R. Talsorian's Cybergeneration, and Vernon Paul Rood's Distant Seas. All of these are now in classrooms, and we should have reviews of them, as appropriate, for the summer and autumn issues. Its setting is medieval Europe, but in this version medieval beliefs are true. Dark forests hold greater dangers than wolves and greater wealth than fire wood. The laws of nature are not modern.
Players gain a unique, rich view of the Middle Ages.
This game is also carefully designed to encourage storytelling and creativity. Many of Chaosium's historical reference materials for the game epitomize the gold mine of material available in this entertainment industry. David has used this game in his class of 5th and 6th graders. Everyone loves a good ghost story. D-Day and Midway are both part of Avalon Hill's Smithsonian Series of introd uctory historical war games.