The Courier (magazine)
{{Short description|American game magazine}}
{{other uses|Courier (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = The Courier
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| editor = Dick Bryant
| frequency = Monthly
| category = Miniature Wargaming
| company = Legio X
| founded = 1968
| finaldate = 2005
| finalnumber = 91
| country = United States
| based =
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20050204145011/http://thecouriermagazine.com/index.html The Courier Magazine]
| issn = }}
The Courier was, prior to its demise in 2005, the oldest game magazine in existence.{{cite web|title=The Courier|url=http://tacticalwargamer.com/magazines/courier/couriermagazine.htm|publisher=The Tactical Wargamer|accessdate=2 January 2016}}
History
Started in 1968 by war-gaming enthusiasts Dick Bryant and Bob Beattie as a newsletter of the New England Wargamers Association, The Courier underwent a glossy reboot starting in 1979. Dubbed "America's Foremost Miniatures Wargaming Magazine", The Courier featured regular columns and articles on how to collect, assemble, paint, play with, and make historically accurate miniatures.
In 2005, publisher Legio X issued The Courier #91, the last issue of the magazine. Its content became part of Historical Miniature Gamer Magazine.[https://web.archive.org/web/20050204145011/http://thecouriermagazine.com/index.html The Courier Magazine]
Reception
Forrest Johnson reviewed The Courier in The Space Gamer No. 34.{{cite journal|last=Johnson |first=Forrest |date=December 1980 |title=Capsule Reviews|journal=The Space Gamer|publisher=Steve Jackson Games|issue=34|pages=37}} Johnson commented that "A historical miniatures gamer who does not subscribe to The Courier just isn't with it.'"
The Courier was awarded the Origins Award for "Special Award for Outstanding Achievement of 1987".{{cite web| url = http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1987OriginsAwards/tabid/3230/Default.aspx| title = The 1987 Origins Awards| publisher = The Game Manufacturers Association| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121216052415/http://www.gama.org/OriginsAwards/OriginsAwardsWinnersThe1980s/The1987OriginsAwards/tabid/3230/Default.aspx| url-status = dead| archivedate = 2012-12-16}}
The Courier was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame in 1997.{{cite web| url=http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1997/list-of-winners| title=Origins Award Winners (1997)| publisher=Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design| accessdate=2008-02-17 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080130144333/http://www.originsgamefair.com/awards/1997/list-of-winners |archivedate = 2008-01-30}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.hmgmagazine.com/ Historical Miniature Gamer]
- [http://tacticalwargamer.com/magazines/courier/couriermagazine.htm tacticalwargamer.com article and cover gallery]
- [http://www.wargamevault.com/ digitized back numbers of The Courier sold by publisher Don Perrin]
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Category:Monthly magazines published in the United States
Category:Defunct game magazines published in the United States
Category:Magazines established in 1968
Category:Magazines disestablished in 2005