Computer Gaming World Issue 7

Features:

• From the Editor (It's our one-year anniversary. Our gift to you: another new column!)
• Inside the Industry (Wow, those game companies are releasing a lot of software, aren't they? Dana Lombardi breaks down the numbers.)
• Letters (Roe Adams' article on software piracy stirs up the pot a bit, prompting a real-life philosophy professor to weigh in on the issue)
• Taking A Peek (First looks at software we've received):
  • Alien Garden (Atari 400/800)
  • Fore! (Apple)
  • Escape From Vulcan's Isle (Atari 400/800)
  • Crypt of the Undead (Atari 400/800)
  • King Arthur's Heir (Atari 400/800)
  • Death Race '82 (Apple II)
  • Federation (Apple II)
  • Zero Gravity Pinball (Apple II)
  • Teleport (Apple II)
  • How to Write an Apple Program (Book)
  • How to Write an IBM-PC Program (Book)
  • How to Write a TRS-80 Program (Book)
  • Money Munchers (Apple II)
  • Mars Cars (Apple II)
  • Tharolean Tunnels (Apple II)
  • Kamikaze (Apple II)
  • Klondike 2000 (Apple II)
  • Shuttle Intercept (Apple II)
  • Final Conflict (Apple II)
  • King Cribbage (Apple II)
  • Star Traders (Apple II)
  • Frazzle (Apple II)
  • Know Your Apple (Apple II)
  • Monster Mash (Apple II)
  • Warp Destroyer (Apple II)
  • Picnic Paranoia (Atari)
  • Protector (Atari)
  • Claim Jumper (Atari)
  • Frogger (Atari/Apple)
  • Battle For Normandy (Apple/Atari/TRS-80)
  • S.E.U.I.S. (Apple II)
  • The Cosmic Balance (Apple II)
  • Valley of the Kings (Atari)

  [*]Hobby and Industry News (CGW is moving, among other things)

  [*]The History of a Wargame Design (Gary Grigsby explains the various design decisions that came into play while making SSI's Guadalcanal Campaign)

  [*]The Silicon Cerebrum (Bruce Webster apologizes for missing last month's deadline, then dives right back into AI with examples of a Bayes Decision Table)

  [*]Real World Gaming (Dan Bunten explains how discrete probabilities take away some of the reality inherent in computer simulations)

  [*]Japanese Strategy in Guadalcanal Campaign (If you're going to crush the Allies like a little bug, Stephen van Osdell has a few tricks up his sleeve to make your life easier)

  [*]Four For the Atari (Allen Doum shares his thoughts on Attack at EP-CYG4, Hockey, Soccer, and Shamus)

  [*]Eastern Front: Scenario Options (Tired of playing the vanilla campaign? Let Ian Chadwick show you how to set up an entirely new scenario with a little help from his friends...)

  [*]Microcomputer Mathemagic (Dr. Michael W. Ecker shares his love of recreational mathematics with readers in this new column)

  [*]CyTron Masters For The Atari: Conversion or Update? (Dan Bunten explains why the Atari version is so much better than the original Apple release)

  [*]Route 80: The Road to TRS-80 Gaming (Dick McGrath continues on his epic journey to provide TRS-80 owners with even more fun!)

  [*]BUNGO PETE and THE WOUNDED BEAR: Two New Scenarios for Torpedo Fire (Bob Proctor writes two scenarios that will have even experienced players on the edge of their seats)

  [*]Beyond Sargon II: Scenarios For Chess (New board layouts, rule changes, and other ways to violate the Official Rules of Chess while still having a blast, courtesy of Roger J. Cooper)

  [*]Writing For Computer Gaming World (What do we want? What do we pay? How do you submit?)

  [*]Reader Input Device #5 (also the results of R.I.D. #4)

Reviews:

• Star Maze (Apple II)
• Legionnaire (Atari)
• Andromeda Quest: Strategies and Rule Modifications (Multi)
• Crazy Mazey (Apple II)
• Lazermaze (Apple II)
• SeaFox (Atari 400/800/Apple II)
• Computer Foreign Exchange (TRS-80)

Notable Stuff:

• The Psalm 9:1-2 reference appears on the masthead.
• Six months into 1982 and Adventure International has already released 38 titles. They're the Big Fish Games of their day.
• The "Initial Comments" column undergoes a name change this issue to "Taking A Peek". The story's the same, only the name has been changed to protect the innocent.
• S.E.U.I.S. is an anagram for "Shoot 'Em Up In Space".
• Whoops! We referred to "United Microware Industries" as "United Microwave Industries" last issue...
• Get to the 16th level in Star Maze, provide a map that proves you got there, and you could win $100-worth of Sir-Tech products in this issue's contest.
• Also, the second RobotWar tourney is underway. Get those battle 'bots coded and entered!
• This Reader Input Device comes in the form of a business reply card insert, so you don't have to photocopy/slice up your magazine anymore.