The
demise of Adventure Sports Magazine
has left a void in the hearts of many adventure racers; I'm often asked
things like, "what ever happened to ASM?" It's been a few
months since ASM stopped publishing and I think
we're seeing the emergence of a succssor to the throne.
Navigation Games, at
www.NavigationGames.com,
has published two free issues online in preparation for their physical
publication in future months. They're just testing the waters
with these trial issues, but it's really encouraging. Check out
the
March issue;
it's full of great content geared to those of us who love adventure racing (such as a bit on
declination, rogaineing, and look at an Eco-Challenge long gone).
In my opinion, the content is better than most of what Adventure Sports
Magazine published; let's hope they keep it up! It also looks
like they're appealing to a good core of advertisers, too, which is
really the heart of most long term publications.
As for the title
Navigation Games, I just can't get over the
awkward sound of it. It makes me think of children playing at
recess. If they do eventually publish and go "big time" in
filling the ASM void, I'm hoping they go with a different magazine
title. I'll even get the ball rolling with some other name ideas
such as "Horizons" or "Azimuth" and they could even tack an
"Adventures" onto the end of the name to clarify . . .
Azimuth Adventures has a nice ring to it. Maybe something even more dynamic like Dynamo (here's
how Dynamo applies to orienteering). Maybe they should have a "name our mag" contest as a promotion?
Anyway, check out their
great March issue and we'll see what the future holds for Navigation Games. Kudos to Sierra Adventure Sports for giving it a shot!