = [[United States]]
| website = {{url|decisiongames.com}}
| issn =
}}


'''''Fire & Movement: The Forum of Conflict Simulation''''' began publication in 1976 and was founded by Rodger MacGowan. The magazine is devoted to covering games from a variety of manufacturers, specializing in [[wargaming|wargames]], both traditional board wargames and also computer wargames.
'''''Fire & Movement: The Forum of Conflict Simulation''''' was a magazine devoted to [[wargaming|wargames]], both traditional board wargames and computer wargames. It was founded by Rodger MacGowan in 1975, and began publication the following year.


World Wide Wargames (also known as 3W) acquired Diverse Talents Inc. (DTI), publisher of ''Fire & Movement'' as well as ''[[Battleplan (magazine)|Battleplan]]'' and ''[[The Space Gamer|Space Gamer]]'', in 1988, leading to a complete merger of the two companies. 3W then continued on to publish four gaming magazines simultaneously. John Vanore was the only "outsider" appointed to editorial duties, taking the reins of ''F&M''.
In February 1982, Fire & Movement was acquired by [[Steve Jackson Games]].<ref>The Space Gamer, Issue 28</ref> In January 1985 the magazine was sold again to Diverse Talents Inc. (DTI).<ref>The Space Gamer, issue 72</ref> In 1988, World Wide Wargames (also known as 3W) acquired Diverse Talents Inc. (DTI), publisher of ''Fire & Movement'', ''[[Battleplan (magazine)|Battleplan]]'' and ''[[The Space Gamer|Space Gamer]]'', leading to a complete merger of the two companies. 3W then continued on to publish four gaming magazines simultaneously. John Vanore was the only "outsider" appointed to editorial duties, taking the reins of ''F&M'' at the time.


''F&M'' is currently published by [[Decision Games]]. Editing and Layout duties are currently being outsourced in order to preserve independence of the magazine content. The magazine is currently edited by Jon Compton who has announced that issue 150 will be his last.<ref>F&M Issue 149</ref>
''F&M'' is now published by [[Decision Games]]. In January 2010, the last "print" edition of the magazine was published. Editing and layout had been outsourced to Jon Compton to preserve the independence of the magazine content, but subscriptions and newsstand sales continued to decline. As of February 2010, ''Fire & Movement'' had been redesignated as an online magazine, and is undergoing retooling. Editorial duties have since been assigned to Eric Harvey.


''F&M'' was inducted into the [[Origins Award|Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame]] in 1999.
''F&M'' was inducted into the [[Origins Award|Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1997/list-of-winners| title=Origins Award Winners (1997)| publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design| access-date=2008-02-17 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080130144333/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1997/list-of-winners <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2008-01-30}}</ref>


==Beginnings==
==Beginnings==
Rodger B. MacGowan started [[wargaming]] when he was in high school in the late 1960s; after a hiatus (caused by the Vietnam War, and, in his words, "girls also had a major impact" ), he returned to the hobby in the 1970s with his old playing partners, who had now moved to different cities. They started to correspond to each other about gaming, and MacGowan started to detail the games in a format he referred to as "Battle Report". He included maps and analyses of his games, and his reports proved to be so popular with his friends that he expanded his concept to create his first magazine, entitled ''Arquebus''. Many of the concepts that F&M would later make famous were included, such as game reviews, game reports, hobby news, and feedback analysis from readers. As he became more involved in the writing of ''Arquebus'', a friend suggested "going professional". Using his background as a professional graphic designer in both advertising and magazine production, he approached Baron Publishing Company, who expressed interest in printing the magazine, as long as MacGowan did the work.
[[Rodger B. MacGowan]] started [[wargaming]] when he was in high school in the late 1960s. After a hiatus due to the Vietnam War (in his words, "girls also had a major impact"), he returned to the hobby in the 1970s with his old playing partners, who had now moved to different cities. They started to correspond with each other about gaming, and MacGowan started to detail the games in a format he referred to as "Battle Report". He included maps and analyses of his games, and his reports proved to be so popular with his friends that he expanded his concept to create his first magazine, entitled ''Arquebus''. Many of the concepts that F&M would later make famous were included, such as game reviews, game reports, hobby news, and feedback analysis from readers. As he became more involved in the writing of ''Arquebus'', a friend suggested "going professional". Using his background as a professional graphic designer in both advertising and magazine production, he approached Baron Publishing Company, who expressed interest in printing the magazine, as long as MacGowan did the work.


MacGowan contacted Mark Saha next, who wrote for ''[[The General Magazine]]'' and ''[[Moves (magazine)|Moves]]'' magazine, and since he was playtesting the next big release from [[Avalon Hill]] - Tobruk - he was able to provide an "inside scoop" for the first issue of ''F&M''. Another concept was born with the first edition, when a copy of the review for Tobruk was sent to the actual developer of the game for fact checking - and it was decided to publish his reply word for word; the technique of having developers respond in print to reviews, in the same issue, would be repeated many times over the years.
MacGowan next contacted Mark Saha, who wrote for ''[[The General (magazine)|The General]]'' and ''[[Moves (magazine)|Moves]]'' magazines. Since he was playtesting the next big release from [[Avalon Hill]] — [[Tobruk (game)|Tobruk]] — he was able to provide an "inside scoop" for the first issue of ''F&M''. Another concept was born with the first edition, when a copy of the review for Tobruk was sent to the actual developer of the game for fact checking and it was decided to publish his reply word for word. The technique of having developers respond in print to reviews, in the same issue, would be repeated many times over the years.


The title "Fire & Movement" comes from a standard military expression, and MacGowan noticed it as a chapter heading in a military manual and decided it would be more appropriate and recognizable than ''Arquebus''.<ref>"F&M's First Decade", by Rodger B. MacGowan and Friedrich G. Helfferich as told to Stephen M. Newberg. '''Fire & Movement''' 10th Anniversary Issue, Number 49 (July/Aug 1986)</ref>
The title "Fire & Movement" comes from a standard military expression, and MacGowan noticed it as a chapter heading in a military manual and decided it would be more appropriate and recognizable than ''Arquebus''.<ref>"F&M's First Decade", by Rodger B. MacGowan and Friedrich G. Helfferich as told to Stephen M. Newberg. ''Fire & Movement'' 10th Anniversary Issue, Number 49 (July/Aug 1986)</ref>


==Reception==
==First issue's contents==
''Fire & Movement'' won the [[Charles S. Roberts Award]] for Best Professional Magazine of 1978,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1970s/The1978OriginsAwards/tabid/3216/Default.aspx |title=The 1978 Origins Awards |access-date=2014-02-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702180508/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1970s/The1978OriginsAwards/tabid/3216/Default.aspx |archive-date=2012-07-02 }}</ref> of 1979,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1970s/The1979OriginsAwards/tabid/3217/Default.aspx |title=1979 Origins Awards Winners |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052350/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1970s/The1979OriginsAwards/tabid/3217/Default.aspx |archive-date=December 16, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> of 1980,<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1980OriginsAwards/tabid/3223/Default.aspx| title = The 1980 Origins Awards| publisher = [[Game Manufacturers Association|The Game Manufacturers Association]]| access-date = 2014-07-04| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052355/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1980OriginsAwards/tabid/3223/Default.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-12-16}}</ref> and of 1982.<ref name="originsawards">{{cite web| url = http://www.gama.org:80/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1982OriginsAwards/tabid/3225/Default.aspx| title = The 1982 Origins Awards| publisher = [[Game Manufacturers Association|The Game Manufacturers Association]]| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216050811/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1982OriginsAwards/tabid/3225/Default.aspx| url-status = dead| archive-date = 2012-12-16| access-date = 2019-12-16}}</ref>
The first issue featured the following articles:


==Reviews==
'''FEATURE:'''
*''[[Phoenix (wargaming magazine)|Phoenix]]'' #7 (May/June 1977)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grognard.com/zines/ph/p0704.txt|title=Fire & Movement. Reviewed by Ralph Vickers|website=grognard.com|access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
* Tobruk (AH)

'''ARTICLES:'''

'''Battle Report: Von Manstein (Rand)'''
* Review of Rand's WWII Eastfont simulation ''(by Roy Easton)''
* History of the Game's Development ''(by John Prados)''
'''Battle Report: Chaco (GDW)'''
* Review of GDW's South American Conflict simulation, circa 1932 ''(by Ray Lowe and Rodger MacGowan)''
* Chaco Revisited ''(by Marc Miller)''
'''MechWar '77 (SPI): The Zeuzleben Affair'''
* Scenario and historical background ''(by Warren Williams)''
'''Rommel's Desert Tactics'''
* Employing Rommels' principles of desert warfare in Tobruk (AH) ''(by Al Bisasky)''
'''Close-Up: Tobruk (AH)'''
* In-depth report on AH's WWII tank-to-tank desert warfare game ''(by Mark Saha)''
* Tobruk Designer's Notes ''(by Randall C. Reed and Hal Hock)''
'''The Firefights'''
* Game reports on two firefights from Tobruk (AH) ''(by Mark Saha and Rodger MacGowan)''
* Some Critical Comments on the Firefight Scenarios in Tobruk ''(by James G. Steuard)''
'''Tobruk Defended'''
* A possible set-up of forces and defensive positions for
* Tobruk (AH), Scenario 9, "Tobruk Falls" ''(by Al Bisasky)''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.decisiongames.com/mags/fm.htm Decision Games]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615162944/http://decisiongames.com/mags/fm.htm Decision Games]

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Latest revision as of 22:20, 23 March 2024

Fire & Movement
EditorRodger B. MacGowan (founder) Eric R. Harvey
CategoriesMiniature wargaming, computer games
FrequencyMonthly
Founded1975
First issue1976
Final issueFebruary 2010
CompanyDiverse Talents Inc. (DTI)
World Wide Wargames (3W)
Decision Games
CountryUnited States
Websitedecisiongames.com

Fire & Movement: The Forum of Conflict Simulation was a magazine devoted to wargames, both traditional board wargames and computer wargames. It was founded by Rodger MacGowan in 1975, and began publication the following year.

In February 1982, Fire & Movement was acquired by Steve Jackson Games.[1] In January 1985 the magazine was sold again to Diverse Talents Inc. (DTI).[2] In 1988, World Wide Wargames (also known as 3W) acquired Diverse Talents Inc. (DTI), publisher of Fire & Movement, Battleplan and Space Gamer, leading to a complete merger of the two companies. 3W then continued on to publish four gaming magazines simultaneously. John Vanore was the only "outsider" appointed to editorial duties, taking the reins of F&M at the time.

F&M is now published by Decision Games. In January 2010, the last "print" edition of the magazine was published. Editing and layout had been outsourced to Jon Compton to preserve the independence of the magazine content, but subscriptions and newsstand sales continued to decline. As of February 2010, Fire & Movement had been redesignated as an online magazine, and is undergoing retooling. Editorial duties have since been assigned to Eric Harvey.

F&M was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame in 1999.[3]

Beginnings

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Rodger B. MacGowan started wargaming when he was in high school in the late 1960s. After a hiatus due to the Vietnam War (in his words, "girls also had a major impact"), he returned to the hobby in the 1970s with his old playing partners, who had now moved to different cities. They started to correspond with each other about gaming, and MacGowan started to detail the games in a format he referred to as "Battle Report". He included maps and analyses of his games, and his reports proved to be so popular with his friends that he expanded his concept to create his first magazine, entitled Arquebus. Many of the concepts that F&M would later make famous were included, such as game reviews, game reports, hobby news, and feedback analysis from readers. As he became more involved in the writing of Arquebus, a friend suggested "going professional". Using his background as a professional graphic designer in both advertising and magazine production, he approached Baron Publishing Company, who expressed interest in printing the magazine, as long as MacGowan did the work.

MacGowan next contacted Mark Saha, who wrote for The General and Moves magazines. Since he was playtesting the next big release from Avalon Hill — Tobruk — he was able to provide an "inside scoop" for the first issue of F&M. Another concept was born with the first edition, when a copy of the review for Tobruk was sent to the actual developer of the game for fact checking and it was decided to publish his reply word for word. The technique of having developers respond in print to reviews, in the same issue, would be repeated many times over the years.

The title "Fire & Movement" comes from a standard military expression, and MacGowan noticed it as a chapter heading in a military manual and decided it would be more appropriate and recognizable than Arquebus.[4]

Reception

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Fire & Movement won the Charles S. Roberts Award for Best Professional Magazine of 1978,[5] of 1979,[6] of 1980,[7] and of 1982.[8]

Reviews

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References

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  1. ^ The Space Gamer, Issue 28
  2. ^ The Space Gamer, issue 72
  3. ^ "Origins Award Winners (1997)". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design. Archived from the original on 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-02-17.
  4. ^ "F&M's First Decade", by Rodger B. MacGowan and Friedrich G. Helfferich as told to Stephen M. Newberg. Fire & Movement 10th Anniversary Issue, Number 49 (July/Aug 1986)
  5. ^ "The 1978 Origins Awards". Archived from the original on 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  6. ^ "1979 Origins Awards Winners". Archived from the original on December 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "The 1980 Origins Awards". The Game Manufacturers Association. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2014-07-04.
  8. ^ "The 1982 Origins Awards". The Game Manufacturers Association. Archived from the original on 2012-12-16. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  9. ^ "Fire & Movement. Reviewed by Ralph Vickers". grognard.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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