Kevin White’s rules for modern combat between mechanized armies, “Battlegroup,” have been added to this web site. They were inspired by the Tom Clancy novel “Red Storm Rising.” They’re on the Complete Rule Sets page.
Month: June 2020
The possibilities of ‘Steam-Punk’… at sea!
By Rob Morgan The rise in popularity of this Victorian-Edwardian style of, well, just about everything, wargames included, has left many in the hobby far behind. Science Fiction. (Never ever Sci-Fi or Scy-Fy.) As Ben Bova used to say, ‘if the science is right, then the fiction’s right.’ It’s not, heaven be praised, ‘fantasy,’ with […]
Embracing steampunk
By Jim Rohrer Some readers might assume, based on the title of this post, that I am completely out to lunch. Steampunk? What possible relevance could weird stuff like that have for solo wargaming? Answer: Warhammer. We all know how popular that is. And, it turns out, the strange creatures rely on extrapolations of steam-age […]
‘King’s African Rifles Soldier versus Schutztruppe Soldier’ reviewed
Jonathan Aird reviews an Osprey Campaign series book on World War I in East Africa. Lots of gaming possibilities there, he finds. It’s on the Ospreys at a Glance page.
More Napoleonic figures finished
By George Arnold Last month, I wrote about painting up some Napoleonic figures for the British Peninsular war. I’d finished several stands at the time and promptly ordered some more to finish off the army. Those figures are finished now too, so I’m now the proud owner of enough stands of British/Portuguese/Spanish figures to field […]
Garibaldi: Beyond the Vosges
By Rob Morgan If I’d been able to find my Italian file, I’d probably have added this to my note on Garibaldi’s troops in the Army of the Vosges, which Jim Rohrer created recently. Now, Garibaldi inspired many nations to create units named after him, or based on the famous ‘Red-Shirts’ of the Risorgimento. All […]
Dueling rules now available
Here’s a new addition to the Rule Sets page, a dice game for one or two players with rules for a fencing duel. Quick, easy and fun! The rules by Michael Barlow are on the Complete Rule Sets page.
‘Escape from Atlantis’ Part 2: The ships
By Rob Morgan It’s quite incredible how many board games seem to have small and useful model ships included. Even ‘Monopoly’ has (or had?) a splendid little ironclad warship as one of the pieces, but for the moment, let’s stick to ‘Atlantis’ and the two types of ships, 10 of them in each case, to […]
‘Escape from Atlantis’ Part 1
By Rob Morgan I don’t suppose Waddingtons Ltd have had so much coverage in a wargame publication for many years, but the response to my short note on the excellent game of ‘Buccaneer’ leads me onward. Peter Barkworth’s comment is worth more explanation. Decalset’s ‘Trireme’ game? I’ve never heard of it. Was it only sold […]
A sample article for June
This month’s sample article from previous issues of Lone Warrior is “The Tochi Valley Escapade 1897” by Nic Birt. The article describes rules for a Northwest Frontier Colonial game, with one figure representing 10 men. It’s on the Sample Articles page.