Avalon Hill's 1914

     ADC2 version by Peter Dungan (dungan@chass.utoronto.ca), 1999
     Original by Avalon Hill, 1968

1914 was the first wargame I played and certainly helped to get me hooked.  
Although there are no credits in the game materials, my understanding is 
that Jim Dunnigan was the principal designer.  If so, it shows.  The game
is rich in historical detail and still enchants me after all these years.  

I am just getting into ADC and thought AH1914 would be both an interesting
and sufficiently obscure title to try (I couldn't really hope that someone
more talented with ADC2 would do it for me!).  I owe a great debt to other 
ADC2 designers.  Especially, I used Patrick Hirtle's Tannenberg as a model.
Nicholas Bell has not only made the HKL site that got me into ADC, but also
provided a number of excellent suggestions and hints on an earlier version.

I have kept close to the original, warts and all.  Because I like
to keep track of historical designations, each unit has its own reduction
pieces.  You can trim the piece symbol set a lot if you prefer only generic
step reduction pieces, such as were provided in the original game. 
I apologize for using straight-line "hexlines" for the national borders instead
of the much more appealing curves that would have required many more terrain
symbols.  I was getting tired - and more appreciative of all the work other
ADC2 designers put in to get a title ready.  (I also found my map blowing up
on me - made a serious gaffe somewhere!)

In the original AH 1914 you keep track of destroyed forts and fortresses on
the setup maps, along with repaired rail lines if you are using the EB 
optional rule.  I have provided some markers for these purposes if you care
to use them.  I have also provided Army HQ markers, but they are purely for
historical interest and have NO effect on play at all.  

The historical setup is a rough translation of the set up displayed in the
game manual.  The corps are generally with the right armies, but not 
necessarily on the exact historical hex.  The full German set up pool is used,
so the East Front (and North Coast) units are in the boxes on the right of
the map. 
 
Finally, I have also kept the original map colour scheme - including the
super-dark forest/rough hexes for the Ardennes and Black Forest that make it
nearly impossible to make out hex edges and rail lines.  But the tan, red
and dark green somehow evoke for me the dust and stifling heat that those
millions of men marched through day after day, now so long ago.

If you have any questions or suggestions for improvements, I would be glad
to hear from you.