The Tale of a Wandering Wargamer An occasional series from an occasional wargamer. By Paul Richardson As a wargamer for over twenty five years, it has often struck me that whilst many who subscribe to the hobby know a lot about gaming, few know much about war. Thankfully few have experienced the same, but if the hobby is about war, or military things, then perhaps wargamers should learn a bit more than how to use a set of rules to their best advantage. To that end, the wandering wargamer has set out across the state to write a series about various attractions within the state from which wargamers may be able to learn a bit more about the hobby.. It has often been said that South Australia is a colonial backwater, and a boring place as well. This may be true, however scattered throughout the state for those who care to look, are some very interesting places. The first place that has been visited, is a museum in the Barossa Valley, known as the Kev Rohrlach Museum. I must admit that I only visited the place for the first time a few weeks ago, after having seen it promoted on the Holiday television show. There are two ways to get there, the hard and the easy. the easy way is to drive to Tanunda and then ask a local for directions. The hard way is to follow my directions, that is to get onto the Barossa Valley Highway and go to Tanunda. Then leave to go to Nuriootpa. Soon after crossing the Vine Vale Road, one comes across the museum. Try not to be put off by the concrete dinosaur out the front. You may well ask what there is to see once one has paid the admission fee? Inside is one of the best private collections that I have ever seen, and of note to the person interested in military matters is the military corner. Here one will find a Matilda tank (yes, it is so large that it can not be hidden behind a bush) two Universal carriers (also quite a size, with the Airfix model not doing justice to this vehicle) a Staghound Armoured Car, (again so large that one can not hide it easily) a Ferret Armoured Car, a B.M.W. R75 Motor Cycle and Side Car, and many other interesting items. Throughout the rest of the museum many other interesting military and semi military items exist such as the 1920 Renault tracked tractor which looks a lot like the WWI Renault FT-17 light tank. Several interesting attempts at building near life size WWI aircraft may take one's interest, or if that fails then the cluster bomb and related items may also be of interest. For the non-military person, items such as a Goggomobile and early motor vehicles may be the highlight of the visit. All in all, the Kev Rohrlach Museum is well worth a visit, and better still one may learn some thing from the various exhibits on display. In the next edition, this Wandering Wargamer will visit another site of interest within this State, either the Historical Aircraft Museum in the Adelaide Hills or Fort Glanville. Please stay tuned.